St Clere's Hall Pitt

SITE MONITORING REPORT

Fees for Monitoring of Mining and Landfill Sites in England

Please find detailed below the report for the site monitoring undertaken on 29 May 2013. If you should have any queries or require any photographs taken on site please do not hesitate to contact me.

File Ref: 23 421 16 / Date: 4th June 2013 / Visit no: 1of 3
Monitoring Officer Glenn Shaw
Tel No: 01245 437117 / Time on site:
11:30 / Time off site:
12:30
Site Co-ordinator:Glenn Shaw / Tel No: 01245 437117
Site Name:
St Clere’s Hall Pit, Main Road, Danbury, Essex.
Operator: Danbury Aggregates Limited
Site Representative: David Nurcombe
Permission no’s:
ESS/50/97/CHL (R) – Romp Review
ESS/34/04/CHL – replacement concrete batching plant
ESS/40/05/CHL – replacement mineral processing plant
ESS/58/06/CHL – workings to 30 March 2012
ESS/44/05/CHL – western extension to 30 March 2012
ESS/63/10/CHL -
Permission Number & Romp Date Due:ESS/50/97/CHL (R). 10 October 2016.
Outstanding Submission of details:
Permission No. / Condition No. / Scope of Condition and Action to be taken
Constraints:
Weather:Dry/ Windy / Rain / Snow
Noise:Acceptable/ Not acceptable N/A
Approach Roads:Dry / Dusty / Wet / Muddy / Flooded
Ground:Dry / Dusty /Wet / Damp / Muddy / Flooded
Access: Obstructed / Not Obstructed / Mud on Road / Ice / Slippery
Wheel Cleaning:Washer / Spinner / Sweeper / none
Hose:In use / Not in Use / N/A
Machinery:Working / Not working
In correct position:Yes / No / N/A
Stockpiles:Height = 4m +
Bunds:Profiled / Grassed / Weeds/ NA
Actions from last site visit:
Danbury Haulage to supply documentation for their activities.
Inspection Results Summary:

Haul road was dirty and would seem not been swept for some time.

At the time of the visit there was no importation of material from Royal Oak and but processing was taking place.

Stock piles in the correct position.The stockpiled material has been pulled back from the surrounding woodland.

Stock piles of as raised material are still spilling into the void. This was raised in the last site monitoring report. This must cease immediately as it is contrary to planning permission ESS/63/10/CHL.

Road plainings ,rubble and inert soil have been imported into St Clere’s Hall Pit. These materials do not have the benefit of a planning permission and should be removed from site as soon as possible.

A water pipe had fallen off the mobile grader. The water was running into the old silt lagoons located behind the concreting plant. This matter was raised with a member of staff for immediate attention.

The silt lagoon is beginning to become vegetated.

The site is operating without the benefit of a planning permission although an application has been submitted and is waiting determination by the MPA.

Danbury Haulage.

Screening machinery in place in Danbury Haulage site.

In the March report it was raised that screened material was being put into the void. It would seem that more has been put in since the March report. This should be removed.

No screening/crushing going on at time of visit although screening and crushing of materials has been taking place.

Danbury Haulage to supply the County Planning Authority with thedocumentation to show the legal status of the activities undertaken by Danbury Haulage.This still has not been done.

It would seem that there have been breaches of planning control regarding operations at St Clere’s Hall Pit and in light of the above unless MPA receives information within 10 working days on how these issues will be resolved Enforcement action may be taken.
Compliance with Conditions
Permission No. / Condition No. / Scope of Condition and Action to be taken / Action to be taken by
Operator or MPA/WPA
Officer
Actions to be taken before next site visit:
Note:The actions noted in this report are required in order to ensure adequate progress is made and to avoid potential enforcement action against a breach of planning control.