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PART IV

APPENDICES SUPPORTING
CHAPTERS 1 AND 4

APPENDIX 1-1 THE PLANNING AND LICENSING PROCESS

ENGLAND
1.1

Who may apply for planning permission? .................................................. 3

1.2

What are the essential elements of a planning application? ...................... 3

1.3

What are the main relevant Acts of Parliament? ........................................ 4

1.3.1

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ........................................... 4

1.3.2

Planning and Compensation Act 1991 .......................................... 4

1.3.3

The Environment Act 1995 ............................................................ 5

1.3.4

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 .............................. 6

1.3.5

Localism Act 2011 ......................................................................... 6

1.3.6

Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013............................................... 6

1.4

What are the different types of planning application? ................................ 7

1.5

When will an environmental impact statement be required as

part of a planning application? ................................................................... 7
1.5.1

Screening Opinions ....................................................................... 7

1.5.2

Scoping Opinions .......................................................................... 8

1.5.3

The Environmental Statement ....................................................... 8

1.6

Who is consulted on the application?......................................................... 9

1.7

Determination of the application ................................................................ 9

1.8

1.7.1

The Appeal Process .................................................................... 10

1.7.2

Called in/Recovered Application ................................................. 10

Planning Permissions .............................................................................. 11

1.8.1

Planning Conditions .................................................................... 11

1.8.2

Planning Agreements and Obligations ........................................ 11

1.9

Licences, permits and regulatory compliance required for the

operation of a quarry ................................................................................ 12

1.10

Other Planning Issues.............................................................................. 13

1.10.1 Enforcement ................................................................................ 13
1.10.2 Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use or
Development (CLEUD)................................................................ 13

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APPENDIX 4-1 RESOURCE EVALUATION FOR AGGREGATES

1

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 2

QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF MINERAL RESOURCES ......................... 3

2.1

Estimation of the recoverable tonnage of mineral ...................................... 3

Volume .......................................................................................... 4
Conversion of volume to tonnage .................................................. 5
Waste ............................................................................................ 5

2.2

Modelling of quality variation ...................................................................... 5

APPENDIX 4-2 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN FOR SAND AND

GRAVEL QUARRIES
1

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 2

DEFINING THE SITE REQUIREMENTS ................................................... 3

2.1

Initial scoping ............................................................................................. 3

2.2

Quantitative and qualitative assessments .................................................. 3

2.3

Losses and allowances .............................................................................. 4

2.4

Initial infrastructure/development issues .................................................... 4

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................... 5

3.1

Soil and Overburden removal .................................................................... 5

3.2

Mineral recovery ........................................................................................ 8

3.3

Mineral transport ...................................................................................... 11

3.4

Siting of processing plant and quarry facilities ......................................... 13

3.5

Site access 13

3.6

Water management and lagoons ............................................................. 13

3.7

Site restoration and after-use ................................................................... 14

SUMMARY OF BASIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES ........................................ 15

APPENDIX 4-3 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN FOR HARD ROCK

QUARRIES
1

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 2

DEFINING THE SITE REQUIREMENTS ................................................... 3

2.1

Initial scoping ............................................................................................. 4

2.2

Quantitative and qualitative assessments .................................................. 4

2.3

Losses and allowances .............................................................................. 6

2.4

Initial infrastructure/development issues .................................................... 7

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DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................... 7

3.1

Soil and Overburden removal .................................................................... 8

3.2

Mineral recovery ........................................................................................ 9

3.3

Mineral transport ...................................................................................... 12

3.4

Siting of processing plant and quarry facilities ......................................... 14

3.5

Site access .............................................................................................. 14

3.6

Water management and lagoons ............................................................. 14

3.7

Site restoration and after-use ................................................................... 15

SUMMARY OF BASIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES ........................................ 16

APPENDIX 4-4 QUARRY SLOPE DESIGN

1

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 2

THE NATURE OF SLOPES ....................................................................... 2

2.1

Excavated slopes ....................................................................................... 2

2.2

Fill slopes ................................................................................................... 2

FACTORS INFLUENCING SLOPE STABILITY ......................................... 4

3.1

Excavated slopes ....................................................................................... 4

3.2

Fill slopes ................................................................................................. 11

SLOPE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ..................................................... 15

4.1

Excavated slopes ..................................................................................... 15

4.2

Fill slopes ................................................................................................. 21

APPENDIX 4-5 HAULAGE METHODS AND HAUL ROAD DESIGN

1

HAULAGE METHOD SELECTION ............................................................ 2

DESIGN AND ROUTING OF ACCESS AND HAUL ROADS ..................... 3

2.1

Construction ............................................................................................... 4

2.2

Safe and efficient operation ....................................................................... 4

APPENDIX 4-6 ECONOMIC MODELLING FOR FEASIBILITY

STUDIES AND BUSINESS PLANNING
1

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 2

CASH FLOWS ........................................................................................... 2

ESTIMATION OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN A QUARRY

FROM A CASH FLOW ............................................................................... 3

3.1

Comparison of cash flows .......................................................................... 3

3.2

A discounted cash flow model for a quarry project .................................... 4

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