Pilkington Quarry , Makinson Lane, Horwich 80931/08 (update)

The officers report is now on-line, with a recommendation to approve the application.

We would encourage anyone reading this article to read the reponses from the consultees (not all are available on-line !) and try to reconcile this with the report and the attached conditions.

(The planning application link on the right hand side will take you to the relevant council site)

We would also draw your attention to decision notices 50252/97 (limiting quarry operation until 2007) and 61530/02 (also limiting quarry operation until 2007 and also limiting transport), not 2042 as indicated in the application and officers report.

The application form advises 1.2 Million cubic metres for filling, subsequent correspondence from MPG would indicate this volume has now increased to 2.05 million tonnes.

We have identified a significant number of other discrepencies / issues.

An excellent quote from the Greater Manchester Geology Unit (GMGU) states :-

“An environmental statement should be comprehensive and include all relevant environmental information to inform the decision maker, consultees and the public and thereby enable scrutiny, comment and informed decision making”

The Planning meeting will consider this application at 14:00 on 29 October 2009.
The public are invited to attend

Please see the new application 83299/09  (click “home”)