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Tongland Quarry Extension
ASH design + assessment was engaged by the operator to prepare a planning application for:
- Extension to the mineral extraction area
- Relocation of a large unsightly tip
- Landscape improvement of the quarry
Although no formal scoping was carried out, the content of an environmental impact assessment was agreed with the planning authority, Dumfries and Galloway Council. There were no issues considered to be of particular significance.
ASH commissioned a geological investigation to delineate the boundaries of the two rock types to inform an extraction scheme that would:
- Reduce face heights to current best practice requirements
- Minimise visual impact
- Allow access at all times to both porphyry and greywacke
An ecological survey was commissioned and incorporated into plans for the Tongland Quarry extension, relocation of the tip and landscape improvements.
An application was prepared and submitted to the Planning Authority that was approved after the resolution of a number of local concerns.