Grovebury Quarry, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 - Planning Application

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT  MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 - PUBLIC NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 15 PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS ACT 1990

The following application for Planning Permission, accompanied by an Environmental Statement, has been received:

Planning Application No: CB/24/00554/MW (registered 09/02/2024)

Reason for Publicity:    Departure from Development Plan/Accompanying Environmental Statement/Affects Public Right of Way/ Affects Listed Building or its Setting/Affects Conservation Area/Major Development/Constitutes a Minerals & Waste Application/General Publicity.

Location:  Grovebury Quarry, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0QU

Proposed Development:  Proposed development comprising of the following main elements:

• southern extension of Grovebury Quarry to the south of the existing quarry lake;

• importation of inert restoration materials;

• changes to existing approved restoration scheme including final restoration landform;

• recycling operations to include aggregate & soil recycling, treatment & processing; and

• retention of existing access, minerals processing plant, stockpiling storage area, site offices and car parking.  ( EIA application accompanied by an Environmental Statement)

If you wish to make a comment, please do so by 30 April 2024.

View and Comment on Planning Applications

Log onto the view planning applications section of our website www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/planning-register. and enter the application reference CB/24/00554/MW or;

You can use a computer at one of our libraries to view the details and make a comment

For advice on how to comment, visit the view and comment on planning applications section of our website.

Comments can also be submitted by e-mail to: MWApplications@centralbedfordshire. gov.uk or in writing addressed to Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford SG175TQ, quoting application number CB/24/00554/MW.

All comments received (excluding personal details) are open to public view on request and therefore cannot be treated in confidence.

Please note your Ward Councillor can request that an application is referred to Planning Committee for a decision. Councillor contact details can be found on our website. Members of the public may inspect copies of the application documents and the Environmental Statement at Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford SG17 5 TQ until 30 April 2024. Please contact Melissa Richardson on 0300 300 4392 to arrange this. Members of the public may also obtain hard copies of the Environmental Statement from the applicant’s agent by contacting Liam Toland liamtolandplanning@outlook.com (tel. 07864297587). The cost of a printed version of the Environmental Statement including Technical Appendices and the Planning Application Statement is £250.00 (inclusive of VAT and postage) or a CD version is £5.00. A printed version of the Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary is £10.00.

Date of Notice: 26 March 2024