For those following developments at Blackhill Quarry - last posted about here - DCC has since advised:
The plant area is a specific restoration compartment and the applicant has submitted a revised scheme for restoration of the unfilled silt lagoon and a revised timetable for the removal of the plant to enable it to be moved to Hillhead Quarry without an intermediate storage solution.
The revised restoration scheme and the timetable for the removal of the plant has been agreed with the operator.
The timetable for removing the plant is as follows: Early December 2017 - Main Contractor to commence dismantling the sand processing towers, overhead yard gantry and all six conveyor structures connecting the main buildings; End December 2017 - the above components of the plant in addition to other structures comprising the main buildings, to be on the floor ready for transportation to Hillhead in January 2018; End March 2018 - all steel structures and main buildings to be on the floor or being reinstalled at Hillhead. End May 2018 - plant will be completely removed from site. June 2018 commence removal of all concrete bases and ancillary buildings. End 2018 site restoration.
DCC has agreed that moving the Blackhill processing plant to Hillhead is permitted development, subject to a number of conditions, one of which is that the:
The principal purpose of the processing plant is in connection with the winning and working of minerals at Hillhead Quarry
