Sunnymead Quarry, Land to the South of Colchester Main Road, Alresford, Essex, C07 8DB

Proposal

Screening Opinion: Continuation of extraction of sand and gravel as an easterly extension to the existing Wivenhoe Quarry, erection of sand and gravel processing plant and ancillary facilities, new vehicular access onto the B1027 Brightlingsea Road, and restoration to agriculture and low-level water-based nature conservation habitats, lowland meadow, woodland planting and hedgerow enhancement using imported inert waste material permitted by ESS/17/18/TEN (as amended by ESS/17/18/TEN/NMA, ESS/28/23/TEN, ESS/28/23/TEN/NMA2, ESS/28/23/TEN/NMA03 and ESS/28/23/TEN/NMA04) without compliance with Conditions 2 (approved details), 19 (landscape Scheme), 21 (plant site layout), 23 (restoration phasing), 30 (wheelwash), 44 (stockpile heights and locations), 46 (site layout), 50 (soil bunds) and 69 (extraction limits) attached to permission ESS/28/23/TEN and variation of the s106 agreement dated 17 December 2020 (as amended by deed of variation agreement dated 25 October 2023) to allow an amended layout of phase 1 including a revised location and design of wheelwash, raised quarry base in the plant site area, altered site office compound and to confirm the detail of the development progression from implementation to plant installation, to allow the export of ‘as raised’ sand and gravel and to clarify the wording of the legal agreement in relation to highway works and Footpath 24.