Click on the title below to expand that section Newsletters NewsletterCopies of our regular community update newsletter, delivered to around 2,000 homes within an approximate radius of our Whatley and Westdown sites, can be downloaded here. Issue 5, Autumn Winter 2023 PDF, 2.82 MB Issue 4, Autumn Winter 2022 PDF, 1.12 MB Issue 3, Spring 2022 PDF, 1.55 MB Issue 2, Autumn 2021 PDF, 967.44 KB Issue 1, Spring 2021 PDF, 971.12 KB Minutes from previous meetings Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 15 October 2024 PDF, 278 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 16 July 2024 PDF, 414.4 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 16 April 2024 PDF, 175.49 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 16 January 2024 PDF, 444.98 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 17 October 2023 PDF, 281.64 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 18 July 2023 PDF, 371.35 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 17 January 2023 PDF, 589.75 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 5 October 2022 PDF, 756.48 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 28 June 2022 PDF, 399.14 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 15 December 2021 PDF, 334.88 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 24 March 2022 PDF, 2.44 MB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 19 October 2021 PDF, 429.07 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 9 June 2021 PDF, 234.21 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 10 March 2021 PDF, 340.03 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 30 September 2020 PDF, 204.87 KB Whatley quarry liaison meeting minutes - 5 March 2020 PDF, 128.16 KB Blasting Blast vibration at Whatley PDF, 849.22 KB Introduction to blasting & vibration control PDF, 891.91 KB Dust sample analysis results Dust sample analysis results - 7 June 2024 PDF, 126.38 KB Dust sample analysis results - 8 April 2022 PDF, 301.31 KB Dust Sample Analysis Results - 9 February 2022 PDF, 301.29 KB Dust Sample Analysis Results - 17 December 2022 PDF, 301.23 KB Dust Sample Analysis Results - 24 November 2021 PDF, 301.23 KB Dust sample analysis results - 21 October 2021 PDF, 301.12 KB Dust sample analysis results - 17 September 2021 PDF, 301.18 KB Dust sample analysis results - 27 August 2021 PDF, 301.19 KB Dust sample analysis results - 23 July 2021 PDF, 301.18 KB Dust sample analysis results - 22 June 2021 PDF, 301.09 KB Dust sample analysis results - 26 May 2021 PDF, 301.18 KB Dust sample analysis results - 29 April 2021 PDF, 301.18 KB Dust sample analysis results - 1 April 2021 PDF, 301.17 KB Westdown quarry application to update existing planning consents Scoping Documents - 2020 Westdown quarry EIA Scoping Report - May 2020 PDF, 7.43 MB Somerset County Council Pre-application Advice June 2020 PDF, 579.28 KB Pre-application consultation - November 2020 Online consultation information boards (available online 23 November – 04 December 2020)Welcome to online consultationOverview of proposalsMineral extractionWestdown phasing plansEconomic and community benefitsLandscape, ecology and restorationVirtual exhibition feedback Westdown consultation document - November 2020 PDF, 8.23 MB Westdown quarry re-opening FAQ's - November 2020 PDF, 45.6 KB Westdown - Standard Operational Mitigation Measures PDF, 72.74 KB Westdown quarry application to update existing planning consents - 2021 Planning submission documents – January 2021 (Planning ref: SCC/3836/2021/IDO,SCC/3837/2021/IDO, SCC/3838/2021/ROMP, SCC/3795/2021) Planning statement ZIP, 34.21 MB Environmental statement ZIP, 108.77 MB Flood risk assessment ZIP, 23.61 MB Habitats regulation assessment ZIP, 19.1 MB Transport assessment ZIP, 32.01 MB Westdown quarry – our response to queries about proposals to update existing planning consents - September 2021 PDF, 717.22 KB Additional information (Regulation 25) – June 2022 Westdown Quarry Regulation 25 Additional Information PDF, 24.07 MB Public consultation drop-in event information boards – January 2023 Information boards: 1 Supplying a vital construction material PDF, 10.36 MB 2 Minimising the impact and maximising the benefits PDF, 5.93 MB 3 Our approach at Westdown PDF, 8.69 MB 4 Progressive restoration at Westdown PDF, 17.92 MB 5 Restoration legacy PDF, 10.11 MB Handout Our proposals to update existing planning conditions at Westdown quarry: Your questions answered PDF, 1.13 MB Westdown revised scheme of working – October 2023 Plans to reopen Westdown Revised Scheme of Working Non Technical Summary PDF, 1.27 MB Westdown Revised Scheme of Working Planning Statement PDF, 16.85 MB Westdown Revised Scheme of Working Updated Schedule of Conditions PDF, 54.63 KB Westdown Revised Scheme of Working Environmental Statement (ES) Addendum PDF, 2.11 MB Westdown Revised Scheme of Working Flood Risk Assessment Addendum 2023 PDF, 17.11 KB Westdown Revised Scheme of Working Habitats Assessment PDF, 20.1 KB Fig 1.1 Revised Scheme of Working Site Location map PDF, 907.15 KB Fig 1.2 Existing planning consent boundaries PDF, 481.08 KB Fig 1.3 Wider land holding PDF, 1.55 MB Fig 2.1 Phase 1 end of year 3 PDF, 1.29 MB Fig 2.2 Phase 2 end of year 5 PDF, 1.31 MB Fig 2.3 Phase 3 end of year 10 PDF, 1.33 MB Fig 2.4 Phase 4 end of year 15 PDF, 1.38 MB Fig 2.5 Phase 5 end of year 20 PDF, 1.35 MB Fig 2.6 Phase 6 Restoration Plan PDF, 2.49 MB Fig 2.7 Typical cross section through perimeter PDF, 512.63 KB Fig 2.8 Upfront off-site mitigation area PDF, 996.49 KB Letter confirming withdrawal of Asham Wood void IDO – May 2024 (ref. SCC/3837/2021/IDO) PDF, 168.94 KB Public drop-in event information boards – January 2024 Welcome PDF, 173.16 KB Why Westdown? PDF, 137.94 KB Amended plans for Westdown PDF, 1.24 MB Revised scheme of working PDF, 11.31 MB Our approach PDF, 94.47 KB Next steps PDF, 137.93 KB Whatley quarry application to update existing planning consents Whatley ROMP and EIA scoping Whatley quarry Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Report – May 2020 (Planning ref SCC/3704/2020/PA) PDF, 4.55 MB Somerset County Council pre-application advice – August 2020 (Planning ref: SCC/3704/2020/PA) PDF, 761.35 KB Whatley quarry EIA revised scoping report – January 2022 (Planning ref: SCC/3927/2022/SCO) PDF, 6.41 MB Fig 1: Diagram to show indicative areas of working PDF, 2.19 MB Letter to Somerset Council in response to pre-application advice – February 2022 (Planning ref: SCC-3704-2020-PA) PDF, 203.62 KB
