APPENDIX V  (Back to Contents)

 

Key 1- yes

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N/A not available information

 

Report number

1

2

3

4

5

EPS/EIS

EPS

EPS

EPS

EPS

EIS

Date of report

Mar-96

Nov-95

Feb-96

Dec-96

Feb-97

Hard stone/soft stone quarry

SS

SS

SS

HS

HS

2.0 Present Location
2.1 Site description
· present land use

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1

1

1

1

· legal status

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0

0

1

1

· ownership

0

0

0

1

1

· features on site

1

0

1

1

1

· 1:500 site plan

1

0

0

1

0

2.2 Geology
· formation

0

0

1

1

1

· quality

0

1

1

1

1

· quantity to be worked

0

0

0

1

1

· hydrology related problems

0

1

0

1

1

2.3 Ecology
· Desk & field studies
flora ID

0

0

0

1

1

fauna ID

0

0

0

1

1

· effects on flora & fauna

1

1

0

1

1

· mitigation measures

0

0

0

1

1

2.4 Existing trees & woodland
· 1:250 site plan (tree/wood survey)

N/A

N/A

N/A

1

1

· species shown (trees >1.5m h [incl. diameter])

1

N/A

· natural regeneration (trees <1.5 m)

1

N/A

2.5 Archaeology (500m diameter range)
· location (historical/archaeological buildings)

N/A

0

N/A

1

1

· siting vis-à-vis project

0

1

1

· stability

0

N/A

1

· impacts generated from project

0

1

1

2.6 Landscape & Visual Assessment
· area & degree of visual intrusion

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0

1

1

1

· potential impacts on areas of Nat./man-made beauty

0

1

0

1

1

(photomontages [min.3])

0

0

1

1

0

· Social Cost benefit analysis

0

0

0

1

0

compare Social Benefits from extraction

0

0

0

1

0

employment/

0

0

0

1

0

incomes generated

0

0

0

1

0

with Social costs
environmental/

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1

0

0

0

cultural/

0

1

0

0

0

ecological/

0

1

0

0

0

landscape damage

0

1

0

1

0

2.8 Other planning constraints
· rock transport routes

1

0

1

1

1

· soil & soil handling techniques

1

0

1

N/A

N/A

· plant allocation

1

0

0

N/A

0

· storage of aggregate

1

0

1

1

1

· others (name) NOISE

0

0

0

1

0

3.0 Need for Resource
3.1 Need for resource
· current/projected end users

1

1

1

1

0

· related applications

0

0

1

1

0

· competitive advantage over other sites

0

0

0

0

0

3.2 Choice of extraction method as against alternatives
· method of extraction (most suitable)

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0

0

1

0

· advantage of this method over rest

0

0

0

1

0

· cost benefit analysis of this against alternatives

0

0

0

0

0

· justification of choice

0

0

0

1

0

3.3 Intended use of aggregate
· list of size of product/s

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0

0

0

0

· list quantities of each size

0

0

0

0

0

· areas of consumption of produce

1

0

0

1

1

· CB analysis of income against impacts

0

0

0

1

0

3.4 Extent of quarry waste
· quantitative estimate of waste

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0

0

0

0

· method of disposal of inert waste

1

0

0

0

0

· method of disposal of other waste

1

0

0

1

0

· location of disposal of waste

1

0

0

1

0

· transport method of waste

1

0

0

0

0

4.0 Technical justification of resource
· rock sampling & testing (BS812) marked on photos

0

0

1

0

1

· number of samples (min. 8)

0

0

1

0

1

· relative density

0

0

0

0

1

· water absorption

0

0

1

0

1

· aggregate impact value

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

1

· aggregate crushing value

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

1

· copy of result from competent engineering body

0

0

1

0

1

5.0 Major impacts & mitigating measures
5.1 Environmental
· noise pollution

1

0

0

1

0

· dust pollution

1

0

0

0

1

· control of such pollution

1

0

0

1

1

5.2 Cultural & visual
· archeological

N/A

0

0

N/A

1

· historical

N/A

0

0

N/A

1

· access to adjacent sites

1

0

0

1

1

scenic

1

0

0

1

1

historical

N/A

0

0

N/A

1

5.3 Ecology
· fauna

1

0

0

1

1

· flora

1

0

0

1

1

· access to sites of ecological importance

0

0

0

N/A

1

5.4 Landscape
· assessment of site characteristic views

1

0

1

1

1

· ways of mitigating present & envisaged impacts

1

1

1

1

1

6.0 Restoration
6.1 Envisaged site re-use
· restoration scheme

1

0

1

1

1

· assess social & economic value of such scheme

0

0

0

1

0

on immediate surroundings
6.2 Tree cover
· tree planting programme (within 15 yr. of planting)

1

0

0

1

0

planting locations

1

0

0

1

0

tree types/species

1

0

0

1

0

management of scheme

1

0

0

1

0