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WALLEYS QUARRY - ODOUR ISSUES

Meeting: 06/05/2025 - Cabinet (Item 3)

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Decision:

(i)               That the contents of the update report be noted.

Minutes:

The Chief Executive presented the update report on Walleys Quarry.

 

As clay was being brought onto the site and excavation works were taking place as part of the capping process the Environment Agency (EA) had highlighted that a temporary increase in odour levels along with vehicle movement was to be expected. Odour complaints had regardless decreased in March and were down to levels as low as last recorded in March 2020.

 

The meeting was suspended for ten minutes due to a fire alarm.

 

The Chief Executive resumed the presentation, advising that the hydrogen sulphates had been at zero exceedance across the three monitoring stations for five consecutive weeks. A virtual public meeting had also been held on 20th March and uploaded to the EA website. The Council was finally working in partnership with the EA and the liquidators to keep the landfill under control.

 

It was noted that as the abatement notice had ceased to be enforceable legal proceedings had been suspended.

 

The Leader welcomed the overall improvement of the situation and clarified that the company was no longer in existence and had gone into liquidation, expressing thanks to officers for a fruitful exercise of the legal action. 

 

The Portfolio Holder for Strategic Planning commented being pleased with the progress made, adding that efforts should be sustained to hold responsible parties to account until the whole matter was put to bed.

 

The Deputy Leader supported the statement and shared his observation that odours had largely reduced on the allotment site on the other side of the road.

 

Resolved:    That the contents of the update report be noted.

 

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