{"id":171,"date":"2025-11-24T10:33:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whisbyquarry.tarmac.com\/index.php\/restoration-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:28:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:28:38","slug":"future-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whisbyquarry.tarmac.com\/index.php\/future-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e171-e1 m4r-0 m4r-1\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-color\" style=\" background-color: rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.13);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e171-e2 m4r-5 m4r-6 m4r-7\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e171-e3 m4r-a\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e171-e4 m4r-b\"><h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Future Plans<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e171-e5 m4r-0 m4r-2 m4r-3\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e171-e6 m4r-5 m4r-6 m4r-8\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e171-e7 m4r-a\"><nav class=\"x-crumbs e171-e8 m4r-c\" role=\"navigation\"><ol class=\"x-crumbs-list\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb Navigation\"><li class=\"x-crumbs-list-item\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a class=\"x-crumbs-link\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Thing\" itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/whisbyquarry.tarmac.com\/\" classes=\"x-crumbs-current\" title=\"You Are Here\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e171-e9 m4r-0 m4r-3 m4r-4\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e171-e10 m4r-5 m4r-6 m4r-9\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e171-e11 m4r-a\"><hr class=\"x-line e171-e12 m4r-d\"><\/hr><div class=\"x-text x-content e171-e13 m4r-b\">We recently consulted with local residents on proposals for a southern extension to Whisby Quarry, known as the Eagle Hall extension. With existing reserves expected to run out by the end of 2029, this extension would allow the quarry to continue supplying sand and gravel for approximately 15 to 20 more years.<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e171-e14 m4r-d\"><\/hr><div class=\"x-text x-content e171-e15 m4r-b\"><strong>About the proposed extension<\/strong><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e171-e16 m4r-d\"><\/hr><div class=\"x-text x-content e171-e17 m4r-b\"><p>\u2022 The proposed extension covers around 91 hectares of land to the south of the current site.<br \/>\n\u2022 It would be worked in five phases, with each area restored once extraction is finished so that only a limited part of the land is in use at any one time.<br \/>\n\u2022 The restoration plans include new waterbodies, reedbeds, grassland, woodland and areas of agricultural land, helping to increase biodiversity and create a landscape that can be enjoyed long after quarrying has ended.<br \/>\n\u2022 The existing plant site and access road would be retained, meaning no new entrance is required and HGV movement restrictions would remain in place.<br \/>\n\u2022 Sand and gravel would be moved by an extended conveyor system across the site to the plant.<\/p><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e171-e18 m4r-d\"><\/hr><div class=\"x-text x-content e171-e19 m4r-b\"><p>Alongside the main planning application, three linked Section 73 applications will be submitted to update existing restoration plans at the quarry and to integrate the current site with the proposed extension.<br \/><br \/>To read more information about the proposed extension and associated Section 73 applications, please take a read of our consultation boards <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/uploadstarmaccom.blob.core.windows.net\/whisbyquarry\/sites\/89\/2025\/11\/Tarmac-Whisby-Quarry-Consultation-Boards-Web-Version.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/span> You can watch our webinar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0-W-kf6nqCw\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #3366ff\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e171-e20 m4r-d\"><\/hr><span class=\"x-image e171-e21 m4r-e\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uploadstarmaccom.blob.core.windows.net\/whisbyquarry\/sites\/89\/2025\/11\/1763980790802-3b5c63ee-82c1-4e2d-851e-cb16bfe78bd7_1.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><div class=\"x-text x-content e171-e22 m4r-b\">Hard copies of the information found on this website are available upon request. Please contact our community liaison officer, Che Onyiliogwu, via email at Chen@eqcommunications.co.uk or call on 020 3617 6359.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Future PlansHomeWe recently consulted with local residents on proposals for a southern extension to Whisby Quarry, known as the Eagle Hall extension. 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