Planning Consent Granted for Moons Hill Quarry
John Wainwright & Co Ltd, has recently obtained planning consent for the extraction of ~18.8 million tonnes of Andesite, near Radstock, Somerset. Andesite, a high PSV value aggregate used in…
Planning Consent Granted for Blackhillock Quarry Extension
Planning consent has been approved for Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd for a lateral extension to Blackhillock Quarry, in Moray, Scotland. The application submitted (July 2025) and consented in February 2026…
Laird Aggregates Secures Planning Consent for Concrete Batching Plant
Laird Aggregates have secured planning consent for the construction of a ready-mix concrete batching plant at Lochhead Sand & Gravel Pit. The planning application was submitted in November 2025 and…
Green Cement production approved for Newport Docks
Cem Materials has received planning consent from Newport City Council for the development of a new milling facility at Newport Docks, Wales. The application was submitted in March 2025 and…
New Aggregate Recycling Facility for Wales
Planning consent has been approved for Ryan Jones Group for the development of an aggregate recovery facility at Fforest Wood Quarry, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales. The planning application, approved in…
Housing Consents Hold Their Ground in a Fragile Market
The latest edition of the Housebuilders Quarterly Report (Q4 2025), published by BDS Marketing Research, illustrates an improving housing market in Great Britain as housing consents quarter on quarter increase…
10 years further Sand & Gravel extraction at Armthorpe Quarry
Planning consent has been secured for Yorkshire Aggregates to continue extracting sand & gravel at Armthorpe Quarry, South Yorkshire. The application, submitted in December 2024 and approved in December 2025,…
New Milling Facility for Newport Docks
Cem Materials has received planning consent from Newport City Council for the development of a new milling facility at Newport Docks, Wales. The application was submitted in March 2025 and…
Monthly Spotlight – ‘Asphalt’
Asphalt is a strong, weather resistant construction material made from aggregates, sand and bitumen that is used in road surfacing, driveways, motorways, recreational areas etc. Questions & Answers Where can…
New batching plant approved for Killerby Quarry, North Yorkshire
Biker Group has secured planning consent for the installation and operation of a fixed concrete batching plant at Killerby Quarry, North Yorkshire. Approved by North Yorkshire Council in August 2025,…