Impact assessment requirements for mineral workings

The impact on the safety and amenity of local communities, residential property and businesses during and after development; The impact on landscape character, visual amenity, the historic environment, and natural heritage assets during and after development; The impact on surface and ground water resources, drainage and fishery interests; Effective and sustainable waste solutions in the reuse of mineral waste or any secondary material; The cumulative effect of all of the above, especially if there are already two or more consented sites that could raise similar impacts within 5km of a nearby settlement; A Transport Assessment demonstrating that the development will not have a significant negative impact on the local road network; A site restoration scheme including where appropriate an aftercare programme to ensure the scheme will be fully delivered; and An appropriate method statement for undertaking the works proposed.