Current Stage
Assessment Commenced
Proposal Details
Client: Lardner Excavations
Premises: Beacom Hills Quarry
Activity: a quarry and materials handling
Class of Assessment: 2A
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 31/5/2022
The Proposal
The development application is seeking approval
for the addition of materials handling (crushing and screening) of up to 5,000
cubic metres/year to an existing quarry currently authorised to extract up to
6,000 cubic metres gravel or rock. The application also seeks to increase the
land area of the quarry to include whole area under Certificate of Title
170402/1.
Development Application
This proposal was referred directly by Circular Head Council to the Board of the EPA on 11 May 2022 as a development application (DA number 2022/00060) and therefore a Notice Of Intent (NOI) was not required.
Environmental Effects Report Guidelines
EER Guidelines have been prepared by the Board to assist the proponent to prepare a case for assessment. Based on the information contained in the Notice of Intent, the guidelines identify the key issues which are expected to be relevant to the assessment of the proposal.
Lardner Excavations, Beacom Hills Quarry, Irishtown Road, Smithton - EER Guidelines (PDF 334Kb)