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Quarry
after use
Quarry after use is the term given for the land use proposed
at the end of mineral recovery. This is generally, but not
necessarily, agreed with the Mineral Planning Authority prior
to the start of quarrying. There are very many potential
afteruses for quarries (see list below). These may range from water-based
after uses including fishing,
marinas, rowing or water supply reservoirs to land-based
after uses including nature conservation, agricultural
or forestry uses through to built development after uses such
as housing or commercial and industrial sites. The photo gallery
below
shows a range of quarry afteruses from eco-conservation,
forestry and farming to leisure and more extensive built development.
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The choice of which of several afteruses may be appropriate depends on local constraints, but these can be summarised as:
Planning and financial issues
Technical and environmental issues
There are often several potential choices. Generally
these are made by the owners of the site in conjunction with
their consideration of planning and financial issues. Major
projects are only developed in quarries where there is potential
for economic gain. There can be significant technical problems
in developing a quarry to accommodate some of the activities
listed below. Similarly some financial and environmental issues
may be significant in the choice that is made. |
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| Dry restoration |
| Nature conservation (e.g. SSSIs and RIGS) |
| Arable/pasture (open agriculture) |
| Horticulture (including hothouses etc .) |
| Forestry |
| Sport/Recreation (open and covered) |
| Car parking |
| Storage – warehousing and tank farms |
| Industrial/Commercial (e.g. Green Park) |
| Leisure (e.g. Centre Parcs) |
| Retail (e.g. Bluewater) |
| Landfills (inert and putrescible) |
| Co-disposal PFA (low + high pH) |
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| Restoration incorporating water |
| Water supply/reservoirs |
| Sailing/marinas/harbours |
| Power boating |
| Rowing |
| Model boating |
| Swimming |
| Fishing |
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| Education/Tourism (e.g. Eden) |
| Residential |
| Hotel |
| Golf course |
| Campus developments (e.g. hospital, prison) |
| Rail interchange (inter-modal/landfill) |
| Scientific (astronomy/satellite) |
| Technical (materials/vehicle/structure testing) |
| Energy Generation |
| Museums – quarrying, stoneworking etc. |
| Industrial and special landfills |
| Sculpture park (within a sculptural landform) |
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| Park |
| Conservation/wildlife habitat |
| Fishery |
| Industrial cooling (convection and spray) |
| Pumped storage (power generation) |
| Watercourse management/supplement |
| Water treatment/storm management |
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