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Covers Quarry Planning Application
Planning Application KCC/SE/0495/2018: Covers Quarry
Planning application KCC/SE/0495/2018, concerning the restoration of Covers Quarry (formerly known as Squerryes Sandpit), was submitted to Kent County Council in 2018. The application was objected to by Westerham Town Council, Brasted and Sundridge Parish Councils, Sevenoaks District Council, Tatsfield Parish Council, and Bromley Council. Kent County Council subsequently refused the application in July 2024.
The Applicant appealed the refusal, and an appeal hearing was held in June 2025. The Planning Inspectorate has now allowed the appeal, meaning the Applicant may proceed with the restoration of the quarry in accordance with the scheme as detailed within the application.
The approved restoration scheme involves the importation of up to 800,000m3 of inert material. Vehicle movements associated with this importation of material include up to one lorry every five minutes travelling through Brasted and Sundridge and then along Beggars Lane, and also up to one lorry every five minutes descending Westerham Hill. All of these lorries will use a temporary road constructed behind Churchill primary school to get to Croydon Road which they will then cross to get into the quarry. In addition, up to one lorry every twelve minutes is expected to travel down Croydon Road to get to the quarry.
It is understood that lorries will not be permitted to pass through Westerham town centre. The restoration process is expected to take a minimum of five years to complete.
Any questions regarding the restoration scheme should be directed to the Applicant.
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