Policy information sourced from the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 1

MIN10 Restoration and After-Use of Sand and Gravel Workings in the Colne Valley

In the Colne Valley Park and other areas where a water based afteruse is indicated:

  1. Applicants should show how excavation is to be arranged to provide for beneficial after-use(s) consistent with providing a balanced range of leisure activities and/or creation of new habitats before any planning permission is granted;
  2. The restoration scheme shall provide in each case for graded banks, provision of a natural (ie. irregular) lake perimeter, provision and/or retention of islands as a landscape feature and sanctuary for wildlife, and general landscaping to be provided at the earliest possible date;
  3. Where the after-use is to be sailing and/or fishing, the lake bottom must be suitably contoured, the feasibility of linking with existing bodies of water should be examined and where appropriate will be encouraged by the minerals planning authority;
  4. Where the after-use is likely to entail erection of buildings, laying out of parking areas, or storage of equipment, a suitable area shall be set aside with provision of screen banks, suitable means of enclosure and adequate tree screening. these shall be provided as part of the extraction proposals landscaping scheme and be carried out as soon as practicable after working commences, having regard to the lengthy timescale required for planting to become established;
  5. Consideration will be given to any contribution restoration could make to resolution of any flooding problems and/or improved water resources provision.

For more information please see Appendix 5 of the Local Plan: Part 1