We have a 7ac field next to the M4 and only a mile of the motorway junction. The field was used as a quarry for stone (before we owned it) and now resembles the shape of an amphitheate With only a few inches of soil, Thinking it might be a good idea for a tip for inert materials. Anyone have an experience/knowledge of doing this. Either just a meter or so deep to improve the field or filling back up to its original shape. ( please move post if ive not posted in correct area)
Tipping on agricultural land.
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- Location
- Hereford
You will be up against all sorts of opposition now. 10 yrs ago we filled in a great big hole with stuff from a reclamation yard . We had to get planning permission which ,back then, was quite easy but last year I wanted to do the same on some ground that we had acquired and it was so difficult to get permission we decided not too.
These days there are all sorts of 'agencies ' picking there noses in and wanting to have a say . We decided it wasn't worth the effort as they even wanted us to put up a small mobile office up so that we could monitor what was coming in.
If you do go down the tipping line it might be better to find a reclamation firm wanting to tip and do a deal with them that they handle all the legal side and then pay you per load . That way the onus is on them to get the permission and comply . You may also want to put a time limit on it i.e. A 2 yr tipping window and that they start one end and level off as they come across the field . You will have to be careful that you don't have a pile of stuff tipped and then never see them again .
We decided to forget it but ,if we had , we would have done it through an agent so that we would have had some sort of protection.
Worth remembering ..... it's worth a lot of money to these reclamation people to have somewhere to tip .
These days there are all sorts of 'agencies ' picking there noses in and wanting to have a say . We decided it wasn't worth the effort as they even wanted us to put up a small mobile office up so that we could monitor what was coming in.
If you do go down the tipping line it might be better to find a reclamation firm wanting to tip and do a deal with them that they handle all the legal side and then pay you per load . That way the onus is on them to get the permission and comply . You may also want to put a time limit on it i.e. A 2 yr tipping window and that they start one end and level off as they come across the field . You will have to be careful that you don't have a pile of stuff tipped and then never see them again .
We decided to forget it but ,if we had , we would have done it through an agent so that we would have had some sort of protection.
Worth remembering ..... it's worth a lot of money to these reclamation people to have somewhere to tip .
You will need planning permission, you will need to have a full Topographical Survey done with volumetric calculations to assess how much material can be dumped; You will need to provide details of the source and agree to testing procedures; there will also be a requirement for transport studies for trip creations and access. That's without ecology, neighbours, EA etc.
Apparently it is very profitable, if you are serious about it then drop me a PM or email [email protected] and we can discuss the planning requirements further.
Apparently it is very profitable, if you are serious about it then drop me a PM or email [email protected] and we can discuss the planning requirements further.
Smith's of Gloucester might be worth a shout. they do a lot of muckshift and seem to be looking for places to put it.
They managed to get licences to tip this lot not a million miles from you.
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They managed to get licences to tip this lot not a million miles from you.
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JMTHORNLEY
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- Location
- Glossop
Done correctly and using the right tipping / waste carriers team it can be a very profitable enterprise. @George from SJM Planning may be able to correct me but I have always been under the impression that with a tipping exemption and subsoil only a waste carriers licence is all that is required (but don't hold me to it).
I'm not sure on that, that will be down to EA licencing but I believe there are different levels of tipping permits depending on the volume and type of material. Filling any hole that requires an engineering operation requires planning permission. What defines an engineering operation I am still unclear on so I would advise that if the hole is bigger than a dip in the ground then planning is required.
- Location
- Near Colchester
Over here you are allowed to put up to 150mm of your own soil on your own land without PP after that the sky is the limit on waste handling licences and all the rest.
That sounds about right, and fairly sensible. I think any time material is brought onto a site it needs PP
- Location
- Hereford
We filled our hole in with the soil dig out for our new shed. As it wasn't 'imported ' then it was ok. ...we just hauled it across the field !
Lazy Sod
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- Location
- Warminster Wiltshire
@Boysground, is Jack's tip still operational?
- Location
- Ceredigion
Get some compost or make your own plenty of top bales you could alnost get for free to start you off ,
You may also be able too get grade A wood waste fines . But check on that , just need a simple exemption but make sure its grade A
You may also be able too get grade A wood waste fines . But check on that , just need a simple exemption but make sure its grade A
- Location
- Wiltshire
Lazy Sod
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- Location
- Warminster Wiltshire
It's just that when I by there, which is not very often, not a lot seems to be happening.
- Location
- Wiltshire
You really need to be tractor height to see. Mud on the road went right into Chitterne a couple of weeks ago.
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