Extending the Life of West Deeping Quarry

Extending the Life of West Deeping Quarry

July 21, 2022
CEMEX is delighted to have recently won planning permission, granted by Lincolnshire County Council, for two extensions near to our West Deeping quarry in Peterborough.

The first includes the purchase of land and rights, and planning permission for an extension of the current quarry for 150,000 tonnes of sand and gravel to the south of the plant site. Restoration will be to the lowland meadow as part of the wider West Deeping restoration scheme. This will commence early 2023.

The second is for planning permission for the extraction of 175,000 tonnes of sand & gravel from beneath our former plant site at Manor Pit, Baston, and restoration to a small lake with fringe wet woodland, reedbed and acid grassland to the south. Mineral extracted from Baston will be transported to West Deeping for processing. Extraction will commence in the coming weeks.

Both projects allow for the sustainable development of mineral resources resulting in social, economic and environmental benefits to the local and wider communities and will extend the life of the current West Deeping operations.