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POSTED ON: Oct 15 2003, 7:17 pm NO GOOGLE NEWS GROUPS http://groups.google.co.uk/

AN OPENCAST site in Langley Mill is one step closer to getting the go
ahead, after being approved by Amber Valley Borough Council.

The 6.12 hectare (15.12 acre) site off Hall Road in Langley Mill has
been derelict for many years and was formerly used as an office and
soil stocking area for the Brinsley Wharf opencast site in the 1980s.

The opencast work to extract 13,500 tonnes of material will only take
25 weeks to complete and will be followed by five years worth of
beneficial restoration work.

This will include the restoration of 230 metres of the Cromford Canal;
the removal of a derelict road embankment; the formation of a
dedicated wildlife reserve; improved river corridors to encourage
wildlife; the formation of a riverside walk; provisions for a marina;
and additional boat moorings.

Amber Valley Borough Council had no objections to the scheme at their
planning meeting on Tuesday October 7.

In their initial recommendation they stated: 'The short time scale of
extracting the coal is outweighed by the ultimate long term benefits
of subsequent restoration.'

At the planning meeting, Amber Valley Councillor for Langley Mill and
Aldercar Jo Ward, said: 'I am totally for this work to be done and to
have other amenities for Langley Mill.'

The application by Shires Developments Ltd is subject to noise and
dust conditions. These will be monitored by Amber Valley Borough
Council.

The extraction of the coal will see approximately ten loaded HGV's
entering"