Key Project Facts:

• Boundary area: 112ha (277acres)
• Operational (working) area: 50.7ha (125acres)
• Minerals: 400,000 tonnes of fire clay and 800,000 tonnes of coal
• Duration: 3.5 years “green to green”
• Working hours: please see the graphic below
• Restoration: Species rich pastures, wildlife islands, Carr woodland, reinstatement of historic waggon ways with interpretative boards, additional permissive footpath and bridleways
• Jobs: 50 jobs directly and many more through supply chain and brickworks
• Vehicle access to site: Ponteland Road
• HGV movements: Up to 73 loaded HGVs will leave the site per day
• HGV route for coal: South on Ponteland Road – Eastbound on the A69 – North on A1
• HGV route for fire clay: Either to Ibstock’s Throckley Brick Works or Red Barns’ Quarry, South Tyneside

Click on this link to view the full planning application.

If you wish to view the non-technical summary, you can find it here.

How will the site be worked?
The phasing plans below show you how the site will progress over the three and a half year duration.