Summary

The proposal has a capital investment value of about $600,000, and would generate continued employment for up to 40 people during operation. Under the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act), the proposal is classified as State significant, integrated, and designated development. Consequently, the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning is the consent authority for the proposal.

Rock extracted from the quarry is Bumbo latite, commonly known as `basalt' or `blue metal'. Resource within the existing quarry is all but exhausted, and the Applicant does not operate any other quarry with extractable hard rock resources. Landuse in the area of the Albion Park quarry is historically dairy farming, which has been modified in recent times with a number of hard rock quarries and processing plants. The land proposed for the quarry extension comprises a 40 hectare allotment. The proposed quarry extension covers approximately 13 hectares of the allotment, comprising predominately cleared grassland for grazing with scattered trees and pockets of remnant vegetation. . The proposed quarry extension is about 400m east of Cleary Brothers existing quarry.