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News about the proposed Quarry in Glenquey - in the Ochil Hills - in Central Scotland ------- Return
QUARRY IN GLENQUEY? - November 2010 - It is planned to create a quarry in the Glenquey Moss in order to extract the sand and gravel that is there. Below is a composite picture of the area of the Glenquey Moss and the proposed quarry - The Glenquey Moss is above Glendevon and below the Glenquey Dam. The road on the right of the picture below is the private road from Glendevon (starts near the Castlehill Reservoir laybye on the A823) to the Glenquey dam. Pictures taken 25th February 2011 - Click on the small picture to see the larger version
Old Bridges - Lorries from the proposed Glenquey Quarry (30 per day!) - heading south - would have to turn down the A91 towards Muckhart and Dollar or up the A91 towards Kinross and the motorway to Perth or else head for Rumbling Bridge. The guy from Dollar at the 7th March 2012 meeting in Perth mentioned the bridge over the Dollar burn where the A91 crosses as perhaps needing a weight limit. (This bridge was strengthened in early 2013.) That bridge was probably built about 1805 when the turnpike road (now the A91 Stirling to St. Andrews Road) was laid out. As for the bridge at Rumbling Bridge – the old (unused) lower bridge there dates back to 1713 – it’s only 12 feet wide and has no parapets. The present bridge superimposed above and upon the old bridge was built in 1864, but only one vehicle at a time can cross it - and it's at a dangerous bend. If the lorries turn towards Kinross on the A91 - the first bridge that would come to is the Fossoway Bridge over the River Devon - the bridge is narrow and it's on a bend. Nobody knows how old that bridge is! That bridge was repaired in 1780, and again in 1882, the date it bears. - Lorries going the other way from the quarry site - North up Glendevon - would have to negotiate the narrow bridge at Tormaukin - which is also on a dangerous bend.

Cemex acquired the site a number of years ago through a predecessor company, Alexander Russell Ltd. The licence expires (expired) in February 2011 and Cemex are currently seeking an extension to allow them to work the site until 2035

  • .Cemex anticipates starting to operate this site within 4 to 5 years of getting an extension to their licence
  • The site will serve not only Cemex customers but will also feed Cemex concrete and Asphalt sites
  • Cemex want to operate the site from 7 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday and 7 am to 1 pm on Saturdays
  • Activities on site will be the extraction, screening, crushing and washing of sand and gravel
  • The site is 80 acres of which 5 acres will be worked at any one time - with a permitted working depth of 30 feet (this is as specified in the original licence).

Thursday, 20 November 2014 -

Perth and Kinross Council DMC unanimously refused the quarry planning applications!!

The applicant may appeal so the battle may well not be over but the important thing is that today we won!!
Friday, 13 March 2015
CEMEX have lodged an appeal with DPEA against the PKC DMC decision on the quarry planning applications.
It looks like it's all over - July 28, 2015 - below is a copy of an email I recieved today - from Malcolm Best - who organised the opposition to the quarry -

Tuesday, 28 July 2015
Glenquey Moss - Cemex Appeal "Stop The Quarry : Save Glenquey! Update No. 57
Hi Everybody
I am absolutely delighted to announce that earlier today the DPEA Reporter issued her decision in respect of the quarry and she has dismissed the appeal!
In other words we have won!!
This has been a very long battle - in excess of 5 years - and I thank you all for staying the course!
There are a number of other people who have been deeply involved in this battle providing a wealth of very technical information that has been critical to getting us to this point - they all know who they are and on behalf of all us - a huge Thank You!

This is the right decision, for numerous reasons, and it is heartening to see that it is not always the gigantic Multi Nation Corporation that wins!
I suspect that many of you have already received a letter or an email from the DPEA enclosing the Reporter's Decision notice but in case you have not I have attached a copy.
As mentioned previously should you wish to read all the correspondence related to the appeal you can do so by going to the DPEA website (www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk) and entering the reference number PPA-340-2094.
It is possible CEMEX will appeal the Reporter's decision or that they will simply submit a fresh planning application - however it is my belief they will not!
Kind Regards
Malcolm Best
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