Crime Rigg Quarry

Closed 18 Feb 2020

Opened 18 Oct 2019

Contact

Jenny Loring

(Lead Adviser)

Northumbria Area Team

02080 265354

Northumbria.hub@naturalengland.org.uk

Feedback updated 7 Apr 2020

We asked

Natural England consulted with owners, occupiers and interested parties on the notification of Crime Rigg Quarry Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on 18 October 2020.

You said

Consultations closed on 18 February 2020.  No representations or objections have been received with respect to the:

  • Variation of the notification under Section 28A of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, to: rename the SSSI to reflect the current operating name of the quarry and the Geological Conservation Review (GCR) site name; include a revised list of operations requiring Natural England's consent; re-represent the features of interest described in the ciation; and re-represent the statement of Natural England's views about management of the SSSI.
  • Notification of additional land under Section 28B of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
  • Proposed de-notification of land that is not considered to be of special interest, under Section 28D of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

We did

Natural England confirmed the additional land of Crime Rigg Quarry SSSI and de-notified the area no longer of Special Scientific Interest on 7 April 2020.

Results updated 7 Apr 2020

The list of operations requiring Natural England’s consent and statement of Natural England’s views on the management of the SSSI which formed part of the notification document of 18 October 2019 remain unaltered.  The other legal documents, (boundary map and the citation describing the features of special interest) has been amended only to reflect the revised area of the SSSI.

Files:

Overview

Crime Rigg Quarry is located in Durham and is notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) 18 October 2019.

 

Crime Rigg Quarry is a nationally important site by reason of its geological features, namely its outstanding importance for interpreting the geological history of the Permian Period in Britain.

 

We recommend you read more about the changes to the Crime Rigg Quarry SSSI which are described (with maps) in the notification document in the related documents section.

 

You can submit your views via an online survey, by email or post.

Why your views matter

The previously notified Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries SSSI (notified in December 1990) is now renamed Crime Rigg Quarry SSSI.

We are now seeking views on changes to the notification of Crime Rigg Quarry SSSI under the following Sections of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981:

  • notification is varied under Section 28A

     

  • notification of additional land under Section 28B

     

  • proposed de-notification of part of Crime Rigg Quarry SSSI under Section 28D

     

What happens next

We are now assessing the response to the consultation and will be making a recommendation to the Board of Natural England in due course. Natural England has to make a decision to either confirm or withdraw this notification by 17 July 2020 or the notification will cease to exist. We will widely promote Natural England's decision.

Audiences

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Interests

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