This consultation was open from:
April 26, 2022
to June 27, 2022
Decision summary
Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow AAROC Aggregates Ltd. to remove aggregate from below the water table in a pit located in the Municipality of Thames Centre.
Location details
Site location details
Municipality of Thames Centre, County of Middlesex.
Part Lot 18, Concession 3 NRT, Geographic Township of North Dorchester.
The site is located approximately 4 kilometres north-east of Dorchester.
The site is Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) licence No. 2281.
The site is adjacent to the south and east boundaries of ARA licence No. 2204.
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Proponent(s)
Aaroc Aggregates Ltd.
3003 Page Street
London,
ON
N5V 4J1
Canada
Decision details
The changes to the site plan for ARA Licence No. 2281 were approved by the Director on September 12, 2025.
The approval allows AAROC Aggregates Ltd. to extract aggregate located below the water table within an existing pit. This will be rehabilitated to a combination of pond and wetlands.
Effects of consultation
0 comments were received in response to the Environmental Registry notice.
3 comments were received through the ARA consultation process. The concerns were related to the protection of water resources and the enhancement of the site plan. The proponent addressed these by providing additional information and through revisions to the site plan.
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4th Floor S, 300 Water Street
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
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Peterborough,
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Original proposal
Proposal details
Proposal Updates
This notice was updated on May 10th, 2024 to advise the public that there has been no
change to the status of the proposal and it is still being considered. No additional
opportunity for comment is being provided for at this time.
Proposal Details
Application has been made by Aaroc Aggregates Ltd. to amend the current site plan to allow an established pit to lower the depth of extraction to below the water table. Following extraction and rehabilitation, this proposal will result in the creation of a pond and wetland area measuring approximately 10.1 hectares. The remainder of the site will be rehabilitated to agriculture.
Public consultation opportunities
Written notice concerning this application was delivered to landowners within 120 meters of the proposed licensed boundary; an information sign, giving notice to the public of this application, was erected at the proposed site; and a Public Notice of Application appeared in the local paper, the Dorchester Signpost on March 24, 2022.
A virtual public information session was scheduled for April 20, 2022, at 7:00 pm. An invitation to participate, and documents submitted in support of the proposal, can be requested by contacting melanie@esherplanning.com.
The proposal request for this licence is being circulated within the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry. Additionally, this application has been forwarded to the Municipality of Thames Centre, County of Middlesex, Upper Thames Conservation Authority, Ministry of Environment, Conservation & Parks and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs for comment.
Other Information
Aaroc Aggregates Ltd. currently operates the adjacent site under the authority of licence No. 2204 under the ARA licences No. 2204 and 2281 are operationally linked and consequently, a concurrent proposal on licence No. 2204 is also proposed.
In total, 63.35 hectares are currently licensed to Aaroc Aggregates Ltd. and if approved, these 2 proposals will result in the creation of a pond and wetland area measuring approximately 22.4 hectares.
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300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from April 26, 2022
to June 27, 2022
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Rose Copland
300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
0By email
0By mail
0