This consultation was open from:
March 21, 2023
to April 20, 2023
Decision summary
Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow George Benn & Sons Construction Limited to change the final depth of extraction from above the water table to below the water table in the Township of Loyalist.
Location details
Site location details
Township of Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County.
Part East Half of Lot 12, and Part West Half of lot 13, Concession 7, Geographic Township of Ernestown.
The site is located approximately 2.5 kilometres Southwest of Newburgh.
The site is ARA licence No. 2447.
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Proponent(s)
George Benn & Sons Construction Limited
RR# 4
Napanee,
ON
K7R 3K9
Canada
Decision details
The changes to the site plan for ARA Licence No. 2447 were approved by the Director on April 29,2025
The approval allows George Bann & Sons Construction Limited to amend the current site plan to change the final depth of extraction from above the water table to below the water table. This will deepen the existing licenced quarry by 12.2 metres with an average final floor elevation of 132 masl.
A copy of the approved site plan for this licenced site can be obtained from the Contact identified below.
Effects of consultation
No (0) comments were received in response to the Environmental Registry notice.
Six (6) comments were received through the ARA consultation process.
The concerns were related to Natural Environment, Hydrogeological, Surface Water, Species at Risk and site plans.
The concerns were addressed by providing additional information and revisions to the site plan.
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4th Floor S, 300 Water Street
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
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Shane Stuart
4th Floor S, 300 Water Street
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
Proposal Updates
This notice was updated on April 10th, 2025, 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 George Benn & Sons Construction Limited to amend the current site plan to allow extraction below water. This will deepen the existing licenced quarry by 12.2 metres with an average final floor elevation at 132 masl.
Public consultation opportunities
The proposal request for this licence is being circulated within the Ministry Natural Resources and Forestry. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the Township of Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authorities, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for comment.
Supporting materials
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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.
Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from March 21, 2023
to April 20, 2023
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Shane Stuart
300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
0By email
0By mail
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