Should The Harris Superquarry Go Ahead?

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at developing their own. If it is to go ahead then an early start
will give Harris a stronger position in the market.

2 INTRODUCTION

This report examines the controversy and key issues surrounding the superquarry
at Rodel, Lingerbay on the southern coast of the Isle of Harris (Figure 1) and
attempts to find an acceptable solution. The quarry will hollow out the heart
of the mountain but leave enough of a shell to leave the skyline largely
unaffected. The whole question of whether or not it should go ahead or not is
the subject of the current public enquiry in Stornaway. A decision must be
made soon. The market for aggregates is limited, Norway and Spain (Section 3.1,
1991) have their own sites and are also looking at the potential for developing
them.

FIGURE 1 LOCATION OF THE SUPERQUARRY




(Glasgow Herald, 20/10/94)

3 THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THE DEBATE

3.1 History

1927 A detailed geological survey identified the deposit of anorthosite.

1965 Planning permission ...

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but it was not on a
large enough scale to be economically viable.

1988 The Scottish Office asked the Western Islands Island Council to develop
a policy on mineral extraction. This has still not been done.

1989 Government Planning Guidance Notes predicted a demand for crushed rock.

1991 Consultants Ove Arup surveyed the potential for sites and identified 12
in Norway, 1 - 2 in the north of Spain and less than 4 in Scotland.

Redland Aggregates submitted a new planning application to the Western Isles
Island Council.

1992 The Scottish Office issued a draft report which recognised the potential
for Rodel but found that socio-economic benefits needed to be balanced ...

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