, On the 8th of August 2023, Buttai Gravel Pty Ltd filed a class 1 Application in the land and Environment Court of NSW, appealing to the court against the commissioners 13th February 2023 decision to refuse the Stare Significant Development Application for the Martins Creek Quarry Project.. Maitland City Council, Dungog Shire Council are also party to the court proceedings in opposing the grant of consent to the project.
The Application sought consent to extract, process and transport by road and rail up to 1.1 million tonnes per annum of quarry materials over a 25 year period from Martins Creek Quarry.
Now that the court ordered Section 34 Conciliation Conference, which commenced on the 21st March 2024, ha s concluded without a resolving the appeal, the court has listed the appeal for hearing from 17 to 28th March 2025.
The hearing will commence at Station Street the precise location to be advised, following the on site component, the rest of the hearing will resume ay the Land and Environment court 225 Macquarie St Sydney. The court provides an opportunity for a limited number of members of the public to be heard during the hearing. The court may not be able to accommodate all the people who express an interest in being heard.
If you wish to apply to be heard during the hearing, please send expressions of interest to ipcn@ipnc.nsw.gov.au - with the title ‘Martins Creek Quarry- Hearing