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Alness company Pat Munro plans quarry for Farr just south of Inverness hoping to extract 50,000 tonnes of sand and gravel a year for 15 years





The Strathnairn area near to where Alness company Pat Munro is planning a quarry. Picture: Alison White.
The Strathnairn area near to where Alness company Pat Munro is planning a quarry. Picture: Alison White.

Alness-based construction and engineering company Pat Munro Ltd is hoping to open a sand and gravel quarry in Farr, Strathnairn just to the south of Inverness.

The company outlined its basic proposals in the proposal of application notice (PAN) – formal notification that an application for planning permission will be made.

The site at Wester Lairgs is located 550 metres east of Farr Community Hall on the eastern side of the B851 and a little north of Dalvourn.

It is expected to produce around 750,000 tonnes of sand and gravel in total with an average output of 50,000 tonnes per annum.

That would mean the site has an operational lifespan of circa 15 years with a further year required to complete site restoration.

The developer has already staged two first public events – the first last November and a second on 13 January 2025 both at Farr Community Hall.

Strathnairn Community Council, local elected members, and the MP and MSPs on 28 October 2024.

The full planning application will be accompanied by a Pre-Application Consultation report explaining the consultation undertaken, feedback received, and any resultant amendments.

A statement from the agent stated: “Pat Munro are proposing to develop and operate a sand and gravel quarry at Wester Lairgs in Strathnairn, Highland, approximately 8.5km to the south of Inverness.

“The site is expected to produce circa 750,000 tonnes of sand and gravel products at an average output of 50,000 tonnes per annum.

“This would give the site an operational lifespan of circa 15 years with a further year required to complete site restoration”.



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