PLANNING officials are finally set to make a decision on the future of Codrington Quarry on Tuesday.

Biffa Waste Services Ltd submitted proposals to South Gloucestershire Council to remove previously tipped waste and replace it with non-inert material. The site would then be turned into agricultural land and a nature reserve.

The removal of an estimated 100,000 cubic metres of waste would mean 50 lorries entering and leaving the site every day for six months. The second phase of the proposal would mean the importation of 310,000 cubic metres of waste over eight years, equating to 15 lorries using the site each day.

The plans were submitted in July last year and a decision had been due in April but members of the development control (east) committee wanted more information on what waste was to be tipped before they made a decision.

Dodington Parish Council has raised serious concerns about the effect the proposal will have on residents through increased traffic and noise for a considerable period.

It would like to see restricted working hours, the removal time extended and a limit on lorry movements to lessen the impact on residents.

The council received four letters of objection, citing additional traffic, road safety and noise pollution as some of the problems.

At the meeting in April Codrington resident Victor Selwood said: "I and my neighbours have one big concern about the application and that is the traffic. The application said it will take over eight years to complete. It is a very long time when there is going to be increased traffic and I find that totally unacceptable. A number of us are considering if we continue to live there. It is that bad."

It is thought that the council will grant permission for the proposal, subject to conditions.