Plans submitted for nine metre high Longue Hougue waste pile

Longue Hougue has been the site for disposal of the island's inert waste since 1995

Plans have been submitted for the temporary stockpiling of construction waste at Longue Hougue.

Guernsey Waste wants to store used material from local construction and demolition projects above "ground level" at the site.

The stockpile will be up to nine metres (29.5ft) high and provide capacity for about 175,000 cubic metres of waste.

The States said it was expected to be sufficient for up to three and half years of storage.

Longue Hougue has been the site for disposal of the island's inert waste since 1995.

The proposal is to store the inert material once the current land reclamation project is complete later this year.

'Suitable landscaping'

The existing 3m (9.8ft) high bund around the southern section of Longue Hougue would also be extended around the full perimeter.

The States said it would help to protect current and future operations at the coastal site from exposure to wind and sea water.

Although it will be permanent, material stockpiled at Longue Hougue will be moved to a new inert waste site, once available, the States said.

Developers are encouraged to reuse material within projects and inert waste delivered to Longue Hougue is currently screened to remove any material that is suitable for use in other local construction projects.

The application includes plans for suitable landscaping of the bund and stockpiled material, as well as dust management measures.

The States said there would be no increase in traffic accessing the site as a result of the new operations.