The go-ahead has been given for a new concrete plant in Glastonbury.

Tor Multimix Ltd. had applied for permission from Mendip District Council to create a new concrete plant and associated storage facility on Dyehouse Lane, relocating their business from its base on the Thomas Way industrial estate to an area north of an existing industrial site and close to the vital A39.

Tor Multimix Ltd. is a family-run concrete company, which has been serving local construction projects since 2004.

According to the plans that were submitted to Mendip, a new access road will be created over the Mill Stream, with lorries using Dyehouse Lane to access the A39 via the Beckery roundabout.

The new plant equipment will be stationed in the centre of the site, with vehicles following a one-way system for loading and parking for staff being provided at the site's northern edge.

The existing plant equipment at the Thomas Way site will be fully recycled once the new facility is operational.

A spokesman for Hill Reading Architects (representing the company) said: "The development looks to erect a new purpose-built facility that will not only enable the business to relocate, but also meet the highest environmental and sustainability standards through expanding on our current working practices with new plant, equipment and processes.

"We will reduce noise and recycle water, including all rainwater and waste water from production on the site being recycled back into the mixing process.

"A purpose-designed and -built work site will provide an excellent working environment for the staff. These are matters that should be ordinary expectations for a business in a modern, business-focussed country and not extraordinary, as is so often the case."

The plans had prompted objections from nearby residents, who expressed a number of concerns about air pollution, increased HGV movements, noise and disturbance, pollution, the impact on wildlife, and visual and landscape impact.

However, Mendip Planning Officers approved the scheme, saying in the report, "The principle of development is acceptable and the benefits of the scheme in terms of retention and expansion of an existing business in Glastonbury, thus preventing job losses and potentially generating additional employment supports the balance judgement in favour of approval."