Discretionary Use – 727 Bauline Line Extension

The Town of Portugal Cove – St. Philip’s is in receipt of an application for a Mineral Working Operation (Quarry – Armor Stone\Borrow Material\Gravel\Rock\Sand) at No. 727 Bauline Line Extension approximately 5.6 km north of Portugal Cove Road along Bauline Line Extension and approximately 0.6 km North of Piccos Pond.   The current zoning for this location is Rural.  Schedule C: Rural of the Development Regulations permits Mineral Working as a Discretionary Use. 

The proposed development site has been reviewed in accordance with Schedule E: Environmental Protection Overlay and is not located within any identified environmental features or their associated buffers, including waterbodies, wetlands, and shoreline areas. The slopes identified with the proposed site are less than 5.0 m in width and do not meet the definition of steep slopes, which are naturally occurring slopes with a slope greater than 25% over a minimum distance of 5.0 m.

The proposed site is located approximately 200 m from the nearest dwelling, and access will be provided via the existing access road off Bauline Line Extension.

Residents are advised that municipal approval forms one component of a broader regulatory process including Environmental Assessment (EA), Development Review Committee (DRC) and reinstatement planning required by the Department of Energy & Mines. Final approval by the Town, in the form of a Development Permit, would only be issued once all regulatory requirements and conditions have been satisfied.

Residents are invited to provide comments or express any concerns regarding this application. All correspondence will be considered by Council prior to making a decision.  Please submit written correspondence by email to [email protected] by 12:00 pm November 4, 2026.

Further information on this matter may be obtained by contacting the Planning & Development Department at 709-895- 8000 (option 4) or [email protected].

Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s
1119 Thorburn Road
Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s, NL
A1M 1T6