A BID to extend operations at the Roan Edge landfill and recycling site at New Hutton by 15 years - until November 2031 - has been made to South Lakeland District Council.
Alan Wilson, of family-run Endmoor company L&W Wilson, is also seeking consent for night-time working there.
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