Object
Initial Consultation document
Representation ID: 91922
Received: 03/08/2018
Respondent: Mr Martin Edridge
I object to the inclusion of this site on the following grounds-
1 Property devaluation.
It is inevitable that my property and others nearby will be devalued if a quarry is situated so close.
It is unreasonable and unacceptable to expect property owners to suffer in this manner while the aggregate company and landowner will profit by millions of pounds.
If the site goes ahead then compensation should be paid to the property owners.
2 Noise pollution
There will undoubtedly be noise pollution created and with the prevailing wind in this area being westerly/south westerly this noise will be carried directly to the nearby properties.
No amount of noise mitigation will mask the noise all of the time.
3 Dust pollution
For the same reason as mentioned in 2 above there will be dust pollution, particularly in high wind conditions.
4 Lorries
Problems are currently being seen resulting from lorries exiting the quarry site onto the B1150.
They are unable to accelerate away and southbound traffic have to slow down to a crawl for some distance as overtaking is not usually possible. This causes extreme frustration which could lead to dangerous overtaking.
While the proposal indicates that lorry movements will remain the same, this could well change if the overall site enlarged. This would clearly create more problems at the quarry exit point.
I object to the inclusion of this site on the following grounds-
1 Property devaluation.
It is inevitable that my property and others nearby will be devalued if a quarry is situated so close.
It is unreasonable and unacceptable to expect property owners to suffer in this manner while the aggregate company and landowner will profit by millions of pounds.
If the site goes ahead then compensation should be paid to the property owners.
2 Noise pollution
There will undoubtedly be noise pollution created and with the prevailing wind in this area being westerly/south westerly this noise will be carried directly to the nearby properties.
No amount of noise mitigation will mask the noise all of the time.
3 Dust pollution
For the same reason as mentioned in 2 above there will be dust pollution, particularly in high wind conditions.
4 Lorries
Problems are currently being seen resulting from lorries exiting the quarry site onto the B1150.
They are unable to accelerate away and southbound traffic have to slow down to a crawl for some distance as overtaking is not usually possible. This causes extreme frustration which could lead to dangerous overtaking.
While the proposal indicates that lorry movements will remain the same, this could well change if the overall site enlarged. This would clearly create more problems at the quarry exit point.