Object
Preferred Options consultation document
Representation ID: 94131
Received: 13/10/2019
Respondent: Miss Elaine Addison
I object to this site for the following reasons. The land near Lord Anson's Wood near North Walsham is far too close to residential housing, although situated within the beautiful countryside surrounding our historic market town. The North Norfolk District Council new Local Plan is under consultation currently, and although this quarry would be situated fairly close to their main proposed site for 2,000 new homes, this proposed quarry would be even closer to these new homes. I appreciate that aggregate must ideally be extracted within the local authority area, if that's the case, but there must be locations which will not have a negative impact on this town, the traffic patterns and the massive assault on the environment.
The proposed site, is a beautifully unspoilt piece of woodland that is home to a large variety of trees, shrubs and wildlife. The trees are part of an ecosystem that helps to absorb the CO2 emissions that currently threaten our planet. Destruction of vegetation & trees adds enormous pressure on the environment. When you look at it from a global level, you realise that 15-20 per cent of the CO2 in the world's atmosphere comes from ploughing alone, with Cement being the source of about 8% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions. Based on the official estimate of total UK net emissions of carbon dioxide of 532.8 million tonnes in 2008 Department for Energy and Climate Change, 2010) this equates to an estimated 2.45 million
tonnes of CO2 emitted by the UK aggregate sector.
There appears to be nothing in the application that mentions the negation/offsetting of the additional carbon emissions that will be created from lorries, mining machinery, generators and air conditioning units etc. This must be taken into account before any agreement can be undertaken.
The area identified has historic value in that somewhere within the area between North Walsham and Swanton Abbot is the site of the 1381 Battle of North Walsham. The precise location is likely to be within Lord Anson's Wood. The 1381 Peasant's Revolt was one of the most important and significant episodes in this country's history. The thought that it could be lost forever should not be contemplated. It has already been documented that the area is subject to The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.
The prospect of having to live here with the disturbance to the environment of a site being prepared for mineral extraction plus the extraction itself , should this application be granted, fills me with dismay. Major alterations would be needed to provide access to the proposed site which would involve the B1150 subjected to months traffic control whilst the junction at Heath Road is developed to permit access/egress. This road is a B road, and is already overburdened as the main lorry route through villages in North Norfolk.
This would create queues of slow moving, polluting traffic that would disrupt the journey times of commuters and business vehicles alike.
There is nothing positive for the town of North Walsham. There is only negatives. Additional HGV's. Additional pollution. Additional wear and tear on infrastructure. Additional noise. Additional dust and dirt in the air. Additional inevitable quarry dust, and mud on road surfaces. The loss of wildlife. The loss of a piece of our countryside that can NEVER be replaced!
I object to the application.
Summary: Location, Environment, impact on residents.
I object to this site for the following reasons. The land near Lord Anson's Wood near North Walsham is far too close to residential housing, although situated within the beautiful countryside surrounding our historic market town. The North Norfolk District Council new Local Plan is under consultation currently, and although this quarry would be situated fairly close to their main proposed site for 2,000 new homes, this proposed quarry would be even closer to these new homes. I appreciate that aggregate must ideally be extracted within the local authority area, if that's the case, but there must be locations which will not have a negative impact on this town, the traffic patterns and the massive assault on the environment.
The proposed site, is a beautifully unspoilt piece of woodland that is home to a large variety of trees, shrubs and wildlife. The trees are part of an ecosystem that helps to absorb the CO2 emissions that currently threaten our planet. Destruction of vegetation & trees adds enormous pressure on the environment. When you look at it from a global level, you realise that 15-20 per cent of the CO2 in the world's atmosphere comes from ploughing alone, with Cement being the source of about 8% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions. Based on the official estimate of total UK net emissions of carbon dioxide of 532.8 million tonnes in 2008 Department for Energy and Climate Change, 2010) this equates to an estimated 2.45 million
tonnes of CO2 emitted by the UK aggregate sector.
There appears to be nothing in the application that mentions the negation/offsetting of the additional carbon emissions that will be created from lorries, mining machinery, generators and air conditioning units etc. This must be taken into account before any agreement can be undertaken.
The area identified has historic value in that somewhere within the area between North Walsham and Swanton Abbot is the site of the 1381 Battle of North Walsham. The precise location is likely to be within Lord Anson's Wood. The 1381 Peasant's Revolt was one of the most important and significant episodes in this country's history. The thought that it could be lost forever should not be contemplated. It has already been documented that the area is subject to The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.
The prospect of having to live here with the disturbance to the environment of a site being prepared for mineral extraction plus the extraction itself , should this application be granted, fills me with dismay. Major alterations would be needed to provide access to the proposed site which would involve the B1150 subjected to months traffic control whilst the junction at Heath Road is developed to permit access/egress. This road is a B road, and is already overburdened as the main lorry route through villages in North Norfolk.
This would create queues of slow moving, polluting traffic that would disrupt the journey times of commuters and business vehicles alike.
There is nothing positive for the town of North Walsham. There is only negatives. Additional HGV's. Additional pollution. Additional wear and tear on infrastructure. Additional noise. Additional dust and dirt in the air. Additional inevitable quarry dust, and mud on road surfaces. The loss of wildlife. The loss of a piece of our countryside that can NEVER be replaced!
I object to the application.