Object
Preferred Options consultation document
Representation ID: 98262
Received: 30/10/2019
Respondent: Claire Cann
My family lives at The Old Rectory in West Dereham which is south/south east of MIN 32.
We would object to this site for a number of reasons. The site land slopes fairly steeply down towards the village and it would not be possible to shield a view of the quarry without a considerable sized bund which in itself would alter the current landscape significantly. This north end of the village is already bordered by the existing Frimstone/Mick George quarry whose strong lights are clearly visible from our home. The existing quarry was supposed to begin when the quarry opposite it closed but this original quarry is still operating nine years later after three planning extensions. We can have no confidence that a new quarry would have the life extent proposed since NCC are not able to predict accurately the amounts of gravel required for the UK house building market. MIN 32 is close to our Grade 1 listed church and the site itself is a rich source of historical artefacts. With the existing quarries West Dereham - which is a residential hamlet of approximately 450 residents and 200 houses - already shoulders its fair share of mineral extraction for the country.
My family lives at The Old Rectory in West Dereham which is south/south east of MIN 32.
We would object to this site for a number of reasons. The site land slopes fairly steeply down towards the village and it would not be possible to shield a view of the quarry without a considerable sized bund which in itself would alter the current landscape significantly. This north end of the village is already bordered by the existing Frimstone/Mick George quarry whose strong lights are clearly visible from our home. The existing quarry was supposed to begin when the quarry opposite it closed but this original quarry is still operating nine years later after three planning extensions. We can have no confidence that a new quarry would have the life extent proposed since NCC are not able to predict accurately the amounts of gravel required for the UK house building market. MIN 32 is close to our Grade 1 listed church and the site itself is a rich source of historical artefacts. With the existing quarries West Dereham - which is a residential hamlet of approximately 450 residents and 200 houses - already shoulders its fair share of mineral extraction for the country.