Objection to NCC
To: Caroline Jeffery, Principal Planner (Minerals and Waste Policy) Norfolk County Council Objection to Quarrying in AOS E at Shouldham and Marham, Norfolk I object to silica sand mining taking place in the area of Area Of Search (AOS) E and its surroundings as proposed in the Norfolk County Council Mineral & Waste Local Plan, Preferred Options July 2019. It is used for outdoor exercise by 1000s of people; young and old. The loss of long-established woodlands would be devastating for mental health and physical well-being. It would be a disaster for the biodiversity of flora and fauna supported by that ecosystem. The destruction of woodland, never to be restored, is unacceptable at a time when Govt's policy (Clean Growth Strategy) is to increase the number of trees in the UK - "Establish a new network of forests in England... plant 11 million trees". We are facing a Climate Crisis. Shouldham Warren is one of our precious planet's lungs, capturing 11,000 tonnes of C02 per year. The Warren provides clean air, home to precious biodiversity and valuable educational space for children. The lack of an improved glass recycling plan to increase the amount of glass cullet available to UK glass manufacturers makes further quarrying for silica sand at the current rate morally wrong. "Our environment is our most precious inheritance," says DEFRA, so I urge Norfolk County Council to not allocate the woodlands and agricultural farmland in AOS E and remove AOS E from the Mineral & Waste Local Plan.


Comments
Yes to extending Crimplesham quarry, I am based in West Dereham and have no objections to Crimplesham being extended. I know we need to extract from the ground to keep supplies but destroying Shouldham Warren is not acceptable. This is a place of natural beauty where many different wildlife live and breed, Aswell as the many different plants. AS ABOVE This woodland is used daily for many outdoor activities by the people, most of which will be objecting too, but some do not have the facilities to object on here. AS ABOVE, GLASS IS BARELY RECYCLED EVEN THOUGH WE ARE EXPECTED TO RECYCLE IT INSTEAD YOU LOT SEND IT TO LANDFILL TO MAKE MORE INSTEAD!! AND I SUPPOSE YOU PROBABLY WANT TO PUT UP A FEW 5G TOWERS AROUND THERE TOO ONCE THE TREES ARE GONE TO KILL US ALL OFF SOONER. You will start a MAJOR PROTEST if this so called PLAN goes ahead and we will NOT be backing down.