Object

Preferred Options consultation document

Representation ID: 98337

Received: 29/10/2019

Respondent: Edward Zipfell

Representation Summary:

Proposed site MIN 74
OBJECT - Reasons for objecting
M74.1
It states adverse dust impacts are uncommon beyond 250m the nearest property ls within 77m. The impact on the residents will be dust/noise/pollution from machinery. M74.16 States Sand and gravel will be transported by existing conveyor This means transporting materials to the conveyor along the back of all the Properties causing more disturbance pollution noise and dust. The foundations to these properties are minimal and close to the surface, vulnerable to subsidence, due to vibration and the water table dropping which is more noticeable in all of Tottenhill This last few years with all the quarrying going on in the area.

A quarry on this site would have an unacceptable impact to the area, the Tottenhill Row residents and residents along the A10 overlooking the site. Bunding would be intrusive to this conservation area.

Traffic going unto the roundabout A10 and A134 plus the private companies Collecting sand and gravel, 80 passes a day to and from safari park all coursing more congestion to these already over loaded roads impacting on the residents and all in the surrounding area who use these roads.
Tottenhill Row is a conservation area an area of natural beauty this site would be intrusive. Quarrying in Tottenhill has been going on for a 100years or more the first planning application in the 1990s, 60 years disturbance and disruption in the area.
Taking Arable land out of the food chain which is needed more than ever.
Surly NCC you can see why Tottenhill and its residents have had enough and stop this being put Forward.

In the EXTRACTIONS NOROFLK MINERALS LOCAL PLAN policies.
It shows 3 and 4 reasons for each one of these sites MIN 74 77 and 206 that NCC should reject putting these sites forward for review.

Objections to MIN 77
* Tottenhill surrounded by quarries
* No of HGV / traffic congestion
* Pollution
* Too near Wormegay School
Accident black spot
A134 /A10 roundabout and Wormegay School.

Full text:

Proposed Site Min74
OBJECT
Reasons for objecting
M74.L
It states adverse dust impacts are uncommon beyond 250m the nearest property ls within 77m. The impact on the residents will be dust/noise/pollution from machinery. M74.16 States Sand and gravel will be transported by existing conveyor This means transporting materials to the conveyor along the back of all the Properties causing more disturbance pollution noise and dust. The foundations to these properties are minimal and close to the surface, vulnerable to subsidence, due to vibration and the water table dropping which is more noticeable in all of ' Tottenhill This last few years with all the quarrying going on in the area.
A quarry on this site would have an unacceptable impact to the area, the Tottenhill Row residents and residents along the A10 overlooking the site. Bunding would be intrusive to this conservation area.
Traffic going unto the roundabout A10 and A134 plus the private companies Collecting sand and gravel, 80 passes a day to and from safari park all coursing more congestion to these already over loaded roads impacting on the residents and all in the surrounding area who use these roads. Tottenhill Row is a conservation area an area of natural beauty this site would be intrusive. Quarrying in Tottenhill has been going on for a 100years or more the first planning application in the 1990s, 60 years disturbance and disruption in the area.
Taking Arable land out of the food chain which is needed more than ever.
Surly NCC you can see why Tottenhill and its residents have had enough and stop this being put Forward.

PROPOSED Site Min77

OBJECT
Reasons for objection
There are broad leave trees in this wood over 100+years old Cutting this wood down would devastate the area killing or moving all wildlife and habitat. Completely changing the landscape, Ecological impact would be great.
When Min76 came up for planning we asked if the conveyor belt could be moved To the north side of Watlington Road to be further away frbm the residents at Tottenhill Row the answer was no, one of the main reasons it would involve cutting down trees which were mainly saplings, now it is convenient to cut down a mature wood. ln this case the environment and conservation has conveniently been forgot.
We need to keep and maintain all the woodlands to help check pollution. Helping the small birds which are disappearing in the area, and the wildlife.
MIN77.16 It states sand and gravel will be transported to the existing processing plant by conveyor, the conveyor has been moved to Min76 the culvert under the road to the processing plant has been granted planning permission for-trafficking visitors to the Safari Park. Will this mean traffic to the Safari Park will go by road causing more congestion? 40 vehicles a day = 80 passes on the roads a day.
There is no mention how the site will be cleared and managed when cutting and clearing the trees, how hardwood and mature trees will be transported off site Which road and junction will be used. This means very large vehicles using the roads at the same time as vehicles from the plant site and safari park causing congestion on the roads.
M77.19 States the site is proposed to be restored to nature conservation comprising a mixture of ponds. wet woodland, and wet grass land etc., Combined with the vast area of open water we already have in Tottenhill we will lose even more water to open water evaporation, It is stressed we should save all the water we can, in the last few years with all the quarrying the whole area is drying out dropping the water table. The past planning applications for MIN 75 76 the PC has asked for an open water evaporation report. Not seen one to date. Tottenhill is being surrounded with quarries which are being left open and causing loss of water through evaporation and are intrusive to the landscape. lf this site is put forward Tottenhill has another Minimum of thirteen years of traffic/pollution/noiseland disruption on top of the 60 years we have already had, we have given our fair share of aggregates to Norfolk and surrounding counties. Tottenhíll and the residence say Enough ls Enough.


PROPOSED MIN 206
Object
Reasons for objecting
The nearest residents are well within the impact area of dust/ noise
Pollution and vibration, Running alongside Watlington road and the A10
This could course subsidence to properties and the A10
There will be a visual impact from the A10 and the Watlington road.
Whichever way you go from Tottenhill to Watl¡ngton all you can see is intrusive and unsightly earth bunds, screening this site will add even more.
M206.8 There are public footpaths shown on the map going from the 410 through to Tottenhill Row on this site. Have the residents lost this right of way. Planning permission has been granted on the site for car parking to the safari park, where will this parking be located?
M206.12 it states CWS 385 Tottenh¡ll Village Green it is an area of moderately species rich neutral grassland containing three small ponds which seasonally dry. These ponds very really dried up until the last Two to three years of intensive quarrying coursing the water table to drop and the whole area drying out. This site will put more traffic on the roads more pollution/noise dust. Affecting the water table even more, coursing the spring at Tottenhill Row conservation area to stop running and feeding the spring pit and destroy all the wildlife/habitat and plant life.
Tottenhill is virtually surrounded in old and recent quarries left open and not landscaped as planning permission granted Over 60 years of quarrying, Tottenhill has had enough.

ln the EXTRACTS NORFOLK MINERALS LOCAL PLAN policies.
It shows 3 and 4 reasons for each one of the sites Min74 77 and 206 that NCC should reject putting these sites forward for review

ASO J and A05L Land to the east of Tottenhill.

OBJECT
Reasons for objection.
AOSJ J.1 Tottenhill and Wormegay school is close to this site, the prevailing wind blows directly onto the school this could course the children to have breathing and lung problems in the future through dust and pollution blowing from the site onto the school. The noise from machinery coursing distraction in the classroom. This site would have a visual impact on the area from the site access along the A134 and from A134 to Tottenhill. There would be a visual impact along Deals Lane overlooking the site.
J.2 State access from the site could be via the southern track unto A134 subject to junction improvements, a dedicated access could be created to the A134 or the A10 with junction improvements. lf the junction unto the A134 is used it will course traffic to back up either side of the junction coursing further congestion and accidents, this road is used by heavy lorry's going to and from the Sugar Beet Factory. Going via the A134 it will be taking traffic by the school junction coursing more risk of accidents happening involving parents and children
Site traffic would go to the A134 and A10 roundabout, at the same time there would be site traffic from the quarry plant and safari park entering the Roundabout coursing more congestion and frustration to motorist.
AOSI Site traffic going via the junction onto the A10 at Thieves Bridge turning right and going through the accident black spot at the junction to Tottenhill and Watlington and onto the roundabout joining the A134 coursing the same situation as stated above.
A footpath going from Deals Lane and up to the A134 to Tottenhill church, this footpath is running through the south side of the proposed site and will be taken if put forward.
Cutting down a complete fir wood losing all the wild life and habitat, moving all the birdlife
Closer to Marham aerodrome This is a 100year old wood.
With these two sites small hamlet of Tottenhill will be surrounded with quarries.

Objection to AOS E - land between Marham and Shouldham and includes Shouldham Warren

I object to AOS Ë, including Shouldham Wanen and the overlap with formerly SIL 02, in the Norfolk Minerals and Waste Local Plan, I strongly object to the fact that Norfolk County Council has deliberately misled residents by announcing the removal of SIL 02 when in reality a third of it is now/still included in AOS E.
As a member of the community, I echoed the concerns held by the Ministry of Defence when they objected to these proposals, due to the fact that the plan of a wet working and restoration in close proximity to RAF Marham, well within the statutory 13 kms limit, will increase the risk of 'bird strikes' or worst case scenario, end in an aircraft crash and potential loss of life. The economic cost of such a mishap would be greater than £100M just to replace an F35 Lightning ll; add to that the costs for the emergency services and for the immediate and subsequent treatments through the NHS fur the physical and mental injuries caused, and the financial costs become an unaffordable risk.
Permanent loss of agricultural land will impact rural Norfolk, its farming jobs, jobs of local employees i.e. British Sugar, including the increased need for home grown food, due to the impact of Brexit.
I object to the negative impact on villagers visitors' health. According to Public Health Profile 2018, our villages have higher levels of respiratory problems and reduced respiratory function (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma), silica particles will exacerbate these conditions. Loss of natural spaces has been proven to adversely affect health, mental and physical. This fenland and forest (Shouldham Warren) is our community's public open space, our gym and our sanctuary, hundreds of people use it daily for physical recreation and social wellbeing interactions.
I object to the fact that the plan would ruin the Landscape, Shouldham Warren, the Countryside, including habitats for birds, animals, and insects. The Warren is home to 64 species of conservation concern, including endangered bats, nightjars and woodlarks. We need nature and trees now more than ever to combat pollution and climate change.
I object to the unsustainable use of a finite mineral resource, when the county only recycles a fraction of the glass already in circulation, There are national governmental policies and guidance including DEFRA and the Dept for Business Energy & industrial Strategy that are clearly being ignored in order to allow a privately-owned Belgian company to profit from the devastation of our community asset, landscape and environment.
f further object to the worrying possibility of damage to our Public Water. It is very concerning that if quarrying was allowed to take place, whether through wet or dry working, the water supply could be affected, as the whole area of AOS E has very productive to moderately productive aquifers.
A further objection relates to the lack of restoration plans. Any restoration would take in excess of 30 years, until then the community would suffer from a devastated industrial landscape, increased flow of heavy articulated lories, preventing any appreciation of its landscape and countryside. Sibelco has a poor track record for restoration in the area, and have failed to ensure safety of sites after extraction - Its Bawsey site was the cause of deaths by drowning. The company has not been a 'good neighbour' and has done nothing to engage with the community or alleviate residents concerns.
Lastly I object to the fact that there would be no benefit to the local community economy if this proposal goes through. What is clear is that a number of local communities will bear the brunt of a hugely disruptive and harmful industrial process; that a very popular public amenity enjoyed by a much larger section of the population will be permanently lost; and the only beneficiaries of this development will be a few landowners, Norfolk County Council, but principally the private owners of the Belgian company Sibelco.
Given that County Councils are responsible for the provision of public services for taxpayers and community wellbeing, and not the promotion of harmful and irresponsible businesses that present no local benefit, but with multiple risks, dictates that Norfolk County Council should put public interest before private profit
Please record this as my objection

Objections to MIN 74, 76, 77 and 206 in Tottenhill and AOS I and AOS J

* Tottenhill surrounded by quarries
*No of HGV / traffic congestion
* Pollution
*Too near Wormegay school
Accident black spot
A134 / A10 roundabout and Wormegay School