{"id":144757,"date":"2023-11-02T16:17:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=144757"},"modified":"2023-11-02T16:17:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:17:13","slug":"villagers-locked-in-a-david-and-goliath-battle-with-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/world-news\/villagers-locked-in-a-david-and-goliath-battle-with-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"Villagers locked in a &apos;David and Goliath&apos; battle with developer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Locals in tiny village locked in a &#8216;David and Goliath&#8217; battle with developer over plans for a quarry they fear will destroy their idyllic setting<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Villagers in Haddiscoe are angry about plans for a 52-acre quarry by their homes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They say it will be 300ft away from Norfolk&#8217;s Grade I listed church, St Mary&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A tiny village is locked in a \u2018David and Goliath\u2019 battle with a developer over a plans for a quarry they say will ruin their idyllic setting.<\/p>\n<p>The 52-acre gravel quarry \u2013 the size of 26 football pitches \u2013 would sit just 160ft from some houses in Haddiscoe, which has a population of 500 people.<\/p>\n<p>It would also be 300ft away from the Norfolk settlement\u2019s Grade I listed church, St Mary\u2019s, and other listed buildings including ancient farmhouses and the village\u2019s war memorial.<\/p>\n<p>Locals also say the quarry would belch out dust, while noise and traffic from lorries coming to and from the site would ruin the historic setting and destroy the peace and quiet.<\/p>\n<p>Historic England has also objected, saying the plan would ruin views from the church and describing it as a \u2018jarring intrusion in its historic rural setting\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/15\/77325587-0-image-a-55_1698938096012.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The quarry would be 300ft away from the Norfolk settlement\u2019s Grade I listed church, St Mary\u2019s, and other listed buildings including ancient farmhouses and the village\u2019s war memorial<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/15\/77325579-0-image-a-58_1698938120442.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 52-acre gravel quarry \u2013 the size of 26 football pitches \u2013 would sit just 160ft from some houses in Haddiscoe, which has a population of 500 people<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/15\/77325577-0-image-a-59_1698938125735.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Locals also say the quarry would belch out dust, while noise and traffic from lorries coming to and from the site would ruin the historic setting and destroy the peace and quiet<\/p>\n<p>The village, which was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hadescou, is set in rolling countryside and was the site of the county\u2019s only Knights Templar preceptory.<\/p>\n<p>It was also home to Sir John Arnesby Brown, considered one of the UK\u2019s greatest landscape artists of the 20th century, who died in 1955.<\/p>\n<p>But it is rich in minerals that were deposited during the last Ice Age and has already has already endured the disruption caused by three quarries that opened in the 1960s before being closed down.<\/p>\n<p>Another one was proposed in 2011 but was eventually refused permission in 2014 by the Planning Inspectorate after locals raised a fighting fund of \u00a320,000.<\/p>\n<p>This was turned down largely because of its proximity to St Mary\u2019s, parts of which date back to the 11th century. But, unlike the latest application, it had an on-site cement works. Breedon would transport the gravel four miles away to a site by the village of Norton Subcourse.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, another company submitted an application to fill in one of the old quarries in a plan that, if approved, would have had the two major works just half a mile apart.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/15\/77325585-0-image-a-60_1698938160034.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Residents Dawn and Helen Gough at the location of the proposed pit<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/15\/77325595-0-image-a-61_1698938165299.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Historic England has also objected, saying the plan would ruin views from the church and describing it as a \u2018jarring intrusion in its historic rural setting\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Helen Gough, 48, who lives opposite the proposed quarry site with her parents Tony, 86, and Dawn, 73, said: \u2018When we won last time against the pit, we thought \u201cGreat\u201d. Then this reared up again and we thought \u201cMy goodness, not again!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re putting in the same objections. It\u2019s almost as if they\u2019ll just keep going on and on until they get what they want. It\u2019s quite stressful.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Widower Glyn Harper, 61, whose semi-detached house is a stone\u2019s throw from the site, accused landowner Paul Watson and developer Breedon Trading Ltd of only thinking about the money.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They\u2019re just greedy. They\u2019re not interested in what the village wants,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>The quarry would be within half a mile of all the homes in the village \u2013 and an overwhelming 83 per cent of locals are against it.<\/p>\n<p>The application also comes at a time when Labour MP Matt Western has a Private Members Bill going through Parliament that calls for a \u2018presumption in planning decision-making against approving quarry development in close proximity to settlements\u2019 due to concerns about the impact on the environment and health, such as silica dust.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/15\/77325581-0-image-a-62_1698938182602.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Stopit2 member Marcus Aldren said: \u2018The parish council are against it, the district council are split and the county council want it because they have a strategy that requires gravel to build roads and houses. They want this site to contribute to that demand for cement<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/15\/77325593-0-image-a-64_1698938195410.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Signs opposing the quarry have been put up around the area<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/15\/77325591-0-image-a-63_1698938187779.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Widower Glyn Harper, whose semi-detached house is a stone\u2019s throw from the site, accused landowner Paul Watson and developer Breedon Trading Ltd of only thinking about money<\/p>\n<p>But villagers are struggling to raise funds to challenge the latest planning application as they struggle with the cost-of-living crisis \u2013 although they have managed to stump up nearly \u00a310,000 on legal advice so far.<\/p>\n<p>Village campaign group Stopit2 have accused Breedon Trading of brinksmanship by delaying handing over information to the county council for reasons including making it more expensive for locals to continue fighting the plan.<\/p>\n<p>Spokesman Daryl Packer \u2013 a former mining engineer &#8211; said villagers felt that the village was \u2018living with a loaded gun to its head\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u2018It\u2019s a David and Goliath scenario. There\u2019s a lot of money in that field but the history of that field belongs to the nation.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Stopit2 member Marcus Aldren said: \u2018The parish council are against it, the district council are split and the county council want it because they have a strategy that requires gravel to build roads and houses. They want this site to contribute to that demand for cement.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This area has a high proportion of young families and retired people who come here for a quiet life. The gravel pit is within the heart of the village and it\u2019s too close to people\u2019s homes.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Tony Watson, who owns the land where the quarry would be excavated, was approached for a comment.<\/p>\n<p>The county council said it couldn\u2019t release a statement while the planning application process is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Breedon, which supplies concrete and cement and operates 350 sites in the UK, said it had handed a report to the county council on Friday(OCT 20).<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman added: \u2018We will continue to engage with Norfolk County Council and all relevant stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Furthermore, we would welcome the opportunity to share our further submissions with the parish council directly.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12703039\/Locals-village-David-Goliath-battle-developer-plans-quarry-fear-destroy-idyllic-setting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Locals in tiny village locked in a &#8216;David and Goliath&#8217; 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