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Yahoo
08-04-2025
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Quarry blasting approved despite objections
Blasting at a North Yorkshire quarry has been given the green light, despite concerns from nearby residents. Limestone can be extracted at Jackdaw Crag Quarry, in Stutton, near Tadcaster, using explosives after the decision by North Yorkshire Council's strategic planning committee. A previous decision to allow the expansion of the quarry included a condition preventing blasting, but Darrington Quarries Ltd successfully applied for it to be lifted. Members of the committee were told the effects were likely to be minimal and manageable, but one nearby resident said blasting had previously been stopped due to its local impact. Peter Hunt, who lives a short distance away from the quarry, said 6.9m tonnes of rock was set to be removed from the site. "That's 600,000 trucks," he said. "That's a tremendous amount of traffic on roads that are not dealing with one twelfth of that at the moment." Councillor Richard Foster said the move should be approved as long as blasting is "properly monitored" by all involved. A majority of councillors voted in favour of lifting the restriction, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Quarry blasting could go ahead despite objections North Yorkshire Council
BBC News
08-04-2025
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- BBC News
Stutton quarry blasting approved despite local concerns
Blasting at a North Yorkshire quarry has been given the green light, despite concerns from nearby residents. Limestone can be extracted at Jackdaw Crag Quarry, in Stutton, near Tadcaster, using explosives after the decision by North Yorkshire Council's strategic planning committee.A previous decision to allow the expansion of the quarry included a condition preventing blasting, but Darrington Quarries Ltd successfully applied for it to be lifted. Members of the committee were told the effects were likely to be minimal and manageable, but one nearby resident said blasting had previously been stopped due to its local impact. Peter Hunt, who lives a short distance away from the quarry, said 6.9m tonnes of rock was set to be removed from the site."That's 600,000 trucks," he said."That's a tremendous amount of traffic on roads that are not dealing with one twelfth of that at the moment."Councillor Richard Foster said the move should be approved as long as blasting is "properly monitored" by all involved. A majority of councillors voted in favour of lifting the restriction, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
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Quarry blasting could go ahead despite objections
Blasting is set to be allowed at a North Yorkshire quarry despite environmental and noise concerns. Planning permission granted to extend Jackdaw Crag Quarry, in Stutton, near Tadcaster, included a condition preventing the limestone from being extracted using blasting due to the impact on nearby residents. Owners Darrington Quarries Ltd applied for the restriction to be lifted, but concerns were raised locally about noise, dust and vibrations. North Yorkshire Council officers have recommended the condition's removal when members of the strategic planning committee meet on Tuesday. Stutton-cum-Hazlewood Parish Council said it opposed the removal of the clause as "those who had experienced blasting previously at the quarry reflected disturbing vibration, increased dust and noise, all affecting their amenity and quality of life". The parish council also shared concerns about increased lorry traffic impacting road safety in the area, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. However, a report for councillors stated the effects were likely to be minimal should the condition be removed. The quarry is within protected green belt land, but council officers said the removal of the clause would not be classed as inappropriate development. The report added: "It is considered on balance that there is a need for the mineral and there would be no unacceptable adverse environmental impacts resulting from the proposed blasting." The report noted it would not be possible to extract the rock without the use of blasting. The original application to extend the quarry was the subject of a seven-year legal battle after attempts were made to stop it by Samuel Smith's Brewery. The Tadcaster brewery, which owns a nearby farm and draws water from an aquifer under the land, twice persuaded courts to overturn planning permission granted by the local authority. But in 2020, the Supreme Court agreed with the council and declared the planning permission should stay in place. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. North Yorkshire Council
BBC News
07-04-2025
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- BBC News
Stutton quarry blasting set to go ahead despite local concerns
Blasting is set to be allowed at a North Yorkshire quarry despite environmental and noise concerns. Planning permission granted to extend Jackdaw Crag Quarry, in Stutton, near Tadcaster, included a condition preventing the limestone from being extracted using blasting due to the impact on nearby Darrington Quarries Ltd applied for the restriction to be lifted, but concerns were raised locally about noise, dust and vibrations. North Yorkshire Council officers have recommended the condition's removal when members of the strategic planning committee meet on Tuesday. Stutton-cum-Hazlewood Parish Council said it opposed the removal of the clause as "those who had experienced blasting previously at the quarry reflected disturbing vibration, increased dust and noise, all affecting their amenity and quality of life".The parish council also shared concerns about increased lorry traffic impacting road safety in the area, according to the Local Democracy Reporting a report for councillors stated the effects were likely to be minimal should the condition be removed. Legal battle The quarry is within protected green belt land, but council officers said the removal of the clause would not be classed as inappropriate report added: "It is considered on balance that there is a need for the mineral and there would be no unacceptable adverse environmental impacts resulting from the proposed blasting."The report noted it would not be possible to extract the rock without the use of original application to extend the quarry was the subject of a seven-year legal battle after attempts were made to stop it by Samuel Smith's Brewery. The Tadcaster brewery, which owns a nearby farm and draws water from an aquifer under the land, twice persuaded courts to overturn planning permission granted by the local authority. But in 2020, the Supreme Court agreed with the council and declared the planning permission should stay in place. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
