02-04-2025
Northumberland quarry in doubt after legal challenge concession
Plans to build a quarry are in doubt after a council conceded to a legal challenge over how it assessed its possible impact on the year, Northumberland County Council approved a proposal to excavate dolerite - used to produce concrete - near Kirkwhelpington, which would see almost three million tonnes of material extracted over 20 firm Leigh Day said the authority agreed to concede to a claim it "failed to assess the likely climate effects of the development" relating to soil disturbance, meaning the grant of planning permission could be local authority declined to comment.
Those behind the quarry said it would create 20 long-term the time, dozens of locals opposed saying the wind would blow noise, debris and grime into the village of proposals were approved in November.
'Reconsider decision'
Campaigner John Winslow, represented by Leigh Day and supported by the Environmental Law Foundation, challenged the application in a result, the council told Leigh Day it would concede that it did not comply with its obligations under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 by failing to assess the likely climate effects of the Gama, from Leigh Day, said: "The council will now need to assess those impacts and reconsider its decision to grant planning permission."Leigh Day said it was unlikely the legal challenge would be heard in court because of the developers North East Concrete have been approached from comment.
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