How to Object to the Swallowfield Gravel Pit
You can respond to the consultation in 3 ways: 1) Complete the online form at https://www.hants.gov.uk/berksconsult (this is now back up and running after being offline earlier in the week).…
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You can respond to the consultation in 3 ways: 1) Complete the online form at https://www.hants.gov.uk/berksconsult (this is now back up and running after being offline earlier in the week).…
On Wednesday 19th February over 200 people attended the Residents Against Gravel Extraction (RAGE) public meeting to voice their concerns about the proposal to build a sand and gravel quarry between…
On 23 August WBC announced that the Cemex/Farley Farms quarry planning application was refused. By then, well over 1,400 new objections to it had been entered on their planning portal.…
What a turnout of Shinfield and Arborfield residents! The RAGE (Residents Against Gravel Extraction) team set out to raise awareness and to motivate residents to stand up against the proposed…
We all know our local Villages and communities are being subjected to significant change. Mass housing development and now a huge quarry and concrete plant that will further impact our…
Cemex’s application projects no fewer than 250 lorry movements per day to and from the proposed quarry/cement factory, starting at 7.00am each morning, six days a week. The applicant’s document…
The article "Why Gamble with people's Health?" by Richard R highlighted the dangers of silica dust pollution from quarrying sites. In this article, we take a look at how this…
Gravel/Cement Factory Health Dangers A February 2017 report produced for Alberta Transportation, Canada, describes the risks to human health from crystalline silica exposure caused by quarry operations. It quotes the…
Allowing a quarry and cement works to replace the green fields of Bridge Farm will change Arborfield and its surrounds forever. Let’s be clear. Anyone that votes in favour of…
Comments posted on the WBC planning website objecting to the Bridge Farm CEMEX works application show a high level of opposition, but also in some cases a feeling of frustration…