The White Wall Federation near Norton has been approved to extract about 2 million tonnes of Jurassic limestone over the next 11 years.
Members of the Strategic Planning Committee voted yesterday (Thursday) to support the extension at a meeting at the Skaboro City Hall.
At the conference, I heard that the quarry supplied 24 people with agricultural lime, roads and construction industries.
The Council has been objection to an extension from the local residents, but 23 people have supported a letter from the applicants signed by 142 people.
The opposition's concern was that HGV added traffic congestion and tensions to local roads and joints, causing noise, dust pollution, and explosion activities to damage nearby properties.
It was also argued that the application would increase business hours and expand their activities.
The public relations officer in the quarry told the councilor, but the application was to extend the life of the quarry, but did not strengthen the work as claimed.
Proposals to prevent HGVS movement inside and outside the quarry before and outside the stone area allow the current rules to start at 6:30 am, and there are restrictions on the number of vehicles between the sites. did.
However, these restrictions were rejected by the councilor.
Richard Foster Councilors said, with the support of the application:
“The people who bought a house in those areas knew that there was a quarry, and I knew it was tough.”
YVONNE PEACOCK councilors added: “You have to take care of these businesses. These materials are needed.
“We need to be careful how they can operate.”
The extension was unanimously supported by the councilor.
