**Quarry proposals - The Triangle and Dunwood Fruit Farm**
Some excellent news today that the proposed quarries at The Triangle and Dunwood Fruit Farm are not going ahead.
Earlier this year Hampshire County Council ran a consultation on proposed new quarry sites across the County. Two new sites were recommended locally, one at The Triangle at the top of Pauncefoot Hill, the other at Dunwood Fruit Farm on the A27 at Sherfield English.
Today the outcome of the initial stage of consultation has been published and I am delighted to tell you that neither site is being taken forward into the next stage of the plan.
Huge thanks to Stop the Romsey Quarry for all their hard work in ensuring that there was wide public opposition to the plans.
The update gives the following reasons for the sites not proceeding further:
Dunwood Fruit Farm: This site has been removed as a proposed allocation as the need for soft sand can be met from alternatives sites. The site is small with a number of issues in relation to (but not limited to) ecology, public access, heritage and amenity which would require mitigation such as buffers. There is also uncertainty over the viability of the site due to the need to include exclusions required and the presence of suitable material for extraction.
The Triangle: This site has been removed as a proposed allocation as the need for sand and gravel can be met from alternative sites. The site has a number of issues regarding (but not limited to) ecology, hydrology, heritage and amenity. Provision of suitable and safe site access is likely to result in significant adverse ecological and landscape impacts.
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