Dear friend of Cowdale Quarry, I am writing because you have previously been kind enough to support us in our campaign against the development of Cowdale Quarry. You may have heard that the developer has lodged an appeal against High Peak Borough Council Planning Committee's second and again unanimous decision to refuse planning permission. The government Planning Inspector in charge of the appeal will view all previous correspondence regarding the case, but more support is very worthwhile and we really hope you might object again. It seems that the developer's main argument is that everyone else is wrong and they are right e.g. the destruction of hundreds of trees some of which are ancient woodland is really minimal, that a 13.5 metre high shed will not be visible from the Peak Park or be lit up at night, that the huge new entrance onto the A6 in beautiful Ashwood Dale will not be noticeable. Derbyshire County Council calculate that 23,000 lorry journeys will be needed to transport away the stone and washing, crushing and sorting machinery will be installed in the quarry. If you are a climber I don't think you will be back in the quarry for many years, if at all. A link to the HPBC officer's original report recommending refusal:http://www2.highpeak.gov.uk/council/agenmin/devcon/part1/20110620/06.pdf This link is where you can make a comment on the appeal for Cowdale Quarry using the 'comment on this case' option at the bottom of the page . http://www.pcs.planningportal.gov.uk/pcsportal/ViewCase.asp?caseid=2166189&coid=2166021 If you wish to write to the Planning Inspectorate, P O Box 2606, Bristol, BS1 9AY, you must enclose 3 copies and use their Appeal Reference: APP/H1033/A/11/2166189. Debbie Smith is the inspector dealing with the case. All comments must be received before 31st January. The following link will take you to the High Peak Borough Council website and the appeal documents submitted by Mr Knell/Hockenhull, the section labelled 'Pages 1 to 24', 5 documents from the end is the main one:http://planning.highpeak.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=128680 Please ask if you need more information and I will try to provide it. Kind regards and thank you Jane Jones - Cowdale
