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Re: Gravel Quarry near Manor Farm Smith's application is for a maximum of 200,000 tonnes per year and working a max of 61 hours per week. That would be a maximum AVERAGE of 63.052 tonnes per hour per year, therefore a THEORETICAL 3 to 4 X 20 tonne lorries leaving the site each hour and 3 to 4 returning to site with or without inert landfill. The effects of destroying sand/gravel deposits alongside river catchments is well known they being a natural 'sponge' for slowly releasing filtered rain/flood/alluvial water back into a river helping to dilute pollution density. Gravel and sand quarrying that started in desperate total war senario of WW2 did not care much about the environment and carried on in the 50/60'. Unfortunately the Wasperton gravel beds and prime agricultural land was destroyed but that does not have to set a precedent for the future. (Prime land that has farmed for over 2000 years) Various organisations such as The Angling Trust and the Envionmental Agency encourage volunteers to survey water quality and biodiversity in aquatic life. Perhaps you would like to help the Barfords residents group with your expertise. and knowledge. n.b.Thelsford brook is not the only stream running into the Avon from the proposed quarry site but also two noted ditches upstream of Manor Farm Posted on January 23, 2023 at 8:37 PM
Re: Gravel Quarry near Manor Farm My main purpose of this subject was to make fellow anglers and the BAA aware and that they did not have their heads in the sand (& gravel). As far as the Barfords resident group is concerned, the more objectors the better. For info go tohttp://www.barfordresidents.co.uk/latest-stop-the-quarry-updates/... Many villages, towns and roads in the area will be affected if the plan goes ahead so it is important not to think of it just as Barfords problem. Travelling to fishing waters in Stratford upon Avon and South of S-ON-A can already be very challenging at times. Posted on January 20, 2023 at 12:29 PM
Re: Gravel Quarry near Manor Farm According to the residents group most of the land is owned by St Johns who stand to make a small amount of money compared to them being the richest Uni in England. If the quarry does go ahead then driving to Wasperton from all directions will be very stressfull and time consuming for anglers. Of course if night fishing was allowed at Manor farm then you could drive to and from site out of quarrying hours. The river as you know is heavily abstracted for agricultual use and further heavy abstraction directly or indirecly from ground water or the brook will effect biodiversity to some extent and therefore fishing. If a proper survey is done of water life for example in the Thelsford brook, which flows from the quarry side of the A429, they might find some endangered species? The Barford W.D.C. MP who is against the proposal took out a private members bill to discourage quarrying close to residential areas but Wellesbourne comes under S.D.C and a different MP. Posted on January 19, 2023 at 8:20 PM
Re: Gravel Quarry near Manor Farm Thanks Fishychris, The main opposition to this planning application is being done through the Barford Residents group who have a lot of information (www. barfordresidents.co.uk). eg: all this week from11:00am to 13:00 at the village community shop they are offering help to people who want to raise an objection. If this quarry does go ahead it will seriously affect traffic and travelling in the district for everybody including anglers. The implications to health of fine silica dust is not fully understood at this present time, all quarry workers have to wear the appropriate P.P.E. but not the general public/anglers around and downwind of the site. Gravel/sand pits use huge amounts of water which will be abstracted directly or indirectly from tha Avon. Used water will be returned but in what state? e-mail queries can be sent to chairman@barfordresidents.co.uk Posted on January 18, 2023 at 11:40 PM
Re: Gravel Quarry near Manor Farm Thanks for your input Fishychris. The local residents group have been in opposition to this proposal for several years on various grounds. The Planning Application went public last Friday which only leaves a couple of weeks for objections to be registered with Warwickshire Council. Why does this site crash out on a blue screen all the time? Posted on January 18, 2023 at 2:09 PM

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Re: Gravel Quarry near Manor Farm

Smith's application is for a maximum of 200,000 tonnes per year and working a max of 61 hours per week. That would be a maximum AVERAGE of 63.052 tonnes per hour per year, therefore a THEORETICAL 3 to 4 X 20 tonne lorries leaving the site each hour and 3 to 4 returning to site with or without inert landfill.

The effects of destroying sand/gravel deposits alongside river catchments is well known they being a natural 'sponge' for slowly releasing filtered rain/flood/alluvial water back into a river helping to dilute pollution density. Gravel and sand quarrying that started in desperate total war senario of WW2 did not care much about the environment and carried on in the 50/60'. Unfortunately the Wasperton gravel beds and prime agricultural land was destroyed but that does not have to set a precedent for the future. (Prime land that has farmed for over 2000 years)

Various organisations such as The Angling Trust and the Envionmental Agency encourage volunteers to survey water quality and biodiversity in aquatic life. Perhaps you would like to help the Barfords residents group with your expertise. and knowledge.

n.b.Thelsford brook is not the only stream running into the Avon from the proposed quarry site but also two noted ditches upstream of Manor Farm

Posted on January 23, 2023 at 8:37 PM

Re: Gravel Quarry near Manor Farm

My main purpose of this subject was to make fellow anglers and the BAA aware and that they did not have their heads in the sand (& gravel).
As far as the Barfords resident group is concerned, the more objectors the better.

For info go tohttp://www.barfordresidents.co.uk/latest-stop-the-quarry-updates/...

Many villages, towns and roads in the area will be affected if the plan goes ahead so it is important not to think of it just as Barfords problem.
Travelling to fishing waters in Stratford upon Avon and South of S-ON-A can already be very challenging at times.

Posted on January 20, 2023 at 12:29 PM

Re: Gravel Quarry near Manor Farm

According to the residents group most of the land is owned by St Johns who stand to make a small amount of money compared to them being the richest Uni in England. If the quarry does go ahead then driving to Wasperton from all directions will be very stressfull and time consuming for anglers. Of course if night fishing was allowed at Manor farm then you could drive to and from site out of quarrying hours.
The river as you know is heavily abstracted for agricultual use and further heavy abstraction directly or indirecly from ground water or the brook will effect biodiversity to some extent and therefore fishing. If a proper survey is done of water life for example in the Thelsford brook, which flows from the quarry side of the A429, they might find some endangered species? The Barford W.D.C. MP who is against the proposal took out a private members bill to discourage quarrying close to residential areas but Wellesbourne comes under S.D.C and a different MP.

Posted on January 19, 2023 at 8:20 PM

Re: Gravel Quarry near Manor Farm

Thanks Fishychris, The main opposition to this planning application is being done through the Barford Residents group who have a lot of information (www. barfordresidents.co.uk). eg: all this week from11:00am to 13:00 at the village community shop they are offering help to people who want to raise an objection. If this quarry does go ahead it will seriously affect traffic and travelling in the district for everybody including anglers. The implications to health of fine silica dust is not fully understood at this present time, all quarry workers have to wear the appropriate P.P.E. but not the general public/anglers around and downwind of the site. Gravel/sand pits use huge amounts of water which will be abstracted directly or indirectly from tha Avon. Used water will be returned but in what state?
e-mail queries can be sent to chairman@barfordresidents.co.uk

Posted on January 18, 2023 at 11:40 PM

Re: Gravel Quarry near Manor Farm

Thanks for your input Fishychris. The local residents group have been in opposition to this proposal for several years on various grounds. The Planning Application went public last Friday which only leaves a couple of weeks for objections to be registered with Warwickshire Council.
Why does this site crash out on a blue screen all the time?

Posted on January 18, 2023 at 2:09 PM

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