A lot of us run from time to time on Longstone Edge (I know it\’s White Peak but…) so the following may be of interest:
Save Longstone Edge Group will be holding an
extraordinary public meeting next Tuesday, 8 April to
brief their supporters and members of the public on
the current situation. It will be at Calver Village
Hall, 7.30pm and all are welcome.
Last April, after a lengthy Public Inquiry, a Planning
Inspector ensured that the vast majority of Longstone
Edge was saved from being quarried for aggregate.
Inevitably, the landowner appealed against the
decision and the judge decided to allow the appeal,
granting Bleaklow Industries carte blanche to quarry
Longstone Edge to destruction.
In only one day, a judge has single-handedly
overturned the decision of a public inquiry that took
weeks. During that public inquiry, the planning
inspector heard and considered evidence from all
sides. During the High Court hearing, the judge simply
heard arguments from the solicitor representing the
quarry operators and solicitors for the Peak Park and
the Treasury.
For more info see Save Longstone Edge Group website