Press


No scope to appeal against Straitgate Quarry decision 17.01.23

Straitgate Quarry plans allowed in 'ridiculous and atrocious' decision 10.01.23

Sand and gravel extraction and processing given go-ahead in Devon 09.01.23

Councillor ‘gobsmacked’ by Ottery quarry reversal 06.01.23

Ottery St Mary quarry planning refusal overturned 05.01.23

Campaigners' shock as Straitgate quarry refusal overturned at appeal 05.01.23

Straitgate inquiry hears concerns about loss of trees 12.10.22

Straitgate Quarry appeal hearing gets under way 04.10.22

Autumn appeal date set for Straitgate Farm 100-acre quarry refusal 13.07.22

Controversial quarry inquiry 13.07.22

Devon councillors refuse new sand and gravel quarry near Exeter 04.01.22

Press Notice 16.12.2021

Plans blocked for Devon sand and gravel quarry 13.12.21

Controversial plans for 100-acre quarry near Ottery St Mary are rejected 02.12.21

100-acre quarry plans near Ottery rejected 02.12.21

Ottery St Mary quarry refused planning permission 02.12.21

Ottery St Mary quarry plans rejected by Devon County Council 01.12.21

BBC Spotlight 01.12.21



BREAKING: STRAITGATE QUARRY REJECTED! 01.12.21

Plans for quarry at Ottery St Mary REFUSED 01.12.21


BBC Spotlight 30.11.21



Controversial 100-acre quarry plans near Ottery set to be approved 29.11.21

Traffic light 'cattle crossing' called 'downright dangerous' 30.08.17

‘Outrageous’ plans to proposed cattle crossing at Staitgate Farm, Ottery 26.08.17

Protesters say new 100 acre quarry plan for Ottery St Mary is a '2.5 million mile mistake' 22.03.17

Blackhill closure to improve traffic flow 02.12.16

Traffic caused by quarry plans dubbed ‘madness’ 02.12.16

100-acre quarry a step closer 18.11.16

Planning inspector says ‘yes’ to quarry 25.10.16

Gravel quarrying 'will be environmental sabatage' 12.08.16

Final chance to have say on Devon’s future quarry plans 05.08.16

Plans for 100-acre quarry on Ottery St Mary’s outskirts ‘defy logic’ 03.06.16

Devon Minerals Plan hearing recommends nearly 200 changes 28.05.16

Straitgate quarry plan set for scrutiny 24.05.16

New Devon mining plans reveal quarry locations: are you affected? 18.05.16

Straitgate quarry objections to be considered at examination hearing 16.05.16

Lorry worry: 'our roads can't cope' 15.04.16

OTTERY ST MARY: Quarry plans downgraded 05.04.16

Straitgate proposals: call for new exhibition 25.03.16

Vow to 'keep fighting' 100-acre quarry plan 29.01.16

OTTERY ST MARY: Decision due on quarry proposal 26.01.16

Exmouth beauty spot should not be used for processing, OVA says 28.10.15

Fears over minerals plan 09.10.15

MP raises quarry fears 02.10.15

OTTERY ST MARY: New proposal for Straitgate Farm 04.09.15

Ottery Straitgate quarry plan: now the county council grill Aggregate Industries 02.08.15

EDDC objects to Straitgate quarry 31.07.15

Controversial quarry included in draft plan 17.07.15

OTTERY: MP: Quarry plans ‘completely wrong’ 16.07.15

OTTERY: Town council united against plans for quarry at Straitgate 07.07.15

Resounding ‘no’ to ‘horrific’ quarry 06.07.15

East Devon residents speak out against plans for a quarry near Ottery St Mary 30.06.15

OTTERY: Plans for farm quarry submitted to council 18.06.15

Ice Age woodland threatened by plan to quarry sand from farmland in East Devon 09.06.15

Councillor voices concern as quarry consultation starts 05.06.15

Controversial quarry plans in 08.05.15

Claire Wright lambasts the proposed Ottery quarry plans / Aggregate Industries’ damaging plans for Ottery 04.15

East Devon quarry block ‘will put jobs at risk’ 19.03.15

Consultation over quarry plans on Ottery’s outskirts unearths concerns 09.03.15

Quarry plan fears 06.03.15

Public consultation underway over plans for quarry on Ottery’s outskirts 02.03.15

OTTERY: Straitgate Farm quarry plans are ‘totally unacceptable’ 25.02.15

Concern over quarry plan 13.02.15

Public consultation over plans for quarry 27.02.15

Plans for 2.8m tonne quarry on the outskirts of Ottery St Mary 04.02.15

Firm reveals plans for 2,8million tonne sand and gravel quarry 28.01.15

OTTERY: Quarry plans on the way? 27.01.15

Farm quarry plans revealed 23.01.15

OTTERY ST MARY: MP urged to respond to ancient woodland threat 15.01.14

Campaigners demand new law as quarry battle looms 26.08.13

No need for quarry say campaigners 20.07.12

Quarry protesters look back in anger 05.07.12

Straitgate Quarry Decision Delayed by Roger Giles 20.06.12

Council listening to quarry fears 19.06.12

EA backs concerns over quarry 31.05.12

Quarry and waste dump objectors call in MP Neil 29.05.12

Public vent anger with DCC over quarry plans 07.05.12

A bus-load of campaigners from Ottery St Mary have told county councillors why they should oppose a massive quarry that would "obliterate" the gateway to their town 03.05.12

Anti-quarrying campaigners fight 'monster in our midst' 27.04.12

Campaigners have hired a 52-seat coach and hope to pack County Hall in Exeter with objectors to a proposed quarry near Ottery 24.04.12

The ludicrous plan, currently being discussed by various authorities, to develop a quarry at Straitgate Farm, the location of a grade II-listed Devon longhouse, is not justified economically. 22.04.12

East Devon Greens oppose Tory plans for quarrying at Straitgate Farm 12.04.12
Ottery St Mary Town Council objected to proposals for a quarry at Straitgate Farm during a packed public meeting held at the football club 10.04.12

Quarry bad news! 08.04.12

More than 130 residents packed an Ottery St Mary town council meeting to hear about the county council's proposals to develop a quarry on the outskirts of the town. 08.04.12

Action group set up to object to quarry plans 03.04.12

Campaign gears up to fight quarry plan 30.03.12

A campaign group has formed in East Devon to fight the county council's plans to develop a quarry near Ottery St Mary. 29.03.12

A Massive Quarry on the Edge of Ottery? by Roger Giles 21.03.12

Mixed view over quarry scheme 16.03.12

A business leader says some small haulage businesses could go under after a major quarry company said it would not pay firms this month 09.12.11

Objections raised to Straitgate quarry idea 05.05.11

Council quiet on important mineral document for Ottery 29.03.11

Focus on sand and gravel mining threat 25.03.11