Documents

Group’s response to AI's Regulation 22 submissions October 2022



S106 Inquiry Note to Public Inquiry October 2022



Presentation to Public Inquiry October 2022



Proof of Evidence of Professor Rick Brassington and Summary and Appendices September 2022



Proof of Evidence of Alex Meletiou and Summary September 2022



Proof of Evidence of Rupert Thistlethwayte and Summary September 2022



Proof of Evidence of Laura Horner and Summary September 2022



Group Statement of Case as Rule 6 Party July 2022



Group presentation to DCC's DMC committee December 2021



Judicial Review Pre-Action Protocol Letter November 2021



List of Material Defects in Officer's Report November 2021



Group's response to AI's submission of further information July 2021



Group's response to AI's submission of further information May 2021



Links and documents related to the Straitgate Farm Planning Inquiry, the Straitgate and Hillhead planning applications, and the allocation of Straitgate Farm in the Devon Minerals Plan, can be found below, along with links to other sources and a number of appeal decisions relating to minerals.

Straitgate Farm 

DCC/3944/2017 Straitgate Farm, Exeter Road, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1LG – Extraction of up to 1.5 million tonnes of as raised sand and gravel, restoration to agricultural land together with temporary change of use of a residential dwelling to a quarry office/welfare facility 
DCC/3945/2017 Hillhead Quarry, near Uffculme, Cullompton, EX15 3EP – Importation of up to 1.5 million tonnes of as raised sand and gravel from Straitgate Farm into Hillhead Quarry for processing 


 

Other quarry sites 


Minerals Plan 


Miscellaneous 


Group's response to AI's cattle crossing planning application March 2021 – here.
Group's response to AI's cattle crossing planning application January 2021 – here.

Group's response to AI's junction design February 2018 – here.
Group's response to AI's Regulation 22 response August 2017 – here.

Environment Agency’s objection re. Straitgate April 2017
Natural England’s response re. Straitgate March 2017
PTES's objection re. Straitgate March 2017
Devon Wildlife Trust's comments re. Straitgate March 2017
Lead Local Flood Authority's objection re. Straitgate March 2017
CPRE's objection re. Straitgate March 2017

Group's response to AI's planning application March 2017 – here, here, here and here.

Natural England's objection re. importation of Hillhead material to Blackhill April 2016
Natural England's objection re. Straitgate November 2015
Natural England's objection re. Blackhill November 2015

Group's response to AI's Regulation 22 response November 2015 – here, here and here.

DCC's Regulation 22 requests re. Straitgate July 2015
DCC's Regulation 22 requests re. Blackhill July 2015
Natural England's objection re. Blackhill July 2015
Natural England's response re. Straitgate July 2015

Group's response to AI's planning application July 2015 – here, here and here

Group's Response to Minerals Plan Modifications September 2016
Group's Addendum to Inspector April 2016
Group's Statement to Inspector April 2016
Group's response to draft Devon Minerals Plan November 2015

Environment Agency - Modifications consultation draft Minerals Plan 2016 
Environment Agency - draft Minerals Plan 2016

Environment Agency - Straitgate planning application 2015 Reg22
Exeter Airport - Straitgate planning application 2015 Reg22
Highways England - Straitgate planning application 2015 Reg22
EDDC - Straitgate planning application 2015 Reg22
EDDC landscape - Straitgate planning application 2015 Reg22
East Devon AONB Partnership - Blackhill planning application 2015 Reg22
CPRE - Straitgate planning application 2015 Reg22
CPRE - Blackhill planning application 2015 Reg22
Woodbury Parish Council - Blackhill planning application 2015 Reg22

Environment Agency - Straitgate planning application 2015
Environment Agency - Straitgate planning application 2015 clarification
Exeter Airport - Straitgate planning application 2015
Highways England - Straitgate planning application 2015
DCC Highways - Straitgate planning application 2015
DCC Flood Risk Management - Straitgate planning application 2015
EDDC - Straitgate planning application 2015
EDDC Delegated Report - Straitgate planning application 2015
East Devon AONB Partnership - Blackhill planning application 2015
RSPB - Straitgate & Blackhill planning application 2015
CPRE - Straitgate & Blackhill planning application 2015
Ottery St Mary Town Council - Straitgate planning application 2015
Woodbury Parish Council - Blackhill planning application 2015
Talaton Parish Council - Straitgate planning application 2015
Colaton Raleigh Parish Council - Blackhill planning application 2015
The Otter Valley Association - Blackhill planning application 2015

DCC and statutory consultees respond to AI's scoping request 2015

Environment Agency - Hydrological Position Statement 2013
Natural England - Hydrological Position Statement 2013

Environment Agency - Sustainability Appraisal 2012
Natural England - Sustainability Appraisal 2012

Group's response - Future Quarrying in East & Mid Devon 2012
Public - Future Quarrying in East & Mid Devon 2012
Environment Agency - Future Quarrying in East & Mid Devon 2012
Exeter Airport - Future Quarrying in East & Mid Devon 2012
Natural England - Future Quarrying in East & Mid Devon 2012
Highways Agency - Future Quarrying in East & Mid Devon 2012


Leaflet produced for the DCC Development Management Committee meeting 26 April 2012
Group presentations to DCC on 26 April 2012 
West Hill Residents Association presentations to DCC on 26 April 2012 
Ottery Quarry Action Group presentations to DCC on 26 April 2012 
Poster