Straitgate Action Group

In 1965, Straitgate Farm near Ottery St Mary in Devon was bought by ECC Quarries in the hope it would yield 20 million tonnes of sand & gravel. In 2001, Straitgate Action Group was formed to oppose the development and its potential harm to water supplies, ancient wetland habitats, protected species and much more. In 2023, Aggregate Industries – now Holcim UK – was finally granted permission to quarry just 1 million tonnes following a public inquiry. This blog records the story.

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Friday, 14 October 2022

Public Inquiry closing submissions

 

Draft conditions, Proposed Unilateral Undertaking and Supplemental Deed
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Schedule of planning conditions
Section 106 unilateral undertaking

Penslade application DCC/4424/2025

LINKS

Appeal Decision
Straitgate & Hillhead Public Inquiry
PINS APP/J1155/W/22/3299799
Straitgate application DCC/3944/2017
Straitgate appeal DCC/3944/2017
Hillhead application DCC/3945/2017
Hillhead appeal DCC/3945/2017
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Committee Report 1.12.21
EA correspondence
Livestock crossing 20/2542/FUL

Holcim UK Ltd Companies House
Holcim UK press releases
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Devon Minerals Plan 2011–2033
12th Devon Local Aggregates Assessment
DCC Monitoring and Enforcement Plan
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Parkhouse 1990 report
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APPROVED PLANS

Overview Plan R22/L/3-3-001 rev B
Detail Area Plan R22/L/3-3-002
Detail Area Plan R22/L/3-3-003 rev A
Detail Area Plan R22/L/3-3-004
Detail Area Plan R22/L/3-3-005
Detail Area Plan R22/L/3-3-006 rev A
Detail Area Plan R22/L/3-3-007 rev A
Detail Area Plan R22/L/3-3-008 rev A
Extraction and Ancillary Development SF/2 rev B
Advance Tree Planting SF/3 rev C
Development Phase 1 SF/5-1 rev C
Development Phase 2 SF/5-2 rev B
Development Phase 3 SF/5-3 rev B
Restoration Scheme SF/6 rev E
Cross sections R22/L/3-3-009 rev A
Cross sections R22/L/3-3-010 rev A
0308.101 rev F Junction improvement scheme layout
0308.104 Junction improvement long section
SF/RS/XX Road Section AB
SF/RS/XX Road Section CD

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RANDOM POSTS

  • ‘Trees galvanise people. Mature trees are irreplaceable, priceless gift from the past’
  • MPA calls for reform of mineral planning system
  • AI looks for new quarry manager to take on Straitgate can-of-worms
  • Aggregate Industries rebrands as Holcim UK
  • Aggregate Industries’ Straitgate update for February
  • Lafarge accused of polluting the Seine
  • ‘Never demolish, never remove or replace, always add, transform, and reuse!’
  • MPA urges next Government to streamline planning
  • ‘Multinational companies such as Holcim believe they are above the law’
  • MP says quarry plans should be blocked

PUBLICATIONS CITING SAG

Social Licence to Operate Good Practices and Recent Disputes – Illustrative Examples Across Europe 2021

Social License and Dispute Resolution in the Extractive Industries, Kent et al. 2021

The Facade of Federalist Incongruity: A Political Pretense to a Popular Menace, Varadharajan. GLS Law Journals, Vol. 02, Issue 01; January 2020

Overrated Credence to the Outdated Sand Mining Legislations: A Hydrologically Challenged Measure, Varadharajan. 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology Rhodes, Greece, September 2019
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