I recently visited Hartham Park Quarry to discuss how we can prevent future ridiculous planning applications like the Gladman one which took years of battling to finally kill it. I met with Wiltshire Council’s new Cabinet Member responsible for planning, the Managing Director of Lovell Stone Group who operate the quarry and local town councillor Alun Crockford, we discussed how to prevent any future fruitless appeals. Lessons need to be learned on planning in Pickwick and we agreed Wiltshire Council should be more active in understanding the local community and the local geography, including working in a comprehensive mineral strategy.
