The residents of Hordle and Everton have formed a pressure group called HERITAGE to fight the HCC Minerals and
Waste Plans.
More details are on the following pages.
This web site which will be updated regularly, so please keep checking back.
Latest Information Update is here
Following the end of the 6 week consultation period ending 12th December 2007, HERITAGE has some major concerns about the way in which the consultation was conducted by HCC. HERITAGE has therefore writted to HCC detailing those concerns - download it from here
HERITAGE has submitted a response to HCC following their 6 week consultation period ending 12th December 2007 - download it from here
On Friday, 23 November HERITAGE called a meeting to discuss with local people HCC plans to turn Downton Manor, Leagreen and Yeatton Farms into a single 326 acre gravel pit – Greater Downton........more
PUBLIC MEETING 23 NOVEMBER 2007
Many thanks to all those local residents who attended the Public Meeting on Friday 23rd November 2007. We raised much needed additional money for the fighting fund of over £500 - thank you! To see the leaflet prior to the meeting, the leaflet handed out at the meeting, the sample protest letter to HCC and the email address to send to all the HCC councillors - click here
Click here to see the "Greater Downton" proposed gravel quarries
Email from: Angela Mead (HERITAGE Chairman) and Maureen Connelly (HERITAGE Secretary)
To: richard.read@hants.gov.uk
Sent: Monday, 15 October, 2007 7:07:46 AM
Subject: Consultation on draft Hampshire Minerals Plan
Dear Mr Read, We see from the Hants website that the consultation period on the Draft Hampshire Minerals Plan will commence on October 31st and close on the 12th of December. As 6 weeks is a very short time........more
Downton Farm Public Inquiry…the appeal by New Milton Sand & Ballast to allow gravel extraction and landfill, was rejected by the Secretary of State on September 20th. The DAMAGE Committee are very pleased with the result and see it as a vindication of the hard fought battle at the Inquiry held in April..........more
September 2007 - Downton Manor Farm Public Inquiry: The Secretary of State has delayed her decision on the Inquiry and requested further representations from the parties to the Public Inquiry............more
June 2007 - The Government have backed the Hampshire County Council's strategy to find reserves of gravel elswhere in the New Forest...........more
PUBLIC MEETINGS AT HORDLE PARISH HALL 7th November 2006 and
NEW MILTON MEMORIAL CENTRE, 30th November 2006 HUGE success! - thank you - over 500 people in total
attended the two meetings demonstrating the
overwhelming support for the HERITAGE cause.......more
PROTEST WALK SUNDAY JANUARY 14th
Thank you to those who took part - see report here
WILDLIFE APPEAL
If you have any information about the abundant wildlife that exists in this area and needs to be protected,
please send information to Glenn - click here to send email
The farmland that the HCC plans to investigate further for gravel extraction
and landfill can clearly be seen on this map click here
The full Hampshire County Council Mineral and Waste
plans can be seen here Click here
The online response form seems to have been disabled
but you can use this one instead click here Everyone who cares about the environment in which they live is urged to write to
Hampshire County Council to voice their strong objections to the plans - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS |
