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PANSHANGER SAYS NO TO QUARRY
 

STOP PRESS:
Great news!  Quarrying threat over as inspector backs County Council over NOT including Panshanger in extraction plan.

Read what happened here...


Sadly, The Threat Is Back!

Many of you will know that in 2002 Herts County Council withdrew AFS12 ( Panshanger/ Tewin ) from the list of sites chosen by them to meet government enforced targets to provide sand and gravel extraction for the next ten years or so.  That withdrawal followed a successful campaign by you the residents.

Unfortunately the mining company, Lafarge Aggregates, have objected to this withdrawal and their case is being heard by a Government appointed Inspector on November 11th at County Hall, Hertford.

If Lafarge Aggregates succeed:

  • the roads around Panshanger and Tewin, especially Blackfan Road, Cole Green Lane, Birchall Lane, the B1000 (Old Hertford Road) and the A414 will all be clogged with lorries from the site.

  • The beautiful farmland at Birchall Farm will disappear, the ancient woods will suffer from adjacent land drainage and may be permanently damaged. The ponds and streams will also be affected.

  • Important archaeological remains will also be destroyed. A recently published report by the Museum of London Archaeology Service concluded that the work on the Thames Water Southern Outfall Sewer in the same area would “have a high impact on any surviving archaeological deposits in the area”. A quarry would therefore completely destroy it.

  • Panshanger/Tewin would be enveloped in a cloud of dust, a quagmire of mud, a road network full of lorries and a cacophony of engine noise - FOR OVER TEN YEARS.

  • Over 11,000 residents would be affected.

What Can You Do?

ACT now!  Sign the petition online, print it out and ask others to sign it offline and print your own Panshanger Says NO to Quarrying poster below:

Three  Ways  You  Can  Help  Today...


Sign The Petition ONLINE
The more signatures that can be collected, the better chance of persuading the Government Inspector to uphold Herts County Council's decision not to allow Lafarge to quarry in Panshanger (ASF12)

PETITION NOW CLOSED AS THE BATTLE WAS WON!


Download The PETITION FORM
One great way to help is to download the Petition Form now and then encourage your friends, family and local neighbourhood to signup.

Remember the more signatures this campaign attracts, the better the chances of Lafarge being told that they can't dig for gravel in Panshanger.


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Right click here and choose 'Save Target As' to download the petition form now.

Download your Petition form here and mail the completed form back in the post to:

Grant Shapps
Panshanger Says NO
Conservative Office, Freepost ANG9918,
Maynard House,
The Common,
Hatfield, AL10 0NF


Print Out A POSTER
If we're going to beat this challenge to AFS12 Panshanger being included for quarrying, then we need this campaign to be really visible.

Please take a moment to print out a poster (in colour or black and white) and display it in your window.

Print out your poster by clicking here.

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