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Nearly 70 objections have been lodged against proposals to extend a quarry next to a housing estate in a West Yorkshire town.
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00:01Nearly 70 objections have been lodged against proposals to extend a quarry next to a housing
00:06estate in a West Yorkshire town. A mineral extraction company is applied to remove around
00:111.3 million tonnes of limestone from the site Nottingley. Last month, Darrington Quarries
00:18Limited requested permission to carry out the work at an 8-hectare greenbelt site currently
00:23used as farmland. A total of 69 residents have submitted objections raising concerns about
00:30dust and noise pollution. Five comments of support have been submitted by residents who
00:35said the development would help to support jobs and businesses. The plan is yet to be
00:41determined by planning officers.
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