Quarry Expansion Proposal
Wildmoor Quarry seeks to expand its operations by quarrying adjacent land. FVCA will give a presentation at the community gathering on Saturday 5th February, 10am, Village Hall.
Author: FVCA
Would you like and support a Book Bank in the village?
St. Mark’s have agreed, in principle, for the use of the church’s porch, with shelving on the one side. This location will mean the books, and people visiting the Book Bank, are in the dry.
We need someone to kindly design, for agreement, the shelves and then build them.
There is no budget, so we will be asking for donations.
If you can help, please email admin@fvca.org.uk
Chief Constable Visits Fairfield
At our afternoon Community Gathering on Wednesday 19th January, residents were joined by PC Lloyd Stone for one of his regular policing surgery plus a very special guest, the Chief Constable, Pippa Mills.
The Chief Constable enjoyed meeting residents and hearing their concerns, which included speeding and parking.
Scoping Opinion – Wildmoor Quarry
Seeking Comments – Scoping Opinion – Wildmoor Quarry, Sandy Lane, Worcestershire
Application Ref: 21/000043/SCO Grid Ref: (E) 395000, (N) 276000
Applicant: Wildmoor Quarry Products Limited
Proposal: Request for a Scoping Opinion for a consolidation Planning Application to address a Review of an Old Minerals Permission (ROMP), supported by an extension to existing mineral extraction and for the restoration of the site utilising in-situ soils and imported inert restoration material, supported by recycling activities.
Location: Wildmoor Quarry, Sandy Lane (A491), Near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Council as the Mineral Planning Authority has received a formal request from Kedd Limited (the agent) on behalf of Wildmoor Quarry Products Limited (the applicant) to adopt a Scoping Opinion for the above proposed development under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (as amended). Scoping seeks to ensure that the information to be provided in the Environmental Statement that will accompany the planning application, addresses the key effects of the proposed development and ensures that the principle concerns appropriate to the local area are addressed comprehensively.
The Scoping Opinion and relevant documents are available to view at http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/eplanning using the application reference: 21/000043/SCO. When searching by application reference, please ensure that the full application reference number, including the suffix are entered into the search field.
The applicant is seeking the continuation of existing activities at the site and to extend phased quarrying activities on land to the west and south west of the application site, measuring approximately 11.29 hectares, to extract approximately 2.6 million tonnes of sand over a 13 year period, equating to approximately 200,000 tonnes per annum. The applicant is also seeking to facilitate the phased restoration of the site in an anti-clockwise direction utilising both in-situ material and approximately 3,220,000 tonnes of inert restoration material, equating to approximately 210,000 tonnes per annum over approximately 15 years and 3 months. The proposal also includes a material recycling facility (MRF) to recover approximately 1,071,000 tonnes of recycled materials from the imported Construction, Demolition & Excavation (CD&E) materials, equating to approximately 70,000 tonnes per annum.
The applicant states that not all land would be disturbed and/or operational at any one point in time.
The current permitted extraction area equates to approximately 16.64 hectares of land and the proposed combined application area would be approximately 27.93 hectares of land for mineral extraction. Two existing vehicular access points off Sandy Lane (A491) would remain unchanged.
The Mineral Planning Authority has only 5 weeks to adopt a Scoping Opinion, therefore, I would be grateful for your comments by 27 January 2022 at the latest. If I do not hear from you by this date I will assume you have no comments.
The agent appointed by Wildmoor Quarry Products Limited for this is:-
Kedd Limited
Fox Studio
King Street
Much Wenlock
Shropshire
TF13 6BL
Businesses in Fairfield in 1835
Pigot and Co.’s National Commercial Directory, published 1835, listed several (but not all) businesses that were located in Fairfield.
Advent Calendar 2021 Results
| And the winner is…… There were an incredible 1873 votes cast in our Best Village Advent Calendar competition. The competition, which was a bit fun, certainly got people fired up, lobbying for votes. Of course some properties got more votes than others, and only one property – the miserable old codger at 10 Pepperwood Close (aka the Chair of FVCA) – got none. Votes for first and second place were very close. The property with the most votes winning a Luxury Hamper courtesy of Morrisons Supermarket. |
| The three properties with the most votes are: FIRST PLACE: 55 Stourbridge Road with “The North Pole” 163 votes SECOND PLACE: Fairfield First School with “The Snowman and the Snowdog” 158 votes THIRD PLACE: 5 Wood Lane with “Christmas Tree” 117 votes |
| Well done and thank you to everyone that took part in our Village Advent Calendar. Get your thinking caps on for our Advent Calendar 2022. |
Mark the New Year with a Cheer NOT with a Bang
Fireworks near the countryside can be a concern for farmers and pet owners.
Loud noises can scare animals and the waste from fireworks can harm wildlife. Last months fireworks killed one cow in Fairfield and traumatised others.
When bringing in the New Year, remember to Respect, Protect & Enjoy nature.
Planning Application – New Barn Farm, Swan Lane
The following planning application is available to view and comment on. Please use this
link to take you to the home page of Public Access
http://publicaccess.bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk/online-applications/ which is the tool for
viewing applications and making comment electronically.
• Click on the link above
• Type in the application number and click, this will take you to the summary page of Public
Access.
• When at the summary page
• To view the documents you will need to click on the tab, then
the .
• To make a comment click on the tab,
• Fill out your details and make your comment and press submit, this will go straight to the
relevant planning officer and be immediately viewable in the comments tab.
• If you have provided an email you can request a confirmation email.
| APPLICATION REFERENCE : | 21/01807/AGR |
| APPLICATION TYPE: | Agricultural Notification |
| DATE ACCEPTED: | 09.12.2021 |
| LOCATION: | New Barn Farm, Swan Lane Fairfield Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 0BU |
| PROPOSAL: | A general purpose fodder and machinery store |
| APPLICANTS NAME: | |
| PARISH COUNCIL: | Belbroughton Parish |
| WARD: | Belbroughton And Romsley Ward |
| CASE OFFICER: | David Kelly |
| TELEPHONE: | 01527 881666 |
| david.kelly@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk |
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Cafe to Close for Christmas
Fairfield Cafe will at 12 noon on Christmas Eve, reopening Monday 3rd January.