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WASHINGTON LANDFILL SITE
Location [aerial photograph / map]
Washington Village, at the base of the South Downs within the AONB and where the A283 joins the A24, may be about to have its 4th landfill site in the deep Windmill Quarry. Wiston Estate, with Veolia, are putting in a speculative planning application for landfill. The site is not in the current West Sussex Waste Disposal plan. Sand extraction will cease in 2008.
Pollution
There will be 250 trucks visiting the site daily, from 7am to 6pm. Noise and pollution will be a major factor, affecting local residents. On the very boundary of the sand quarry there are a family fruit farm and a campsite for walkers and riders. John Ireland (1879-1962) composed his music in the windmill.
Proposal
The proposal is to fill the quarry to follow the original land contours. At the moment the various strata of sand, besides being beautiful, are a unique geological feature, home to wildlife including Sand Martins, Rough-legged Buzzards and Peregrine Falcons. The quarry is the principle view to the north from the South Down Way, from Chanctonbury Ring.
Objections
The Chanctonbury Landfill Action Group organised a gathering at Chanctonbury Ring.
Contact
For information about future events, contact the coordinator:
Steve Logan
Tel 07810 168 777
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