Plans for a quarry on the edge of Silsden to be reopened will not go ahead after a planning inspection dismissed an appeal against an initial rejection of the proposals.
Hundreds of people had objected to plans to re-open Horn Crag Quarry which, if approved, would have seen 520,000 tonnes of Yorkshire Stone taken from the site over a 20-year period.
A second application from A D Calvert Architectural Stone Supplies was then rejected in May 2023 on the grounds the quarry wasn't acceptable in an “area of distinct character", alongside concerns about the quarry’s impact on water supplies in the area.
The applicant appealed against the decision, with an Inquiry held in February this year at City Hall in Bradford as part of the Planning Inspectorate process.
Objectors said - among other things - that the area’s roads were not suitable for HGVs, that it would damage the environment and impact local wildlife.
Reacting to the news, Robbie Moore MP said:
"I'm extremely pleased to see that plans to re-open Horn Crag Quarry have been dismissed.
Throughout this saga, I made my views clear against these plans, which would have undoubtedly had huge negative consequences for residents in the Silsden area or indeed anyone living along the access route - not to mention its effects on local wildlife and our environment.
This is a great day for Silsden and a huge thank you must go to everyone who submitted their objections and campaigned hard for this result."
