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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Stop quarrying damaging the Peak District National Park. More details
Submitted by Roger Topham – Deadline to sign up by: 06 February 2008 – Signatures: 2,545
Longstone Edge is a beautiful three-mile-long ancient limestone hill, prominently situated within sight of Chatsworth House, just to the north of Bakewell in the Peak District National Park, which is threatened by an enormous quarry at its eastern end. A massive scar will be made in the heart of unspoilt scenery in the second most-visited National Park in the world. Permanent damage is being caused by large-scale limestone aggregate removal from areas of Longstone Edge, situated in the centre of the Peak District National Park. Companies are exploiting ancient 1952 permissions to operate a primarily limestone extraction with no obligations for restoration of the damage caused. This is in direct contravention of the spirit of all National Parks which exist to protect areas of great natural beauty, and threatened species and habitats. This must not be allowed to happen.
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Because there are so many signatories, only the most recent 500 are shown on this page.