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Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 22:13:05 +0100
From: Road Alert!
To: roadalert@gn.apc.org
Subject: EF! Gathering and Actions

Opposing Peat Extraction

>> HELP URGENTLY NEEDED
>>
>> Macclesfield Green Party would like to hear from anyone who can offer
>> information and advice in dealing with yet another threat to their
>> local environment.
>>
>> At stake is the future of Lindow Moss, a peat bog lying on the edge
>> of the town of Wilmslow. The area is subject to a number of Mineral
>> Planning Permissions for peat extraction dating back to the 1950's
>> and 1960's, and part of the site has been dug commercially for many
>> years. Other parts, however, have been relatively untouched, and
>> despite the effects of drainage support a mosaic of habitats. The
>> area forms the greater part of a Site of Biological Importance and
>> supports a number of species characteristic of acid bogs including
>> sundews, alder buckthorn and the green hairstreak and brimstone
>> butterflies.
>>
>> Recently the site has, once again, changed hands. The new owners
>> wish to accelerate the process of peat extraction to include
>> virtually the whole site, thereby destroying the peatland habitat
>> forever. Their intentions have been set out in an application to
>> Cheshire County Council for Revised Conditions to the original
>> planning permissions, as is required under the Environment Act 1995.
>> On the face of it the technical case against their application is
>> weak so we are anxious to gather as much information and advice as
>> possible. We would be interested to hear from anyone who:
>>
>> - Knows anything about the new owners, Croghan Hill Horticulture
>> Ltd., who appear to be a subsidiary of E J Godwin (Peat Industries)
>> Ltd. of Meare, Glastonbury, Somerset. Information about their
>> products, links with other companies, reputation or anything else
>> is welcomed.
>>
>> - Has experience of contesting applications of this type, be they for
>> peat or other mineral extractions
>>
>> If you can help , please contact:
>>
>> Mark Norman,
>> Macclesfield Green Party,
>> 18 Alderdale Grove,
>> WILMSLOW,
>> Cheshire,
>> SK9 6LY
>>
>> 01625 529406
>>
>> Thankyou


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