New talks on controversial gravel pit plan for green belt

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a gravel pit spanning parts of Nottingham and the county's green belt are likely to be considered later this year.

- By JOE LOCKER

Aggregates company London Rock Supplies previously sought permission to open a pit between Clifton and Barton in Fabis.

But plans were shelved in 2022 after “complex environmental issues” could not be resolved.

Campaigners said the plans would have been a detriment to the green belt land, as well as to residents of the nearby Lark Hill retirement village in Clifton.

The Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, which runs Attenborough Nature Reserve, also opposed the plans at the time.

A new operator, which is yet to be named, submitted revised plans in February last year.