People in the village of Haddiscoe near the Norfolk and Suffolk border have been thwarted after the Planning Inspectorate sided with Breedon, concrete and cement suppliers.

Breedon wants to extract 650,000 tonnes of gravel and 510,000 tonnes of sand from the site at Crab Apple Lane in Haddiscoe.

Locals lodged nearly 400 objections with Norfolk County Council, arguing the scheme would bring dust, extra traffic, and could impact on the nearby Grade I-listed St Mary's Church.

Haddiscoe's Grade I-listed St Mary's Church features an 11th-century circular tower. (Image: James Weeds)

The council had thrown out the plan, leading to an appeals process from Breedon, with a planning inspector now siding with the firm.

John Dowsett, the inspector said, while it is possible some dust could escape from the site occasionally "there is no evidence that any depositions of dust would adversely affect either the church or churchyard, or that these would be harmful to the understanding of the significance of the listed building".

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