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'Walleys Quarry reveals a fundamental gap in the planning system'

'Quarries: Planning Policy' Debate in Westminster Hall (16 December 2025)

Earlier today, I raised Walleys Quarry during a Westminster Hall debate on quarries and planning policy. What happened there exposed serious failures in the planning system and had a devastating impact on people in Newcastle-on-Lyme. While the site is now closed, the lessons must be learned – and the system fixed – so no community is ever put through this again.


Read my Recent Walleys Quarry update for more information



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