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We have noticed, over the past 5 years, a steadying increase in the number of cracks appearing in the walls of our house in Mountsorrel. Our house is approximately 30 years old.

We are convinced that what appears to be increasingly stronger vibrations from the almost daily explosions at the quarry are the root cause of these cracks.

As a non smoker I wonder was my recent Lung Cancer operation due in some way to the continual dust in the air.

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My young daughter has been frequently hospitalised with chest infections and breathing difficulties since she was two years old. I worry this is because of the poor air quality, we live very close to the quarry and proposed expansion.

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The smell from processing, especially noticeable in the evening,  is getting worse. I worry what it is that is making that smell. In tandem to this I have had worse headaches recently.

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The smell from processing, especially noticeable in the evening,  is getting worse. I worry what it is that is making that smell. In tandem to this I have had worse headaches recently.

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Reposted from Anonymous (2 years ago 29/4/25) - We live in the village and wipe red dust from our windowsils on a daily basis- goodness knows how this affects our lungs when it's breathed in !

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Reposted from Bubbly Lobster (5 months ago on 29/4/25) - In the last 6 years since moving to Mountsorrel I've had to have double the strength of my original preventative inhaler. As soon as I dust my home the dust is back. In the afternoons and into the evening there is often a strong vibration noise which affects the nervous system as you can't result...its like a low level constant pneumatic drill. The dust covers a freshly washed car rapidly and a walk around the town shows all bins covered with dust. The midday blasts vary from a low rumble to extreme shocking noise which makes my dogs bark and the windows and doors shake. The proposed expansion cannot go ahead and further encroach upon the health and well being of all those affected by the quarry. To lose the ancient woodland and lovely walks would also be a devastating situation. Trees are natural carbon catchers at a time when our planet is in crisis from effects of pollution. The Woods also contain wonderful flora and fauna and provide natural habitats for the many species of animals living and relying on the environment. Its time to stop scarring the landscape here, to have more consideration for the health if local residents and for the natural environment which needs preserving for the good of humanity.

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Two weekends ago I put a tablecloth on my patio table. You can clearly see the amount of brown dust from the quarry blasts.

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I live in Barrow upon Soar and have lived here or in Quorn my entire life, the last 3yrs my work has been in Mountsorrel.

Historically blasting use to occur approx 12.30pm and in both Quorn and Barrow I heard and sometimes felt a very mild, distant blast echoing through.

However in the last 2 years this has suddenly changed, here in Barrow I frequently hear and feel a much stronger and bigger blast, whilst in Mountsorrel the build up of dust has increased, previously window sills required a weekly clean of a fine grayish dust, in the last 6 months or so, that's changed to 3 times a week and the dust is more dense and brown, when wet its almost clay like.

The air quality needs testing thoroughly, this cannot be a healthy environment.

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I've just moved to Primrose hill estate , Mountsorrel and have now got worsening asthma symptoms. I checked the air quality on Accu weather and it's poor almost all time.

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I've just moved to Primrose hill estate , Mountsorrel and have now got worsening asthma symptoms. I checked the air quality on Accu weather and it's poor almost all time.

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The amount of dust ,noise and size variability of the blasting has increased over the last few months. I have lived here for 32 years and have noticed the difference .

I have fits of the sneezes most days and a constantly 'bunged up' nose both of which clear if I go away for a few hours or days. This is dust from the granite rock and contains silica which is very bad for your health.

Can we have 24 hour monitoring, it must be easy nowadays, as monitoring after telling the quarry it is going to be done on a certain day is not a good idea.

Destroying more trees is exactly opposite to all the needs of today and should not be allowed.

I am also worried about the size of the blasts as they make things wobble in the house and this never used to happen.

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The noise and dust and now the random quarry explosion noise that used to be 1230 is now happening randomly it’s getting worse and I’m a resident for over 30 years

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Having read all the comments from people who live in the villages close to the Quarry it is obvious that the physical and mental health of so many residents is being affected daily by the Quarry.

Further expansion must NOT be allowed to happen and far more stringent operation controls of dust and sound levels must be implemented and monitored.

And woodlands and wildlife MUST be protected not destroyed by extending the quarry.

I live in Quorn and we hear the daily blast and notice the dust everywhere.

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The dust is horrendous, constantly everywhere all through the house, you can feel it when you breathe. The vibration happen daily and shake the house so hard you think it’s going to fall down. I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before the building starts to crack.

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I live due East of the quarry in Mountsorrel and constantly have dust in my house, garden and on my car. What is equally concerning are the cracks that have appeared on my exterior walls (I live in an old property dating from 1880). These cracks are very new - they have appeared out of nowhere in the last 3 years - I can only conclude that they are consistent with the blasting from the quarry.

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Destroying protected habitats for the grey crested Newt. Lying about their existence and polluting our waterways with bypassed silty water that is not metered.

Shut this operation down.

It’s already taken to many lives directly. Let alone the long lasting health issues that people are developing due to their lack of commitment for the village and surrounding areas inhabitants.

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We moved to Mountsorrel in 2019, and I am increasingly struggling with the levels of dust that aggravate my asthma. It's much worse than in places I have lived previously. I do worry my health will continue to suffer if activity at the quarry increases.

Also, the blasts are much more vigorous lately. They shake our house.

The dust in the house is never ending even with doors and windows closed.

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Noise pollution has huge and long-term impacts on mental and physical health. It's impossible to sleep some nights with the window open  It's getting worse and they tell us everything is fine!

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Noise pollution has huge and long-term impacts on mental and physical health. It's impossible to sleep some nights with the window open  It's getting worse and they tell us everything is fine!

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I moved here 2 years ago and after a couple of months started coughing. This after being a very healthy person. I moved to be near my family who live nearer Rothley. I used to live about 52 miles away on the outskirts of a town in a village. I thought living here would be healthy. I’ve now got inflated lung and need a copd test which seems odd since I’d never had problems before. The noise if the explosions makes my house and glass cabinets shake which can’t be good for the foundation of my new house. My windows and car is always dusty. My dog had allergies. I’ve even been thinking of moving which will cost me allot really disappointed.

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The explosions have been getting a lot worse lately. When they occur they have made my house shake and there is an after shock too: the windows and doors facing the quarry literally shake, it is quite frightening. Then vibrations occur, later in the day usually, which seem to jar to the bone. The possibilty of no end to it - or that it could get worse if the plan goes ahead - and that decision makers don't seem to care - I get quite despondent.

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The explosions have been getting a lot worse lately. When they occur they have made my house shake and there is an after shock too: the windows and doors facing the quarry literally shake, it is quite frightening. Then vibrations occur, later in the day usually, which seem to jar to the bone. The possibilty of no end to it - or that it could get worse if the plan goes ahead - and that decision makers don't seem to care - I get quite despondent.

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I find the noise keeps me awake at night and wakes me in the morning at times. So i have measured the decibels in my garden: it has averaged 65 decibels with spikes of 70 & 80 but last week seemed even worse and was 79 averaging. I find it wearing,  it gets me down and I feel hopeless too as i have tried complaining as these levels breach what the limits should be.

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I find the noise keeps me awake at night and wakes me in the morning at times. So i have measured the decibels in my garden: it has averaged 65 decibels with spikes of 70 & 80 but last week seemed even worse and was 79 averaging. I find it wearing,  it gets me down and I feel hopeless too as i have tried complaining as these levels breach what the limits should be.

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I visited a friends house at about 6pm yesterday evening and the toxic smell in the Leicester Road area was awful!

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How can we trust what Tarmac says when they can change or adapt what they say after the event. For example, Tarmac adapted the safety rules which killed Mr. Luke Branston a contractor in 2017. Mr Branston was dragged into machinery due to the power isolation switch being locked into the on position which bi-passed the safety procedure. What's more they made the family go through the stresses of court including lengthy wait before they admitted liability and settled £1.275 million.

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I moved to Mountsorrel in 1995 at the age of 35 and had always been in good health. Over the next few years I developed a regular cough that was diagnosed as Asthma, and I have had inhalers ever since. Whilst the inhalers do help and I have a regular routine of cardio based exercise, I'm still reliant on my brown inhaler on a twice daily basis.

My daughter, born in 1997, has also been diagnosed with Asthma and relies on a blue inhaler.

I am very concerned that continued and increased activity at the quarry will only serve to aggravate my condition in my later life.

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I have two friends living in opposite ends of Mountsorrel, they are removing quarry dust from their homes on a consistent basis. Even with the doors and windows closed it makes it way into the house upstairs and downstairs landing on floors and surfaces including bedside tables, this can't be good for their health - breathing in quarry dust whilst working, eating, relaxing and sleeping. It's just not good enough, I'm sure the quarry managers and Chief Exec would not stand for this in their home.

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When I first moved to Mountsorrel in 1994, off Walton way, the noise from the Quarry was minimal, yes you heard the blasting at around 12.30pm but that was it, there was dust, but not much. Now it is totally different. The blasting feels stronger, the noise I hear is constant and can be heard at night, I thought there were regulations in place to stop that? The dust has increased and I am seriously concerned about the health of the community. My window sills are covered in brown dust. It cannot be good for our health breathing it in can it? That part of our village will be decimated for the wildlife, the flora and fauna that has taken 30 years to grow will disappear virtually overnight and we will be left with an ever increasing in size, massive hole in the ground which causes misery to so many. The balance of removing this rock from the ground has gone. We need to stop it now before it ruins these villages for good.

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While I already had regular irritating coughs when I moved to Quorn 23 years ago, it has been virtually a daily occurrence since then. Quorn Medical Centre has investigated and found nothing wrong. Given what I understand about the dust from granite, I naturally identify the quarry as the chief suspect. The extension -- and especially its new northern 'landform', whose construction would be too close to my home -- would only make matters worse.

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While I already had regular irritating coughs when I moved to Quorn 23 years ago, it has been virtually a daily occurrence since then. Quorn Medical Centre has investigated and found nothing wrong. Given what I understand about the dust from granite, I naturally identify the quarry as the chief suspect. The extension -- and especially its new northern 'landform', whose construction would be too close to my home -- would only make matters worse.

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The dust and noise has increased and we can no longer enjoy sitting outside in the garden without the noise. The noise can also be ehard all through the night

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The dust and noise has increased and we can no longer enjoy sitting outside in the garden without the noise. The noise can also be ehard all through the night

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Over recent years disruptive noise levels seem to have increased. Noise starts in the very early hours, disturbing sleep, and sometimes the combined row of conveyor, coating plant and other activity means it's hard to even open a window and still think straight. I don't believe they CAN be operating within the sound level limits laid down. When anyone complains and a noise monitor is installed, amazingly it goes quiet. Tarmac equipment needs to be replaced, maintained and only run during working hours. Hundreds if not thousands of people now live close to the quarry, which is supposed to be winding down now! They have to improve their standards, and be held to account when they don't. We all know now what the long-term effect of noise has on health and mental health, never mind the consequences of air pollution. Sort out the current problems before they try to ask for another 20 years of processing noise AND actually blasting closer to homes, schools and families in Mountsorrel and Quorn. This just can't be right

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It would be lovely to be able to sit out and enjoy our beautiful garden and the wildlife with out what feels like 24/7 racket going on. Sort the noise pollution out Tarmac if you can afford to expand then you can afford new equipment. 

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It would be lovely to be able to sit out and enjoy our beautiful garden and the wildlife with out what feels like 24/7 racket going on. Sort the noise pollution out Tarmac if you can afford to expand then you can afford new equipment. 

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We live close to the quarry and one of our biggest gripes is with the conveyor. My partner works from home and has to keep the windows closed so that he can concentrate and in warm weather... in our own home this is just not acceptable. Feels like there is no attempt to rectify this problem just back and forth with the council and tarmac.  The only things the quarry brings to our village is dust and noise pollution. Soon it will bring more devastation to our beautiful countryside. 

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We live close to the quarry and one of our biggest gripes is with the conveyor. My partner works from home and has to keep the windows closed so that he can concentrate and in warm weather... in our own home this is just not acceptable. Feels like there is no attempt to rectify this problem just back and forth with the council and tarmac.  The only things the quarry brings to our village is dust and noise pollution. Soon it will bring more devastation to our beautiful countryside. 

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Lived in a rented property near the quarry for a short time. I had to move as I had increased instances of asthma from the dust produced.

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Is anyone else noticing a strong tarmac smell this evening 5/9/23 at around 9pm? It is really not good and making me feel quite sick.

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We are constantly woken at 4.45am by the conveyor. We’re told that once the new screenhouse is built things will improve but that has nothing to do with the conveyor.  Why is the quarry constantly putting profit before residents health and wellbeing? Because they can. nothing is stopping them even after countless complaints. Despite all of the ‘caring in the community’ articles the quarry put in our local press on the real issues we just don’t feature and they don’t care

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We are constantly woken at 4.45am by the conveyor. We’re told that once the new screenhouse is built things will improve but that has nothing to do with the conveyor.  Why is the quarry constantly putting profit before residents health and wellbeing? Because they can. nothing is stopping them even after countless complaints. Despite all of the ‘caring in the community’ articles the quarry put in our local press on the real issues we just don’t feature and they don’t care

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Impacted in Mountsorrel and now impacted in Rothley with Permanent Rhinitis 

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Impacted in Mountsorrel and now impacted in Rothley with Permanent Rhinitis 

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We moved to mountsorrel from Nottingham in 2007 and now live in Rothley. For all that time I’ve sneezed more, all year round, which the doctors diagnosed as ‘permanent rhinitis’. Something that’s only happened while living here.

Given Nottingham is similarly land-locked with no sea breeze, I’ve never been able to put it down to any reason other than the quarry dust.

I also notice the difference when we go away on holiday, and how I don’t need to use anything like the volume of tissues I use here.

So it also can’t just be hayfever because of course we go away in summer and I’m still better wherever we go to.

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It has been exceptionally noisy recently. I cannot even enjoy a walk in the countryside because of the noise. It gets me down

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It has been exceptionally noisy recently. I cannot even enjoy a walk in the countryside because of the noise. It gets me down

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So tired all because of no sleep or broken sleep all down to the quarry how can they continually get away with impacting so negatively on people’s wellbeing and health

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We moved to Quorn (to a home near to the quarry) in late September 2016. In early 2017 I was diagnosed with asthma, having never had asthma previously.

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We moved to Quorn (to a home near to the quarry) in late September 2016. In early 2017 I was diagnosed with asthma, having never had asthma previously.

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I spoke to a young couple yesterday who have not lived in the area for long. They knew of the existence of the quarry but not its impact on us all! They have 2 young children. They feel that no-one in power here is looking out for their children's  health and wellbeing. More building planned right near what could be part of the quarry, even playing fields right on its doorstep, if the plans go ahead! CRAZY. 

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I spoke to a young couple yesterday who have not lived in the area for long. They knew of the existence of the quarry but not its impact on us all! They have 2 young children. They feel that no-one in power here is looking out for their children's  health and wellbeing. More building planned right near what could be part of the quarry, even playing fields right on its doorstep, if the plans go ahead! CRAZY. 

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We have been woken many times by noise from the coating plant at the quarry which is approx. 250 Meters from residential properties on Hawcliffe Road.
The County Council allowed what amounts to a vast increase in the night time operation of this plant some five years ago by approving a very complicatedly worded application and is still "considering" another application to continue this "variation" after the application was due for renewal last December.
Why is this plant which produces dust, odor, noise and increased traffic in the area allowed to operate next to a quarry producing the same pollution and so compounding the problem?
All of these pollutants are injurious to our health.
I have made objections to the operation of this plant during meetings of County Councillors at County Hall (and been told by clerical staff of their Planning Department that "I have 2 minutes to address Councilors and I will be timing you")!
Each time our elected Councillors have have approved what has proved to be the increased operation of this plant until 03.30 hrs starting again at 05.30 hrs with no discussion about effects on residents health whatsoever.
Tarmac should be ashamed of what they are doing to our village and its residents but I doubt they will be. They will be too busy reveling in the huge profit being made!
This plant should be moved to a less sensitive site and updated to protect people's health and the environment and the County Council should be enforcing legislation to facilitate that.
As to the extension of the quarry, I think that you can guess our view's.

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I have lived in Mountsorrel for 16 years and have always loved living so close to such beautiful countryside. It would be a tragedy to lose it. I am also concerned about the detrimental effects the quarry expansion will have on the health of my family. I would not want to continue living in Mountsorrel if the expansion went ahead.

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Isn't the woodland  trees  there to help stop the dust .40 yrs ago the village every day had red dust over cars ,windows everywhere ...horrible are we going back to that 

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Isn't the woodland  trees  there to help stop the dust .40 yrs ago the village every day had red dust over cars ,windows everywhere ...horrible are we going back to that 

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Partner struggling with asthma since moved to Mountsorrel near the quary .wasn't as bad when lived at the other end of the village .

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Partner struggling with asthma since moved to Mountsorrel near the quary .wasn't as bad when lived at the other end of the village .

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Aren't we supposed to be planting trees for healthy  air ,mental  health. Not taking them down ! 

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Aren't we supposed to be planting trees for healthy  air ,mental  health. Not taking them down ! 

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Mental coming home after a long day at work to drive up wood lane countryside is wonderful. So happy to be near the countryside. But soon disappearing. 

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Mental coming home after a long day at work to drive up wood lane countryside is wonderful. So happy to be near the countryside. But soon disappearing. 

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Can't open windows at night in the summer as the noise of the quary 

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Can't open windows at night in the summer as the noise of the quary 

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Lived 20 years in Mountsorrel, when cleaning my  old house near the leisure centre normal grey dust .now closer to quary cleaning red dust up .shows from the quary .

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Lived 20 years in Mountsorrel, when cleaning my  old house near the leisure centre normal grey dust .now closer to quary cleaning red dust up .shows from the quary .

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I have long covid and sometimes I can hardly breathe. It is terrifying and my GP thinks that dust from the quarry is making it worse 😳 😔 

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I have long covid and sometimes I can hardly breathe. It is terrifying and my GP thinks that dust from the quarry is making it worse 😳 😔 

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We lived in another part of Leicestershire before moving here as a child. As soon as we moved I developed asthma which was heavily affected by the quarry even then. I was sent to a boarding school near the seaside because it was so bad and I was always in hospital and heavily medicated. I have lived in various places and always come back to Mountsorrel and my asthma always deteriorates when back in the village. I have been back in Mountsorrel now with the hope to settle and bought a house but my asthma has got worst and worst. Recently with the dust issues it been very difficult to mange and I've had my medication increased to the highest its been in my adult life. I'm sad to say that for this reason, as soon as I am able to I will be moving away from Mountsorrel, which means I have to move my children from their schools and leave the rest of my family who are in the village and surrounding areas. I consider the quarry wholly responsible for the difficulties I'm experiencing with my breathing.

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I have lived in Quorn for around 30 years. In that time, I have developed an irritating intermittent cough. I first went to the GP in 2001 with it and have tried several courses of medication (acid reflux has been suggested) but the cough has persisted - possibly down to particulate matter from the quarry?

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Asthma sufferer, at the risk of upsetting corporate entities that have NO regard for public health, these companies MUST be overseen by independent impartial bodies who's word is final and if they say STOP, then STOP it is.

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Asthma sufferer, at the risk of upsetting corporate entities that have NO regard for public health, these companies MUST be overseen by independent impartial bodies who's word is final and if they say STOP, then STOP it is.

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When I first moved to Mountsorrel, in 1996, we used to have a black dust, almost sticky, fall on everything. The issue got much better but just lately it's back. In the last 6 months my asthma has been much worse. Whether that's related to the quarry and what's been going on I can't fully say. All I know is for the first time in many years I have been having to use my Ventolin much more and when I went on holiday, to Yorkshire, the issue went away and my breathing was much better.

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I did not think when we moved to Mountsorrel that we would be considering leaving 3 years later. The dust is awful and I am convinced it has made my COPD worse. MY GP thinks so also. How can a company get away with polluting the air?

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I did not think when we moved to Mountsorrel that we would be considering leaving 3 years later. The dust is awful and I am convinced it has made my COPD worse. MY GP thinks so also. How can a company get away with polluting the air?

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Dust and noise. Awful. Living next door to the conveyor? Say goodbye to a night's sleep when it's running up until midnight and from early morning. Open windows at this time of year, forget it. It wasn't this bad for noise a few years ago so why now? Excessive noise - lack of maintenance and sound prevention and so close to residences. And the dust, if we see it, we're breathing it in and that can't be washed away from our lungs. Do something about it Tarmac.

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Dust and noise. Awful. Living next door to the conveyor? Say goodbye to a night's sleep when it's running up until midnight and from early morning. Open windows at this time of year, forget it. It wasn't this bad for noise a few years ago so why now? Excessive noise - lack of maintenance and sound prevention and so close to residences. And the dust, if we see it, we're breathing it in and that can't be washed away from our lungs. Do something about it Tarmac.

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I know many people who live in the village who are always coughing. A friend in the village suffers from  COPD and it has got much worse this year. Her GP says itcis because she lives near a quarry. Hoe can they be allowed to keep doing what they are doing?! And they want to make it even bigger!!

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I know many people who live in the village who are always coughing. A friend in the village suffers from  COPD and it has got much worse this year. Her GP says itcis because she lives near a quarry. Hoe can they be allowed to keep doing what they are doing?! And they want to make it even bigger!!

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Stone Mountains Overflow - Public Footpath

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Stone Mountains Overflow - Public Footpath

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I walk footpaths that follow the quarry boundary. I often find that stone mountains overflow on to the public footpath and reported this to Tarmac but they seem reluctant to take action. Stone mountains are about 30-40 metres in height and I worry that they will slip on to the footpath and kill someone. Tarmac don't seem to care !!

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This is the dust on a window ledge in my street, admittedly it hasn’t been cleaned for about 6 month and you don’t really see the actual colour ‘red’ that it is. But it goes to show the dust that is in the air.

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Some months ago, a friend and I were doing one of our favourite walks, Swithland Land, Wood Lane, Bond Lane. We saw a cloud of red dust from a distance and as we got closer we had to cover our mouths & noses. The road, verges, shrubs & trees were all coated with this red dust. We walked the same way, a few days later, after some rain, the dust was being washed down into the drainage system but clung & stained the verges, shrubs & trees.
Dust is a regular occurrence from the quarry. After a heavy rain you can clearly see the dust on our cars.
The quarry are supposed to hose down to stop this but, walking the quarry path, you see one hose, drizzling a little water along the road where the heavy trucks travel. It’s useless.
We are constantly breathing in this dust.
Unfortunately we didn’t take any pictures.

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Firstly, I have grown up with the Quarry I didn’t move here, I was born here.Family & friends still work at Quarry, I worry for their health & safety. I opposed the longer operational hours many years ago sadly they did go ahead - so for years I’ve not been able to have bedroom windows open as I would be woken at 4am from Conveyer noise, bleeping noises plant noise in general. I work normal hours and all I would like to do is relax on the weekends I get off without the constant background noise but that’s not been possible. Sleep deprivation is a terrible draining experience, I’d be interested to know what my cortisol levels are.

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I am worried about my husbands health. We are in our 70s. He has long covid and is very weak and the dust that we get in the village is terrible and making him worse. I fear that I will lose him soo  if it continues. 

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I am worried about my husbands health. We are in our 70s. He has long covid and is very weak and the dust that we get in the village is terrible and making him worse. I fear that I will lose him soo  if it continues. 

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I am sad about what they are doing to the lovely countryside, but I am horrified at what is happening to people's health. I moved away because I was worried about the effect the dust was having on my children, they were always coughing. They are a lot better now. I still love the area, and many friends still live there.

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I am sad about what they are doing to the lovely countryside, but I am horrified at what is happening to people's health. I moved away because I was worried about the effect the dust was having on my children, they were always coughing. They are a lot better now. I still love the area, and many friends still live there.

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Eventually it could cause me to leave the place I love. 

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Eventually it could cause me to leave the place I love. 

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I love Mountsorrel, it’s a fabulous place to live. I’ve moved around quite a lot and feel like I’ve finally found my forever home. This village has such a wonderful sense of kindness and community. We look after each other and boy do we love our animals! But both myself and my partner have begun to notice we are having respiratory issues. Having lost loved ones to respiratory disease over the last couple of years, we are very aware of how serious it can be. I’d hate to have to move away from the area but if things got worse we would definitely have to think about putting our health first.

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I haven’t needed to use a steroid asthma inhaler for 20 years. Around January/February time I started having severe wheezing on a daily basis and now I’ve been put on quite a high daily dose of steroid inhaler. I was told this could be down to the use of temporary outdoor crushers following the fire at the quarry in December. This also coincided with an increase in dust levels around my house on the castle estate in Mountsorrel. The car and windows were constantly covered in a lot more dust than I’d seen before. My husband had also developed respiratory problems over the 3 years we have lived in Mountsorrel.

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My sleep is disturbed by the noise and that affects me, all day I am tired at work. It is not fair.

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My sleep is disturbed by the noise and that affects me, all day I am tired at work. It is not fair.

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I am always coughing. When I go away it stops, and when I come back it starts again! I always feel bunged up and tired. It makes me depressed.

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I am always coughing. When I go away it stops, and when I come back it starts again! I always feel bunged up and tired. It makes me depressed.

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Residents quality of life, health and wellbeing have been seriously reduced by the quarry being so near to residents the proposed extension will only make an already bad situation totally unbearable. Why should we have to live with not being able to open windows, being constantly sleep deprived because of the incessant noise and feeling ill because of the dust and pollutants constantly coming from the quarry both in our air and our waterways 😢

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I have always been a fit, healthy person who has never previously had any breathing ailments.  Since moving to Mountsorrel 10 years ago I have developed a constant tickly cough. I do not smoke. I work locally outdoors. My cough was unbearable in February this year when there was more dust than ever. I now have to use an inhaler.My GP says it is 'due to where I live'! Why isn't this being taken more seriously? 

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I have always been a fit, healthy person who has never previously had any breathing ailments.  Since moving to Mountsorrel 10 years ago I have developed a constant tickly cough. I do not smoke. I work locally outdoors. My cough was unbearable in February this year when there was more dust than ever. I now have to use an inhaler.My GP says it is 'due to where I live'! Why isn't this being taken more seriously? 

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Developed asthma over the last five years

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Developed asthma over the last five years

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I’ve had hay-fever for ever, but since we’ve moved to Mountsorrel, in summer i now get asthma as well.

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Since moving near the quarry 5 years ago my asthma and allergy symptoms have worsened. I now have to take double the strength preventative steroid inhaler and prescription anti histamines  almost daily.  

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Since moving near the quarry 5 years ago my asthma and allergy symptoms have worsened. I now have to take double the strength preventative steroid inhaler and prescription anti histamines  almost daily.  

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Since moving to Mountsorrel l hav developed what l call Quarry cough, it starts about an hour or so after l get up and lasts for a few hours, if l go away it disappears after three to four days and returns in the same time when l get back home. Also disturbed in a regular by the noise which sometimes starts just past mid and goes on until seven, surely it’s not legal. Had friends staying at the weekend and they asked about the awful noise in the night, not happy visitors. The dust is chronic and l wash my garden table every day and it’s always filthy, imagine what it’s doing to our lungs. It has to be stopped

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During lock down I started doing a lot of walking around the area and I mean a lot, 30 miles a week which I have continued. At some point of my walk I will always pass through or within the quarry border. From Swithland reservoir side to the 1860 bridge and everywhere in between. Over the last 3 years I have noticed a significant build up in dust and particularly in summer have an annoying build up in my throat that needs regular clearing. I have had it checked extensively and the consultants can only put it down to “irritation from nature”. That aside, don’t get me started on dirty windows, car dirty within 2 days of cleaning, noise and tiny cracks in house ceilings that need repairing every 2-3 years due to daily blasting.

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The noise levels throughout the night are appalling we just can’t sleep even when wearing earplugs we can’t open windows because of the noise and even if we could we would be allowing excessive dust into our house and lungs we have to put a stop to how the quarry are reducing our quality of life it’s appalling

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Regardless of the outcome of the “extension” restrictions on operating hours needs to be introduced and limited to office hours.

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The levels of dust caused by the quarry are totally unacceptable! If our cars, windowsills and so on are constantly covered in dust, then we must be breathing it in as well! In February the dust was ridiculous, coating all the leaves. Apparently this was due  to them crushing outdoors as the building had burnt down! No consultation or consideration for the residents of the village! I do not trust them. They do not care about our health. They are a business after all and there to make money. 

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The levels of dust caused by the quarry are totally unacceptable! If our cars, windowsills and so on are constantly covered in dust, then we must be breathing it in as well! In February the dust was ridiculous, coating all the leaves. Apparently this was due  to them crushing outdoors as the building had burnt down! No consultation or consideration for the residents of the village! I do not trust them. They do not care about our health. They are a business after all and there to make money. 

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I live close to the quarry. I regularly walk in the surrounding countryside, which is beautiful. However sometimes the noise from the quarry is very intrusive, spoiling what should be a peaceful walk. Yesterday evening, for example, I was walking by the river near the 1860 bridge and could clearly hear quarry operating, at 10 o clock in the evening. It seemed louder than ever. 

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I live close to the quarry. I regularly walk in the surrounding countryside, which is beautiful. However sometimes the noise from the quarry is very intrusive, spoiling what should be a peaceful walk. Yesterday evening, for example, I was walking by the river near the 1860 bridge and could clearly hear quarry operating, at 10 o clock in the evening. It seemed louder than ever. 

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The noise from quarrying operations goes on well into the small hours of the morning & routinely is disturbing my sleep which affects my mental health and sense of wellbeing. I also have a cough and catarrh in a daily basis, yet I don’t smoke & do not have asthma. My car is frequently covered in dust and is in my house which really worries me. I came to Mountsorrel to improve my health, now I am not sure about whether to stay.

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We both work from home in the village and have irritating coughs most of the time year round
When we’re away from Mountsorrel for any length of time the coughs completely vanish

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