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North York Moors ‘Mining Village’ Plan Withdrawn

Anglo American says it has withdrawn a planning application for worker accommodation after listening to feedback from the local community.

Anglo American says it has decided to withdraw a planning application for a temporary accommodation park for members of the construction team working on the Woodsmith Project at Ladycross Plantation Caravan Park.

Matthew Parsons, General Manager External Affairs said:

“Having engaged extensively with the local community in recent months, we have considered all the feedback and have decided to withdraw our planning application for the Ladycross Caravan Park and explore other options.”

“Listening to people’s views has always been an important part of the project’s ethos. We will continue to work collaboratively with local stakeholders as we continue to deliver significant economic benefits for the area in the near term and for decades to come.”

Numerous residents had lodged objections with the North York Moors National Park Authority to Anglo American’s application for consent to use the nearby Ladycross Caravan Park as an “accommodation park” for the duration of the shaft sinking stages of the mine, which is forecast to take five years.

Documents lodged with the authority stated that Anglo American was seeking consent for two-person cabins, with solar panels, in the place of the 189 pitches on the caravan park, as well as welfare lodges.

However, within days of the firm’s plans being published, residents of Egton and caravan park users have appealed to the park authority to dismiss the scheme.

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