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The appeal was rejected and our landscape is safe. I am completely overwhelmed by how many of you stepped up to protect this place because this outcome truly belongs to you.

September 5, 2019

Saving the Gateway to St.Just

Saving the Gateway to St.Just

🏆 Won — 298 supporters Verified

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Started by Hilary Spenceley 6 years, 11 months ago
This iconic view as you head to St just, Land’s End and Sennen could be lost forever if a proposed concrete crushing and waste disposal venture goes ahead. Despite being denied by local and regional elected representatives and despite strong objections by the ANOB Natural England and Historic England and despite having a World Heritage status and being site of special scientific interest it could still go ahead at appeal this coming Wednesday.
As well as being a perfect example of Cornish mining heritage I am told of equal value to Truro Cathedral, the surrounding land has been fallow for over a hundred and 30 years and is an established and beautiful wild place supporting a large diversity of native fauna and flora.. Our wild places are increasingly rare and increasingly valuable. Concrete crushing has devastating effects on the environment stopping the growth of all plants for up to a hundred years. If you feel strongly about this as I do your participation at a meeting on Wednesday could make all the difference. St. John’s hall at 10am.... If you are unable to make that you could leave a message here and I might be able to read it out
thank you

Updates

August 23, 2019

I am honestly stunned to look at the screen and see two hundred and fifty names attached to this cause. This is entirely down to your willingness to speak up for our landscape because I truly thought I would be fighting this alone. Thank you for showing me that this place means as much to you as it does to me.

Reached 250 supporters

August 21, 2019

Reached 100 supporters

August 20, 2019

102 Comments

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Jay Judge
6 years ago Featured

It is completely ridiculous to use a site of natural beauty for waste disposal and a concrete crushing plant, use brown land sites and disused quarries

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Deborah Trembath
6 years ago Featured

This cannot be allowed to happen. This is protected land! The delicate eco system will be wiped out forever. Having grown up in St Just, this is a beautiful place to drive through before you get home. I spent time there riding as a child. Please please do not allow this to happen.

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sandra woodcroft
6 years ago Featured

Do not allow the greed of men to destroy yet another beautiful place. UNESCO must step in and stop this from happening. They might even consider stripping this landscape of World Heritage Status is big business ruins this very special historic site.

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Sarah Tresidder
6 years ago Featured

With the rubbish in the valley below, car junk yard and storage units, say that loosely because it looks like the grave yard for caravans, it would be the end of St Just as the last living, breathing Cornish town in SW Cornwall. This would kill it.

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Jon Matthews
6 years ago Featured

It’s important that the Penwith area looks amazing for our visitors which generate a 1000 times the revenue for the area compared to just one proposed concrete crushing business

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Caroline Schofield
6 years ago Featured

The planning permission refusal must be upheld. So much of Cornwall's beauty has already been destroyed. This company already has premises to carry out the proposed uses in Carnyorth - at least that particular eyesore is a little more tucked away.

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Pip Packer
6 years ago

This will be a blight on this beautiful landscape.

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Susan Hall
6 years ago

Just another part of Beautiful untouched natural Cornwall about to be destroyed!!

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