PLANS for a controversial 2.5 million tonne gravel pit in Witham have finally been given the green light by county councillors after more than a year of negotiations with campaigners.Proposals for a 46-hectare quarry site at Colemans Farm were approved by eight votes to one at a meeting of Essex County Council's development and regulation committee at county hall in Chelmsford.The much-debated minerals and gravel excavation was granted permission on Friday last week, but the approved blueprint...
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