Campaigners vow to ban quarrying

Campaigners say there is a huge amount of anger

Campaigners opposed to quarrying at a Peak District beauty spot have vowed to continue their fight despite a recent defeat at the High Court.

A High Court judge had overturned a planning inspector's decision to block quarrying at Longstone Edge near Bakewell.

More than 200 people from the Save the Longstone Edge Group attended a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the decision.

John Lambert from the group said the local community remains very angry.

He said they were determined to continue in their campaign.

"We're pressing our MPs to put pressure on cabinet ministers to sort this out.

"Danger is that millions of tons of limestone are going to be taken out of the heart of the Peak District to build roads.

"There's no shortage of road-building material in the country," he said.

Disputed permission

A spokesman for the Peak District National Park Authority said: "We're grateful to community and environmental groups for their continued support in its action to stop alleged harmful quarrying on Longstone Edge."

He added that the authority was considering its options, both legal and financial.

Quarry owner MMC Mineral Processing refused to comment.

MMC Mineral Processing had argued it had permission to remove the stone dating back 56 years but local people and the authority had said that should no longer apply.

Longstone Edge is a three-mile-long limestone hill situated within sight of Chatsworth House to the north of Bakewell in the Peak District National Park.