{"id":6,"date":"2026-06-16T08:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clifton-quarry.tarmac.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T11:08:04","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clifton-quarry.tarmac.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e6-e1 m6-0 m6-1 m6-2\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/uploadstarmaccom.blob.core.windows.net\/cliftonquarry\/sites\/99\/2026\/07\/Welcome-to-clifton-quarry.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: bottom; background-size: cover;\"><\/div><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-color\" style=\" background-color: rgba(29,29,27,0.14);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e6-e2 m6-5 m6-6 m6-7\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e6-e3 m6-d\"><div class=\"x-row e6-e4 m6-5 m6-6 m6-8\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e6-e5 m6-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e6-e6 m6-e m6-f\"><\/hr><div class=\"x-text x-content e6-e7 m6-h m6-i\"><h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Clifton Quarry<\/span><\/h1><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e6-e8 m6-e m6-f\"><\/hr><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e6-e9 m6-0 m6-3 m6-4\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e6-e10 m6-5 m6-6 m6-9\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e6-e11 m6-d\"><nav class=\"x-crumbs e6-e12 m6-j\" role=\"navigation\"><ol class=\"x-crumbs-list\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb Navigation\"><li class=\"x-crumbs-list-item\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a class=\"x-crumbs-link\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Thing\" itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/clifton-quarry.tarmac.com\/\" classes=\"x-crumbs-current\" title=\"You Are Here\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e6-e13 m6-0 m6-1 m6-4\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e6-e14 m6-5 m6-6 m6-a\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e6-e15 m6-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e6-e16 m6-f m6-g\"><\/hr><div class=\"x-text x-content e6-e17 m6-h\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Welcome to Clifton Quarry<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e6-e18 m6-f m6-g\"><\/hr><div class=\"x-text x-content e6-e19 m6-h\"><p>Clifton Quarry is a sand and gravel quarry located to the south of Kempsey and north of Severn Stoke in Worcestershire. It has been a key source of construction materials for Worcestershire and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n\n<div>\n<p>The site is operated by a dedicated team of staff who work hard to ensure operations are carried out safely, with care for the environment and the people living and working near the site.<\/p>\n<p>This website is here to keep you informed \u2013 you\u2019ll learn about this history of the quarry, our future plans to operate and restore the site, and how we\u2019re playing our part in the communities around us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 73 Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We secured planning consent in 2016 for the phased extraction of sand and gravel within an area of 176ha situated both west and east of the A38 (phases A to G). To date, the land to the west (phases A to C) have been extracted and restored.<\/p>\n\n<div>We are now in the process of preparing a Section 73 application to vary conditions of the existing permission associated with extraction to the east of the A38 (phases D, E, F and G). This is to reflect circumstances that have changed since the consent was originally granted. You can read more about our proposals on the \u2018future plans\u2019 page.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e6-e20 m6-f m6-g\"><\/hr><div class=\"x-text x-content e6-e21 m6-h\"><p>Public consultation \u2013 now live!<\/p>\n\n<div>\n<h6>Following feedback received during the public consultation, we have put together this FAQs document to provide more information on the proposals. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/uploadstarmaccom.blob.core.windows.net\/cliftonquarry\/sites\/99\/2026\/08\/Tarmac-Clifton-Quarry-Frequently-Asked-Questions.pdf\">Click here<\/a> <\/span><\/span>to view this document.<\/h6>\n<p>We want to understand residents' views on our proposals prior to submitting the application and so we are running a public consultation. The details are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Public consultation:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Monday 13 July to<b>\u00a0<\/b>Sunday 16 August 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public exhibition:<\/strong> Tuesday 14 July 2026, 2pm to 6:30pm at Clifton Quarry, A38 Clifton Arles Wood, Worcester, WR8 9JE<\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/uploadstarmaccom.blob.core.windows.net\/cliftonquarry\/sites\/99\/2026\/07\/EQ-Clifton-Quarry-Pullup_compressed-for-website.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\">click here<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> to view our public exhibition boards.<\/p>\n<p>Please <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/cliftonquarry__;!!LcE3fNvU!GLS_dhtfHsLgQGlvagN_7FyXuRzctxgmbj3AWDPiFk0FioS-J8ZmD9fp8916yaLKdAaheiyFAMjVPumagolHQw$\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #0000ff\">click here<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> to complete a feedback form.<\/p>\n<p>Hard copies of the information found both online and at the public exhibition will be available on request. 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