Planning Status: Application Withdrawn!

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Welcome

Welcome to the 'No Laybrook Landfill' Campaign website, created by Thakeham Village Action (TVA) to raise awareness of and encourage support for our fight against a rubbish landfill tip at Laybrook brickworks (where's that?).

Cory Environmental propose to dispose of 4.1 million tonnes of rotting, stinking waste at Laybrook, damaging our health and environment for decades, if not centuries to come.

Please take a look around the website to find out more including how you can help make the 'No Laybrook Landfill' Campaign a success.

Campaign Video

Campaigners against the landfill have put together this video that highlights some of the key issues with landfill and the proposal for Laybrook.

Latest News

3rd March 2010 - Cory Withdraws Planning Application!
Great News! Cory has decided to withdraw their landfill application for Laybrook. You can read their press release here. (more...)

16th February 2010 - Horsham District Council Objects
On 16th February, the HDC planning committee met to discuss the Laybrook landfill planning application and voted unanimously to object "in the strongest possible terms". Some comments from the councillors were: "the objections are legion ... (more...)

11th February 2010 - Laybrook Copse designated Ancient Woodland
In January the Laybrook site was visited by the HDC Tree Officer to assess the impact of tree removal that is proposed in the planning application. In his report he notes that Laybrook Copse, which many trees will be removed from, has recently been designated Ancient Woodland and on this basis the application must be refused. (more...)