AN abandoned quarry working near Ravensworth is to be reopened in another example of farm diversification.
North Yorkshire planning committee gave conditional permission for sandstone to be extracted and processed at Greenbank Farm. It is proposed to extract up to 88,000 tonnes of sandstone at a rate of about 3,000 tonnes a year for an estimated 29 years.
Conditions have been agreed on traffic flows, working hours, landscaping, screening and restoration.
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