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Loxwood Clay Pit site is a principal clay resource for brick making and is well located for supplying several relatively local brickworks. Geologically, this site has been noted by the British Geological Survey (BGS) England and Wales as being underlain by the Weald Clay Formation.
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School Science Mesh Design Loxwood Clay Pits site is a principal clay resource for brick making and is well located for supplying several relatively local brickworks. Geologically, this site has been noted by the British Geological Survey (BGS) England and Wales as being underlain by the Weald Clay Formation. https://loxwoodclaypits.co.uk
School Science Mesh Design WHO WE ARE • By Spring 2021, Loxwood Clay Pits Limited (Registration No. 10729828) will submit a planning application to West Sussex County Council for permission to use their land for the following: • Excavation of minerals (principally clay shale) from an area of woodland and scrub; • The development of a construction materials recycling facility (CMRF) to provide local recycling facilities and the utilization of some of the recycled materials for the restoration of the clay pit. https://loxwoodclaypits.co.uk
The development site is located on the old Palling Hurst Estate in an area of existing woodland / scrub, located approximately 1.5km to the east / north east of the village of Loxwood, and immediately west of the A281 Horsham trunk road. Access to the clay pit could be gained by a dedicated site access road approximately 1.2km long, which already runs entirely through land owned by Loxwood Clay Pits (LCP) and begins in the layby at the junction of Loxwood Road. This track runs north-west through Beggars Copse, before following the undesignated forestry route to the site. https://loxwoodclaypits.co.uk
WOODLAND HISTORY Songhust and Bullhams Wood totals 122.18ha and is formed of mixed lowland broadleaf and mid-rotation conifer woodland. The woodland before the 1960s was sustainably managed by the Palling Hurst Estate and post 1960 by Thill Forestry. There was extensive planting of conifers, mainly Norway spruce, from 1961 up to 1984, replacing up to a third of the original oak woodland. Since 1984, native broadleaves have been the species of choice, reflecting the changing objectives from commercial timber production to conservation. This woodland management ethos has been maintained by the current owners since they purchased the woodlands in 1993. https://loxwoodclaypits.co.uk
THANKYOU Address – Loxwood, United Kingdom Mail id – mloxwoodclaypits@gmail.com Website - https://loxwoodclaypits.co.uk