Charlbury Quarry Site

Charlbury Quarry, Oxfordshire. Source: Google Maps

In October 2011 Beacon Project Charlbury approached the owner of the former Charlbury Quarry site off the Ditchley Road to discuss the possibility of the site as a location for the Project. The proposal suggested that a small sustainable eco development with affordable housing for the community could be located to the southwest of the site, with a management plan developed for the SSSI (site of special scientific interest for geology) area of the site, in conjunction with local and scientific groups. This would have allowed for community access and enjoyment of the whole of the site as well as an ongoing management plan for biodiversity and geological education.

In their reply to the proposal in November 2011 the owner of the site argued that the Project's proposals did not sufficiently maximise the economic potential of the site from his perspective, and that in the meantime the site would remain closed to public access, due to stringent insurance conditions, but would also be a haven for wildlife.