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{{Short description|Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England}}
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'''Hawthorn Quarry''' is a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] in the [[Easington (district)|Easington]] district of west [[County Durham]], [[England]]. It is a working quarry, currently operated by Tarmac, which is situated just north of the eastern end of [[Hawthorn Dene]] SSSI.
'''Hawthorn Quarry''' is a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] in the [[Easington (district)|Easington]] district of east [[County Durham]], [[England]]. It is a working quarry, currently operated by Tarmac, which is situated just north of the eastern end of [[Hawthorn Dene]] SSSI.

The Ford Formation within and adjacent to Hawthorn Quarry is one of only a handful of high purity dolomites within England and the UK as a whole. The minerals are recognised as "resources of national importance" in the County Durham Plan, adopted in 2020 and are safeguarded. The site is considered highly valuable for an understanding of the later evolution of [[Carbonate rock|carbonate]] environments of the Middle Magnesian.
<ref name=SSSI_Citation>{{cite web
|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001762.pdf
|title=Hawthorn Quarry : Reasons for SSSI status|publisher=Natural England |access-date= 1 April 2022}}</ref>

'''Hawthorn Quarry''' is located within the defined Hawthorn Beacon/Hill Mineral Consultation Area (MCA),which was first designated in 1981 and is now protected through saved County Durham Minerals Local Plan Policy (MLP) M14. Policy M14 states that development will only be permitted within or adjoining a Mineral Consultation Area including where it would not sterilise significant quantities of potential mineral resources. Paragraph 204 of the NPPF recognises that "planning policies should safeguard mineral resources by defining Mineral Safeguarding Areas; and adopt appropriate policies so that known locations of specific minerals resources of local and national importance and are not sterilised by non-mineral development" <ref>{{cite web |title=Durham County Council Planning notes |url=https://publicaccess.durham.gov.uk/online-applications/files/0AFC0E48D1C015C9F278A7E986846DEC/pdf/DM_18_00829_OUT-COMMITTEE_REPORT-2358156.pdf |publisher=Durham County Council |access-date=30 November 2018 |ref=Section 125}}</ref>



The site has been identified by the [[Geological Conservation Review]] as being of national importance for its exposures of [[Dolostone|Middle Magnesian Limestone]], which include reef beds, overlying boulder beds, stromatolites and bedded oolites. The site is considered valuable for an understanding of the later evolution of [[Carbonate rock|carbonate]] environments of the Middle Magnesian.<ref name="SSSI">{{cite web |url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001553.pdf|title=Hawthorn Quarry|year=1984|publisher=[[English Nature]] |accessdate=21 July 2010}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 16:38, 23 April 2024

Hawthorn Quarry
Map showing the location of Hawthorn Quarry
Map showing the location of Hawthorn Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationMAGiC MaP
Nearest townSeaham
Coordinates54°48′36″N 1°19′26″W / 54.81000°N 1.32389°W / 54.81000; -1.32389
Area9.8 ha (24 acres)
Established1906
Governing bodyNatural England
WebsiteHawthorn Quarry SSSI

Hawthorn Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Easington district of east County Durham, England. It is a working quarry, currently operated by Tarmac, which is situated just north of the eastern end of Hawthorn Dene SSSI.

The Ford Formation within and adjacent to Hawthorn Quarry is one of only a handful of high purity dolomites within England and the UK as a whole. The minerals are recognised as "resources of national importance" in the County Durham Plan, adopted in 2020 and are safeguarded. The site is considered highly valuable for an understanding of the later evolution of carbonate environments of the Middle Magnesian. [1]

Hawthorn Quarry is located within the defined Hawthorn Beacon/Hill Mineral Consultation Area (MCA),which was first designated in 1981 and is now protected through saved County Durham Minerals Local Plan Policy (MLP) M14. Policy M14 states that development will only be permitted within or adjoining a Mineral Consultation Area including where it would not sterilise significant quantities of potential mineral resources. Paragraph 204 of the NPPF recognises that "planning policies should safeguard mineral resources by defining Mineral Safeguarding Areas; and adopt appropriate policies so that known locations of specific minerals resources of local and national importance and are not sterilised by non-mineral development" [2]


References

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  1. ^ "Hawthorn Quarry : Reasons for SSSI status" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Durham County Council Planning notes" (PDF). Durham County Council. Retrieved 30 November 2018.


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