A letter threatening legal action over Northumberland County Council's controversial decision to allow a Tyne Valley company to extract millions of tonnes of minerals from a greenfield site has seen the plans discussed again.
Just last month, councillors on the strategic planning committee gave the green light to plans from Thompsons of Prudhoe to quarry sand and gravel from a proposed site near Anick Grange, to the east of Hexham.
The material would be extracted in a phased manner over the course of 25 years, after which it would be restored to create a lake and wetland area with the aim of boosting biodiversity.
