I was pleased to meet with residents from Warmington to discuss their concerns regarding the plans for an additional gravel extraction plant on the Elton Estate. The residents expressed their understandable disappointment with the lack of thorough public consultation and they are concerned that valuable outdoor space, enjoyed by many people in what is a beautiful setting, would be lost should this application be granted. As ever, whilst I have no direct influence over planning applications, I am keen to ensure the views of local residents are heard and I will be supporting their campaign in any way I can, having been able to offer some advice about how they might wish to go about this.