Plans for a new one million cubic metre size quarry to be built just north of Ipswich would result in 126 daily HGV movements if approved - something residents have labelled "insane" and "awful".

The quarry would be built in Westerfield, north of Ipswich, with a new access road created from Westerfield Road.

The proposal is to form a new quarry through the extraction of sand and gravel and to infill the resulting void back to original ground levels using inert soils and clays.

Plans state that the estimated mineral reserve is some 1,700,000 tonnes which will create a void capable of accommodating some 1,050,000 cubic metres equivalent to 1,330,000 tonnes of infill materials.

Where the quarry would beWhere the quarry would be (Image: Google Maps)

The total time period sought for all activities including restoration is 16 years.

On average, around 126 daily HGV movements weighing around 20 tonnes will be going to and from the quarry, and around 30 light vehicles will also go to and from the quarry.

The application also states that an estimated 2.7kg of carbon dioxide will be emitted per tonne of sand and gravel produced.

The application has had more than 61 objections, with representations still open until the end of the month.

Residents nearby have raised concerns over the noise and dust the quarry would produce, the new access road, and having over 100 HGV's driving through Westerfield.

The existing site entranceThe existing site entrance (Image: Google Maps)

One stated that the road infrastructure available to make such a development practical and tolerable for residents is not there.

He said that having 126 HGVs going through the centre of Westerfield village is an "insane proposal".

Another said the "noise, dust and air pollution of an industrial quarry adjacent to the Flynn Valley is unacceptable to all the communities in the immediate vicinity."

Another resident described the proposal as "awful" stating the roads struggle to cope with traffic as it is.