The news that the company Swerock had been approved to start a quarry in Alvesta quickly led to massive protests. Lists were written, protest marches were held and appeals were written. It has now been a year, and the process is still ongoing.

The reason for the lengthy process is the handling of appeals. In total, more than 70 complainants came in from nearby residents, but most were rejected because they were not considered to be sufficiently affected.

However, five of the nearby residents who were notified have appealed to the Land and Environmental Court of Appeal and four of the five have been granted leave to appeal their appeals. Now Mark and the environmental court in Nacka have to wait for the decision from the Supreme Court and that means that it takes a long time.  

- We must know which appeals we are going to try. There can be four more. We can not decide our case until we know which appeals we are going to try, says Magnus Hjort, administrator at the Land and Environmental Court in Nacka.

It is difficult to say when the goal will be clear, but according to Magnus Hjort it is very unlikely that it will be clear this year. 

The Land and Environment Court will also hear the appeal from Växjö Municipality, the Nature Conservation Association in Alvesta and the Nature Conservation Association in Växjö.

However, the appeal from the Green Party, the Alvesta Alternative and Gemla's Social Council have all been rejected and will not be tried.

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