Object
Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan Publication Version
Representation ID: 256
Received: 11/10/2019
Respondent: Tarmac
Agent: Heaton Planning Ltd
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Whilst seeking to support the use of sustainable modes of transport, the policy should be
worded to acknowledge/recognise the potential for impact upon the viability of mineral
extraction.
Minerals can only be worked where they are found. The requirement to be located close to
proposed markets is overly onerous, not positively prepared or an effective strategy and is
therefore considered to be unsound. The value of the product and the availability locally will
determine the distance it needs to travel. The pull of resource into the South Yorkshire and
Doncaster market areas is a good example of this. It is considered that this policy is overly
onerous and discredits the geographical spread/locational strategy which is being pursued
by the Mineral Planning Authority.
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