Support

Representation ID: 266

Received: 11/10/2019

Respondent: Tarmac

Agent: Heaton Planning Ltd

Tarmac support the MPA in seeking the use of alternative aggregates and the appreciation
that there are limits on how far alternatives can substitute primary aggregate. Whilst
support for alternative aggregate should be encouraged in the Plan, the contribution should
be viewed as a ‘bonus’ over and above the required amount of primary aggregate. This is
reflective of the NPPF (para 204 (b)) which states that local Plans should take account of the,
‘contribution that substitute or secondary and recycled materials and minerals waste would make’. The reduction in ash materials from coal fired power stations is also likely to increase the demand for primary aggregate over the Plan period to address this specific resource shortfall. The approach to recycled aggregates reflects the Mineral Products Association Long Term Aggregates Demand and Supply Scenarios Paper which indicates that the
potential for recycling has reached an optimum level (approximately 28-30% volume).