Comment
Minerals Local Plan Issues and Options consultation
Representation ID: 30255
Received: 12/01/2018
Respondent: Campaign to Protect Rural England Nottinghamshire Branch
This representation is made on behalf of the Nottinghamshire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
CPRE recognises the need for mineral extraction. It also needs to be recognised that the impact of extraction of millions of tonnes of aggregates every year on the countryside and local communities can be enormous. There is a need to reduce the level of extraction in future by making better use of mineral resources and developing alternatives. The environment is too often taken into account only when considering where to quarry, not whether we really need to.
This representation is made on behalf of the Nottinghamshire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England.
CPRE recognises the need for mineral extraction. It also needs to be recognised that the impact of extraction of millions of tonnes of aggregates every year on the countryside and local communities can be enormous. There is a need to reduce the level of extraction in future by making better use of mineral resources and developing alternatives. The environment is too often taken into account only when considering where to quarry, not whether we really need to.