Comment
Draft Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan
Representation ID: 31147
Received: 28/09/2018
Respondent: Mrs Jackie Armstrong
CAGE strongly supports DM5 but believes it needs strengthening, giving more weight to residents wishes in determining the best restoration scheme.
The Trent Washlands are not the only landscape particularly under pressure from minerals development - the Village Farmlands, East Nottinghamshire Sandlands are equally under threat, from both Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire Local Minerals Plans. For proper review the evidence base must record safeguarding areas, minerals sites, landscapes, roads, rivers, airbases etc beyond the county borders.
Cooperation between neighbouring authorities on Minerals Plans needs to be made transparent to show a proper concern for those living on the County borders.
CAGE strongly supports DM5 but believes it needs strengthening, giving more weight to residents wishes in determining the best restoration scheme.
The Trent Washlands are not the only landscape particularly under pressure from minerals development - the Village Farmlands, East Nottinghamshire Sandlands are equally under threat, from both Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire Local Minerals Plans. For proper review the evidence base must record safeguarding areas, minerals sites, landscapes, roads, rivers, airbases etc beyond the county borders.
Cooperation between neighbouring authorities on Minerals Plans needs to be made transparent to show a proper concern for those living on the County borders.