SO7: Protecting and enhancing historic assets
Object
Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan Publication Version
Representation ID: 162
Received: 10/10/2019
Respondent: Minerals Products Association
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
S07: Protecting and enhancing historic assets makes no distinction of the proportionate approach required by the NPPF appropriate to the asset’s significance (NPPF para 126 and 128). This is unsound as not in line with national Policy.
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Support
Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan Publication Version
Representation ID: 259
Received: 10/10/2019
Respondent: Bolsover District Council
The Publication Version of the Nottinghamshire County Council Minerals Plan now contains a section on heritage in the overview of the document (Paragraph 2.14). Strategic Objective 07 relates to the protection and enhancement of historic assets.
In short, the District Council is satisfied with the engagement that has taken place as the Plan has been developed, and supports the provisions in the Nottinghamshire County Council Minerals Local Plan in relation to the historic environment, particularly Creswell Crags.
Dear Sir,
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Publication Version of the Nottinghamshire County Council Minerals Local Plan.
It is assumed that Derbyshire County Council as the relevant minerals authority will comment on any substantive issues in relation to the soundness and legal compliance of the Plan.
Bolsover District Council have made representations on previous iterations of the Plan, most recently at the Issues and Options stage of the Plan.
The key concern of the Bolsover District Council throughout the process of plan development has been the need to acknowledge the importance of, and seek the protection of, Creswell Crags. The site is one of the most important archaeological and geological sites in Britain. In response to the consultation on the Issues and Options document, we suggested some changes to the document, including further references to both the historic environment and more specifically Creswell Crags.
The Publication Version of the Nottinghamshire County Council Minerals Plan now contains a section on heritage in the overview of the document (Paragraph 2.14). Strategic Objective 07 relates to the protection and enhancement of historic assets. The section on industrial dolomite provision acknowledges the presence and importance of Creswell Crags. Provision is made in the Development Management policies for applications to take account of historic and archaeological features (Policy DM6:Historic Environment).
As noted above, Bolsover District Council is not a minerals planning authority. However, insofar as the Minerals Local Plan has the potential to have an impact on assets in Bolsover District, the Council is happy to acknowledge that the Minerals Local Plan has been based on effective joint working in relation to potential cross boundary strategic matters; and that following representations on earlier iterations of the Local Plan these issues have been resolved rather than deferred.
In short, the District Council is satisfied with the engagement that has taken place as the Plan has been developed, and supports the provisions in the Nottinghamshire County Council Minerals Local Plan in relation to the historic environment, particularly Creswell Crags.
Object
Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan Publication Version
Representation ID: 300
Received: 11/10/2019
Respondent: Barton PC, Thrumpton PM, Lark Hill RA, Clifton Village RA, SAVE
Number of people: 5
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
SO5, SO6 and SO7
We are supportive of the strategic objectives dealing with minimising impacts on local communities (SO5), protecting and enhancing natural assets (SO6) and protecting and enhancing historic assets (SO7). However, the Minerals Local Plan is unsound because these objectives are not applied in the development and application of the site appraisal and allocation methodology. The goal of developing an appropriate and sustainable spatial distribution of sites (SO1) overrides the goals set out in SOs 5, 6 and 7. Moreover the goal of promoting sustainable modes of transport (SO1) is not applied as a consideration in the site allocation process
A sustainable spatial distribution of sites is not one which is simply determined by proximity to market and transport costs. Indeed, it can be argued that given that potential developers are probably better informed about the geography of the market and the economics of working a site than NCC, then it can be assumed that all the sites put forward by extraction companies are equally economically viable. In developing a Minerals Local Plan the goal of developing a sustainable spatial distribution is therefore dependent upon ensuring that of the sites allocated, those selected have the least impact on wider sustainability goals.
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