Minerals Local Plan Issues and Options consultation

Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan: Issues and Options consultation

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan Issues and Options consultation. Our two Councils, along with other relevant authorities, have and will continue to work together regarding strategic and cross boundary issues in order to meet the requirements of the Duty to Co-operate.

For questions 2 and 3 respectively, the Council supports the draft vision and strategic issues set out.

An outcome of previous engagement was the agreement in 2013 of a joint minerals position statement between Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council.

The joint position statement recognised that Nottinghamshire (a net exporter of sand and gravel) contributes (in the short term) toward supplying aggregate mineral to meet the development requirements identified in the Doncaster and Rotherham Local Plans.

It is noted that the Issues and Options consultation estimates a shortfall in sand and gravel provision over the proposed plan period of some 17.8 million tonnes.

The Council has no further detailed comments to make at this stage; however we welcome the opportunity for further engagement and discussion as the plan progresses to consider any cross boundary implications in light of the most recent data and evidence, and to consider the need to update the joint minerals position statement.

Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan: Issues and Options consultation

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan Issues and Options consultation. Our two Councils, along with other relevant authorities, have and will continue to work together regarding strategic and cross boundary issues in order to meet the requirements of the Duty to Co-operate.

For questions 2 and 3 respectively, the Council supports the draft vision and strategic issues set out.

An outcome of previous engagement was the agreement in 2013 of a joint minerals position statement between Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council.

The joint position statement recognised that Nottinghamshire (a net exporter of sand and gravel) contributes (in the short term) toward supplying aggregate mineral to meet the development requirements identified in the Doncaster and Rotherham Local Plans.

It is noted that the Issues and Options consultation estimates a shortfall in sand and gravel provision over the proposed plan period of some 17.8 million tonnes.

The Council has no further detailed comments to make at this stage; however we welcome the opportunity for further engagement and discussion as the plan progresses to consider any cross boundary implications in light of the most recent data and evidence, and to consider the need to update the joint minerals position statement.