Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan Publication Version

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.

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.

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.