The Secretary of State is not currently considering any minerals or waste development planning applications made by local authorities.
The Planning Inspectorate, on behalf of the Secretary of State, is currently considering 22 planning appeals that involve minerals and waste development. None of these involve the local planning authority as the appellant. The following table summarises the details of these.
Date appeal received Appellant Development type 10 April 2006 Castle Hill Quarry Company Ltd. Miscellaneous Mineral Development 8 February 2007 G. Bolam Foods Limited Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 17 May 2007 Chas. Storer Ltd. Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 8 June 2007 M. Leivers (Waste Recycling Group Ltd.) Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 13 June 2007 Alan Williams Miscellaneous Mineral Development 20 June 2007 P Casey Enviro Ltd Miscellaneous Mineral Development 16 July 2007 Mr and Mrs. M.P. and J.L Hanna Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 31 July 2007 Vinery Management Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 9 August 2007 McGovern Haulage Limited Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 10 August 2007 Biffa Waste Services Ltd. Landfill 13 August 2007 Lee Carter Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 16 August 2007 Solent Skip Hire Limited Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 3 October 2007 Grundon Waste Management Ltd. Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 27 October 2007 Durston Garden Products Ltd and Eclipse Property Investments Ltd. Surface Mineral Extraction 30 October 2007 WM Briers and Son (Tamworth) Ltd. Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 4 December 2007 Mr. Brian Brocksopp Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 6 December 2007 Greenfileds (Organic) Ltd. Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 18 December 2007 Waste Recycling Group Ltd. Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 18 December 2007 Barker Bros aggregates Ltd. Sand And Gravel Extraction 23 January 2008 Cappagh Public Works Ltd. Domestic Refuse Disposal, Waste Disposal 11 January 2008 Philip Cunningham Clays (Brick, Brick Earth, China, Ball) 15 January 2008 Aggregate Industries and Jayflex Aggregates Ltd. Mineral Handling And Processing Installation
(2) what obligations local authorities are under to identify alternative extraction sites in the minerals and waste development documents submitted to her Department.
Policies in minerals development plan documents are assessed thoroughly for their soundness during their independent examination. The criteria for this assessment is set out in paragraph 4.24 of Planning Policy Statement 12 Local Development Frameworks. It covers matters of procedure, conformity, coherence, consistency and effectiveness.
There is no obligation on mineral planning authorities to identify alternative extraction sites in their development plan documents, although some do. Minerals Policy Statement 1 Planning and Minerals only requires them to identify sites, preferred areas and/or areas of search, in order to maintain an adequate and steady supply of minerals for the economy and society.