The Secretary of State’s Proposed Changes to Minerals and Waste Policies in current RPG9 were published on 19 August 2005. Related documents are available for downloading from the GOSE website (Government Office for the South East).

Consultation

The Proposed Changes were subject to a public consultation period ending on 11 November 2005. Following this consultation, the Secretary of State considered responses and published the final version in 2006.

The Regional Assembly prepared the draft strategy, taking into consideration the responses received from consultation in autumn 2003, and with the approval of the full Assembly meeting, it was passed to the Deputy Prime Minister for consideration on 1 March 2004. This was announced in a news release of 1 March 2004.

The Secretary of State conducted a consultation on the proposed strategy between 1 March and 24 May 2004. The Regional Assembly wrote to around 2,000 key regional interests (the consultee letter contains more detail on the process) to invite comments on the proposal. However, the views of all interested parties were sought.

The Regional Assembly formally consulted on a draft of the strategy between 8 September and 3 November 2003. A sustainability appraisal of the consultation draft was also undertaken and is available. Over 300 responses were received from regional stakeholders in that time.

The draft regional strategies are available to download in the column on the right. They are available in PDF format, or alternatively in RTF format with accompanying tables and maps.

Maps relating to the strategy are available via our Interactive Mapping Facility.

The documents are also available from public libraries throughout the region.

Previously Published Versions

Regional Minerals Strategy - 2003 Draft

The Regional Minerals Strategy sets out a regional framework up to 2016 for the development of minerals such as chalk, clay, sand and gravel; raw materials which are important for both the manufacturing and construction industry.

Included in the strategy is:

• Guidance on how minerals can be used more efficiently in the construction industry in order to prolong the region’s supply of raw materials
• Policies to encourage greater re-use and recycling of materials as construction aggregates. This approach mirrors the philosophy of the Regional Assembly’s Regional Waste Management Strategy which advocates the importance of recycling and re-use of waste, including construction and demolition waste
• A new set of targets for the supply of construction aggregates, both for the South East region as a whole and for individual counties or unitary authorities.

The strategy was formally launched for consultation in a published format on 8 September 2003. The consultation period ended on 3 November 2003, and a sustainability appraisal was produced in October 2003.

If you would like to download the published version of the Strategy, it is available in PDF format in the column on the right of this page, along with a version in RTF format with accompanying working documents and maps. The documents are also available from public libraries throughout the region.

Maps relating to the strategy are now available via the Interactive Mapping Facility.