The Regional Assembly, working with the South East England Regional Aggregates Working Party (SEERAWP), is undertaking a review of the sub-regional (minerals planning authority) apportionment of land-won primary aggregates. This will inform a review of Policy M3 of RPG9 and the draft South East Plan. Following consultation, a project plan has been agreed and submitted to Government.

Minerals Review Project Plan -186 KB

The Assembly, together with a steering group of Minerals Planning Authorities and industry representatives, has developed alternative options for apportionment. These take into account a range of factors including demand for materials, past sales, the amount of un-sterilised resource, and environmental designations. This should provide a more rounded and forward looking approach than relying only on past sales, and reflects the recommendations made to the Assembly by independent planning inspectors.

Consultation

Public consultation on the amount of aggregates - sand and gravel, and crushed rock - extracted in the South East each year, and how much each Minerals Planning Authority (the county or unitary council) should be planning to provide ran from 15 May to 8 August 2008. A preferred method of distributing targets will agreed by the Regional Planning Committee on 24 September. This will be used to amend Policy M3 of RPG9 and the South East Plan.

Review of Sub-regional Allocation of Land-won Aggregates (15 May - 8 August 2008) - Consultation Document - 374 KB

Research Documents

Primary Aggregates Sub-Regional Apportionment in South East England: Final Report November 2007 - 2.79 MB

Partial Review of Draft South East Plan: Policy M3 Sustainability Appraisal report November 2007 - 421 KB
Appendix 1 - 77 KB
Appendix 2 - 2.84 MB
Appendix 3 - 18.5 MB

Partial Review of Draft South East Plan: Policy M3 Primary Aggregates Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening Report November 2007 - 2.12 MB
Figure 1 - 399 KB
Figure 2 - 380 KB
Figure 3 - 328 KB
Figure 4 - 336 KB
Figure 5 - 321 KB
Figure 6 - 276 KB

Methodology for Apportionment of Recycled and Secondary Aggregates 2005 (Report) - 699 KB
Methodology for Apportionment of Recycled and Secondary Aggregates 2005 (Table) - 97 KB
Methodology for Apportionment of Recycled and Secondary Aggregates 2005 (Recommendation) - 66 KB

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