The Regional Assembly, working with the South East England Regional Aggregates Working Party (SEERAWP), has undertaken a review of the sub-regional (minerals planning authority) apportionment of land-won primary aggregates (Policy M3 of RPG9 and the draft South East Plan).

For more details on the process see our Reviewing the Plan section of the website.

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. As part of the consultation, a facilitated workshop of key stakeholders from the public and private sector was held in July 2008. An amended policy M3 setting out a revised sub-regional apportionment of aggregates provision (by MPA) was recommended to the Regional Planning Committee on 26 November 2008 for its agreement. A recommendation on sub-regional apportionment was then taken to the Executive Committee in December 2008 for endorsement.

This was submitted to Government for formal consultation and ultimately will replace Policy M3 of RPG9 and the South East Plan. We have prepared a revised policy M3 on sub-regional apportionment of primary aggregates for consultation. A sustainability appraisal of the revised policy has been undertaken and is available below.
Sustainability Appraisal Annex - 250 KB
Sustainability Appraisal Appendix 1 (Detailed SA papers updated to include revised option E) - 2 MB
Review of Sub-regional Allocation of Land-won Aggregates (15 May - 8 August 2008) - Consultation Document - 374 KB
Note of Consultation Workshop (7 July 2008) - 226 KB

South East England Aggregates Monitoring Report 2007

Aggregates Monitoring Report 2007 - 1.9 MB
Aggregates Monitoring Report 2007 Appendicies - 295 KB

Research Documents

Review of the Basis for the National and Regional Guidelines for Aggregates Provision 2005-2020 as Applied to South East England: Green Balance - 222 KB

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

Review of Minerals Supply and Demand

In 2006, the Regional Assembly commissioned the British Geological Survey (BGS) to carry out a study to identify potential resources of aggregate and brick clay in the South East England Region together with information on international and national environmental designations associated with these areas. The report is available on the South East Plan website.

Study of Aggregate Wharves and Rail Depots in South East England

In 2007, the Regional Assembly commissioned MDS Transmodal Ltd to carry out a study to establish existing and potential capacity of active and inactive wharves and rail terminals in the region. The study also identifies any significant constraints on that capacity, including recommending strategic sites that warrant safeguarding. Findings of earlier work undertaken for Kent, Medway and West Sussex Mineral Planning Authorities (MPAs) are incorporated, and the study will be used to inform the Regional Strategy
Study of Aggregate Wharves and Rail Depots in South East England - 399 KB
Appendix 1 (rail terminal inventory) - 5.3 MB
Appendix 2 (aggregate wharves inventory) - 5.8 MB
Addendum to Appendix 2 - 21 KB
Appendix 3 (potential rail depots) - 655 KB
Appendix 4 (Kent aggregates study) - 455 KB
Appendix 5 (West Sussex wharves railheads study) - 282 KB
Appendix 6 (maps of aggregate wharves and rail depots locations) - 3.5 MB

Methodology for Apportionment of Recycled and Secondary Aggregates 2005

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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