Evidence base

A previous Regulation 18 consultation was undertaken on proposed amendments between March and April 2021. This did not include a Call for Sites (CfS). A non-statutory engagement, to re-assess the approach to mineral provision, ran between February and March 2022.

Response to regulation 18 consultation 2021

Following the 2021 Regulation 18 public consultation, the Minerals and Waste Planning Authorities (MWPA's) has assessed the responses received alongside the latest data. These papers set out the MWPA’s response to the representations received during the Regulation 18 consultation and justify further proposed amendments. These response papers were finalised in January 2024.

Plan Introduction (PDF, 175.14 KB)

Aims, Strategic Objectives and Spatial Priorities (PDF, 685.16 KB)

Spatial Portrait and Key Mineral Planning Issues (PDF, 260.64 KB)

Spatial Vision (PDF, 268.05 KB)

Policy S1 - Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development (PDF, 163.03 KB)

Policy S2 - Strategic Priorities for Minerals Development (PDF, 258.03 KB)

Policy S3 - Climate Change (PDF, 323.34 KB)

Policy S4 - Reducing the Use of Mineral Resources (PDF, 175.37 KB)

Policy S5 - Creating a Network of Aggregate Recycling Facilities and New Transhipment Sites (PDF, 291.68 KB)

Policy S6 - General Principles for Sand and Gravel Provision (PDF,1.25 MB)

Policy S7 - Provision for Industrial Minerals (PDF, 145.53 KB)

Policy S8- Safeguarding Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (PDF, 485.35MB)

Policy S9 - Safeguarding Mineral Extraction Sites and other Mineral Infrastructure (PDF, 305.38 KB)

Policy S10 - Protecting and Enhancing the Environment and Local Amenity (PDF. 302.32KB)

Policy S11 - Access and Transportation (PDF, 286.66 KB)

Policy S12 - Mineral Site Restoration and After-Use (PDF, 582.95 KB)

Policies P1 - Preferred Sites for Sand and Gravel Extraction (PDF, 594.41 KB)

Policy P2 - Preferred Sites for Silica Sand Extraction (PDF, 154.67 KB)

Policy DM1 - Development Management Criteria 290.62 KB)

Policy DM2 - Planning Conditions and Legal Agreements (PDF, 134.94 KB)

Policy DM3 - Primary and Secondary Processing Plants (PDF, 176.32 KB)

Policy DM4 - Secondary Processing Plant (PDF, 132.09 KB)

Policy IMR1 - Implementation, Monitoring and Review (PDF, 319.33 KB)

Glossary (PDF, 135.95 KB)

Appendix One - Site Profiles (PDF, 157.81 KB)

Appendix Two - The Implementation of Mineral Resource and Infrastructure Safeguarding Policy (PDF, 156.05 KB)

Appendix Three - Additional Minerals Planning Context (PDF, 57.81 KB)

Appendix Four - Profiles for Safeguarded Coated Stone Plants - Asphalt (PDF, 57.82 KB)

Appendix Five - Consultation Procedure for Mineral Safeguarding Areas (PDF, 231.75 KB)

New Appendix Three (PDF, 76.17 KB)

Further Information About Preferred and Reserve Sites (PDF, 155.38 KB)

Sustainability Appraisal Environmental Report - 2021 (PDF, 141.04 KB)

Associated Evidence Base (PDF, 151.62 KB)

Any Further Comments (PDF, 394.84 KB)

Response to policy S6 engagement 2022

The purpose of this response paper is to assess the responses received through the Informal Engagement on Policy S6: Provision for sand and gravel extraction which took place between February and March 2022. It also provides a summary of progress to date on the Essex Minerals Local Plan 2014 (MLP) Review. This paper was finalised in September 2022.

Policy S6 - Provision for sand and gravel extraction – Response Paper (PDF, 1.25MB)

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