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Minerals and waste

Minerals and waste

Joint Central and Eastern Berkshire Focused Regulation 18 Consultation: Sand and Gravel Provision and Operator Performance

The most recent Focused Regulation 18 Consultation: Sand and Gravel Provision and Operator Performance ('the Focused Consultation') ran for 6 weeks, beginning on 11 February and closing at 5pm on 23 March 2020.

The purpose of the Focused Consultation was to seek feedback from statutory consultees, stakeholders, communities, local organisations and businesses on the proposed Area of Search, the potential new sites (Land West of Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood and Area between Horton Brook and Poyle Quarry) and Policy DM15 (Past Operator Performance). 

Thank you to all who responded to the Focused Consultation.  

Read the Joint Central and Eastern Berkshire Focused Regulation 18 Consultation summary report (PDF document) which details the outcomes of the consultation.

 

New Minerals and Waste Local Plan

Work is underway on an updated Minerals and Waste Local Plan (MWLP) within Berkshire.

Wokingham Borough Council, Bracknell Forest Council, Reading Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (collectively referred to as ‘Central and Eastern Berkshire Authorities’) are working together to produce a Joint Minerals and Waste Plan which will guide minerals and waste decision-making in the area.

The Joint Minerals and Waste Plan will build on previous minerals and waste plans for the Berkshire area. It will set out a new vision and replace the current policies and provide details of strategic sites that will deliver the vision.

What’s the timetable? 

Our newly updated Local Development Scheme shows more information on the timetable.

Get Involved

A number of formal consultations will take place throughout the MWLP (Minerals and Waste Local Plan.) The plan is being undertaken by Hampshire County Council on behalf of the Central and Eastern Berkshire Authorities and all consultations will be coordinated by them.

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Latest news

The Central and Eastern Berkshire Authorities most recently conducted a focussed consultation on 'Sand and Gravel Provision and Operator Performance' (this was a Regulation 18 consultation). The Consultation Document (see Focussed Consultation tab below) set out the criteria for defining an 'Area of Search' for sand and gravel provision. It also included two new sites that were nominated through a recent 'Call for Sites' exercise and a new policy on 'operator past performance'. Read the tab below for further information.

Please note that additional text was added to the consultation document to reflect new information regarding Land West of Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood:

"Amendment 06 March 2020 - Initial estimates are of 200,000 - 250,000 tonnes of sand and gravel, further information is pending and will be considered along with other issues raised through this consultation."

This is available to view through the link provided in the Focussed consultation tab below.

Focussed consultation - 11 February to 23 March 2020

The Central and Eastern Berkshire Authorities conducted a further focussed consultation (Regulation 18) on specific aspects of the Minerals and Waste Plan. The consultation document set out the criteria for defining an 'Area of Search'  for sand and gravel provision. It also included two new sites that have been nominated through a recent 'Call for Sites' exercise and a new policy on 'operator past performance'. 

This consultation was open from Tuesday 11 February 2020 for 6 weeks, and closed at 5pm on Monday 23 March 2020. A consultation drop in event was held on Wednesday 11 March at Swallowfield Village Hall between 5pm and 7pm.

The responses received are currently being assessed and will inform the next stage of plan preparation. 

Documents available to view

The consultation documents are available from the Hampshire County Council website. 

The Central and Eastern Berkshire Authorities have carried out three 'Call for Sites' exercises in support of the Minerals and Waste Plan. A 'Call for Sites' process involves asking landowners and mineral and waste site operators to put forward site proposals for consideration for mineral and waste uses.   ampshire County Council asked mineral and waste site operators and land owners to put forward site proposals for consideration for minerals and waste uses. This includes any aspirations for existing sites to either extend or widen the range of operations or facilities.

An original 'Call for Sites' was carried out between 13 March to 5 May 2017, a second call ran from 23 November 2018 to 11 January 2019, and a third from 9 October to 22 November 2019. The further rounds of consultation were to seek nominations for additional land, which had not previously been submitted, to be considered for future minerals and waste operations in the Plan area.

 

A Draft Joint Minerals and Waste Plan was subject to consultation during the Summer 2018. The Draft Plan (formerly referred to as Preferred Options) is the second stage in plan-preparation. The purpose of this consultation was to engage the community in discussion on the long term management of minerals and waste.  It was also an opportunity to gather more local evidence to determine the plan policies and site allocations.

The Draft Plan Consultation ran from Monday 6 August 2018 to Friday 12 October 2018.

To see all the consultation documents and the Draft Plan Consultation Summary, visit the Hampshire County Council website.

Issues and Options

The Issues and Options stage is the first stage of consultation on the plan. The purpose of the consultation was to engage the community in discussion on the Issues for managing minerals and waste for the next 20 years. It was also an opportunity to gather more evidence to inform the Options for the plan policies and site allocations.

The Issues and Options Consultation ran for 6 weeks, from 9 June 2017 to 5pm 21 July 2017. Hampshire Services, (part of Hampshire County Council working in collaboration with the Central and Eastern Berkshire Authorities) ran the consultation and details can be found on the Hantsweb website. 

This is the Local Aggregate Assessment (LAA) 2018 (PDF document) for Central and Eastern Berkshire and covers the administrative areas of the plan-making partners (Bracknell Forest Council, Reading Borough Council, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham Borough Council). In addition, information has been provided for Slough, where available. The purpose of the LAA is to detail the current and predicted situation in Central and Eastern Berkshire with respect to all aspects of aggregate supply.

The previous LAA is available below:

The report includes information on remaining allocations in the Replacement Minerals Local Plan for Berkshire. It also puts the findings in the context of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (PDF document) and Guidance on the Managed Aggregates Supply System (MASS) (PDF document.)

Monitoring reports

See the monitoring reports below:

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