Minerals and waste

The Central and Eastern Berkshire Authorities have decided to run a further 'Call for Sites' exercise. This means they are asking mineral and waste site operators and landowners to put forward site proposals for consideration for mineral and waste  uses, including any aspirations for existing sites to either extend or widen the range of operations or facilities.

This further round of consultation is to seek nominations for additional land, which has not previously been submitted, to be considered for future minerals and waste operations in the Plan area going forward over the next 15 to 20 years.

To help us assess the sites, we require some essential background information about the site, including what the proposal is for, its location (including a map) and ownership information (including contact information). Additional information will then be sought through follow up communication.

Call for Sites - 9 October to 22 November

The Call for Sites will run from 9 October to 22 November 2019.

If you have any queries, please contact Hampshire Services on:

• Telephone: 01962 845 785
• Email: jecb@hants.gov.uk
          
  

Previous Call for Sites

Hampshire County Council asked mineral and waste site operators and land owners to put forward site proposals for consideration for minerals and waste uses, including any aspirations for existing sites to either extend or widen the range of operations or facilities.

The first call for sites ran from Monday 13 March to Friday 5 May and the further call for sites ran from 23 November 2018 to 11 January 2019. Both are now closed.

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:

• Local Aggregate Assessment (LAA) 2017 (PDF document)
  
  

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:

• Minerals and Waste monitoring Report for year 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 (PDF document)
• Minerals and Waste monitoring Report for year 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009 (PDF document)
• Minerals and Waste monitoring Report for year 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 (PDF document)
• Aggregates Monitoring Report (2011) (PDF document)
• Aggregates Monitoring Report (2012) (PDF document)
• Aggregates Monitoring Report (2013) (PDF document)

• Replacement Minerals Local Plan for Berkshire May 2001 (PDF document) 
• Replacement Minerals Local Plan for Berkshire May 2001 Appendices (PDF document)
• Berkshire Minerals Local Plan direction letter 5 September 2007 (PDF document)
• Waste Local Plan for Berkshire December 1998 (PDF document)
• Waste Local Plan for Berkshire December 1998 Appendices (PDF document)
• Waste Local Plan for Berkshire direction letter 24 September 2007 (PDF document)