Policy information sourced from the Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan
2: Spatial Strategy for Minerals Development
The spatial strategy for minerals development in Buckinghamshire is to:
- focus sand and gravel extraction primarily in the Thames and Colne Valleys but with a secondary focus in the Great Ouse Valley east of Buckingham,
- encourage the production of Chiltern bricks to promote local identity in the wider Chiltern area, and
- support the recycling and processing of alternative aggregates at locations well linked to strategic transport networks and main urban areas, growth locations and key settlements, with a preference for the following locations: mineral extraction and processing sites, on-site as an ancillary activity to construction or demolition projects, committed waste management facilities, within the areas of focus for waste management use, existing industrial sites or on land that is permitted or allocated for general industrial development, and existing and disused railheads and wharves.
For more information please see the Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan