Policy information sourced from the Essex Minerals Local Plan

DM4 Secondary Processing Plant

Proposals for the secondary processing and/ or treatment of minerals will only be permitted at mineral sites where it can be demonstrated that there would be no unacceptable impact upon amenity and/ or the local environment and/ or the safety, efficiency and capacity of the road network.

The minerals for secondary processing and/or treatment shall be sourced from within the boundary of the mineral working within which the plant is located unless it is demonstrated that there are exceptional circumstances or overriding benefits from sourcing materials from elsewhere to supplement indigenous supply, subject to no unacceptable adverse impacts.

In all cases permission will only be granted for a temporary duration so as not to delay restoration of the site.

For more information please see Essex Minerals Local Plan