Essex Minerals Local Plan - S6 Provision for Sand and Gravel Extraction

Policy information sourced from the Essex Minerals Local Plan

S6 Provision for Sand and Gravel Extraction

The Mineral Planning Authority shall endeavour to ensure reserves of land won sand and gravel are available until 2029, sufficient for at least 7 years extraction or such other period as set out in national policy.

The working of Reserve sites will only be supported if the landbank with respect to the overall requirement of 4.31mtpa is below 7 years.

Mineral extraction outside Preferred or Reserve Sites will be resisted by the Mineral Planning Authority unless the applicant can demonstrate:

An overriding justification and/ or overriding benefit for the proposed extraction, and,
The scale of the extraction is no more than the minimum essential for the purpose of the proposal, and,
The proposal is environmentally suitable, sustainable, and consistent with the relevant policies set out in the Development Plan.

For more information please see Essex Minerals Local Plan