Policy information sourced from the Essex Minerals Local Plan

S7 Provision for Industrial Minerals

Any proposals for other minerals in the County will be considered as follows:

Silica Sand Extraction:

Provision is made for a site extension at Martells Quarry, Ardleigh to maintain an appropriate minerals landbank for silica sand of at least ten years during the plan-period as defined in Policy P2

Brick Clay Extraction:

A minerals landbank of at least 25 years of brick-making clay will be maintained at the following brickworks:

  • Marks Tey and Bulmer through the extraction of remaining permitted reserves.

The extracted brick-making clay from Bulmer Brickworks and Marks Tey respectively should be used to support the brickworks in that locality only, as defined on the Policies Map.

Chalk Extraction:

The small-scale extraction of chalk will only be supported for agricultural and pharmaceutical uses at Newport Quarry as identified within the Policies Map. Extraction of chalk for other uses, such as aggregate, fill material or for engineering will not be supported.

Proposals for the extraction of other minerals on non-Preferred Sites will be permitted where:

  • The reserves comprising the landbank are insufficient and/ or there is some other over-riding justification or benefit for the release of the site, and
  • The proposal would be environmentally acceptable.

For more information please see Essex Minerals Local Plan