Policy information sourced from the Hertfordshire Minerals Local Plan Review

2 Need for Mineral Working

When determining planning applications for mineral extraction the County Council will take into account the following factors:

  1. the existing quantity of permitted reserves of the mineral;
  2. the rate at which, and the proposed timescale over which it is expected that those permitted reserves will be worked;
  3. the proposed rate and timescale in the application for working the mineral deposit;
  4. the existence of resources of the mineral which are identified as Preferred Areas within the Plan and which are shown as being desirably worked at an early stage of the Plan period; and
  5. the particular nature and qualities of the mineral deposit concerned, such as the suitability for a particular end use not met by other available sources in the area or region.

For more information, please see the Hertfordshire Minerals Local Plan Review