Policy information sourced from the Hounslow Local Plan Part 1

EQ10 - MINERALS

Our approach

We will contribute to London’s aggregate supply by safeguarding potential extraction sites. Where extraction takes place, the restoration of sites will leave them in better condition than before quarrying began, and deliver new nature conservation and recreational assets for the community.

We will achieve this by

  • Allocating Rectory Farm (site reference 58, as shown in Figure EQ10.1) as an extraction site to meet the borough’s London Plan apportionment of 700,000 tonnes. Proposals for other uses will be refused where minerals have not been extracted, unless the use is on a strictly temporary basis that is unlikely to delay the practical commencement of extraction operations, or where an overriding community need for the proposed development outweighs the need for the mineral resource;
  • Safeguarding other sites with minerals reserves (as identified on the Policies Map as Land South of Hatton, Mayfield Farm, Land West of Thames Water works at Kempton, and Land to the rear of Western International Market) so that their potential contribution to the borough’s aggregate supply is considered before development takes place that could prevent future extraction; and
  • Promoting the recycling of construction, demolition and excavation waste, consistent with the West London Waste Plan.
  • Promoting the sustainable movement of aggregates, including safeguarding railheads used for distribution.

We will expect development proposals to

  • Submit a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) with any planning application for minerals extraction, and adopt an Environmental Management System (EMS) to outline measures to address environmental impacts identified in the EIA. Thereafter the minerals development should be conducted in accordance with the operating procedures and targets of the EMS and a copy of the performance monitoring report shall be submitted to the council annually; and
  • Give due consideration to the aftercare and restoration of sites, including the creation of new habitats for biodiversity

For more information please see the Hounslow Local Plan Part 1