Policy information sourced from the Surrey Minerals Plan
MC6 Safeguarding mineral resources and development
Minerals safeguarding areas have been defined for resources of concreting aggregate, soft sand, silica sand, brick clay and fuller’s earth. The mineral planning authority will seek to prevent sterilisation of these resources by other development.
Local planning authorities will be expected to consult the mineral planning authority on any proposals for development that would
- prejudice the effective operation of sites that are currently in minerals use or permitted for such use, or
- sterilise mineral resources on preferred areas for future minerals extraction, or
- sterilise mineral resources within mineral safeguarding areas
as shown on their proposals maps.
Infrastructure and sites used, or proposed to be used, for minerals development - rail aggregate depots and sites for production of recycled and secondary aggregate - will be safeguarded. Local planning authorities will be expected to consult the mineral planning authority on proposals for nonmineral development in the consultation area around such sites.
For more information please see the Surrey Minerals Plan