Policy information sourced from Thurrock Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development

CSTP31 – PROVISION OF MINERALS

Land Won Minerals

The Council will endeavour to maintain a landbank of at least 7-years and aim to meet the sub-regional apportionment of 0.14mt per annum of sand and gravel throughout the Plan period or meet any subsequent change in the period as agreed by national policy or as a result of a review of the regional apportionment. The Council will assess the provision of the landbank through its monitoring framework.

To ensure the prudent use of Thurrock’s mineral resources:

  • Mineral working will only be permitted where there is an identified national, regional or local need and the sites fall within the criteria policies outlined in the forthcoming Thurrock Local Plan.
  • The forthcoming Thurrock Local Plan will identify ‘Preferred Areas’ located within the Minerals Safeguarding Area (MSA) (Policy CSTP32) which, if granted planning permission, will contribute to maintaining the sand and gravel annual apportionment and the 7- year landbank. Sites will be phased depending on the identified need, based upon the requirements outlined above (see Table 13) to 2021 or beyond, where the site will contribute to maintaining the 7-year landbank and meeting the sub-regional apportionment throughout the Plan period.

Recycled and Secondary Aggregate

Subject to the waste policies of this plan the Council will encourage the use of facilities for recycling aggregate or secondary materials, or processing of such materials, as alternatives to land won aggregate. Proposals on unallocated sites which do come forward must meet the criteria set out in the forthcoming Thurrock Local Plan.

For more information please see the Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development