If you sign up for this topic, you will receive information when Worcestershire County Council develops, reviews or updates the following documents:
Minerals Local Plan
This document sets out the Council's planning policies for mineral development, including how much and what minerals we need to be able to supply, where minerals should be extracted, how sites should be worked and how they should be "restored" when working has finished and how minerals development should ensure Worcestershire's people and places are protected and enhanced. The current Minerals Local Plan was adopted in July 2022. The plan will be reviewed to assess whether it needs updating at least once every five years through the Authority Monitoring Report.
Mineral Site Allocations Development Plan Document
This document is being prepared to allocate specific sites and preferred areas for mineral development to support the delivery of the Worcestershire Minerals Local Plan and provide greater certainty about where mineral development is likely to take place. It will be used alongside the Minerals Local Plan to determine planning applications. As this document is currently under preparation, consultations and information will be published about the development, examination and adoption of the document and supporting evidence over the next few years in accordance with the timetable set in the Local Development Scheme.
Minerals and Waste Development Framework Authority Monitoring Report
This document monitors progress in preparing Local Development Documents that form part of the Minerals and Waste Development Framework, and the extent to which existing minerals and waste policies are being implemented and whether the effects of the policies are as intended. This document is published approximately once every year.
Local Aggregates Assessment
This document is an assessment of the demand for and supply of aggregates in the county. Its prime purpose is to assist Worcestershire County Council in its responsibility to plan for the steady and adequate supply of aggregate minerals. It informs the development and monitoring of minerals planning policy in the county and is a material consideration in the determination of planning applications. This document is published approximately once every year.
Statement of Community Involvement
This document sets out how Worcestershire County Council will seek the involvement of people and organisations in the planning of minerals and waste management and Worcestershire County Council developments such as new libraries, schools, roads and railway stations. This document was last updated in 2021, and will be reviewed in accordance with legislative requirements.
If you sign up for this topic, you may also receive information which is directly related to the development or review of minerals planning policy should new topics or requirements arise.