The Minerals Planning Agenda Mark Plummer May 2010
Minerals planning update: Pre-election Review of Minerals Planning Policy British Geological Survey (BGS) were commissioned to evaluate the implementation the Mineral Policy Statements and Mineral Policy Guidance notes CLG have received draft report
Minerals planning update: pre-election Aggregate guidelines Guidelines issued on 6 June 2009; RAWPs making progress in apportioning to sub-regional level Future of RAWPs Contracts expired on 31 March 2010 Extension agreed for six months
Minerals planning update: pre-election Extending 1APP to minerals applications Under consideration AM2009 survey Contract awarded to the BGS and the survey began at the end of March Joint BGS-CLG programme Minerals Safeguarding Guidance – with CLG for consideration
And next week….
Watch this space Clearly we will need to await clarity of Ministerial priorities on a range of issues. These include: National Planning policy; Reform of the planning system; Future of MASS