1. The Minerals Planning Agenda Mark Plummer
May 2010

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. And next week….

6. 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