Support

Representation ID: 22291

Received: 21/01/2022

Respondent: Miss Jodi Stokes

10.0 MINERALS

Minerals Safegaurding

10.1 Draft Policy MIN2 (Minerals Safeguarding) states that:

“Planning applications for non-mineral development will only be supported in an MSA where the development will not compromise existing or future mineral working within the MSA, and the following conditions are met:

a. the development will involve the extraction of some or all of the mineral resource prior to development, where is practicable to do so; or
b. it can be demonstrated that the site does not contain any mineral resources of economic value; or
c. it can be demonstrated that the ‘prior extraction’ of minerals is not feasible”


10.2 We consider that draft Policy MIN2 is reasonable and complies with paragraph 210 of the NPPF. Whilst minerals areas are safeguarded, this ensures that other uses are able to come forward where mineral extraction is not appropriate.