Comment

Representation ID: 22454

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Tarmac Trading Ltd (Sharne Sahajpal)

Agent: Heatons

Preferred Area and Requirement to restore the former Aldridge Quarry

Policy MIN1 states that sufficient provision has been identified within the plan areas to enable
the Black Country to supply at least 25% of the 7-year landbank for the West Midlands
Metropolitan Area. This is a total of 6.2 million tonnes (made up of remaining permitted reserves
at Branton Hill Quarry, and from within the Preferred area identified at Birch Lane). It also notes
that other resource in the Mineral Safeguarding Areas (MSAs) has the potential to contribute
towards future sand and gravel production. It is acknowledged that Walsall is the only authority
within the Black Country with sand and gravel resources capable of being worked, and Solihull is
the only other authority within the West Midlands Metropolitan Area with workable resource.
Solihull may see a high proportion of its 4 million tonnes of permitted mineral reserves sterilised
by HS2, therefore unlikely Solihull will be able to sustain its output, meaning the BCP needs to
provide for as much sand and gravel production as possible.