Comment

Representation ID: 28029

Received: 20/09/2019

Respondent: Mineral Products Association ltd

Strategic Policy 33 e)
Paragraph 5.14.7 of PPW addresses the Safeguarding of Mineral Resources and Infrastructure. As proposed the wording of this section of the policy does not safeguard the infrastructure associated with minerals processing activities, storage transportation and added value facilities.

Accepted. Facilities which are intrinsic or ancillary to a given quarry such as processing and batching plant are already afforded protection by the quarry buffer-zone policy and by virtue that the surrounding mineral resource is safeguarded and identified on the proposals map and further differentiation is not required within minerals safeguarding layer on the proposals map. The suggested amendment will provide adequate policy protection without needing to identify every such facility. However, it is intended that because the wharf at Raynes Quarry and the rail loading terminal at Penmaenmawr Quarry are at remote locations from the main quarry, these will be identified on the proposals map.