Cymraeg
Strategic Policy SP/33: Minerals
Comment
Preferred Strategy
Representation ID: 28027
Received: 20/09/2019
Respondent: Mineral Products Association ltd
Mineral resources support much more than the "construction economy". Whilst aggregates and other minerals products provide many of the raw materials for the construction industry, they benefit the wider economy.
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Accepted.
Comment
Preferred Strategy
Representation ID: 28028
Received: 20/09/2019
Respondent: Mineral Products Association ltd
Strategic Policy 33 a)
Whilst we support the commitment to ensuring a sufficient provision of permitted reserves, the subsection of the policy would benefit from a brief indication of how this would be achieved, i.e. through the provision of landbanks as referred to in paragraph 6.8.3. We do however believe this should be a policy commitment.
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Accepted. The commentary in paragraph 6.8.3 sets out the rationale, for clarity add the following to Policy 33a: ...by maintaining a minimum landbank of 10 years supply of permitted reserves of crushed rock.
Comment
Preferred Strategy
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.
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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.
Comment
Preferred Strategy
Representation ID: 28156
Received: 30/09/2019
Respondent: Natural Resources Wales
The relevant sections of the preferred strategy cover all the essential aspects for preventing pollution and protecting groundwater resources and quality and land contamination.
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Noted.