In this chapter

• Introduction to development management policy
• Housing
• Climate change
• Nature and ecosystem services
• Green Belt
• Jobs and economy
• Healthy, vibrant and inclusive communities
• Heritage and design
• Sustainable transport
• Pollution, contamination and safety
• Minerals and waste
  • Policy MIN/M: Strategic approach to minerals
  • Policy MIN/MSA: Mineral safeguarding areas
  • Policy MIN/MA: Mineral allocations
  • Policy MIN/RF: Aggregate recycling facilities
  • Policy MIN/WW: Winning and working of minerals
  • Policy MIN/MD: Minerals development: environmental enhancement through restoration
  • Policy MIN/HC: Conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons
• Waste
• Infrastructure

Policy MIN/RF: Aggregate recycling facilities

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How this part of the Local Plan Options Document works

These Development Management policy option pages contain the following sections:

Policy background

• Relevant national policy or regulations
• National or regional trends
• Local situation and needs/li>
• How we have dealt with this issue in the past
• The thinking behind the policy

Policy options for the new Local Plan

We may suggest a variety of approaches:

• Keeping existing policy as it is
• Making small changes
• Replacing the policy with something that is substantially different
• Identifying factors or events which may affect this policy in the future

Policy option analysis

• A list of the advantages and disadvantages that we have identified for each of the policy options we are presenting.

More on this topic

View the Minerals and Waste Topic Paper and Minerals Planning Policy Advice Evidence Base for in-depth focus about this topic, and the evidence which informs our policy. Visit our library of Local Plan Options supporting documents to learn more.

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Policy background

9.485 Existing or approved aggregate recycling facilities in the Plan area are located at the former Fullers Earthworks site, Odd Down.

9.486 Having regard to the often temporary nature of these facilities it is considered preferable for any future proposals that may come forward to be dealt with by a criteria based policy as set out below rather than by allocating specific sites/areas.

Policy options for the new Local Plan

9.487 Current Policy M3 establishes the policy approach to considering proposals for aggregate recycling facilities. It is proposed to retain the existing criteria-based approach with amendments to clarify that the development of aggregate recycling facilities will be supported, to increase aggregate reuse and recycling and to refer to specific additional siting considerations.

9.488 The proposed approach is as follows:

Option A

Retain policy text with minor amendments to reflect a more pro-active approach and to specify additional siting considerations.

Advantages of Option A

This aligns with the NPPF priority for reuse and recycling of aggregates.

Disadvantages of Option A

None identified.