Mineral Planning
Berkshire is made up of six Unitary Authorities. Due to the abolition of the County Council, responsibility for preparing or reviewing minerals policies, in Berkshire, is now exercised by the six Authorities jointly, through the Joint Strategic Planning Unit.
The six Berkshire Unitary Authorities are Mineral Planning Authorities in their own right and are responsible for Mineral Development Control and enforcement.
Current Plan
The current Minerals Plan for Berkshire is the Replacement Minerals Local Plan. (RMLP) , altered and then adopted in May 2001. The Plan aims to ensure that mineral extraction can take place at an appropriate rate throughout the period to the end of 2006, and that there are enough planning permissions in place at the end of that period to allow for a further seven years of extraction, (i.e. to the end of 2013).
Planning decisions must continue to be taken in accordance with the Plan’s policies unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
Emerging Mineral Local Development Framework
The six Unitary Authorities in Berkshire are currently producing a Joint Minerals and Waste Local Development Framework. (JMWLDF). This will replace the Replacement Minerals Local Plan for Berkshire (adopted with modifications in 2001) and the Berkshire Waste Local Plan (adopted 1998).
The JMWLDF will contain a Core Strategy which will set out the long-term spatial vision for mineral and waste development in Berkshire and the strategic policies and proposals required to deliver that vision.
Annual Monitoring Report
The Annual Monitoring Report 2008 monitors and reviews the progress made in the preparation of the Minerals and Waste Local Development Scheme (LDS) and the Local Developement Documents (LDDs).
Minerals in Berkshire
Berkshire has been a significant producer of minerals for many years. The extraction of minerals and the preservation of the special character of the landscape where they exist, continues to pose a challenge to Minerals Planning Authorities within Berkshire
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