Minerals Planning


We are responsible for dealing with all minerals planning matters.

This includes:
  • authorising planning applications for mineral extraction related development;
  • monitoring of sites for compliance with planning conditions;
  • preparation and implementation of planning policies to control minerals matters; and
  • taking enforcement action against unauthorised development.

Minerals Planning Policy

Two new Development Plan Documents have been adopted by Suffolk County Council to replace the Minerals Local Plan. This process is part of the Minerals and Waste Development Framework (M&WDF) and provides a set of Minerals Development Plan Documents to guide minerals planning policy in the County up to 2021.

The two documents are the  Minerals Core Strategy DPD, incorporating development control policies, and the Minerals Specific Site Allocations DPD together with a Proposals Map.