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Minerals Specific Site Allocation

This document forms part of a suite of documents which make up the Suffolk Minerals and Waste Development Framework and is a sister document to Minerals Core Strategy which contains policies for determining planning applications for minerals related development. It identifies on maps twelve sites for sand and gravel extraction containing 10.53mt and will meet the identified need for sand and gravel until 2021.

In line with the Minerals Core Strategy ten of the sites are extensions to existing quarries. The two new sites previously appeared in Suffolk Minerals Local Plan 1999 which the Site Allocations document replaces. The sites identified are as follows.

  • Waldringfield (two areas)
  • Coddenham
  • Layham
  • Barham
  • Chilton (new site)
  • Timworth (new site)
  • Homersfield/Flixton (two areas)
  • Worlington/Red Lodge (two areas)
  • Cavenham

A Sustainability Appraisal of sites has been undertaken and is also available on line.

The County Council approved the document for Submission to Secretary of State on 10 July. Once Submitted, the Examination of the document commences and may include Public Examination sessions later in the year. The Examination will be concerned with the “soundness” of plan which relates to procedural matters and whether the plan is “justified, effective and consistent with national policy” The Inspector will then make a binding report to County Council. The document is due to be adopted by the County Council in September 2009.

Representations must relate to soundness of the document.

How you can participate

The Minerals Specific Site Allocations Submission document represents the final stage of consultation.

The consultation period for this document will run from Friday 1 August until 5pm on Friday 12 September 2008. All responses will be forwarded to the Inspector, who will determine any further action necessary prior to consideration of the Submission document.

If you would like to comment on any part of this document please respond by any of the following means:

a) Online at http://suffolk.jdi-consult.net/ldf/

NB We encourage the use of the online method as the preferred means of making your views known. As well as saving considerably on postal costs, all representations will be acknowledged immediately and, once verified, will be able to be viewed online.

b) by email to planning@et.suffolkcc.gov.uk

c) by post to:

    Graham Gunby
    Minerals & Waste Policy Manager
    Suffolk County Council
    Endeavour House
    8 Russell Road
    Ipswich
    Suffolk IP1 2BX

d) or by fax to: 01473 216858

All documents including the representation forms and information on the tests of soundness are below:

1) The whole document can be downloaded here: Minerals Specific Site Allocations Submission (PDF 18.8 Mb)

    Alternatively, sections of the document can be downloaded:

    Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF, 332 Kb) 
    Chapter 2 - Background (PDF, 31.4 Kb)
    Chapter 3 - Proposed Sites (PDF, 185 Kb)

    Appendix A (PDF, 203 Kb)
    Proposal Map SMDF (PDF, 11.5 MB)
    Inset Map M1 - Sites 1A and 2A
    Inset Map M2 - Site 3
    Inset Map M3 - Site 4
    Inset Map M4 - Sites 5A and 5B
    Inset Map M5 - Site 6
    Inset Map M6 - Sites 12 and 12A
    Inset Map M7 - Sites 16 and 17
    Inset Map M8 - Site 19
    Inset Map M9 - Site 20
    Inset Map M10 - Site 23

2) Minerals Specific Site Allocations Sustainability Appraisal (PDF, 1.02 Mb)

3)  Representation Form & Guidance Notes (DOC, 188 Kb)

4) Notice of Submission Consultation, Regulation 28 (PDF, 16.0 Kb)

The Planning Inspectorate

The following Documents were supplied to The Planning Inspectorate at Submission (with the exception of the Press Notice)

  1. Minerals Specific Site Allocations Submission (see above)
  2. Minerals Specific Site Allocations Sustainability Appraisal (see above)
  3. Regulation 28 Statement (PDF, 63.7 Kb)
  4. Notice of Submission Consultation, Regulation 28 (see above)
  5. Statement of Community Involvement
  6. Planning Advisory Service Self Assessment (PDF, 178 Kb)
  7. Appropriate Assessment (PDF, 67.0 Kb)
  8. Equalities Impact Assessment (PDF, 33.5 Kb)
  9. Minerals & Waste Development Scheme
  10. Annual Monitoring Report
  11. Community Strategy(s)

12. Letter to EERA requesting confirmation of conformity of the DPD with the RSS

13. All Local Plans

14. Evidence Base

The following documents which constitute the Evidence Base are detailed below:


  1. East of England Plan (PDF, 3.47 Mb)
  2. East of England Errata (PDF, 102 Kb)
  3. Waste Local Plan
  4. Minerals Local Plan
  5. Minerals and Waste Development Scheme
  6. Statement of Community Involvement
  7. Annual Monitoring Report
  8. Minerals Core Strategy - Submission
  9. Minerals Core Strategy - Inspectors Report (PDF, 106 Kb)
  10. Minerals Core Strategy - Annex (PDF, 48.4 Kb)
  11. Minerals Site Allocations - Issues & Options v1 September 2006
  12. Minerals Site Allocations - Issues & Options v2 April 2007
  13. Minerals Site Allocation - Preferred Options
  14. Cavenham Planning Application Committee Report (PDF, 290 Kb)
  15. Cavenham Planning Application Committee Minutes (PDF, 35.3 Kb)
  16. Chilton Planning Application Committee Report (PDF, 84.6 Kb)
  17. Chilton Planning Application Committee Minutes (PDF, 72.9 Kb)
  18. Sustainability Appraisal
  19. Appropriate Assessment (PDF, 67.0 Kb)
  20. Suffolk Local Transport Plan
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