Policies which we take into consideration for planning applications for minerals development and when deciding such applications.
The policies were due to expire on the 27 September 2007, but the government has allowed some to be extended, or 'saved', until policies being developed in the minerals and waste development framework supersede them.
The 'saved' policies will continue to form part of the statutory development plan and provide the local policy framework for development control decisions until they are replaced by ones in the minerals and waste plan.
The original minerals local plan is displayed below, but reference to 'saved' policies must be made when considering future development.
Minerals local plan - saved policies
| Policy | Status |
|---|---|
| Chapter three - mineral extraction and resource protection | Not saved |
| 3/1 - Landbanks | Not saved |
| 3/2 - Preferred areas | Saved |
| 3/3 - Areas of search | Saved |
| 3/4 - Other areas | Saved |
| 3/5 - Building sand, non aggregate and energy minerals | Not saved |
| 3/6 - Mineral consultation | Not saved |
| 3/7 - Mineral sterilisation | Not saved |
| 3/8 - Secondary and recycled aggregates | Not saved |
| Policy | Status |
|---|---|
| Chapter four - environmental protection | Not saved |
| 4/1 - Determination of planning applications | Saved |
| 4/2 - Best and most versatile agricultural land | Not saved |
| 4/3 - Areas of outstanding natural beauty | Saved |
| 4/4 - Heritage coasts | Saved |
| 4/5 - Other areas of landscape quality | Not saved |
| 4/6 - Nature conservation and habitat protection - national and international | Not saved |
| 4/6a - Nature conservation and habitat protection - local | Saved |
| 4/7 - Archaeological assessments | Not saved |
| 4/8 - Archaeological sites | Not saved |
| 4/9 - Other heritage features | Not saved |
| 4/10 - Water protection | Saved |
| 4/11 - River extraction | Saved |
| 4/12 - Transport | Not saved |
| 4/13 - Traffic impact | Saved |
| 4/14 - Local environment and amenity | Saved |
| 4/15 - Public rights of way | Saved |
| 4/16 - Ancillary and secondary operation | Saved |
| 4/17 - Importation of waste | Saved |
| 4/18 - Restoration to agriculture | Saved |
| 4/19 - Progressive restoration | Not saved |
| 4/20 - Aftercare | Saved |
| Policy | Status |
|---|---|
| Chapter five - aggregate minerals | Not saved |
| 5/1 - Sand and gravel landbanks | Saved |
| 5/2 - Sand and gravel provision | Not saved |
| 5/3 - Sand and gravel (southwards) preferred areas | Not saved |
| 5/4 - Crushed rock provision | Not saved |
| 5/5 - Crushed rock preferred areas and areas of search | Saved |
| 5/6 - Borrow pits | Saved |
| Policy | Status |
|---|---|
| Chapter six - deep mined coal | Not saved |
| 6/1 - Environmental statement | Not saved |
| 6/2 - Deep mining of coal | Saved |
| 6/3 - Evaluative framework technique | Saved |
| 6/4 - Colliery spoil disposal | Saved |
| 6/5 - Colliery waste tips | Saved |
| 6/6 - Transport | Not saved |
| 6/7 - Subsidence | Not saved |
| Policy | Status |
|---|---|
| Chapter seven - oil and gas | Not saved |
| 7/1 - Noise | Not saved |
| 7/2 - Exploration boreholes | Saved |
| 7/3 - Identifying of geological structure | Saved |
| 7/4 - Appraisal boreholes | Saved |
| 7/5 - Production wells | Saved |
| 7/6 - Development scheme | Saved |
| 7/7 - Development of new reserves | Saved |
| 7/8 - Gathering stations | Saved |
| 7/9 - Transport | Not saved |
| 7/10 - Restoration | Saved |
| 7/11 - Retention of features | Saved |
| 7/12 - Pipelines | Saved |
| Policy | Status |
|---|---|
| Chapter nine - other issues | Not saved |
| 9/1 - Landbanks | Not saved |
Strategy and policy context
- Introduction (pdf / 79 KB)
- Strategy and policy context (pdf / 110 KB)
- Mineral extraction and resource protection (pdf / 121 KB)
- Environmental protection (pdf / 196 KB)
- Aggregate minerals (pdf / 135 KB)
- Deep mined coal (pdf / 115 KB)
- Oil and gas (pdf / 50 KB)
- Other non-aggregate minerals (pdf / 77 KB)
- Other issues (pdf / 86 KB)
- Future aggregates requirements (pdf / 66 KB)
- Methodology for selecting preferred areas and areas of search (pdf / 46 KB)
- Active mineral sites (pdf / 42 KB)
- Insert maps for preferred areas and areas of search (pdf / 4 MB)
- Proposals map (pdf / 3 MB)
North Yorkshire minerals and waste plan
The North Yorkshire minerals and waste plan is a collection of emerging planning policy documents which once adopted will replace the minerals local plan existing policies.
For more information
For more information on the mineral local plan please email mwdf@northyorks.gov.uk.