Minerals Plan Warwickshire Minerals Plan Summary of Consultation Report October 2018 1

Warwickshire County Council

Warwickshire County Council Minerals Plan – Summary of Consultation Report (Reg 19 Publication Stage - October 2018).

Contents

1.0 Introduction 2

2.0 Preliminary consultation (20th February 2006) 5

3.0 Issues and Options consultation (July 2006 – September 2006) 6

4.0 Preferred Options (31st January 2007 – 14th March 2007) 7

5.0 Revised Spatial Options – (February 2009 – May 2009) 8

6.0 Preferred Option and Policies 2015 11

7.0 Focused Consultation 2016 13

8.0 Publication Consultation 2016 14

APPENDIX A – List of consultees 16

Please note:

A full set of responses is available on our consultation portal: http://warwickshire-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/planning/minerals/

Please click on the top right tab tilted ‘Who said what?’ and then click ‘List all’

1.0 Introduction

1.1 The Warwickshire Minerals Plan (which was formerly called the ‘Minerals Core Strategy’) is a Development Plan Document which sets out the spatial strategy, vision, objectives and policies for guiding minerals development in the County for a 15 year period. It also provides the framework for minerals development management including the implementation and monitoring so that any new planning applications submitted will be assessed against the most up to date policies which accord with the most recent Government guidance.

1.2 Warwickshire County Council has prepared this consultation statement in accordance with Regulations 17 and 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. It sets out the participation and consultation activities undertaken in the preparation of the plan and how the Council has met Regulation 18 of the 2012 Regulations.

Stages of plan preparation

1.3 Work commenced on the Minerals Core Strategy in 2006/2007. During 2008/2009, there was a major amendment to the scope of Warwickshire’s Minerals Core Strategy, which meant that instead of moving forward to the submission stage, it was agreed with Government Office for the West Midlands that the Issues and Options would be revisited. The Council consulted on the ‘Minerals Core Strategy – Revised Spatial Options’ document in February 2009. This set out three strategy options for locating new minerals development, 19 key issues and policy principles and 27 potential minerals sites submitted to the Council for possible allocation in the plan. The 27 sites were submitted by operators, landowners and developers following the Council’s ‘call for sites’ in late 2008. The site submissions covered a variety of different mineral types (including sand and gravel, cement clay/limestone, shallow coal and Etruria marl brick clay). They were all included in the document and no decisions were made on the sites as views were sought on the submissions before more detailed analysis of the sites was undertaken.

1.4 The Council considered all of the responses received and were working towards the next consultation when Central Government wrote to all Waste Planning Authorities advising that waste plans should be produced as soon as possible to ensure compliance with European legislation. Consequently, since 2010, the Council has prioritised the progression of the waste plan. The Warwickshire Waste Core Strategy was adopted in July 2013 which then enabled the Council to restart work on the Minerals Plan. Following a second request for sites in 2013 the Council consulted on the Minerals Plan Preferred Options and Policies between October 2015 and January 2016, which put

forward sites for sand and gravel only. Since the end of the consultation, work has been carried out in further assessing the sites against the responses received.

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) and consultees

1.5 As well as consulting specific bodies as set out in the 2012 Regulations, the council has sought to engage with the wider community including ‘general’ and ‘other’ bodies.

1.6 The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) is a Development Plan Document that sets out how and when consultees will be involved in the development plan making process. In 2005, Warwickshire County Council adopted the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI), however, since this time there have been a number of changes made to the national planning system including the National Planning Policy Framework (March 2012), the Localism Act (2011) and National Planning Policy Guidance. Changes that have occurred to planning legislation and national guidance further emphasises the need to involve communities in planning. As a result of these changes, Warwickshire County Council’s own corporate policy and procedures for decision making and to reflect some of the subtle changes of the County Council when involving the public on consultations, a revised and updated version of the SCI was undertaken and adopted at Cabinet in September 2016.

1.7 The following table shows the methods of engagement used throughout the preparation of the Minerals Plan:

Method Summary Website Consultation information is displayed on Warwickshire County Council’s website including ways on feeding comments back to us. Local media Local newspapers will be used to publish a notice that informs readers of the consultation and how they can view more information and respond. Parish and District/Borough We will respond to any requests made by the parish Council meetings and town councils for meeting invitations. These meetings allow us to inform residents and answer any questions in relation to the minerals and waste local plan. Community Forums Forums are another way to engage with a range of groups and individuals particularly during the informal stages. Where appropriate, we will attend Community Forums on request, especially where communities are affected by site specific local plan allocations.

Warwickshire and West WALC represents and works alongside parish and

Midlands Association of town councils in Warwickshire, Solihull, Coventry Councils (WALC) and Birmingham. Consultees may wish to contact WALC in relation to engagement and consultations undertaken by Warwickshire County Council. Minerals Liaison Meeting We will attend liaison meetings where there are site specific issues during the local plan process. Neighbour notifications We will aim to identify and target the appropriate neighbours when we consult in relation to site specific proposals. Consultation letters set out the details of the proposal, where to view information and how to respond. Site Notice Any site specific proposals will involve displaying a Site Notice on or near to the land in question and at a location that can be viewed from the public highway, where appropriate. County Councillors County Councillors can be approached in relation to public consultations undertaken by Warwickshire County Council. Libraries Consultation information will be accessible at Warwickshire County Council libraries and community managed libraries, where appropriate and relevant to the nature of the consultation.

1.8 All stakeholders who responded to the various stages of the Minerals Plan consultation exercises have been added to the consultation list as the process has developed. This means that everyone who has responded previously has been consulted with at the next stage of the process and has continually been engaged with throughout the development of the plan. If information was provided, any amendments to contact details were made in between the various stages of consultation to ensure that the correct information was used. New consultees were also added as and when the requests were made. Appendix A shows the full list of consultees whom have been consulted throughout the Minerals Plan process.

2.0 Preliminary consultation (20th February 2006)

2.1 Consultation started on the 20th February 2006. The main purpose of this preliminary consultation was to consult key consultees on the issues important to them which would feed in to the next stage of consultation, whereby the issues would be addressed by setting out a number of options of how to deal with them.

Public consultation

2.2 A consultation pack including the document and questionnaire was sent to all consultees as well as planning receptions at district/borough council offices, parish council’s in the county and all libraries.

2.3 Exhibition stands were displayed in libraries throughout the county, and in addition to the exhibition stands, a series of roadshows took place and these were as follows:

Location Date Time Dunchurch Junior School, Dunchurch 21st February 2006 6.00pm – 8.00pm Middleton Hall, Middleton 22nd February 2006 6.00pm – 8.00pm The Towsend Hall, Shipston 27th February 2006 6.00pm – 8.00pm Healthy Living Centre, Leamington Spa 2nd March 2006 6.00pm – 8.00pm Newtown Centre, Nuenaton 3rd March 2006 6.00pm – 8.00pm The Grange Hall, Southam 7th March 2006 6.00pm – 8.00pm Crawford Hall, Bidford 10th March 2006 6.00pm – 8.00pm

Summary of consultation responses

2.4 The consultation generated 69 responses. In summary, the responses received demonstrated that consultees were generally satisfied with the methods used for assessing the need for aggregate minerals, but there was dissatisfaction with the lack of guidance on assessing the need for non- aggregate minerals. Any viable alternatives would require a regional or national approach beyond the remit of the county council. The main concern was that provision was based on past trends rather than future need. Key issues to come out of the preliminary consultation included restoration, transport, local building and extending existing sites and allocating new sites.

3.0 Issues and Options consultation (July 2006 – September 2006)

3.1 Consultation took place between the 28th July 2006 until 8th September 2006 with the main purpose of the consultation being to seek views of all stakeholders on the following:-

- To identify the primary issues - The context of the issues - A series of options in respect of the issues as to how the Minerals Framework can be delivered

Public consultation

3.2 A consultation pack including a covering letter, the consultation document, a questionnaire and a pre-paid reply envelope were sent to all consultees as well as planning receptions at district/borough council offices, Parish Council’s in the county and libraries.

3.3 Exhibition stands were displayed in libraries throughout the county and in addition to the exhibition stands, a series of drop in sessions took place and these were as follows:

Location Date Time Atherstone 3rd August 2006 1.00pm – 6.00pm Nuneaton 10th August 2006 1.00pm – 6.00pm Rugby 17th August 2006 2.00pm – 8.00pm Southam 24th August 2006 2.00pm – 7.00pm Stratford 30th August 2006 11.00am – 5.30pm Bidford 5th September 2006 2.00pm – 7.00pm Warwick 8th September 2006 9.00am – 5.30pm

3.4 A Minerals consultation event was held on Thursday 8th June 2006 between 5.30pm and 8.30pm. This was held at Manor Hall, Sandy Lane, Leamington Spa. The purpose of the consultation was to invite all stakeholders with a wide range of interests to meet and discuss issues affecting minerals planning in Warwickshire and the potential options for dealing with them.

4.0 Preferred Options (31st January 2007 – 14th March 2007)

4.1 Consultation took place between the 31st January 2007 and 14th March 2007. The consultation focussed on the issues and preferred options for dealing with these based on previous consultation responses.

Public consultation

4.2 A consultation pack including a covering letter, consultation document, and a questionnaire were sent to all consultees as well as planning receptions at district/borough council offices, Parish Council’s in the county and libraries.

4.3 Exhibition stands were displayed in libraries throughout the county and drop in sessions took place, at which Planning Officers attended, details of which are shown below:

Location Date Times Atherstone 2nd February 2007 12.00pm – 6.00pm Southam 8th February 2007 1.00pm – 6.00pm Dunchurch 13th February 2007 1.00pm – 7.00pm Rugby 15th February 2007 2.00pm – 8.00pm Bidford 23rd February 2007 1.00pm – 7.00pm Nuneaton 27th February 2007 12.00pm – 6.00pm Stratford 2nd March 2007 11.30am – 5.30pm Kingsbury 7th March 2007 11.00am – 1.00pm/2.00pm – 6.00pm Polesworth 9th March 2007 11.00am – 1.00pm/2.00pm – 6.00pm Warwick 12th March 2007 11.30am – 5.30pm

5.0 Revised Spatial Options – (February 2009 – May 2009)

5.1 Consultation took place between the 19th February 2009 and 12th May 2009 with the main purpose of the consultation being to seek the views of all consultees on the following:-

• The ‘three spatial options’ for locating minerals development in the county • The key issues and policy principles for minerals development that have been revised from previous consultations; and • The ‘strategic sites’ that have been put forward by operators, landowners and developers for possible allocation within the Minerals Development Framework.

5.2 During this period, approximately 989 organisations, businesses, groups and individuals who had previously expressed an interest in the Core Strategy process were informed of the consultation either by email or letter and were supplied with a copy of the questionnaire as well as all statutory consultees who were sent a copy of the document and questionnaire.

Public consultation

5.3 A statutory press notice was placed in the following newspapers;

• Tamworth Herald (19th February 2009) • Stratford Herald (19th February 2009) • Leamington Courier (20th February 2009) • Warwick Courier (20th February 2009) • Bedworth Echo (20th February 2009) • Atherstone Herald (20th February 2009).

5.4 As a result of the consultation being extended to the 8th May 2009, a statutory press notice was placed in the following newspapers to advise consultees of the extension;

5.5 Rugby Advertiser (26th March 2009), Stratford Herald (26th March 2009), Leamington Courier (27th March 2009), Heartland Evening News (26th March 2009), Atherstone Herald (26th March 2009)

5.6 In addition, all details of the consultation were provided on the Council’s website at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mineralscorestrategy and were available for viewing and comment online.

5.7 Exhibition stands were displayed in libraries throughout the county and a series of drop in sessions took place. These were as follows:

Location Date Time Atherstone Library 26 February 2009 12.00 – 6.00pm

Nuneaton Library 05 March 2009 12.00 – 6.00pm Rugby Library 09 March 2009 12.00 – 6.00pm Stratford Library 26 March 2009 12.00 – 6.00pm Warwick Library 30 March 2009 12.00 – 6.00pm

5.8 Copies of the document and questionnaires were sent out to all planning receptions at the district/borough council offices, every Parish in the county and libraries as well as paper copies being supplied where consultees had requested one. Paper copies were also made available at the public meetings that were attended by officers. Additional copies of the documentation were taken to Bidford and Salford Priors.

5.9 Officers attended two area forums in North Warwickshire and a locality meeting in Rugby Borough. A forum was also arranged for the Minerals Industry where the main discussion was the strategy and the spatial options as well as relevant issues that they were interested in developing.

5.10 A number of different methods of responding to the consultation were available to all consultees. A questionnaire with 38 questions covering all aspects of the Core Strategy was available in paper and electronic (MS Word) format. A paper copy was sent with all correspondence and the questionnaire was available to download from the Council’s website. Responses could also be made in writing by letter or email. Consultees were able to submit comments using the consultation portal hosted on the website. This allowed consultees to register themselves on the consultation database and submit comments directly next to relevant sections of the document, as well as viewing all other ‘duly made’ representations.

5.11 The consultation process was extended by 5 weeks following a request from Cllr Barnes and Stratford District Council. The consultation was then extended by a further 4 days to the 12th may 2009 as there was improvement work taking place on the website on the final day of consultation.

Summary of responses

5.12 The Council received responses from 1116 consultees including members of the public, town and parish councils, statutory and non-statutory organisations, and landowners, operators, agents and developers. 145 respondents (approx. 13% of all respondents) submitted representations using the online Limehouse (now called Objective) consultation system, 349 (approx. 31%) were submitted via email and 622 (approx. 56%) were submitted by letter.

5.13 The main issues raised were regarding the sites that had been included for consultation. Both the site at Shuttington and the sites at Bidford received a large number of objections.

5.14 All responses were read, summarised and where necessary input under the relevant questionnaire number or section within the electronic consultation document. Consultation responses are held on paper file at the County Council offices and a full copy of representations has been included as an appendix to this report.

5.15 The council received 5 petitions.

5.16 It is important to note that the Minerals Plan was put on hold due to the Waste Plan being progressed and successfully adopted. During the time between previous consultations and the Revised Spatial Options consultation, there were numerous changes to government legislation and guidance including the introduction of the Localism Act 2011, The National Planning Policy Framework 2012 and National Planning Policy Guidance (2014). As a result of these changes, it was agreed with Government Office West Midlands at the time that in order to deliver the strategy for Warwickshire it would be necessaru to consider including ‘strategic sites’ in the Core Strategy, as well as consulting on spatial options for locating future minerals development. As tjhis was a major change in direction and required more detailed evidence and site information to be in place before the Core Strategy was submitted for examination, a decision was taken to return to the Revised Spatial Options stage.

6.0 Preferred Option and Policies 2015

6.1 Consultation took place between 19th October 2015 – 4th January 2016 with an extension to the deadline being granted part way through the consultation to allow consultees to have additional time to consider the document. Originally the consultation period was to run from the 19th October 2015 – 4th December 2015.

6.2 Comments were sought on the Preferred Option and Policies document which included, the council’s preferred strategy for locating new mineral development, the draft development plan policies for determining new minerals proposals; and the council’s preferred site allocations for sand and gravel extraction.

6.3 A statutory press notice was placed in all of the main newspapers throughout the county, and copies of the document and supporting documentation were sent out to all planning receptions, the main libraries of Leamington, Rugby, Atherstone, Nuneaton and Stratford, all of the community libraries including; Baddesley, Bidford, Bulkington, Camp Hill, Dordon, Dunchurch, Harbury, Kineton, Hartshill, Henley, Keresley, Studley and Water Orton.

6.4 In terms of the specific sites the following notifications were distributed:

Site Site Notices Letters 1. Bourton on Dunsmore 10 38 2. Lawford Heath 10 126 3. Shawell Quarry 10 21 4. Wasperton 10 285 5. Glebe Farm 10 66 6. Coney Grey Farm 10 64 7. Salford Priors 10 308 8. Broom Court, Bidford 10 73 9. Lea Marston 10 48

6.5 The letters were distributed to all local residents who were located within 250m of the proposed sites.

6.6 Officers attended a number of forum meetings during the consultation period.

6.7 Consultees were able to submit comments using the consultation portal hosted on the website called Objective. This allowed consultees to register themselves on the consultation database and submit comments directly next to relevant sections of the document, as well as viewing all other ‘duly made’ representations. An electronic version of the questionnaire was available on the website and responses could also be received in writing by either letter or email.

6.8 The consultation was extended by four weeks to give consultees some extra time to comment on the consultation documents.

Summary of consultation responses

6.9 The council received responses from 606 consultees, including members of the public, town and parish councils, statutory and non-statutory organisations, landowners, operators, agents and developers. Responses were made via Objective, by letter and by email.

6.10 The vast majority of comments related to the inclusion of sites for sand and gravel rather than to general issues relating to other minerals or the proposed strategy and policies. It should be noted that two petitions were submitted during the consultation period; one with 174 signatures from residents of Bourton on Dunsmore and surrounding villages and the other from residents of Marcliff with 51 signatures objecting to site 8 at Broom Court Farm, Bidford on Avon.

6.11 All responses have been read, summarised and where necessary input under the relevant questionnaire number or section within the electronic consultation document. Consultation responses are also held on paper file, and these are available to view at the council offices upon request.

6.12 A full copy of all of the representations can be found in Appendix B.

7.0 Focused Consultation 2016

7.1 Following the Preferred Option and Policies consultation, a six week consultation was carried out between 5th May 2016 and 17th June 2016. The main purpose of this consultation was to inform consultees that two additional sites (Shawell and Ryton) had been submitted to Warwickshire County Council to be considered as part of the site allocations in the draft Minerals Plan.

Public consultation

7.2 Letters were sent out to a wide range of consultees informing them of the consultation and how they were able to make representations. Consultees included members of the public, town and parish councils, statutory and non- statutory organisations, and landowners, operators, agents and developers.

7.3 Site notices were placed at both sites and letters were sent directly to local residents who live within a 250m radius of the proposed sites.

7.4 A statutory press notice was placed in the following local newspapers (covering each of the district/borough within Warwickshire);

7.5 Hard copies of the documentation were made available to view at the following places:

• Shire Hall reception, Warwick • Main reception areas at the five district/borough planning offices • Local libraries throughout Warwickshire

Summary of consultation responses

7.6 A total of 22 responses were received.

7.7 In summary, the main issues raised with the sites were around noise, dust, an increase in HGV movements, close proximity to SSSI sites and scheduled monuments. All of the comments received have been noted and where necessary additional information has been requested. The comments have been considered as part of the next stage of the Minerals Plan and assessment of sites. A full copy of all of the responses is included as an appendix to this report together with the officer comments.

8.0 Publication Consultation 2016

8.1 The Consultation took place between Friday 9th December 2016 and Friday 3rd February 2017. The consultation period was extended upon the request of members because it straddled over the Christmas holidays.

8.2 Comments were sought on the Publication document which included, the council’s preferred strategy for locating new mineral development, the draft development plan policies for determining new minerals proposals; and the council’s preferred site allocations for sand and gravel extraction. These had been amended by officer’s having taken in to account and assessed based on comments from the previous stages of consultation.

8.3 A statutory press notice was placed in all of the main newspapers throughout the county, and copies of the document and supporting documentation were sent out to all planning receptions, the main libraries of Leamington, Rugby, Atherstone, Nuneaton and Stratford, all of the community libraries including; Baddesley, Bidford, Bulkington, Camp Hill, Dordon, Dunchurch, Harbury, Kineton, Hartshill, Henley, Keresley, Studley and Water Orton.

8.4 In terms of the consultation around the specific sites proposed for allocation in the plan, all the residents from the WCC Minerals Database at that time were consulted. In addition any new respondents who had responded only at the Preferred Options stage were also added to the database. Therefore, the number of notification letters was greater than the previous stage. 10 site notices were produced for each site and placed in strategic positions around the various sites.

8.5 One site (Site 8 at Bidford on Avon) was taken out of the plan as the landowner no longer wished to promote the site. Consequently only 8 sites remained in the plan at this stage. A new site (Site 32) was submitted at Shawell Quarry alongside Site no 3 at the Focussed Consultation stage. It had been assessed and was considered acceptable in terms of being put forward as a proposed allocation at the Publication Stage of the plan.

Summary of Consultation.

8.6 The council received responses from 283 consultees, including members of the public, town and parish councils, statutory and non-statutory organisations, landowners, operators, agents and developers. Responses were made through the Objective electronic , by letter and by email.

8.7 The 283 repondents made atotal of approximetaly 684 indvidual representations. Most of the responses were objections to individual sites much like the previous stage of the plan.

8.8 All responses have been read, summarised and where necessary input under the relevant questionnaire number or section within the electronic consultation document. Consultation responses are also held on paper file, and these are available to view at the council offices upon request.

8.9 A full copy of all of the representations can be found in Appendix .

APPENDIX A – List of consultees

Minerals Plan – Consultees list

Specific Consultation Bodies Birmingham City Council Blaby District Council British Gas Transco Bromsgrove District Council Cherwell District Council Coal Authority Cotswold District Council Coventry City Council Coventry Teaching Primary Care Trust Daventry District Council Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Entec UK Ltd Environment Agency Environment Agency English Heritage Gloucestershire County Council Harborough District Council Health Protection Agency - West Midlands Herefordshire County Council Highways England Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council Homes and Communities Agency (Birmingham Office) Hutchinson 3G UK Ltd Leicestershire County Council Lichfield District Council Mono Consulting (acting on behalf of Orange) National Trust Natural England Network Rail Northamptonshire County Council North West Leicestershire District Council CTIL Oxfordshire County Council Redditch Borough Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Severn Trent Water Limited Shropshire County Council Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council South Northamptonshire County Council

South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust South Warwickshire Primary Care Trust Staffordshire County Council Severn Trent Water Limited Tamworth Borough Council Telford & Wrekin District Council Thames Water Property University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire Vodafone Ltd Warwickshire Association of Local Councils (WALC) Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council West Oxfordshire District Council West Midlands Strategic Health Authority West Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit Wolverhampton City Council Worcestershire County Council Wychavon District Council Office of Rail Regulation Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Local Nature Partnership NHS South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group NHS Coventry and Rugby CCG NHS North Warwickshire CCG NHS England

Government Depts DFT (English Regions Manager) National Planning Casework Unit

General Consultancy Bodies Activ-Age Unit Activities Group Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Alliance Ansty Pensioners' Group Asian Women - Active in Leisure Atherstone Over 55's Club Atherstone Pensioners Convention Babe Ke Gurdwara Baptist Family Group Benn Partnership Centre Brooke Court Residents Association Brinklow Friendship Club Buccaneers Care & Repair (Warwick)

Rugby Chinese Society Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Citizens Advice Bureau - Bedworth Civil Service Pensioner's Alliance CORE Rugby Forum Crescent Youth Club Darby & Joan Club (Stratford) Darby & Joan Club (Southam) Dunchurch & Thurston Over 60s Club Extend Fusion on-line Limited Gujarati Cultural Association Gurdwara Sahib Leamington & Warwick Gurdwara Gurdwara Garden Organic Ryton Henley-in-Arden Evergreen Club Henna Muslim Womens Group Hindu Sevika Samiti Indian Association IWA Inter Community Organisation Inland Waterways Association Kenilworth Senior Citizens Club Kenilworth Society Khalsa Sports Club Khalifa Cricket Club Masjid & Muslim Community Centre MENCAP Muslim Community Association Muslim Women's Group Nachda Punjab North Warwickshire Older People's Forum Nuneaton & Bedworth Khalifa Muslim Society Nuneaton Civic Society Nuneaton All Stars Orbit Heart of England Housing Association Over 50s Keep Fit Club Pakistani Welfare Association Pakistani Welfare Association Public & Patient Involvement Forum Support Organisation Racing Club Warwick Rajput Council Rugby Centre for Indian Classical Music Rugby Mosque Society Rugby West Indian Association

Salvation Army Over 60s Club SATKAAR Asian Elders Day Care Services SCAN - Stratford Sikh Community Elderly Men's Club Sikh Community Association Sikh Social & Welfare Association Shree Hindu Gujarati Samaj Shree Krishna Community Centre Sikh Mission Centre Sikh Women's Association South Warwickshire Housing Association Stratford-on-Avon Society Stretton Over 60s Club Sydenham Neighbourhood Initiative Thursday Club University of the Third Age Stratford Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs Warwickshire Clubs for Young People Warwickshire College Warwickshire Federation Of Women's Institutes Warwickshire Police Warwickshire Rural Community Council Warwickshire Rural Housing Association Warwick Society Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Voluntary Action (Stratford upon Avon) Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action (Warwick) Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action (Rugby) Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action (North Warks) West Indian Ladies Association Pinnacle Care Ltd

Other Consultees Age Concern Warwickshire Ancient Monuments Society Arts Council West Midlands Birmingham International Airport British Chemical Distributors and Traders Association British Geological Survey British Pipeline Agency Canal & River Trust Carbon Trust Chiltern Railway

Colliers CRE Council for the Protection of Rural England Coventry Cathedral & Diocesan Office Cotswold Conservation Board CPRE Regional Policy Officer Crown Estate Office Diocesan Board of Finance DRC London Office English Partnerships Forestry Commission Forestry Commission Freight Transport Association Gypsy & Traveller Law Reform Coalition John Earle and Son Chartered Surveyors National Trust (Area Manager for Warks) Nottingham East Midlands Airport Nuneaton & District Friends of the Earth Road Haulage Association Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Rugby Friends of the Earth Sport England Stagecoach Stratford-on-Avon Friends of the Earth Stratford-on-Avon Police Station Stephen Bowley Planning Consultancy Sustainable Rugby Management Committee Sustainable Rugby Working Group Sustainable Rugby The Georgian Group The Geological Society The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings The Victorian Society The Twentieth Century Society The Warwickshire Geological Conservative Group EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY Travel West Midlands University of Warwick Virgin Rail sultans turrett Warwickshire Rings Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group Arcus Consultancy Services Ltd

Minerals General ABS Skip Hire Ltd Aggregate Industries UK Ltd

A L P Ambrose A M Skips & Plant Hire Arup Atherstone Civic Society Avon Auto Spares Axis Barton Willmore Beaver Metals Brian Hall Planning Services British Marine Federation British Pipeline Agency Ltd British Stone Brooke-Smith Associates Ltd Butterfly Conservation Canalside Yard Carter Jonas Planning Carter Jonas Planning Cemex Cemex UK Operations Ltd Civil Aviation Authority Clews Recycling CoalPro Coleman & Company Ltd Confederation of British Industry Cope's of Earlswood Corylus Council for British Archeaology Country Land & Business Association Coventry Airport Coventry & Solihull Waste Disposal Company Ltd Crestwood Environmental Cross Hands Landfill Site Crown Waste Services CWIKSKIP De Mulder & Sons DTZ Pieda Consulting DPDS Consulting Group Environmental Services Association European Metal Recycling Ennstone Johnstone Entec UK Limited Federation House Federation of Small Businesses Fisher German Chartered Surveyors Flexdart Limited Framptons Friends of the Earth (Nuneaton)

FTMins Limited George Wimpey West Midl&s Ltd GVA Grimley GP Planning Ltd Halletec Hammond Recycling Hanson Aggregates Harbury Lane Breakers & Dismantlers Ltd Harris Lamb Planning Consultancy H W Martin Waste Ltd Howkins & Harrison Hyder Consulting (UK) Ltd Jobcentre Plus John Earle & Son Chartered Surveyors KSD Haulage Lafarge Tarmac Martyn Bramich Associates RPS Planning Midland Quarry Products Minerals, Waste Management & Environmental Consultancy Minerals Processing Engineer Mercia Metals Merchant House MJCA Monitoring & Control Services LTD National Farmers Union Nature After Minerals Landfill Admin Office Deirbhile P&G Losh Peter Bennies Ltd Powergen CHP Ramblers' Association Main Office RASE Jaguar Cars Ltd Redford WWA Reid Architecture Resources Management UK Ltd RenewableUK RICS Contact Centre Ripon Cottage Robert Brett & Sons Ltd Robert Brett & Sons Ltd Serviceteam Ltd Sims Group SITA UK

Skip Hire Ltd Soil Association South Warwickshire Carers' Support Service Smith & Sons (Bletchington) Limited Smith Concrete Ltd Stephen Bowley Planning Consultancy Stratford Car Breakers Stratford upon Avon College Tarmac Central Ltd The British Horse Society The Garden Society The Stone Federation GB The Techno Centre TNT Truckbusters (Rugby) Ltd Turley Associates Jones Day The Polesworth Society lenton lenton lenton sultans turrett UWSP Co Wardell Armstrong LLP Warwickshire Federation of YFC's Waste Recycling Group Watts Rugby Ltd Waystone Limited Weir Waste Services Ltd White Young Green Planning Whites Of Coventry Ltd Wienerberger Ltd Wilson Motor Spares & Services Woodland Trust Barlow Associates Ltd David Jarvis Associates Savills Confederation of UK Coal Producers (CoalPro) RPS Group Natural Engl& Four B's Greenways Society Friends of the Earth - Warwickshire Broadwater Training Thames Water Property Services Liggins The National Trust Conservative Party

Wychavon District Council CPRE Warwickshire Branch Burn IT Birmingham International Airport Pragmasis Ideas Ltd Coventry City Council FTMINS Midland Electrical Specialists Limited GW Minerals North West Leicestershire District Council Great Escape Classic Car Hire J & A Growers Ltd Barton Willmore Kenton Manor The Environment Agency National Grid Warwickshire Rural Community Council David Lock Associates Barford Heritage Group Cotswolds Conservation Board CEMEX Cement Staffordshire County Council Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Robert Brett & Sons Ltd RPS Group Hanson UK / Smiths Concrete Ltd. BPA The Coal Authority Beehive Wolvey Caravan & Camping Park Clifton Campville with Thorpe Constantine Parish Council Broom Action Group English Heritage Harborough District Council Pragmasis Ideas Limited Atherstone Civic Society Heaton Planning Lafarge Aggregates Limited The Workshop Centro Avonvale Model Engineering Society Barrier & Wilkins Hiller & Son Ltd The Christopher Lee Will Trust Dunnington Primary School Oxfordshire County Council

British Waterways Barford WI Aggregate Industries UK Ltd P D Simons Architectural & Planning Consultants Wardell Armstrong LLP Gloucestershire County Council The RSPB Stratford-on-Avon Distrct Council Harvington Parish Council Waste Recycling Group Liberty Stones Heaton Planning Heath Derrig Deloitte Real Estate Howkins & Harrison British Aggregates Association Chase & Partners LLP Dev Plan North Warwickshire County Council

Internal Consultees Heritage & Environment, Archaeology Heritage & Environment, Biodiversity/Ecology Countryside Access Heritage & Culture, Museums (Geology) Heritage and Environment Planning & Development, Highways Heritage & Environment, Landscape Transport Planning Waste Management Transport Planning, Network Performance Public Health Public Health

PCs (unaffected) Admington Alcester Alderminster Allesley Ansley Ansty Arley Arrow with Weethley Astley Aston Cantlow Atherstone Atherstone on Stour

Austrey Avon Dassett Baddesley Clinton Baddesley Ensor Baginton Balsall Barcheston & Willington Barston Barton on the Heath Baxterley Bearley Beaudesert & Henley in Arden Beausale, Haseley, Honiley & Wroxall Bentley & Merevale Berkswell Bickenhill and Marston Green Billesley Binley Woods Binton Birdingbury Bishops Itchington Bishops Tachbrook Brailes Brandon & Bretford Brinklow Budbrooke Burmington Burton Dassett Burton Green Burton Hastings & Stretton Baskerville Bushwood Butlers Marston Caldecote Castle Bromwich Cawston Chadshunt Chadwick End Chapel Ascote Charlecote Chelmsley Wood Cherington & Stourton Chesterton & Kingston Cheswick Green Claverdon Clifford Chambers & Milcote Clifton upon Dunsmore Coleshill

Combe Fields Combroke Compton Verney Compton Wynyates Copston Magna Corley Cosford Coughton Cubbington Dickens Heath Dordon Dorsington Easenhall Eathorpe, Hunningham, Offchurch & Wappenbury Ettington Exhall Farnborough Fenny Compton Fillongley Fordbridge Frankton Fulbrook Gaydon Grandborough Great Alne Great Wolford Grendon Halford Hampton in Arden Hampton Lucy Harborough Magna Harbury Hartshill Haselor Hatton Henley in Arden Hockley Heath Hodnell & Wills Pasture Honington Idlicote Ilmington Kenilworth Keresley Kineton Kings Newnham & Newnham Regis Kingsbury Kingshurst

Kinwarton Ladbroke Langley Lapworth Leamington Hastings Leek Wootton & Guys Cliffe Lighthorne Lighthorne Heath Little Compton Little Wolford Long Compton Long Itchington Loxley Luddington Mancetter Mappleborough Green Marston Sicca (Long Marston) Marton Maxstoke Meriden Middleton Monks Kirby Moreton Morrell Morton Bagot, Spernal & Oldberrow Napton on the Hill Nether Whitacre New Frankley in Birmingham Newbold Pacey & Ashorne Newton & Biggin Newton Regis, Seckington & No Mans Heath Norton Lindsey Old Milverton & Blackdown Over Whitacre Oxhill Packington Pailton Pillerton Hersey Pillerton Priors Polesworth Preston Bagot Preston on Stour Princethorpe Priors Hardwick Priors Marston Quinton Radbourne Radford Semele

Radway Ratley & Upton Rowington Royal Leamington Spa Sambourne Shilton & Barnacle Shipston on Stour Shotteswell Shrewley Shustoke Shuttington & Alvecote Smiths Wood Snitterfield Southam Stockton Stoneleigh & Ashow Stoneton Stratford upon Avon Stretton on Fosse Stretton under Fosse Studley Sutton under Brailes Tanworth in Arden Temple Grafton Tidbury Green Tidmington Tredington Tysoe Ufton Ullenhall Upper & Lower Shuckburgh Warmington & Arlescote Warwick Water Orton Watergall Welford on Avon Wellesbourne & Walton Weston on Avon Weston under Wetherley Whatcote Whichford & Ascott Whitchurch Whitnash Wibtoft Willey Willoughby Wilmcote

Wishaw & Moxhull Withybrook Wixford Wolfhampcote Wolverton Wolvey Wootton Wawen Wormleighton Abbots Morton Alvecote & Shuttington Appleby Magna Barby & Kilsby Baxterley Beoley Bickmarsh Bitteswell Boddington Braunston Burbage Byfield Catesby Catthorpe Charwelton Chastleton Church Lench Claybrooke Magna Claybrooke Parva Claydon with Clattercote Cleeve Prior Clifton Campville Cookhill Copston Magna Corley Cornwell Cosford Cotesbach Crick Drayton Bassett Ebrington Parish Council Epwell Parish Great Packington & Little Packington Hanwell Harvington Harvington Hellidon Higham on the Hill Hints and Canwell

Horley Hornton Idlicote Inkberrow Kilsby Lilbourne Lutterworth Mickleton Mollington Parish Council Moreton in Marsh Parish Council North & Middle Littleton Old Stratford & Drayton Pebworth Rollright Salford Sharnford Shawell Sheepy Shenington with Alkerton Shuckburgh Lower & Upper Sibford Gower Staverton Thorpe Constantine Todenham Twycross Ullersthorpe Weethley Wigston Parva Witherley Wythall Parish Council

PCs (affected) Bourton & Draycote Stretton-on-Dunsmore Wolston Church Lawford Long Lawford Dunchurch Thurlaston Churchover Barford, Sherbourne & Wasperton Ryton-on-Dunsmore Bubbenhall Salford Priors Bidford-on-Avon Lea Marston

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General Public

APPENDIX B – Statutory Press Notices

Press Notice – Revised Spatial Options

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (LOCAL DEVELOPMENT)(ENGLAND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2008 WARWICKSHIRE MINERALS CORE STRATEGY: REVISED SPATIAL OPTIONS CONSULTATION

As part of the new planning system introduced by Government, Warwickshire County Council, as the Minerals Planning Authority, is required to produce a Minerals Development Framework (MDF). This is a portfolio of policy documents, which will replace the former Minerals Local Plan. The Core Strategy will establish the policy framework within which planning applications for mineral extraction sites should be assessed.

Warwickshire County Council has produced a Revised Spatial Options document for the Core Strategy for minerals development in the county which was sent out for public consultation for 6 weeks. This consultation period has now been extended to 8th May 2009 to enable further consideration. The document is available to view and comment on, on the Council’s web page at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mineralscorestrategy. We would like to know your views on the document which follows on from and adds to previous consultations in 2006 and 2007. Please make your views known by filling in the ‘Minerals Development Framework Core Strategy: Revised Spatial Options Consultation Questionnaire’. This questionnaire is also available to be viewed along with the Core Strategy document on the web page and at the following places:

Warwickshire County Council Offices; Shire Hall, Warwick and Barrack Street, Warwick;

All Warwickshire libraries;

The Planning Receptions at:

• North Warwickshire Borough Council, Council Offices, South Street, Atherstone.

• Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, Town Hall, Coton Road, Nuneaton.

• Rugby Borough Council, Town Hall, Evreux Way, Rugby.

• Stratford-on-Avon District Council, Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford- upon-Avon.

• Warwick District Council, Riverside House, Milverton Hill, Leamington Spa

We have sent copies of the MDF Core Strategy: Revised Spatial Options document and questionnaire to the statutory consultees on our existing mailing list. If you would like to receive a paper copy of the questionnaire contact us on 01926 412391or 01926 412538, e-mail [email protected], or write to Planning Policy; Environment and Economy; Warwickshire County Council; PO Box 43; Shire Hall; Warwick; CV34 4SX.

If you wish to comment could you please send us your views by 8th May 2009.

Press Notice – Revised Spatial Options – Notice 2

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (LOCAL DEVELOPMENT)(ENGLAND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2008 WARWICKSHIRE MINERALS CORE STRATEGY: REVISED SPATIAL OPTIONS CONSULTATION

Warwickshire County Council Offices; Shire Hall, Warwick and Barrack Street, Warwick;

All Warwickshire libraries;

The Planning Receptions at:

• North Warwickshire Borough Council, Council Offices, South Street, Atherstone.

• Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, Town Hall, Coton Road, Nuneaton.

• Rugby Borough Council, Town Hall, Evreux Way, Rugby.

• Stratford-on-Avon District Council, Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford- upon-Avon.

• Warwick District Council, Riverside House, Milverton Hill, Leamington Spa

If you wish to comment could you please send us your views by 8th May 2009.

Press Notice – Preferred Option and Policies 2015

Consultation under Regulation 18 Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012

Warwickshire Minerals Plan (2017 – 2032)

Following the consultation on the Minerals Core Strategy - Revised Spatial Options and a call for sites the County Council has produced a draft plan for consultation: Warwickshire Minerals Plan – Preferred Option and Policies.

The new Warwickshire Minerals Plan will set out the locational strategy for where new mineral development should be located and the policies that will guide new minerals development during the period 2017 to 2032. It will also identify suitable land for the working of sand and gravel. When it is eventually adopted, it will replace the ‘saved policies’ in the Minerals Local Plan (1995).

The new draft Plan is supported by other documents including a Local Aggregates Assessment and a Sustainability Appraisal Report that assesses the sustainability of the draft Plan and the alternatives that we considered in its preparation.

You can view these documents by using links to our consultation portal from our website page http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mdf .You can also inspect a copy of the documents at the following places;

• Warwickshire County Council Offices, Shire Hall, Warwick, CV34 4SX

• All libraries in Warwickshire

• The Planning Receptions at:

• North Warwickshire Borough Council, Council House, South Street, Atherstone CV9 1DE.

• Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, Town Hall, Coton Road, Nuneaton, CV11 5AA

• Rugby Borough Council, Town Hall, Evreux Way, Rugby, CV21 2RR.

• Stratford - on - Avon District Council, Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford - on – Avon, CV37 6HX.

• Warwick District Council, Riverside House, Milverton Hill, Leamington Spa, CV32 5HZ.

Comments can be made via the consultation portal or in writing to Planning and Development Group, Communities Group, Warwickshire County Council, Shire Hall, Warwick CV34 4SX. Comments should arrive no later than 5.00pm on Friday 4th December 2015

Monica Fogarty

Strategic Director for Communities

Date: 19th October 2015

Press Notice – Focussed Consultation

Warwickshire Minerals Plan (2017 – 2032)

Additional site options at Wolston Lane, Ryton on Dunsmore and land at Shawell Quarry, Gibbet Lane, Shawell – Focussed Consultation

The County Council recently produced a draft plan for consultation: the Warwickshire Minerals Plan – Preferred Option and Policies. The Consultation closed on 4th January 2016. The Consultation Document proposed 9 Preferred Options for new sand and gravel extraction sites and these were all included in the consultation. During the consultation two additional sites were submitted for the County Council’s consideration. We are therefore requesting comments only on the suitability of the two sites not on the Plan itself or the 9 Preferred Options. One site is at Wolston Lane, Ryton on Dunsmore and the other site is for additional land at Shawell Quarry, Gibbet Lane, Shawell, Lutterworth.

The emerging Warwickshire Minerals Plan will set out the locational strategy for where new mineral development should be located and the policies that will guide new minerals development during the period 2017 to 2032. It will also identify suitable land for the working of sand and gravel. When it is eventually adopted, it will replace the ‘saved policies’ in the Minerals Local Plan (1995).

You can view the site plan for the site options and the background information at Shawell and Ryton on our website page www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mdf.You can also inspect a copy of the documents at the following places;

• Warwickshire County Council Offices, Shire Hall, Warwick, CV34 4SX

• The Planning Reception at:

Rugby Borough Council, Town Hall, Evreux Way, Rugby, CV21 2RR.

• Local Libraries

Comments can be made via email to [email protected] or in writing to Planning and Development Team, Communities, Warwickshire County Council, Shire Hall, Barrack Street, Warwick CV34 4SX. Comments should arrive no later than 5.00pm on Friday17th June 2016.

Monica Fogarty

Strategic Director for Communities

Date: 05.05.16

APPENDIX C – Consultation letters

Revised Spatial Options

19th February 2009

Dear Consultee,

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (LOCAL DEVELOPMENT)(ENGLAND)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2008 WARWICKSHIRE MINERALS CORE STRATEGY: REVISED SPATIAL OPTIONS CONSULTATION

The purpose of the Minerals Development Framework (MDF) is to make sufficient land available in the most sustainable locations for mineral extraction with Warwickshire until 2026.

The County Council is now consulting on its Minerals Development Framework Core Strategy: “Revised Spatial Options”. The document is available to view at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mineralscorestrategy. The statutory consultation period will run from 19th February 2009 until the 8th May 2009.

The consultation document sets out 3 Spatial Options that have been put forward for consideration to guide the location of mineral developments until 2026. It also sets out the strategy’s spatial vision and key objectives; reassesses the key issues regarding mineral development; and sets out potential strategic sites to be considered for possible inclusion in the Core Strategy.

Previously, we had undertaken a consultation on the Preferred Options in February 2007, with the Issues and Options in July 2006 and a Preliminary Consultation in March 2006. Work was halted prior to submission to the Secretary of State in order to incorporate ‘spatial options’, to provide a strategic flood risk assessment and to assess whether strategic sites should be included. These have now been carried out. It was concluded that the mineral sites in Warwickshire are of strategic importance and should be included in the Core Strategy rather than a separate “Allocations” document. Consequently a Request for Potential Strategic Sites consultation document was prepared in June 2008 requesting developers to put forward potential sites. Following the request for strategic sites, 27 sites were put forward which are included within the document.

The responses from these earlier stages have contributed to the preparation of this document. We appreciate your input in to the process, and would welcome any comments that you would like to make. This will help to inform us in the next stage of policy formulation up to the new Preferred Option in November 2009.

You can make your views known by completing the enclosed questionnaire and returning it by post in the enclosed pre-paid envelope to Planning Policy, Environment and Economy, PO Box 43, Shire Hall, Warwick, CV34 4SX. Alternatively the questionnaire, as well as the document and supporting technical work are available at: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mineralscorestrategy. Comments can also be submitted directly using our Limehouse consultation portal which is available at the above website. An exhibition stand will be on display at libraries around the county on the following dates:

• Polesworth Library - 17th Feb – 19th Feb

• Kingsbury Library - 20th Feb – 23rd Feb • Atherstone Library – 24th Feb – 27th Feb • Nuneaton Library – 28th Feb – 5th March • Rugby Library – 6th March – 9th March • Dunchurch Library – 10th March – 12th March • Southam Library - 13th March – 16th March • Bidford Library - 17th March – 20th March • Stratford Library - 21st March – 26th March • Warwick Library - 27th March – 30th March

In addition to the exhibition, ‘drop-in’ sessions with a minerals planner will be held at the main libraries across the county to discuss any issues you may have, at the following times:

• Atherstone Library – Thursday 26th February: 12.00 – 6.00 pm • Nuneaton Library – Thursday 5th March: 12.00 – 6.00 pm • Rugby Library – Monday 9th March: 12.00 - 6.00 pm • Stratford Library – Thursday 26th March: 12.00 – 6.00 pm • Warwick Library - Monday 30th March: 12.00 – 6.00 pm

Furthermore, the Revised Spatial Option document and questionnaire are also available during normal office hours at all Warwickshire libraries, the Warwickshire County Council Offices (Shire Hall, Warwick and Barrack Street,Warwick); and the Planning Receptions at:

• North Warwickshire Borough Council, Council Offices, South Street, Atherstone. • Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, Town Hall, Coton Road, Nuneaton. • Rugby Borough Council, Town Hall, Evreux Way, Rugby. • Stratford-on-Avon District Council, Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford- upon-Avon. • Warwick District Council, Riverside House, Milverton Hill, Leamington Spa.

If you have any comments about how we have consulted you or any suggested improvements please send your comments either by e-mail to [email protected] or in writing to Planning Policy at the address above. All comments will be considered in our annual review of the Statement of Community Involvement.

We would request that all questionnaires are returned to us by 3rd April 2009.

Yours sincerely

Tony Lyons Principal Planning Officer

Preferred Option and Policies

Dear Consultee

Consultation under Regulation 18 Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 Warwickshire Minerals Plan (2017 – 2032)

Following the consultation on the Minerals Core Strategy - Revised Spatial Options in February - May 2009 and a call for sites in December 2013, the County Council has produced a draft plan for consultation: Warwickshire Minerals Plan – Preferred Option and Policies.

The new Warwickshire Minerals Plan will set out the locational strategy for where new mineral developments should be located and the policies that will guide new minerals development during the period 2017 to 2032. It will also identify suitable land for the working of sand and gravel.

When it is eventually adopted, it will replace the ‘saved policies’ in the Minerals Local Plan (1995).

You can view these documents by using links to our consultation portal from our website page http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mdf. You can also inspect a copy of the documents at the County Council’s Offices, Shire Hall in Warwick, at the principal offices of the 5 local District and Borough Councils and at all libraries in Warwickshire.

The County Council invites you to comment on the draft Plan and the other related documents. Comments can be made on the draft plan via the consultation portal or in writing to Planning and Development, Communities Group, Warwickshire County Council, PO Box 43, Shire Hall, Warwick CV34 4SX. Comments should arrive no later than 5.00pm on Friday 4 December 2015.

When the consultation has finished, the Council will consider all the comments that it has received and may make changes to the draft plan before it is put before an independent inspector at an examination in public.

Yours faithfully

Tony Lyons Principal Planning Officer

Focussed Consultation

Dear Consultee

Consultation under Regulation 18 Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 Warwickshire Minerals Plan (2017 – 2032)

We recently undertook a consultation of the plan from October 19th 2015 to January 4th 2016. The Consultation Document proposed 9 Preferred Options for new sand and gravel extraction sites and these were included in the consultation. During the consultation two additional sites were submitted. We are requesting comments only on the two sites not on the plan itself. One site is at Ryton on Dunsmore and the other site is an additional extension of Shawell Quarry.

You can view the site plans and additional information using links to our consultation portal from our website page http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mdf. You can also inspect the plans at the County Council’s Offices, Shire Hall in Warwick.

The County Council invites you to comment on the plans by email or in writing to Planning and Development, Communities Group, Warwickshire County Council, PO Box 43, Shire Hall, Warwick, CV34 4SX. Comments should arrive no later than 5.00pm on xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Yours faithfully

Tony Lyons Principal Planning Officer

APPENDIX D – Consultation summary reports

Revised Spatial Options

1.0 Introduction

The purpose of this report is to summarise the responses to the public consultation in relation to the Minerals Core Strategy Revised Spatial Options held between 19th February 2009 and 12th May 2010. The report also outlines the steps that were taken to publicise the consultation. The findings from this report will inform the next stages of the Minerals Core Strategy.

Background

Warwickshire County Council are required to prepare a Minerals Core Strategy which, when adopted, will provide the planning policy framework for minerals development within the county for the period up to 2026.

The process began in February 2006 when we held preliminary consultation to establish what stakeholders felt were the key issues that were important for planning minerals development in the County. The findings of this initial consultation were used to produce an ‘Issues and Options’ document and this was consulted on between 28th July and 8th September 2006. This consultation gave an opportunity for organisations, statutory bodies, businesses, and members of the public to be involved at an early stage of the production of the Core Strategy.

The responses received were considered and used to prepare a ‘Preferred Options’ consultation document and this was consulted on between 31st January 2007 and 13th March 2007. All of the comments were considered and it was hoped to the produce a Submission Draft for consultation in June 2007.

However, following the revision of national policy guidance, it was agreed with Government Office West Midlands that in order to deliver the strategy for Warwickshire it would be necessary to consider including 'strategic' sites in the Core Strategy, as well as consulting on spatial options for locating future minerals development. This was a major change in direction and therefore required more detailed evidence and site information to be in place before the Core Strategy was submitted for examination.

A Summary Paper and Request for Sites document requested that landowners and developers came forward with potential 'strategic' sites for consideration as potential allocations in the Minerals Development Framework. The site submissions would then be included for comment in the next consultation document.

2.0 The Revised Spatial Options consultation

The main purpose of the Revised Spatial Options consultation was to seek the views of the public and organisations on:

• Possible 'spatial options' for locating minerals development in the County;

• key issues and policy principles for minerals development that have been revised from previous consultations; and • ‘strategic sites’ that have been put forward by operators, landowners and developers for possible allocation within the Minerals Development Framework.

Consultation Details

The consultation was held for a period of 11 weeks, from 19th February 2009 to 12th May 2009. The consultation was publicised through the following channels:

• Approximately 989, organisations, businesses, groups, and individuals who had previously expressed an interest in the Core Strategy process were informed of the consultation either by email or letter and were supplied with a copy of the questionnaire; • All details of the consultation were provided on the Council’s website at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mineralscorestrategy. The document was also available for viewing and comment online. • Notification of the consultation was provided in all main local newspapers; • All statutory consultees were sent a copy of the document and questionnaire; • Copies of the document and questionnaires were sent to all planning receptions and libraries within the County; • ‘Drop in’ sessions were held at libraries throughout the County on the following dates from 12:00-6:00pm: Atherstone Library – 26/02/2009; Nuneaton Library – 05/03/2009; Rugby Library – 09/03/2009; Stratford Library – 26/03/2009; Warwick Library – 30/03/2009 ; • Exhibition stands were displayed in libraries throughout the County during the consultation period;

Paper copies of the document were supplied where consultees requested. Copies were also made available at the public meetings attended by officers.

There were a number of different methods of responding to the consultation. A questionnaire with 38 questions covering different aspects of the Core Strategy was available in paper and electronic (MS Word) format. A paper copy was sent with all correspondence and the questionnaire was available to download from the Council’s website. Responses could also be made in writing by letter or email. Consultees could also submit comments using the consultation portal hosted on the website. This allowed consultees to register themselves on the consultation database and submit comments directly next to relevant sections of the document, as well as viewing all other ‘duly made’ representations.

Officers also kept a record of questions and issues raised at the public meetings, Locality Meetings, Community Forums and library ‘drop ins’ they attended on behalf of the Council.

3.0 Summary of responses

The Council received responses from 1116 consultees. including members of the public, town and parish councils, statutory and non-statutory organisations, and

44 landowners, operators, agents and developers. 145 respondents (approx. 13% of all respondents) submitted representations using the online Limehouse consultation system, 349 (approx. 31%) were submitted via email and 622 (approx. 56%) were submitted by letter.

All responses have been read, summarised and where necessary input under the relevant questionnaire number or section within the electronic consultation document, accessible at the link below. Consultation responses are also held on paper file, and these are available to view at the Council Offices upon request. http://consultation.limehouse.co.uk/index.do?identifier=warwickshire

The Council also received 5 petitions

Preferred Option and Policies

Summary of Consultation – Minerals Plan (Preferred Options Stage)

Warwickshire County Council consulted on the preferred Option and Policies document between October 19th 2015 and January 4th 2016. The consultation was extended part way through to give additional time for further consideration of the document.

In the consultation we asked 34 questions relating to all aspects of the document from the spatial portrait and vision through to the strategy itself, the sites proposed as preferred options and then the Core polices and Development Management policies.

Overall there were 604 respondents providing a total of 1132 individual comments. The vast majority of the responses were comments on the individual sites.

This is a summary of the comments. The detailed responses to the comments by officers will be available on the minerals webpages before the next consultation takes place. All the main issues from the preferred options consultation were summarised and have been looked at in detail. These have formed the basis of discussions with the landowners who promoted the sites and in some cases these have influenced changes within the sites.

The summary of consultation has sought to highlight only the main points raised in response to each question. It does not include all the responses. These will be available on the web pages in the next month.

Focussed Consultation

Consultation Summary Report on the Focussed Consultation

This Report sets out key points relating to the focussed consultations undertaken (at the beginning of May 2016) after the main consultation on the draft Minerals Plan – Preferred Option and Policies (2015). The purpose of the focussed consultation was to inform the public that two additional sites (Shawell and Ryton) had been submitted to Warwickshire County Council to be considered as part of the site allocations in the draft Minerals Plan. Key points as follows: • A six week consultation exercise was carried out (between 05.05.16 – 17.06.16) • Letters sent to a wide group of consultees informing them of the consultation event and how they can make representations • Site notices had also been placed at both sites and direct letters set to residents within a defined area • Advert placed in the local newspapers (covering the districts/boroughs within Warwickshire) that set out how to view and make comments on the consultation • Hard copies had been made available at the following places: . Reception at Shire Hall . Main reception at district/borough planning offices . Local libraries across Warwickshire

• A total of 22 comments received, see summary table further below for detailed comments Comments received will feed into the next stages which includes the thorough assessment - including the sustainability appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment