Nottinghamshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework

Annual Monitoring Report 1 April 2004 - 31 March 2005

December 2005 Minerals and Waste Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2004 - 2005

Preface

This is the first Annual Monitoring Report prepared by the County Council under the new development planning system introduced in 2004. All local planning authorities are required to prepare these reports and to submit them to Government by the end of each calendar year. This report was approved by Councillor Stella Smedley, Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability, on 8 December 2005 and was submitted to Government on 28 December 2005.

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Page Contents:

Summary

Introduction 1 Progress on the Minerals and Waste Development 1 Framework Key monitoring results 2 Summary of key findings 3 Plan of area 4

1 Introduction

Why monitor 5 The monitoring process 6 Collecting the information 7 The monitoring period 7 Further information 7

2 Progress in Preparing the Minerals and Waste Development Framework

Statement of Community Involvement 8 Minerals Core Strategy 9 Minerals Development Control Policies 9 Minerals Site-Specific Policies 9 Waste Core Strategy 9 Waste Development Control Policies 10 Waste Site-Specific Policies 10 Proposals Map 10 Future Work 10

3 Planning Context – the key issues?

Legislative changes 12 National and regional policy changes 12 Social, economic and environmental issues 13

4 Policy Performance

Core output indicators 15 Significant effects indicators 19 Saved policies 20

5 Conclusions 23

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Glossary 25

Appendices

Appendix 1 – Minerals and Waste Development 31 Framework Progress

Appendix 2 – Minerals and waste applications 33 received and determined 1/4/04 – 31/3/05

List of Tables

Table 1.1 Monitoring indicators 6 Table 3.1 Themes to be covered by context indicators 14 Table 4.1 Production of primary aggregates in 2003 16 Table 4.2 New waste management capacity 2004/05 17 Table 4.3 Municipal waste management 2004/05 18 Table 4.4 Minerals Local Plan Allocations 21

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Summary

Introduction

In 2004, the Government introduced a new system of local development frameworks, which will replace existing local plans. It also introduced a requirement to produce an annual monitoring report to look at progress in preparing the new local development frameworks and to assess how well individual policies are working.

Nottinghamshire County Council is responsible for preparing a local development framework for minerals and waste. The various documents that will make up this framework, and the timetable for producing them, is set out in the County Council’s Minerals and Waste Development Scheme which came into effect in June 2005. This annual monitoring report therefore assesses progress against this planned timetable, looks at how well existing policies are working and sets out the arrangements for monitoring the new development plan documents, once these are in place.

Another key function of monitoring reports is to identify the relevant social, economic and environmental issues that polices need to address and whether there have been any significant changes. This will help to establish how well policies are performing and whether any need to be amended or replaced.

This is the County Council’s first annual monitoring report under the new system. Not all of the information that is currently needed, or might be needed in future, is available. In future years, it is hoped that more local information will be available that can be incorporated into the monitoring framework. Future reports should therefore be more comprehensive.

Unless otherwise stated the facts and figures used in this report cover the period 1 April 2004 – 31 March 2005. Progress against the planned timetable for preparing the new minerals and waste development framework has been assessed up until 5 December 2005.

Progress on the Minerals and Waste Development Framework

The County Council has an adopted Waste Local Plan that will be saved until the new documents are prepared. A replacement Minerals Local Plan was adopted on 5 December 2005. Progress against the published timetable for preparing some of the new development documents has slipped. The Statement of Community Involvement is six months behind schedule and the Waste Core Strategy and Development Control Polices are nine months behind. This is mainly because of the difficulty in estimating the time needed to prepare the new style documents. The new ‘front-loading’ approach means that the work is much more concentrated at the start of the process. Preparation of the new minerals development plan documents is expected to start in 2006.

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The County Council is also considering the preparation of detailed guidance on the validation of planning applications, best practice and the use of planning conditions. The development scheme may therefore need to be updated during 2006 to take account of the timetable changes and the possible preparation of new supplementary documents.

Key monitoring results

New regulations on hazardous and agricultural waste will mean changes in the way these wastes are managed and new national and regional policy guidance has reinforced the need for a more integrated approach to waste management. Mineral policy guidance is also being updated.

Ongoing sustainability appraisal work is being used to help prepare and evaluate the new development plan documents. Early indications are that the county is facing increased development pressure from projected housing growth and continued growth in most waste types. Sand and gravel production is amongst the highest in the UK but some resource areas are likely to become exhausted in the medium to long term. Renewable energy resources in the county are limited but there are several energy recovery schemes linked to landfill sites. The Eastcroft incinerator within the City of also generates heat and power.

Compared to other parts of the region, the county has fewer nationally important landscapes and habitats and despite significant improvements, there is still concern at the condition of some sites. The protection of water resources is also a priority.

Existing plan policies are performing well on the whole but there are a number of specific areas, including waste development in the green belt and industrial development associated with mineral workings, that will need to be addressed in the new development plan documents.

Future monitoring will make wider use of specific indicators to examine the overall economic, environmental and social situation as well as to look at policy performance and unexpected impacts. The government has already introduced a set of around 30 ‘core output indicators’ which are intended to evaluate how well authorities are performing in key areas. However, most of these are aimed at district councils in terms of housing, employment and economic indicators. There are currently four core indicators that are specific to minerals and waste along with more general indicators on flood protection and water quality, biodiversity and renewable energy. The County Council expects to develop other local indicators in future. These will be linked to an ongoing process of sustainability appraisal. The key findings from this first report are summarised below:

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Summar y of key findings:

Minerals

Nottinghamshire produced 3.3 million tonnes of sand and gravel, and 0.6 million tonnes of Sherwood Sandstone, during 2003. This was higher than the county’s agreed regional contribution. Limestone production was 0.15 million tonnes which was below the agreed contribution. Capacity for aggregate recycling and secondary aggregate production is estimated at approximately 500,000 tonnes per annum.

Waste

During 2004/05, the County Council permitted 11 new waste management sites and extensions to two existing sites. This increased available waste management capacity for all types of waste by approximately 230,000 tonnes per annum. During the same period, the amount of municipal waste produced in the county increased to 465,000 tonnes. Significant increases in recycling meant that just over 100,000 tonnes (23%) were recycled, almost 50,000 tonnes (10%) composted and just over 50,000 tonnes (11%) incinerated. The remaining 260,000 tonnes (56%) were disposed of to landfill. This is slightly less than previous years.

Flood protection and water quality

Large parts of the county are at potential risk of flooding and there are also serious groundwater constraints in many areas. Whilst in many cases, development can proceed with suitable mitigation, no new sites have been permitted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency.

Biodiversity

Overall Nottinghamshire suffers from a relative lack of designated nature conservation sites and a low diversity of species and habitats. Whilst there are a large number of locally designated sites, there are comparatively few sites of national importance and only one of international importance. No sites have been lost to minerals and waste development during the monitoring period, but the condition of many sites could still be improved. Past losses of ancient woodland and heathland need to be addressed and there is a need for more information on the condition of priority species.

Renewable energy

Landfill gas recovery schemes in the county provided 10 megawatts of electricity during 2004/05. N.B. Nottingham’s Eastcroft incinerator, which takes some of the county’s waste, provided a further 19 megawatts.

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Nottinghamshire: coverage of new Development Plan Documents (shown 1-7)

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1. Introduction

1.1 The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 20041 made changes to the way development plans are prepared. Existing local plans are to be phased out and replaced by local development frameworks. These frameworks will consist of a series of documents including development plan documents, other local development documents and supplementary planning documents.

1.2 Nottinghamshire County Council, as the minerals and waste planning authority, has started to prepare the first documents that will form the Minerals and Waste Development Framework for the county. The seven district councils are responsible for preparing Local Development Frameworks covering all other forms of development such as housing, offices, shops and leisure development. is a unitary authority and therefore responsible for preparing a framework covering all development in its area.

Why monitor?

1.3 In order to make sure that Local Development Frameworks are effective and up to date, all local authorities are now required to produce an Annual Monitoring Report. These will be used to show how well an authority is progressing with its timetable for preparing each of the documents that will make up its new local development framework. Another key monitoring role is to provide a comprehensive and up to date picture of social, environmental and economic issues. This is essential to producing effective planning policies. Equally, it is important to monitor what impact the authority’s planning policies are having on these issues. This will highlight whether there is a need to revise or replace any policies to improve their performance.

1.4 The main purpose of this Annual Monitoring Report is therefore to look at:

• What progress has been made in preparing the Minerals and Waste Development Framework?

• What is the current and likely future situation i.e. the planning context?

• How effective are the County Council’s planning policies for minerals and waste?

1 These changes came into effect in September 2004

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1.5 This is the County Council’s first annual monitoring report prepared under the new planning system. Previous reports were prepared separately for the Minerals and Waste Local Plans in December 2000 and September 2004 respectively. This report includes all the information currently available and also sets out how it is intended to improve the monitoring arrangements in future. This report must be submitted to the Government Office for the by 31 December 2005.

The monitoring process

1.6 Progress in preparing documents for the new minerals and waste development framework will be measured against the timetable and ‘milestones’ set out in the County Council’s minerals and waste development scheme, published in June 2005. The two remaining monitoring functions will depend on information from a variety of sources. Some of this will be information already collected by the County Council but some will need to come from other organisations. Not all of this information is currently available but it is important to establish an appropriate monitoring framework that can be added to, as new information becomes available.

1.7 The first stage is to collect a range of environmental, social and economic data that will help to identify the issues that future planning policies will need to address. This will also establish a baseline against which to monitor future changes (see paragraph 3.9). The next stage is to look at how effective existing policies are in terms of their core outputs and wider significant effects.

1.8 An important monitoring tool will therefore be the use of indicators. These will be used at three different levels as shown below:

Table 1.1 Monitoring indicators

Indicator type Purpose

Contextual indicators Provide ‘baseline’ information on the wider social, environmental and economic situation

Output indicators Provide a specific measure of how well policies are performing. There are a minimum number of ‘core indicators’ defined by government but authorities can also develop their own local output indicators to help them monitor their policies

Significant effects Assess the significant social, environmental and indicators economic effects of policies. Used to assess whether policies are working as planned or whether there are any unexpected impacts or possible conflicts that need to be addressed

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Collecting the information

1.9 As highlighted in paragraph 1.6 above, not all of the information required is currently collected but this report aims to present the information that is available and identify what can be done in future. The monitoring process will be helped by the fact that all development plan documents are now required to undergo a comprehensive and ongoing process of sustainability appraisal. Much of the social, environmental and economic data that is gathered by each of the local authorities for various sustainability appraisals should therefore be available for use in future monitoring work. This will be especially useful in preparing the baseline ‘contextual’ indicators and wider ‘significant effects’ indicators shown in Table 1. The role of these indicators is explained in more detail in sections 3 and 4 of this report.

1.10 Work on the sustainability appraisal of the Waste Core Strategy and Waste Development Control Policies is already underway. The preliminary findings have therefore been used to help compile this report.

1.11 An additional set of indicators is provided by Government. These are known as ‘core output’ indicators and relate to the specific functions of each local authority. Those for the County Council relate to aggregate production and waste management. Performance against these output indicators is considered in section 4. These core indicators will also be supplemented in future by a number of ‘local’ indicators to be identified by the County Council.

The monitoring period

1.12 This monitoring report covers the period 1 April 2004 – 31 March 2005 although progress against the planned timetable has been included until 5 December 2005.

Further information

1.13 If you would like any further information please contact the minerals and waste policy team at the County Council at the address shown on the back cover of this report. Additional copies of the report can be purchased for £5 and it is also available to view on the County Council’s website at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk.

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2. Progress in Preparing the Minerals and Waste Development Framework

2.1 The Minerals and Waste Development Framework will include a number of different documents. The Minerals and Waste Development Scheme, which came into effect in June 2005, is the first of these and sets out the timetable for preparing all the other elements of the framework. The County Council is also preparing a Statement of Community Involvement setting out its consultation approach. The remaining documents are all development plan documents that will, together, set out the County Council’s future planning policies for minerals and waste development. The framework can also include other optional documents. These are supplementary planning documents, area action plans, local development orders and simplified planning schemes but the development scheme does not include any of these at present.

2.2 Government has established a number of targets or ‘milestones’ for the preparation of the documents that will make up the new Minerals and Waste Development Framework. These are the main stages at which members of the public, interest groups, industry and government bodies will be involved in shaping the content of each document. These milestones are set out in the Minerals and Waste Development Scheme. By regularly reviewing progress against these milestones the County Council can identify if there are any significant problems that need to be addressed or if the timetable set out in the development scheme needs to be amended.

2.3 The following paragraphs give a brief update on each of the documents that will make up the new framework. This is also illustrated in Appendix 1, which compares actual progress against the planned timetable and shows the revised timing for each of the preparation milestones, where appropriate. Although the strict timeframe for this report is 1 April 2004 – 31 March 2005, progress against the development scheme is shown until 5 December 2005.

n Statement of Community Involvement (behind schedule)

2.4 Work began on preparing the Statement of Community Involvement in January 2005. Informal consultation on key issues took place between February and April 2005. Consultation on the Pre-Submission Draft is expected between January 2006 and February 2006 - six months later than anticipated. This delay is due to a greater than expected consultation response to the key issues and the need for additional analysis. As the Statement of Community Involvement will underpin all aspects of future public involvement in the local planning process, extra time was needed to make sure that the document would meet the

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needs of all parties. Submission to the Secretary of State is now expected in April 2006.

o Minerals Core Strategy (on schedule)

2.5 Work on replacing the former Minerals Local Plan was already well advanced before the new planning system came into effect. For continuity the Government allowed plans that were already in preparation to be completed under the old system. The County Council adopted its latest Minerals Local Plan as expected on 5 December 2005. This will form part of the Minerals and Waste Development Framework until is it replaced. Work should begin on preparing the Minerals Core Strategy in accordance with the timetable set out in the Development Scheme. Initial Issues and Options consultation is expected to take place between May and July 2006.

p Minerals Development Control Policies (on schedule)

2.6 Work on the Minerals Development Control Policies is expected to begin alongside the Minerals Core Strategy. This meets the established timetable.

q Minerals Site-Specific Policies (on schedule)

2.7 Work on the Site-Specific Policies for minerals has been timetabled to follow on from the preparation of the Core Strategy and Development Control Policies. Work on the Minerals Site-Specific Policies is therefore expected to commence in August 2007 in line with the Development Scheme timetable.

r Waste Core Strategy (behind schedule)

2.8 The Waste Core Strategy is being prepared alongside the Waste Development Control Policies. These are being prepared jointly with Nottingham City Council. Work began in January 2005 on collecting the initial evidence base and carrying out an ongoing process of sustainability appraisal. An independent consultant has been appointed to verify and provide best practice guidance on the sustainability appraisal. A draft scoping report was sent to key consultees in September 2005.

2.9 A series of stakeholder meetings have also been held as part of the ongoing informal community involvement and the councils are preparing a set of background papers that will support the next stage of wider public consultation on ‘issues and options’. This is now expected to begin in January 2006 and reflects a significant delay compared to the original estimate of May 2005. In hindsight, the initial time estimates for this work were ambitious and the delay largely reflects the uncertainties with the new system and the additional work involved in evidence gathering and reconciling statistical data. However, it is hoped that the additional front loading work that has taken place will

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prevent any further delays and may allow some of the later stages to progress more smoothly.

s Waste Development Control Policies (behind schedule)

2.10 The Waste Development Control Policies are being prepared alongside the Waste Core Strategy.

t Waste Site-Specific Policies (behind schedule)

2.11 Work is not due to start on the Waste Site-Specific Policies until August 2006. If the delays with the Waste Core Strategy and Development Control Policies remain significant this may have a knock-on effect and there may be a need to revise the timetable for the Site-Specific Policies.

u Proposals Map

2.12 A new proposals map will be prepared alongside the Waste Core Strategy and Development Control Policies. These are scheduled for adoption in January 2007 but current delays may affect progress on publishing the proposals map.

Future Work

2.13 At the time the Minerals and Waste Development Scheme was brought into effect, there were no plans to prepare any supplementary planning documents. Since then consideration has been given to preparing more detailed planning guidance on the following two issues:

2.14 The first of these is the validation of planning applications. This is in the light of recent best practice guidance2 and the likely introduction of a standard application form for all types of development. The aim is to provide guidance to applicants on the details that will be required to ensure that a planning application is valid and can be processed as efficiently as possible. It is not yet clear whether this guidance will be prepared as a procedural note or as a more detailed supplementary planning document linked to policies in the framework. This may depend on the full scope of this guidance.

2.15 The second issue is whether to produce a supplementary planning document covering the use of planning conditions and giving advice on best practice to minimise the environmental effects of development. The types of planning condition that might be sought for different types of development and to control impacts such as noise, dust, and odour are currently set out within planning policies. This can make individual policies, which try to cover all the possible circumstances, very long

2 Best Practice Guidance on the Validation of Planning Applications, OPDM March 2005

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and cumbersome. It is proposed to carry out wide-ranging consultation with the various statutory agencies, the minerals and waste industry, environmental, heritage and community groups to discuss the relative merits of this approach.

2.16 It may therefore be necessary to revise the Minerals and Waste Development Scheme to take account of the timetable changes and the scope of planned future work. A Cabinet decision will be sought in March 2006.

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3. Planning Context - what are the key issues?

3.1 The background against which minerals and waste policies are prepared is complex. At the international, national and regional level there is a wide range of policy and legislation that is constantly changing and can affect how planning policies are prepared. Locally, there may also be significant social, economic and environmental changes that policies should address. Paragraphs 3.2 – 3.8 below consider the main legislative and policy changes that have taken place since April 2004. Paragraphs 3.9 – 3.13 give a broad picture of the current social, economic, and environmental situation in the county.

Legislative changes

3.2 New laws have significantly affected the management of hazardous and agricultural waste. The definition of hazardous waste is now much wider and includes many items, such as televisions and computer monitors that were previously disposed of at non-hazardous sites. As there are few sites, nationally, that can accept such wastes for treatment or disposal this could lead to a potential problem.

3.3 Agricultural waste was previously exempt from planning controls and was traditionally burnt, disposed of or composted on-farm. Most agricultural waste will now have to be managed at licensed sites and there may be a need for new facilities to cope with the potential increase in this type of waste.

National and regional policy changes

3.4 Existing national policy guidance for minerals is set out in a series of minerals policy guidance notes (MPGs). These are progressively being updated through a set of new mineral policy statements (MPSs). The first of these is MPS2 ‘Controlling and mitigating the environmental effects of mineral extraction in ’. This replaces MPG11 and covers the general environmental effects of mineral working and best practice measures to minimise the environmental impacts. It is accompanied by two appendices on dust and noise and will be followed by others on traffic, blasting, visual intrusion, landscape effects, mineral waste, and effects on the water environment.

3.5 The current MPG6 ‘Provision of aggregates in England’ has also been revised to include updated apportionment figures for the amount of aggregate that each region should produce. Local agreement has now been reached on the share that each county will contribute annually to this regional figure until 2016. Nottinghamshire’s annual apportionment is 2.65 million tonnes of sand and gravel, 0.7 million tonnes of Sherwood Sandstone and 0.26 million tonnes of limestone.

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3.6 Planning Policy Statement 23 ‘Planning and pollution control’ (PPS23) applies to all types of development including minerals and waste. Planning is concerned with the appropriate location of development and the potential impacts of pollution. Other regulators, such as the Environment Agency, are responsible for the control of emissions to air, soil and water. PPS23 replaces PPG23, which covered similar topics. A key theme is the ‘precautionary principle’, which seeks to ensure that potential risks are fully assessed and mitigated.

3.7 National policy on waste has been revised through the introduction of PPS10 ‘Planning for sustainable waste management’ which replaces PPG10. There have also been revisions to the national waste strategy. A major change is the removal of the requirement to carry out a separate assessment on the best practical environmental option (BPEO) - this principle is now incorporated within the comprehensive sustainability appraisal process carried out for each development plan document. PPS10 also emphasises the need for a more integrated approach towards waste management. Developers and local authorities are encouraged to look at how waste arising from major development will be managed and to include waste management facilities as part of major schemes. This could include the provision of recycling facilities alongside new housing, community developments and at commercial and industrial premises for example.

3.8 Regional planning guidance for the East Midlands was set out in RPG8, which has now been adopted as the Regional Spatial Strategy under the new planning system. Consultation has just begun on a new Regional Spatial Strategy. This will be supported by a new Regional Waste Strategy that should be complete by January 2006. This sets ambitious targets for recycling or composting at least 50% of municipal waste by 2015 and achieving zero growth in all wastes by 2016. The strategy reinforces the need for a sustainable approach to waste management within all forms of development.

Social, economic and environmental issues

3.9 As highlighted in paragraph 1.6, it is important to understand the main environmental, social and economic pressures and opportunities within the county. These not only set the context for preparing effective planning policies but also provide an important baseline against which to monitor the implementation of the various development plan documents. Detailed sustainability indicators are being developed as part of the sustainability appraisal process for all new development plan documents. These will enable the County Council to establish a comprehensive baseline of environmental, social and economic information. As this work is not yet complete, it is not possible to give a full overview here but this baseline is expected to cover the topics set out in Table 3.1 below.

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Table 3.1 Themes to be covered by context indicators:

Environmental Social Economic

Nature conservation Population Land use and biodiversity Human health Employment Landscape Crime Transport Heritage Quality of life Minerals Air Waste Water Energy Soil Climate

3.10 Although incomplete, the key issues that have so far emerged show increased development pressure from projected housing growth, slightly above average rates of unemployment and ill health and a dependence on road transport. Despite significant improvements in the quality of the natural environment, there is still concern at the condition of some sites. The county also suffers from a relative lack of designated sites and a poor diversity of species and habitats compared to other parts of the region. There is also a slightly higher proportion of buildings at risk and fewer designated monuments and conservation areas than other parts of the region. Information on floodrisk and climate change is yet to be fully assessed but there is a clear need to protect water resources especially the main Sherwood Sandstone aquifer.

3.11 Sand and gravel production is the highest in the region and amongst the highest in the UK (see Table 4.1). However, existing supply patterns may be difficult to maintain as, in some areas, resources may run out in the medium to long term. This may mean that sand and gravel has to be transported further to reach its main markets.

3.12 Waste volumes are generally increasing but there have been significant improvements in recycling municipal waste. This has led to a slight reduction in municipal waste disposal for the first time in five years. However, despite these improvements, the continued growth in the overall quantity of waste and a shortage of available disposal capacity will mean a pressing need to find alternative sites and to increase recycling/recovery capacity.

3.13 It is hoped that a more comprehensive picture will be available in future years. Whilst minerals and waste policy may not impact directly on all of these issues, it is important to be aware of the overall situation and identify the areas where the County Council’s planning policies can contribute to improvements or minimise further harm.

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4. Policy Performance

4.1 The new system of annual monitoring reports is intended to track the progress and performance of policies within the new local development documents. However, these will not be complete for some time and it is relevant to look at the performance of existing ‘saved’ policies within the Minerals and Waste Local Plans (see paragraphs 4.22 – 4.35). As these policies were not drafted with a specific monitoring framework in mind, it is not possible to apply the types of targets and indicators that will be used in future.

4.2 Once completed, the new development plan documents will be monitored against a comprehensive framework of indicators that will look at both ‘core outputs’ (i.e. have government targets been reached?) and ‘significant effects’ (i.e. wider policy impacts).

4.3 For the purposes of this first annual monitoring report, a brief analysis of the ‘saved’ policies in each Plan has been carried out based on the current ‘core output’ indicators and a commentary on significant policy issues raised during the monitoring period.

Core output indicators

4.4 Government has established a series of ‘core indicators’ against which development plan performance should be assessed3. These may be revised in future and other local indicators may be included where relevant. Overall there is a suite of around 30 core indicators but the majority of these cover district council functions such as housing, retail and leisure.

4.5 The specific core indicators relevant to minerals and waste are:

a) Production of primary land won aggregates

b) Production of secondary/recycled aggregates

c) Capacity of new waste management facilities by type

d) Amount of municipal waste arising and how this is managed

3 Local Development Framework Monitoring: a Good Practice Guide, ODPM March 2005

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4.6 Other general indicators that are likely to be relevant are:

e) Flood protection and water quality

f) Biodiversity

g) Renewable energy

4.7 This first annual monitoring report therefore concentrates on a fairly limited set of core indicators. Future reports will also include a wider range of locally determined indicators that will cover other categories of minerals and waste. These will include locally decided targets that will be specific and measurable to help indicate performance.

a) Production of primary land won aggregates

4.8 The most recent production data for primary land-won aggregates is from the 2003 aggregates monitoring survey carried out by the East Midlands Regional Aggregates Working Party. Table 4.1 shows the production rates for sand and gravel and Sherwood Sandstone compared to the agreed regional apportionment rate for the county. Sand and gravel production was well above national and regional forecasts with Sherwood Sandstone marginally below.

Table 4.1 Production of primary land won aggregates in 2003

Aggregate Production Apportionment (million tonnes) (million tonnes) Sand and gravel 3.3 2.65 Sherwood Sandstone 0.6 0.7 Limestone 0.15 0.26 Total 4.05 3.61

4.9 There was a significant increase in sand and gravel sales in 2003 to 3.3 million tonnes. This was up 0.4 million tonnes from the previous year and nearly 25% above the local apportionment figure. Limestone production is historically low as the county does not have significant hard rock resources.

b) Production of secondary/recycled aggregates

4.10 Limited information on the production of secondary and recycled aggregates is only collected as part of a more detailed aggregates monitoring survey that is carried out every four years. This means that

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there is again no recent data on production. In future, proposals for a national system of waste data collection may mean that better information on the recycling and re-use of construction waste (primarily aggregates) may be available. It has been estimated that there is capacity to recycle approximately 500,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste in Nottinghamshire4. This is assumed to be mostly aggregate materials but could include soils. Power station ash also provides a major source of secondary aggregates in Nottinghamshire but no recent data is available.

c) Capacity of new waste management facilities by type

4.11 The following table shows the number and capacity of new waste management sites permitted between April 2004 and March 2005. All sites shown are within the County Council area. No new capacity was permitted within the City of Nottingham during this monitoring period.

Table 4.2 New waste management capacity by type 2004/05

Facility type New Extension Capacity (tonnes pa) Recycling 4 - 200,000 Composting - 1 2,000 Incineration - - - Sewage Treatment 6 - n/a Transfer 2 - 30,000 Landfill - - - Total 12 1 232,000

4.12 Almost half of the schemes were for new sewage treatment capacity to meet European Union and Environment Agency requirements. Approximately 200,000 tonnes of additional recycling capacity was permitted for municipal, commercial and industrial wastes.

d) Amount of municipal waste arising, and how this is managed

4.13 During the monitoring period 2004/2005, Nottinghamshire produced 632,0005 tonnes of municipal waste. The County Council area accounted for 465,000 tonnes and the City of Nottingham produced 167,000 tonnes. Both areas reflected a continuing rise in the volume of municipal waste that is currently above the national average of 3%. Table 4.3 shows how this waste was managed.

4 This is based on figures in the Draft Regional Waste Strategy for the East Midlands, East Midlands Regional Assembly, 2005 5 Figures includes a proportion of trade waste and inert materials co-collected as part of the municipal rounds.

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Table 4.3 Municipal waste management by type 2004/05

County

Amount (tonnes) % of Total Target Landfill 259,000 56% Max 60% Incinerated 52,000 11% - Recycled 106,000 23% } 25% Compost 49,000 11% Total arisings 466,000 100% -

City (shown for information only)

Amount (tonnes) % of Total Target Landfill 55,000 33% Max 60% Incinerated 91,000 55% - Recycled 12,000 7% } 25% Compost 7,000 4% Total arisings 165,000 100% - N.B. percentages do not total exactly due to rounding

4.14 Recycling and composting rates have increased significantly although these do vary between the County and City. Overall there has also been a slight reduction in the amount of municipal waste sent to landfill. Incineration, which accounts for a much higher proportion of the City’s waste, has remained fairly constant. With a combined recycling and composting rate of 34% the County Council has exceed the 2005 target set by Government.

e) Flood protection and water quality

4.15 No minerals or waste planning permissions have been granted contrary to the advice of the Environment Agency on either flood defence grounds or water quality.

f) Biodiversity

4.16 Nottinghamshire has only one internationally important site for nature conservation. Coverage of nationally protected SSSIs has increased significantly since 1992 but is still much lower than the regional and national average. Whilst there have not been any recorded losses, there is concern at the condition of some sites. Relatively few SSSIs are currently in a ‘favourable’ condition although most are classed as ‘recovering’. Overall 69% are either favourable or recovering which is better than the regional and national averages. The county has a greater coverage of locally designated sites (LNRs and SINCs) than elsewhere in the region but little is currently known about the condition of these sites.

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4.17 Similarly, very little information is held on the conservation status of priority species. Ancient woodland coverage is comparable with the region but there were significant losses prior to 1990. Heathland suffered similar losses but 730 hectares have been restored and 45 hectares of new heathland created since 19976. As these are overall figures it is not clear whether any of these losses or gains were specifically due to minerals and waste development. In future, once the significant effects indicators have been developed, it should be possible to assess the direct impact of plan policies on biodiversity.

g) Renewable energy

4.18 The total energy generated from landfill gas recovery schemes in the county is currently estimated at 10 megawatts per annum. In comparison Nottingham’s Eastcroft incinerator, which takes some of the county’s waste, produces 19 megawatts per annum. There are no current figures for the use of sewage gas, although a number of gas recovery schemes have been installed at sewage treatment plants.

Significant effects indicators

4.19 As well as looking at policy performance in terms of the core outputs set out above, it is also important to compare the predicted effects of policies against their actual effects. This will establish whether policies are working as intended or whether they need to be amended or replaced. Future policies will be linked to clear sustainability objectives and targets through the ongoing sustainability appraisal process. These objectives and targets will help to determine a set of ‘significant effects’ indicators that will enable comparisons to be made (see Table 1.1).

4.20 A draft set of sustainability objectives has been prepared for the emerging waste polices and these are likely to form the basis of the ‘significant effects’ indicators. Although these draft objectives have been subject to initial consultation with the key consultees (Environment Agency, English Heritage, English Nature and the Countryside Agency), more work is needed to improve these objectives and refine the exact indicators that will be used. These will also need to reflect any further objectives that arise out of the sustainability appraisal of the minerals development documents, as these are prepared. A comprehensive set of significant effects indicators will therefore be included in the next annual monitoring report.

6 Nottinghamshire heathland Strategy, Sherwood Habitats Forum, 2004

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Saved Polices

4.21 Until the new development plan documents are adopted, the County Council’s planning policies are set out in its saved minerals and waste local plans. Separate monitoring of these was carried out previously and a brief update is provided below in advance of the more formal monitoring arrangements that will apply to the new development plan documents.

Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan – December 2005

4.22 The latest Minerals Local Plan was adopted in December 2005. As this document was at such an advanced stage in its preparation, and more up to date, it has been the primary basis for determining mineral planning applications during the monitoring period.

4.23 During the monitoring period 1 April 2004 – 31 March 2005, the County Council received 13 applications for minerals development (excluding those for reserved matters required by conditions attached to existing planning permissions). Of these, eight were determined (all granted permission) during the monitoring period. Of the other five, four have been subsequently determined and one withdrawn. An additional two applications which were submitted prior to the monitoring period have been determined during the monitoring period (both granted permission) with a further two being withdrawn.

4.24 A major application for sand and gravel extraction at Finningley was permitted in accordance with the plan allocation. A relatively small application for the extraction of sand and gravel at Bellmoor, near , was also granted. This was on land designated as a SSSI. However, the application was deemed not to be contrary to plan policy as the removal of the mineral and subsequent restoration should bring about improvements to the SSSI.

4.25 Other notable applications determined included a new plant site at Girton quarry that coincided with the re-opening of the quarry after being mothballed for a number of years and permitting the continued importation of clay to Kirton brickworks.

4.26 One policy gap identified during the monitoring period concerned a proposal to alter the cement works at Barnstone. These remain operational some 30 years after the associated limestone quarry closed. There is no policy in the Plan that considers proposals to extend or alter associated minerals development after extraction has ceased.

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4.27 There are 13 allocations in the Minerals Local Plan. Three have already been permitted and applications have been received for two other allocation sites (see Table 4.4).

Table 4.4 Minerals Local Plan allocations

Site Name/ Policy Status as at 1/12/05 Location No. Sand and gravel Hoveringham/Bleasby M6.5 Application received June 2005 Gunthorpe M6.6 Application for part of site received July 2002 Rampton M6.7 No application received Sturton le Steeple M6.8 No application received Lound M6.9 Permitted February 2004 Misson (Finningley) M6.10 Permitted September 2004 Newington M6.11 No application received Sherwood Sandstone Rufford M7.3 No application received Scrooby M7.4 Permitted June 2003 Carlton Forest M7.5 No application received Gypsum Costock (underground) M10.2 No application received Bantycock (opencast) M10.3 No application received Clay Kirton M11.1 Planning application expected

Nottinghamshire and Nottingham Waste Local Plan – January 2002

4.28 The current Waste Local Plan was adopted in 2002 and was prepared jointly with Nottingham City Council. During the monitoring period the County Council received 44 waste applications (excluding reserved matters). The majority of these were minor revisions to existing schemes but there were 13 applications for new or extended sites. Of these 12 were approved and one was withdrawn. Five applications received prior to 1 April 2004 were also approved during the monitoring period and three withdrawn. Only one of the sites permitted was within an identified area of search but the remainder conformed to the detailed policy criteria for sites to be within employment land.

4.29 The majority of applications received and determined were for new sewage treatment works to meet revised standards for treatment in rural areas. All were approved subject to safeguards on landscaping and detailed site location.

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increase in capacity was permitted at an existing composting site near Arnold and an application to extend a site at Stragglethorpe was also received. New waste transfer sites were permitted in and Boughton.

4.31 New energy recovery schemes were permitted at Daneshill and Dorket Head landfill sites and two applications received during the monitoring period for Carlton Forest and Staple were subsequently approved. No applications were received for new landfill sites or to extend existing sites but a number of sites did apply for extensions of time. Several inert sites have experienced difficulties in obtaining suitable restoration material and other non-hazardous sites have sought changes to their restoration schemes for various engineering reasons.

4.32 Policies in the existing plan do not specifically cover extensions to sites or over-tipping and this does leave a significant policy gap. A number of non-hazardous landfill sites may seek revisions to increase the rate of surcharge (or over-tipping) that is allowed. This is intended to compensate for the predicted settlement of the waste over time. The waste industry argues that forecasting has been improved and that some sites may need to allow for greater settlement than originally planned.

4.33 Another difficulty is that the existing policy on waste management in the green belt is more restrictive than national policy guidance. This has created problems in determining applications for essential facilities such as sewage treatment works or for uses such as composting which are predominantly rural in nature. Although there have not been any such applications during this monitoring period, the previous monitoring report noted that these situations had to be dealt with as a departure from the plan.

4.34 The current plan has two site-specific allocations. A former opencast colliery void at Bentinck near Kirkby in Ashfield is allocated for the disposal of non-hazardous household, commercial and industrial waste (Policy W10.4). The reclamation of the adjoining colliery tip with inert construction and demolition (inert) waste is also included within this allocation. An application to develop part of the allocation was submitted in 1998 but has not been determined due to a government direction imposed in January 1999. The applicant has indicated that a new proposal that would develop the whole of the allocation is being prepared.

4.35 The plan’s other allocation is for the expansion of the Eastcroft incinerator in Nottingham which is outside the County Council area (Policy W6.1). Nottingham City Council received an application to extend capacity at Eastcroft, by 100,000 tonnes per annum, in July 2005.

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5. Conclusions

5.1 This Annual Monitoring Report provides the first formal opportunity to assess progress against the planned timetable for preparing the new documents that will make up the County Council’s Minerals and Waste Development Framework. The report highlights that progress so far has been varied. The Minerals Local Plan has been adopted as expected and work on its replacement should begin on schedule. However the time needed to prepare the Statement of Community Involvement and the Waste Core Strategy and Development Control Policies has been underestimated.

5.2 The timetable in the Minerals and Waste Development Scheme will therefore need to be revised to take account of the current position and the possible preparation of new supplementary documents (see paragraphs 2.13 – 2.15).

5.3 Overall aggregates production was well above forecast levels but such fluctuations are not unexpected. Municipal waste volumes have continued to increase but improved management of this waste has meant a small reduction in disposal. Environmental quality, development pressure and constraints on the county’s water resources are priority issues but there is a need for better and more comprehensive data.

5.4 Existing plan policies are performing well on the whole but there are a number of specific areas that will need to be addressed in the new development plan documents.

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Glossary

Terms shown in italics are defined elsewhere in the glossary.

Annual Monitoring Report: the annual monitoring report assesses the implementation of the Local Development Scheme and whether policies in Local Development Documents are being successfully implemented.

Area Action Plan: a type of Development Plan Document that can be used to focus on a specific area especially in terms of regeneration or conservation for example.

Community Strategy: local authorities are required to prepare these, with the aim of improving the social, environmental and economic well being of their areas in conjunction with local public, private, voluntary and community sectors.

Core Strategy: a Development Plan Document which sets out the long-term spatial vision for the local planning authority area.

Development Plan: consists of the relevant Regional Spatial Strategy (and the Development Plan Documents contained within the Local Development Framework.

Development Plan Documents: statutory documents which set out the local planning authority’s formal planning polices for its area. Together with the Regional Spatial Strategy, these documents make up the Development Plan for that area. There are different types of document (see also Core Strategy, Development Control Policies, Site Specific Policies, and Proposals Map).

Development Control Policies: a suite of criteria-based policies designed to ensure that all development meets the aims and objectives set out in the Core Strategy. Can be included in another Development Plan Document or may form a stand-alone document.

Independent Examination: all Development Plan Documents will be tested for soundness through an independent examination held by an independent inspector appointed by the Secretary of State.

Issues and Options: initial, informal consultation stage setting out the main planning issues and a range of possible options. Responses will help to identify what are the most realistic options, which will then be put forward as Preferred Options.

Local Development Document: the collective term for Development Plan Documents, Supplementary Planning Documents and the Statement of Community Involvement.

Local Development Framework: the name for the portfolio of Local Development Documents. It consists of Development Plan Documents, Supplementary Planning Documents, a Statement of Community Involvement, the Local Development Scheme and Annual Monitoring Reports. Together these documents will provide the framework for delivering the spatial planning strategy for a local authority area (see also Minerals and Waste Development Framework).

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Local Development Order: gives local planning authorities the power to grant permission for the development specified in the order or for a particular class of development where specified. A local development order can only be made in relation to policies within a development plan document.

Local Development Scheme: sets out the programme for preparing Local Development Documents (see also Minerals and Waste Development Scheme).

Local Planning Authority: the local authority (i.e. council) responsible for planning decisions in its area. For most types of development this is the local District Council. For minerals and waste it is the County Council. Unitary Councils, such as the City of Nottingham, carry out all of these functions.

Local Strategic Partnership: partnerships of stakeholders who develop ways of involving local people in shaping the future of their neighbourhood in how services are provided.

Minerals and Waste Development Framework: the equivalent of the Local Development Framework, produced by County Councils who are responsible minerals and waste planning.

Minerals and Waste Development Scheme: the equivalent of the Local Development Scheme produced by County Councils who are responsible minerals and waste planning.

Preferred Options: formal consultation stage which will identify the Local Planning Authority’s preferred approach (es) to likely development proposals and any alternatives that have been rejected, along with the reasons for this. Formal representations made at this stage will be considered at the Independent Examination.

Proposals Map: the adopted proposals map illustrates on a base map all the policies contained in Development Plan Documents, together with any saved policies. It must be revised as each new Development Plan Document is adopted, and it should always reflect the up-to-date planning strategy for the area.

Regional Planning Body: one of the nine regional bodies in England (including the Greater London Authority) responsible for preparing Regional Spatial Strategies (in London the Spatial Development Strategy).

Regional Spatial Strategy: sets out the region’s policies in relation to the development and use of land and forms part of the Development Plan for local planning authorities.

Saved Policies or Plans: existing adopted development plans which are to be saved (usually up to 3 years) until they are replaced by the new style Development Plan Documents.

Site Specific Policies: Development Plan Document which allocates specific sites for development.

Statement of Community Involvement: sets out the standards which authorities will achieve with regard to involving local communities in the preparation of Local Development Documents and development control decisions. The Statement of Community Involvement is not a Development Plan Document but is subject to independent examination.

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Strategic Environmental Assessment: a generic term used to describe environmental assessment as applied to policies, plans and programmes. The European ‘SEA Directive’ (2001/42/EC) requires a formal ‘environmental assessment of certain plans and programmes, including those in the field of planning and land use’.

Supplementary Planning Documents: provide supplementary information in respect of the policies in Development Plan Documents. They do not form part of the Development Plan and are not subject to Independent Examination.

Sustainability Appraisal: tool for appraising policies to ensure they reflect sustainable development objectives (i.e. social, environmental and economic factors). All Local Development Documents must be subject to this process and Government’s preferred approach is to combine this with the requirement for Strategic Environmental Assessment.

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Appendices

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Appendix 1 – Minerals & Waste Development Framework Progress Original Timetable Revised Estimate

2005 2006 2007 J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S n Statement of Community Involvement Scoping/evidence gathering Consultation on draft SCI Submission Pre-examination meeting Independent examination Inspector’s Report (estimated) Adoption (estimated) o Minerals Core Strategy & p Minerals DC Policies Commence preparation Issues & options consultation Preferred options consultation Consideration of responses Submission & consultation Pre-examination meeting Independent examination Inspector’s Report (estimated) Adoption (estimated) q Minerals Site-specific Policies Commence preparation Issues & options consultation Preferred options consultation Consideration of responses Submission & consultation Pre-examination meeting Independent examination Inspector’s Report (estimated) Adoption (estimated)

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Appendix 1 Minerals and Waste Development Framework Progress (Cont’d)

2005 2006 2007 J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S r Waste Core Strategy & s Waste DC Policies Commence preparation Issues & options consultation Preferred options consultation Consideration of responses Submission & consultation Pre-examination meeting Independent examination Inspector’s Report (estimated) Adoption (estimated) t Waste Site-specific Policies Commence preparation Issues & options consultation Preferred options consultation Consideration of responses Submission & consultation Pre-examination meeting Independent examination Inspector’s Report (estimated) Adoption (estimated)

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Appendix 2 Minerals and Waste Applications Received and/or Determined between 1/4/04 and 31/3/05 (excluding reserved matters)

WASTE N.B. Dates not shown bold are outside the monitoring period.

Application No Site and Description Date Received Date Determined Decision

3/03/01438/CMW Quarry farm, Bowbridge Lane, Newark – civic amenity site 2/6/2003 5/5/2004 Withdrawn

2/2003/740/ET STW – construction of various buildings and 14/7/2003 24/5/2004 Granted creation of temporary storage area

3/03/02866/CMA Land to the north west of Alverton – construction of new 27/11/2003 7/6/2004 Granted STW

8/03/01695/CMA Land to east of Station Road, Elton – construction of new 1/12/2003 19/5/2004 Granted STW

7/2003/2727 Dorket Head landfill – installation of landfill gas utilisation 2/12/2003 21/6/2004 Granted plant

4/2004/0003 North east tip, Annesley colliery – restoration of former 23/12/2003 4/8/2004 Withdrawn colliery spoil heap

1/29/04/00001 Daneshill Landfill – extension to landfill gas fuelled 5/1/2004 22/4/2004 Granted electricity generating station

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Application No Site and Description Date Received Date Determined Decision

7/2004/0115 Unit 2, Private Road No 4, Colwick Industrial Estate – 16/1/2004 18/8/2004 Granted development of MRF

8/04/00236 Land to the east of Church Lane, Sibthorpe – construction 5/2/2004 26/10/2004 Withdrawn of rural STW

2/2004/219/ET Woodside Farm, Rainworth – application for certificate of 5/2/2004 12/1/2005 Granted lawfulness for vehicular dismantling

8/04/00244/CTY Langer crematory – modification and use of cremators 12/2/2004 17/6/2004 Granted

8/04/00320/CMA Shelford Manor STW – installation of control cabinet 13/2/2004 5/5/2004 Granted

5/04/00161/CCM Newthorpe STW – installation of kiosk 23/2/2004 19/4/2004 Granted

7/2004/0510 Unit 1, Private Road No 4, Colwick Industrial Estate – 2/3/2004 22/6/2004 Granted raising screen embankment and stockpiling

7/2004/0511 Private Road No 4, Colwick Industrial Estate – raising 4/3/2004 22/6/2004 Granted screen embankment and stockpiling

3/04/00825/CMA Southwell STW – installation of five kiosks and two blower 23/3/2004 18/8/2004 Granted enclosures 34 Nottinghamshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report 2004 - 2005

Application No Site and Description Date Received Date Determined Decision

1/30/04/00008 Land north of Holme Farm Cottage, Low Marnham – 1/4/2004 20/8/2004 Granted construction of new STW

1/01/04/00146 Retford STW – construction of three kiosks 23/4/2004 6/7/2004 Granted

4/2004/0441 Land east of Fulwood Road, Huthwaite – waste recycling 5/5/2004 12/7/2004 Granted and transfer station

8/04/00789/CMA Land off Holme Road, Holme Pierrepont – construction of 18/5/2004 12/8/2004 Granted new STW

3/04/01553/CMA Land adjacent to Cotham Lane, Hawton Road, Cotham – 1/6/2004 18/3/2005 Withdrawn variation of condition

2/2004/673/WT Mansfield Woodhouse Dismantlers – construction of de- 9/6/2004 27/8/2004 Granted pollution building

8/04/01044/CMA Hoylands Farm, Tollerton – waste transfer station 16/6/2004 3/10/2004 Withdrawn

3/04/01841/FUL Boughton Industrial Estate – change of use to waste 5/7/2004 27/8/2004 Granted transfer station/recycling centre

8/04/01128/CMA Bunny MRF – construction of new MRF 8/7/2004 27/1/2005 Granted

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Application No Site and Description Date Received Date Determined Decision

5/04/00763/CCM Brinsley Meadow – construction of new control kiosk 5/8/2004 12/10/2004 Granted

8/04/01278/CMA Grantham Road, Saxondale – construction of a new 5/8/2004 21/10/2004 Granted pumping station

3/04/02274/CMA Bilsthorpe landfill – creation of ponds 25/8/2004 16/11/2004 Granted

8/04/01379/CMA Land to the west of Church Lane, Sibthorpe – construction 31/8/2004 5/11/2004 Granted of rural STW

8/04/01428 The Recycling Yard, Langer North Trading Estate – erection 10/9/2004 3/12/2004 Granted of steel framed building

8/04/01467/CMA Barnstone landfill – variation of condition to extend tipping 15/9/2004 21/1/2005 Granted

3/04/02528/CMW Charles Trent Limited, Brailwood Road, Bilsthorpe – change 29/9/2004 22/12/2004 Granted of use and erection of prefabricated building

4/2004/1070 Wigwam Lane, Hucknall – retrospective application for 11/10/2004 6/1/2005 Granted covered building to external storage area

7/2004/1630 Bank Hill, Woodborough – erection of permanent storage 15/10/2004 22/12/2004 Granted building

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Application No Site and Description Date Received Date Determined Decision

3/04/02693/CMW Staple quarry landfill – construction of landfill gas utilisation 20/10/2004 27/4/2005 Granted compound

7/2004/1664 Cockliffe Hill Farm, Arnold – continuation of processing 1/11/2004 24/1/2005 Granted green waste

4/2004/1160 Wigwam Lane, Hucknall – Waste Transfer Station 12/11/2004 2/3/2005 Granted

7/2004/1570 Stoke Bardolph STW – installation of kiosk 23/11/2004 7/12/2004 Granted

1/59/04/00078 Carlton Forest quarry – construction of landfill gas utilisation 29/11/2004 5/5/2005 Granted compound

3/04/02971 STW – construction of two kiosks 30/11/2004 24/1/2005 Granted

8/04/01851/CMA Bunny MRF – retention of portacabin 7/12/2004 6/4/2005 Granted

17/12/2004 3/3/2005 Granted 5/04/00904 Mega Vaux Limited, Derby Road, Stapleford – retention of portacabin

7/2005/0122 Stoke Bardolph STW – installation of kiosk 6/1/2005 10/3/2005 Granted

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Application No Site and Description Date Received Date Determined Decision

3/05/00037/CMW Bilsthorpe landfill site – creation of surface water 6/1/2005 31/3/2005 Granted attenuation lagoon

4/2005/0155 Land northwest of Charnwood Street, Sutton in Ashfield – 10/2/2005 25/5/2005 Granted formation of pond and enhanced restoration

STW = Sewage Treatment Works MRF = Materials Recovery Facility

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Application No Site and Description Date Received Date Determined Decision

3/04/00178/CMM Land off Vicarage Lane, North Muskham – extraction of 20/01/2004 30/3/2005 Withdrawn sand and gravel

3/04/00394/CMM Girton quarry – new plant and access and variation of 10/2/2004 26/8/2004 Granted extraction and processing

3/04/00897/CMA Kirton Brickworks – variation of condition to allow continued 29/3/04 18/6/2004 Granted importation and stockpiling of clay

1/47/04/00011 Bellmoor quarry – extraction of sand and gravel 10/5/2004 3/8/2004 Granted

1/38/04/00010 Rampton quarry – variation of condition regarding concrete 14/5/2004 14/7/2004 Granted batching plant

3/04/01555/CMA Kirton Brickworks – use of access for importation of clay 3/6/2004 27/8/2004 Granted

4/2004/0772 Silverhill Wood – erection of Nottinghamshire Mining 29/7/2004 12/10/2004 Granted Heritage

2/2004/897/ET Ratcher Hill Quarry – variation of condition to allow 10/8/2004 2/12/2004 Granted importation of silica sand

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Application No Site and Description Date Received Date Determined Decision

1/53/04/00008 Land off West Drayton Avenue, Bevercotes – vary condition 16/8/2004 9/11/2004 Granted to vary siting and layout of mine gas extraction and generation plant

1/53/04/00010 Land off West Drayton Drive, Bevercotes – vary condition to 6/9/2004 9/11/2004 Granted allow use of existing farmer’s track

8/04/01409/CMA Barnstone cement works – erection of chimney stack 8/9/2004 13/9/2005 Withdrawn

3/04/03006/CMA Land at Holly Farm, Brough – removal of sand and gravel 6/12/2004 1/2/2005 Granted arising from construction of an agricultural reservoir

3/04/03083 Bethany Borehole, Laxton – temporary use of land for 9/12/2004 4/4/2005 Granted exploratory borehole

1/32/05/00006 Misson (Land to north of Bawtry Road) – extension of 8/2/2005 12/8/2005 Granted existing quarry for extraction of grey sand

7/2005/0263 Burntstump quarry – vary conditions to allow storage and 1/3/2005 19/7/2005 Granted use of mobile fuel bowsers

8/05/00480CMA Barnstone cement works – extension of works 18/3/2005 16/6/2005 Granted

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