Draft Local Aggregate Assessment for Staffordshire

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List of Contents Introduction ...... 3 Assessment of Aggregates Supply ...... 5 Secondary and recycled aggregates ...... 5 Sand and Gravel ...... 9 Crushed Rock ...... 15 Imports ...... 17 Future Aggregate Demand, Supply Options and Constraints ...... 19 Indicators of demand ...... 21 Findings of analysis ...... 21 Forecast for provision ...... 22 Conclusion ...... 26 Appendices ...... 27 Appendix 1: Sales and Reserves Data for Aggregate Minerals ...... 27 Appendix 2: Data relating to Housing and Employment Land Provision ...... 29 Appendix 3: Assessment of Environmental Constraints Associated with Aggregate Quarries ...... 33 Appendix 4: Aggregate Recycling Facilities in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent . 37

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Introduction 1. The most significant minerals produced in Staffordshire in terms of quantity are minerals used as aggregate material. These construction minerals are fundamental to building development, other construction, manufacturing and maintenance of infrastructure and are therefore essential to support sustainable economic growth and our quality of life.

2. The Government requires that mineral planning authorities including Staffordshire County Council should plan for a steady and adequate supply of aggregates. To support this planning, there is a requirement to prepare an annual Local Aggregate Assessment. This report provides the first Local Aggregate Assessment produced by Staffordshire County Council in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework and guidance on the Managed Aggregate Supply System (MASS) issued by Government in October 2012.

3. The purpose of the Local Aggregate Assessment is to establish whether there is a shortage or surplus of supply and to provide evidence for determining the level of provision of mineral aggregates to be used in the preparation of a new Minerals Local Plan for Staffordshire. The Local Aggregate Assessment will be submitted to the Aggregate Working Party (a technical advisory body) for the West Midlands area for scrutiny and for technical advice on the adequacy of the Assessment.

4. For clarification, this Local Aggregate Assessment takes into account the supply and demand of aggregates for Staffordshire including the area administered by Stoke-on-Trent City Council but does not include that part of Staffordshire within the Peak District National Park. There are no aggregate minerals produced in the City of Stoke-on-Trent and that part of the National Park within Staffordshire but in the City of Stoke-on-Trent, there are facilities where construction, demolition and excavation waste is recycled to produce aggregates.

5. The first section of the report provides evidence relating to the supply of aggregates in Staffordshire and then the report assesses relevant information to provide a forecast for demand and the need for identifying additional aggregate mineral resources.

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Figure1: Aggregate quarries in Staffordshire 2011

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Assessment of Aggregates Supply 6. The first section of this report provides an analysis of the sources of supply of aggregates in Staffordshire.

Secondary and recycled aggregates 7. National policy requires that so far as practicable, account should be taken of secondary and recycled materials before considering extraction of minerals and national guidelines for the provision of aggregate minerals1 include assumptions for the supply of aggregates from secondary and recycled materials referred to as “alternative sources”.

8. Secondary aggregates are produced as a by-product of other industrial processes and can be sub-divided into “manufactured by products” or “natural by products”. Examples of sources of secondary aggregate are listed in the table below:

Table 1: Classification of sources of recycled and secondary aggregates

Recycled Secondary Manufactured Natural Recycled aggregate (RA) Blast furnace slag Slate aggregate Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) Steel slag China clay sand Recycled Pulverized-fuel ash asphalt (PFA) Colliery spoil Recycled asphalt planings Incinerator bottom (RAP) ash (IBA) Spent rail Furnace bottom ash ballast (FBA) Used foundry sand Spent oil shale Recycled glass Recycled plastic Recycled tyres

9. No figures are available on the production of secondary aggregates in Staffordshire only but a survey2 undertaken on behalf of Government estimated that for the combined area of Staffordshire and Shropshire the following amounts of secondary aggregate were produced in 2005:

1 National and regional guidelines for aggregates provision in England 2005-2020 2 Other Materials Survey 2005 - CLG 5

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Table 2: Estimates for the production of secondary aggregate in Staffordshire and Shropshire

Source Quantity of secondary % of West Midlands aggregate production Furnace Bottom Ash (FBA 0.08 100 Incinerator bottom ash 0.02 20 (IBA) Pulverised fuel ash (PFA) 0.08 100 Source: Other Materials Survey 2005 – Department of Communities and Local Government

10. The survey also indicated that 0.01 million tonnes of aggregate from ceramic waste was produced in the West Midlands, recognising that the white ware industry is now all located around Stoke-on-Trent. In relation to the future production of aggregate from PFA produced at Rugeley Power Station there is a possibility that the production of secondary aggregate material will diminish if power generation is changed to burning biomass because the volume of ash is reduced and its content is altered such that it would no longer be suitable for aggregate use.

11. Recycled aggregates are produced by recycling construction and demolition wastes and the types of recycled aggregate are listed in table 1 above. As with secondary aggregates, it is difficult to gather evidence of locally produced aggregate from waste recycling operations but evidence suggests that the recycling of construction, demolition and excavation wastes produces more aggregate than secondary sources. A survey commissioned by Government3 estimated that in 2005 for the combined area of Staffordshire and Shropshire 1.58 million tonnes of aggregate was produced from waste recycling sources (based on assessing the recycling carried out by mobile plant at construction and demolition sites). The report included a warning that the estimate should not be relied upon as anything other than a reasonable indication of arisings and should only be used with caution to provide contextual background. A survey undertaken on behalf of the West Midlands Regional Aggregates Working Party of recycled aggregate produced at waste recycling facilities in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent found that 84,000 tonnes4 of aggregate was produced in 2006. This figure did not account for aggregate material produced at construction and demolition sites where temporary recycling operations are undertaken.

3 Construction, Demolition and Excavation Waste Survey 2005 4 Based on 9 survey returns out of 16 6

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12. In view of the difficulties with data for establishing the scale of aggregate production from recycling wastes, it is useful to identify evidence of trends in terms of waste arisings and capacity to recycle construction, demolition and excavation wastes. Government is required to monitor the generation of this waste stream to ensure that it meets the requirements of the revised EU Waste Framework Directive that includes a requirement for Member states to recover a minimum of 70% of the waste generated by the construction and demolition sector by 2020. Estimates are provided of the amount of CDEW that is recycled as aggregate and soil and although changes have been made to the methodology of estimating figures, the figures show a steady rate of recycling with a decline coincident with the downturn of national construction activity.

Table 3: Construction, demolition and excavation wastes and recyclates produced in England 2005 – 2010

Year Total CDEW Recycled Recycled soils arisings (tonnes) aggregate from excavation produced from sector in England C&D sector in (tonnes) England (tonnes) 2005 88,630,000 42,070,000 4,360,000 2008 94,545,906 43,520,000 9,210,000 2010 77,375,430 34,816,000 7,368,000 Source: Construction, Demolition & Excavation Waste Survey 2005 and Defra

13. Other relevant data as provided in the County Council’s Annual Monitoring Reports are assessments of throughput capacities at waste facilities and in particular, the assessment of capacity associated with recycling construction and demolition wastes. On the basis of the most recent monitoring, the following information is found:

Table 4: Number of construction, demolition and excavation waste recycling sites in Staffordshire (by District including Stoke-on-Trent)

District Number of fixed CDEW recycling sites Cannock Chase 2 East Staffordshire 6 Lichfield 4 Newcastle under Lyme 4 South Staffordshire 3 Stafford 2 Staffordshire Moorlands 1 Stoke-on-Trent 5 Total Sites 27 Data: SCC monitoring records 01/04/2013

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Table 5: Category of capacity for recycling construction, demolition and excavation wastes (CDEW) at fixed sites in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

Category of capacity for recycling Tonnes per annum construction, demolition and excavation wastes (CDEW) at fixed sites in Staffordshire and Stoke-on- Trent Operational 805,540 Non operational 162,400 Temporary 260,000 Total permitted 967,940 Data: SCC monitoring records - April 2013

14. Evidence used in the preparation of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Joint Waste Local Plan indicates that the amount of construction, demolition and excavation waste arising in the county (including Stoke-on-Trent) is predicted to decline from 1.8 million tonnes per annum at 2010/11 to 1.3 million tonnes per annum by 2025/26. In spite of this decline the Waste Local Plan sets an “aspiration” target to provide an additional 200,000 tonnes per annum of recycling capacity by 2020 taking account of the European Waste Framework Directive target to recover 70% of construction and demolition waste. 15. A significant amount of recycled aggregate is processed at construction sites, and evidence produced by the National Federation of Demolition Contractors indicates that much of the waste would be reused at the construction site5. Evidence from national surveys indicates, however, that there has been an increase in the amount of graded aggregate produced and that recyclers who are most successful at “pushing” recycled aggregate up the supply chain tend to be those operators who mix working demolition sites with having access to a fixed recycling site.

In summary…

• Aggregates from secondary sources have diminished with the demise of heavy industry e.g. steel manufacturing and coal mining. • The scale of capacity to produce secondary aggregate is approximately 100,000 tonnes. • The capacity to produce secondary aggregate from ash associated with coal burning at Rugeley Power Station would cease if there is a switch to burning biomass for generating electricity.

5 Paragraph 2.4 of Construction , demolition and excavation waste arisings, use and disposal for England 2008 8

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• Ash produced at the Energy from Waste plants at Hanford and Four Ashes is/ will be recycled outside the county. • The main source of alternative aggregates in Staffordshire is aggregate produced from the recycling of construction, demolition and excavation wastes. This type of aggregate is produced at temporary construction or demolition sites with much of the aggregate being used on site or alternatively, is recycled at waste facilities. • Evidence suggests that more construction and demolition waste is being recycled to produce a regular sized material that can be used for higher value products. • Data relating to the quantities produced in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is uncertain but there was a total operational capacity of 805,540 tonnes per annum in 2012/13. Based on available data, it is estimated that the scale of production of aggregate from both fixed and temporary recycling sites could be in the region of 500,000 tonnes per annum.

Sand and Gravel 16. Sand and gravel is the most significant mineral resource in terms of the quantity produced in the county and the resource is derived from two broad categories of deposit:

• Superficial ‘drift’ deposits of quaternary age (0 to 1.6 million years old), subdivided into glacio-fluvial and river terrace gravels. • Bedrock or ‘solid’ deposits comprising conglomerates within the Triassic Sherwood Sandstone Group (205 to 248 million years old), formerly known as the ‘Bunter Pebble Beds’

17. Most of the operational quarries in Staffordshire are associated with bedrock deposits and Staffordshire is one of the few counties in England to have important aggregate resources derived from these types of deposits. Important resources are associated, however, with river terrace deposits particularly in the Trent Valley.

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Table 6: Sand and gravel quarries in Staffordshire with permitted reserves

Quarry Name Operational Expiry date for Grid status (as permitted reference of 31-1-11) extraction Staffordshire Moorlands Croxden Operational 30/11/2013 SK 403300 341700 Freehay & Operational 31/12/2025 SK Mobberley 401449 341039 Captains Barn Operational 06/04/2026 SJ Farm 395044 345606 Newcastle under Lyme Lordsley/Trentham Non- 22/02/2042 SJ operational 375000 338000 Stafford Weavers Hill Non- 10 years from SJ operational recommencement 379400 320300 East Staffordshire

Newbold Operational 31/12/2015 SK 420500 319550 Tucklesholme Operational Part of Newbold SK Farm 421300 319000 Leasowes Farm/ Operational 30/11/2016 SK Uttoxeter 409800 335000 Barton Operational 31/12/2030 SK 419500 315500 South Staffordshire Four Ashes/Calf Non- 31/07/2012 SJ Heath operational 392700 309700 Saredon Non - 2024 SJ operational 394400 308000 Enville Road Operational 30/04/2015 SO 387300 289800

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Quarry Name Operational Expiry date for Grid status (as permitted reference of 31-1-11) extraction Seisdon & Trysull Operational 21/12/2013 SO 384700 295000 Pottal Pool Operational 31/12/2034 SJ 397300 314700 Poolhouse Road * Non - 22/02/2042 SO operational 385500 293100 Whittington Hall Non - 22/02/2042 SO Lane * operational 387000 282000 Hilton Park * Non - 22/02/2042 SJ operational 395200 304500 Cannock Chase

Rugeley Operational 31/12/2031 SK 401000 318100 Lichfield Weeford Operational 22/02/2042 SK 413900 302600 Moneymore Operational 31/12/2025 SK 413300 302600 Manor Park ** Non - 31/12/2014 SK operational 411400 317200 Alrewas & Operational 31/12/2011 SK Whitemoor Haye 417500 312500 Cranebrook Operational 31/12/2023 SK 407000 306400 Shire Oak Non - 31/12/2013 SK operational 406300 304200 Hints Operational 31/12/2013 SK 416300 303900 Packington Hill Operational Part of Hints SK 416119 304025 * These are non operational sites that are classified as statutorily dormant for the purposes of minerals review and therefore, an application for the approval of new conditions would be required before mineral extraction could recommence.

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** No longer with permitted reserves.

Source: SCC records

18. Figure 2 below shows data as surveyed by the West Midlands Region Aggregate Working Party (pink line) relating to sales trends for sand and gravel over the most recent 10 years for which data is available.

Figure 2: Sales of land-won sand & gravel in Staffordshire

Sales of land-won sand & gravel in Staffordshire 2001-2011

5 Sales (t) RAWP data 4 10 year Sales average based on RAWP data 3 Million tonnes Million 2

Year

Source: Annual Reports of the West Midlands Regional Aggregates Working Party and ONS

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Figure 3: Reserves of land-won sand & gravel in Staffordshire 2001-2011

Reserves of land-won sand & gravel in Staffordshire 2001- 2011 120

100

60 Total reserves (mt)

20 Total Reserves Total Reserves tonnes) (Million

0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Years

Source: Annual Reports of the West Midlands Regional Aggregates Working Party and ONS

19. Key findings on sand & gravel sales and reserves are as follows:

• End uses – Survey data for 2001, 2005 and 2009 show a significant proportion of sand and gravel being used for concrete making and a small proportion (less than 10%) of sand being used for mortar and asphalt (refer to table 7). No data is available to distinguish sales from quarries where only building (soft) sand is worked and there is no separate landbank provision for building sands. • Sales Trend – the 10 year sales average (2002 – 2011) is 5.42 million tonnes per annum but the average over last 3 years is 3.77 million tonnes per annum (refer to Figure 2). • Scale of output – The greatest annual sales over the last 10 years was 6.79 million tonnes in 2006 and the least amount was 3.72 million tonnes in 2009. The number of quarries has reduced over the last ten years and the capacity to produce sand and gravel is currently approximately 6 million tonnes per annum. Figure 4 shows how this capacity will deplete and also indicates the impact of continued production at Newbold quarry which has been granted approval for a major extension subject to completion of a legal agreement (ES.12/03/501 MW September 2013).

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• Supply to the West Midlands conurbation - In 2009, the proportion of the consumption of sand and gravel in the West Midlands conurbation produced by Staffordshire quarries was 65%, representing 23% of the sales of sand and gravel in Staffordshire. • Trend on reserves – Reserves have reduced by 29.7 million tonnes over 10 years during which 54.2 million tonnes of sand and gravel was sold. There has been some replacement of reserves as well as reassessment of reserves by mineral operators. Based on a 10 years sales average the landbank is sufficient for 13 years. • Planned allocations – Saved proposal 5 of the current Minerals Local Plan indicates that there remain unimplemented allocations for the working of sand and gravel at Croxden Quarry, Barton, Alrewas South and Whitemoor Haye. There are approximately 12 million tonnes of reserves associated with these allocations. A planning application (L.13/07/817 MW) has been submitted for part of the Alrewas South allocation involving 0.6 million tonnes of reserves.

Figure 4: Graph showing annual productive capacity of sand & gravel quarries up to 2030

4 Total productive capacity

3 Total productive capacity with Newbold Quarry Extension 2

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Source: SCC Records

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Table 7: Sand and Gravel Products –end use data for Staffordshire sales 2001 – 2009

Year Total Sales of % of Sales of % of Sales of % of sales for building sand county sharp county gravel for county aggregate (mortar/asphalt sales sand sales coating sales use sand) (concrete and sand) concreting 2001 6,410,000 597,158 9 2,166,074 34 2,468,172 39 2005 5,800,000 535,171 9 2,247,159 39 2,589,970 45 2009 3,724,584 291,994 8 1,152,800 31 1,110,458 30 Source: Annual Reports – West Midlands Regional Aggregate Working Party

Table 8: Sales of sand and gravel by destination – 2009

Destination Land won sand and MPA% gravel (x1000 tonnes) Staffordshire 1851 50 West Midlands Region 1303 35 Elsewhere 520 14 Unallocated 51 1 3725 Source: Collation of the Aggregate Minerals Survey 2009

Crushed Rock 20. Crushed rock aggregate is produced in the Cauldon area of Staffordshire Moorlands and involves the quarrying of limestone of Carboniferous age, forming the southern part of a much larger limestone outcrop in the Peak District. The quarrying of these limestone reserves also provides stone for cement manufacture and less significantly, for industrial/ agricultural products.

21. There are three quarries in Staffordshire that are capable of producing crushed rock for aggregate as listed below:

Table 9: Quarries producing crushed rock for aggregate

Quarry Name Operational Expiry date for Grid reference status (as of 31-1- permitted 11) extraction Staffordshire Moorlands Cauldon Low Operational 2042 SK 084 474 Kevin Non-operational 2028 SK 086 465 Wardlow/Wredon Non-operational 2042 SK 087 572 Source: SCC records

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Sales data for crushed rock worked for aggregate purposes in Staffordshire are confidential because there is only a single quarry producing crushed rock aggregates.

Figure 5: Staffordshire crushed rock reserves 2001- 2011

Staffordshire crushed rock reserves 2001-2011

180

175

170

165 Crushed rock reserves

Million tonnes Million 160

155

150 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Year

Source: Annual Reports of the West Midlands Regional Aggregates Working Party and ONS

22. Key findings on crushed rock sales and reserves are as follows:

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• End uses - The main uses of crushed rock are for roadstone (coated and uncoated) and concrete. In Staffordshire, there are coating plants for roadstone as shown on figure 6.. • Distribution of sales - Most sales of crushed rock products are within Staffordshire (85% in 2009). • Sales trend – Since 2004 there has been only one operational quarry in Staffordshire producing crushed rock aggregate. Whilst it is not possible to demonstrate a trend over 10 years for sales of crushed rock in Staffordshire, data combined with Warwickshire sales data indicates a downward trend in sales as found for sand and gravel. • Scale of output – The capacity of the three quarries as indicated by information provided by the operator would suggest potential to produce approximately 2.5 million tonnes per annum but there is no current evidence to suggest that there is a market need to recommence operations at Wardlow /Wredon and Kevin Quarries. An application (SM.09/14/113 M November 2012) to consolidate existing planning permissions was granted approval subject to completion of a legal agreement and provides for 28 million tonnes to be extracted at a proposed rate of one million tonnes per annum. • Trends on reserves – Crushed rock reserves in Staffordshire are significant and although the figure has varied over the last 10 years, the amount of reserves is likely to be sufficient to maintain production beyond the duration of current planning permissions. There are no plan allocations for quarrying crushed rock but saved policy 54 of the current Minerals Local Plan indicates the potential to release additional reserves through proposals to for co- ordinated working and restoration of adjoining limestone quarries.

Table 10: Sales of crushed rock by mineral planning authority and principal sub- region - 2009.

Source MPA Destination Crushed Rock MPA% Staffordshire Staffordshire c 85 County Council West Midlands c 7 Elsewhere c 8 Unallocated c c Source: Collation of the Aggregate Minerals Survey 2009 (c = confidential)

Imports 23. The results of the most recent national “aggregates mineral survey” indicated that 93% of consumption of sand and gravel within Staffordshire was supplied from quarries within the county. Total imports of sand and gravel were approximately 140,000 tonnes in 2009 and the main sources of those imports were Solihull (including Walsall) and Warwickshire.

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24. Total consumption of crushed rock in Staffordshire was 883,356 tonnes in 2009 of which 544,000 tonnes was imported from sources outside the county. Principal sources were Leicestershire and Derbyshire (including the Peak District National Park) with each area providing between 10 – 15% of consumption.

25. The survey results of 2009 reflect a period of reduced sales but are useful to indicate the significance of aggregate imports into the county particularly in relation to crushed rock

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Future Aggregate Demand, Supply Options and Constraints 27. Having assessed the evidence on local aggregates supply, the second part of this assessment relates to the evidence for demand for aggregates over the next 10 to 15 years and an assessment of the balance between demand and supply.

Circumstances relating to demand

28. The most recent information6 relating to the consumption of aggregate minerals in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent indicates that the scale of consumption in 2009 was:

• 1.992 million tonnes of sand and gravel (53% of Staffordshire sales); • 0.883 million tonnes of crushed rock .

29. A key factor affecting the demand for aggregates produced in Staffordshire is proximity to the West Midlands conurbation (refer to figure 6) showing the situation of Staffordshire in relation to neighbouring areas and the location of concrete and coating plants. In 2009, at least 23% of total sand and gravel sales in Staffordshire were to the West Midlands conurbation, providing 65% of the consumption of sand and gravel within the West Midlands conurbation. The 2009 survey also indicated that there were exports of sand & gravel to other areas including Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Leicestershire and Cheshire, each consuming 1 to 5% of total Staffordshire sales.

30. The location of concrete and coating plants and concrete product factories also influences the destination of sales and in particular a significant proportion of sales will be associated with plant operated by the same operators of Staffordshire quarries. Evidence indicates that the range of aggregate markets are mainly local in nature and that the markets for ready mixed concrete are highly localised with narrow catchment areas within 8 to 10 miles of the batching plant as ready mix concrete is a perishable product and can only be transported for a limited time after it has been mixed7.

31. Currently, there is no haulage of aggregates by rail. Historically, aggregate was transported via rail from the crushed rock quarry at Cauldon Lowe and potential remains for the railway to serve that quarry and other quarries. This would be likely to extend the range of markets to be served from the Cauldon Lowe reserves.

6 Aggregate Minerals Survey 2009 7 Summary of provisional findings report – Competition Commission (21-5-13) 19

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Figure 6: Plan showing location of concrete batching plants, coating plants and concrete product factories in Staffordshire and surrounding areas

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Indicators of demand 32. The main driver of aggregates demand is construction activity but different types of construction activity have varying requirements for aggregate and during the last 20 years there has been a declining “intensity of use” of aggregates in construction output8. Previous national forecasts of demand9 have taken into account a general trend in the reduction of intensity of use but have recognised that new housing and road building are more aggregates intensive than industrial and commercial building10.

33. The use of data relating to housing, employment land, and other infrastructure development is considered to be “relevant local information” for the assessment of aggregate demand and therefore, is used in this assessment as an indicator for future demand of aggregates. Based on advice given by the Minerals Products Association11, it has been suggested that 60% of demand for aggregates in construction is for development associated with future housing/ infrastructure needs whilst the remaining 40% of demand is for existing redevelopment/ refurbishment. In this assessment, data for the number of households has also been used as an indicator for demand associated with refurbishment/ maintenance.

34. The National Infrastructure Plan Update 2012 indicates an increase in investment in energy and transport infrastructure and locally, national projects are being considered relating to rail improvements at Norton Bridge and the laying of a gas pipeline between the transmission network and a proposed new gas fired power station at Willington in Derbyshire. In addition, proposals for Phase 1 of the HS2 rail project which is planned to commence in 2016 could influence demand for local aggregates over the next 10 to 15 years. It is not possible to assess the demand for aggregates associated with these projects at this stage but future assessments will monitor progress with these major development proposals. Should any of these projects be implemented, however, it would be expected that construction practices would be adopted to ensure maximum use of construction, demolition and excavation wastes.

Findings of analysis 35. By reviewing data for housing completions and the provision of employment land proposed in adopted and emerging Local Plans produced by the Staffordshire District Planning Authorities and the City of Stoke-on-Trent, indications of growth for the supply of aggregates can be anticipated.

8 http://www.bgs.ac.uk/planning4minerals/economics_1.htm 9 Refer to regional guidelines produced by Government 10 Forecasting Aggregates Demand – a Technical Summary – DCLG (March 2006) 11 Sub regional Apportionment of Aggregates Provision in the West midlands Region 2005 – 2020 Consultation Paper – Land Use Consultants (February 2010) 21

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36. Referring to table 13 in Appendix 1, the average 5 years and 10 years housing completion figures can be compared with the proposed number of dwellings to be constructed each year.. The majority of the local planning authorities are proposing higher levels of housing than the 5 years average in their areas and only in Tamworth and South Staffordshire, are lower levels of housing completions planned compared with the 5 years average. The overall proposed level of housing of 3,219 per annum compares more favourably with the 10 years housing completions average andit is considered that a level of provision of local aggregate material based on a 10 years sales average can be reasonably expected to sustain proposed housing, particularly if the intensity of aggregate use is decreasing through the use of alternative building materials..

37. Local Plans in Staffordshire also indicate a proposed provision of 57.9 hectares (ha) of employment land per annum. As shown in table 15, the 5 years average provision was 65.2ha per annum and in 2011, provision was 27.2ha. The proposed levels of employment land provision should be sustainable in terms of producing construction aggregates to support that provision particularly as commercial and industrial building is found to be less aggregates intensive.

38. Another indicator for the supply of aggregates is the number of households in the plan area. The number of households in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is projected to grow to 494,000 by 2030, an increase of 30,000. This level of growth is lower than the previous 2008-based household projections.

39. At a district level within the county, East Staffordshire is predicted to see the largest percentage increase in households, closely followed by Lichfield and Stafford Borough. South Staffordshire district is expected to see the smallest growth of households. This distribution of growth should be broadly taken into account when planning for an adequate local supply.

Forecast for provision 40. In Staffordshire, the key issue for the provision of aggregate minerals relates to sand and gravel. In this matter, the following aspects of evidence are considered relevant:

41. Based on sales data over the period 2002 to 2011, there was an average of 5.4 million tonnes per annum of sand and gravel sold from Staffordshire quarries. During the most recent 3 years, average sales decreased to 3.7 million tonnes per annum indicating the recent downward trend for sales. (A similar depressed trend for sales of crushed rock is evident with only one quarry in Staffordshire producing crushed rock aggregate).

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42. Analysis of housing and employment land provision reflects current depressed market conditions and planned levels of provision correspond with levels of provision previously achieved over the last 10 years. There is no evidence to indicate an immediate significant increase in built development and whilst it is anticipated that aggregate sales will increase, it is not certain as to whether the level of sales will increase to levels achieved during 2002 – 2007.

43. In relation to the use of alternatives (recycled and secondary sources of aggregate) this assessment indicates that the opportunity to derive aggregate from secondary sources may diminish and forecasts for construction and demolition waste suggest a reduction in the amount of this waste type arising. Policy and economic factors continue to encourage greater use of waste as a source of aggregate, however, and technology provides opportunities to produce better quality aggregate from waste sources. In total, evidence shows that recycled and secondary materials account for 28% of the GB aggregates market12 but currently, it is not possible to demonstrate that the production of recycled aggregate is likely to increase above current levels. An issue from the apportionment of the most recent regional guidelines for aggregate provision indicates that greater use of alternative aggregates will require greater emphasis placed on the reuse and recycling of on- site materials for development in the major urban areas. Locally, new and emerging local plans contain policies that promote sustainable construction and the sustainable use of construction materials and the new Waste Local Plan encourages the use of construction and demolition wastes as a resource, reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill for disposal. Monitoring the effect of these policies will provide useful evidence for future aggregate assessments.

44. Aggregate supply in adjoining areas could influence changes in future local supply. For example there are two adjoining sand and gravel producing areas where the local landbank13) is less than 7 years. In Warwickshire, there is a landbank of 2.99 years as of 2010 (based on a level of provision of 1.043 million tonnes per annum) and the landbank is likely to be further reduced as the number of sites has reduced from 6 to 3 since 2010. In Cheshire East there is a landbank of 2.46 years as of the end of 2010 based on a level of provision of 0.71 million tonnes per annum. Both Mineral Planning Authorities are reviewing their Local Plans and at this stage, there is no evidence to indicate that shortfalls in provision that cannot be met within those areas.

12 Concrete Industry Sustainability Performance Report – 5th report: 2011 performance data 13 Stock of permitted reserves which is defined in terms of years to meet a planned level of provision 23

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45. National Guidelines for aggregates provision 2005 – 2020 were published in 2009 and in the West Midlands it was forecasted that there was a need to produce 165 million tonnes of sand and gravel over the 16 year period as well as 82 million tonnes of crushed rock. Based on these figures, the former West Midlands Regional Assembly carried out an apportionment exercise to define sub regional apportionments for each mineral planning authority area and in particular recommended that the provision of sand and gravel in Staffordshire up to 2020 should be based on supplying 5.662 million tonnes per annum14 (note that the West Midlands Regional Aggregates Working Party had recommended as a technical consultee that the apportionment for Staffordshire based on projecting past sales trends, should be 6.71 million tonnes per annum). The view of Staffordshire County Council was that the regional guideline figure for sand and gravel is excessive (equating to 10.3 million tonnes per annum) and the trend of actual sales 2005 – 2011 would support this view. The sub regional apportionment of 5.662 million tonnes per annum represented a reduced proportion of sand and gravel provision to be met from quarries in Staffordshire and this figure now compares favourably with the current 10 years sales average.

46. Current capacity to produce sand and gravel based on data derived publicly available data indicates a production capacity of approximately 6 million tonnes per annum but if no new permissions are granted for additional reserves that capacity could diminish to 3 million tonnes per annum within 4 years. A sustainable level of provision and scale of operating capacity will be determined through the preparation of a new Minerals Local Plan.

47. For the purposes of national “aggregate mineral surveys”, the extent of constraint on aggregate reserves as a consequence protecting sites of international and national value is assessed (refer to appendix 3). In Staffordshire, there are two sand and gravel quarries within the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty where national policy requires that great weight should be given to conserving landscape and scenic beauty. The coincidence of this designation with an extensive sand and gravel resource means that the current strategy for identifying sand and gravel resources is based on no further workings in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty beyond those existing permitted areas. In addition, there are two quarries affected by “sites of special scientific interest” where development would not be normally permitted.

14 Interim Policy Statement Construction Aggregates – Background Paper – March 2010 24

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48. In representations made in respect of the most recent West Midlands apportionment of aggregate guidelines, the County Council highlighted environmental risks associated with further concentrating supply from Staffordshire including the risk of adverse cumulative impacts from additional mineral working in the Trent and Tame valleys. In addition, concerns were raised about the replacement of exhausted reserves in southern Staffordshire by identifying reserves in north Staffordshire and thereby increasing haulage distances when other options might be available.

49. In determining the need for replacement quarries, a level of provision based solely on past sales trends (or the current pattern of supply) is not appropriate because it may not represent the most sustainable option. There is a need for consistent assessment of environmental cost across mineral planning authority areas taking into account the impact of supply to markets.

50. . An apportionment of the crushed rock guideline for the West Midlands by the former West Midlands Regional Assembly defined a level of provision of 1.2Mtpa of crushed rock in Staffordshire which represented a reduction of the level of planned provision. There are sufficient reserves to maintain that level of provision over the next 10 to 15 years but it is uncertain as to whether that level of provision is likely as currently two of the three crushed rock quarries are mothballed. For the future, however, there could be potential for the supply of crushed stone to be used as a substitute for both the fine and coarse aggregates derived from sand resources.

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Conclusion 51. The key issue for aggregate mineral supply in Staffordshire relates to sand and gravel and a principal issue in preparing a new Minerals Local Plan will be to determine a level of provision that secures a steady and adequate supply taking into account environmental opportunities and constraints. Proposed growth in housing and other development justifies a level of provision above the current production level but there is a lack of evidence to of the rate of growth in demand for aggregates over the next 10 years. Currently, the 10 years sales average is greater than the average for the most recent 3 years sales by more than 1.63 million tonnes and therefore, a level of planned provision based on the 10 years sales average is considered appropriate.

52. Assuming a level of provision for sand and gravel of 5.42 million tonnes per annum up to the end of 2028 (to provide for a period of 15 years as preferred in national policy), it would be necessary to identify at least 20 million tonnes in addition to current permitted reserves (refer to figure 7). To maintain the capacity to produce 5.4 million tonnes per annum, however, it is likely that more than 20 million tonnes would need to be permitted. The new Minerals Local Plan will need to address options to address this shortfall.

Figure 7: Projected depletion of permitted reserves to 2030

Projected depletion of permitted reserves

Reserves 20 7 Year Landbank -20.4 million tonnes at 2028

Million tonnes Million 0

-20

-40 Year

Source: SCC Records

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Appendices

Appendix 1: Sales and Reserves Data for Aggregate Minerals

Table 11: Sales and reserves of sand and gravel in Staffordshire 2002 - 2011

Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Sales (million tonnes) RAWP data 6.2 6.26 6.08 5.8 6.79 6.44 5.34 3.72 3.76 3.82 Sales (million tonnes) ONS/CLG data 5.589 5.997 5.761 5.706 5.834 6.441 7.477 3.996 3.908 4.204 % of sales in West Midlands 66 66 69 64 68 64 64 60 63 64

Total reserves (million tonnes) 101.46 103.8 97.96 100.15 88.6 82.89 82.88 79.22 73.77* 71.79* % of reserves in West 71 Midlands 70 72 73 75 72 74 73 71 70

Number of operational sites 25 23 22 21 21 21 20 20 17 16 * Does not include reserves associated with dormant sites

Source: Annual Reports of the West Midlands Regional Aggregates Working Party and ONS

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Table 12: Sales and Reserves of Crushed Rock in Staffordshire 2002 – 2011

Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Sales (million 1.19 1.05 0.87 * * * * * * * tonnes) Staffordshire only Sales (million - - - 1.4 1.4 1.39 0.93 1.03 0.6 0.48 tonnes) Staffordshire & Warwickshire) Sales (million 5.28 5.43 5.09 4.50 4.3 4.09 3.44 3.03 2.8 * tonnes) West Midlands % of West 23 19 17 31 33 34 27 32 21 * Midlands sales Reserves 163.86 176.15 171.6 162.5 161.2 160.91 160.09 160.48 159.7 159.65 (million tonnes) % of West 53 56 56 53 54 55 50 50 52 54 Midlands reserves) * Data for Staffordshire only sales is confidential due to number of operational sites.

Source: Annual Reports produced by WMRAWP

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Appendix 2: Data relating to Housing and Employment Land Provision

Table 13 below shows the level of house building and the provision of employment land identified in the most up to date versions of the District Core Strategies.

Historic net Existing completions Historic net Proposed Households Projected Households by 2030 ( 2011 5 year completions Employment (2011 mid year mid year household estimate) average 10 year average Proposed Residential Land Existing household Local Authority (2006-2011) (2006-2011) (dwellings per annum) (ha per annum)* Households estimate)

264 identified in Cannock Chase Submission Version Core Strategy Cannock Chase 296.4 345 2013 5.6 41,625 41,000 43,000

520 identified in East

Staffordshire Strategic

options Consultation document 2011 East Staffordshire 334.4 332.4 8 48,534 47,000 52,000 485 Lichfield Core 315 Strategy Inspectors 45,000 Lichfield District 448.2 Interim Report 6.4 42,908 41,000 285 Adopted Core Newcastle-under-Lyme 220.4 212.9 Strategy 2006-2026 5.6 54,015 53,000 56,000 175 identified in South

Staffordshire Submission

version Core Strategy 2011 South Staffordshire 285 270.3 8 45,482 45,000 47,000 500 identified in Stafford Borough Publication Version (pre-submission)

2013 377 60,000 Stafford Borough 446.4 8 56,132 56,000

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document December

Staffordshire 211 2011 44,000 Moorlands 241.2 3.2 42,949 42,000

570 identified in Stoke-

on-Trent Adopted Core Strategy 2006-2026 Stoke-on-Trent 411.6 510.1 11 112,889 107,000 112,000 145 identified in Tamworth Borough Submission version Local

Plan – subsequently

230.2 withdrawn on 13/03/2013 34,000 Tamworth Borough 227.4 2.1 31,856 32,000

Total 2681 3033.9 321 57.9 476,390 463,000 494,000 Source: Staffordshire land availability survey 2011, District Core Strategies/Local Plans (see footnotes), CLG 2011 household estimate.

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Table 14: Net housing completions 2001-2011

5 year 10 year Local Authority average average (2006- (2001- 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011) 2011 Cannock Chase 529 499 341 330 269 558 243 242 176 263 296.4 345 East Staffordshire 314 214 225 256 643 304 482 400 207 279 334.4 332 Lichfield 534 518 610 595 650 304 581 273 102 315 315 448 Newcastle-under-Lyme 110 129 303 229 256 260 170 277 212 183 220.4 213 South Staffordshire 326 293 165 177 317 185 366 323 360 191 285 270 Stafford 671 568 603 320 417 459 575 470 173 208 377 446 Staffordshire 260 264 236 185 Moorlands 292 160 177 344 384 110 211 241 Stoke-on-Trent 679 396 505 759 704 618 644 234 58 504 411.6 510 Tamworth 250 181 135 324 233 458 199 205 154 135 230.2 227 Staffordshire 3,705 2,958 3,064 3,334 3,873 3406 3524 2660 1627 2188 2681 3,034 Staffordshire excl 3,026 2,562 2,559 2,575 3,169 2,788 2880 2426 1569 Stoke 1684 2269.4 2,524 Source: Staffordshire land availability survey 2011

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Table 15: Employment land total completions 2001-2011

5 year 10 year average average Employment Land (2006- (2001- Total Completions 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011) 2011) Cannock Chase 6.56 8.79 1.44 7.6 8.05 2.03 0 9.02 1.74 12.01 4.96 5.72 East Staffordshire 2.92 24.73 5.25 4.59 8.27 30.43 25.07 42.97 0.96 0.03 19.8 14.52 Lichfield 3.83 12.82 10.22 4.54 8.22 5.25 25.92 0.53 1.59 0 6.658 7.29 Newcastle-under-Lyme 16.33 6.86 1.04 7.81 8.71 2.13 28.09 12.35 1.63 0.2 8.88 8.51 South Staffordshire 1.14 0.47 0.87 4.38 2.58 1.26 1.19 0 2.33 1.79 1.3 1.60 Stafford 1.9 24.74 4.9 3.82 0.21 26.06 9.96 2.85 3.27 0.1 8.44 7.78 Staffordshire Moorlands 0 0.64 0.48 5.24 0.27 2.57 1.48 7.46 1.127 3.15 2.14 Stoke-on-Trent 37.56 11.07 5.42 17.587 12.16 11.98 11.64

Tamworth 6.68 0.14 1.03 3.87 3.45 0.59 0.14 0.82 0 0 0.31 1.67 Staffordshire 77.32 78.82 98.36 87.60 31.14 27.24 65.26 Staffordshire excl Stoke 39.36 79.19 25.23 41.85 39.76 67.75 92.94 70.02 18.98 15.26 53.62 49.24 Source: Staffordshire land availability survey 2011

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Appendix 3: Assessment of Environmental Constraints Associated with Aggregate Quarries

Table 16: Operational sand & gravel quarries

Sites Quarry Special Ancient Grid Ref Working Areas of Areas of Operator Reserves Green Belt Scheduled for Mineral Registered Battlefields Monuments Outstanding Outstanding and Gardens and conservation Ramsar Sites National Parks Natural Beauty World Heritage Cessation Date Sites Special of National Nature ProtectionArea Listed Buildings Listed Registered Parks Scientific Interest Newbold Aggregate SK 205 2015  Quarry Industries 195 (Tucklesholme)

Leasowes Aggregate SK 097 2016 Farm, Industries 351 Uttoxeter Enville Road Davis, F.G. SO 872 2015  & Sons 898 Moneymore Hanson SK133 2025  Aggregates 026 Barton Hanson SK 195 2030 Aggregates 155 Freehay Hanson SK 015 2025 Aggregates 411 Pottal Pool Hanson SJ 973 2034   Aggregates 147 Alrewas Lafarge SK 175 2011  Aggregates 125

Rugeley Cemex SK 010 2031     181 Weeford Cemex SK 133 2042  026 Moneystone WBB SK 041 2014   Minerals 462

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Sites Quarry Special Ancient Grid Ref Working Areas of Areas of Operator Reserves Green Belt Scheduled for Mineral Registered Battlefields Monuments Outstanding Outstanding and Gardens and conservation Ramsar Sites National Parks Natural Beauty World Heritage Cessation Date Sites Special of National Nature ProtectionArea Listed Buildings Listed Registered Parks Scientific Interest Hints Tarmac SK 163 2013  Limited 462 Croxden Tarmac SK 033 2013 Limited 417 Seisdon Tarmac SO 700 2013  Limited 950 Cranebrook Walsall SK 070 2023  Concrete 064 Captains Barn C.E. & J.M. SK 950 2027  Farm Dale 455

Table 17: Non operational sand and gravel quarries

Sites Quarry Special Ancient Grid Ref Working Areas of Areas of Operator Reserves Green Belt Scheduled for Mineral Registered Battlefields Monuments Outstanding Outstanding and Gardens and conservation Ramsar Sites National Parks Natural Beauty World Heritage Cessation Date Sites Special of National Nature ProtectionArea Listed Buildings Listed Registered Parks Scientific Interest Saredon Biffa Waste SJ 944 2042  Quarry Services

80 Poolhouse CWI SO 853 2042  Road Trustees 927 Hilton Park Hanson SJ 952 2042   Aggregates

45 Manor Hanson SK 144 2014 Park Aggregates 172

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380 Four Salop SJ 927 2021  Ashes Sand & Gravel Co.

97 Weavers Salop SJ 794 10 years from Hill Sand & commencement Gravel Co.

203 Whittington Severn SO 870 2042  Hall Lane Trent 820 Water Ltd Shire Oak Tarmac SK 063 2013  Limited 042

Table 18: Operational crushed rock (limestone) quarries

Date Date

d Parks Sites Quarry Special Ancient Grid Ref Working Areas of Areas of Operator Reserves Green Belt Scheduled for Mineral Registered Battlefields Monuments Outstanding Outstanding and Gardens and conservation Ramsar Sites National Parks Natural Beauty World Heritage Cessation Sites Special of National Nature ProtectionArea Listed Buildings Listed Registere Scientific Interest Cauldon Tarmac SK 084 2042  Low Limited 474

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Table 19: Non operational crushed rock quarries

Sites Quarry Special Ancient Grid Ref Working Areas of Areas of Operator Reserves Green Belt Scheduled for Mineral Registered Battlefields Monuments Outstanding Outstanding and Gardens and conservation Ramsar Sites National Parks Natural Beauty World Heritage Cessation Date Sites Special of National Nature ProtectionArea Listed Buildings Listed Registered Parks Scientific Interest Kevin Tarmac SK 086 2028 Limited 465 Wardlow / Tarmac SK 087 2042 Wredon Limited 572

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Appendix 4: Aggregate Recycling Facilities in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent

Site name Operator Site address District Postcode

Land off Power Station Road, WS15 Rugeley C.Elwell Transport (Repairs) Ltd Power Station Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire Cannock Chase 2WT

DE14 Goldings, Plot 5 Nicolson Way G D Golding Skip Hire Ltd Plot 5, Nicolson Way, off Wellington Road, Burton upon Trent East Staffordshire 2AW DE14 Land at Nicolson Way (Tim Bates) Tim Bates Plant Hire Ltd. Nicholson Way, Burton Upon Trent, Staffs East Staffordshire 2AW Plot 4 Nicolson Way (Tim Bates DE14 Plant Hire) Tim Bates Plant Hire Ltd. Plot 4, Nicolson Way, off Wellington Road, Burton upon Trent East Staffordshire 2AW DE13 Barleyfields, Bellhouse Lane J. Taberner Plant Hire Ltd. Anslow, Burton upon Trent East Staffordshire 9PA Uttoxeter Quarry Aggregate Industries UK Ltd Uttoxeter Quarry, Spath, Uttoxeter East Staffordshire Burton Skip Hire Burton Skip Hire Shobnall Yard, Burton East Staffordshire

Cranebrook Quarry, Cranebrook Hill, Muckley Corner, Lichfield, WS14 Cranebrook WCL Quarries Ltd Staffordshire Lichfield District 0BD Hints - Hints, nr. Tamworth and Packington Hill (Hopwas) - Knox's Grave Hints and Packington Hill (Hopwas) LafargeTarmac Ltd Lane, Hopwas Lichfield District Alrewas & Alrewas North LafargeTarmac Ltd. Alrewas Quarry, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Burton upon Trent Lichfield District Weeford Quarry Cemex UK Operations Limited London Road, Weeford Lichfield District

Turner Crescent Waste Transfer Newcastle-under- Station Jumbo Skips Ltd Jumbo Yard, Turner Crescent, Chesterton, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffs Lyme ST5 7LU Newcastle-under- Future Waste & Reclamation Proctor & Belford Chemical Lane, Longport, Stoke On Trent, Staffs Lyme ST6 4PB High Carr Farm, No 2, Talke Road, Chesterton, Newcastle Under Lyme, Newcastle-under- High Carr Recycling Centre Cherry Hill Waste Ltd Staffs Lyme ST5 7AL Newcastle-under- Moores Metals Moores Metals Chemical Lane, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent Lyme ST6 4PB

Enville Road F G Davis & Sons ( Contractors ) Ltd Wallheath, Dudley, West Midlands South Staffordshire Sunshine Farm, Hilton Senwood Contracting Ltd Hilton lane, Essington South Staffordshire

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Hollybush Recycling Centre Jack Moody Ltd. Warstones Road Shareshill South Staffordshire

Meece Recycling and Transfer Facility JDM Accord Ltd Adjacent to Meece Landfill, Cold Meece Stafford Grindley House Farm Holford Contracts (Staffs) Ltd Grindley House Farm, Grindley, Stafford Stafford

Staffordshire ST10 Booths Farm John & Gloria Fallows Clamgoose Lane, Cheadle Moorlands 2EG

Fenton Manor Quarry LafargeTarmac Ltd Lordship Lane, Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent Construction Material Recycling Ltd. Grange Works (CMR Ltd.) Greyhound Way, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent ST6 3HX Construction Material Recycling Ltd. Cockshutt Sidings (CMR Ltd.) (CMR Ltd.) Unit 3 Garner street, SoT Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7AS Newstead Disposal Area Biffa Waste Services Ltd Newstead Ind Est, Alderflat Drive, Trentham, Stoke On Trent, Staffs Stoke-on-Trent ST4 8HT H Brown and Son Recycling Ltd H Brown and Son Recycling Ltd Land at Sneyd Hill, Sneyd Hill, Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent ST6 2EB

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Appendix 4: Ready mix concrete plants, roadstone coating plants and concrete product factories

Company Name Site Address Eastings Northings Type District County Hawks Green Ind.Est, Hawks Green, WS11 7LH Ready Mix Cemex 399207 310564 Concrete Cannock Staffordshire Concrete Aggegrate Industries Ltd Newbold Quarry, Lichfield Road, Barton under Needwood, DE13 8EG 420818 319539 Products East Staffordshire Staffordshire Bison Concrete Products Millennium Court, First Avenue, Centrum One Hundred, Burton-On-Trent, Concrete Ltd Staffordshire DE14 2WR 422222 321493 Products East Staffordshire Staffordshire Barton Quarry, Walton Lane, Barton Under Needwood, Burton-On-Trent, Ready Mix Hanson Quarry Products Staffordshire DE13 8EJ 419701 316339 Concrete East Staffordshire Staffordshire Concrete Eternit Clay Tiles Limited Branston 421420 320344 Products East Staffordshire Staffordshire Ready Mix Hanson Premix Wellington Rd, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2TG 423329 322310 Concrete East Staffordshire Staffordshire Coltman Precast Concrete Concrete Ltd London Rd, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 5SX 413539 302047 Products Lichfield Staffordshire Weeford Quarry, London Road, Canwell, B75 5SZ Ready Mix Cemex 413522 302050 Concrete Lichfield Staffordshire Ready Mix Lafarge Tarmac Hints Quarry, Hints, B78 3DH 415883 304024 Concrete Lichfield Staffordshire Yewtree House, Croxall Rd, Alrewas, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 Ready Mix Hope Construction 7LR 418293 315165 Concrete Lichfield Staffordshire Apedale Rd, Chesterton, Newcastle, Staffordshire ST5 6BN Concrete Newcastle-Under- Thorp Precast Ltd 382222 349027 Products Lyme Staffordshire Concrete Newcastle-Under- Aggregate Industries Parkhouse Road East, Parkhouse In Est, Newcastle, ST5 7RB 384022 350054 Products Lyme Staffordshire Ready Mix Newcastle-Under- CEMEX Readymix Brick Klin Lane, Etruria, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire ST6 9PP 383645 349694 Concrete Lyme Staffordshire Ready Mix Newcastle-Under- Hanson Premix Almington Quarry, Brodder, Market Drayton, Shropshire TF9 2PH 370543 333954 Concrete Lyme Staffordshire Concrete B.S Eaton Ltd Coppice Lane, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, West Midlands WS6 7EY 397871 307718 Products South Staffordshire Staffordshire Pottal Pool Quarry, Teddesley Hay, Penkridge, Stafford, Staffordshire ST19 Hanson Quarry Products 5RR 397206 314671 Coating Plant South Staffordshire Staffordshire Hilton Main Industrial Estate, Cannock Rd, Featherstone, Wolverhampton, Concrete Tarmac Topblock West Midlands WV10 7HP 393997 304186 Products South Staffordshire Staffordshire Ready Mix SMC Mini-Mix Concrete Asply Close, Four Ashes Ind Estate, Wolverhampton, WV10 7DE 392000 308251 Concrete South Staffordshire Staffordshire Enterprise Drive, Station Rd, Four Ashes Industrial Estate, Wolverhampton, Ready Mix LafargeTarmac West Midlands, WV10 7DG 392007 308396 Concrete South Staffordshire Staffordshire 39

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Company Name Site Address Eastings Northings Type District County Concrete E F C Fencing Estate Farm, Lawnheads, Stafford 3828630 324874 Products Stafford Staffordshire Concrete Kelcamp Ltd St Albans Road, Stafford, ST16 3DR 392459 325249 Products Stafford Staffordshire St. Albans Road, Stafford, ST16 3DR Ready Mix Cemex 3924250 325091 Concrete Stafford Staffordshire Tilcon Avenue, Stafford. ST18 0YH Ready Mix LagargeTarmac 394532 322692 Concrete Stafford Staffordshire Bebbington Brick Concrete Staffordshire Services Ltd Rock Farm, Threapwood, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire ST10 4RB 403951 342750 Products Moorlands Staffordshire Concrete Staffordshire Dalecrete Highfield Stud Farm, Abbey Green Rd, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 8SB 397520 357840 Products Moorlands Staffordshire Unit 11, Brooklands Way, Basford Lane Industrial Estate, Leek, Staffordshire Concrete Staffordshire Dalecrete ST13 7QF 398903 353906 Products Moorlands Staffordshire Barnfields Industrial Estate, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 5QG Concrete Staffordshire Hughes Concrete Ltd 397909 355741 Products Moorlands Staffordshire Cauldon Works, Yelsway, Waterhouses, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire ST10 Staffordshire Lafarge Cement Ltd 3EQ 408467 349716 Coating Plant Moorlands Staffordshire Hanson Agggreate Ready Mix Staffordshire Industries Freehay Quarry, Cheadle, Freehay, ST10 1TR 402697 341909 Concrete Moorlands Staffordshire Hanson Agggreate Ready Mix Staffordshire Industries Mobberley Quarry 401226 340742 Concrete Moorlands Staffordshire Ready Mix LafargeTarmac 30, Darwell Park, Mica Close, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4DR 423978 302796 Concrete Tamworth Staffordshire