North West Aggregate Working Party (NWAWP) Is One of Nine Similar Working Parties Throughout

Annual Monitoring Report 2013

Executive Summary Cheshire

The North West Aggregate Working Party (NWAWP) is one of nine similar working parties throughout

England and Wales established in the 1970's, the core functions of which are set out in the. The W est membership of the North West AWP is detailed in Appendix B and is illustrated in Map 1.1. and

The Annual Monitoring report AM2013 represents the twentieth annual report and provides sales and Chester reserve data for the calendar years 2011 and 2012. The report provides data for each of the five sub-regions of Cheshire East; Cheshire West and Chester; Cumbria; Greater Manchester, Merseyside Council and Warrington; and Lancashire as illustrated in Map 1.2. North W est Aggregate W orking Party - AM2013 Executive Summary 2

Cheshire Map .1 North West Aggregate Working Party authorities 2011 - 2012 W est and Chester Council North W est Aggregate W orking Party - AM2013

Map .2 North West Aggregate Working Party sub-regions 2011 - 2012 Cheshire W est and Chester Council North W est Aggregate W orking Party - AM2013

© Crown copyright and database rights 2012. Ordnance Survey 100049046. 2012. Contents Cheshire 1 North West 5 2 Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 9 W est 3 Cumbria 19 and 4 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington 30 Chester 5 Lancashire 40

Council 6 Marine dredged aggregate 49

North Appendices W est A North West AWP membership 53 Aggregate B Acronyms 59

W C Glossary 60 orking Party - AM2013 5

1 North West Cheshire

1.1 Tables 1.1 to 1.4 provide an overview of sales, reserve and landbank figures for aggregate crushed rock and sand and gravel across the north west region for the AM2011 and AM2012 monitoring periods W est (1 January 2011 to 31 December 2012). and

1.2 During the 2011 monitoring period total aggregate sales fell by 16.2% from 8.84mt in 2010 to Chester 7.4mt. Total aggregate reserves decreased by 12.5% from 378.03mt to 330.79mt as at 31 December 2011. Council

1.3 During the 2012 monitoring period total aggregate sales increased by 8.5% to 8.03mt. Total

aggregate reserves also increased slightly to 331.71mt as at 31 December 2012. North

1.4 Sales of crushed rock aggregate fell by 15.8% from 6.27mt in 2010 to 5.28mt in 2011. Sales of W limestone and sandstone and igneous rock also fell during the monitoring period by 16.3% and 20.8% est respectively. Sales of High Specification Aggregate (HSA) increased marginally by 1.7% from 0.59mt Aggregate in 2010 to 0.60mt in 2011.

1.5 During the 2012 monitoring period sales of crushed rock aggregate increased by 9.8% to 5.8mt. W Sales of limestone and sandstone and igneous rock both increased during the monitoring period by orking 4.1% and 33% respectively. Sales of HSA fell by 8.3% from 0.6mt in 2011 to 0.55mt. Party

1.6 Reserves of crushed rock aggregate fell by 12.9% from 341.86mt in 2010 to 295.46mt as at 31 - December 2011. In line with sales patterns for the monitoring period reserves of limestone and sandstone AM2013 and igneous rock also fell by 5.2% and 24.7% respectively. Reserves of HSA increased slightly by 4.9% 13.16mt in 2010 to 13.8mt as at 31 December 2011.

1.7 As at 31 December 2012 reserves of crushed rock aggregate were 1.5% lower than during the 2011 monitoring period. Reserves of both limestone and HSA fell during the 2012 monitoring period by 3.7% and 0.7% respectively, whilst reserves of sandstone and igneous rock increased by 3.3%.

1.8 Total sand and gravel aggregate sales fell by 17.5% from 2.57mt in 2010 to 2.12mt in 2011. Sales of both land-won and marine dredged aggregate sand and gravel fell during the monitoring period 2011 by 18.3% and 10.7% respectively. Reserves of aggregate sand and gravel fell by 2.3% from 36.17mt in 2010 to 35.33mt as at 31 December 2011.

1.9 Aggregate sand and gravel sales increased during the 2012 monitoring period by 8.9% from 2.12mt in 2011 to 2.23mt. Sales of land-won aggregate sand and gravel increased by 7.5% whilst sales of marine dredged aggregate sand and gravel continued to fall by 12% from 0.25mt in 2011 to 0.22mt. Reserves of aggregate sand and gravel also increased by 8.5% during the monitoring period from 35.33mt in 2011 to 38.61mt as at 31 December 2012.

1.10 Landbanks for both aggregate crushed rock and land-won aggregate sand and gravel are provided in Tables 1.1 and 1.2. 1 North West 6

Cheshire Table 1.1 North west aggregate landbank as at 31 December 2011

Aggregate Landbank as at Reserves as at Annual apportionment Landbank as at 31.12.2010(years) 31.12.2011 (mt) requirement 2005-2020 31.12.2011 (years) W

est (mt)

and Crushed rock 31.48 years 295.46mt 9.62mt 30.7years Chester Land-won sand and 12.18 years 35.33mt 3.26mt 10.8 years gravel Council Table 1.2 North west aggregate landbank as at 31 December 2012

North Aggregate Landbank as at Reserves as at Annual apportionment Landbank as at 31.12.2011(years) 31.12.2012 (mt) requirement 2005-2020 31.12.2012 (years)

W (mt) est

Aggregate Crushed rock 30.7 years 293.1mt 9.62mt 30.5 years

Land-won sand and 10.8 years 38.61mt 3.26mt 11.8 years gravel W orking Party - AM2013 Table 1.3 North west aggregate sales 1997-2012 (million tonnes)

Monitoring AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12 period

Crushed rock

Limestone 6.5 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.8 5.18 3.77 4.05 3.39 3.53

Sandstone and igneous 5.06 4.9 4.58 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.12 3.95 2.79 2.86 2.92 2.09 1.34 1.63 1.29 1.72 rock

High Specification ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0.74 0.69 0.7 0.75 0.78 0.59 0.60 0.55 Aggregate (HSA)

Total crushed 11.56 10.8 10.58 10.3 10.1 10.2 9.32 9.45 8.63 8.85 9.42 8.02 5.89 6.27 5.28 5.80 rock sales

Sand and gravel

Land-won sand and 4.72 4.16 4.1 3.78 3.1 3.2 3.36 2.84 3.06 2.97 3.0 2.69 2.18 2.29 1.87 2.01 gravel

Marine dredge sand 0.25 0.23 0.29 0.29 0.46 0.50 0.47 0.6 0.66 0.64 0.66 0.44 0.32 0.28 0.25 0.22 and gravel

Total sand and gravel 4.97 4.39 4.39 4.07 3.56 3.70 3.83 3.44 3.72 3.61 3.66 3.13 2.50 2.57 2.12 2.23 sales

Total Aggregate sales

Total aggregate 16.53 15.19 14.97 14.37 13.66 13.9 13.15 12.89 12.35 12.46 13.08 11.15 8.39 8.84 7.40 8.03

sales

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 7

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 8

Table 1.4 North west aggregate reserves 1997-2012 (million tonnes)

Monitoring AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12 period North Crushed rock

Limestone 185.4 151.1 168.6 170.8 159.9 161.3 156.7 150.8 148.2 174.7 173.9 162.65 171.53 175.4 166.3 160.2 W

Sandstone est and igneous 215.4 196.65 191.9 179.3 172.8 166.6 158.9 168.4 143.1 155.3 153.2 141.1 138.6 153.3 115.36 119.2 rock

High Specification ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 9.85 9.55 19.0 18.2 17.26 13.16 13.8 13.7 Aggregate (HSA)

Total crushed 400.8 347.8 360.5 350.01 332.7 327.9 315.6 319.2 301.2 339.6 346.1 321.95 327.39 341.86 295.46 293.1 rock reserves

Sand and gravel reserves

Land-won sand and 49.7 46.64 46.27 43.2 47.9 47.3 41.34 39.24 43.02 45.59 38.7 45.97 41.77 36.17 35.33 38.61 gravel

Total sand and gravel 49.7 46.64 46.27 43.2 47.9 47.3 41.34 39.24 43.02 45.59 38.7 45.97 41.77 36.17 35.33 38.61 reserves

Total Aggregate reserves

Total aggregate 450.5 394.39 406.77 393.3 380.6 375.2 356.9 358.6 343.5 385.1 384.8 367.88 369.16 378.03 330.79 331.71 reserves 9

2 Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire

2.1 During the 2011 and 2012 monitoring periods data was collected for the two separate sub-regions of Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester. The result of this monitoring is being reported together W est to enable analysis of ten year supply patterns. Map 2.1 provides an illustration of the distribution of aggregate sites across the two sub-regions. and Chester Aggregate crushed rock sales, reserves and landbank

2.2 Sales of aggregate land-won crushed rock remained unchanged from 2010 levels in both the Council 2011 and 2012 monitoring periods. Sales from the sub-region are low as the material is generally of a

relatively low grade and is largely utilised as dressing stone. Reserves of aggregate crushed rock also North remained unchanged and were recorded as 4.29mt as at 31 December 2011 and 2012. This is due to the low sales of crushed rock aggregate from the sub-region. The aggregate crushed rock landbank W remains far in excess of the 10 year minimum requirement set out in the National Planning Policy est Framework and has remained unchanged from 2010 when it was recorded as 107.25 years. Aggregate

Aggregate sand and gravel sales, reserves and landbank W 2.3 Total aggregate land-won sand and gravel sales decreased by 25.6% from 1.17mt in 2010 to orking 0.87mt in 2011. Sales increased slightly during the 2012 monitoring period by approximately 10% but Party did not return to 2008 levels and remained below 1mt. Sales increased in Cheshire West and Chester during the 2011 period from 0.54mt in 2010 to 0.66mt but reduced slightly during 2012 to 0.55mt. Sales - AM2013 from Cheshire East fell during 2011 to 0.26mt but increased to 0.40mt in 2012. As data had not been collected separately prior to 2010 it is difficult to establish if the sales figures are average for the two areas.

2.4 Total reserves of sand gavel increased in the sub-region by 76% during 2011 and 37% during 2012. Reserves in Cheshire East increased from 1.75mt in 2010 to 5.6mt in 2011 but fell marginally to 5.59mt in 2012. Reserves in Cheshire West and Chester increased during both monitoring periods by 19.2% in 2011 and 76.7% in 2012. These rises were due to the release of significant reserves through new permissions being granted at existing sites.

2.5 The increase in reserves in both areas has resulted in increased landbanks. Landbanks as at 31 December 2011 were 7.9 years in Cheshire East and 6.6 years in Cheshire West and Chester. Recorded landbanks during 2012 remained at 7.9 years in Cheshire East and increased to 11.6 years in Cheshire West and Chester as at 31 December 2012. 2 Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 10 Table 2.1 Landbanks as at 31 December 2011 Cheshire

Landbank as at Permitted reserves Annual Landbank as at 31.12.2010 as at 31.12.2011 apportionment 31.12.2011 (years)

W (mt) requirement est 2005-2020 (mt) and Cheshire East crushed rock 107.25 years 4.29mt 0.04 107.25 years Chester (1) Crushed rock total 107.25 years 4.29mt 0.04 107.25 years

Council Cheshire East sand and 2.46 years 5.6mt 0.71mt 7.9 years gravel

North Cheshire West and Chester 5.53 years 5.27mt 0.80mt 6.6 years sand and gravel W

est Sand and gravel total 4.1 years 10.9mt 1.51mt 7.2 years Aggregate 1. Cheshire West and Chester does not contain permitted crushed rock resources

Table 2.2 Landbanks as at 31 December 2012 W orking Landbank as at Permitted reserves Annual Landbank as at 31.12.2011 as at 31.12.2012 apportionment 31.12.2012 (years)

Party (mt) requirement 2005-2020 (mt) - AM2013 Cheshire East crushed rock 107.25 years 4.29mt 0.04 107.25 years

(1) Crushed rock total 107.25 years 4.29mt 0.04 107.25 years

Cheshire East sand and 7.9 years 5.59mt 0.71mt 7.9 years gravel

Cheshire West and Chester 6.6 years 9.31mt 0.80mt 11.6 years sand and gravel

Sand and gravel total 7.2 years 14.9mt 1.51mt 9.9 years

1. Cheshire West and Chester does not contain crushed rock resources Table 2.3 Cheshire aggregate crushed rock sales and reserves 1997-2012 (million tonnes)

Monitoring AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12 period

Aggregate crushed rock sales

(1) Cheshire 0.29 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.001 ~ ~ ~

Cheshire (2) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0.001 0.001 0.001 East

Cheshire West and ------(3) Chester

Total aggregate 0.29 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 crushed rock sales

Aggregate crushed rock reserves

Cheshire(1) 9.6 8.52 8.4 8.36 6.5 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.35 5.52 5.6 4.42 ~ ~ ~

Cheshire ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 4.29 4.29 4.29 East(2)

Cheshire West and ------Chester(3)

Total aggregate crushed 9.6 8.52 8.4 8.36 6.5 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.35 5.52 5.6 4.42 4.29 4.29 4.29 rock reserves

1. Former Cheshire County Council area monitored AM95 - AM09 2. Monitored AM10 onwards

3. Cheshire West and Chester does not contain permitted crushed rock resources

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 1 1

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 12

Table 2.4 Cheshire aggregate sand and gravel sales and reserves 1997-2012 (million tonnes)

Monitoring AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12 period Cheshire Aggregate land-won sand and gravel sales

(1) East Cheshire 2.56 2.3 2.48 2.33 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.58 1.44 1.51 1.17 0.87 ~ ~ ~

Cheshire ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0.42 0.26 0.40

(2) and East

Cheshire

West and ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0.54 0.66 0.55 Cheshire (3) Chester

Total aggregate land-won 2.56 2.3 2.48 2.33 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.58 1.44 1.51 1.17 0.87 0.96 0.92 0.95

sand and W gravel sales est

Aggregate and land-won sand and gravel Chester reserves

Cheshire(1) 24.1 21.7 19.3 17.9 24.6 23.5 19.7 19.2 20.53 21.3 19.52 16.4 12.76 ~ ~ ~

Cheshire ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1.75 5.6 5.59 East(2)

Cheshire West and ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 4.42 5.27 9.31 Chester(3)

Total aggregate 24.1 21.7 19.3 17.9 24.6 23.5 19.7 19.2 20.53 21.3 19.52 16.4 12.76 6.17 10.87 14.9 land-won Monitoring AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12 period

Aggregate land-won sand and gravel sales

sand and gravel reserves

1. Fomer Cheshire County Council area monitored AM95 - AM09 2. Monitored AM10 onwards

3. Monitored AM10 onwards

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 13

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 14

Map 2.1 Cheshire sub-regions aggregate sites Cheshire East and Cheshire W est and Chester

Site name Company Grid Mineral Status MPA MPA/BAA Ref W

(1) est Arclid Quarry Bathgate Silica Sand SJ 783 Silica Sand Active Cheshire East Council MPA

613 and

Bent Farm Quarry Sibelco UK SJ 831 Silica Sand Active Cheshire East Council MPA Chester 619

Dingle Bank Quarry Sibelco UK SJ 832 Silica Sand Active Cheshire East Council MPA Council 714

Eaton Hall Quarry Tarmac Limited SJ 860 Silica Sand Active Cheshire East Council MPA 655 North

Endon Quarry Park Skip Hire SJ 940 Sandstone Active Cheshire East Council W est 763 Aggregate Gawsworth Quarry O'Gara Developments SJ 919 Sandstone Inactive Cheshire East Council 679

Lee Hills Quarry Lee Hills Quarries SJ 928 Sandstone Inactive Cheshire East Council W orking 691

Marksend Quarry A.M & D Earl SJ 941 Sandstone Active Cheshire East Council Party 757 - AM2013 Mere Farm Quarry Hanson Quarry SJ 825 Sand Active Cheshire East Council MPA Products Europe 746 Limited

Rough Hey Quarry O'Gara Developments SJ 923 Sandstone Inactive Cheshire East Council 682

Sycamore Quarry A.M & D Earl SJ 939 Sandstone Inactive Cheshire East Council 766

Cherry Orchard Cherry Orchard Sand SJ 568 Sand Active Cheshire West and Sand Unit Unit Ltd 680 Chester Council

Cobden Farm Tarmac Limited SJ 587 Sand Inactive Cheshire West and MPA 673 Chester Council

Crown Farm Tarmac Limited SJ 572 Sand Active Cheshire West and MPA 699 Chester Council

Delamere (Station Tarmac Limited SJ 568 Sand Inactive Cheshire West and MPA Road) 696 Chester Council

Forest Hill Quarry CEMEX UK Materials SJ 612 Sand Active Cheshire West and MPA Limited 714 Chester Council 2 Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 16 Site name Company Grid Mineral Status MPA MPA/BAA Cheshire Ref

Fourways Tarmac Limited SJ 577 Sand Active Cheshire West and MPA

W 690 Chester Council est

and Town Farm Quarry Marchington Stone SJ 565 Sand Active Cheshire West and MPA Limited 735 Chester Council Chester

1. Also Members of SAMSA (Silica and Moulding Sands Association)

Council Monitoring of planning applications

Table 2.6 Planning applications for primary aggregate extraction determined 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2012 North

Aggregate crushed rock Land-won aggregate sand and gravel W est Granted (mt) Refused (mt) No of Granted (mt) Refused (mt) No of Aggregate applications applications

Cheshire East 0 0 0 0.5 0 1

W Cheshire West and orking 0 0 0 9.24 0 2 Chester

Party Total - - - 9.74 0 3 -

AM2013 Table 2.7 Planning applications for primary aggregate extraction pending as at 31 December 2012

Aggregate crushed rock Land-won aggregate sand and gravel

Resource (mt) No. of applications Resource (mt) No. of applications

(1) Cheshire East 0 0 7.0 1

Cheshire West and 0 0 0 0 Chester

Total - - - -

1. a significant but unknown proportion of this is industrial sand

Table 2.8 Planning application details for primary aggregate extraction determined and pending 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2012

MPA Site Applicant Application Mineral Area of Resource Extension/new Decision/date No. application (mt) quarry (ha)

(1) Cheshire Arclid Archibald 09/2291W Sand 57.8ha 7mt Extension Pending East Quarry Bathgate Council Group Ltd 17 MPA Site Applicant Application Mineral Area of Resource Extension/new Decision/date Cheshire No. application (mt) quarry (ha)

Cheshire Mere Hanson 09/2806W Sand 6.0ha 0.5mt Extension Decided W East Farm Quarry est

Council Products 02/12/2011 and Europe Ltd Chester

Cheshire Forest CEMEX 10/04021/MIN Sand 7.0ha 0.24mt Extension Decided

West Hill UK Council and Quarry Materials 27/09/2011 Chester Limited

Council North

Cheshire Cheshire Tarmac 11/04200/MIN Sand (2) Extension Decided 9.0mt W

West Sands Limited est and 25/10/2012 Aggregate Chester Council

1. Includes a significant but unknown proportion of this is industrial sand W

2. Note: resource includes already permitted and not surrendered reserves orking

Monitoring of Development Plan progress Party

Table 2.9 Development Plan progress in Cheshire authorities - AM2013

MPA Unitary Local Development Framework Development Plan/Minerals Local Development Statement of Local Plan/Development Plan Local Plan Scheme Community Document Involvement

Cheshire East Cheshire Revised scheme Adopted October 2010 Consultation on Pre-submission Council Replacement adopted January 2011 Core Strategy expected in 2013. Minerals Local Cheshire West Plan 1999 Revised July 2013 Update adopted August Publication Draft Local Plan and Chester (policies saved in 2013 consultation 6 September to 1 Council 2007) November 2013

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 18

Environment Act 1995: Review of aggregate mineral planning permissions

Table 2.10 Environment Act 1995 - summary of aggregate mineral review sites as at 31 December 2012

MPA Phase I Phase II Dormant Cheshire Original Lapsed Submitted Determined W High Original Submitted Determined Original Lapsed Submitted Determined W High ith ith SoS SoS Court Court East Cheshire East Council 6 2 6 1 1 1 7 Cheshire West and 1 1 and Chester Council Cheshire W est and Chester 19

3 Cumbria Cheshire

3.1 For the purposes of annual monitoring, the Lake District National Park is included within the

Cumbria sub-region. Map 3.1 illustrates the distribution of aggregate sites across Cumbria. W est

Aggregate crushed rock sales, reserves and landbank and Chester 3.2 Total sales of aggregate crushed rock decreased during the 2011 monitoring period by 18.8% from 3.46mt in 2010 to 2.81mt in 2011. However, sales increased slightly during 2012 by 5% to 2.95mt.

Sales of both limestone and sandstone and igneous rock decreased during 2011, whilst sales of High Council Specification Aggregate (HSA) increased marginally by 1.7% to 0.6mt. Sales of Limestone increased by 10.3% during 2012 and sales of sandstone and igneous rock remained unchanged from 2011 levels. Sales of HSA fell by 8% taking sales levels to the lowest recorded level of 0.55mt. North W

3.3 Reserves of crushed rock aggregate fell during both the 2011 and 2012 monitoring periods by est

16.4% and 4% respectively. Reserves of HSA increased during 2011 by 4.9% from 13.16mt to 13.81mt. Aggregate Reserves of both limestone and sandstone and igneous rock fell by 5.5% and 47.6% respectively. This significant fall in reserves may be attributed to change in ownership and reassessment of reserves at

sites within the sub-region. Reserves continued to fall during the 2012 monitoring period with the highest W fall being in sandstone and igneous rock reserves where figures were 5.6% lower than in 2011, although orking this fall is roughly in line with what would be expected given sales levels for the 2011 monitoring period. Party 3.4 The crushed rock landbank as at 31 December 2011 was 35.4 years, seven years lower than the - landbank recorded for 2010 when a landbank of 42.4 years was recorded. This is significantly higher AM2013 than the 10 year requirement set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

3.5 The crushed rock landbank as at 31 December 2012 for 34 years, representing a very small reduction in the landbank from 35.4 years in 2011 and despite significant reductions in reserves remains far higher that the NPPF requirement of 10 years.

Table 3.1 Cumbria aggregate crushed rock landbank as at 31 December 2011

Landbank as at Permitted reserves as at Annual apportionment Landbank as at 31.12.2010 31.12.2011 requirement 2005-2020 (mt) 31.12.2011 (years)

Cumbria 42.4 years 142.4mt 4.02mt 35.4 years

Table 3.2 Cumbria aggregate crushed rock landbank as at 31 December 2012

Landbank as at Permitted reserves as at Annual apportionment Landbank as at 31.12.2011 31.12.2012 requirement 2005-2020 (mt) 31.12.2012 (years)

Cumbria 35.4 years 136.7mt 4.02mt 34 years 3 Cumbria 20 Aggregate sand and gravel sales, reserves and landbank Cheshire 3.6 Sales of aggregate sand and gravel fell during 2011 by 14.5% from 0.55mt in 2010 to 0.47 mt. Sales of land-won sand and gravel fell by 13.2% whilst sales of marine dredged sand and gravel fell by W

est 50% due to the completion of a significant contract which required higher levels of material. Sales

and during the 2012 monitoring period remained unchanged from 2011 levels.

Chester 3.7 Reserves of aggregate land-won sand and gravel also reduced during the 2011 monitoring period by 3.3% from 11.48mt to 11.1mt. This reduction is in line with what would be expected given the reduced

Council sales levels for the monitoring period. Reserves continued to fall during 2012 by 4.6% to 10.59mt, which again was in line with sales levels.

North 3.8 The landbank for aggregate land-won sand and gravel has remained relatively unchanged since the 2010 monitoring period when the landbank was recorded as 12.7 years. The landbank reduced W

est slightly during 2011 to 12.6 years and again during 2012 to 12.03 years as 31 December 2012. Aggregate Table 3.3 Cumbria aggregate land-won sand and gravel landbank as at 31 December 2011

Landbank as at Permitted reserves as at Annual apportionment Landbank as at

W 31.12.2010 31.12.2011 requirement 2005-2020 (mt) 31.12.2011 (years) orking Cumbria 12.7 years 11.1mt 0.88mt 12.6 years Party

Table 3.4 Cumbria aggregate land-won sand and gravel landbank as at 31 December 2012 - AM2013 Landbank as at Permitted reserves as at Annual apportionment Landbank as at 31.12.2011 31.12.2012 requirement 2005-2020 (mt) 31.12.2012 (years)

Cumbria 12.6 years 10.59mt 0.88mt 12.03 years Table 3.5 Cumbria aggregate crushed rock sales and reserves 1997-2012 (million tonnes)

Monitoring AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12 period

Aggregate crushed rock sales

Limestone 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.7 1.91 2.46 1.84 2.03

Sandstone and igneous 0.7 0.8 0.87 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.36 0.27 0.53 0.4 0.38 0.41 0.37 0.37 rock

High Specification Aggregate ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0.74 0.69 0.7 0.72 0.78 0.59 0.60 0.55 (1) (HSA)

Total aggregate 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.66 4.0 3.85 3.07 3.46 2.81 2.95 crushed rock sales

Aggregate crushed rock reserves

Limestone 121.9 91.7 111.8 116.7 106.0 102.0 99.2 96.1 97.9 97.7 102.5 110.05 103.9 109.8 103.8 99.56

Sandstone and igneous 67.7 66.8 67.5 66.5 65.0 63.0 62.0 60.9 48.85 49.2 48.69 47.75 47.81 47.36 24.81 23.41 rock

High Specification Aggregate ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 9.85 9.55 19.0 18.2 17.26 13.16 13.81 13.77 (2) (HSA)

Total aggregate crushed 189.6 158.5 179.3 183.2 171.0 165.0 161.2 157.0 156.6 156.5 170.2 186.7 168.9 170.3 142.4 136.7 rock

reserves

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 21

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 22

1. Prior to 2005 data for High Specification Aggregate was not reported separately, data was included in figures for sandstone and igneous rock 2. Prior to 2005 data for High Specification Aggregate was not reported separately, data was included in figures for sandstone and igneous rock Cumbria Table 3.6 Cumbria aggregate sand and gravel sales and reserves 1997-2012 (million tonnes)

Monitoring AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12 period

Aggregate sand and gravel sales

Land-won sand and 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.79 0.87 0.77 0.52 0.53 0.46 0.46 gravel

Marine dredged aggregate ~ ~ ~ ~ 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 sand and gravel

Total aggregate sand and 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.73 0.94 1.04 0.82 0.72 0.81 0.88 0.79 0.54 0.55 0.47 0.47 gravel sales

Aggregate land-won sand and gravel reserves

Land-won sand and 13.5 12.2 12.3 11.8 12.0 12.1 11.4 10.5 9.18 9.19 8.67 13.47 13.95 11.48 11.1 10.59 gravel

Total aggregate land-won 13.5 12.2 12.3 11.8 12.0 12.1 11.4 10.5 9.18 9.19 8.67 13.47 13.95 11.48 11.1 10.59 sand and gravel

reserves

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 23

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 24

Map 3.1 Cumbria sub-region aggregate sites Cumbria

Site name Company Grid Mineral Status MPA MPA/BAA Ref W

(1) est Aldoth Quarry D A Harrison NY 146 Sand and Closed Cumbria County Council

482 gravel and

Bonnie Mount Quarry J. E. A and S. M Burne NY 548 Sand Active Cumbria County Council Chester 313

Brocklewath Farm William Roper NY 348 Sand Active Cumbria County Council Council 551

Cardewmires Quarry Tarmac Limited NY 343 Sand and Active Cumbria County Council MPA 505 gravel North

Derwent Howe Slag Armstrong (Aggregates) NX985279 Secondary Active Cumbria County Council W est Bank Ltd Aggregate (Slag bank) Aggregate

Elterwater Burlington Slate Ltd NY324048 Secondary Active Lake District National Aggregate Park Authority (Crushed W orking Slate);

Eskett and Rowrah Aggregate Industries NY 054 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council MPA Party Quarries UK 167 - AM2013 Faugh No. 1 Sand Hanson Quarry NY 512 Sand Inactive Cumbria County Council MPA Pit Products Europe 552 Limited

Faugh No. 2 Sand Eddie Wannop Limited NY 512 Sand Active Cumbria County Council MPA Pit 552

Flusco Quarry Lakeland Minerals NY 464 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council Limited 293

Ghyll Scaur Quarry Aggregate Industries SD 171 Igneous Active Cumbria County Council MPA UK 828 rock (HSA)

Goldmire Quarry Neil Price Construction SD 219 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council Services Limited 739

Hartley Quarry CEMEX RMC (UK) Ltd NY 787 Limestone Inactive Cumbria County Council MPA 083

Helbeck Quarry Sherburn Stone NY 799 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council BAA Company Ltd 158

High House Quarry D A Harrison NY 511 Sand and Active Cumbria County Council (Highfield) 252 gravel 3 Cumbria 26 Site name Company Grid Mineral Status MPA MPA/BAA Cheshire Ref

Holme Park Quarry Aggregate Industries SD 536 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council MPA

W UK 788 est

and Holmescales Quarry Aggregate Industries SD 556 Sandstone Active Cumbria County Council MPA UK 869 (HSA) Chester Kendal Fell Quarry Tarmac Limited SD 502 Limestone Inactive Cumbria County MPA 925 Council/Lake District

Council National Park Authority

Kirkhouse Quarry Lakeland Minerals NY 564 Sand and Active Cumbria County Council Limited 601 gravel North

Low Gelt Quarry Hanson Quarry NY 512 Sand Active Cumbria County Council MPA W Products Europe 552 est Limited Aggregate Low Plains Tarmac Limited NY 490 Sand and Active Cumbria County Council MPA 410 gravel W

orking Moota Quarry CEMEX RMC (UK) Ltd NY 148 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council MPA 361

Party (2) New Cowper Thomas Armstrong NY 118 Sand Closed Cumbria County Council BAA Limited 458 - AM2013 Overby No. 2 Sand Thomas Armstrong NY 125 Sand Active Cumbria County Council BAA Pit Limited 470

Peel Place Quarry Tendley Quarries SD 069 Sand and Active Cumbria County Council 011 gravel

Roan Edge Quarry CEMEX RMC (UK) Ltd SD 584 Sandstone Active Cumbria County Council MPA 926 (HSA)

Roosecote Sand Pit L & W Wilson SD 224 Sand and Active Cumbria County Council (Endmoor) Ltd 687 gravel

Sandside Quarry Tarmac Limited SD 482 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council MPA 807

Shap Beck Quarry Hanson Quarry NY 550 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council/ MPA Products Europe 181 Limited Lake District National Park Authority

Shap Blue Quarry CEMEX RMC (UK) Ltd NY 564 Igneous Active Cumbria County Council/ MPA and Works 106 rock Lake District National Park Authority 27 Site name Company Grid Mineral Status MPA MPA/BAA Cheshire Ref

Shapfell Limestone Tata Steel UK Limited NY 587 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council

Quarry 138 W est

Silvertop Quarry W & M Thompson NY 586 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council and (Quarries) Ltd 602 Chester Snowhill Quarry No. Snowhill Quarries SD 280 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council 1 & No. 2 387 Council Stainton Quarry Tarmac Limited SD 246 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council MPA 729 North Tendley Quarry Tendley Quarries NY 088 Limestone Active Cumbria County Council 288 W est 1. Concrete batching plant still operating 2. Concrete batching plant still operating Aggregate

Monitoring of planning applications W

Table 3.8 Planning applications for primary aggregate extraction determined 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2012 orking

Aggregate crushed rock Land-won aggregate sand and gravel Party

Granted (mt) Refused (mt) No of Granted (mt) Refused (mt) No of - applications applications AM2013

Cumbria 0.015 0 1 0.04 0 1

Total 0.015 - 1 0.04 - 1

Table 3.9 Planning applications for primary aggregate extraction pending as at 31 December 2012

Aggregate crushed rock Land-won aggregate sand and gravel

Resource (mt) No. of applications Resource (mt) No. of applications

Cumbria 0 0 0 0

Total - - - - 3 Cumbria 28 Table 3.10 Planning application details for primary aggregate extraction determined and pending 1 January 2011 to 31 Cheshire December 2012

MPA Site Applicant Application Mineral Area of Resource Extension/new Decision/date

W No. application (mt) quarry est (ha) and Cumbria Brocklewath Mr W 1/11/9014 Sand and 0.5ha 40,000 Extension Granted 15 Chester County Farm Roper gravel tonnes November Council 2011

Council Cumbria Ousby Catlin 3/11/9006 Limestone 02ha 1,500 Borrow Pit Granted 15 County Fell Estates tonnes November Council 2011 North Monitoring of Development Plan progress W est Table 3.11 Development Plan progress in Cumbria as at 31 December 2012 Aggregate

MPA Unitary Local Development Framework Development

W Plan/Minerals Local Development Statement of Community Local Plan/Development

orking Local Plan Scheme Involvement Plan Document

Party Cumbria County Adopted March 2009 Adopted January 2006 Adopted April 2009 Cumbria Council Replacement

- Minerals Local AM2013 Lake District National First adopted March 2005 Adopted June 2006 Adopted October 2010 Plan 1999 Park Authority Environment Act 1995: Review of aggregate mineral planning permissions

Table 3.12 Environment Act 1995 - summary of aggregate mineral review sites as at 31 December 2012

MPA Phase I Phase II Dormant Original Lapsed Submitted Determined W High Original Submitted Determined Original Lapsed Submitted Determined W High ith ith SoS SoS Court Court

Cumbria 7 7 1 7 1

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 29 4 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington 30

Cheshire 4 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington

4.1 The metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester are represented by the Minerals and Waste

W Planning Unit and the metropolitan boroughs of Merseyside are represented by the Merseyside est Environment Advisory Service. Warrington deals with all mineral planning issues as an individual

and authority. Halton is also included within this sub-region but does not have permitted mineral resources

Chester and is therefore not reported. Map 4.1 illustrates the distribution of aggregate sites across the sub-region.

Aggregate crushed rock sales, reserves and landbank Council 4.2 Sales of aggregate crushed rock increased during the 2011 monitoring period by 24% from 0.29mt in 2010 to 0.36mt. Sales increased during the 2012 monitoring period by 125% to 0.8mt. Reserves of North crushed rock increased by 19% at the end of 2011 from 17.01mt to 20.26mt as 31 December 2012. Reserves fell slightly during 2012 by 1% to 20.06mt which is marginally higher than what would have W

est been expected given the significant increase in sales during the monitoring period. Aggregate 4.3 The landbank for aggregate crushed rock increased at the end of the 2011 monitoring period by 2.44 years from 12.9 years as at the end of 2010 to 15.34 years as at 31 December 2011. This increase

W in landbank is due to the 19% increase in reserves for the same period. During the 2012 monitoring orking period the landbank reduced slightly in line with the reduction in reserves to 15.2 years which remains higher than the 10 year requirement set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. Party

Table 4.1 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington aggregate crushed rock landbank as at 31 December 2011 - AM2013 Landbank as at Permitted reserves as Annual apportionment Landbank as at 31.12.2010 at 31.12.2011 (mt) requirement 2005-2020 31.12.2011 (years) (mt) Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and 12.9 years 20.26mt 1.32mt 15.34 years Warrington

Table 4.2 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington aggregate crushed rock landbank as at 31 December 2012

Landbank as at Permitted reserves as Annual apportionment Landbank as at 31.12.2011 at 31.12.2012 (mt) requirement 2005-2020 31.12.2012 (years) (mt)

Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and 15.34 years 20.06 1.32mt 15.2 years Warrington

Aggregate sand and gravel sales, reserves and landbank

4.4 Total sales of aggregate sand and gravel remained at 2010 levels during the 2011 monitoring period. There was a slight reduction in sales during the 2012 monitoring period when sales reduced by 6.3% from 0.48mt in 2011 to 0.45mt. Sales of marine dredged aggregate remained relatively stable 31 during both monitoring periods and continue to reflect sales levels experienced since the 2009 monitoring period. Reserves of land-won sand and gravel fell during both the 2011 and 2012 monitoring periods Cheshire by 1.9% and 5% respectively but were broadly in line with what would have been expected given the sales figures for both periods. W est

4.5 The landbank for aggregate land-won sand and gravel remained in excess of 11 years as at the and end of the 2011 monitoring period but reduced slightly to 10.5 years as at 31 December 2012. This Chester reduction in landbank is a direct reflection of the slight reduction in land-won sand and gravel reserves recorded for the same monitoring period. Council Table 4.3 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington aggregate land-won sand and gravel landbank as at 31 December 2011 North Landbank as at Permitted reserves as Annual apportionment Landbank as at

31.12.2010 at 31.12.2011 (mt) requirement 2005-2020 31.12.2011 (years) W

(mt) est Aggregate Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and 11.3 years 4.76mt 0.43mt 11.1 years Warrington W orking Table 4.4 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington aggregate land-won sand and gravel landbank as at 31 December 2012 Party

Landbank as at Permitted reserves as Annual apportionment Landbank as at - 31.12.2011 at 31.12.2012 (mt) requirement 2005-2020 31.12.2012 (years) AM2013 (mt)

Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and 11.1 years 4.52mt 0.43mt 10.5 years Warrington

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 32

Table 4.5 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington aggregate crushed rock sales and reserves 1997-2012 (million tonnes)

Monitoring AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12 period Greater Aggregate crushed rock sales

Sandstone 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.54 1.1 0.69 0.30 0.29 0.36 0.81 Manchester Total aggregate 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.54 1.1 0.69 0.30 0.29 0.36 0.81 crushed rock sales

Aggregate crushed

rock ,

reserves Merseyside

Sandstone 32.4 35.33 32.0 30.9 30.2 27.7 22.6 22.5 23.69 25.54 24.86 17.36 17.23 17.01 20.26 20.06

Total aggregate crushed 32.4 35.33 32.0 30.9 30.2 27.7 22.6 22.5 23.69 25.54 24.86 17.36 17.23 17.01 20.26 20.06 rock reserves and W arrington Table 4.6 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington aggregate sand and gravel sales and reserves 1997-2012 (million tonnes)

Monitoring AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12 period

Aggregate sand and gravel sales

Land-won aggregate 0.5 0.3 0.24 0.31 0.23 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.44 0.37 0.22 0.24 0.24 sand and gravel

Marine dredged aggregate 0.25 0.23 0.24 0.22 0.25 0.33 0.32 0.48 0.52 0.49 0.53 0.41 0.30 0.26 0.24 0.21 sand and gravel

Total aggregate sand and 0.75 0.53 0.48 0.53 0.48 0.73 0.82 0.98 0.92 0.89 0.83 0.85 0.67 0.48 0.48 0.45 gravel sales

Aggregate land-won sand and gravel reserves

Land-won sand and 3.5 5.36 7.67 7.1 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 8.91 9.89 5.15 5.8 6.1 4.85 4.76 4.52 gravel

Total aggregate land-won 3.5 5.36 7.67 7.1 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 8.91 9.89 5.15 5.8 6.1 4.85 4.76 4.52 sand and gravel

reserves

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 33

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 34

Map 4.1 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington sub-region aggregate sites Greater Manchester , Merseyside and W arrington

Site name Company Grid Mineral Status MPA MPA/BAA Ref W

Sites est and Astley Moss Marshalls Mono Ltd (now SJ 371 Sand and Active Salford City Council MPA/BAA

Breedon Aggregates) 500 gravel Chester

Bold Heath Quarry D Morgan Plc SJ 530 Sandstone Inactive St Helens Council

885 Council

Buckton Vale Aggregate Industries UK SD 992 Sandstone Inactive Tameside Metropolitan MPA Quarry 016 Borough Council North

Fletcher Bank Marshalls Mono Ltd SD 804 Sandstone Active Bury Metropolitan MPA/BAA Quarry 170 Borough Council W est

Harrop Edge Chartrange (Quarry SJ 982 Sandstone Inactive Tameside Metropolitan Aggregate Quarry Products) 959 Borough Council

Harwood Quarry Booth Ventures SD 747 Sandstone Inactive Bolton Council 124 W orking

Montcliffe Quarry Armstrongs Aggregates SD 656 Sandstone Active Bolton Council

Ltd 124 Party

Morley's Hall Astley Sand and SJ 685 Sand and Active Wigan Council - AM2013 Quarry Aggregates Ltd 990 gravel

(1) Offerton Quarry Offerton Sand and Gravel SJ 928 Sand and Closed Stockport Metropolitan 893 gravel Borough Council

Pilkington Quarry Armstrongs Aggregates SD 622 Sandstone Inactive Bolton Council Ltd 121

Southworth Quarry Gaskell Bros (WM&C) Ltd SJ 619 Sandstone Active Warrington Borough 940 Council

Wharves

Garston Wharf Hanson Quarry Products SJ 397 Sand Active Liverpool City Council MPA Europe Limited 837

Mersey Wharf Eastham Sand and Sand and Active Wirral Metropolitan Gravel gravel Borough Council

Port of Liverpool Norwest S&G/Yeoman Crushed Active Sefton Metropolitan Backhouse Ltd rock Borough Council

1. Active for recycled aggregates 4 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington 36 Monitoring of planning applications Cheshire

Table 4.8 Planning applications for primary aggregate extraction determined 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2012

W Aggregate crushed rock Land-won aggregate sand and gravel est

and Granted (mt) Refused (mt) No of Granted (mt) Refused (mt) No of applications applications Chester

Greater Manchester 2 0 1 0 0 0

Council Merseyside 0 0 0 0 0 0

Warrington 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Total 2 0 1 - - - W

est Table 4.9 Planning applications for primary aggregate extraction pending as at 31 December 2012 Aggregate

Aggregate crushed rock Land-won aggregate sand and gravel

Resource (mt) No. of applications Resource (mt) No. of applications W orking Greater Manchester - - - -

Party Merseyside 0 0 0 0

- Warrington - - - - AM2013

Total - - - -

Table 4.10 Planning application details for primary aggregate extraction determined and pending 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2012

MPA Site Applicant Application Mineral Area of Resource Extension/new Decision/date No. application (mt) quarry (ha)

Bolton Pilkington Armstrongs 84065/10 Gritstone 8.6ha Extension Decided January 2011 Quarry Quarry Aggregates 37 Monitoring of Development Plan progress Cheshire

Table 4.11 Development Plan progress in Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington as at 31 December 2012

MPA Unitary Development Local Development Framework W est Plan/Minerals Local Plan Local Statement of Local Plan/Development Plan and Development Community Document Scheme Involvement Chester

Bolton Council* Greater Manchester Adopted November Adopted March Core Strategy adopted March Minerals Plan adopted 2012 2007 2011. Council April 2013

Bury Metropolitan Greater Manchester Adopted August Core Strategy publication stage North Adopted October Borough Council* Minerals Plan adopted 2013 August 2013. 2012

April 2013 W est Greater Manchester As constituent authorities As constituent Greater Manchester Minerals Plan Aggregate (including the AGMA As constituent authorities adopted April 2013. authorities denoted authorities by * and the GMGU) W

Halton Borough Adopted April 2005 Adopted Core Strategy adoption expected orking Council September 2013 April 2014.

Adopted March Party 2007 - revised Site Allocations and Development

March 2009 Management Local Plan - preparation to begin Spring 2014. AM2013

Knowsley Adopted June 2006 Adopted 2007 Core Strategy examination begins Metropolitan Borough November 2013, adoption Council expected Spring 2014. July 2013 Site Allocations and Development Management Policies to begin early 2014.

Liverpool City Adopted 2002 Adopted June Local Plan preparation began Adopted February Council 2013 September 2013. Publication 2013 draft expected October 2014.

Manchester City Greater Manchester Adopted January Publication consultation February Updated February Council* Minerals Plan adopted 2007 2011. 2012 April 2013

Oldham Metropolitan Greater Manchester Adopted July 2010 Joint Core Strategy adopted Updated February Borough Council* Minerals Plan adopted November 2011. 2012 April 2013 4 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Warrington 38 MPA Unitary Development Local Development Framework Cheshire Plan/Minerals Local Plan Local Statement of Local Plan/Development Plan Development Community Document

W Scheme Involvement est

and Rochdale Borough Greater Manchester Adopted October Core Strategy submitted May Adopted August Council* Minerals Plan adopted 2010 2013

Chester 2012 April 2013

Salford City Council Greater Manchester Adopted January Local Plan initial consultation Updated February Council Minerals Plan adopted 2010 February 2013. 2013 April 2013

Sefton Metropolitan Adopted June 2006 Adopted 2009 Adopted February Publication stage expected early North Borough Council (update in 2011 2013 progress) W est St Helens Council Review of UDP Adopted May 2012 Core Strategy Adopted October Aggregate abandoned to LDF 2012. progress Bold Forest AAP and Sustainable Adopted October Management and Site Allocation W 2012

orking DPD at early stages of preparation (Issues and Options expected early 2014). Party -

AM2013 Stockport Greater Manchester Adopted July 2010 Core Strategy adopted March Updated March Metropolitan Borough Minerals Plan adopted 2011. 2012 Council* April 2013

Tameside Greater Manchester Adopted July 2006 Joint Core Strategy Preferred Metropolitan Borough Minerals Plan adopted Adopted April 2007 Options consultation January Council* April 2013 2013.

Trafford Council* Greater Manchester Adopted February Core Strategy adopted January Updated Minerals Plan adopted 2010 2012. November 2010 April 2013

Warrington Borough Adopted January 2006 Adopted March Adopted March Core Strategy Adoption expected Council 2007 2006 early 2014.

Wigan Council* Greater Manchester Adopted August Local Plan Core Strategy adopted Adopted August Minerals Plan adopted 2013 September 2013. 2013 April 2013

Wirral Metropolitan Adopted 2000 Adopted Core Strategy Submission stage Borough Council December 2006 expected late 2013/early 2014. Adopted July 2013 (revision in Site Allocations DPD to begin progress) preparation on 2015. Environment Act 1995: Review of aggregate mineral planning permissions

Table 4.12 Environment Act 1995 - summary of aggregate mineral review sites as at 31 December 2010

MPA Phase I Phase II Dormant Original Lapsed Submitted Determined W High Original Submitted Determined Original Lapsed Submitted Determined W High ith ith SoS SoS Court Court

Greater Manchester, Merseyside and 10 5 1 4 1 1 18 1 Warrington

4.6 Permission has been allowed to laps on three Phase I sites as working had finished. Permission also lapsed on two other sites due to failure to submit conditions by the due date. Dormant sites in the Greater Manchester authorities

are currently under review.

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 39 5 Lancashire 40

Cheshire 5 Lancashire

5.1 For the purposes of annual monitoring, the authorities of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen

W are included within the Lancashire sub-region. Map 5.1 illustrates the distribution of aggregate sites est across the sub-region. and

Chester Aggregate crushed rock sales, reserves and landbank

5.2 Sales of aggregate crushed rock increased during both the 2011 and 2012 monitoring periods

Council from 2.22mt in 2010 to 2.41 (2011) and 2.44mt (2012) an increase of 8.6% and 1.25% respectively. Despite this increase, sales remain significantly lower than figures recorded prior to 2008. Sales of limestone reduced during both monitoring periods by 2.5% and 3.2% respectively where sales of North sandstone increased during the same periods by 36.5% and 9.3% from 0.63mt in 2010 to 0.94mt in 2012. Reserves of both limestone and sandstone reduced during the 2011 monitoring period by 4.7% W

est and 8.3% respectively. Limestone reserves continued to fall during 2012 to 60.64mt where reserves

Aggregate of sandstone increased by 8.2% to 71.42mt.

5.3 The landbank for crushed rock reduced during the 2011 monitoring period to 30.3 years but

W returned to 2010 levels during 2012 to 31.15 years. This increase in landbank during 2012 is due to orking the 8.2% increase in sandstone reserves during the same period.

Party Table 5.1 Lancashire aggregate crushed rock landbank as at 31 December 2011 -

AM2013 Landbank as at Permitted reserves as at Annual apportionment Landbank as at 31.12.2010 31.12.2011 (mt) requirement 2005-2020 (mt) 31.12.2011 (years)

Lancashire 31.42 years 128.5mt 4.24mt 30.3 years

Table 5.2 Lancashire aggregate crushed rock landbank as at 31 December 2012

Landbank as at Permitted reserves as at Annual apportionment Landbank as at 31.12.2011 31.12.2012 (mt) requirement 2005-2020 (mt) 31.12.2012 (years)

Lancashire 30.3 years 132.1mt 4.24mt 31.15 years

Aggregate sand and gravel sales, reserves and landbank

5.4 Total land-won aggregate sand and gravel sales fell during 2011 from 0.37mt in 2010 to 0.25mt in 2011 but increased by 44% during 2012 to 0.36mt. No marine dredged sand and gravel was landed in Lancashire during either the 2011 or 2012 monitoring periods. Reserves of aggregate land-won sand and gravel fell during both the 2011 and 2012 monitoring periods by 2.4% and 2.8% respectively, roughly in line with what would be expected given sales figures for the same monitoring periods. 41 5.5 The landbank for aggregate sand and gravel fell during both the 2011 and 2012 monitoring periods in line with the marginal drop in reserves. The landbank as at 31 December 2012 was 19 years which Cheshire is far in excess of the minimum 7 year landbank requirement set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. W est Table 5.3 Lancashire aggregate land-won sand and gravel landbank as at 31 December 2011 and

Landbank as at Permitted reserves as Annual apportionment Landbank as at Chester 31.12.2010 at 31.12.2011 requirement 2005-2020 (mt) 31.12.2011 (years) Council Lancashire 20.02 years 8.6mt 0.44mt 19.5 years

Table 5.4 Lancashire aggregate land-won sand and gravel landbank as at 31 December 2012 North

Landbank as at Permitted reserves as Annual apportionment Landbank as at W est 31.12.2011 at 31.12.2012 requirement 2005-2020 (mt) 31.12.2012 (years) Aggregate Lancashire 19.5 years 8.28mt 0.44mt 19 years W orking Party - AM2013

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 42

Table 5.5 Lancashire aggregate crushed rock sales and reserves 1997-2012 (million tonnes)

Monitoring AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12 period Lancashire Aggregate crushed rock sales

Limestone 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.48 1.86 1.59 1.55 1.50

Sandstone 2.17 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.2 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.26 0.98 0.66 0.63 0.86 0.94

Total aggregate crushed 5.17 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.6 4.26 3.46 2.52 2.22 2.41 2.44 rock sales

Aggregate crushed rock reserves

Limestone 63.5 59.4 56.8 54.1 53.9 59.3 57.5 54.7 50.32 77.0 71.4 52.6 67.63 65.61 62.5 60.64

Sandstone 105.7 86.0 84.0 73.5 71.1 70.3 68.7 79.8 64.5 75.1 74.1 70.35 69.14 67.63 66.0 71.42

Total aggregate crushed 169.2 145.4 140.8 127.6 125.0 129.6 126.2 134.5 114.82 152.1 145.5 122.95 136.77 133.24 128.5 132.1 rock reserves Table 5.6 Lancashire aggregate sand and gravel sales and reserves 1997-2012 (million tonnes)

Monitoring AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12 period

Aggregate land-won sand and gravel sales

Land-won sand and 0.91 0.66 0.48 0.34 0.5 0.5 0.46 0.44 0.38 0.34 0.33 0.31 0.42 0.37 0.25 0.36 gravel

Marine dredged ~ ~ 0.05 0.07 0.18 0.13 0.11 0.1 0.12 0.1 0.12 0.01 - - - - sand and gravel

Total aggregate sand and 0.91 0.66 0.53 0.41 0.68 0.63 0.57 0.54 0.5 0.44 0.45 0.32 0.42 0.37 0.25 0.36 gravel sales

Aggregate land-won sand and gravel reserves

Land-won sand and 8.6 7.38 7.0 6.4 4.6 4.0 3.54 3.24 4.4 5.21 5.4 10.3 8.98 8.81 8.6 8.36 gravel

Total aggregate land-won 8.6 7.38 7.0 6.4 4.6 4.0 3.54 3.24 4.4 5.21 5.4 10.3 8.98 8.81 8.6 8.36 sand and gravel

reserves

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 43

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 44

Map 5.1 Lancashire sub-region aggregate sites Lancashire

Site name Company Grid Mineral Status MPA MPA/BAA Ref W

Back Lane Quarry Aggregate Industries SD 510 Limestone Active Lancashire County Council MPA est

UK 695 and

Bankfield Quarry Tarmac Limited SD 755 Limestone Active Lancashire County Council MPA Chester 435

Bellman Quarry Hanson Cement SD 761 Limestone Active Lancashire County Council MPA Council 428

Bradley's Sand Pit J A Jackson SD 512 Sand and Active Lancashire County Council 340 gravel North

Brinscall Quarry Armstrongs SD 633 Sandstone Active Lancashire County Council W est Aggregates Ltd 421 Aggregate Dalton Brickworks Ibstock Brick Limited SD 501 Clay and Active Lancashire County Council (1) Quarry 091 shale W

Dunald Mill Tarmac Limited SD 511 Limestone Inactive Lancashire County Council MPA orking 679 Party Foreshore St Annes William Rainford SD 313 Sand and Active Lancashire County Council 300 gravel - AM2013 German Lane P Casey Enviro Ltd SD 562 Sand Active Lancashire County Council Quarry 171

Heysham Wharf Peel Ports Limited SD 397 Sand and Closed Lancashire County Council MPA 601 gravel

Jamestone Quarry Aggregate Industries SD 758 Sandstone Active Lancashire County Council MPA UK 233

Lanehead Hanson Cement SD 752 Limestone Active Lancashire County Council MPA 437

Leapers Wood Tarmac Limited SD 515 Limestone Active Lancashire County Council MPA 694

Leeming Brown Bros SD 683 Limestone Active Lancashire County Council (Longridge) Ltd 406

Lower Brockholes Hargreaves (Tarnacre) SD 578 Sand and Active Lancashire County Council Ltd 304 gravel

Lydiate Lane Quarry J A Jackson SD 554 Sand and Active Lancashire County Council 239 gravel

Runshaw Tarmac Limited SD 543 Sand Inactive Lancashire County Council MPA 195 5 Lancashire 46 Site name Company Grid Mineral Status MPA MPA/BAA Cheshire Ref

Sandons Farm Rigshaw Limited SD 592 Sand and Active Lancashire County Council

W 131 gravel est

and Scout Moor Marshalls Natural SD 814 Sandstone Active Lancashire County Council MPA/BAA Stone 190 Chester Sharples Farm Hargraves (Tarnacre) SD 472 Sand and Active Lancashire County Council Ltd 428 gravel Council Tong Farm J Laycock SD 880 Clay and Active Lancashire County Council (2) 225 shale North Waddington Fell Aggregate Industries SD 718 Sandstone Active Lancashire County Council MPA

W UK 479 est

Aggregate Whinney Hill Hanson Quarry SD 762 Clay and Closed Lancashire County Council MPA (3) Products 306 Shale

Whinney Hill Quarry Park Royal Haulage SD 756 Sandstone Active Lancashire County Council W Ltd 30 orking

Party Whitworth Quarry Fairhurst Stone (from SD 875 Sandstone Active Lancashire County Council MPA July 2010) 202 - AM2013 1. Figures for clay and shale are not reported, site surveyed for potential aggregate sales 2. Figures for clay and shale are not reported, site surveyed for potential aggregate sales 3. Figures for clay and shale are not reported, site surveyed for potential aggregate sales

Monitoring of planning applications

Table 5.8 Planning applications for primary aggregate extraction determined 1 January to 31 December 2012

Aggregate crushed rock Land-won aggregate sand and gravel

Granted (mt) Refused (mt) No of Granted (mt) Refused (mt) No of applications applications

Lancashire 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total ------

Table 5.9 Planning applications for primary aggregate extraction pending as at 31 December 2012

Aggregate crushed rock Land-won aggregate sand and gravel

Resource (mt) No. of applications Resource (mt) No. of applications

Lancashire 0 0 0 0 47 Aggregate crushed rock Land-won aggregate sand and gravel Cheshire

Resource (mt) No. of applications Resource (mt) No. of applications

Total - - - - W est

Table 5.10 Planning application details for primary aggregate extraction determined and pending 1 January to 31 December and

2010 Chester

MPA Site Applicant Application Mineral Area of Resource Extension/new Decision/date

No. application (mt) quarry Council (ha)

No relevant planning applications determined/pending during the monitoring period North

Monitoring of Development Plan progress W est

Table 5.11 Development Plan progress in Lancashire authorities as at 31 December 2012 Aggregate

MPA Unitary Development Local Development Framework

Plan/Minerals Local W

Plan Local Development Statement of Local orking Scheme Community Involvement Plan/Development Plan Document Party

Blackburn with Adopted 2007 Adopted August 2006 Minerals and Waste Adopted 2002 - Darwen Core Strategy adopted AM2013 February 2009 Blackpool Council Adopted June 2006 Adopted March 2007 Adopted June 2007 Site Allocations and Lancashire County Minerals Local Plan Adopted May 2006 Development Council adopted 2001 Management Local Plan Adopted April 2007 adopted September 2013.

AM2013 - Party orking W Aggregate est W North Council Chester and est W Cheshire 48

Environment Act 1995: Review of aggregate mineral planning permissions

Table 5.12 Environment Act 1995 - summary of aggregate mineral review sites as at 31 December 2012

MPA Phase I Phase II Dormant Lancashire Original Lapsed Submitted Determined W High Original Submitted Determined Original Lapsed Submitted Determined W High ith ith SoS SoS Court Court

Lancashire 11 11 2 1 1 8

5.6 Permission was allowed to lapse on one Phase II site as it was superseded by modern planning permission. 49

6 Marine dredged aggregate Cheshire

6.1 During December 2011 and 2012 The Crown Estate along with the British Marine Aggregate

Producers Association (BMAPA) published reserve and dredge statistics for the calender years of 2011 W and 2012(1). It should be noted that data reported by the Crown Estate provide statistics relating to the est removal and landings of marine dredged aggregate and do not reflect sales. and Chester 6.2 During the 2011 and 2012 monitoring periods there were four active dredging areas operating in waters off the North West coast. Council Table 6.1 North west marine licences and dredge areas 2011 and 2012

Area Area name Licence type Licence holder Approximate centre Operational North no. point co-ordinates status W

331 Morecambe Bay Active dredge area / Tarmac Marine 03 52.2050 W 53 Active est

application area Dredging Limited 12.1980 N Aggregate

392 Hilbre Swash Active dredge area / Tarmac Marine 03 26.2040 W 53 Active application area Dredging Limited 27.4050 N W

393 Hilbre Swash Active dredge area / Norwest Sand & Ballast 03 26.2040 W 53 Active orking application area Co. Ltd 27.4050 N Party 457 Liverpool Bay Active dredge area / Westminster Gravels 03 32.3590 W 53 Active

application area / Option Ltd 36.9250 N - area AM2013

6.3 A total of 314,098 tonnes of material was removed from off the north west coast during the 2011 monitoring period, the lowest recorded level of dredging in more than 6 years. Of the 314,098 tonnes, 304,515 tonnes was landed at landing points on the north west coastline (including at Penrhyn). The downward trend in removal and landing continued during the 2012 monitoring period where 285,368 tonnes were removed and 277,720 tonnes of material was landed in the north west. This reduction in removal and landing is a reflection in the reduction of licensed dredge areas during the 2011 and 2012 monitoring periods.

1 'Marine Aggregates, The Crown Estate licences Summary of Statistics 2011' and 'Marine Aggregates, The Crown Estate licences Summary of Statistics 2012', The Crown Estate

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Table 6.2 Marine dredged aggregate removed from off the north west coast 1997-2012 (tonnes)

North west AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12

Primary Primary ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 611,983 608,134 633,405 432,889 271,598 307,509 314,098 285,368 Marine aggregate

Rivers & ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 124,506 111,687 109,399 87,787 92,263 39,458 0 0 misc

Secondary Beach ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 dredged nourishment

Contract fill ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 0 0 207,506 276,190 9,000 0 309,300

Total aggregates ------736,489 720,001 742,804 728,182 840,051 355,967 314,098 594,668 removed

Authorised limit of ------1.38 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.26 1.24 1.33 1.43 aggregate removal (mt/pa) Table 6.3 Marine dredged aggregate landed at north west coastal wharfs 1997-2012 (tonnes)

Landing AM97 AM98 AM99 AM00 AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM05 AM06 AM07 AM08 AM09 AM10 AM11 AM12 Point

Barrow ~ ~ ~ ~ 30,000 42,835 42,835 21,049 20,206 22,321 14,890 23,319 23,111 15,592 12,333 9,831

Eastham ~ ~ ~ 43,046 71,615 74,055 75,000 99,079 124,506 111,687 109,399 87,787 92,263 40,012 - -

Heysham ~ ~ 53,848 75,376 105,982 129,719 105,812 95,550 95,285 138,088 119,767 11,930 - - - -

Liverpool 246,598 231,072 243,882 179,444 253,382 260,258 237,262 385,886 428,842 373,812 428,635 327,094 209,766 223,206 238,880 205,528

Penrhyn 36,939 43,510 57,314 61,270 44,951 66,334 51,311 52,307 47,257 46,091 46,002 54,901 27,133 53,088 53,302 62,361

Total 283,537 274,582 355,044 359,136 505,930 573,201 512,220 653,871 716,096 691,999 718,693 505,031 352,273 331,898 304,515 277,720

Total exc 246,598 231,072 297,730 297,866 460,979 506,867 460,909 601,564 668,839 645,908 672,691 450,130 325,140 278,810 251,213 215,359

Penrhyn

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Picture 6.1 North west wharfs and licenced aggregate dredging areas 2011 Marine dredged aggregate 53

A North West AWP membership Cheshire

Table A.1 North West Aggregate Working Party membership W

North West Aggregate Working Party Representatives est and North West Aggregate Working Louise Hilder

Party Chairman Chester Spatial Planning, Cheshire West and Chester Council, The Forum Offices, Chester CH1 2HS Council 01244 975913

[email protected] North

North West Aggregate Working Natalie Durney-Knight W est Party Technical Secretary Spatial Planning, Cheshire West and Chester Council, The Forum Offices, Chester CH1 Aggregate 2HS

[email protected] W orking 01244 973117 Party

Government Representatives - AM2013 Department for Communities and Mark Plummer Local Government Department for Communities and Local Government, Minerals and Waste Planning, Zone 1/H4, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU

[email protected]

0303 444 1708 A North West AWP membership 54 North West Aggregate Working Party Representatives Cheshire

Highways Agency (Manchester) Ian Tull

W Highways Agency, City Tower, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester M1 4BE est

and [email protected]

Chester 0161 930 5602

Council Local Government Representatives

Cheshire East Council Jamie Longmire North Strategic Planning & Housing, Cheshire East Council, Westfields, Middlewich Road,

W Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 1HZ est

Aggregate [email protected]

01270 537461 W

orking Cheshire West and Chester Campbell Latchford Council

Party Spatial Planning, Cheshire West and Chester Council, The Forum Offices, Chester CH1 2HS - AM2013 [email protected]

01244 976756

Cumbria County Council Sue Brett

Minerals & Waste Planning Policy Team; Cumbria County Council; County Offices; Busher Walk; Kendal; Cumbria; LA9 4RQ

[email protected]

01539 713409

Environment Advisory Service Paul Slinn (Merseyside) Environment Advisory Service, Byrant House, Liverpool Road North, Maghull L31 2PA

[email protected]

0151 934 2791 55 North West Aggregate Working Party Representatives Cheshire

Minerals and Waste Planning Unit Carolyn Williams (Greater Manchester)

MWPU, Environment Department, 2nd Floor, Emerson House, Albert Street, Eccles, W Manchester M30 0TE est and [email protected] Chester

0161 604 7746 Council Lancashire County Council Richard Sharples

Environment Directorate, Lancashire County Council, Guild House, Cross Street, Preston North PR1 8RD W

[email protected] est Aggregate 01772 534294 W orking Party - AM2013 A North West AWP membership 56 North West Aggregate Working Party Representatives Cheshire

Lake District National Park Paula Allen

W Lake District National Park Authority; Murley Moss; Oxenholme Road; Kendal; LA9 7RL est

and [email protected]

Chester 01539-792677

Council Warrington Borough Council Gary Legg

Environment and Regeneration Department, Warrington Borough Council, New Town

North House, Buttermarket Street, Warrington WA1 2NH

W [email protected] est

Aggregate 01925 442799

Industry Representatives W

orking Aggregate Industries UK Limited Geoff Storey

Party Aggregate Industries UK, High Roads, Nether Kellet, Carnforth, Lancashire LA6 1EA

- [email protected] AM2013

01524 732261

British Aggregate Association Ian Pearson

Marshalls Natural Stone Division, Brier Lodge, Southowram, Halifax HX3 9SY

[email protected]

01422 434413

British Marine Aggregate Andrew Bellamy Producers Association BMAPA, UMA House, Shopwhyke Road, Chichester PO20 2AD

[email protected]

01243 817200

CEMEX UK Mark Kelly

CEMEX UK Operations Limited, Coldharbour Lane, Thorpe, Egham, Surrey TW20 8TD 57 North West Aggregate Working Party Representatives Cheshire

[email protected]

0121 569 7459 W est and Chester Council North W est Aggregate W orking Party - AM2013 A North West AWP membership 58 North West Aggregate Working Party Representatives Cheshire

Hanson Heidelberg Cement Group Tom Brown

W Hanson Aggregates, Clifford House, Wetherby Business Park, York Road, Wetherby, West est Yorkshire LS22 7NS and [email protected] Chester

01937 581977 Council Mineral Products Association Ken Hobden

North Mineral Products Association, Gillingham House, Gillingham Street, London SW1V 1HU

W [email protected] est

Aggregate 0207 963 8000

Sibelco UK Ltd Nick Horsley W orking Sibelco UK Ltd, Brookside Hall, Congleton Road, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 4TF

Party [email protected]

- 01298 768202 AM2013

Lararge-Tarmac Grahame Fyles

Tarmac Limited, Tunstead House, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 8TG

[email protected]

01298 768202 59

B Acronyms Cheshire W

Acronym est and AGMA Association of Greater Manchester Authorities Chester AM Annual Monitoring

AMR Annual Monitoring Report Council

AWP Aggregate Working Party

BAA British Aggregates Association North

BMAPA British Marine Aggregate Producers Association W est

CDEW Construction, Demolition and Excavation Waste Aggregate

CLG Communities and Local Government

GMGU Greater Manchester Geological Unit W orking HSA High Specification Aggregate Party LDF Local Development Framework -

MPA Mineral Products Association AM2013

MPAs Mineral Planning Authorities

NCG National Co-Ordinating Group

NFDC National Federation of Demolition Contractors

NPPF National Planning Policy Framework

NWAWP North West Aggregate Working Party

RPB Regional Planning Body

RTAB Regional Technical Advisory Body

UDP Unitary Development Plan C Glossary 60

Cheshire C Glossary

Apportionment - currently set by the 'National and regional requirements for aggregate provision in

W England 2005-2020', a specified amount of aggregates to be produced annually on a sub-regional basis. est

and Core Strategy/Local Plan - a plan setting out the spatial vision for the Local Planning Authority area,

Chester the spatial objectives and strategic policies to deliver that vision.

Duty to co-operate - introduced by the Town & Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations

Council 2012, requires Local Authorities and other public bodies to co-operate on planning issues.

High Specification Aggregate - natural and artificial coarse aggregates which meet the physical test North criteria for Polished Stone Value and Aggregate Abrasion Value. W

est Licence Application Area - areas which are in the process of being developed for new licence dredge

Aggregate areas. These areas are subject to a full environmental impact assessment and public consultation before permission is granted by the Marine Management Organisation.

Licenced Dredge Area - active licenced dredge areas. W orking Licence Option Area - awarded by the Crown Estate following a successful tender by a company

Party seeking to develop a new dredging area. The company is permitted to explore the area for viable resources during during a period of 5 years, during which the licence application process must be -

AM2013 completed.

Local Development Framework - a set of Local Development Documents which include the Local Development Scheme, Statement of Community Involvement and Local Plan.