Local Aggregates Assessment (2014 & 2015 Data)
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Suffolk Local Aggregates Assessment (2014 & 2015 data) JANUARY 2 0 1 7 Suffolk Local Aggregates Assessment, January 2017 Contact Graham Gunby Senior Policy Officer: Minerals & Waste Policy Planning & Development Section Resource Management Suffolk County Council 8 Russell Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2BX Tel: 01473 264807 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.suffolk.gov.uk For more information about our minerals and waste planning service go to: http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/environment-and-transport/planning-and-buildings/ Cover photograph acknowledgements: 1. Gt Blakenham Energy from Waste Facility, courtesy of SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd, and; 2. Cavenham Quarry, with permission from Allen Newport Ltd. Suffolk County Council Page 1 Suffolk Local Aggregates Assessment, January 2017 Contents 1. Executive summary 2. Introduction 3. The minerals industry in Suffolk 4. Sales of sand and gravel 1995 – 2015 5. Comparison of sales with apportionments 6. Location of current sand & gravel workings in Suffolk 7. Suffolk’s landbank of permitted mineral reserves 8. Imports and exports from 2014 Collation 9. Crushed rock imports 10. Assessment of other potential sources of supply Marine dredged and marine borne aggregates Recycled and secondary aggregates Asphalt and concrete batching plants 11. Looking to the future 12. Conclusions Suffolk County Council Page 2 Suffolk Local Aggregates Assessment, January 2017 List of Figures Figure 1 Simplified geological map of Suffolk Figure 2 National environmental designations in Suffolk Figure 3 Annual sales of sand & gravel in Suffolk 1995 – 2015 Figure 4 Sales and apportionment 1995 – 2015 Figure 5 Map of current sand & gravel workings in Suffolk as at 31 December 2015 Figure 6 Map of existing rail heads capable of handling aggregates Figure 7 Map of wharves handling marine dredged and/or marine borne aggregates Figure 8 Map of recycled aggregates handling facilities Figure 9 Map of asphalt and concrete batching plants in Suffolk Figure 10 Sales, apportionment and 10-year average sales for Suffolk 1995-2015 Figure 11 Trends & correlations of annual sales of sand and gravel (mts) and annual house completions Suffolk County Council Page 3 Suffolk Local Aggregates Assessment, January 2017 List of Tables Table 1 Sales of sand & gravel in Suffolk by end use 2014 Table 2 Location of primary aggregate sites in Suffolk as at 31 December 2015 Table 3 Sand & gravel land bank in Suffolk based on various output scenarios as at 31 December 2014 Table 4 Sand & gravel land bank in Suffolk based on various output scenarios as at 31 December 2015 Table 5 Origin and percentage of overall consumption of sand and gravel provided by imports to Suffolk in 2014 Table 6 Quantity and destination of sand & gravel exports from Suffolk 2014 Table 7 List of rail facilities capable of handling aggregates Table 8 Quantity and origin of crushed rock imports to Suffolk 2014 Table 9 List of wharves capable of handling marine dredged and marine borne aggregates Table 10 List of recycled aggregates sites in Suffolk as at 31 December 2015 Table 11 Asphalt batching plant facilities in Suffolk Table 12 List of concrete batching plants in Suffolk Table 13 Sites allocated in current Minerals Site Allocations Development Plan Document adopted September 2009 and for which planning permission has not been granted as at 31 December 2014 Table 14 Sites allocated in current Minerals Site Allocation Development Plan Document adopted September 2009 and for which planning permission has not been granted as at 31 December 2015 Table 15 Comparison of planned provision against current apportionment and 10 year average sales as of 31 December 2014 Table16 Comparison of planned provision against current apportionment and 10 year average sales as of 31 December 2015 Table 17 Provision of sand and gravel to 2036 based on the 10 year average sales (as of 31 December 2014) Table 18 Provision of sand and gravel to 2036 based on the 10 year average sales (as of 31 December 2015) Table 19 Housing trajectories Table 20 Housing completions Suffolk County Council Page 4 Suffolk Local Aggregates Assessment, January 2017 1. Executive summary 1.1 Unusually this Local Aggregates Assessment (LAA) covers two years (2014 and 2015) due to Government funding problems delaying the consideration of LAAs by the East of England Aggregates Working Party (EEAWP). 1.2 Section 4 discusses the sales of sand and gravel by end use. In 2014 there was a total of 1 million tonnes of land won and marine dredged sand & gravel sold. Marine dredged sand and gravel made up only 84,000 tonnes of this total. Land won sand and gravel sales made up the remaining 916,000 tonnes. 1.3 Of the land won sand, 386,000 tonnes was sold for concrete and 141,000 tonnes for mortar. Of the land won gravel, 204,000 tonnes was sold for concrete and 185,000 tonnes for miscellaneous uses. No land won sand and gravel was used in asphalt production. 1.4 Section 5 compares sales with apportionments and indicates that in twenty years, sales have never exceeded the apportionment and have generally been significantly lower. 1.5 Section 6 shows the location of current sand and gravel workings in Suffolk. There are18 in total of which 14 are active and 4 are inactive. 1.6 Section 7 indicates that Suffolk’s landbank of permitted mineral reserves on the 31 December 2015, stood at 13.2 million tonnes, which is equal to 8.1 years based on the sub-regional apportionment of 1.62 million tonnes per annum. When based upon the average of the last ten years sales of 1.2 million tonnes per annum, the landbank is 11 years. 1.7 Section 8 discusses the imports and exports of sand and gravel from 2014 national collation. Norfolk & Essex each contributed between 10 and 20 % of total consumption in Suffolk, followed by Cambridgeshire & Lincolnshire who each contributed between 1 and 10% of total consumption in Suffolk. 1.8 Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire each imported between 1 and 10% of sand and gravel consumed from Suffolk. 1.9 Suffolk has no reserves of hard rock and Section 9 discusses the importation of crushed rock taken from the 2014 national collation. At present within Suffolk there are 4 safeguarded railheads which provide facilities for the importation of primarily crushed rock. Leicestershire provided between 90 – 100 % of crushed rock consumed in Suffolk. Conwy, Powys and Cambridgeshire each provided between 1- 10% of crushed rocked consumed in Suffolk. Suffolk County Council Page 5 Suffolk Local Aggregates Assessment, January 2017 1.10 Other sources of supply are discussed in Section 10. Suffolk has 3 safeguarded wharves for the landing of marine dredged aggregates or marine borne aggregates. The Crown Estates licenced 9.2 million tonnes of marine dredged sand and gravel in 2015 although only 4.4 million tonnes of marine dredged sand and gravel was removed. Of the 4.4 million tonnes dredged only 199,421 tonnes of marine dredged sand and gravel was landed in Suffolk 1.11 Other sources of supply include recycled materials and there are 28 aggregates recycling plants in Suffolk including the Gt Blakenham Energy from Waste facility which converts bottom ash into aggregates. 1.12 Value added plants provide an outlet for the sale of aggregates and there are 19 concrete batching plants and 8 asphalt plants in Suffolk. 1.13 In Section 11 which considers future provision it is noted that there are 8 sand and gravel sites in the existing minerals plan yet to be permitted. It is also noted that housing completions were 28.5% lower than Local Plan projections. It is assumed that marine dredged aggregates, recycled aggregates and crushed rock supplies will also continue. It is also considered that there is enough provision to maintain the landbank until the replacement Suffolk Minerals & Waste Plan is adopted in 2018. 1.14 The current appointment figure is based upon the revised national guidelines that cover the period to 2020. At the time of writing, the National Co-ordinating Group is not scheduled to meet in the foreseeable future. As Mineral Planning Authorities in the East of England are preparing or have prepared Plans with end dates significantly after 2020, the weight which can be given to the guidelines is likely to reduce considerably in future. Therefore, in the likely absence of updated guidelines emerging, the default position is for the provision for sand and gravel in plans to be based upon the methodology contained in national policy and guidance. (National Planning Policy Framework paragraph 145 and Planning Practice Guidance paragraphs 61-71). Suffolk County Council Page 6 Suffolk Local Aggregates Assessment, January 2017 2. Introduction 2.1. This Local Aggregates Assessment has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which indicates that: “Mineral Planning Authorities (MPA) should plan for a steady and adequate supply of aggregates by: Preparing an annual Local Aggregates Assessment (LAA)…based on a rolling average of 10 years sales data and other relevant local information, and an assessment of all supply options (including marine dredged, secondary and recycled sources).” https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/6077/21 16950.pdf 2.2. In accordance with the NPPF, the County Council has also consulted with, and sought advice from, the East of England Aggregates Working Party. 2.3. Further advice on the preparation of LAAs can be found on the Planning Practice Guidance website. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/minerals#Local-Aggregate-Assessments 2.4. The LAA should be read in conjunction with the adopted minerals planning policy which is contained in the following documents: Minerals Core Strategy Development Plan Document adopted September 2008 Minerals Sites Allocation Development Plan Document adopted September 2009: 2.5.