Areas Safeguarded Or Identified As Areas of Search for Minerals Development
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AREAS SAFEGUARDED OR IDENTIFIED AS AREAS OF SEARCH FOR MINERALS DEVELOPMENT APRIL 2017 Supplementary Guidance Areas safeguarded or identified as areas of search for minerals development Policy PR1 of the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan identifies important mineral safeguarded sites, where other forms of development should not generally be allowed, and wider areas of search where mineral reserves should not be sterilised by inappropriate developments. These are shown on the “Safeguarding Resources” proposals map of the Local Development Plan. That map is insufficiently detailed to allow the identification of specific boundaries and the following maps allow the boundaries of this area to be accurately defined. These boundaries reflect the local application of this policy area and do not impact on either the principle of the policy (which is established by Policy SR1), or the spatial strategy of the wider plan area. These sites are shown on the proposals maps Table 1 Areas of search for minerals (sand and gravel reserves) Map Map Number Number Memsie West 1 Bo, Turriff 18 Memsie North 2 Tyrie 19 Newmill West 2 Castleton, Turriff 20 Catterline 3 Bracklamore, New Pitsligo 21 Roughilly, Portsoy 4 Aberchirder West 22 New Aberdour West 5 Tarwathie, Strichen 23 New Aberdour North 5 New Leeds 24 New Aberdour East 5 Brownhill, Fetterangus 25 Peathill 6 North Garmond 26 Fordyce Hill, Fordyce 7 Turriff West 27 Banff West 8 Turriff South 28 Auchlin, Turriff 9 Idoch, Cuminestown 29 Gaval, Fetterangus 10 Craigie, Ythanbank 30 Hatton West 11 Hill of Logie, Ellon 31 Hatton South 11 Old Crow Wood, Monymusk 32 Auchenblae East 12 Cairnie Woods, Garlogie 33 Auchenblae West 12 Criggie, Stonehaven 34 Hill of Kinnoir, Huntly 13 Gallow Hill, Fettercairn 35 Lumsden North 14 Ruthven 36 Kirkton of Durris 15 Rhynie 37 Auchlin 16 Woodhead, Alford 38 Cotton Hill, Fordyce 17 Tillydrine, Kincardine O’Neil 39 – 1 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP KEY 6 A98 5 1 4 8 A98 2 17 7 16 18 19 23 20 9 Moray 21 24 26 25 22 36 29 10 27 28 13 A952 11 30 31 37 A90 14 38 A90 32 A96 Aberdeen City 33 A90 A93 39 15 Cairngorms National Park 34 3 12 35 Angus A92 0 5 10 20 KM (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 2 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 1 Memsie West Memsie West 0205 410 820 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 3 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 2 Memsie North Newmill West 0205 410 820 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 4 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 3 Catterline 0205 410 820 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 5 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 4 Roughilly, Portsoy 0200 400 800 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 5 New Aberdour North New Aberdour East New Aberdour West 0225 450 900 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 6 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 6 Peathill 0200 400 800 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 7 Fordyce Hill, Fordyce 0200 400 800 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 7 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 8 Banff West 0200 400 800 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 9 Auchlinn, Turriff 0200 400 800 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 8 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 10 Gaval, Fetterangus 0200 400 800 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 11 Hatton West Hatton South 0200 400 800 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 9 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 12 Auchenblae East Auchenblae West 0200 400 800 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 13 Hill of Kinnoir, Huntly 0200 400 800 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 10 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 14 Lumsden North 0200 400 800 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 15 Kirkton of Durris 0200 400 800 m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 11 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 16 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 17 Cotton Hill, Fordyce Auchlin 04200 00800m 04200 00800m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 18 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 19 Tyrie Bo, Turriff 04200 00800m 04200 00800m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 12 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 20 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 21 Castleton, Turriff Bracklamore, New Pitsligo 04200 00800m 04200 00800m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 22 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 23 Tarwathie, Strichen Aberchirder West 04200 00800m 04200 00800m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 13 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 24 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 25 Brownhill, Fetterangus New Leeds 04200 00800m 04200 00800m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 26 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 27 Turriff West North Garmond 04200 00800m 04200 00800m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 14 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 28 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 29 Turriff South Idoch, Cuminestown 04200 00800m 04200 00800m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 30 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 31 Craigie, Ythanbank Hill of Logie, Ellon 0 200 400 800 m 04200 00800m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 ± (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 15 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 32 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 33 Cairnie Woods, Garlogie Old Crow Wood, Monymusk 04200 00800m 04200 00800m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 34 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 35 Criggie, Stonehaven Gallow Hill, Fettercairn 04200 00800m 04200 00800m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 16 – MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 36 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 37 Ruthven Rhynie 04200 00800m 04200 00800m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 38 MINERALS - AREAS OF SEARCH MAP 39 Woodhead, Alford Tillydrine, Kincardine O' Neil 04200 00800m 04200 00800m (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 (c) Crown Copyright. OS Licence No. 0100020767 – 17 – Table 2 Safeguarded mineral resources Name Coordinates Map Number Arthrath, NJ39768372 Commercially viable Platinum and 1 Ellon precious metal deposits Nickel Foudland NJ 590 327 Large deposits availble for slate 2 to NJ 620 further exploitation. Many 340 quarries covered with large tips. Depths of workings greater than other quarries. Access is medium - good track to high level quarries, others distant. Low environ sensitivity as are remote from habitation. Quality varies (poorer between upper and lower level quarries) Paradise, NJ 7377 Disused. Light silver-grey light silver- 3 Kemnay 1693 colour, widely exported (e.g. grey granite Queen Victoria Memorial, London and Forth Railway Bridge 1885). Used as cladding for Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh (2004). Tom’s NJ 762 170 Foliated muscovite-biotite foliated 3 Forest, granite. Active, producing muscovite- Kintore crushed rock aggregate biotite granite Corskie, NJ 533 328 Historic quarry in slate. slate 4 Gartly Large deposits covering most of the Hill of Corskie. Resources within quarry area estimated as medium assuming no change in quality along strike. Further exploitation possible at greater depth. Medium access, forest roads. Low environ sensitivity as are remote from all habitation. Cottonhill, NJ 724 639 Active. Macduff Formation. Macduff 5 Macduff Crushed rock aggregate Formation (metamorphic) Peathill, NJ 8872 Historic quarries used for light grey 6 New Pitsligo 5504 building. Light grey, porphyritic porphyritic granite granite Aikey Brae, NJ 96244781 Disused. Pink and grey pink and grey 7 Old Deer speckled granite speckled granite – 18 – Name Coordinates Map Number Cairngall, NK 052 471 Disused. ‘Blue Peterhead’, Blue 8 Longside muscovite-biotite granite, Peterhead' some of the rock foliated, muscovite- was widely used for biotite granite decorative work and large monoliths. Savock, NK 066 425 Active. Collieston Formation. Collieston 9 Longside Crushed rock aggregate, Formation armourstone and other (metamorphic) products (sub base). Stirlinghill NK 1230 Active. Peterhead Granite. pink with grey 10 (Admiralty 4150 Pink with grey granite. 'Peterhead No 1), Historic quarry, now Granite' Peterhead producing aggregate and building stone. Blackhills, NK 1150 Active, producing crushed red-brown 11 Longhaven, 3920 rock aggregate and 'Peterhead Peterhead dimension stone. Peterhead Granite' Granite, reddish-brown colour, widely exported during 19th century, throughout UK and abroad (e.g. Calton Club, London) Smiddyburn, NJ 738 331 Active. Macduff Formation. Macduff 12 Cross of Crushed rock aggregate Formation Jackston (metamorphic) Woodlands, NJ 796 328 Active. Macduff Formation. Macduff 13 Old Meldrum Crushed rock aggregate, Formation roadstone and other (metamorphic) products. Balmedie, NJ 944 181 Active, Gabbro and norite. gabbro and 14 Belhelvie Belhelvie Basic Intrusion. norite of the Crushed rock aggregate and Belhelvie other products (coated Basic roadstone, sub-base) Intrusion Pitcaple, NJ 729 268 Active. Norite and Norite and 15 Inverurie gabbronorite (Insch Mass). Gabbronorite Crushed rock aggregate, of the Insch coated roadstone, sub base. Mass Lochhills, Active aggregate quarry 16 Parkhill Corrennie, NJ 6415 Active. Currently producing red-pink 17 Tillyfourie 1192 crushed rock aggregate, granite dimension stone, and armourstone. Distinctive red-pink colour with aligned fabric; stone was widely exported (e.g.