Minerals Infrastructure Minerals Safeguarding DPD Evidence Report December 2018

Contents

1 Introduction ...... 3 2 Government Planning Policy and Guidance for Mineral Infrastructure ...... 3 2.1 National Planning Policy Framework ...... 3 3 Cornwall Local Policy Development for Infrastructure ...... 3 3.1 Cornwall Minerals Local Plan (1998) ...... 3 3.2 Cornwall Local Plan ...... 3 4 Assessment of Infrastructure Sites for Potential Safeguarding ...... 4 5 Mineral Infrastructure Safeguarding Areas Buffer Zones ...... 4 6 Mineral Infrastructure ...... 5 6.1 Wharves, Ports and Docks ...... 5 6.2 Railheads, Railways and Rail Freight Distribution Centres ...... 6 6.3 Concrete Batching Plants, Asphalt Plants and Secondary Aggregate Sites 7 Appendix 1 - Mineral Infrastructure Safeguarding Area Buffer Zone Assessment.9

Table 1 Wharves, Ports and Docks ...... 6 Table 2 Railheads, Railways and Rail Freight Distribution Centres ...... 6 Table 3 Concrete Batching Plants, Asphalt Plants and Secondary Aggregate Sites ...... 7

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1 Introduction

1. It is important to safeguard minerals infrastructure to ensure that the minerals which are produced and supplied to market as a product, such as concrete and coated road stone, and the potential to transport them in sustainable ways if possible, including by rail and water is maintained. The safeguarding of these types of minerals infrastructure will ensure that if non minerals development is proposed at any of the identified locations then the significance of the site or infrastructure from a minerals planning perspective can be properly considered before decisions take place.

2. The National Planning Policy Framework requires mineral planning authorities to safeguard selected mineral related infrastructure and facilities to support the continued extraction and operation of economically viable mineral resources; this could include existing rail heads, rail links to quarries, wharfage and associated storage, handling and processing facilities.

2 Government Planning Policy and Guidance for Mineral Infrastructure

2.1 National Planning Policy Framework

3. In August 2018 the Government published the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). This includes a section on minerals and makes specific reference to the sustainable use of important minerals and also to defining Mineral Safeguarding Areas for minerals of national and local importance, including kaolin.

4. The NPPF requires certain infrastructure sites associated with the transport, processing and distribution of minerals to be safeguarded. In Cornwall, the mineral related infrastructure is mainly wharves, ports, rail and concrete batching plants.

3 Cornwall Local Policy Development for Infrastructure

3.1 Cornwall Minerals Local Plan (1998)

5. A number of policies in the 1997 Minerals Local Plan continue to form part of the development plan, although they will then be reviewed during the development of Minerals Safeguarding DPD.

3.2 Cornwall Local Plan

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6. The Cornwall Local Plan provides the strategic policy framework for the Minerals Safeguarding DPD, setting out the principle of mineral safeguarding. The Local Plan was adopted in November 2016.

7. Policy 17 aims to maintain a sufficient supply of indigenous minerals to achieve sustainable and economic growth, whilst encouraging the use of recycled and secondary materials Policy 18 sets out the strategic principles for safeguarding mineral resources and infrastructure through a Minerals Safeguarding DPD.

8. Specifically, the Local Plan Policy 18 states that Mineral Safeguarding Areas will be identified for the following existing, planned and potential mineral infrastructure; a. key concrete batching and other products and roadstone coating, b. Storage, handling, processing and distribution of minerals, c. the bulk transport of minerals by rail, sea (ports) or haul roads.

9. Policy 17 supports the export of minerals, predominantly by rail and sea, to serve, regional, national and international markets. Safeguarding these strategic infrastructure facilities is essential to enable this policy to be implemented.

10. A number of policies in the 1997 Minerals Local Plan will continue to form part of the development plan when the Local Plan is adopted, although they will then be reviewed as part of the emerging Minerals Safeguarding DPD.

4 Assessment of Infrastructure Sites for Potential Safeguarding

11. The Mineral Resource Assessment has assessed each of the following sites for potential safeguarding through a range of criteria. Criteria includes the current status of the site, its uses, its locations, any potential conflicts with other forms of strategic development and finally whether evidence suggests that the site is not suitable for future uses. The full Minerals Resource Assessment can be viewed at www.cornwall.goiv.uk/mineralsdpd

12. All sites will be monitored through the Mineral Safeguarding DPD Monitoring Framework. Should additional strategic infrastructure sites open, these can be assessed for possible safeguarding.

13. Further details for each of the sites in the tables above are contained within the Site Profiles document. This can also be viewed at www.cornwall.gov.uk/mineralsdpd.

5 Mineral Infrastructure Safeguarding Areas Buffer Zones

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14. Following the Examination hearing, the Council was asked to consider the need for an increased mineral safeguarding area around mineral infrastructure sites.

15. In order to determine whether a mineral infrastructure site required an increased mineral safeguarding area, the Council developed a criteria based approach to consider the potential impacts which may arise from the mineral infrastructure. These criteria included: -

 The nature of activity/operations within the Minerals Safeguarding Area  Potential conflict with other forms of strategic development  Environmental issues likely to arise including noise, dust and traffic  Location & topography  Mitigation measures applied  Sensitive receptors in the vicinity

16. In many cases, no buffer distances were considered necessary, where likely impacts are judged not to justify them or where the facility is already encompassed by a MSA.

17. The table that sets out the assessment of appropriate buffer distances based on the above criteria is set out within Appendix 1 ‘Mineral Infrastructure Safeguarding Area Buffer Zone Assessment’.

18. The assessment of Infrastructure Mineral Safeguarding Area Buffer Distances was subject to an informal Industry Consultation between 8th February – 23rd February 2018. Since this consultation, further discussions with industry have taken place.

6 Mineral Infrastructure

6.1 Wharves, Ports and Docks

19. Considerable quantities of China Clay and secondary aggregates are shipped from Fowey. Par previously exported minerals, however, due to its tidal nature sea exports from Par have ceased. East Par is now proposed for safeguarding for its china clay processing infrastructure. Falmouth is important for ship repair and freight handling. Aggregates are both exported and imported from here.

20. There are two coastal quarries which have dedicated mineral wharves; Dean Quarry and West of England Quarry, both of which are located on the Lizard Peninsula. West of England currently exports aggregates from its wharf.

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Table 1 Wharves, Ports and Docks

Site Name Location Reference Safeguard Proposed Buffer in DPD buffer? Distance

Dean Quarry St Keverne I7   0m FoweyWharf Docks Fowey I10   250m East Par China Par I8   Bespoke Clay distance Processing around Infrastructure site boundary

West of Porthoutstock I28   0m England Wharf

Falmouth Falmouth/Penryn I9   250m Wharves

6.2 Railheads, Railways and Rail Freight Distribution Centres

21. The Rail network is based on a main line through Cornwall from Penzance to Plymouth. There are branch lines to Gunnislake, Looe, Newquay, Falmouth and St Ives. Freight services run over most of the network. There is only one rail route into Cornwall and at the Royal Albert Bridge over the Tamar this is restricted to one line.

22. It is mainly the St Austell China Clay Area which contains rail links as china clay and its associated products are transported by rail. Indeed the data on china clay indicates that 13% of clays are transported by rail.

Table 2 Railheads, Railways and Rail Freight Distribution Centres

Site Name Location Reference Safeguard Proposed Buffer in DPD buffer? Distance

Burngallow Rail Burngallow Burngullow  N/A N/A (combined into I28) Fowey Docks   N/A Siding Fowey I11 Lostwithiel to  N/A Fowey Rail Lostwithiel I19  Moorswater  N/A Freight Distribution Centre Liskeard I22   N/A N/A (combined Parkandillack Rail St Dennis Parkandillack into I28)

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Rocks Siding   N/A (Goonbarrow) Bugle I27  N/A N/A Treviscoe Siding (combined (Drinnick Mill) Treviscoe Treviscoe Siding into I28) Burngullow Rail  N/A to St Dennis China Clay Railway (including Burgullow, Parkandillack & Treviscoe) China clay I1 

6.3 Concrete Batching Plants, Asphalt Plants and Secondary Aggregate Sites

23. Many of the aggregate quarries within Cornwall also contain on-site concrete processing facilities and asphalt plants. However, there are also a number of independent concrete processing plants spread throughout Cornwall which produce concrete products.

Table 3 Concrete Batching Plants, Asphalt Plants and Secondary Aggregate Sites

Site Name Location Reference Safeguard Proposed Buffer in DPD buffer? Distance

Aggregate Concrete Works, AI St  N/A N/A Industries, St Austell Austell Concrete works, St Austell Aggregate Lucknow, I20   100m Industries, Bodmin Lucknow, Bodmin Aggregate Wilson Way, I31   100m Industries, Pool Wilson Way Alan Mitchell & Old Quarry, I23   250m Sons, Creegbrawse Bardon Castle-an-Dinas I4  Concrete (AI) Quarry, Castle-an- Penzance Dinas Cornish Point Mills, I25   250m Concrete Bissoe Products Ltd Maen Karne, Ruan High I5   250m Chenoweth Lanes Business Park Maen Karne, Chywoon I6   N/A Chywoon Quarry, Penryn Quarry 7 Minerals Infrastructure Minerals Safeguarding DPD Evidence Report 7 Adoption December 2018

Hallaze Works Hallaze Works, I13   250m Penwithick Cornwall Lucknow Road, Lucknow Rd  N/A N/A Concrete Bowling Green Pumping Denis May & St Austell I12   N/A Sons Ltd Goonvean Blockworks Faheys, Cansford I2   N/A Cansford Quarry, Quarry Camelford Faheys, Carne Carne Cross, I3   N/A Cross Par Hanson Herdbury I14   250m Readymix, Quarry Herdbury Quarry Hanson Hingston Down I15   N/A Readymix, Quarry Hingston Down Quarry Jabez Concrete Camelford I16   250m Kessel Downs Halvasso I17   250m

Leswidden St Just I18  Building  250m Supplies W H Ladds Pool Ladds Pool  N/A N/A Concrete Products Western Blocks Hayle I29  Yes 250m Ltd Melbur I21  Blockworks Wheal Remfry Wheal Remfry I30   N/A Secondary Aggregate Plant Pigsdon Quarry Bude I26   N/A Asphalt Plant

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Appendix 1 - Mineral Infrastructure Safeguarding Area Buffer Zone Assessment. Site location Infrastructur ID Old ID Grid Ref Status Comments Overall Mineral Nature of Within Mineral Potential conflict Environmental issues Environmental issues Environmenta Location & Mitigation Sensitive Additional Proposed Buffer Site e score Safeguarding activity/ MSA? with other forms likely to arise: Noise likely to arise: Dust l issues likely topography measures receptors in the comments increase Distanc type Area operations of strategic to arise: applied vicinity d MSA? e development Traffic

Aggregate Concrete Ready-mix AI St Austell Inset 1a SW983 Closed May 2014 Site visit Red  N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Industries - works, St concrete (plant 529 - Site closed and Significant Concrete Austell area) demolished. Part of pressure from Works, St Eco-Town other strategic Austell proposals. development - any allocations, strategic development or town framework designations Aggregate Lucknow, Ready-mix I20 N/A SX082 654 Operatin The site is on an Green  Footloose  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for some Vehicle Within an Trees and Single residential The site is  100 Industries - Bodmin concrete, g established concrete batching site is unaffected associated with dust impacts as a movements established Cornish dwelling 128 located metres. Lucknow, Concrete industrial estate, plant, ready-mix by pressure from concrete plant and result of concrete including industrial Estate. hedge along metres to the within an Bodmin batching close to A30 and concrete other strategic vehicle movements. production and vehicle concrete Fields across boundary of south across established A38. development - Particularly while movements. mixers, road to the site provide railway line. industrial there are no loading /unloading Particularly while deliveries. south. Beyond screening. Housing estate to estate. The allocations etc. vehicles. loading /unloading. Site close to this is a railway the west of the site is well covering the A30 trunk line provides a Industrial Estate screened and resource road & A38. buffer from land (248 metres from a railway line No vehicles that may be the site) across provides an pass existing used for the railway line. appropriate sensitive housing. Housing buffer and receptors. allocation Bd- distance of UE2 approx. 110 100 metres south west of between the site (across site and the railway line). proposed Site Allocations DPD housing allocation reference Bd- UE2. Aggregate Wilson Way, Ready-mix I31 N/A SW675 Operatin The site is on an Green  Footloose  The infrastructure Site operations would Open site where dust Some traffic Site located Railway line Residential Concrete  250m Industries - Redruth concrete 410 g established concrete ready-  site is unaffected likely generate noise. from concrete movements within an provides dwellings to the batching Wilson Way industrial estate, mix concrete (within a MSA by pressure from However, the site is materials may have the for transport existing some buffer south west of the plant within close to A30. other strategic located within an potential to cause of raw industrial estate to south site on the other an Planning for South Crofty development - established industrial issues. materials and with a railway west. side of a railway established Permission ref M18 although there are no site without any concrete line to the Industrial line industrial W2/PA00/00961/F. this MSA allocations etc. nearby sensitive products. south. estate (approximately estate. A No conditions doesn't relate covering the receptors. Vehicle Topography is provides 35 metres away). buffer of 250 restricting to the concrete resource movements generally level. buffers from metres is noise/dust/workin plant) may pass other proposed as g hours etc. existing potential it a large dwellings. sensitive conrete plant receptors with from other potential for directions noise and dust and is not within MSA

Site location Infrastructur ID Old ID Grid Ref Status Comments Overall Mineral Nature of Within Mineral Potential conflict Environmental issues Environmental issues Environmenta Location & Mitigation Sensitive Additional Proposed Buffer Site e score Safeguarding activity/ MSA? with other forms likely to arise: Noise likely to arise: Dust l issues likely topography measures receptors in the comments increase Distanc type Area operations of strategic to arise: applied vicinity d MSA? e development Traffic

Alan Mitchell Old Quarry, Ready-mix I23 N/A SW744 Operatin Poor road access Green  Footloose  The infrastructure Open site where some Open site where dust Some traffic Fairly level site Good Houses located Small  250m & Sons Creegbrawse concrete 433 g along narrow rural concrete ready- site is unaffected noise may be an issue from concrete movements with areas of screening to immediate operational lanes. mix concrete by pressure from for nearby residential production and for transport planting and from trees west and north concrete other strategic dwellings although transport has the of raw single storey around site. west of the site. batching development - operations are potential to cause materials and buildings. plant. Buffer there are no generally at a small issues. concrete Structure in the required as allocations etc. scale. products. eastern corner not within an covering the appears derelict MSA resource but hard to tell from road. Visible piles of aggregate onsite include foliage.

Bardon Castle-an- Concrete I4 A18 SW484 Operatin Within Castle-an- Green  Footloose  The infrastructure Some noise from Some dust from Site accessed Site within Noise, dust Sensitive Concrete  N/A Concrete (AI) Dinas Quarry batching 347 g Dinas Quarry concrete ready- site is unaffected concrete plant concrete plant from long existing quarry working receptors along plant within - Castle-an- mix concrete. by pressure from operations. A noise operations. A access track. void with hour road an existing Dinas Planning other strategic condition is in place condition on the Lorry screening. conditions approximately safeguarded permission development - restricting noise levels planning permission movements on planning 470 metres from quarry. recently there are no and operating hours. requires the operators will result permission. the site. implemented allocations etc. Although the site is to take all practicable from transport Screening Residential P46(7) for covering the within existing quarry means to prevent of concrete from quarry buildings as part concrete plant. resource site. impacts from dust. from the site. void walls of farms located Although the site is within 430 within existing quarry metres of the site. site.

Burngullow Burngullow Railway Burngullow Inset 1a SW984 Operatin Within Burngullow Green  Mineral Railway  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust Transport of Located within Located Railway Cottages Railway  N/A Rail (plant 524 g operational area Line Sidings site is unaffected during loading of train impacts arising during china clay by former within (4 terraced siding as part area) which is now by pressure from with china clay / loading of china clay / rail. No Burngallow former houses located of the I34 St mothballed. other strategic aggregates. aggregates. highway decommissione Burngallow next to railway Dennis to Railway is still development - impacts d driers. Driers site. sidings) Burngullow operating. there are no Operational Burngallow Railway. The allocations etc. Minerals Manor Farm to minerals covering the Railway. SW. Settlement railway runs resource Trewoon 370 from metres to east. Burngallow to St Dennis and connects many of the china clay works with Par/Fowey and the mainline railway. The Inspector has indicated that a buffer is not needed for this site.

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Cornish Point Mills, Concrete I25 N/A SW774 Operatin Large site with Green  Concrete works.  The infrastructure Large concrete site. Large concrete site. Good access Generally level Some There are a few Large  250m Concrete Bissoe products 414 g good access to B Concrete factory site is unaffected Potential for noise. Potential for dust to B Road. site within screening by residential concrete site. Products Ltd road units. by pressure from impacts. Lorries Bissoe Valley. trees. dwellings in Site not other strategic entering and proximity to the located development - leaving the site and the within MSA there are no site could be Bissoe Cycle Trail so additional allocations etc. the main passes close to buffer covering the source of the site. required, resource noise. 250m.

Maen Karne - Ruan High Concrete I5 N/A SW919 Operatin Site selling Green  Concrete works.  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust from Site adjacent Medium sized Some ‘Chenoweth Medium-  250m Chenoweth Lanes products 420 g concrete blocks. site is unaffected from concrete concrete production to A road. industrial estate screening by House’, a sized Business Park Recently permitted by pressure from production and and transportation/ Direct access in rural setting. trees. residential industrial concrete batching other strategic transportation/ loading. from ‘A’ road Other dwelling is estate in rural plant PA15/06077. development - loading. to office businesses on directly adjacent setting. there are no complex on the industrial to the site. Other allocations etc. industrial estate. businesses on covering the estate. Rather the industrial resource narrow access estate. A to ‘merchant’s buffer zone yard’ to the of 250 metres rear of the is proposed. site.

Maen Karne- Chywoon Ready-mix I6 A8b SW748 Operatin Located within Green  Ready-mix  The infrastructure Potential for noise. Potential for dust. Site Lorry Located within PA13/01834 Sensitive Concrete  N/A Chywoon Quarry, concrete 347 g Chywoon Quarry Concrete works site is unaffected The concrete plant is within existing quarry movements existing quarry permission receptors along Batching Quarry Penryn within an existing by pressure from sited within existing with conditions may have surrounded by for quarry road plant is active aggregates other strategic quarry with noise controlling dust levels. potential to fields. provides approximately located to the quarry development - conditions limiting impact on topography conditions 440 metres from east of the there are no noise levels. housing limiting the site. main quarry allocations etc. located along noise, Residential void of covering the minor road working buildings as part Chywoon resource used to access hours, of farms located Quarry. the site. lighting and within 105 Buffer zone dust. metres of the not site. considered necessary as the concrete batching plant is located within an existing aggregate MSA with a 500 metre buffer.

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Hallaze Hallaze Concrete I3 Inset 1a SX027 566 Operatin Residential Green  Concrete works.  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust Traffic Level site with Some Houses to the Partly within  250m Blockworks, Blockworks, products (buffer g properties abut the site is unaffected arising during the arising during the movements hardstanding. screening by north (some an existing Penwithick Penwithick zone) site. Residential by pressure from production of concrete production of concrete for transport Hedge/wall tall fir trees. screened with MSA for planning other strategic and loading/unloading and loading/unloading of raw along northern tall firs) and China Clay. application was development - for transport. for transport. materials and boundary, also a north-west west. However, this refused in 2003 there are no concrete stretch with tall House to the buffer does (against the allocations etc. products. fir trees. south-east. not extend principle). Other covering the Eastern Static caravan around the uses share the resource boundary is part park to the full site and site? defined by a north-east. therefore a wall and part by 250 metre hedge. buffer is proposed. Cornwall Lucknow Mobile CCP Inset 1a SX027 580 Operatin Residential Red  N/A N/A The infrastructure N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Concrete Road, concrete Lucknow (buffer g properties abut site is unaffected Pumping Bowling pumping zone) this small site by pressure from Green within a hamlet. other strategic Appears to be a development - concrete pumping there are no business allocations etc. covering the resource Dean Quarry St Keverne Wharf I7 A9 SW802 Active PP Within Dean Green  Wharf/jetty.  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for some Aggregates/ Located on coast Condition on The nearest Mineral  N/A Wharf 208 - not Quarry site is unaffected from loading of dust impacts as a stone would with quarry working residential wharf located currently by pressure from aggregate/ stone. result of loading be inland. hours, dwellings lie on within Dean operating other strategic Quarry located inland aggregates and stone transported by lighting, the opposite side Quarry, development - of wharf providing a at the wharf. sea minimising noise. of the quarry to which has there are no barrier between any transport the wharf and active allocations etc. sensitive receptors. impacts on are planning covering the Conditions on the any on approximately permission resource planning permission sensitive 420 metres for aggregate provide limits on noise receptors. away. extraction. and working hours. The wharf is used to export aggregates / stone from the site. A buffer zone is not considered necessary as the wharf is located within an existing aggregate MSA with a 500 metre buffer.

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Denis May & St Austell Concrete I12 Inset 1a SW951 Active PP Goonvean Green  Concrete products  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust from Traffic Located within Well Nearest Active  N/A Sons Ltd products 547 blockworks site is unaffected from concrete concrete production movements China Clay area screened residential Blockworks Goonvean by pressure from production and and transportation/ for transport with clay pit to from trees. dwellings located next Blockworks other strategic transportation/ loading. of raw the north. Trees approximately to a china development - loading. materials and surrounding 300 metres to clay pit used there are no concrete three sides of north east at for secondary allocations etc. products. the site. Goonamaris aggregate covering the production. A resource buffer zone is not considered necessary as the concrete batching plant is located within the China Clay MSA. Faheys - Cansford Ready-mix I2 A14 SX168 930 Active PP Within Cansford Green  Concrete batching  The infrastructure Potential for noise. Potential for noise. Traffic Within an Within Scattered farms A buffer zone  N/A Cansford Quarry, concrete Quarry plant located site is unaffected The concrete plant is The concrete plant is movements existing active existing in the vicinity is not Quarry Camelford within active by pressure from sited within existing sited within existing for transport quarry. active quarry (nearest 485 considered quarry other strategic quarry with noise quarry with conditions of raw metres from the necessary as development - conditions limiting controlling dust levels. materials and concrete plan) the wharf is there are no noise levels. concrete located allocations etc. products. within an covering the Good access existing resource onto A39 aggregate Trunk Road. MSA for Cansford Quarry with a 500 metre buffer. Faheys - Carne Cross, Ready-mix I3 Inset 1a SX046 564 Active PP Active site. Handful Green  Ready-mix  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust from Traffic Woodland to Woodland to House to the east A buffer zone  N/A Carne Cross Par concrete of residential concrete site is unaffected from concrete concrete production movements the west, south the west, (over the road) – is not properties in the by pressure from production and and for transport and south- south and benefits from considered vicinity. other strategic transportation/loading transportation/loading of raw east.Agricultural south-east hedge necessary as development - . . materials and land to the provides screening.Furthe the ready-mix there are no concrete north and north- good r two/three concrete allocations etc. products. One east.Scrapyard screening. houses to the plant site is covering the exit onto a 'C' to the south- south and south- located resource road. east. east within within a approx. 100m. China Clay MSA

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Fowey Docks Fowey Port I10 Inset SX126 522 Active PP Active site, used Green  Docks  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust Limited impact Within docks, Within Limited sensitive Wharf for the  250m 65 for loading china site is unaffected from vessels unloading arising during the from traffic as wooded valley docks. receptors loading of clay/ aggregates by pressure from of aggregates/ china unloading of china aggregates / china clay/ other strategic clay clay/ aggregates china clay aggregates development - would be for onward there are no transported by transport by allocations etc. water. ship. covering the Potential for resource noise and dust during loading of a significant amount of china clay / aggregates. A buffer zone of 250 metres is proposed. Fowey Docks Fowey Siding I11 Inset SX126 566 Operatin Active site, used Green  Rail siding -  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust Limited impact Within docks, Within Limited sensitive Rail siding for  N/A Siding 65 g for loading china unloading of china site is unaffected from trains and arising during the from trains, wooded valley docks. receptors along the unloading clay/ aggregates clay/ aggregates by pressure from unloading of unloading of china this is a the rail siding. of china clay/ from St Austell other strategic aggregates/ china clay clay/ aggregates dedicated rail aggregates development - siding within transported there are no the docks. from St allocations etc. Austell via covering the Lostwithiel resource for onward transport by ship. No buffer is considered necessary as this is a rail siding within a dock & MSA. Hanson Herdbury Ready-mix I14 H11/ SS242 083 Active Within Herdbury Green  Concrete batching  The infrastructure Limits on working Potential for dust from Lorries within quarry Condition on Few sensitive Concrete  250m Readymix - Quarry concrete Inset PP/ Quarry (dormant) - plant. site is unaffected hours. Noise operation of plant, not entering/ void, well working receptors batching Herdbury 82 Operatin Heritage Quarry by pressure from assessment & conditioned. leaving the screened by hours. nearby, although plant located Quarry g other strategic mitigation measures site could be trees Condition on there are some within development - application approved the main lighting. holiday chalets in Heritage there are no PA17/03140. Lorries source of Noise the vicinity of the Quarry. allocations etc. entering/leaving the noise assessment. quarry. Recent covering the site could be the main disturbance. planning resource source of noise permission disturbance. Plant is granted. audible but not Buffer zone is intrusive. considered necessary as the concrete batching plant is located within a 100m HQ MSA.

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Hanson Hingston Ready-mix I15 A12 SX410 719 Active PP Within Hingston Green  Ready-mix  The infrastructure Potential for noise Planning conditions to Working hours Concrete plant Dust Some farms The block  N/A Readymix - Down Quarry concrete Down Quarry concrete site is unaffected impact not only from manage working hours conditions to located to the managemen nearby, making plant Hingston by pressure from concrete plant but also and mitigate potential mitigate west of the main t plan as part Chilsworthy and concrete Down Quarry other strategic quarry operations. impacts. Lorry impacts. quarry void. of ROMPS. hamlet in the batching development - Noise management conditions to minimise Transport Noise vicinity. plant are there are no scheme approved. impacts conditions to managemen located to the allocations etc. Noise conditions. minimise t scheme west of the covering the Working hours impact approved as main quarry resource conditions to mitigate part of void of impacts. ROMPS Hingston Down Quarry.

Jabez Camelford Ready-mix I16 N/A SX104 850 Active PP Active planning Green  Ready-mix  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust Well Within open Long access Other similar Access is  250m Concrete concrete permission. Access concrete site is unaffected impact from concrete impact from concrete maintained farm land, track limits operations take from track off onto B road. by pressure from plant. plant and lorry access track, although not landscape place in the B3226. Track other strategic movements potential for visible from /noise vicinity of the is well development - impact from B3226. impacts from site maintained there are no traffic the site. and wide allocations etc. movement. enough for covering the Limited two way resource sensitive traffic receptors movements. along road. Site borders onto fields with other similar activities nearby including a waste plastic facility. Buffer required as not within MSA and fairly open landscape.

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Kessel Downs Halvasso Concrete I17 A13 SW740 Active PP Active planning Green  Ready-mix Heritage The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust Potential for Located No screening Some sensitive The Block  250m products 338 permission. concrete Quarry site is unaffected impact from concrete impact from concrete traffic impacts adjacent to etc. present. receptors within Making Plant Adjacent to former by pressure from plant. plant and lorry from lorry road, elevated the vicinity. is accessed aggregate quarry other strategic movements movements, position so fairly Distant views from a which has reserves development - narrow lane visible. Distant from Longdowns. separate remaining. there are no from A394 views from entrance allocations etc. Longdowns. which is covering the located to the resource west of the main crossing point. Unconditiona l Certificate of Lawfulness. Although with a HQ MSA this does not provide sufficient buffer to the east of the site. Leswidden St Just Concrete I18 N/A SW392 Active PP Small scale Green  Concrete products  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust from Some Elevated, open No screening Scattered farms Concrete  250m Building products 308 concrete mixing site is unaffected impact from concrete lorry movements. potential countryside/ etc. present. in the vicinity. mixing & Supplies and builders yards by pressure from mixing business. traffic impact, heathland. Other similar building providing facilities other strategic although this Former mining uses near the site supplies. for local needs. development - is relatively area. Little (oil storage & Accessed via Access off A3071 there are no small scale site screening. building track from B allocations etc. but they do supplies). road. covering the have a fleet of Scattered resource vehicles. farms within the vicinity.

Lostwithiel to Lostwithiel Railway I19 Inset SX106 586 Operatin Railway line to Green  Railway  The infrastructure Some noise as a result Unlikely to generate Railway line Approx. 7km Screened by Some farms and Railway  N/A Fowey Rail 66 g Fowey docks site is unaffected of train movements. dust impacts for mineral long railway line, trees in small settlements linking Fowey (Carne Point), by pressure from uses partially wooded places adjacent to the docks to the transports mainly other strategic and adjacent to railway. main line at china clay development - River Golant in Lostwithiel. there are no places. Used for allocations etc. transporting covering the china clay. resource Moorswater Liskeard Freight I22 N/A SX236 641 Operatin Freight distribution Green  Rail freight  The infrastructure Potential for some Potential for dust from Cement Located within a Established Located some Aggregate  250m distribution g centre distribution centre site is unaffected noise from aggregate transport deliveries by valley, other industrial 300m to the SW storage & centre by pressure from loading/unloading and storage. Cement rail. Some industrial uses estate. of Liskeard, distribution other strategic transport and concrete trains mainly unload in lorry nearby on Screened by separated by rail with concrete development - batching plant. industrial buildings. movements as existing trees. & A road. Few batching there are no well. Adjacent industrial estate. Cement is scattered plant. Well allocations etc. to A road with Well screened delivered dwellings in the screened. covering the good access. by trees. directly into vicinity. Within resource industrial industrial est buildings. of similar uses. Adjacent to A road.

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East Par Par China clay I8 Inset SX075 526 Active PP Parts of the site are Green part of Docks and china  Significant Potential for noise Potential for dust Direct access Dock within Par, Complex Par located near Partially  Bespoke China Clay processing 63 active; harbour is the site clay processing pressure from impact from china clay impact from china clay to A road, industrial planning to the docks. active docks around Processing infrastructure closed. Evidence other strategic processes on site. processes on site. secure access. mineral related conditions Holiday park. Site and site Infrastructure from independent development - Planning conditions Planning conditions Onward uses in the mitigate allocation on part processing study indicates any allocations, transport of vicinity. 'A' road impacts such of the Dock site. plant. that the harbour is strategic minerals is via & railway as noise, Inspector has not suitable for development or private haul adjacent to site. dust & indicated that export of china town framework road. Visible site. traffic. a buffer is clay/ aggregates. designations unlikely to be Parts of the site needed for could be Par Docks. safeguarded for Part of the clay site is processing/onward identified in transport the draft Site Allocations DPD.

Par docks to Par Road I24 Inset SX102 536 Operatin Road is currently Green  Haul road  The infrastructure Limited potential for Limited potential for Limited impact Initial part of the Access is Par located near Direct access  N/A Fowey haul 64 g used to transport site is unaffected noise impacts as much dust impact as much of as the road is road runs along restricted, to the docks. from Par road materials to Fowey by pressure from of the road is located the road is located private, for the coast but secure Holiday park Docks, docks other strategic underground. Some underground. Loading use by china the is private haul adjacent to the private haul development - potential impact from takes place within Par clay industry underground road directly haul road. road, initially there are no the initial part of the docks. only. Access is until Fowey into Par above ground allocations etc. haul road from Par. secure. Other Docks. Docks & and then covering the than the initial Fowey underground resource section, the Docks. until Fowey road is mainly Docks. underground.

Parkandillack St Dennis Rail link/ Parkandillack N/A SW944 Operatin Adjacent to Green  Rail link  The infrastructure Some potential for Some potential dust Train Located within Restricted Close to St Located  N/A Rail Freight 569 g Rostowrack. site is unaffected noise impact due to impact resulting from movements active china clay access to the Dennis but within within the St distribution Identified as a by pressure from train movements loading of train may cause operations. site. industrial mining Austell China centre Network Rail other strategic carriages some impacts Adjacent to landscape, Clay area, freight distribution development - but these are CERC. Partly distant views. siding it centre. there are no limited. visible from St Parkandillack allocations etc. Dennis is used along covering the with the resource railway from St Dennis to Burngullow for china clay. Part of I34 St Dennis to Burngullow Railway. Rocks Siding Bugle Rail siding Rocks Inset 1a SX025 586 Operatin Goonbarrow Green  Rail siding  The infrastructure Some potential for Some potential dust Train Located within Located Few sensitive Rail siding at  N/A (Goonbarrow g Junction. Adjacent site is unaffected noise impact due to impact resulting from movements active china clay within active receptors Rocks Driers ) to Rocks Driers by pressure from train movements loading of train may cause operations. Well china clay nearby. used for other strategic carriages some impacts screened operations. loading of development - but these are china clay. there are no limited. allocations etc. covering the resource

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Treviscoe Trevisoce Siding Treviscoe Inset 1a SW941 Operatin Treviscoe driers Green  Rail siding  The infrastructure Some potential for Some potential dust Train Located within Located Few sensitive Rail siding at  N/A Siding 558 g site is unaffected noise impact due to impact resulting from movements active china clay within active receptors Treviscoe (Drinnick Mill) by pressure from train movements loading of train may cause operations. china clay nearby. Driers used other strategic carriages some impacts operations. for loading of development - but these are china clay. there are no limited. Within allocations etc. Operational covering the Area. resource W H Ladds Pool Ready-mix Ladds N/A SW675 Active PP Vacant. Close to Red  Former ready-mix N/A The infrastructure N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Concrete concrete; 410 A30. Abuts concrete site site is unaffected Products concrete residential camp by pressure from products site and mainline other strategic railway. development - there are no allocations etc. covering the resource West of Porthoustock Wharf I28 A11b SW808 Active PP Within West of Green  Wharf  The infrastructure Potential for noise Some potential dust Limited impact Highly visible Although Village of Dedicated  N/A England 216 England Quarry, site is unaffected impact when loading impact from loading from transport from planning Porthoustock in wharf for Wharf used to transport by pressure from aggregate at wharf. aggregate at wharf. No as majority of Porthoustock & conditions close vicinity to West of aggregates from other strategic Adjacent to dust complaints. minerals are adjacent to the limit noise wharf, recent England the quarry. development - Porthoustock beach. exported by beach. and working monitoring visit Quarry, Principle method there are no No noise complaints sea. No hours for the identified no active of transportation. allocations etc. outstanding quarry, complaints. planning covering the complaints these do not permission resource regarding apply for the with transport. wharf. conditions to manage noise, dust etc. Located within 500m Aggregate MSA Western Hayle Ready-mix I29 N/A SW580 Operatin Large blockworks, Green  Ready-mix  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust Potential for Located Some Several Large,  250m Blocks Ltd concrete 399 g operational concrete site is unaffected impact from impact from traffic impacts between sand screening. properties operational by pressure from blockworks. blockworks from lorry dunes and 'B' No planning located adjacent blockworks. other strategic movements, road, some conditions. to the site. Sand Located development - access from 'B' screening from dunes & holiday adjacent to there are no road. trees etc park adjacent to Gwithian allocations etc. the site. sand dunes. covering the resource Burngullow China clay Railway I1 N/A Operatin China clay railway Green  Railway  The infrastructure Some potential for Some potential dust Train Located within Located Few sensitive Mineral  N/A Rail to St g from Burngullow to site is unaffected noise impact due to impact due to train movements active china clay within active receptors railway Dennis China St Dennis by pressure from train movements movements may cause operations. china clay nearby. through St Clay Railway other strategic some impacts operations. Austell china development - but these are clay area, there are no limited. used for allocations etc. transporting covering the china clay. resource

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Melbur Various Blockworks I21 N/A Operatin Secondary Green  Blockworks  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust Potential for Elevated Planning Site is relatively Large site,  N/A Blockworks g aggregate site site is unaffected impact from secondary impact, Env. Permit to traffic location, fairly conditions remote from processing associated with by pressure from aggregate processing. control emissions. impacts, well screened by limiting residential china clay china clay working. other strategic Noise conditions located trees working properties waste into Various companies development - adjacent to 'C' hours, noise, secondary operate at this site. there are no road. dust, aggregate. allocations etc. Conditions to transport etc Within china covering the manage traffic clay MSA resource impacts, no imported material to be transport on public highway.

Wheal Wheal Secondary I30 N/A Active PP Secondary Green  Secondary  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust Potential for Elevated Planting to Cluster of Permitted  N/A Remfry Remfry aggregate aggregate plant aggregate plant site is unaffected impact from secondary impact, Env. Permit to traffic position, on screen properties some secondary Secondary plant within Wheal by pressure from aggregate processing. control emissions. impacts. existing china access road. 650m from the aggregate Aggregate Remfry china clay other strategic Noise conditions Conditions clay workings. Noise site. plant within Plant workings. development - control access conditions existing china there are no & transport clay allocations etc. operational covering the area. resource

Pigsdon Bude Asphalt plant I26 N/A SS276 091 Active PP Operational Green  Asphalt plant  The infrastructure Potential for noise Potential for dust Potential for Located within Planning Located within Operational  N/A Quarry asphalt plant site is unaffected impact. Planning impact. Planning traffic existing, conditions operational asphalt plant Asphalt Plant within Pigsdon by pressure from conditions to manage conditions to manage impacts, operational limiting quarry. Site is located Quarry other strategic noise. dust emissions. estimated quarry. working relatively remote within active development - between 70- hours, noise, from residential quarry. there are no 100 two-way dust, properties, some allocations etc. movements transport etc scattered farms covering the per day. within the resource vicinity.

Falmouth Falmouth Wharf I9 N/A SW 80032 Operatin Active site, used Green Recomme Wharf  Some parts of the Potential for noise Potential for dust from Potential for Located along Located within Wharf  250m Wharf Wharves 33939 g for loading locally nded by infrastructure impacts, particularly aggregate stockpiling traffic the Penryn river, residential area, located produced mineral Inspector may face pressure when loading impacts, surrounded by access via N. within from other shipments. especially residential Parade into Falmouth, strategic lorry housing & Falmouth. currently development movements marina. Visible used for the when loading from Flushing & transport of aggregate opposite bank of aggregates. shipments. Penryn river. Previous Accessed from planning N. Parade, history for which is single mixed use lane in places development due to parked refused. vehicles.

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