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South East Aggregates Monitoring Report 2013 South East Aggregates Monitoring Report 2013 South East England Aggregates Working Party SEEAWP 14/01 AUGUST 2014 Aggregates Monitoring 2013 South East England SEEAWP 14/01 CONTENTS Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 4 1. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT ..................................................................................................... 7 2. PLANNING POLICY AND GUIDANCE ................................................................................... 7 3. QUARRIES .............................................................................................................................. 8 Land-won Sand and Gravel ........................................................................................ 8 Local Crushed Rock .................................................................................................... 9 4. WHARVES ............................................................................................................................. 10 Sales of Marine-Dredged Sand and Gravel .............................................................. 10 Imports of Crushed Rock by Sea .............................................................................. 10 5. RAIL DEPOTS ....................................................................................................................... 11 Crushed Rock and Sand and Gravel ........................................................................ 11 6. CONSUMPTION OF PRIMARY AGGREGATES ................................................................. 11 7. SECONDARY AND RECYCLED MATERIAL ...................................................................... 12 8. ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................................... 12 9. LOCAL PLANS & LOCAL AGGREGATE ASSESSMENTS ................................................ 12 TABLES Table 1: Sand and Gravel Sales, Permissions and Reserves 2013 (000s tonnes) ...................... 14 Table 2: Sales of Soft Sand and Sharp Sand and Gravel 2004- 2013 ......................................... 15 Table 3: Sands and Gravels Sales, Permissions and Reserves 2004-2013 ................................ 16 Table 4: Sand and Gravel Landbank at end 2013 ........................................................................ 17 Table 5: Crushed Rock Sales, Permissions and Reserves in 2013 ............................................. 18 Table 6: Crushed Rock Sales, Permissions, Reserves 2004-2013 .............................................. 19 Table 7: Sales of Marine Dredged Sand and Gravel from Wharves 2004-2013 .......................... 20 Table 8: Imports of Crushed Rock by Sea 2004-2013 .................................................................. 21 Table 9: Sales of Aggregate at SE Rail Depots 2004-2013 ......................................................... 21 FIGURES Figure 1: South East Mineral Planning Authorities ....................................................................... 23 Figure 2: Sand and Gravel sales and permissions 2004 - 2013 .................................................. 24 Figure 3: Sand and Gravel permitted reserves at the end of 2013 .............................................. 24 Figure 4: South East sand and gravel reserves 2004 - 2013 ....................................................... 25 Figure 5: Sales of local crushed rock 2004 - 2013 ....................................................................... 25 Figure 6: Reserves of local crushed rock 2004 - 2013 ................................................................. 26 Figure 7: Landings of marine dredged sand and gravel 2004 - 2013 .......................................... 26 Figure 8: Imports of crushed rock by sea 2004 - 2013 ................................................................. 27 Figure 9: Sales of aggregate at rail depots 2004 - 2013 .............................................................. 27 Figure 10: Primary aggregate consumption 2013 (South East Region) ....................................... 28 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: Permissions, Refusals, Undetermined and Withdrawn Applications in 201329 Applications Permitted in 2013 ................................................................................. 29 Aggregates Monitoring 2013 South East England SEEAWP 14/01 Applications Refused in 2013 ................................................................................... 30 Undetermined Applications at end 2013 ................................................................... 31 Withdrawn Applications in 2013 ................................................................................ 32 APPENDIX B: Key Milestones for Minerals Local Plans in the South East, July 2014 ......... 33 APPENDIX C: Active and Inactive Aggregate Sites, Wharves, Rail Depots, and Recycling and Secondary Aggregate sites in 2013 ................................................................................... 37 Sand & Gravel ........................................................................................................... 37 Crushed Rock ........................................................................................................... 40 Wharves .................................................................................................................... 41 Rail Depots ................................................................................................................ 43 Sites Producing Secondary & Recycled Aggregates ................................................ 44 Aggregates Monitoring 2013 South East England SEEAWP 14/01 Executive Summary This AM2013 report for the South East has been prepared from returns made by quarry, wharf and rail depot operators to Mineral Planning Authorities (MPAs). Recycling and alternative materials data has also been included, together with a record of how applications have been permitted, refused or withdrawn in 2013, or remain undetermined at the end of 2013. Where possible, trend comparisons are made with previous AM reports. Planning Policy and Guidance • The National and Regional Guidelines for Aggregates in England 2005-2020 was published in 2009. But with the revocation of the South East Plan there is no apportionment of the land-won elements to MPAs. • The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) now requires MPAs to prepare an annual Local Aggregate Assessment (LAA), with the forecast of demand for aggregates to be based on an average of 10 years sales data and other relevant local information. MPAs are to submit their LAA to the Aggregates Working Party (AWP) and take its views into account when providing for aggregates in its minerals plan. • The AWPs will forward the sum of the MPA’s LAA figures to the National Coordinating Group (NCG) which will consider whether these figures make appropriate national and regional provision for a steady and adequate supply of aggregate. Land-won Sand and Gravel • Sand and gravel sales in the last 5 years average some 5.8Mt, some 35% less than in the previous 5 years. Land-won sales at 5.4Mt in 2013 continue to constitute less than 50% of the sand and gravel sales from the region. • Reserves have declined to 77.6Mt, 4Mt less than at the end of 2012, with sales exceeding tonnage in new permissions. However, there were some 19.6Mt of sand and gravel in undetermined applications. • At the adopted plan levels of provision, or as indicated in draft LAAs, 8 of the 11 authorities at the end of 2013 had landbanks in excess of 7 years. The regional landbank was some 9.2 years Local Crushed Rock • Sales of crushed rock were some 1.2Mt in 2013, some 0.4Mt more than in 2012, but this was an estimate as the largest producer declined to give actual sales figures. • 2013 was marked by a large permission in Kent of some 16.2Mt of ragstone, which exceeds the tonnage in all other permissions for rock in the last 10 years. 4 Aggregates Monitoring 2013 South East England SEEAWP 14/01 • With some 60Mt of reserves at the end of 2013, there are some 48 years for working at 1.25mtpa, the LAA figures for Kent and Oxfordshire. Landings of Marine-dredged Sand and Gravel • Some 6.4Mt of marine dredged sand and gravel was sold from wharves in 2013, the highest tonnage since 2006 and continuing a rising level of sales over the last 4 years. • Marine dredged aggregate was providing over 50% of the sand and gravel supply from the region. Landings of Sea-Borne Crushed Rock • Landings of crushed rock in 2013 at 1.5Mt were slightly more than in 2012. • Over 90% of the crushed rock was landed at wharves in Medway and Kent. Rail Aggregate Depots • Some 3.0Mt of crushed rock and 0.5Mt of land-won sand and marine sand and gravel was sold from rail depots in 2013. Consumption of Primary Aggregates • AM2009 established that the South East consumed some 15.8Mt of primary aggregates that year and was a small net exporter of both land-won sand and gravel and marine aggregate, principally to London, but a major importer of hard rock, principally from the South West. • AM2013 returns indicate the same pattern, with overall consumption between 16Mt and 17Mt. Secondary and Recycled Materials • The 2013 returns show that over 3.3Mt of CD&EW was being recycled at fixed sites and used for aggregate, and approaching 0.4Mt from other secondary sources. However, returns were incomplete and these figures need to be treated with caution. 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