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Percentage of areas of land-use in each aggregate resource: South West Region Associated Mineral Resource Information in Support of National, Regional and Local Environmental Designations in the Region Planning Maps (as at June 2007)

Superficial Sand and Gravel National Park

Bedrock Sand and Gravel Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty South West England Region COTSWOLDS WYE VALLEY Aggregate Mineral Resources 2006 National nature conservation Limestone - Other designation (SSSI) outside of selected environmental designations Bromsberrow (North) International nature conservation (SG) Scale 1:250 000 Limestone - Carboniferous designation (SAC/SPA) MENDIP HILLS NORTH Accompanies BGS report OR/08/025 "Aggregate Resource Alternatives - Options for Future QUANTOCK HILLS WESSEX Aggregate Minerals Supply in England", published 2008. DOWNS Compiled by: J. Mankelow, T. Bide, K. Linley and S. Hannis. Igneous Rock !( Guiting Project Leader: J. Mankelow. 2004 (Lst) Digital cartography by C Simpson. EXMOOR !( Published 2008. Sandstone SOMERSET NORTH DEVON 2005 Wingmoor (SG) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% CRANBOURNE !( !( SAND AND GRAVEL Swellwold DORSET CHASE !( (Lst) 2001 AND Huntsman's Superficial Deposits Area of land-use in each aggregate resource: South West England Region DEVON WILTSHIRE (Lst)/(SAgg) 2006 DARTMOOR BLACKDOWN DOWNS HILLS Syreford Sand and Gravel CORNWALL Superficial Sand and Gravel 1997 DARTMOOR EAST DEVON DORSET Drybrook !( (Lst) VALLEY (Lst) Bedrock Deposits Bedrock Sand and Gravel TAMAR VALLEY !( SOUTH DEVON Bedrock Sand and Gravel Limestone - Other

CRUSHED ROCK Limestone - Carboniferous Stowfield (Lst) Igneous Rock Sandstone !( Frampton Sandstone (SG) Igneous Rock 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 Daglingworth Horcott !( !( (Lst) Square Kilometres Stowe Hill !( (SG) Dolomite (Lst) Environmental Designations Designation + Urban Urban only Remaining outcrop Dryleaze Farm (SG) Coln Gravel Limestone - Carboniferous Shorncote (SG) (Lst)/(SG) 2 000 2 000 00 Limestone - Other Cotswold Community !( !( 00 (Lst)/(SG) !( !( Manor Farm Active Quarry, Rail Depot, Wharf !( Spratsgate Lane !( !( (SG) (SG) !( !( !( Stubbs Farm !( ") *# Sand and Gravel - Natural aggregate end uses only !( !( Dairy Farm !( (SG) Quartzite (SG) !( Eysey Manor Farm (Sst) Latton Wickwar (SG) !( ") *# Crushed Rock - Natural aggregate end uses only Kent End (SG) Tytherington (Lst) !( Three Bridges (SG) Cleveland Farm (Lst) !( (SG) (SG) !( ") *# Sand and Gravel / Crushed Rock - Natural aggregate end uses only !(

!( ") *# Sand and Gravel - Natural aggregates (possibly as a by-product) and other commodities Swindon !( !( ") *# Crushed Rock - Natural aggregates (possibly as a by-product) Chipping Sodbury and other commodities Avonmouth Docks Wootton Bassett Rail Aggregate Depot (Lst) ") (MSG) (CR) Abbreviation descriptions *# CCW China Clay Waste S Sand *# Bristol Ch Chalk SAgg Secondary Aggregates Avonmouth Wharf Mangotsfield CR Crushed Rock SG Sand and Gravel (MSG) Ig Igneous Rock SiS Silica Sand Durnford Chippenham Sands Farm Lst Limestone/Dolomite Sst Sandstone (Lst) !( Wick Kingswood (S) MSG Marine Sand and Gravel !( (Lst) !( !( Compton Bassett (SG) Marlborough !( Stancombe Urban area Mineral Planning Authority boundary ( (Lst) !( Quarry with estimated annual sales Main road ( ( of 1 million tonnes or greater Freeman's Bath Weston-Super-Mare (Lst) Motorway )( Rail linked quarry Devizes Railway

Mineral resources within selected environmental designations are not shown Trowbridge (see Aims and Limitations) Batts Combe Mineral resources covered by urban areas are shown as transparent (!( (Lst) The chalk resource is not shown in this region (see Aims and Limitations) (!( Callow Rock (Lst) Gurney Slade Whatley (Lst) (Lst) Lynton Halecombe !( 1 150 !( (Lst) 50 Minehead Westbury Chalk Pit !( (Ch) !( )( Frome !( Dulcote !( !( (Lst) !( )( Colemans Warminster Vyse Castle Hill (Lst) (Sst) (Lst) Moons Hill Basalt !( *# (Ig) !( Bridgwater Wharf Amesbury (CR)/(MSG) Merehead Glastonbury (Lst)

Brayford (Sst) Bridgwater Barnstaple !( !( Barton Wood (Sst) *# Salisbury Appledore Wharf Gillingham Nr Shaftsbury (MSG) Brickworth Quarry (SG) Bideford !( Taunton Sandley Stud Farm South Molton Westleigh (Lst) !( (Lst) Babeleigh Wood !( Beam !( (Sst) (Sst) Great Torrington !( !( Town Farm (SG) Yeovil

Bourne Farm !( Whithill !( !( (Sst) (Lst) Tiverton Houndaller !( (Sst) Newbridge Pigsdon !( (Sst) (Sst) Chard Crewkerne Crewkerne

Hayne !( Beacon Hill Clay Pit /Stratton (Sst) Chard Junction !( (SG) (S) !( Hodge Ditch (SG) Longham Lakes Crediton (SG) 1 000 100000 00 Masters North Knowle Honiton Axminster (S)/(SG) !( (Sst) Warmwell Airfield !( Hyde Pit !( (S)/(SG) Henbury Okehampton Exeter Railhead (S)/(SG) Tatchell's (S)/(SG) (CR)/(SG) !( Warmwell !( Meldon (S)/(SG) ") (S)/(SG) (Ig) Rockbeare Hill Bournemouth !( (SG) Bridport ) Lyme Regis Poole Exeter !( Seaton Stafford Farm Bishops Court (SG) !( !( !( !( !( !( (S) Sidmouth Dorchester !( !( !( ) !( Bestwall Swineham ") Launceston (SG) Haldon !( (S)/(SG) Blackhill !( (SG) Masters South Moreton Pit Blackhill Wool (S)/(SG) (S) (Ig) Greystone Trusham Rail Depot !( (Ig) (Ig) (SG) !( Binnegar !( !( (SG) Swanworth (Lst) Trewint Marsh !( (SG) !( De Lank Tavistock !( Babcombe Copse & Sands Copse (Ig) (SG) Hingston Down Linhay Hill (Ig) (Lst) Broadcroft !( !( !( (Lst) Newton Abbot !( !( Perryfield (Lst) !( Zig Zag Coombefield (SG) Stoneycombe !( (Lst) Shaugh Moor (Lst) Buckfastleigh Rostowrack Pit (CCW) (CCW) Lee Moor Complex Torquay !( (CCW) !( Totnes Paignton !( Headon Yalberton (CCW) !( Wheal Remfry China Clay pit (Lst) (CCW) !( Plymouth !( Greensplat Pit Virginia China Clay pit !( (CCW) !( !( (CCW) Brixham Goonvean Pit !( !( Beacon Pit *# (CCW) (SiS) Blackpool China Clay Pit (CCW) !( 0 050 50 Moorcroft (Lst) Cattedown Wharves (CR) / Aims and Limitations St Ives Chywoon The purpose of the maps in this series is to show the broad distribution of those aggregate mineral resources that may be of (Ig) current or potential economic interest which lie outside of selected nationally- / internationally-recognised environmental designations. Those mineral resources that lie within National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas are not shown. Whilst chalk quarries are shown, the chalk resource is omitted for this region as it is generally too soft to be used as a construction aggregate (apart from small amounts used for constructional fill material). The maps are intended to assist in the consideration and preparation Castle-an-Dinas of development plan policies with respect to aggregates extraction. They bring together a wide range of information, much of (Ig) !( !( !( which is scattered and not always available in a convenient form. Penryn These maps have been produced by collation and interpretation of mineral resource data held by the British Geological Survey. Falmouth ± Information on environmental designations has been obtained from the appropriate statutory body (Natural England) who Carnsew should be contacted for further information. (Ig) This product includes mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's The aggregate mineral resource data presented are based on the best available information, but are not comprehensive and Stationery Office © Crown Copyright and / or database right 2008. All rights reserved. 100037272. 0 10 20 30 40 50 Kilometres their quality is variable. The inferred boundaries shown are, therefore, approximate. Mineral resources defined on the map delineate areas within which potentially workable minerals may occur. These areas are not of uniform potential and take no Digital AONB, SSSI, SPA, SAC boundaries © Natural England 2008. account of planning constraints that may limit their working. The economic potential of specific sites can only be proved by a Contact address: detailed evaluation programme. Such an investigation is an essential precursor to submitting a planning application for West of England Natural England, Northminster House, Northminster, Peterborough, PE1 1UA !( mineral working. Extensive areas are shown as having no aggregate mineral resource potential, but some isolated mineral (Ig) Tel: 01733 455000, Fax: 01733 455103, Web page: www.naturalengland.org.uk !( workings may occur in these areas. Dean This publication has been produced by the British Geological Survey. Unless otherwise stated, British Geological Survey © (Ig) The locations of those quarries active in 2005 and extracting aggregate either as a primary product or as a by-product of NERC 2008. All rights reserved. “Your use of any information provided by the British Geological Survey (BGS) is at other mineral extraction are shown (including those that lie within the selected environmental designations). The locations of Your own risk. Neither BGS nor the Natural Environment Research Council gives any warranty, those wharves and rail depots active in 2005 and where known, are also shown. While the compilers have tried to ensure that condition or representation as to the quality, accuracy or completeness of the information or it’s This publication (excluding logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium for research, private study or the site details are as accurate as possible, any map of active quarries is a snapshot in time. Moving the extraction location suitability for any use or purpose. All implied conditions relating to the quality or suitability of the circulation within an organisation. This is subject to it being reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. as reserves become exhausted or a new extension starts production, and renaming of sites are regular occurrences. Also information, and all liabilities arising from the supply of the information (including any liability arising in The material must be acknowledged as © NERC copyright and the title of the publication specified. negligence) are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.” sites may cease to be active at any time.

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