User Guide Historic Mineral Planning Permissions Open Report OR/14/017 BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN REPORT OR/14/017 User Guide Historic Mineral Planning Permissions The National Grid and other Ordnance Survey data are used with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Licence No: 100017897/2010. Keywords Mineral, planning, permission, MHLG. National Grid Reference SW corner 83000, 2800 NE corner 580000, 660000 Front cover Cover picture fuller’s earth working, Woburn sands, Bedfordshire. Bibliographical reference User Guide Historic Mineral Planning Permissions. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/14/017. 15 pp. Copyright in materials derived from the British Geological Survey’s work is owned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and/or the authority that commissioned the work. You may not copy or adapt this publication without first obtaining permission. 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The data was extracted from a set of paper maps formerly held by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and show mineral planning information collated from the 1940s (retrospective to the 1930) to the mid 1980s when responsibility for mineral planning was devolved from central to local government for England and to the Welsh Assembly for Wales. The dataset represents a ‘snapshot’ in time and although there is extensive coverage (approximately 18000 polygons) the extent and attribution is incomplete due to the limitations of the source material. ii 1 Introduction Founded in 1835, the British Geological Survey (BGS) is the world's oldest national geological survey and the United Kingdom's premier centre for earth science information and expertise. The BGS provides expert services and impartial advice in all areas of geoscience. Our client base is drawn from the public and private sectors both in the UK and internationally. Our innovative digital data products aim to help describe the ground surface and what's beneath across the whole of Great Britain. These digital products are based on the outputs of the BGS survey and research programmes and our substantial national data holdings. This data coupled with our in-house geo-scientific knowledge are combined to provide products relevant to a wide range of users in central and local government, insurance, housing and other industry, engineering and environmental business, and the British public. Further information on all the digital data provided by the BGS can be found on our website at BGS Our products. For further details on mineral planning and resources visit Minerals UK or by contacting: BGS Central Enquiries British Geological Survey Environmental Science Centre Keyworth Nottingham NG12 5GG Direct tel. +44(0)115 936 3143 Fax. +44(0)115 9363150 email [email protected] 2 About the Historic Mineral Planning Permission Dataset 2.1 BACKGROUND Between 2001 and 2003 the BGS received approximately 1400 1:25 000 scale paper maps and associated card index from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (now Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)). The maps, originally compiled by the Minerals Division of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (MHLG), (DCLGs historic predecessor), contain hand drawn boundaries for permitted, withdrawn and refused mineral planning permissions, and worked ground in England. These ‘MHLG’ maps show mineral planning information collated from the 1940s (retrospectively to 1930) to the mid 1980s. The index cards provide supplementary information regarding name, operator, dates and relevant local planning authority. In 2006 BGS obtained the equivalent maps, 200 in number, for Wales from the Welsh Assembly Government. However, the associated card index file no longer exists. Attempts have been made to find the equivalent MHLG maps for Scotland. However, these have been unsuccessful. 3 The variable completeness of the datasets should be kept in mind when this material is being used. The principal aim of the data is to show areas of land that have received or been refused permission for the extraction of minerals. Other datasets that are currently under development include: Historic land use This dataset has been extracted from the same MHLG source map and indicates the land use present at each site. Categories include: derelict areas, restored quarries (filled and unfilled), tip heaps spoil heaps wet areas. The principle aim of the data is to show land use present in areas of land that have been affected by the extraction of