300000 350 400000 450 Environmental designations in the West Midlands Region Associated Mineral Resource Information in Support of National, Percentage of areas of land-use in each aggregate resource: West Midlands Region (as at June 2007) Regional and Local Planning Maps Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty CANNOCK CHASE Superficial Sand and Gravel National nature conservation designation (SSSI) West Midlands Region International nature Bedrock Sand and Gravel STAFFORDSHIRE conservation designation Aggregate Mineral Resources 1995 (SAC/SPA) outside of selected environmental designations SHROPSHIRE Limestone - Other SHROPSHIRE HILLS Scale 1:250 000 1998 Accompanies BGS report OR/08/025 "Aggregate Resource Alternatives - Options for Future Limestone - Carboniferous Aggregate Minerals Supply in England", published 2008. WARWICKSHIRE Compiled by: J. Mankelow, T. Bide, K. Linley and S. Hannis. 1999 Project Leader: J. Mankelow. WORCESTERSHIRE Digital cartography by C Simpson. MALVERN 1999 Igneous Rock Published 2008. HILLS HEREFORDSHIRE 1999 COTSWOLDS Sandstone SAND AND GRAVEL Leek Superficial Deposits WYE 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% VALLEY Sand and Gravel Caldon Low Area of land-use in each aggregate resource: West Midlands Region Bedrock Deposits (Lst) Hemmingslow 350 350 Bedrock Sand and Gravel (Lst) Superficial Sand and Gravel Stoke-on-trent !(!( CRUSHED ROCK Bedrock Sand and Gravel Sandstone Limestone - Other Freehay Quarry Croxden Limestone - Carboniferous Igneous Rock (SG) (SG) !( (!( Trentham Quarry Igneous Rock Limestone - Carboniferous Wood Lane (SG) (SG) !( Sandstone Limestone - Other Uttoxeter 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 Ellesmere !( (SG) Ironstone Square Kilometres Market Drayton Uttoxeter !( Environmental Designations Designation + Urban Urban only Remaining outcrop Active Quarry, Rail Depot Tern Hill (SG) !( ") !( Sand and Gravel - Natural aggregate end uses only Oswestry !( ") Crushed Rock - Natural aggregate end uses only !( ") Sand and Gravel / Crushed Rock - Natural aggregate end uses only Burton Stafford !( ") Sand and Gravel - Natural aggregates Upon (possibly as a by-product) and other commodities Trent !( ") Crushed Rock - Natural aggregates (possibly as a by-product) and other commodities Rugeley !( Haughmond (SG) !( Newbold Abbreviation descriptions Hill Pottal Pool Rugeley (SG) (Sst) Quarry CR Crushed Rock SG Sand and Gravel (SG) Barton Quarry !( (SG) Ig Igneous Rock Sst Sandstone (!( !( Alrewas Lst Limestone Oakengates/Donnington (SG) !( Hadley Anglesey Shrewsbury !( Urban area Mineral Planning Authority boundary Wellington Cannock Sand Pits Bayston Hill !( (SG) Lichfield Quarry with estimated annual sales Leaton Cranebrook Main road (( (Sst) of 1 million tonnes or greater (Ig) Telford Dawley Quarry !( Shire Oak !( !( (SG) Motorway ( Rail linked quarry Hopwas ) Buildwas (SG) (SG) !( !( Condover Quarry (SG) !( Madeley !( !( Railway (SG) Brownhills Hints Ironbridge Aldridge !( !(!( (SG) Tamworth Fazeley Mineral resources within selected environmental designations are not shown Broseley (SG) (see Aims and Limitations) Weeford 3 000 !( 3 000 00 Mineral resources covered by urban areas are shown as transparent Wolverhampton Walsall (SG) 00 Seisdon Middleton (SG) Branton Hill Lane Weeford Quarry !( Mancetter Bescot Hall Gonsal (SG) (SG) (Ig) Quarry (SG) Rail Depot ") Sutton Coldfield (CR) (SG) !( !( Morville Upper Whittimere (SG) !( (SG) West Bromwich !( !( Washwood Heath Bridgwalton Enville Road High Cross Rail Depot Coleshill Nuneaton (SG) (SG) (CR) !( (SG) !( (SG) Edwin Richards ") !( !( !( (Ig) Coleshill Griff Dudley Oldbury/Smethwick (Ig) Birmingham ") Meriden 2 Stourbridge Halesowen Small Heath (SG) Brinklow Quarry Rail Depot !( Bromfield (SG) (CR) !( Meriden 1 (SG) !( Chadwich Lane Solihull (SG) (S) Berkswell Coventry (SG) !( Sandy Lane Aims and Limitations !( Knowle/ (S) !( !( Kidderminster !( Bentley The purpose of the maps in this series is to show the broad distribution of those aggregate mineral !( Clee Hill Wildmoor Heath resources that may be of current or potential economic interest which lie outside of selected Ludlow Rugby Quarry (SG) nationally- / internationally-recognised environmental designations. Those mineral resources that lie (Ig) !( within National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Stourport-on-Severn !( Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas are not shown. The maps are intended Ling Hall to assist in the consideration and preparation of development plan policies with respect to (SG) aggregates extraction. They bring together a wide range of information, much of which is scattered Leinthall Earls and not always available in a convenient form. (Lst) !( Redditch These maps have been produced by collation and interpretation of mineral resource data held by Royal the British Geological Survey. Warwick Leamington Bubbenhall Spa (SG) Information on environmental designations has been obtained from the appropriate statutory body Church Farm Droitwich (Natural England) who should be contacted for further information. East !( (SG) The aggregate mineral resource data presented are based on the best available information, but !( are not comprehensive and their quality is variable. The inferred boundaries shown are, therefore, Leominster Retreat Farm approximate. Mineral resources defined on the map delineate areas within which potentially (SG) workable minerals may occur. These areas are not of uniform potential and take no account of Stratford planning constraints that may limit their working. The economic potential of specific sites can only Worcester upon be proved by a detailed evaluation programme. Such an investigation is an essential precursor to Avon submitting a planning application for mineral working. Extensive areas are shown as having no aggregate mineral resource potential, but some isolated mineral workings may occur in these areas. !( 250 The locations of those quarries active in 2005 and extracting aggregate either as a primary product 250 or as a by-product of other mineral extraction are shown (including those that lie within the selected environmental designations). The locations of those wharves and rail depots active in 2005 and )!( Wellington where known, are also shown. While the compilers have tried to ensure that the site details are as (SG) Great Marsh Farm accurate as possible, any map of active quarries is a snapshot in time. Moving the extraction Malvern !( (SG) location as reserves become exhausted or a new extension starts production, and renaming of sites Clifton are regular occurrences. Also sites may cease to be active at any time. 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