7 China Clay Overall Site Site Name Proposed Area not Reference Mineral considered Safeguarding suitable for Area safeguarding CHINA CLAY CC1 St Austell China Clay Area C1 Fal OA1 As single combined CC1 Area C2 Kernick OA2 As single combined CC1 Area C3 C3 Treviscoe As single combined CC1 Area C4 Trelavour Downs OA4a As single combined CC1 Area C5 Rostowrack OA4b As single combined CC1 Area C6 Goonvean OA4c As single combined CC1 Area C7 Rescrowsa clay reserve As single combined CC1 Area C8 Trelavour Works As single combined CC1 Area C9 Bloomsdale OA6 As single combined CC1 Area C10 Capalla Piplelines OA7 As single combined CC1 Area C11 Goverseth OA8 As single combined CC1 Area C12 Hendra OA9 As single combined CC1 Area C13 Gothers OA10 As single combined CC1 Area C14 Gilleys OA11 As single combined CC1 Area C15 Karslake OA12 As single combined CC1 Area C16 Blackpool OA13 As single combined CC1 Area C17 Burngullow OA14 As single combined CC1 Area C18 Gover OA15 As single combined CC1 Area C19 Trethowel OA16 As single combined CC1 Area C20 Greensplat OA17 As single combined CC1 Area C21 Wheal Martyn OA18 As single combined CC1 Area C22 Gunheath OA19 As single combined CC1 Area C23 Great Wheal Prosper OA20 As single combined CC1 Area C24 Goonbarrow OA21 As single combined CC1 Area C25 Hallew OA22 As single combined CC1 Area C26 Rosemellyn OA23 As single combined CC1 Area Mineral Site Profiles Minerals Safeguarding DPD Evidence Report Submission June 2017 153 C27 Molinnis OA24 As single combined CC1 Area C28 Rocks OA25 As single combined CC1 Area C29 Lantern OA26 As single combined CC1 Area C30 Singlerose OA27 As single combined CC1 Area C31 Penhale OA28 As single combined CC1 Area C32 Baal OA29 As single combined CC1 Area C33 Garker OA30 As single combined CC1 Area C34 Bodelva OA31 As single combined CC1 Area C35 Wheal Rashleigh OA32 As single combined CC1 Area C36 Luxulyan OA33 C37 Innis Moor OA34 As single combined CC1 Area C38 Clay Reserves 34 Treskilling As single combined CC1 Area C39 Clay Reserves 35 As single combined CC1 Area C40 Parsons Park C41 Stannon C42 Leswidden C43 East Numphra Common C44 Tregonning Hill (South Tregonning) C45 Belowda Mineral Site Profiles Minerals Safeguarding DPD Evidence Report Submission June 2017 154 CC1 China Clay Area Mineral type: Kaolin (China Clay) Planning Status: Active. Planning permission expires 21st February 2047. Site Description: Extensive planning permissions for winning and working of china clay in the St Austell (Hensbarrow) area extend to some 88 square kilometres. although the area of active extraction, tipping, handling and processing sites is much smaller. The table below shows the status of permitted china clay extraction sites in Cornwall by Operational Area (2014). Overall Green Safeguarding Score: Site/Planning R10.ENV Review of Mineral Planning Permissions. - Approved on History: 10/02/1998. This permission has become due for its own 15 year review and an application in respect of this was previously made to the LPA on the 10th February 2013. This application (Ref: PA13/01142) has not been determined. See the individual site profiles for a more detailed overview of the site history for each Operational Area. Status of permitted china clay extraction sites in Cornwall by Operational Area (2014) Site Status OA1 Fal Active OA2 Kernick Active (mica dam) OA3 Treviscoe Active OA4A Trelavour Downs Active (not currently working) OA4B Rostowrack Active OA4C Goonvean Active OA5 Trelavour Works Active (not currently working) OA6 Bloomsdale (Goonmaris) Not currently working (Long Term Working Area) OA7 Capalla Not currently working (Cessation of Mining Operations identified November 2011) OA8 Goverseth Active (not currently working) OA9 Hendra Active OA10 Gothers Not currently working (Long Term Working Area) OA11 Gilleys Active OA12 Karslake Active OA13 Blackpool Inactive OA14 Burngullow Active (not currently working) OA15 Gover Not currently working (Long Term Working Area) OA16 Trethowel Not currently working (Long Term Working Area) OA17 Greensplat Active OA18 Wheal Martyn Active OA19 Gunheath Active OA20 Wheal Prosper Active (not currently working) OA21 Goonbarrow Not currently working OA22 Hallew Active (not currently working) OA23 Rosemellyn Not currently working (Long Term Working Area) OA24 Molinnis Not currently working (Long Term Working Area) OA25 Rocks Active OA26 Rosemellyn Not currently working (Long Term Working Area) OA27 Singlerose Active (not currently working) OA28 Penhale Active (not currently working) OA29 Baal Active (not currently working) OA30 Garker Not currently working (Long Term Working Area) OA31 Bodelva Active (not currently working) OA32 Wheal Rashleigh Not currently working (Long Term Working Area) OA33 Luxulyan Not currently working (Long Term Working Area) OA34 Innis Moor Not currently working 155 CC1 China Clay Area It is proposed to safeguard around the St Austell China Clay Area planning permission with the buffer of 250 metres. See Site Profiles for the individual China Clay Operational Areas. 156 C1 Fal OA1 Grid reference: SW922 564 Mineral type: Kaolin (China Clay) Planning Status: Active. Planning permission expires 21st February 2047. Site area: 729 ha. Site Description: The Fal Operational Area, covering approximately 729ha, is an active mineral site within the St Austell China Clay Area operated by Imerys Minerals (UK) Limited. The extraction of china clay is undertaken within the 3 pits of Wheal Remfry, Melbur and Virginia. Large quantities of mineral waste which arises from these pits continues to be deposited on the surface tips of Gaverigan and Scarcewater. Clay is extracted in both dry and wet forms with the former being processed on site in the dry mining plant with the later pumped to settling tanks located to the south of the operational area. The site remains busy, with ongoing extraction, disposal, restoration and aftercare operations. Tipping operations continue on both the Scarcewater and Gaverigan Tips and a large area of woodland has been undertaken on the western side of Scarcewater Tip along with the construction of the hedges in the eastern section of this area. Safeguarding China clay of limited distribution. OA1 corresponds to two areas believed to contain assessment china clay reserves (CR1 & CR2). Key area of working and key plant area. information: Overall Green Safeguarding Score: Site/Planning R10.ENV 97/00965 Review of Mineral Planning Permissions Approved History: 10/02/1998. CC/R/03/00808 (R27(13)) Construction of a surface tip for the disposal of china clay wastes (sand & stent) and ancillary developments. [This is a new application proposing a revised tipping scheme to that proposed in the initial application dated 25/1/02 -R27(9)] Approved 15/07/2003 95/739 R26(9) Winning and working of china clay and allied minerals Approved 08/08/1995 95/1138 (R27(7)) Tipping of waste from China Clay Workings Approved 12/03/1996. This site area has now been superseded by the Scarcewater Tip planning permission. 97/253 (R181(5)) Construction of a tip for the disposal of china clay waste materials Approved 03/04/1997 5005/C Approved 22/02/1954. No conditions were attached to this planning permission 8745/C Approved 20/05/1957 22637/CS R10.ENV/OA1 Mining operations in connection with the winning and working of china clay, china stone, mica, sand and allied minerals Approved 16/12/1963 Site visit Not visited, fees monitoring regime. details: Infrastructure: Melbur Refinery and Blockworks and Driers. Designations AONB SSSI SAC SPA NNR WHS Small area bordering Small area bordering the eastern the eastern boundary of the boundary of the site (Breney Common site (Goss & Tregoss Moors) and Goss & Tregoss Moors). 157 C1 Fal (OA1) This Operational Area will be combined with other Operational Areas to create a single large Safeguarding Area that covers the whole St Austell China Clay area. See Site Profile CC1 St Austell China Clay Area 158 C2 Kernick OA2 Site name: Kernick (OA2) Site reference: C2 Grid reference: SW940 552 Mineral type: Kaolin (China Clay) Planning Status: Active (limited stent disposal and haul road through site) (Planning permission expires 21st February 2042) Site area: 242 Ha. Site Description: This Operational Area consists largely of the Kernick Mica Dam which is centrally located within the identified area. The construction of the Dam has largely been completed and there only remains a limited stent disposal operation at the north western end of the Dam. The majority of the remaining surface area of the dam is now being utilised as a Solar Farm under a separate planning permission. It was also observed that a haul road still exists across the dam which also remains unrestored at this time. This is a vast site and it is acknowledged that much of the southern low lying areas have previously been planted and restored. Safeguarding China clay of limited distribution. Part of the area has permission for development assessment of a solar farm (kernick mica dam). Only mica dam is being used. Majority of the information: site is restored. Drilling has revealed a resource. Potential in the mica dam to recover clay and lithium. Overall Green Safeguarding Score: Site/Planning PA13/09075 This permission is for a Block Works and Aggregate processing History: facility but this has not been implemented at the time of this visit.R10.ENV Review of Mineral Planning Permissions. - Approved on 10/02/1998. PA12/07557 Permission for a 12MW Solar Farm. This permission has now been implemented but it has not been routinely monitored as part of this report because it is not a development which falls within the fees for monitoring regime R10.ENV/OA2(4) Review of Mineral Planning Permissions - Approved on 04/08/1998. Site visit No site visit, fees monitoring regime. details: Infrastructure: A haul road runs through the site.