Minerals Local Plan

The Minerals Local Plan has been prepared by Warwickshire County Council to identify those areas of the county where significant mineral resources occur, that is sand, gravel, hardrock and coal and where there would be least planning objection to possible workings..

The County Council has a statutory duty to prepare a Local Plan for minerals. The Minerals Local Plan was adopted in 1995. Although Local Plans have been replaced with Local Development Frameworks this Mineral Local Plan is saved until September 2007. It will be replaced by a Minerals & Waste Development Framework in accordance with the requirements of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004).

The County Council made a case to the Secretary of State to extend the period for which a number of policies from the saved Minerals Local Plan would be saved. Details of the policies saved beyond the 28th September 2007 are provided together with the direction from the Secretary of State.

Policies saved beyond the 28th September 2007 (pdf, 34Kb)

Minerals Direction Letter (pdf, 101Kb)

The Minerals Development Framework (MDF) Core Strategy is currently being prepared. Work on the Minerals Site Specific Allocations Development Plan Document, will begin once the Minerals Core Strategy is adopted.

Minerals Local Plan (pdf, 5.4Mb)