The Adopted Minerals Local Plan sets out the County Council's approach towards future mineral extraction in Nottinghamshire. It replaces the previous Minerals Local Plan adopted in 1997.
The purpose of the plan is to balance society’s needs for minerals, which are essential to our economy and way of life, against the environmental harm and disruption that mineral extraction can cause. The plan aims to achieve this by meeting demand for minerals by both allocating suitable areas of land for mineral extraction and promoting the use of waste materials to reduce demand for natural resources. The plan also contains a comprehensive set of policies designed to minimise environmental impact, for example by protecting important wildlife areas, controlling traffic movements and ensuring sites are properly reclaimed. Indeed, reclamation schemes can result in environmental gains by creating valuable new habitats and recreational areas, and these are promoted where possible through the plan. Achieving the right balance is critical to making minerals extraction compatible with the concept of sustainable development.
Councillor Stella Smedley
Cabinet Member for Environment
and Sustainability
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