The Warwickshire Minerals Core Strategy protects essential minerals infrastructure and includes measures to protect valuable mineral resources from sterilisation by other development (National Planning Policy Framework, paragraph 143).
Such measures include:
- defining safeguarded sites – including proposed preferred areas and existing sites – to be protected from encroachment and/or re-development
- defining Mineral Safeguarding Areas and Minerals Consultation Areas – for use by district councils in plan-making and considering planning applications
- setting out requirements detailing the circumstances when district councils should consult the mineral planning authorities on proposals that may affect minerals or minerals infrastructure
In June 2009, the British Geological Survey (BGS) completed a piece of work to delineate Warwickshire County Council’s Mineral Safeguarding Areas (MSAs). These maps show the extent of individual mineral resources in Warwickshire which has helped to develop safeguard areas for each.
Appendix 4 – maps
Published mineral resources map
Consultation phase maps showing proposed Mineral Safeguard Areas (preliminary versions)
- Fig A2. Unconsolidated sand and gravel (PDF, 1.19 MB)
- Fig A3. Crushed Rock (PDF, 2.0 MB)
- Fig A4. Coal (PDF, 2.0 MB)
- Fig A5. Brick clay (PDF, 1.0 MB)
- Fig A6. Cement Raw Materials (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Fig A7. Building Stone (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Revised maps, following consultation showing any additional units identified
Maps showing Mineral Safeguard Areas for each mineral category (final maps)
- Fig A10. Unconsolidated sand and gravel (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Fig A11. Crushed rock (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Fig A12. Coal (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Fig A13. Brick clay (PDF, 568 KB)
- Fig A14. Cement raw materials (PDF, 1.0 MB)
- Fig A15. Building stone (PDF, 1.2 MB)