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Planning & Regulation Committee
Monday, 13 January 2003

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ITEM PN7 - ANNEX 2

PLANNING & REGULATION COMMITTEE –
13 JANUARY 2003

NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITION 25 OF PERMISSION No.RAD/3963/2-CM (EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THE EXTRACTION OF SAND AND GRAVEL) TO ALLOW A FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME FOR EXTRACTION UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2007 AT THRUPP LANE, RADLEY, ABINGDON APPLICATION NUMBER
RAD/3963/3-CM

RELEVANT PLANNING POLICIES

Oxfordshire Structure Plan 2011

M1

The County Council will grant planning permission for mineral working in appropriate locations having regard to the need to:

  1. maintain a landbank of permitted reserves for aggregates throughout the Plan period in line with Government guidance;

  2. meet Oxfordshire’s agreed share of sand and gravel requirements;

  3. ensure a steady supply of material for local markets.

M5

Planning permission will be granted for mineral exploration provided that satisfactory steps are proposed:

  1. to safeguard the amenities of local residents and the environment;

  2. for vehicular access;

  3. for restoration of the site.

M11

The County Council will grant planning permission for processing plant and other industries associated with mineral working on appropriate operational mineral working sites. The permissions will not extend beyond the life of the working.

 

 

Oxfordshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan

PE1

  1. the protection of local residential, landscape and natural amenities;

  2. the provision of adequate buffer zones to protect residential and natural amenities;

  3. buildings of architectural and historical importance and their setting are not significantly damaged;

  4. that satisfactory access can be provided onto roads which can safely accommodate the proposed traffic without material harm to the environment;

  5. where archaeological sites do not need to be preserved, appropriate provision is made for the recovery and recording of remains before extraction takes place;

  6. sites important for nature conservation, other than covered by Structure Plan policy M9(d), are not seriously damaged.

  7. woods, copses and belts of trees which are important in the landscape are protected;

  8. a high standard of restoration and landscaping is provided;

  9. water supplies and resources are protected and pollution avoided, and hydrological studies are provided where necessary;

  10. the networks of public rights of way are protected;

  11. that every care is taken in the siting, design and landscaping of processing plant to minimise the effects on the local area;

  12. when considering applications for mineral development, the County Council will consider the feasibility of the restoration and aftercare proposals.

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