Examination of the Minerals Core Strategy

This page will provide details of the examination arrangements, key dates and links to other relevant information.  In June 2008, Leicestershire County Council submitted the draft Minerals Core Strategy & Development Control Policies document, alongside a number of supporting documents.  The consultation period on the Submission draft document ran until 4th August 2008.  A summary of the main issues raised and the number of respondents has been produced.

A Government Planning Inspector, (Andrew S. Freeman BSc (Hons), DipTP, DipEM, FRTPI, FIHT, MIEnvSc), has been appointed to undertake an independent examination (hearing) into the soundness of the Minerals and Waste Core Strategies.  The role of the Inspector is to consider whether the documents meet the requirements of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and the associated Regulations.  The Inspector will also determine whether they satisfy the tests of soundness.  Following the closure of the Examination, the Inspector will prepare a report with precise recommendations that will be binding for the Councils.  The Inspector will take into account the representations submitted on the Core Strategy and it is likely that a number of formal round table debates will take place on each of the principal matters outlined by the Inspector.

The Programme Officer acts as the contact point for any person who has made representations at the submission stage and acts as a liaison between the Councils, examination participants and the Inspector.  The Officer is the first point of contact for any questions relating to timetabling or procedural matters and all statements will be submitted through them.  Any matters that anyone wishes to raise with the Inspector should be raised via the Programme Officer.

The Programme Officer, Judith Billington, will act independently, on behalf of the Inspector, to organise and manage the administrative and procedural matters of the examination process.  

Email: programmeofficer@leics.gov.uk

Tel No:  0116 305 7028

Pre-Hearing Meeting- Tuesday 28th October 2008 starting at 14:00 and held in County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester

Hearing - Starting on Tuesday 3rd March 2009.

Pre-Hearing Meeting Minutes (Word doc)
Press Notice (Word doc)
Examination - Next Steps (Word doc)
Joint Pre-Hearing Meeting Agenda (Word doc)
Topic Notes (Word doc)

Procedural and Conformity Matters (Word doc)
Spatial Vision and Objectives (Word doc)
Introductory, Background and Key Diagram Points (Word doc)
Supply: Minerals other than Aggregates (Word doc)
Supply: General Matters and Aggregates (Word doc)
Environmental Matters (Word doc)
Development Control Policies (Word doc)
Monitoring (Word doc)

Minerals - Draft Hearing Programme (Word doc) FINAL PROGRAMME AVAILABLE BELOW UNDER HEARING AGENDA
Minerals Core Documents
Hearing Press Notice

Topic Note on Provision for Brick Clay and Fireclay (PDF) - LCC M1
Topic Note on Provision for Crushed Rock (PDF) - LCC M2
Topic Note on Procedural Matters (:PDF) - LCC M3

Issues and Matters for Discussion: Procedural and Conformity Matters (PDF) - LCC M4
Issues and Matters for Discussion: Spatial Vision and Objectives (PDF) - LCC M5
Issues and Matters for Discussion: Introductory, Background and Key Diagram Points (PDF) - LCC M6
Issues and Matters for Discussion: Supply of Minerals Other Than Aggregates (PDF) - LCC M7
Issues and Matters for Discussion: General Matters and Aggregates (PDF) - LCC M8
Issues and Matters for Discussion: Environmental Matters (PDF) - LCC M9
Issues and Matters for Discussion: Development Control Policies (PDF) - LCC M10
Issues and Matters for Discussion: Monitoring (PDF) - LCC M11

Croft Parish Council (PDF) - CPC M14
Ibstock Brick (PDF) - IB M15
Ibstock Brick (PDF) - IB M16
Lafarge (PDF) - M17-21
Huncote Parish Council (PDF) - HPC M22
Environment Agency (PDF) - EA M23
Coal Authority (PDF) - M24
Coal Authority (PDF) - M25
UK Coal (PDF) - M26
UK Coal (PDF) - M27
UK Coal (PDF) - M28
UK Coal (PDF) - M29
UK Coal (PDF) - M30
UK Coal (PDF) - M31
Blaby District Council (PDF) - M32
Charnwood Borough Council (PDF) - M33
East Midlands Airport (PDF) - M34
Quarry Products Association (PDF) - M35
Quarry Products Association (PDF) - M36

Schedule of Responses to Representations (PDF) - LCC M12
Schedule of Changes (PDF) - LCC M13
Schedule of Changes with Individual References (PDF) - LCC M13a

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