The Cheshire Replacement Minerals Local Plan
The Cheshire Replacement Minerals Local Plan, adopted
in 1999, provides planning advice on where mineral development can
take place. It covers both Cheshire East and Cheshire
West & Chester Boroughs. Together, these
Boroughs contain a variety of minerals including salt,
construction sand and silica sand which are important to the
regional and national economy. The working of these minerals has
the potential to create a negative impact on the environment and it
is important that we achieve the correct balance between the
release of sufficient minerals and the protection of our
environmental resources.
A philosophy of sustainable development underpins the Cheshire
Replacement Minerals Local Plan. This philosophy looks at
conserving the County’s environment and natural resources for the
benefit of future generations.
The Plan proposes that future working of salt, silica sand and
sand and gravel should come from limited areas of the County and
that detailed policies will minimise the impact of all mineral
working by enabling rigorous monitoring of site operations and
ensuring a positive restoration of sites on set timescales for both
phasing and completion.
All policies in the Minerals Local Plan have been saved under a
direction from the Secretary of State dated 18th September
2007.
Document Downloads
The plan can also be downloaded by sub-section:
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Chapters
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Appendices
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Contents and Foreword
(PDF, 1.6MB)
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Appendix 1 (PDF,
43KB)
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
(PDF, 128KB)
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Appendix 2 (PDF,
50KB)
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Chapter 2 - Minerals -
General (PDF, 458KB)
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Appendix 3 (PDF,
47KB)
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Chapter 3 - Minerals -
Exploration (PDF, 77KB)
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Appendix 4 (PDF,
44KB)
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Chapter 4 - Clay (PDF,
48KB)
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Appendix 5 (PDF,
33KB)
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Chapter 5 - Coal
(PDF, 73KB)
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Appendix 6 (PDF,
213KB)
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Chapter 6 - Sand and
Gravel (PDF, 95KB)
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Appendix 7 (PDF,
92KB)
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Chapter 7 - Hydrocarbons
(PDF, 95KB)
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Supplementary Planning
Guidance (SPG) 1 (PDF, 120KB)
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Chapter 8 - Peat (PDF,
87KB)
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Supplementary Planning
Guidance (SPG) 2 (PDF, 72KB)
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Chapter 9 - Salt
(PDF, 83KB)
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Supplementary Planning
Guidance (SPG) 3 (PDF, 51KB)
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Chapter 10 -
Sandstone (PDF, 131KB)
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Supplementary Planning
Guidance (SPG) 4 (PDF, 61KB)
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Chapter 11 - Silica
Sand (PDF, 129KB)
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Supplementary Planning
Guidance (SPG) 5 (PDF, 77KB)
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Chapter 12 - Policy (PDF,
180KB)
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Proposals Map and Inset Maps
- Inset Map 1 - Preferred Extension
for Sand and Gravel Extraction (PDF, 2.6MB)
- Inset Map 2 - Preferred
Extension for Existing Salt Mine (PDF, 2.5MB)
- Inset Map 3 - Preferred Extension
for Controlled Brinefield (PDF, 2.5MB)
- Inset Map 4 - Preferred Extension
for Controlled Brinefield (PDF, 817KB)
- Inset Map 5 - Preferred Extension
for Silica Sand Quarry (PDF, 2.2MB)
- Inset Map 6 - Preferred Extension
for Silica Sand Quarry (PDF, 1.6MB)
- Inset Map 7 - Preferred Extension
for Silica Sand Quarry (PDF, 2MB)
- Inset Map 8 - Preferred Extension
for Silica Sand Quarry (PDF, 2MB)
- Inset Map 9 - Preferred Extension
for Silica Sand Quarry (PDF, 2MB)
- Proposals Map (PDF,
1.8MB)
