Decision details

To agree adoption and publication of the Monitoring Report and Local Aggregates Assessment. The Monitoring Report will cover progress on the Minerals & Waste Development Scheme, monitor the implementation of existing planning policies for minerals and waste. It will cover waste and minerals data for East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove. The Local Aggregates Assessment is a technical document monitoring the demand and supply of aggregates. Government Guidance has previously indicated that the Local Aggregates Assessment should be included in Monitoring Reports.

24.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.

DECISION

24.2     RESOLVED to (1) approve the Waste and Minerals Monitoring Report 2015/16; and

(2) adopt the Local Aggregate Assessment 2016 for publication.

Reasons

24.3     The production of a Monitoring Report on waste and minerals policies is a statutory requirement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011). The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states that mineral planning authorities should prepare an annual Local Aggregate Assessment to plan for a steady and adequate supply of aggregates.