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Hampshire Minerals & Waste

Plan

SAFEGUARDING STUDY

Version 4 (Submission)

February 2012

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Executive Summary

2Executive Summary

5Introduction1

6What is safeguarding?2

8Safeguarding in policy context3

15Minerals and waste safeguarding in Hampshire4

20Conclusion5

Glossary and Abbreviations

22Glossary and Abbreviations7

24Appendix One: Safeguarded sites

36Appendix Two: Location of safeguarded sites

Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan - Safeguarding Study: Version 4

Executive Summary

To support the preparation of HampshireMinerals andWaste Plan (HMWP), a series of studies have been undertakento provide more detailed information on key issues. The safeguarding study considers the safeguarding of mineralresources and associated infrastructure - wharves, depots, processing plant etc - including that associated withwaste management. The study covers the following issues:

What is 'safeguarding'?;Safeguarding in policy context - national, regional and local;Safeguarding of minerals resources- suggested approach;Safeguarding of minerals infrastructure - suggested approach;Safeguarding of waste infrastructure - suggested approach;Long term strategic options;Implementation of safeguarding – Minerals Safeguarding Area and Minerals Consultation Area;Recommended approach to safeguarding for the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan.

Safeguarding land, resources and infrastructure helps planning authorities to resist developments that could jeopardiseplanning options for future generations. Accordingly safeguarding is a core element in delivering sustainable mineralsand waste development. Safeguarding helps to protect important mineral reserves and existing minerals and wastesites that are considered to be strategically important (both now and in the future).

Current national and regional policy sets the context for safeguarding of mineral resources and minerals and wasteinfrastructure. This is then translated at the local level through the emerging Minerals and Waste Plan.

Safeguarding has an essential role to play in ensuring that there are enough minerals and waste development andmineral reserves to secure the delivery of the Minerals and Waste Plan.

Safeguarding of Minerals Resources

The safeguarding of mineral resources helps ensure a steady and adequate supply of material. Minerals are a valuableresource which require protection from sterilisation if they are to be kept available for society by avoiding beingbuilt on by incompatible developments e.g. housing. This helps to secure future economic stability of Hampshire.It is very unlikely that mineral which is sterilised by other development can be extracted after development takesplace.

Mineral in Hampshire is generally split into two groups:

Aggregates (sharp sand and gravel and soft sand); andOther minerals (brick-making clay, chalk and oil and gas).

The key minerals for Hampshire and its economy are those most closely linked to the construction industry, theseinclude the deposits of sharp sand, soft sand and brick-making clay. The safeguarding of these resources is basedon data supplied by the British Geological Survey (BGS) on resources considered to be economically viable. Howeverhistorically there has been evidence from industry that supports areas outside of the BGS data that would beconsidered for extraction. It is for this reason that in addition to the BGS, information obtained from 'localknowledge' of mineral reserves is also applied to ensure those areas considered to be of importance for the sustainableeconomy of Hampshire in the future. This data forms the basis of the Mineral Safeguarding Area (MSA). Areas ofmineral previously sterilised by other development cannot be included within the MSA.


To protect both the existing sites and the potential resources are located within the MSA, the use of 'buffer' zonesshould be considered. Buffers help to protect sites which may be threatened by other development close to thesite. The Minerals and Waste Planning Authorities should be consulted on other development within 250 metresof existing or proposed sand and gravel quarries, to ensure that incompatible development (development whichrestricts the current or future operation of a site) is restricted.

Safeguarding of minerals infrastructure

It is important to consider minerals infrastructure for safeguarding as it supports the supply of minerals Infrastructureis also often located in specific areas due to specific siting needs. Minerals infrastructure also requires safeguardingdue to their vulnerability to redevelopment pressures from higher value uses (such as regeneration). The infrastructurewhich is considered important for safeguarding is as follows:

aggregate wharves (and any associated plants) including waste uses;aggregate rail depots (and any associated plants) including waste uses;concrete batching and production plants which are in use on existing quarries, wharves, or rail depots;existing other clay extraction sites;existing oil and gas extraction and processing sites;any sites which would be proposed in the HMWP for any of the above activities.

Safeguarding these types of infrastructure would ensure that the minerals planning authority is able to commenton, and resist any future developments which may be considered to negatively impact the existing operations. Onlyinfrastructure that is required to meet the supply capacity in the Plan would be safeguarded.

Wharf sites in Southampton and Portsmouth offer important opportunities for waterside regeneration. Whilstthey are safeguarded, redevelopment will be supported if the capacity of the infrastructure can be relocated orprovided elsewhere; or if the infrastructure is no longer needed (for example, if it no longer meets the modernneeds of the marine aggregates industry).

The use of buffer zones is a method that can be employed to ensure that the minerals infrastructure is not encroachedupon by incompatible development. The Minerals and Waste Planning Authorities should be consulted on otherdevelopment within 50 metres for other mineral sites, to ensure that incompatible development (developmentwhich restricts the current or future operation of a site) is restricted.

Waste infrastructure

Hampshire has a complex network of waste facilities which handle commercial, industrial and household waste.These facilities are critical to meeting the long term waste management needs of Hampshire.

The safeguarding of waste management sites often require different consideration to minerals, because they areless geographically and geologically restricted. Similarly to mineral infrastructure however, waste management sitescan face pressures from incompatible non-waste development. This is because many waste management activitiesare similar to other industrial type processes, and can be located on industrial land which has competitive landrental values. Waste management typically generates less high value end products which means activities on primeindustrial locations are not always viable to sustain for instance.

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It is important to avoid the loss of facilities or allocated waste management sites as this capacity may not be replacedelsewhere. This limits the ability to manage waste close to where it is generated and in sustainable locations in termsof transport, and the ability to maintain provision to meet waste management needs. However, it is not alwaysappropriate to protect existing waste management sites from redevelopment or encroachment by other uses,although this should be considered on a case by case basis. It is suggested that existing waste management sitesshould be safeguarded from incompatible development, where there is a justifiable need. There are two factorswhich influence whether this is justified:

the waste management capacity provided; andthe waste management 'need' that the existing operation is satisfying (and whether this can be metelsewhere).

It is therefore suggested that:

existing (and planned i.e. included in the Minerals andWaste Plan) waste management sites with a capacityto manage 50,000 tonnes per annum or greater should be safeguarded against competing and encroachingdevelopment;safeguarding policy should acknowledge existing or planned specialist waste management facilities inHampshire;Facilities that are of regional and national significance, or those that provide a specialist function shouldbe safeguarded.Facilities that provide water/rail transport of waste materials should be safeguarded.

Long term strategic options

The Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan will cover the period 2012-2030, however it is recognised that parts ofthe Plan won’t be sustainable following that period. This includes issues such as limited supply of sand and gravelresources, major environmental constraints (including the two national parks), land use conflicts with existing builtup areas, and also pressures for redevelopment on infrastructure, particularly at the ports, and potentially thechanging requirements of the industry.

In order to ensure these issues are considered before the end of the plan period, it is important to review the planand develop potential options for sustainable provision of minerals and waste in Hampshire.

It is suggested that up until a review is carried out, any land that had the potential to be used for transport ofminerals and waste resources should be safeguarded. These sites could become much more important to mineralsupply or delivering waste to recycling or recovery facilities in the longer term. Land which is important to thisshould be safeguarded and should include:

land identified in the Port of Southampton Master Plan;military/naval land in Southampton Water and Portsmouth Harbour;existing commercial port land; andexisting and former railway sidings and other land that could be rail linked.

The study makes a number of recommendations for safeguarding policy formulation, as summarised below. Thesehave been formulated using the evidence base prepared for the Minerals and Waste Plan.


1 Introduction

1.1 To support the preparation of Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan (HMWP), a series of studies have beenundertaken to provide more detailed information on key issues. This study considers the safeguarding ofmineral resources and associated infrastructure - wharves, depots, processing plant etc - includingthat associated with waste management.

1.2 The study covers the following:

What is 'safeguarding'?;Safeguarding in policy context - national, regional and local;Safeguarding of minerals resources- suggested approach;Safeguarding of minerals infrastructure - suggested approach;Safeguarding of waste infrastructure - suggested approach;Long term strategic options;Implementation of safeguarding – Minerals Safeguarding Area & Minerals Consultation Area;Recommended approach to safeguarding for the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan.

1.3 This study is a 'living document' and contains the most up to date information on safeguarding. If furtherinformation is obtained on safeguarding, the study will be updated as required.

Further Information

For further information on this study, the Minerals and Waste Plan and supporting documents, please see:

visit the website at: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/planning-policy-home.htm

visit the consultation portal at: http://consult.hants.gov.uk/portal

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2 What is safeguarding?

2.1 Safeguarding land, resources and infrastructure allows planning authorities to resist developments that couldjeopardise planning options for future generations. Accordingly safeguarding is a core element in deliveringsustainable development. With regard to minerals, safeguarding resources helps ensure a steady and adequatesupply of material. The safeguarding of infrastructure protects facilities, that by virtue of special locationrequirements, are not readily replaced.

2.2 Minerals are a valuable resource which require protection from sterilisation if they are to be kept availablefor society by avoiding being built on by incompatible developments e.g. housing. It is very unlikely thatmineral which is sterilised by other development can be extracted after development takes place. Likewise,associated minerals infrastructure and waste facility developments also require protection from incompatibledevelopment and encroachment. Safeguarding helps to protect important mineral reserves and existingminerals and waste sites that are considered to be strategically important (both now and in the future).

2.3 It is important to recognise that if minerals resources are identified for safeguarding – other than thoseplanned for extraction – there is not a presumption they will be extracted. Safeguarding of mineral resourcesor deposits enables consideration to be given to preserving a mineral or its ‘prior extraction’ to developmentin the event that land in which it is situated is proposed for a development that would prevent extractionin the future.

2.4 Likewise, the safeguarding of mineral and waste management infrastructure such as processing andtreatment plants, wharves, rail depots, landfills and other associated facilities is vital. This infrastructurehelps secure a steady and adequate supply of minerals and ensure there is capacity for the sustainablemanagement of waste. It is often tied to certain locations, like rail sidings and wharves that are not easilyreplaced. Infrastructure often needs to be sited in areas that are less sensitive to the operational impacts likelorry traffic and noise. Accordingly if infrastructure is ‘lost’ to other developments directly, or indirectly byencroachment of incompatible uses like housing it cannot always be readily replaced. However there aresome potential opportunities for new wharves, as indicated below.

2.5 Nevertheless, an approach to safeguarding has to be realistic. Mineral deposits that are unlikely to be exploitedin the foreseeable future may not need to be safeguarded. Alternatively the need for a development mayoutweigh the merits of safeguarding a deposit. Furthermore, the opportunity for prior extraction may notbe available because of the programming of the development or other reasons. In these circumstances thesafeguarding may be relinquished. Similar considerations have to be given for proposals that directly orindirectly threaten infrastructure. In some cases alternative sites can be found or the lost capacity may notbe needed or replaced on other land. Moreover, some non strategic infrastructure may not merit safeguardingat all. A number of the wharves in Southampton and Portsmouth offer important opportunities for watersideregeneration.

2.6 The safeguarding of prospective infrastructure is problematic as future sites are not readily identifiablewithout detailed analysis of potential spatial options. However, some potential options are identifiable inbroad terms, and should be safeguarded to enable their use for minerals and waste be considered. Moreover,blanket safeguarding of potential options would jeopardise other development opportunities. In some caseswhere sites have long term options for further transport infrastructure that might service mineral supplyand movement of waste may be safeguarded. There are also some possible opportunities for new wharves,for example: at land identified in the Port of Southampton Master Plan, and at Marchwood military port;as well as potential extensions of existing wharves, for example at Marchwood.


2.7 Safeguarding has an essential role to play in ensuring that there are enoughminerals and waste developmentand mineral reserves to secure the delivery of the Minerals and Waste Plan.


3 Safeguarding in policy context

National Policy

3.1 National policy on safeguarding is set out in Minerals Policy Statement 1: Planning and Minerals(1) (hereinMPS1) and Planning Policy Statement 10: Planning for Sustainable Waste Management(2) (herein PPS10).Although these documents will be superseded in due course by the National Planning Policy Framework,it is anticipated that the current provisions will remain. The Draft National Planning Policy Framework(3)

(NPPF), published on 25 July 2011, confirms this approach to minerals policy.

Minerals

3.2 National planning policy for minerals safeguarding is mostly contained within MPS1, and contains thefollowing provisions in relation to safeguarding:

Define Mineral Safeguarding Areas (MSAs) in Local Development Documents (LDDs), in order thatproven resources are not needlessly sterilised by non-mineral development, although there is nopresumption that resources defined in MSAs will be worked;

Encourage the prior extraction of minerals, where practicable, if it is necessary for non-mineraldevelopment to take place in MSAs;

In two-tier planning areas, include policies and proposals to safeguard mineral resources within MSAsin county LDDs and show MSAs in district LDDs. Counties should define Mineral Consultation Areas(MCAs) based on their MSAs.

District councils responsible for spatial planning of land defined in MSAs should not normally includepolicies and proposals in their LDDs for non-minerals development in those areas, or sensitivedevelopment around safeguarded mineral areas, where such policies would affect the potential for futureextraction of minerals;

Safeguard existing, planned and potential rail heads, wharfage and associated storage, handling andprocessing facilities for the bulk transport by rail, sea or inland waterways of minerals, particularly coaland aggregates, including recycled, secondary and marine-dredged materials;

Identify future sites to accommodate the above facilities and reflect any such allocations in the LDDs ofdistrict councils in two-tier planning areas. District councils in these areas should not normally permitother development proposals near such safeguarded sites where they might constrain future use for thesepurposes;

Safeguard existing, planned and potential sites including rail and water-served, for concrete batching, themanufacture of coated materials, other concrete products and the handling, processing and distributionof substitute, recycled and secondary aggregate material. Where appropriate, identify future sites for theseuses and reflect any such allocations in the LDDs of district councils in two-tier planning areas.

1 http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningand building/pdf/152993pdf.2 http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningand building/pdf/1876202.pdf3 http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningand building/pdf/1951811.pdf


http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningand building/pdf/152993pdf.

http://http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningand building/pdf/1876202.pdf

http://http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningand building/pdf/1951811.pdf

3.3 Tomeet the requirements of MPS1, in two tier authority areas (County/District, rather than Unitary/NationalPark Authority), the Mineral Planning Authority (MPA) is expected to create a Mineral Consultation Area(MCA) which will be used by districts to consider the need to consult the County on non-mineral planningapplications. The MCA is largely comprised of the MSA plus existing infrastructure. MCAs should also bereflected in district local development documents. Where a planning application is made for non-mineraldevelopment within a MCA, the district should consult the MPA on the application.

3.4 To support greater use of alternatives to primary aggregate extraction, sites should be considered forsafeguarding. National guidance states that sites which offer the opportunity to recycle aggregates shouldbe afforded protection through safeguarding of these increasingly important sites. This is also the approachtaken in the NPPF, as set out in Paragraph 102, for local planning authorities to safeguard:

Existing, planned and potential rail heads, rail links to quarries, wharfage and associated storage, handling and processingfacilities for bulk transport by sail, sea or inland waterways of minerals, including recycled, secondary and marine-dredgedmaterials; and

Existing, planned and potential sites for concrete batching, the manufacture of coated materials, other concrete products andthe handling, processing and distribution of substitute, recycled and secondary aggregate material.

Waste infrastructure

3.5 The safeguarding of waste developments is considered within PPS10, and states:

"In determining planning applications, all planning authorities should, where relevant, consider the likely impact of proposed,non-waste related, development on existing waste management facilities, and on sites and areas allocated for waste management"

3.6 The safeguarding of waste development is also not considered in as much detail as minerals development withinnational planning policy. This means that this issue needs to be addressed at a local level through local planningpolicy to ensure sustainable waste infrastructure is delivered. The draft NPPF does not address waste planning,and it is government intention that this will form part of the National Waste Management Plan for England.

Regional Policy

3.6 The Government is intending to revoke the South East Plan - the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) forHampshire. In the meantime, the South East Plan will remain part of the ‘development plan’ and theHampshire Minerals and Waste Plan will have to be in general conformity with it unless materialconsiderations indicate otherwise. It must be noted that the South East Plan does not cover the small partof Wiltshire which forms part of the Hampshire Plan area as it is located within the South West, wherethere is no adopted RSS.

Minerals

3.7 Policy M5 (Safeguarding of mineral reserves, wharves and rail depots) of the RSS - the South East Planstates the following:


''Mineral planning authorities should assess the need for wharf and rail facilities for the handling and distribution of importedminerals and processed materials, and identify strategic sites for safeguarding in their minerals development frameworks. Thesestrategic facilities should be safeguarded from other inappropriate development in local development documents. Existing mineralsites, and proposed sites and ‘areas of search’, should be identified in mineral development documents for the extraction andprocessing of aggregates, clay, chalk, silica sand and gypsum. These should then be safeguarded in local development documents''.

3.8 Policy M5 requires mineral planning authorities to undertake assessments of the need for wharves, to assistthe identification of those sites to be safeguarded, the following strategic criteria should be used:

Capacity to supply imported material to the region;

Proximity to markets;

Value of the specialist infrastructure; and

Adequacy of existing or potential environmental safeguards.

3.9 The RSS also states that existing mineral workings and processing plants which have regional significanceshould also be protected from other development and further consideration given to extending safeguardingarrangements to larger known resources which are not specifically allocated in mineral developmentdocuments.

Waste

3.10 There are a number of waste policies within the South East Plan which make reference to safeguarding.

3.11 Policy W6 (Recycling and Composting) of the South East Plan sets out targets for recycling and compostingacross the waste planning authorities within the region. The policy's supporting text states that:

To ensure that sufficient facilities are developed, development plan documents will identify specific sites to allow for recycling,composting, reprocessing and transfer facilities, and safeguarded to protect them from other development since high land prices canhinder the development of waste recycling facilities. Sites should generally be located in or near to urban areas, close to the mainsources of waste, although a range of facilities will also be needed to serve rural areas.

3.12 Policy W7 (Waste Management Capacity Requirement) sets out the capacity requirements for the wasteplanning authorities within the region. It sets out specific targets that WPAs need to achieve, and touchesupon the importance of safeguarding.

3.13 Policy W15 (Hazardous and other specialist waste facilities) sets out the requirements for hazardous wastemanagement. With regards to safeguarding, its states that “Waste development documents will…identify and safeguardsites for storage, treatment and remediation of contaminated soils and demolition waste”.


3.14 Policy W16 (Waste Transport Infrastructure) sets out the need to identify infrastructure facilities for wastetransfer and bulking facilities, essential for the sustainable transport of waste materials and that these shouldbe safeguarded. It states:

Waste development documents should identify infrastructure facilities, including sites for waste transfer and bulking facilities,essential for the sustainable transport of waste materials. These sites and facilities should be safeguarded in local developmentdocuments. Policies should aim to reduce the transport and associated impacts of waste movement. Use of rail and water-bornetransport with appropriate depot and wharf provision should be encouraged wherever possible, particularly for large facilities.

Wharves and Rail Depots

3.15 The South East Plan contains a number of policies which relate to wharves and rail depots. Policy T12(Freight and site safeguarding) considers the need to safeguard and promote the use of wharves and raildepot sites for the transportation of materials.

Relevant regional strategies, local development documents and local transport plans should include policiesand proposals that:

safeguard wharves, depots and other sites that are, or could be, critical in developing the capability ofthe transport system to move freight, particularly by rail or water;

safeguard and promote sites adjacent to railways, ports and rivers for developments, particularly newintermodal facilities and rail related industry and warehousing, that are likely to maximise freight movementby rail or water.

3.16 Acknowledging the intention to revoke the RSS, Hampshire have identified many key points from theirevidence base and can demonstrate that their approach matches that as suggested by the RSS:

The potential impact of incompatible development on Hampshire's existing minerals and waste sitesneeds to be considered;

The potential impact of incompatible development on Hampshire's existing rail depots and aggregateneeds to be considered;

Hampshire has significant mineral reserves that are considered to be economically viable by the BritishGeological Survey (BGS);

Hampshire has approximately 30 sites which produce recycled and secondary aggregates, whichaccounted for 24% of total aggregate sold during 2010;

The designation of both specific waste sites and areas suitable for waste management infrastructureallows Hampshire to demonstrate a reasonable approach to capacity requirements;

Hampshire produces hazardous/specialist waste and lacks many places for it to be processed. Atpresent some of that produced has to be exported to suitable facilities elsewhere in the country;


Specific areas of need for waste management facilities have been identified, with the South and NorthEast parts of Hampshire still being the most likely to require some strategic waste facilities;

Specific areas of need have been identified, with the South and North East parts of Hampshire stillbeing the most likely to require some strategic waste facilities.

Current Hampshire Policy

3.17 The inclusion of safeguarding policies in the draft South East Plan and the advice in national policy meantHampshire could apply similar policy within the adopted Core Strategy (2007); but allowing a more localapproach. The Core Strategy included policy S14 (Safeguarding of Existing Development) and Policy S15(Sterilisation of Mineral Deposits) which referred to this issue of safeguarding.

3.18 Policy S14(4) was subsequently quashed following a High Court Challenge in 2008. This has left a policyvacuum, and leaves existing minerals and waste sites (including associated transport infrastructure) vulnerable.

3.19 The approach to safeguarding mineral deposits within the 2007 Core Strategy (excluding provisions set outin Policy S14) is detailed below:

The Mineral Safeguarding Area (MSA) concentrated on the minerals considered to be at most risk bydevelopment; sand and gravel, soft sand and clay. TheMSA used data supplied by the British GeologicalSurvey (BGS) that detailed mineral reserves that were considered to be economically viable. Theremaining minerals found in Hampshire, were not safeguarded against as chalk was considered to betoo widely available to merit it, and oil and gas lie deep enough beneath the surface that any developmentwould not necessarily sterilise the reserves;

All existing sites required to meet future requirements were safeguarded to ensure that any incompatibledevelopment would not result in the loss of capacity to process mineral or waste, or the ability totransport the resource. The sites safeguarded were considered to be strategic for the delivery of theStrategy. This took into account the operation effectiveness, need and the degree to which alternativeuses of the land would promote positive regeneration of the site;

The Mineral Consultation Area (MCA) was developed based up on both the MSA and the existingsites. The MCA is a defined area where the council expected to be consulted on any incompatibledevelopment that may impact on the mineral reserve or site. Buffers of 250 metres were applied toexisting or proposed quarries or landfill and one of 50 metres to other mineral and waste sites, anydevelopment proposed within these buffers would be opposed;

Sites were safeguarded for their permitted life span;

Despite mineral being protected through the MSA it did not mean development could not occur, itwould be resisted, but the recommendation that prior extraction be provided before the developmentcommenced.

4 Quashed Policy S14 of the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Core Strategy - All existing minerals and waste sites, including associated transport infrustructures, whichare needed for future requirements will be safeguarded. These requirements will be determined by a review of all such sites. Sites identified, in the HampshireMineralsor Waste Management Plans, or on the Proposals map, to fulfill the requirements of htis strategy will also be safeguarded. Pending the outcome of thisreview, all existing sites will be safeguarded. Incompatible development, within 250 metres of existing or planned quarries and landfills or within 50 metresof otherminerals/waste operations, will not be supported.


3.20 Policy S15 (Sterilisation of Mineral Deposits) states:

Proposals for permanent development which would sterilise mineral deposits shown on the Key Diagram, or subsequently in theHampshire Minerals Plan or on the Proposals Map, will be resisted unless provision is made for extraction prior to thecommencement of development, or other planning considerations apply.

3.21 The Core Strategy policies went some way to establishing a procedure for the safeguarding of both themineral and waste resources and the infrastructure that was in place to process and transport them. However,following the adoption of the Core Strategy in 2007 Associated British Ports (ABP) successfully challengeda number of the policies in the High Court. This resulted in the policies, including S14 and supporting text,being subsequently 'quashed' meaning that these parts of the Strategy are no longer considered policy. Assuch, new policy on safeguarding will be developed though the Minerals and Waste Plan.

3.22 In the absence of the Core Strategy policies, ‘saved’ policy 21 of the Hampshire, Portsmouth andSouthampton Minerals and Waste Local Plan 1998 applies. It supports the principle of the developmentand the safeguarding of wharves and rail depots sites, as highlighted below.


TheMineral Planning Authorities will seek to safeguard the following sites for use for the landing or unloading,handling and distribution of marine dredged, sea-borne or rail-borne aggregates and will normally opposeproposals for development which would prevent or prejudice the use of these sites for those purposes:

(i) the following existing aggregates wharves and rail-head aggregates depots:

Aggregates wharves

Bakers Wharf, Chapel, SouthamptonBurnley Wharf, Chapel, SouthamptonLeamouth Wharf, Chapel, SouthamptonWillments Shipyard, Woolston, SouthamptonMarchwood Power Station WharfUpper Quay, FarehamTipner Point Wharf, PortsmouthKendalls Wharf, Langstone Harbour, PortsmouthBedhampton Wharf, Havant

Rail-head aggregates depots

Chickenhall Lane, EastleighBotley StationFareham Station

(ii) the following preferred site for a rail-head aggregates depot, as shown on the proposals map inset map:

Site A - Micheldever Station

(iii) any other sites where permission is granted for the establishment of an aggregates wharf or a rail-headaggregates depot or where such use is established without the need for planning permission.


4 Minerals and waste safeguarding in Hampshire

Safeguarding of Minerals Resources

4.1 Mineral resources in Hampshire are generally split into two groups:

Aggregates (sharp sand and gravel and soft sand); andOther minerals (brick-making clay, chalk and oil and gas).

4.2 The key minerals for Hampshire and its economy are those most closely linked to the construction industry.These include the deposits of sharp sand, soft sand and brick-making clay. In addition to these, there arealso significant resource of chalk in Hampshire.

4.3 Safeguarding offers the most reasonable approach to the protection ofmineral reserves and infrastructure,to secure future economic stability of Hampshire. It is important that existing permitted sand and gravelsites and unworked sand and gravel deposits (sharp sand and gravel and soft sand) are protected fromsterilisation.

4.4 Clay reserves found in Hampshire are used for the manufacturing of bricks and tiles at Hampshire's twobrickworks. Hampshire was previously guided by the South East Plan to maintain enough reserve for 25years worth of brick making. It is important that existing clay extraction sites, which support the brick works,are safeguarded and the potential reserves are also protected, to support the local brick-works.

4.5 Chalk deposits are common in Hampshire, however there are only limited markets resulting in lowproduction. As a result, there is no need to safeguard chalk reserves against its sterilisation when consideringnew development . There may however be a need to safeguard existing chalk extraction sites, which will beconsidered alongside the safeguarding of existing sites.

4.6 Oil and gas deposits are found at much deeper levels in the earth than the other minerals worked inHampshire and thus are less threatened by surface development. As a result of this, it is unnecessary tosafeguard the deposits. In any case the extent of oil and gas resources is commercially sensitive informationunavailable to mineral planning authorities. It is still important however that existing oil and gas infrastructureis safeguarded. In Hampshire there are three active production oilfields, a oil rail depot, a gas storage facility,and one exploration well site.

How safeguarding is determined

4.7 The safeguarding of Hampshire's sand and gravel and brick making clay will, in the first instance, use datasupplied by the British Geological Survey (BGS). This data is considered, by the BGS, to be that which iseconomically viable. However historically there has been evidence from industry that supports areas outsideof the BGS data that would be considered for extraction. It is for this reason that in addition to the BGS,information obtained from 'local knowledge' of mineral reserves is also applied to ensure those areasconsidered to be of importance for the sustainable economy of Hampshire in the future. This data will formthe base to theMineral Safeguarding Area (MSA).

4.8 Areas of mineral previously sterilised by other development cannot be included within the MSA. Thisincludes minerals which are located under existing towns, urban areas and transport infrastructure, wheremineral extraction is rarely going to be possible.


4.9 To protect both the existing sites and the potential resources are located within the MSA, the use of 'buffer'zones should be considered. Buffers help to protect sites which may be threatened by other developmentclose to the site. Guidance suggests that there should be a requirement for a 250 metre buffer for existingor proposed sand and gravel quarries and 50 metres for other mineral sites.(1) This would mean that theMinerals Planning Authority would be consulted on other non minerals and waste proposals within thesedistance requirements to ensure that incompatible development (development which restricts the currentor future operation of a site) is restricted.

Safeguarding of minerals infrastructure

4.10 It is important to consider minerals infrastructure for safeguarding as it supports the supply of mineralsInfrastructure is also often located in specific areas due to specific siting needs. Minerals infrastructure alsorequires safeguarding due to their vulnerability to redevelopment pressures from higher value uses (such asregeneration).

4.11 The infrastructure which is considered important for safeguarding is as follows:

aggregate wharves (and any associated plants) including waste uses;aggregate rail depots (and any associated plants) including waste uses;concrete batching and production plants which are in use on existing quarries, wharves, or raildepots;existing other clay extraction sites;existing oil and gas extraction and processing sites;any sites which would be proposed in the HMWP for any of the above activities.

4.12 Themovement of minerals and waste is still predominantly carried out by road with HGVs to move materialsfrom source to final destination (market or facility for recycling, re-use or disposal etc). However, there isscope for a more sustainable approach to the movement of resources, through the greater considerationof water based and rail transport options (wharves and rail depots). Hampshire has a number of aggregaterail depots and wharves which are all currently found in southern Hampshire. More information on wharvesand rail depots can be found in the Wharves and Rail Depots Topic Paper(2) and the Wharves and RailDepots Needs Assessment.(3)

4.13 Safeguarding these types of infrastructure would ensure that the minerals planning authority is able tocomment on, and resist any future developments which may be considered to negatively impact the existingoperations. Only that infrastructure that is required to meet the supply capacity in the Plan wouldbe safeguarded. Sites which are afforded safeguarded status may lose this if other more suitable sitesbecome available, or changes in operations mean there is no requirement to continue to safeguard specificsites.

4.14 Wharf sites in Southampton and Portsmouth offer important opportunities for waterside regeneration.Whilst they are safeguarded, redevelopment will be supported if the capacity of the infrastructure can berelocated or provided elsewhere; or if the infrastructure is no longer needed (for example, if it no longermeets the modern needs of the marine aggregates industry).

1 A Guide to Mineral Safeguarding in England2 Wharves and Rail Depots (Draft) Topic Paper, Hampshire County Council February 20113 Wharves and Rail Depots Needs Assessment, land and Minerals Management Limited, Update 2011


4.15 The use of buffer zones is a method that can be employed to ensure that the minerals infrastructure is notencroached upon by incompatible development. It is thought that a buffer zone of 50 metres would besufficient to ensure that the county council can fully safeguard important minerals infrastructure.

Safeguarding of Waste infrastructure

4.16 Hampshire has a complex network of waste management facilities which handle commercial, industrial andhousehold waste. These facilities are critical to meeting the long termwaste management needs of Hampshire.

4.17 The safeguarding of waste management sites often require different consideration to minerals, because theyare less geographically and geologically restricted. Similarly to mineral infrastructure however, wastemanagement sites can face pressures from incompatible non-waste development. This is becausemany waste management activities are similar to other industrial type processes, and can be located onindustrial land which has competitive land rental values. Waste management typically generates less highvalue end products which means activities on prime industrial locations are not always viable to sustain forinstance.

4.18 Planning policy has a role to play in protecting such sites from competing pressures. It is important toavoid the loss of facilities or allocated wastemanagement sites as this capacity may not be replacedelsewhere. This limits the ability to manage waste close to where it is generated and in sustainable locationsin terms of transport, and the ability to maintain provision to meet waste management needs.

4.19 It is not always appropriate to protect existing waste management sites from redevelopment orencroachment by other uses.Many planning permissions for waste management activities are temporary,which may reflect the aim of returning the land to its previous use or developing/restoring it for an alternativeuse longer term. It may be appropriate to redevelop some safeguarded sites if they offer strong regenerationpotential. However, this would need to be considered on a case by case basis and would need to considerthe impact on capacity if lost. Furthermore, some waste management activities result from a legacy of useson certain sites, and it may be that such facilities would not be supported if judged by current standards.Whilst the decision to resist the redevelopment or encroachment of an existing waste management site istypically judged on a case-by-case basis, it is important to set the parameters for such decision-making andprovide clarity for planning purposes. Therefore the Plan states that non waste development will be resistedunless the merits of the development clearly outweigh the need for safeguarding; or the waste managementactivity is no longer needed; or the capacity can be relocated or provided elsewhere.

4.20 It is suggested that existing waste management sites should be safeguarded from incompatibledevelopment, where there is a justifiable need. There are two factors which influence whether this isjustified:

the waste management capacity provided; and

the waste management 'need' that the existing operation is satisfying (and whether this can be metelsewhere).

4.21 It is therefore suggested that existing (and planned i.e. included in the Minerals and Waste Plan) wastemanagement sites with a capacity to manage 50,000 tonnes per annum or greater(4) should besafeguarded against competing and encroaching development.

4 DCLG guidance - Circular 09/99: Environmental impact assessment


4.22 It is also suggested that a safeguarding policy should acknowledge existing or planned specialistwaste management facilities in Hampshire. This is considered within a study on the need for SpecialistWastes(5). It is not straightforward to make alternative provision for these regionally significant facilities,thus it is important to ensure they are afforded the protection they require.

4.23 It is also suggested that allHousehold Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) and other facilities whichrecycle or recover energy from waste should be safeguarded. The HWRC network is delivered insupport of the Hampshire-wide municipal waste management strategy and any losses which are not replacedwould undermine the ability to deliver this strategy in all the service areas identified. The re-location ofHWRCs to new locations will result in the removal of a safeguarding status from a site if these sites are nolonger required.

4.24 A key sustainability objective is the provision of low-carbon energy and planning authorities are beingurged to plan for local heating and electricity networks. Safeguarding these networks is supported by draftnational planning policy which states proposed development should avoid prejudicing renewable or lowcarbon energy supply(6).

4.25 Not withstanding this suggested framework for safeguarding policy, it is important to acknowledge othersafeguarding approaches which relate to specific areas. For instance, the city of Southampton faces challengesin terms of developing brownfield land to meet regeneration objectives, and therefore may require a differentapproach to the redevelopment or encroachment of waste management sites. The Plan’s approach tosafeguarding therefore sets out a degree of flexibility.

Long term strategic options

4.26 The Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan will cover the period 2012-2030, however it is recognised thatparts of the Plan won’t be sustainable following that period. This includes issues such as limited supplyof sand and gravel resources, major environmental constraints (including the two national parks), landuse conflicts with existing built up areas, and also pressures for redevelopment on infrastructure,particularly at the ports, and potentially the changing requirements of the industry.

4.27 In order to ensure these issues are considered before the end of the plan period, it is important to reviewthe plan and develop potential options for sustainable provision ofminerals andwaste inHampshire.

4.28 It is suggested that up until a review is carried out, any land that had the potential to be used for transportof minerals and waste resources should be safeguarded. These sites could become much more importantto mineral supply or delivering waste to recycling or recovery facilities in the longer term. Land which isimportant to this should be safeguarded and should include:

land identified in the Port of Southampton Master Plan;military/naval land in Southampton Water and Portsmouth Harbour;existing commercial port land; andexisting and former railway sidings and other land that could be rail linked.

5 Assessments of need for waste management facilities in Hampshire - Specialist Waste Facilities (draft), Hampshire County Council, March 20116 see planning for a low carbon future in a changing climate: consultation (2010) (Policy LCF 15: Safeguarding renewable and low carbon energy supplies)


Implementation of safeguarding

4.29 National guidance set out in MPS1 will be followed regarding the creation of a MSA, which will ensure thatHampshire’s minerals are protected from sterilisation.

4.30 In two tier planning areas there is a requirement for the creation of aMineral Consultation Area (MCA)as well as a Mineral Safeguarding Area (MSA). The area covered, and purpose of the MCA is differentto that of the MSA. The MCA provides the mechanism for Hampshire County Council to be consulted bydistricts on non mineral or waste developments.

4.31 District authorities are supplied a copy of the MCA along with development criteria that the MineralPlanning Authority wish to be consulted on. It is the districts’ responsibility to ensure that the MCA is usedwhen considering planning applications or future developments and that the County Council is consultedon developments located within the MCA. The MCA is likely to comprise the MSA but has in additionexisting sites that are protected under safeguarding in their own right.

4.32 For convenience, it is thought the best approach to ensure safeguarded waste facilities are afforded thecorrect protection, they should also be included within the MCA.

4.33 Where major developments are known to be proposed there is a need to consider prior extraction. Priorextraction refers to the process of the extraction of minerals from the ground before development occurson top of the reserves, effectively sterilising them. This is particularly pertinent where new developmentsare planned in areas if known mineral resources. Areas where there are areas of known and planned majordevelopment which may occur during the plan period will need to be specifically identified i.e. the proposedEco-Town at Whitehill-Bordon.

4.34 The MSA and MCA do not prevent development from occurring. They act as a policy guide as toHampshire County Council’s approach on protection of mineral reserves.


5 Conclusion

5.1 Given the increasing and conflicting demand for land, it is important that suitable minerals and wastesites and mineral reserves are safeguarded to ensure that they are protected from other incompatibledevelopments. Safeguarding has an essential role to play in ensuring that there is enough minerals andwaste development and mineral reserves to secure the delivery of the Minerals and Waste Plan. It protectsthose sites which are considered to be crucial to the delivery of the plan. Safeguarding also has an importantrole to play in delivering economic growth and development and ensuring communities have access to thenecessary minerals and waste infrastructure and mineral reserves to meet their needs.

5.2 Using the evidence base prepared for the Minerals and Waste Plan, it is possible to draw some conclusionsand put forward recommendations for policy formulation relating to safeguarding of minerals and wastedevelopment in Hampshire. These are as follows:

Recommendation 1

Existing minerals and waste infrastructure needed to meet the plan’s objectives should be safeguarded againstpotential incompatible development. The possibility of applying buffers to ensure encroachment is not anissue should be considered. The safeguarding of sites will be considered against the following areas:

Overall minerals and waste need for the site to meet the needs of the plan period;Operational effectiveness of the existing site;The lifespan of the site; andThe degree to which alternative use of the land would promote positive regeneration of the site.Sites will not needlessly be safeguarded.The quarries, wharves and rail depots identified in the Appendix will be safeguarded unless the meritsof redevelopment clearly outweigh the need for safeguarding, the infrastructure is no longer needed, orthe capacity can be relocated or provided elsewhere.

Minerals Resources

Recommendation 2

The productions of a Mineral Safeguarding Area that takes the British Geological Survey data as its basis withthe application of 'local knowledge' about the reserves. This is considered to be the best way to protect themineral reserves.

Recommendation 3

AMineral Consultation Area will be created to act as a guide for district and borough council's when consideringplanning applications and future developments/policy in areas of viable mineral reserves.


Recommendation 4

Areas where there are known major planned developments which are likely to occur during the plan periodand could result in the sterilisation of mineral reserves should be identified for specific safeguarding and whereprior extraction should be prioritised. This may include the Eco-Town at Whitehill Bordon where there areimportant reserves of soft sand.

Waste

Recommendation 5

Waste management sites, including non hazardous landfills, with a capacity to manage 50,000 tonnes perannum or greater should be safeguarded.

Recommendation 6

Facilities that are of regional and national significance, or those which provide a specialist function e.g. metalrecycling, hazardous waste facilities.

Sustainable Transportation (Wharves and Rail Depots)

Recommendation 7

Existing wharves and rail depots required to meet the plan’s objectives will be safeguarded to support a;

sustainable strategic transport network and to ensure that their capacity is maintained throughout theplan period. The redevelopment of a wharf will be supported if the merits of redevelopment clearlyoutweigh the need for safeguarding, the infrastructure is no longer needed, or the capacity can be relocatedor provided elsewhere.

Recommendation 8

New land which may become available within Southampton Water (eg at land identified in the Port ofSouthampton Master Plan, or at Marchwood military port), and Portsmouth Harbour and is suitable for thelocation of a new minerals and waste wharf should be safeguarded, to enable its use for a minerals and wastewharf to be considered.


7 Glossary and Abbreviations

Composting:Aerobic decomposition of organic matter to produce compost for use as a fertiliser or soil conditioner.

Eco-town: A government-sponsored programme of new towns to be built in England, which are intended toachieve exemplary standards of sustainability.

ELV: End of Life Vehicle such as an old car disposed of as scrap

Hazardous waste: Waste that contains hazardous properties that may render it harmful to human health or theenvironment. Hazardous wastes are listed in the European Waste Catalogue (EWC).

Household waste recycling centre (HWRC): A facility provided by the Local Authority which is accessible tothe general public to deposit waste which cannot be collected with the normal household waste, such as bulkyitems, garden waste and engine oil (formerly known as civic amenity sites).

Landfill: The deposit of waste into voids in the ground.

Materials Recovery Facility (MRF): A facility where elements of the waste stream are mechanically or manuallyseparated before recycling and/or are, bulked, crushed, baled and stored for reprocessing, either on the same siteor at a material reprocessing plant.

Minerals and Waste Planning Authorities: The local planning authorities (County and Unitary Councils)responsible for minerals and waste planning. In Hampshire, Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth andSouthampton City Councils, the New Forest National Park Authority and South Downs National Park Authorityare minerals and waste planning authorities.

Minerals Consultation Area (MCA): An area identified to ensure consultation between the relevant district orborough planning authority, the minerals industry and the Minerals and Waste Planning Authorities before certainnon-mineral planning applications made within the area are determined. The Hampshire Mineral Consultation Areacovers the same areas as the Mineral Safeguarding Area.

Minerals Policy Statements:National guidance on minerals planning issues, slowly replacing the previous MineralPlanning Guidance Notes.

Mineral Safeguarding Area (MSA): TheMSA is defined by minerals and waste planning authorities. They includeviable resources of aggregates and are defined so that proven resources of aggregates are not sterilised by non-mineraldevelopment. The MSA does not provide a presumption for these resources to be worked.

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): Solid waste collected by waste collection authorities, predominantly householdwaste.

Non-hazardous landfill: One of the three classifications of landfills made by the Landfill Directive, takingnon-hazardous waste.

Non-hazardous waste:Waste permitted for disposal at a non-hazardous landfill. It is not inert or hazardous andincludes the majority of household and commercial wastes.

Planning Policy Statements (PPS):National planning policy guidance, and includes PPS10 on sustainable wastemanagement, PPS12 on developing local development frameworks and PPS25 on development and flood risk.


Rail depot:A railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight (goods). It generallyconsists of a platform and building next to the tracks providing related services.

Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS): Prepared by the regional body, the RSS sets out policies in relation to thedevelopment and use of land in the region (The South East Plan was adopted in 2007 but Government policy isto remove this part of the development plan).

Safeguarding: The method of protecting needed facilities or mineral resources and of preventing inappropriatedevelopment from affecting it. Usually, where sites are threatened, the course of action would be to object to theproposal or negotiate an acceptable resolution.

Sharp sand and gravel: Coarse sand and gravel suitable for use in making concrete.

Soft sand: Fine sand suitable for use in such products as mortar, asphalt and plaster.

South East Plan (SEP): See Regional Spatial Strategy.

Sterilisation: When a change of use, or the development, of land prevents possible mineral exploitation in theforeseeable future.

Waste: The Waste Framework Directive 75/442 (as amended) defines waste as “any substance that the holderdiscards or intends or is required to discard”.

Waste Transfer Station (WTS): A location where waste can be temporarily stored, separated and bulked afterbeing dropped off by domestic waste-collection lorries and before being carried off by larger vehicles for subsequenttreatment or ultimate disposal.

Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW): A facility where sewage volumes are reduced by de-watering andaerobic and anaerobic biological treatment.

Wharf: A landing place or pier where ships may tie up and load or unload.


App

endixOne:Safeguarded

sites

Com

ments

SiteOperator

Planning

Perm

ission

/End

Date

Prim

aryFu

nctio

n/use

Locatio

nSiteNam

eHCC

Development

Managem

ent

Reference

Quarries

New

Milton

Sand

and

Ballast

31/07/2013

Sharpsand

and

gravelquarry

Ringwoo

dAv

onTyrrell

NF2

32

Sitecurrently

mothb

alled

Cem

e-

Sharpsand

and

gravelquarry

Fawley

Badm

inston

Farm

NF1

61

Includes

Nea

Farm

andPlum

leyWoo

dviaa

conveyor

link

Tarm

ac31/12/2026

(includes

restoration)

Sharpsand

and

gravel&softsand

quarry

NearR

ingw

ood

BlashfordQuarry

NF2

55

Sitealso

used

forrecyclingaggregates

Cem

e31/12/2018

Sharpsand

and

gravelquarry

Somerley

BleakHillQuarry

NF0

91

Sitealso

used


Cem

e31/12/2013

Sharpsand

and

gravelquarry

Bram

shill

Bram

shillQuarry

HR0

42

Remaining

reserves

areundera

processin

gplant

which

isused

form

ineralextra

ctioninBe

rkshire

(Fincham

pstead)

Cem

ex31/12/2014

Sharpsand

and

gravelquarry

Eversley

ChandlersFarm

HR0

38

Due

tocommence

durin

g2012

New

Milton

Sand

and

Ballast

21/06/2018

(includes

restoration)

Sharpsand

and

gravelquarry

Dow

nton

Dow

nton

Manor

Farm

NF1

77

LafargeUK

31/12/2016

(includes

restoration)

Sharpsand

and

gravelquarry

Eversley

EversleyQuarry

HR0

40

Grundon

31/12/2018

(includes

restoration)

Softsand

quarry

Bordon

Frith

endQuarry

EH121

Sitealso

used


and

soil/sand

blending

forspo

rtsp

itches

(31/12/2018)

Tarm

ac31/12/2018

Softsand

quarry

Kingsley

KingsleyQuarry

EH025

Sitealso

asawastetra

nsferstatio

nandrecycling

aggregates.A

pplicationcurrently

beingc

onsid

ered

GBFo

ot(and

Basin

gstoke

SkipHire)

31/12/2011

Chalkquarry

Basin

gstoke

Manor

Farm

BA054

foranextensionof

timeof

10yearstoextra

ct


Com

ments

SiteOperator

Planning

Perm

ission

/End

Date

Prim

aryFu

nctio

n/use

Locatio

nSiteNam

eHCC

Development

Managem

ent

Reference

moremineral,restorethroughinertfill,and

continue

wasteop

erations

Sitealso

used

forrecyclingaggregates.Permitted

to31/08/2012

orwhenminerals

andtip

ping

ends

-whichevercomes

soon

er.

Marchwoo

dAggregates

30/06/2012

Sharpsand

and

gravelquarry

Marchwoo

dMarchwoo

dQuarry

NF1

72

Clay

used

forthe

brickworks

only

Michelmersh

Brickand

TileLtd

30/06/2015

Clay

quarry

Michelmersh

Mich

elmersh

Brick

Works

TV111

Includes

extensionatBe

nyon

'sEnclosure(fo

rwhich

thelegalagreementisy

etto

beissued)

HansonUK

30/09/2023

Sharpsand

and

gravelquarry

Mortim

erWest

End

Mortim

erQuarry

BA060

Due

tocommence

durin

g2012

Raym

ondBrow

nMineralsa

ndRe

cycling

Ltd

11yearsfrom

commencement

Sharpsand

and

gravelquarry

Romsey

Roke

Manor

TV226

Includes

concretemanufacturin

gplan

(22/02/2042)

SomborneC

halkQuarry

Chalkquarry

Winchester

Sombo

rneChalkQuarry

TV116

OilandGas

Tempo

rary

explorationwell

StarEnergyUK

Onsho

reLrd

01/03/2013

Oilexploration

well-site

Itchen

Valley

Avington

WR1

86

Tempo

rary

explorationwell-

drillingyetto

commence

NorthernPetro

leum

(GB)

Ltd

11/2012

Oilexploration

well-site

LeighPark

Havant

HV047

Oilfieldinproductio

nStarEnergyW

ealdBa

sinLtd

31/01/2020

Oilfield

Horndean

Horndean

EH066,

EH067,EH058

Oilfieldinproduction,includinggatheringstation,

gasstorage

andrailterm

inal

StarEnergyUK

Onsho

reLrd

30/09/2025

Oilfield

Lasham

Hum

blyGrove

EH133,

BA105,BA

106,

HR0

73,H

R091

Oilfieldinproductio

nStarEnergyUK

Onsho

reLrd

31/12/2016

Oilfield

Stockbrid

geStockbrid

geWR0

80,

WR1

57

Wharves

Tarm

acPerm

anent

Aggregatewharf

Havant

Bedham

pton

Wharf

HV026

Tarm

acPerm

anent

Aggregatewharf

Southampton

BurnleyWharf

SN038


Com

ments

SiteOperator

Planning

Perm

ission

/End

Date

Prim

aryFu

nctio

n/use

Locatio

nSiteNam

eHCC

Development

Managem

ent

Reference

Dudman

Group

Limited

Perm

anent

Aggregatewharf

Southampton

DiblesW

harf

SN070

LafargeUK

Perm

anent

Aggregatewharf

Fareham

Fareham

Warf

FA054

KendalB

ros

(Portsmouth

Ltd)

Perm

anent

Aggregatewharf

Portsm

outh

Kendalls

Wharf

PT027

Cem

exPerm

anent

Aggregatewharf

Southampton

Leam

outh

Wharf

SN035

LafargeUK

Perm

anent

Aggregatewharf

Marchwoo

dMarchwoo

dWharf

NF2

22

AggregateIndustries

Perm

anent

Aggregatewharf

Southampton

Superm

arineWharf

SN040

RailD

epots

AggregateIndustries

Perm

anent

Aggregatesraildepot

Botley

BotleyRa

ilDepot

WR0

81

Sitealso

used

forrecyclingspentrailway

ballast

(see

belowEA101)

AggregateIndustries

Perm

anent

Aggregatesrail

depo

tEastleigh

EastleighRa

ilDepot

EA046

HansonUK

Perm

anent

Aggregatesraildepot

Fareham

Fareham

RailDepot

FA048

StarEnergyUK

Onsho

reLrd

31/12/2016

Oilterm

inalandrail

depo

tHolybourne,nr

Alto

nHolybourneRa

ilDepot

EH133

Construction,Dem

olition

andExcavation(CDE)R

ecyclin

gSites

New

Milton

Sand

and

Ballast

Perm

anent

CDErecycling

New

Milton

Caird

Ave

NF0

02

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inop

erationalportland,so

cann

otbe

safeguardedform

ineralso

rwasteuse.

K&BCrushers

Perm

itted

developm

ent

CDErecycling

Southampton

Docks

DockGate20

-

Siteop

erates

inconjunctionwith

EastleighRa

ilDepot

AggregateIndustries

Perm

anent

CDErecycling

Eastleigh

EastleighRa

ilSidings

EA101

RCollard

Ltd

Perm

anent

CDErecycling

Eversley

EversleyHaulage

Park

HR0

85

Also

awastetra

nsferstatio

nL&

SWasteManagem

ent

Perm

anent

CDErecycling

Havant

FarlingtonRe

doubt

HV017

Hazardous

Waste

Managem

entL

tdPerm

anent

CDErecycling

Otterbourne

Four

DellF

arm

WR2

05


Com

ments

SiteOperator

Planning

Perm

ission

/End

Date

Prim

aryFu

nctio

n/use

Locatio

nSiteNam

eHCC

Development

Managem

ent

Reference

Skiphiresitewith

mixed

wasteimpo

rts

Taurus

WasteRe

cycling

Group

Perm

anent

CDErecycling

Aldershot

Hollybush

Lane

RM015

Raym

ondBrow

nMineralsa

ndRe

cycling

Ltd

Perm

anent

CDErecycling

Andover

Barton

Stacey

TV231

Raym

ondBrow

nMineralsa

ndRe

cycling

Ltd

Perm

anent

CDErecycling

Nursling

LeeLane

TV055

Also

wastetra

nsferand

biom

assp

lant

Econo

metric

Ltd

Perm

anent

CDErecycling

Farnbo

rough

LynchfordLane

RM033

Otheruses

includecommercialandindustrial

MRF

andCom

posting

New

Milton

Sand

and

Ballast

Perm

anent

CDErecycling

Lymington

Manor

Farm

NF0

42

Sitealso

used

asan

inertlandfillperm

itted

until

31/07/2026

Raym

ondBrow

nMineralsa

ndRe

cycling

Ltd

31/12/2021

CDErecycling

Swanwick

RookeryFarm

FA032

Hutchings

&CarterL

tdPerm

anent

CDErecycling

Alto

nWaterbroo

kRo

adEH156

Skiphiresitewith

mixed

wasteimpo

rts

Ace

Liftaway

Perm

anent

CDErecycling

Romsey

YokesfordHill

TV188

EnergyRecoveryFacilities(in

clud

ingspecialistincineration)

Siteperm

issionno

tyetimplem

ented

Basin

gstoke

SkipHire

andSouthern

Waste

Managem

ent

Perm

anent

Biom

assfacility

usingwastewoo

dBa

singstoke

Arm

strong

Road

BA161

VeoliaESHam

pshire

Ltd

Perm

anent

EnergyRe

covery

facility

Chineham

Chineham

BA019

1xenergy

recovery,1

xdisposal(hightempfor

hazardousw

aste)

TradebeLtd

Perm

anent

2xincinerators

Fawley

FawleyIncinerator

NF0

01

VeoliaESHam

pshire

Ltd

Perm

anent

EnergyRe

covery

facility

Marchwoo

dMarchwoo

dNF0

18

Mixed

usesiteincludingaMRF

andtra

nsfer

station

VeoliaESHam

pshire

Ltd

Perm

anent

EnergyRe

covery

facility

Portsm

outh

Portsm

outh

PT031


Com

ments

SiteOperator

Planning

Perm

ission

/End

Date

Prim

aryFu

nctio

n/use

Locatio

nSiteNam

eHCC

Development

Managem

ent

Reference

Siteperm

issionno

tyetimplem

ented

CarouselR

enew

ables

Limited

Perm

anent

AnaerobicDigestio

nusingfood

and

agriculturalslurries

FarleighWallop

TheCarousel

BA170

Land

fill

Subsidiary

operations:H

WRC

,WasteTransfer

(22/03/2020)andIBArecycling(31/12/2012).

VeoliaESHam

pshire

Ltd

22/03/2020

Non

-hazardous

landfill

Somerley

Blue

HazeLandfill

NF1

05

Inrestorationusinginertm

aterialson

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Appendix Two: Location of safeguarded sites

The following maps show the location of sites, by district/city, which require safeguarding in Hampshire.

Map 1 Sites requiring safeguarding in Basingstoke and Deane


Map 2 Sites requiring safeguarding in East Hampshire


Map 3 Sites requiring safeguarding in Eastleigh


Map 4 Sites requiring safeguarding in Fareham


Map 5 Sites requiring safeguarding in Gosport


Map 6 Sites requiring safeguarding in Hart


Map 7 Sites requiring safeguarding in Havant


Map 8 Sites requiring safeguarding in New Forest


Map 9 Sites requiring safeguarding in Portsmouth


Map 10 Sites requiring safeguarding in Rushmoor


Map 11 Sites requiring safeguarding in Southampton


Map 12 Sites requiring safeguarding in Test Valley


Map 13 Sites requiring safeguarding in Winchester


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