Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Pre-Submission Publication

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Representation ID: 99113

Received: 16/11/2022

Respondent: Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk

Officer assessment for the soundness of the Minerals and Waste Local Plan - officers are of the opinion that the plan is legally compliant and sound.

Full text: We (Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk) have considered the implications of the Minerals and Waste Local Plan for the Borough, and whether this is legally compliant and sound.

There are only four sites allocated in the Borough (three of which are existing allocated sites):
Aggregate Mineral Extraction Sites
MIN 6 - land off East Winch Road, Mill Drove, Middleton (allocation carried forward from the existing Minerals Site Specific Allocations DPD (2017))
MIN 206 - land at Oak Field, west of Lynn Road, Tottenhill (our response to the preferred options consultation was ‘This is an extension of existing works. The Tottenhill sites would be worked sequentially to mitigate any cumulative impacts. Potentially acceptable subject to the requirements in the policy’.) There is a planning application currently being considered by NCC (Validated June 2021) for the site.

Silica Sands
MIN 40 - land east of Grandcourt Farm, East Winch (allocation carried forward from the existing Minerals Site Specific Allocations DPD (2017))
SIL01 - land at Mintlyn South, Bawsey (allocation carried forward from the existing Minerals Site Specific Allocations DPD (2017))

Silica Sands Areas of Search - the plan does not allocate any areas of search for silica sand and instead contains a criteria-based policy for the consideration of any future planning applications for silica sand extraction

In terms of waste management facilities, as sufficient capacity currently exists to meet the growth forecast in waste arisings it is not considered necessary to allocate any specific sites for waste management facilities in the NM&WLP. Instead a criteria based policy will be in place to assess any windfall sites if they come forward.

Overall, we are of the opinion that the plan is legally compliant and sound.