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Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Pre-Submission Publication
Calculation of forecast need for sand and gravel
Representation ID: 99082
Received: 06/10/2022
Respondent: Earsham Gravels Limited
Agent: Stephen M Daw Limited
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
The Plan should include an additional 20% of 0.274 million tpa for each year, giving a total forecast need of 1.643 million tpa, equivalent to 29.957 mt over the Plan period and a shortfall of 15.059 mt, or an additional 2.462 mt required. The additional requirement could be partly met by the allocation of MIN 212 Mundham.
The forecast shortfall does not give sufficient flexibility given the uncertainties of future demand and problems which may arise preventing allocated sites from being developed. A greater flexibility has recently been given in the Suffolk Minerals & Waste Local Plan adopted in July 2020 (para 5.33). The additional requirement could be partly met by the allocation of MIN 212 Mundham, for the reasons given in a separate representation.
