transportation and emissions (Quarryplan GB Ltd). Timeframe too short to confirm trend due to emission, advice to compare to wider South East (Grundon Waste Management). Heathrow expansion will impact rail depot and ability to handle same amount of aggregate. National Planning Policy Framework guidance stats MPA’s should plan for 7 year landbank (Savills UK on behalf of the Rayner Family Trust) Q20 Yes - unless a rail depot is found (Cemex) Noted. Q21 Possible expansion at Heathrow (Slough Borough Noted. Council) Environment Agency Data Interrogator Offers from local operators to provide figures (Environment Agency) Q22 One respondent suggested the information could be Noted. found from quarterly returns for Environment Agency permits (Environment Agency) Q23 One respondent questioned the word as the area Noted. ‘more’, should either be self sufficient or not with no in-between state (Oxfordshire County Council). Q24 No - not entirely, some material will be transported by Noted this information will be used to update the Minerals: – road on a back-haulage basis (Quarryplan (GB) Ltd). Background Study and inform the Preferred Options. Q25 Central & Eastern Berkshire should seek to find their own Noted. rail depot (Cemex) Q26 The marine won sand and gravel is not a big market for Noted. this area (Cemex) Q27 Also transported via Theale and Woking rail depots Noted this information will be used to update the Minerals: – (Cemex). Background Study and inform the Preferred Options. Q30 It appears that soft sand in Berkshire is currently Noted this exercise is already being undertaken. – supplied from outside of the Plan area. As mentioned previously, an attempt should be made to quantify this need, and identify where the supply is coming from, in order to secure the steady and adequate provision of this aggregate for the Plan period. West Berkshire has
transportation and emissions (Quarryplan GB Ltd). Timeframe too short to confirm trend due to emission, advice to compare to wider South East (Grundon Waste Management). Heathrow expansion will impact rail depot and ability to handle same amount of aggregate. National Planning Policy Framework guidance stats MPA’s should plan for 7 year landbank (Savills UK on behalf of the Rayner Family Trust) Q20 Yes - unless a rail depot is found (Cemex) Noted. Q21 Possible expansion at Heathrow (Slough Borough Council) Environment Agency Data Interrogator Offers from local operators to provide figures (Environment Agency) Noted. Q22 One respondent suggested the information could be found from quarterly returns for Environment Agency permits (Environment Agency) Noted. Q23 One respondent questioned the word ‘more’, as the area should either be self sufficient or not with no in-between state (Oxfordshire County Council). Noted. Q24 No - not entirely, some material will be transported by road on a back-haulage basis (Quarryplan (GB) Ltd). Noted – this information will be used to update the Minerals: Background Study and inform the Preferred Options. Q25 Central & Eastern Berkshire should seek to find their own rail depot (Cemex) Noted. Q26 The marine won sand and gravel is not a big market for this area (Cemex) Noted. Q27 Also transported via Theale and Woking rail depots (Cemex). Noted – this information will be used to update the Minerals: Background Study and inform the Preferred Options. Q30 It appears that soft sand in Berkshire is currently supplied from outside of the Plan area. As mentioned previously, an attempt should be made to quantify this need, and identify where the supply is coming from, in order to secure the steady and adequate provision of this aggregate for the Plan period. West Berkshire has Noted – this exercise is already being undertaken.
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