Minerals Core Strategies – Strategic Site Allocation issues - Public forum - Planning Advisory Service (PAS)

How are Mineral Planning Authorities approaching the issue of identifying strategic allocations for minerals in their Core Strategies? What sort of factors are MPAs taking into account when determining whether a particular site/proposal may be ‘essential’ for delivery of the strategy? Possible approaches could include; - Proportional output of a site relative to the MPA total output for that mineral - Any sites/proposals involving nationally important minerals (e.g. silica sand) - Sites working very scarce resources (in the context of that MPAs area) - Sites which contribute to a specific landbank which is required to be maintained as a result of national or local policy Any views would be appreciated.