East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston-Upon-Hull Joint Minerals Local Plan proposed submission consultation

East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council are seeking feedback on their Joint Minerals Local Plan Proposed Submission Document (the plan).

The plan sets out detailed policies for East Riding and Hull against which applications for minerals development, such as quarrying to extract chalk, sand and gravel, will be assessed.

Mineral safeguarding areas are defined in the plan to help prevent viable reserves being sterilised by non-mineral surface development. The plan also sets out a number of allocations for mineral extraction in the plan area.

Consultation on the plan runs from Monday, 9 April for a period of six weeks. Representations must be received on or before Monday, 21 May.

Following this six week period, the consultation documents and all the representations that have been received will be submitted to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

The Secretary of State will appoint an independent Planning Inspector who will hold an examination in public into the plan to consider whether it meets the requirements of legal compliance, the duty to cooperate and soundness. The plan, once adopted, will replace the existing Joint Minerals Local Plan that was adopted in January 2004.

How to view the documents

Consultation documents are available for inspection:

On the council’s website at www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/planning-and-building-control/east-riding-local-plan/joint-minerals-plan/;

During normal opening hours* at Beverley Library (Treasure House), Bridlington Library (Central), Driffield Centre, Haltemprice Library and Customer Service Centre and Goole Library;

During normal opening hours at the Guildhall (Alfred Gelder Street), History Centre (Worship Street) and the Wilson Centre (Alfred Gelder Street) in Hull; and

At the council’s principal office: County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9BA (open Monday to Thursday, 8.30am-5.30pm, and Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm).

*For the opening times and address details of main libraries and customer service centres in the East Riding, visitwww.eastriding.gov.uk/library-finder and www.eastriding.gov.uk/csc or call (01482) 393939.

How to comment on the documents

To make a representation, you can complete a representation form, send an email or write to:

forward.planning@eastriding.gov.uk or

Forward Planning (Room AS67), East Riding of Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9BA.

If you require further information, contact forward planning using the above contact details or by calling (01482) 391750.