Minerals planning guidance provision of silica sand in England
Minerals planning guidance provision of silica sand in England
- London HMSO 1996
- 20p. 30cm.
- MPG 15 .
Guidance emphasising that silica sand is an essential raw material for many industrial processes; advising that, because of its scarcity it is a valuable resource of recognised national importance; warning that the impact on the environment which must be carefully balanced against the needs of the community for the mineral; providing advice to ensure that there is an adequate and steady supply; setting out the policies for extraction from environmentally sensitive areas; and encouraging efforts to recycle, to reduce the impact of extraction on the environment. Replaces guidance given in DoE Circular 24/85. View at www.planning.odpm.gov.uk/.
0117533203
EXTRACTION
MINERALS PLANNING
MPG15
SILICA SAND
711.1
Guidance emphasising that silica sand is an essential raw material for many industrial processes; advising that, because of its scarcity it is a valuable resource of recognised national importance; warning that the impact on the environment which must be carefully balanced against the needs of the community for the mineral; providing advice to ensure that there is an adequate and steady supply; setting out the policies for extraction from environmentally sensitive areas; and encouraging efforts to recycle, to reduce the impact of extraction on the environment. Replaces guidance given in DoE Circular 24/85. View at www.planning.odpm.gov.uk/.
0117533203
EXTRACTION
MINERALS PLANNING
MPG15
SILICA SAND
711.1