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Minerals planning guidance provision of silica sand in England

By: Language: English Series: MPG ; 15Publication details: London HMSO 1996Description: 20p. 30cmISBN:
  • 0117533203
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 711.1
Online resources: Summary: 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/.

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/.

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