Minerals and Waste - Revised preferred options consultation

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The Councils' published 'Issues and Options' Reports for consultation in late 2005.  This was followed by a further round of consultation on 'Preferred Options' in the summer of 2006, setting out draft policy direction to govern minerals and waste development over the next 20 years.

The purpose of this additional formal round of Revised Preferred Options consultation is to address a range of comments and fundamental issues of 'soundness' prior to entering the final phase of development plan document preparation and the submission stage.

The documents produced are listed below :

To accompany the Revised Preferred Options Documents we have prepared a draft Proposals Map which seeks to illustrate saved policies and new proposals:

Update on Sustainability Appraisal / Strategic Environmental Assessment

To support the publication of the new, draft minerals and waste policy documents, the County and Borough Councils have also published a series of draft Sustainability Appraisal Reports (incorporating the requirements of Strategic Environmental Assessment).

Each ‘Revised Preferred Options’ Report is supported by a draft Sustainability Appraisal Report that aims to both appraise the acceptability of the draft policies as well as help steer the preparation of the final ‘Submission’ draft development plan documents.  The documents can be accessed by using the following link

Non Technical Summaries (NTS) of each of the full Sustainability Appraisal Reports are also available:

Comments are invited on all aspects of the draft Sustainability Appraisal documents within the time-frame period set out below.

Appropriate Assessment/Habitat Regulations Assessment

The Council must also consider the impacts of minerals and waste development plan documents upon areas designated by the European Community for their Habitat / Biodiversity importance. (Often referred to as Natura 2000 sites).  The initial screening report to accompany the Revised Preferred Options Core Strategies is available below :

Consultation Arrangements

A formal six week period of consultation on all the documents (Revised Preferred Options Reports and Sustainability Appraisal Reports) produced will run from Friday 4th May until 12.00 noon on Tuesday 19th June, 2007.  Each Revised Preferred Option Report is accompanied by a standard Response Form which can either be completed and posted or completed and submitted on-line. All comments received within the consultation period will be acknowledged, processed and used to inform the preparation of the final ‘Submission’ draft Development Plan Documents and Sustainability Appraisal Reports later in the year.

The documents published for consultation are available from County Hall, the Borough Council’s offices, offices of the District Councils in Wiltshire and all libraries in Wiltshire and Swindon. Alternatively, copies can be made available for free by telephoning 01225 713429.

Publication of the Preferred Options Reports has also been advertised in the local press; click the link below for copies of the adverts:

What Was Said?

The following schedules include all representations made to this consultation phase:

If you have any queries, please contact us.

Contact Details

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Minerals and Waste Policy Team
Wiltshire County Council
County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JD

By Telephone

01225 713429

By E-Mail

mineralsandwastepolicy@wiltshire.gov.uk

By Fax

01225 713437

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