Object

Representation ID: 5398

Received: 04/01/2024

Respondent: Heidelberg Materials UK

With ongoing and future major investment at Ketton Cement Works the company will be seeking to secure at least 25 years of additional mineral reserves. Suggest penultimate paragraph is revised to read 'A stock of permitted reserves of at least 15 years for cement primary and secondary materials (limestone and clay) will be sought to maintain an existing plant, and at least 25 years where major investment is required for new plant or the maintenance and improvement of existing plant and equipment". To better reflect para 220 of the NPPF.

Agreed. Amend paragraphs to reflect the requirements of paragraph 220 of the NPPF and footnote 78.

Object

Representation ID: 5614

Received: 05/01/2024

Respondent: Mrs Pam Allen

The policies do not provide adequate safeguard against the dangers of noise, dust and pollution from the extraction process. There should be specific defined safety targets and a measurement regime to ensure that residents (especially young children) are protected from any danger. New communities should not be housed near to extraction facilities and a much wider buffer zone should be put in place.

Policy MIN4 - Development criteria for mineral extraction, includes the requirement for minerals development to be environmentally acceptable and avoid and/or minimise potentially adverse impacts (including cumulative impacts) to acceptable levels. Proposals for minerals development must be expected to: identify and determine the nature and extent of potentially adverse impacts likely to result from the development and demonstrate how the proposal will protect local amenity, particularly in relation to dust, noise and vibration; secure safe and appropriate site access; and make provision to secure highway safety.

Object

Representation ID: 6374

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Hughes Craven Ltd.

MIN2 (c) supports the supply of building stone, but specifically refers to use within Rutland. Given the limited geographical extent of the County, it is inevitable that a proportion of building stone extracted will be used outside the County (principally within neighbouring counties). To ensure the adequate provision of regionally importance sources of stone it is suggested that this wording be expanded to ‘Rutland and the surrounding region’.

Agreed in part. Amend MIN2 c) to: ‘support the supply of minerals where necessary for conservation purpose and / or maintaining the local distinctiveness of the built environment within Rutland and the surrounding sub.

Object

Representation ID: 6515

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: BCH UK Ltd.

Agent: Hughes Craven Ltd.

MIN2 (c) supports the supply of building stone, but specifically refers to use within Rutland. This is overly restrictive, ultimately risking the recovery of building stone resources within the County. Given the limited geographical extent of the County, it is inevitable that a proportion of building stone extracted will be used outside the County and it is suggested that this wording be expanded to include ‘Rutland and the surrounding region’.

Agreed in part. Amend MIN2 c) to: ‘support the supply of minerals where necessary for conservation purpose and / or maintaining the local distinctiveness of the built environment within Rutland and the surrounding sub-region’.

Object

Representation ID: 6950

Received: 04/01/2024

Respondent: Mr . Eatough

Agent: DLP Planning Ltd

The purpose of Policy MIN2 is to encourage and secure additional reserves, however, the
evidence should be clear on what currently exists and what is required from Ketton Cement Works. At present, further justification is required to support the Plan.

The exact current remaining reserves at Ketton Cement Works cannot be published to protect commercial confidentiality however Policy MIN2 and supporting text does make it clear that there are sufficient permitted reserves to carry operations through to around the middle of the plan period (based on an output of approx. 1.4 million tonnes a year) and so to maintain a stock of permitted reserves of at least 15 years for cement primary and secondary materials (limestone and clay), as required by government, it is likely additional reserves will need to be secured before the plan period ends.

Support

Representation ID: 7957

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Ryhall Parish Council

MIN2 - Generally Support

Noted.

Support

Representation ID: 7958

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Ryhall Parish Council

MIN2 - Generally Support

Noted.

Object

Representation ID: 7992

Received: 07/01/2024

Respondent: Mr Harold Dermott

Ketton Cement works has detrimental impacts on pollution, creation of dangerous gases and carbon generation in Rutland. This cannot be ignored. Options for management include sequestration and offsetting. please read accompanying report.

Noted. Government policy requires Mineral Planning Authorities to provide a stock of permitted reserves to support maintenance of cement production of at least 15 years for cement primary and secondary materials to maintain an existing plant such as the Ketton Cement works. Until/if there is a change in national regulations/guidance in relation to cement production and decarbonisation, then the plan preparation will continue in line with the current national guidance.
Where possible recycled and secondary aggregates should be used in place of primary aggregates in order to conserve resources, minimise waste and contribute to the move to a low carbon economy. An increase in the consumption, and production, of recycled and secondary aggregates is supported through the Draft Local Plan.