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Chapter 12: Economic Performance & Diversity

12.1 Introduction The economic performance & diversity criterion covers effects on the economic performance of the county and effects on the composition of the business base, and particularly the development and growth of new and emerging forms of economic activity. The criterion covers the topic of ‘material assets’ as required by the European Directive and UK Regulations on the environmental assessment of plans and programmes. 12.1.1 Receptor sensitivity to mineral working Mineral working has an important supporting part to play in the county’s economy, by providing the raw materials that are needed to construct and maintain key physical infrastructure including buildings, transport networks and utilities, which businesses and other economically active organisations require in order to undertake their work. The performance of the economy is constantly changing, and the activities of the minerals industry could give rise to temporary and reversible effects (in that shortages of local supply could have implications for the timing and cost of physical development, but would be unlikely to prevent it from going ahead altogether). Minerals resources can be obtained from a range of sources, not just those indigenous to Surrey, and consequently the county’s economy would be moderately sensitive to mineral working. 12.1.2 Relationship to the wider policy context for economic performance &

diversity The relationship of the Surrey Minerals Plan to the wider policy context (i.e. other plans and programmes and environmental protection objectives) for the economic performance and diversity receptor is detailed in the first annex to this chapter (Annex 12A). The wider policy context covered in the review is composed of the following policies, plans, programmes and sources of environmental protection objectives listed in Table 12.1. Details have been compiled of the objectives, indicators and targets that have been set in policy, plans and programmes at international, European, national, regional and county levels for the performance and diversity of the economy. Table 12.1: Policy Context for the Economic Performance & Diversity receptor

International Report on the World Summit on Sustainable Development: Johannesburg, South Africa 2002

European Sixth Community Environment Action Programme Renewed EU Sustainable Development Strategy 2006.

National

Enterprise: Unlocking the UK’s Talent (The UK Government’s Enterprise Strategy 2008) Innovation Nation (The UK Government’s Innovation Strategy) 2008 Securing the Future: the UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy Quality of Life Counts – UK Government Sustainable Development Indicators Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 1: Delivering sustainable development Planning Policy Guidance (PPG) 4: Industrial, commercial development & small firms Draft Planning Policy Statement 4 – Planning for Prosperous Economies (2009) PPS 6: Planning for town centres PPS7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas Minerals Policy Statement 1: Planning & Minerals


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Regional South East Regional Sustainability Framework 2008

The South East Plan: Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East of England

Regional Economic Strategy 2006-2016: A Framework for Sustainable Prosperity

County Surrey Economic Partnership Economic Strategy 206-2011 (Draft Final Version)

Surrey Hills AONB Management Plan 2009

12.2 The State of the County: Economic Performance & Diversity 12.2.1 Economic performance The contributions to the British economy made by individual producers, industries and sectors are measured in terms of their Gross Value Added. For Surrey, in 2002 that figure stood at £21,957 billion (1). The county’s economy has exhibited a steady annual growth rate of 3.8% since 1982, exceeding the annual trend growth rate of the UK (at 2.5%). Growth was particularly strong and sustained between 1982 and 1988, and from 1992 to 1999. The output of the Surrey economy was forecast to continue growing above the UK trend growth rate during 2003 and beyond. In 2003, the single largest sector in output terms was business services, including activities such as professional services, information technology services, and consultancy. The sector contributed £400 million to the county’s output, almost twice that of the second largest producer in Surrey, the retail sector. The contributions of the manufacturing industries to the total output of Surrey were modest, the largest being the paper, printing and publishing sector which contributed £30 million or 1.5% of total output. The performance of the Surrey economy, relative to other sub-regions in the South East of England is highlighted when the levels of Gross Value Added per head of population are examined. In 2002 Surrey exhibited the third highest level of Gross Value Added per head of population in the South East, with a figure of £20,689. Only Berkshire, with a figure of £25,178 and Milton Keynes, with a figure of £22,139 performed better than Surrey. The average figures for Gross Value Added per head of population for the South East region and the UK for the same year were £17,565 and £15,980 respectively (2). House prices can provide another useful guide as to the relative performance of the Surrey economy. Data from the Land Registry relating to property sales between April 2004 and June 2004 indicates that the average price of a house in Surrey was £300,647 compared to an average for the South East region of £213,828. 12.2.2 Economic diversity A structural analysis of the economy of Surrey undertaken in 2003 examined the potential of those sectors considered best able to sustain local competitive advantage in terms of both high value output and diverse and high quality employment opportunities (3). That analysis noted that Surrey provided a particularly strong focus for the knowledge based sectors of the economy, which included the financial and professional services, and research and development. In terms of employment, the banking, financial and insurance services sector accounted for 29% of all employees working within Surrey in 2002, closely followed by the hotel, restaurant and distribution sector at 25% of all employees and the public administration, education and health service providers with 21% of all employees (4). The future growth of the county’s economy is likely to be based on a continued increase in the demand for the services of the knowledge based and information intensive industries and those sectors that serve the market for ‘experience’ consumerism (e.g. tourism and recreation).

1 NUTS 3 Regional Gross Value Added (1995-2002), 2004, National Statistics: London 2 Region in Figures: South East, 2005, National Statistics: London. 3 Information drawn from a study by ECOTEC Research & Consulting, 2003. 4 The Surrey Economic Audit 2004, Surrey Economic Partnership.


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The high value nature of the Surrey economy is reflected in the presence of a number of large multi-national companies within the county. Clusters and specialist sectors have also developed within the county that are competing effectively in the global market place and exhibit significant potential for future growth and development. Those sectors and clusters include:

• Advanced electronics and engineering and air transport (Redhill & Reigate area)

• Advanced electrical and electronic engineering research and development (Guildford)

• Pharmaceuticals sector (Windlesham in the borough of Surrey Heath)

• Biotechnology industry and food research centre of excellence (Leatherhead) Surrey is recognised as being a good place in which to do business, and performs well in respect of the formation and survival of new businesses. Levels of self-employment are relatively high, providing the foundations for the creation and further development of new micro and small businesses. The rates of survival exhibited by businesses that are based in Surrey are slightly higher than those observed across the South East region and the UK as a whole. In Surrey 69.9% of businesses that registered for VAT in 1999 were still trading in 2002 (3 years on), compared with 69.7% for the South East region and 66.5% for the UK (5). 12.3 Key issues & future challenges for economic performance & diversity The Surrey economy is robust and growing at a rate in excess of that of the UK economy as a whole. The aggregates industry is important to the county’s economy because of its role, alongside the construction sector, in enabling the physical development that is vital for economic growth and development. Surrey’s economy is predicated on the knowledge based and service sector industries, with banking, financial and insurance services accounting for over a quarter of the people who work in the county, followed closely by the hospitality and catering industries. Demand for the services of those sectors, and their role in the county’s economy is expected to continue to grow into the future. The future implications for the minerals industry of continuing changes in the structure of Surrey’s economy include an ongoing need for physical infrastructure, and to safeguard the quality of the county’s environment in view of the growing importance of the tourism and leisure sectors. 12.4 Findings & conclusions for the assessment of the Submission Draft

of the Minerals Core Strategy DPD and the Preferred Options Draft of the Restoration SPD

The submission draft of the Minerals Core Strategy DPD is composed of six objectives and eighteen policies that set the strategic framework for the production of mineral resources in Surrey between 2009 and 2026. The preferred options draft of the Restoration SPD does not include any policies, but does set out preferred options for the restoration of the silica sand preferred area identified in the Minerals Core Strategy DPD. The working and processing of minerals is an activity that has the potential to give rise to direct and indirect impacts on the performance and diversity of the economy, primarily at the local level. The findings of the SEA and SA for the objectives and policies of the Minerals Core Strategy DPD with respect to the economic performance and diversity receptor are summarised in Table 12.2

5 The Surrey Economic Audit 2004, Surrey Economic Partnership.


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Table 12.2 Assessment Summary for the Minerals Core Strategy DPD

Strategically Significant Effects Adverse Beneficial

High No objectives or policies No objectives or policies

Medium No objectives or policies

Objective 1, Objective 2, Objective 3, Policy MC1, Policy MC5, Policy MC6, Policy MC7, Policy MC8, Policy MC9,

Policy MC12, Policy MC13

Low No objectives or policies Objective 5, Policy MC15, Policy MC16

Locally Significant Effects (may require EIA at planning application) No objectives or policies No objectives or policies

No significant effects Objective 4, Objective 6, Policy MC2, Policy MC3, Policy MC4, Policy MC10, Policy MC11, Policy MC14, Policy MC17, Policy MC18

12.4.1 Summary of main opportunities for beneficial effects The implementation of the policies and delivery of the objectives of the Surrey Minerals Plan will result in the extraction and processing of mineral resources to provide the raw materials that are vital to the functioning of the local, regional and national economies, and particularly the activities of the construction sector. The Minerals Core Strategy DPD identifies sites at which silica sand would be produced (Policy MC8) and brick clay would be extracted and processed (Policy MC9), both of which activities would provide the raw materials required to manufacture a range of products that are important from an economic perspective. The Minerals Core Strategy DPD does not identify sites for the extraction of other non-aggregate minerals or mineral resources, but does identify the circumstances in which building stone might be exploited within the county, which would contribute to economic activity in the minerals and construction sectors at a very local level. 12.4.2 Summary of main enhancement measures The role of the Surrey Minerals Plan is to make provision for the allocation of sufficient areas of land from which mineral resources that are important to the functioning of the economy can be extracted. The demand for mineral resources will be determined by the action of the market and macro-economic forces that are beyond the remit of the MPA to influence. The most significant way in which the Minerals Plan can influence the economy is by ensuring that sufficient landbanks are allocated of the key mineral resources found within Surrey to meet anticipated demand for the lifetime of the Plan. The majority of the mineral resources found within Surrey are important to the economy at the local and regional levels, primarily as a result of their uses within the construction industry (e.g. sand and gravel for concrete and mortar, brick clay for bricks and tiles). The silica sand deposits in the north east of the county within the district of Tandridge are of national important, due to the scarcity in the UK of this important mineral resource, which is vital to the activities of the glass industry. 12.5 Findings & conclusions for the assessment of the Submission Draft

of Primary Aggregates DPD & the Preferred Options Draft of the Restoration SPD

The submission draft of the Primary Aggregates DPD is composed of three policies that identify the locations in Surrey at which primary aggregate resources, including concreting aggregate and soft sand, will be extracted between 2009 and 2026. The preferred options draft of the Restoration SPD


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does not include any policies, but does set out preferred options for the restoration of the primary aggregate preferred areas identified in the Primary Aggregates DPD. The findings of the SEA and SA for the objectives and policies of the Primary Aggregates DPD with respect to the economic performance and diversity receptor are summarised in Table 12.3 Table 12.3 Assessment Summary for the Primary Aggregates DPD



Medium No objectives or policies Policy MA1, Policy MA2, Policy MA3

Low No objectives or policies No objectives or policies


No significant effects No objectives or policies

12.5.1 Summary of main opportunities for beneficial effects The implementation of the policies and delivery of the objectives of the Surrey Minerals Plan will result in the extraction and processing of mineral resources to provide the raw materials that are vital to the functioning of the local, regional and national economies, and particularly the activities of the construction sector. The Primary Aggregates DPD identifies sites at which concreting aggregate (Policy MA2) and soft sand (Policy MA3) would be produced and, in some cases, processed which would provide the raw materials required to manufacture a range of products that are important from an economic perspective as they meet the needs of the construction industry. 12.5.2 Summary of main enhancement measures The role of the Surrey Minerals Plan is to make provision for the allocation of sufficient areas of land from which mineral resources that are important to the functioning of the economy can be extracted. The demand for mineral resources will be determined by the action of the market and macro-economic forces that are beyond the remit of the MPA to influence. The most significant way in which the Minerals Plan can influence the economy is by ensuring that sufficient landbanks are allocated of the key mineral resources found within Surrey to meet anticipated demand for the lifetime of the Plan. The majority of the mineral resources found within Surrey are important to the economy at the local and regional levels, primarily as a result of their uses within the construction industry (e.g. sand and gravel for concrete and mortar, brick clay for bricks and tiles). The silica sand deposits in the north east of the county within the district of Tandridge are of national important, due to the scarcity in the UK of this important mineral resource, which is vital to the activities of the glass industry. 12.6 Findings & conclusions for the assessment of the Preferred Options

Draft of the Aggregates Recycling DPD The preferred options draft of the Aggregates Recycling DPD is composed of three policies that identify the locations in Surrey at which construction, demolition and excavation wastes will be processed to produce recycled aggregates between 2009 and 2026.


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The findings of the SEA and SA for the objectives and policies of the Aggregates Recycling DPD with respect to the economic performance and diversity receptor are summarised in Table 12.4 Table 12.4 Assessment Summary for the Aggregates Recycling DPD



Medium No objectives or policies Policy AR1, Policy AR2, Policy AR3

Low No objectives or policies No objectives or policies


No significant effects No objectives or policies

12.6.1 Summary of main opportunities for beneficial effects The implementation of the policies and delivery of the objectives of the Surrey Minerals Plan will result in the extraction and processing of mineral resources to provide the raw materials that are vital to the functioning of the local, regional and national economies, and particularly the activities of the construction sector. The Aggregates Recycling DPD identifies sites at which temporary and permanent aggregate recycling facilities (Policy AR1 and Policy AR2) would be developed, and requires that proposals for aggregate recycling (Policy AR3) have a demonstrable ability to deliver the maximum achievable range of recycled materials, which activities would provide the raw materials required to manufacture a range of products that are important from an economic perspective as they meet the needs of the construction industry. 12.6.2 Summary of main enhancement measures The role of the Surrey Minerals Plan is to make provision for the allocation of sufficient areas of land from which mineral resources that are important to the functioning of the economy can be extracted. The demand for mineral resources will be determined by the action of the market and macro-economic forces that are beyond the remit of the MPA to influence. The most significant way in which the Minerals Plan can influence the economy is by ensuring that sufficient landbanks are allocated of the key mineral resources found within Surrey to meet anticipated demand for the lifetime of the Plan. The majority of the recycled aggregate resources that would be produced at the allocated sites in Surrey would be important to the economy at the local and regional levels, primarily as a result of their uses within the construction industry (e.g. recycled materials can be used in foundations and as hardcore in place of virgin materials). 12.7 Review of findings & conclusions of previous phases of the SEA &

SA of the Surrey Minerals Plan The main findings of the previous stages of the SEA and SA for the policy, objective, strategic and site options that have been considered during the preparation of the Surrey Minerals Plan are presented in the second annex to this chapter of the Environmental Report (Annex 12B). The Annex covers the findings for the policies and objectives included in the submission versions of the Minerals Core Strategy DPD and the Primary Aggregates DPD, and the preferred options version of the Aggregates Recycling DPD and indicates the relationship of those policies and objectives and the earlier versions of the Plan.


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The findings of the SEA and SA for the objectives, core strategy options, policies and policy options and site selection options considered during the earlier stages (2005, 2006 and 2008) of the preparation of the Minerals Plan with respect to the economic performance and diversity receptor are summarised in Table 12.5 Table 12.5 Summary for previous SEA & SA phases for the Economic Performance &

Diversity receptor

Anticipated Effects Surrey Minerals Plan

2005 -

2006 - Adverse – High

strategic significance 2008 -

2005 Policies MD3 & MD14

2006 - Adverse – Medium

strategic significance 2008 Policy Option SS3

2005 Objectives 5 & 6, & Policies MC9 & MD15

2006 - Adverse – Low


2005 -

2006 - Beneficial – High strategic significance

2008 Policy SS1

Silica Sand Site Options 1a, 1b, 2a, 3a & 3b

2005 Objectives 1, 2 & 3, & Policies MD1, MD2, MC3, MC4, MC5, MC6 & MD5

Core Strategy Options 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d,1e, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b & 3c Site Option Scenarios 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7

2006 Objectives 1 & 2, & Policies MC3, MD1, MC4, MC5, MC6, MA1, MA2, MA3, MA4 & MA5 Beneficial – Medium strategic significance

2008

Policies MC1, MC2, MC5, MCxx (Brick Clay), MCxx (Oil & gas), MCxx (Gas storage) & MCx (Rail aggregate depots)

Policy Options RSA1, SS1, SS2, SS4, SS5, BC1, BC2, BC3, BC4, GS1, GS2, RA1, RA2 & RA3

Silica Sand Site Options 1c & 2b

2005 Objective 4 & Policies MD8, MC1, MC2, MD4, MC8 & MD12

2006 Objective 4 & Policies MC8 & MD4 Beneficial – Low


2005 Policies MD7, MD9, MD10, MD11, MC7, MD6 & MD13

2006 Objectives 3 & 5, & Policies MD5, MD6, MD7, MC1, MD2, MC2, MA6, MC7, MD3, MC9 & MD8 No strategically

significant effects

2008 Policy MCxx (Other non-aggregate minerals)

Policy Options BS1, BS2, BS3, Ck1, Ck2, Ck3, Ck4, FE1, FE2, FE3, Pt1, Pt2 & OG1

The main conclusion that has been drawn over the course of the SEA and SA process for the Surrey Minerals Plan with respect to the economic performance and diversity receptor has been that the implementation of the Plan through the allocation and subsequent development of sites will provide the raw materials that are essential to the functioning of the economy, and in particular the construction sector. The demands of the economy that mineral working and associated activities must respond to have been addressed within the various iterations of the Minerals Plan through the inclusion of policies that provide for the allocation of sufficient land to provide landbanks of key mineral resources including primary aggregate, brick clay and silica sand.

Assessment for the Economic Performance & Diversity Receptor – Surrey Minerals Plan DPDs & SPD

Key

Adverse – low significance Adverse – medium significance Adverse – high significance

Beneficial – low significance Beneficial – medium significance Beneficial – high significance

Could implementation of the policy affect… Description of risks & opportunities

Characterisation of unmitigated risks &

opportunities Mitigation & Enhancement

Residual (mitigated) risks & opportunities

Receptor Economic performance & diversity (Moderate sensitivity)

Objective 1: Reduce demand for minerals

Growth in the county’s capacity for the recovery and recycling of construction and demolition waste could help to ensure that a level of self-sufficiency for minerals supply is retained over the longer term as indigenous stocks of primary aggregate diminish and the cost of extracting them becomes prohibitive. The scale of the benefits achieved is likely to be modest in the short term, as Surrey has sufficient primary mineral reserves to meet projected demand for the lifetime of the plan although if recycling rates achieve the target proposed for the county by the minerals policies in the regional spatial strategy of 0.8 million tonnes per year by 2016 the projected lifespan of the county’s primary aggregate reserves could be extended.

Avoidable, Direct & Regional

Beneficial & Medium significance

None recommended – the role of the minerals plan is to provide a framework within which planning permissions can be granted for sufficient mineral workings to meet the current and likely needs of the market for primary aggregates and non-aggregate mineral resources. Future demand can be projected (based on past use and changes in patterns and methods of usage) but cannot be accurately predicted which requires that the minerals plan is sufficiently flexible to respond to the needs of the market.

Moderate strategic beneficial effect

Objective 2: Safeguard the supply

of minerals

The commitment to safeguard the county’s reserves of mineral resources from sterilisation by other forms of development should help to ensure that sufficient material (up to 34.06 million tonnes of primary aggregate over the life of the plan and an unspecified volume of other types of mineral resources) is available to meet the needs of the local economy for physical development.





Objective 3: Meet the need for minerals

The commitment to maintain landbanks for soft sand (7 years of supply at a production rate of 0.6 million tonnes per year), concreting aggregate (7 years of supply at a production rate of 0.9 million tonnes per year), silica sand (10 years of supply) and brick clay (25 years of supply) at the levels required by the minerals policies in the regional spatial strategy could ensure that supplies of key materials, including primary aggregates, clays and silica sands are maintained at levels adequate to meet the needs of the local and regional economies.





Objective 4: Address adverse impacts from minerals development on communities and

the environment

No strategically significant risks or opportunities anticipated during the lifetime of the plan – although the commitment to safeguard (where possible) the county’s environmental asset base (i.e. landscape, nature conservation interest, archaeological and historic interest, etc.) from the adverse impacts of mineral working may be of some benefit at the local level to the tourism, leisure and associated industries.

No strategically significant impacts anticipated

The MPA has given a commitment (paragraph 6.3 of the Minerals Core Strategy DPD) to require the screening of all planning applications for mineral developments to determine whether they need environmental impact assessment, which would include consideration of the risk of significant impacts on archaeology and the historic environment, the natural environment and biodiversity and the landscape.

The MPA has identified archaeology and the historic environment, the natural environment and biodiversity and the landscape as a key considerations to be taken into account in proposals for mineral working and associated development (Policy MC14 the Minerals Core Strategy DPD).

No strategically significant impacts

anticipated

Objective 5: Address adverse impacts from the transportation of

minerals

The commitment to minimise the risks of adverse impacts associated with the transportation of mineral and derivative products affords the MPA an opportunity to require operators to take steps that reduce their reliance on road transport as the principal means of getting goods to the market. A drop in the levels of minerals related traffic, and in particular heavy goods vehicles, could help to reduce the incidence of congestion on Surrey’s road network.

Avoidable Indirect & Regional

Beneficial & Low significance


Minimal strategic beneficial effect

Objective 6: Restore mineral workings to

the highest standards

No strategically significant risks or opportunities anticipated during the lifetime of the plan – although the requirement that areas affected by mineral working be restored would have cost implications, both in terms of the capital outlay associated with the implementation of the agreed restoration plans and the revenue costs associated with ongoing aftercare of the restored sites.

No strategically significant impacts anticipated No mitigation or enhancement measures recommended


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Core Strategy Policy MC1 – Spatial strategy

for mineral development in

Surrey

The spatial strategy for the minerals plan sets the context for the continued working of primary aggregate, silica sand, and brick clay, the production of oil and gas, and the storage of gas within the county over the period up to 2026. All the minerals that would be produced within the county during the lifetime of the minerals plan have important roles to play in the performance of the local, regional and national economies. The production of sands, gravels and clays provides the raw materials that are required by a wide range of industries, but most particularly the construction industry. Silica sand is a nationally scarce mineral, occurring in very few areas of the country and being necessary for a number of high quality end uses, including the production of specialist medical and scientific equipment. The economy of the UK is still largely carbon based in terms of the types of energy sources that are utilised, and therefore the production of oil and gas and the provision of facilities for the underground storage of gas would make important contributions to the country’s security of energy supply, and consequently to the performance of the economy.

Avoidable, Indirect & National & International


None recommended – it would be inappropriate to suggest an increase in minerals extraction over that proposed by the plan, even though such an approach might be beneficial to the performance of the local, regional and national economies.


Core Strategy Policy MC2: Spatial Strategy

– protection of key environmental

interests in Surrey

No strategically significant risks or opportunities anticipated within the lifetime of the plan – although the commitment to seek to avoid mineral working within or close to sites of national or higher level nature conservation or geological interest could help to safeguard the asset base (e.g. landscape, nature conservation interest, archaeological and historical sites and features, etc.) that is crucial to the activities of the tourism, leisure and associated sectors.


The MPA has given a commitment (paragraph 6.3 of the Minerals Core Strategy DPD) to require the screening of all planning applications for mineral developments to determine whether they need environmental impact assessment, which would include consideration of the risk of significant impacts on archaeology and the historic environment, nature conservation, and the landscape.

The MPA has identified the landscape, the natural environment and archaeological and heritage assets as key considerations to be taken into account in proposals for mineral working and associated development (Policy MC14 (iii) Impacts on the…landscape…, Policy MC14 (iv) Impacts on the natural environment and biodiversity, and Policy MC14 (v) Impacts on historic landscapes, sites or structures and their settings and sites of existing or potential archaeological interest and their settings, in the Minerals Core Strategy DPD).


anticipated

Core Strategy MC3: Spatial Strategy –

mineral development in the Green Belt

No strategically significant risks or opportunities anticipated within the lifetime of the plan – although the commitment to seek to avoid mineral working within the Green Belt could help to safeguard the asset base (e.g. landscape, nature conservation interest, archaeological and historical sites and features, etc.) that is crucial to the activities of the tourism, leisure and associated sectors.





anticipated

Core Strategy MC4: Efficient use of

mineral resources

No strategically significant risks or opportunities anticipated during the lifetime of the plan – a drop in demand for minerals should not give rise to any major adverse effects in terms of economic performance so long as the change in the level of consumption is a consequence of a shift in the efficiency with which materials are used rather than an economic downturn. In the longer term growth in the use of materials efficient construction and manufacturing techniques could be beneficial to the diversity and continued development of the economy, as it could create demand for new knowledge, skills and services.

Although the use of borrow pits would facilitate the delivery of major construction projects, it should be noted that those schemes would be likely to proceed even if the use of borrow pits were not feasible, as the necessary mineral resources would be sourced from elsewhere at, perhaps, slightly greater cost.




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Core Strategy Policy MC5: Aggregates

recycling

The continued operation of existing facilities for the production of recycled and secondary aggregate, and the provision of new permanent and temporary facilities elsewhere in the county would help to maintain supplies of aggregate (providing at least 0.8 million tonnes of material per year) and meet the needs of the construction industry for materials, even in the event of a decline of local production of primary aggregate.



There is limited scope in terms of the scale of the benefits that the MPA is in a position to deliver in respect of the goal of increasing the market share of recycled and secondary aggregates in construction. The MPA has given a commitment (Policy MC5 (Aggregates recycling) in the Minerals Core Strategy DPD) to make provision for the facilities and infrastructure necessary to the supply of secondary and recycled aggregate, but cannot require or enforce the use of such materials. The MPA has given a commitment (Policy MC4 (Efficient use of mineral resources), in the Minerals Core Strategy DPD) to work in partnership with the district and borough councils and the construction and development industries to promote and enable a rise in the use of secondary and recycled aggregates.


Core Strategy Policy MC6: Safeguarding

The commitment to safeguard mineral resources that are currently being worked or that could be worked in the future from sterilisation by other forms of development could ensure the continuity of local supply of key construction materials in the short to medium term enabling the further development and maintenance of the physical infrastructure (e.g. workplaces, transportation networks, telecommunications networks, etc.) that is vital to the functioning of the local economy.





Core Strategy Policy MC7: Aggregate minerals supply

The commitment to identify sufficient areas of extraction to produce up to 25 million tonnes of primary aggregate over the life of the Plan should ensure that supplies of soft sand and concreting aggregate are maintained at levels adequate to meet the needs of the local and regional economies.





Core Strategy Policy MC8: Silica sand

The policy makes provision for the extraction of up to 6.2 million tonnes of silica sand from the preferred area at Pendell Farm near Bletchingley, which would support a range of industries. The British Geological Survey’s Minerals Planning Factsheet on Silica Sand advises that the value of UK silica sand sales in 2004 was £67 million and that the industry employed 550 people (in terms of employees subject to the provisions of the Mines & Quarries Act) in the same year. The glass industry is the biggest consumer of silica sand, and in 2004 produced 1.9 million tonnes of container glass with a value of £615 million, and 1 million tonnes of flat glass with a value of more than £265 million. In 2004 the special glass sector produced 200,000 tonnes of glass based products (e.g. lighting, television tubes, oven hobs, specialist medical and technical or scientific products) worth about £200 million, and the glass fibre industry produced an estimated 200,000 tonnes with a sales value of £315 million.

Avoidable, Direct & National & International


None recommended – it would be inappropriate to suggest any further increase in silica sand production over that proposed and demand for the resource will be determined by the needs of the market.


Core Strategy Policy MC9: Brick clay

Provision for the maintenance of a 25 year landbank of brick clay would support the activities of a range of industries. The British Geological Survey’s Minerals Planning Factsheet on Brick Clay advises that the total value of sales of clay-based construction products in 2004 was £632 million, and that the brick clay industry supports the construction industry that in 2005 undertook £107 billion worth of work in the UK. It is not known what proportion of UK total production of bricks, and related products, are manufactured by the brickworks located in Surrey.



None recommended – it would be inappropriate to suggest any further increase in brick clay and brick production over that proposed and demand for the resource will be determined by the needs of the market.



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Core Strategy Policy MC10: Other non-

aggregate minerals supply

No strategically significant risks or opportunities are anticipated during the lifetime of the Minerals Plan – Provision for the future supply of building stone in Surrey would help support the activities of the construction industry, particularly those businesses specialising in the repair and restoration of historic buildings or those working with traditional methods and vernacular materials on new build schemes. It is anticipated that the scale of any economic benefits arising from the provision of local building stone would be modest when placed within the context of the County’s economic performance as a whole. The minerals plan indicates that it is not anticipated that chalk, fuller’s earth or peat would be worked over the plan period.




anticipated

Core Strategy Policy MC11: Mineral

extraction outside preferred areas

No strategically significant risks or opportunities anticipated during the lifetime of the plan – the policy is unlikely to give rise to the production of substantial volumes of aggregate or other mineral resources and is not likely to be of major benefit to the economy.




anticipated

Core Strategy Policy MC12: Oil and gas

The development of exploration, appraisal or production facilities for oil and gas within Surrey could give rise to modest economic benefits, as the identification of resources that could be exploited in the longer term and that would contribute to the security of energy supplies would be beneficial to the economy. The scale of any benefit that would be delivered would depend on the extent of the county’s recoverable resources of oil and gas.



None recommended – it would be inappropriate for the MPA to set targets for the exploration, appraisal and potential extraction of the county’s oil and gas reserves as demand for the resource will be determined by the needs of the market.


Core Strategy Policy MC13: Underground

gas storage

Fossil fuels remain a mainstay of the global economy as the primary source of energy. The provision of underground storage capacity for natural gas is of considerable importance to the UK’s security of supply as reserves of North Sea gas are depleted. The British Geological Survey’s Mineral Planning Factsheet for Onshore Oil & Gas reports that the UK lags behind fellow members of the EU in terms of its existing capacity for gas storage (the UK has the equivalent of 12 days supply, compared with 91 days for France and 77 days for Germany). Any proposals that would increase domestic capacity for gas storage would have a beneficial effect on the economy. The estimated storage capacity for two potential sites in Surrey identified in the BGS Factsheet is equivalent to 1,775 million m3 or 1.56% of the 114 billion m3 consumed by the UK on an annual basis.

Avoidable, Direct & National & International


None recommended – it would be inappropriate for the MPA to set targets for the development of gas storage capacity within the county’s stocks of suitable geological structures as demand for such facilities will be determined by Government policy on gas storage capacity and the needs of the market.


Core Strategy MC14: Reducing the adverse

impacts of mineral working

No strategically significant risks or opportunities anticipated during the lifetime of the plan – although the commitment to safeguard (where possible) the county’s environmental asset base (i.e. landscape, nature conservation interest, archaeological and historic interest, etc.) from the adverse impacts of mineral working may be of some benefit at the local level to the tourism, leisure and associated industries.





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Core Strategy Policy MC15: Transportation

The commitment to minimise the risks of adverse impacts associated with the transportation of mineral and derivative products affords the MPA an opportunity to require operators to take steps that reduce their reliance on road transport as the principal means of getting goods to the market. A drop in the levels of minerals related traffic, and in particular heavy goods vehicles, could help to reduce the incidence of congestion on Surrey’s road network.

Avoidable, Indirect & Regional




Core Strategy Policy MC16: Rail aggregate

depots

The continued operation of the existing rail aggregate depot at Woking and the upgrading and bringing into operation of the site at Salfords (to the south of Reigate) and the potential for the provision of new facilities elsewhere in the county afforded by the adoption of a criteria based policy would enable the county to maintain sufficient supplies of aggregate (the proposed developments at the Salfords site alone would yield 200,000 to 300,000 tonnes of annual capacity for aggregate import) to meet the needs of the construction industry even in the event of a decline of local production capacity.

Avoidable, Direct & Local


No further mitigation or enhancement recommended, the need for further rail aggregate depot capacity will be determined by the demands of the market for mineral resources that cannot be locally won and that need to be imported from outside Surrey.


Core Strategy Policy MC17: Restoration of

mineral workings

No strategically significant risks or opportunities anticipated within the lifetime of the plan – although the restoration and ongoing management of former mineral sites would have cost implications in terms of both the initial capital outlay required to deliver the planned restoration scheme, and the revenue costs associated with the management and maintenance of the restored site.



anticipated

Core Strategy Policy MC18: Restoration and enhancement

No strategically significant risks or opportunities anticipated within the lifetime of the plan – although the restoration and ongoing management of former mineral sites would have cost implications in terms of both the initial capital outlay required to deliver the planned restoration scheme, and the revenue costs associated with the management and maintenance of the restored site.



anticipated

Primary Aggregates Policy MA1: Aggregate

requirements

The commitment to supply up to 25 million tonnes of concreting aggregate and soft sand between 2009 and 2026 should ensure that the majority of the county economy’s needs for primary aggregate are met from local supplies thus enabling the continued physical development that is necessary for economic growth and safeguard the role of the minerals industry as an economic player.





Primary Aggregates Policy MA2: Preferred Areas for concreting

aggregate

The commitment to supply up to 15 million tonnes of concreting aggregate between 2009 and 2026 should ensure that the majority of the county economy’s needs for such materials are met from local supplies thus enabling the continued physical development that is necessary for economic growth and safeguard the role of the minerals industry as an economic player.






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Primary Aggregates Policy MA3: Preferred

areas for soft sand

The commitment to supply up to 10 million tonnes of soft sand between 2009 and 2026 should ensure that the majority of the county economy’s needs for such materials are met from local supplies thus enabling the continued physical development that is necessary for economic growth and safeguard the role of the minerals industry as an economic player.





Aggregates Recycling Policy AR1:

Aggregates recycling facilities

The provision of new permanent and temporary aggregate recycling facilities at the twelve sites across the county identified in the Aggregates Recycling DPD would help to maintain supplies of aggregate (providing at least 0.8 million tonnes of material per year) and meet the needs of the construction industry for materials, even in the event of a decline of local production of primary aggregate.






Aggregates recycling at mineral sites

The provision of new temporary aggregate recycling facilities at the seven primary aggregate preferred areas identified in the Aggregates Recycling DPD would help to maintain supplies of aggregate (providing at least 0.8 million tonnes of material per year) and meet the needs of the construction industry for materials, even in the event of a decline of local production of primary aggregate.






Aggregates recycling – high value recovery

The requirement that proposals for aggregate recycling demonstrate the capacity to maximise the range of recyclable materials that are recovered could have significant implications for the materials efficiency of the economy, by ensuring that the usefulness of construction, demolition and excavation wastes is optimised, the need for virgin materials in construction projects is reduced, and the maximum value is derived from materials.






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Annex 12A: Policy Context for the Economic Performance & Diversity Receptor

Relevant policies & strategies for the economic performance & diversity receptor The following policies, plans and programmes have been reviewed to establish the wider policy context for the economic performance and diversity receptor. Details have been compiled of the objectives, indicators and targets that have been set in policy, plans and programmes at international, European, national, regional and county levels for economic performance and diversity. Those objectives, indicators and targets that are relevant to the Surrey Minerals Plan are highlighted in blue in the following tables. International Policy Report on the World Summit on Sustainable Development: Johannesburg, South Africa 2002 European Policy Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (Decision No. 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament & of the Council of 22 July 2002)

Renewed EU Sustainable Development Strategy as adopted by the European Council on 15/16 June 2006. National Policy Enterprise: Unlocking the UK’s Talent (The UK Government’s Enterprise Strategy 2008)

Innovation Nation (The UK Government’s Innovation Strategy) 2008

Securing the Future: the UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy

Quality of Life Counts – UK Government Sustainable Development Indicators

Planning Policy Statement (PPS) 1: Delivering sustainable development

Planning Policy Guidance (PPG) 4: Industrial, commercial development & small firms

Draft Planning Policy Statement 4 – Planning for Prosperous Economies (2009)

PPS 6: Planning for town centres

PPS7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas

Minerals Policy Statement (MPS) 1: Planning & Minerals Regional Policy South East Regional Sustainability Framework 2008

The South East Plan: Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East of England

Regional Economic Strategy 2006-2016: A Framework for Sustainable Prosperity Surrey Strategies & Plans Surrey Economic Partnership Economic Strategy 2006-2011 (Draft Final Version)


Annex 12A Policy Context for the Economic Performance & Diversity Receptor

Relevant international, European, national, regional & local sustainable development objectives Actions, Indicators & Targets

Report on the World Summit on Sustainable Development: Johannesburg, South Africa 2002 Provide assistance & mobilise resources to enhance industrial productivity & competitiveness as well as industrial development in developing countries, including the transfer of environmentally sound technologies on preferential terms, as mutually agreed. (Paragraph 10(a), page 12)

Provide assistance to increase income-generating employment opportunities, taking into account the Declaration on Fundamental Principles & Rights at Work of the International Labour Organisation. (Paragraph 10(b), page 12)

Promote the development of micro, small & medium-sized enterprises, including by means of training, education & skill enhancement, with a special focus on agro-industry as a provider of livelihoods for rural communities. (Paragraph 10(c), page 12)

Provide financial & technological support, as appropriate, to rural communities of developing countries to enable them to benefit from safe & sustainable livelihood opportunities in small-scale mining ventures. (Paragraph 10(d), page 12)

Provide support to developing countries for the development of safe low-cost technologies that provide or conserve fuel for cooking & water heating. (Paragraph 10(e), page 12)

Strengthen the contribution of industrial development to poverty eradication & sustainable natural resource management. (Paragraph 10, page 12)

Provide support for natural resources management for creating sustainable livelihoods for the poor. (Paragraph 10(f), page 12)

Encourage industry to improve social & environmental performance through voluntary initiatives, including environmental management systems, codes of conduct, certification & public reporting on environmental & social issues, taking into account such initiatives as the International Organisation for Standardisation standards & Global Reporting Initiative guidelines on sustainability reporting, bearing in mind principle 11 of the Rio Declaration on Environment & Development. (Paragraph 18(a), page 15)

Encourage dialogue between enterprises & the communities in which they operate & other stakeholders. (Paragraph 18(b), page 15)

Encourage financial institutions to incorporate sustainable development considerations into their decision making processes. (Paragraph 18(c), page 15)

Enhance corporate environmental & social responsibility & accountability. (Paragraph 18, page 15)

Develop workplace-based partnerships & programmes, including training & education programmes. (Paragraph 18(d), page 15)

Continue to promote open, equitable, rule-based, predictable & non-discriminatory multilateral trading & financial systems that benefit all countries in the pursuit of sustainable development. Support the successful completion of the work programmed contained in the Doha Ministerial Declaration & the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus. Welcome the decision contained in the Doha Ministerial Declaration to place the needs & interests of developing countries at the heart of the work programme of the Declaration, including through enhanced market access for products of interest to developing countries. (Para. 47(a), pp.37-38)

Encourage ongoing efforts by international financial & trade institutions to ensure that decision-making processes & institutional structures are open & transparent. (Paragraph 47(b), page 38)

Enhance the capacities of developing countries, including the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries & small island developing States, to benefit from liberalised trade opportunities through international cooperation & measures aimed at improving productivity, commodity diversification & competitiveness, community-based entrepreneurial capacity & transportation & communication infrastructure development. (Paragraph 47(c), page 38)

Support the International Labour Organisation & encourage its ongoing work on the social dimension of globalisation, as stated in paragraph 64 of the Monterrey Consensus. (Paragraph 47(d), page 38)

Globalisation offer opportunities & challenges for sustainable development. We recognise that globalisation & interdependence are offering new opportunities for trade, investment & capital flows & advances in technology, including information technology, for the growth of the world economy, development & the improvement of living standards around the world. At the same time, there remain serious challenges, including serious financial crises, insecurity, poverty, exclusion & inequality within & among societies. The developing countries & countries with economies in transition face special difficulties in responding to those challenges & opportunities. Globalisation should be fully inclusive & equitable, & there is a strong need for policies & measures at the national & international levels, formulated & implemented with the full & effective participation of developing countries & countries with economies in transition, to help them to respond effectively to those challenges & opportunities. (Paragraph 47, page 37)

Enhance the delivery of coordinated, effective & targeted trade-related technical assistance & capacity-building programmes, including taking advantage of existing & future market access opportunities, & examining the relationship between trade, environment & development. (Paragraph 47(e), page 38)



Report on the World Summit on Sustainable Development: Johannesburg, South Africa 2002 Implement the outcomes of the Doha Ministerial Conference by the members of the World Trade Organisation, further strengthen trade-related technical assistance & capacity-building & ensure the meaningful, effective & full participation of developing countries in multilateral trade negotiations by placing their needs & interests at the heart of the work programme of the WTO. (Paragraph 48, page 38)

Actively promote corporate responsibility & accountability, based on the Rio principles, including through the full development & effective implementation of intergovernmental agreements & measures, international initiatives & public-private partnerships & appropriate national regulations, & support continuous improvement in corporate practices in all countries. (Paragraph 49, page 38)

Strengthen the capacities of developing countries to encourage public-private initiatives that enhance the ease of access, accuracy, timeliness & coverage of information on countries & financial markets. Multilateral & regional financial institutions could provide further assistance for these purposes. (Paragraph 50, page 38)

Strengthen regional trade & cooperation agreements, consistent with the multilateral trading system, among developed & developing countries & countries with economies in transition, as well as among developing countries, with the support of international finance institutions & regional development banks, as appropriate, with a view to achieving the objectives of sustainable development. (Paragraph 51, page 38)

Sustainable development in a globalising world. (Section V, pages 37-39)

Assist developing countries & countries with economies in transition in narrowing the digital divide, creating digital opportunities & harnessing the potential of information & communication technologies for development through technology transfer on mutually agreed terms & the provision of financial & technical support &, in this context, support the World Summit on the Information Society. (Paragraph 52, pages 38-39)

European Union Sixth Community Environment Action Programme

Encouraging reforms of subsidies that have considerable negative effects on the environment & are incompatible with sustainable development, inter alia by establishing, by the mid-term review, a list of criteria allowing such environmentally negative subsidies to be recorded, with a view to gradually eliminating. (Article 3, paragraph 4, page 5)

Analysing the environmental efficiency of tradable environmental permits as a generic instrument & of emission trading with a view to promoting & implementing their use where feasible. (Article 3, paragraph 4, page 5)

Promoting & encouraging the use of fiscal measures such as environmentally related taxes & incentives, at the appropriate national or Community level. (Article 3, paragraph 4, page 5)

Promotion of sustainable production & consumption patterns by effective implementation of the principles set out in Article 2, to internalise the negative as well as the positive impacts on the environment through the use of a blend of instruments, including market based & economic instruments. (Article 3, paragraph 4, page 5)

Promoting the integration of environmental protection requirements in standardisation activities. (Article 3, paragraph 4, page 5)

Promoting an integrated product policy approach throughout the Programme that will encourage the taking into account of environmental requirements throughout the life-cycle of products, & more wide-spread application of environmentally friendly processes & products. (Article 3, paragraph 5, page 5)

Encouraging wider uptake of the Community’s Eco-Management & Audit Scheme (EMAS) & developing initiatives to encourage companies to publish rigorous & independently verified environmental & sustainable development performance reports. (Article 3, paragraph 5, page 5)

Establishing a compliance assistance programme, with specific help for small & medium enterprises. (Article 3, paragraph 5, page 5)

Improving collaboration & partnership with enterprises & their representative bodies & involving the social partners, consumers & their organisations, as appropriate, with a view to improving the environmental performance of enterprises & aiming at sustainable production patterns. (Article 3, paragraph 5, page 5)

Stimulating the introduction of company environmental performance award schemes. (Article 3, paragraph 5, page 5)



European Union Sixth Community Environment Action Programme

Stimulating product innovation with the aim of greening the market including through improved dissemination of results of the LIFE Programme. (Article 3, paragraph 5, page 5)

Improving collaboration & partnership with enterprises & their representative bodies & involving the social partners, consumers & their organisations, as appropriate, with a view to improving the environmental performance of enterprises & aiming at sustainable production patterns. (Article 3, paragraph 5, page 5)

Encouraging voluntary commitment or agreements to achieve clear environmental objectives, including setting out procedures in the event of non-compliance. (Article 3, paragraph 5, page 5)

Encouraging the uptake of eco-labels & other forms of environmental information & labelling that allow consumers to compare environmental performance between products of same type. (Article 3, paragraph 6, page 5)

Encouraging the use of reliable self-declared environmental claims & preventing misleading claims. (Article 3, paragraph 6, page 5) To help ensure that individual consumers, enterprises & public bodies in their roles as purchasers, are better informed about the processes & products in terms of their environmental impact with a view to achieving sustainable consumption patterns. (Article 3, paragraph 6, page 5)

Promoting a green public procurement policy, allowing environmental characteristics to be taken into account & the possible integration of environmental life cycle, including the production phase, concerns in the procurement procedures while respecting Community competition rules & the internal market, with guidelines on best practice & starting a review of green procurement in Community Institutions. (Article 3, paragraph 6, page 5)

Considering a voluntary initiative with the financial sector, covering guide-lines for the incorporation of data on environmental cost in company annual financial reports, & the exchange of best policy practices between Member States. (Article 3, paragraph 7, page 5)

Calling on the European Investment Bank to strengthen the integration of environmental objectives & considerations into its lending activities in particular with a view to supporting a sustainable development of Candidate Countries. (Article 3, paragraph 7, page 5)

To support environmental integration in the financial sector. (Article 3, paragraph 7, page 5)

Promoting integration of environmental objectives & considerations into the activities of other financial institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development. (Article 3, paragraph 7, page 5)

European Union Renewed Sustainable Development Strategy

Sustainable Consumption & Production Overall Objective: To promote sustainable consumption & production patterns. (Document 10917/06 Page 12)

Operational objective & target – Promoting sustainable consumption & production by addressing social & economic development within the carrying capacity of ecosystems & decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation. (Document 10917/06 Page 12)

Operational objective & target – Improving the environmental & social performance for products & processes & encouraging their uptake by business & consumers. (Document 10917/06 Page 12)

Operational objective & target – Aiming to achieve by 2010 an EU average level of Green Public Procurement (GPP) equal to that currently achieved by the best performing Member States. (Document 10917/06 Page 12)

Promote a prosperous, innovative, knowledge-rich, competitive & eco-efficient economy which provides high living standards & full & high-quality employment throughout the European Union. (Key Objective – Economic Prosperity, Document 10917/06 Page 4) Safeguard the earth’s capacity to support life in all its diversity, respect the limits of the planet’s natural resources & ensure a high level of protection & improvement of the quality of the environment. Prevent & reduce environmental pollution & promote sustainable consumption & production to break the link between economic growth & environmental degradation. (Key Objective – Environmental Protection, Document 10917/06 Page 3) Operational objective & target – The EU should seek to increase its global market share in the field of environmental technologies

& eco-innovations. (Document 10917/06 Page 12)



European Union Renewed Sustainable Development Strategy

Global Poverty & Sustainable Development Challenges Overall Objective: To actively promote sustainable development worldwide & ensure that the European Union’s internal & external policies are consistent with global sustainable development & its international commitments. (Document 10917/06 Page 20)

Operational objective & target – Make significant progress towards meeting the commitments of the EU with regard to internationally agreed goals & targets, in particular those contained in the Millennium Declaration & those deriving from the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002 & related processes such as the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development, the Doha Development Agenda & the Paris Declaration on Aid Harmonisation. (Document 10917/06 Page 20)

Contribute to improving international environmental governance, in particular in the context of the follow-up to the 2005 World Summit outcome, & to strengthening multilateral environmental agreements. (Document 10917/06 Page 20)

Raise the volume of aid to 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) by 2015 with an intermediate target of 0.56% in 2010. (Document 10917/06 Page 20)

Promote sustainable development in the context of the WTO negotiations, in accordance with the preamble to the Marrakech Agreement establishing the WTO which sets sustainable development as one of its main objectives. (Document 10917/06 Page 20)

Increase the effectiveness, coherence & quality of EU & Member States aid policies in the period 2005-2010. (Document 10917/06 Page 20)

Promote a prosperous, innovative, knowledge-rich, competitive & eco-efficient economy which provides high living standards & full & high-quality employment throughout the European Union. (Key Objective – Economic Prosperity, Document 10917/06 Page 4)

Include sustainable development concerns in all EU external policies, including the Common Foreign & Security Policy, inter alia by making it an objective of multilateral & bilateral development cooperation. (Document 10917/06 Page 20)

Enterprise: Unlocking the UK’s Talent (The UK Government’s Enterprise Strategy 2008)

Insolvency rules – the Government proposes to change the law by the end of 2009 so that insolvency officers have the discretion to decide whether or not to place an advertisement in the local press with the aim of reducing the embarrassment & risk of stigma in the local community & associated fear of failure. (Culture: key policy new proposals, page 32)

Global Entrepreneurship Week – Building on the success of the UK’s Enterprise Week, run annually since 2004, 35 countries will now join in the first Global Entrepreneurship Week in 2008, involving 14-30 year olds, schools & universities, & a wide range of entrepreneurs, businesses, & non-profit organisations. (Culture: key policy new proposals, page 32)

Erasmus for young entrepreneurs – Government will support the pan-European pilot programme (currently known as ‘Erasmus for young entrepreneurs’) to offer cross-border mentoring & work placements in SMEs. (Culture: key policy new proposals, page 32)

Premier League – The Government will work with the English Premier League football clubs to promote enterprise & deliver enterprise education through the football clubs’ community programmes. This will include working with schools & wider members of the clubs’ local communities. (Culture: key policy new proposals, page 32)

Women’s enterprise campaign – The Government will run a high level media campaign around women’s enterprise – ‘Spark an idea’, to be coordinated by Enterprise Insight. (Culture: key policy new proposals, page 32)

Culture: Develop a culture, where talent can be unlocked & flourish, recognising differences in enterprise culture across different social groups, reducing fear of failure that prevents start-ups, & giving everyone the opportunity to be entrepreneurial. (Paragraph 1.10, page 10)

Over 50s Campaign – The Government will work with Enterprise Insight, PRIME (the Prince’s Initiative for Mature Entrepreneurs) & South East of England Development Agency to develop a campaign to encourage older people to realise the benefits of unlocking their talent & exploiting their skills & knowledge to be active in enterprise. (Culture: key policy new proposals, page 32)




Government has committed a further £30 million to extend enterprise education from secondary schools into primary & tertiary education. (Knowledge & Skills: key policy new proposals, page 46)

Entrepreneur Peter Jones is working with the Government to launch a National Enterprise Academy (NEA). (Knowledge & Skills: key policy new proposals, page 46)

Government will work with the RDAs to pilot Women’s Business Centres (WBCs). (Knowledge & Skills: key policy new proposals, page 46)

Government will provide enterprise support focused on women through RDAs & Business Link. (Knowledge & Skills: key policy new proposals, page 46)

A national mentoring network for women in business will be coordinated to recognise & support the distinctive nature of women’s business start-ups & growth. (Knowledge & Skills: key policy new proposals, page 46)

Government will work through Children’s Centres to make enterprise support & advice more women-friendly & more readily available. (Knowledge & Skills: key policy new proposals, page 46)

Government will extend & improve the Train to Gain programme. (Knowledge & Skills: key policy new proposals, page 46)

Government will increase its investment in the Leadership & Management Programme for small businesses. (Knowledge & Skills: key policy new proposals, page 46)

Government will work with the RDAs, & the leading private sector agencies, to establish better links between existing mentoring programmes & the business support network overall. (Knowledge & Skills: key policy new proposals, page 46)

Government will work with A4e over the next four years to develop a full understanding of good practice in corporate mentoring. (Knowledge & Skills: key policy new proposals, page 46)

Knowledge & Skills: Ensure that individuals & businesses have access to & are able to develop the best possible knowledge & skills to support the growth of their businesses. (Paragraph 1.10, page 10)

The Government has been working in partnership with the newly formed Institute of Business Consulting to create a new set of national standards for all organisations involved in the delivery of business support. (Knowledge & Skills: key policy new proposals, page 46)

Extend the eligibility of Small Firms Loan Guarantee (SFLG) to businesses with growth ambitions that are more than five years old, including but not limited to those who have changed ownership. (Access to Finance: key policy new proposals, page 60)

An additional £30 million capital commitment to stimulate the delivery of mezzanine finance through Enterprise Capital Funds commitment to stimulate delivery through SFLG. (Access to Finance: key policy new proposals, page 60)

Commitment of £12.5 million for capital fund focused primarily on investing in women-led businesses. (Access to Finance: key policy new proposals, page 60)

Launch of a third round of Enterprise Capital Funds, with around £50 million available to invest. Further £100 million available to commit in two subsequent rounds. (Access to Finance: key policy new proposals, page 60)

Access to Finance: Enable new & growing businesses & those people seeking to exploit their ideas to have access to the appropriate level of finance & advice. (Paragraph 1.10, page 10)

Commitment that businesses that use invoice/debt factoring are eligible to compete for public sector contracts. (Access to Finance: key policy new proposals, page 60)




Expansion of the Money Advice Trust’s Business Debtline service. (Access to Finance: key policy new proposals, page 60)

Support & work with British Business Angel Association to develop & build capacity in UK’s Business Angel sector. (Access to Finance: key policy new proposals, page 60)

Development of a national framework for the delivery of investment readiness support, including targeted support for under-represented groups such as women. (Access to Finance: key policy new proposals, page 60)

Access to Finance: Enable new & growing businesses & those people seeking to exploit their ideas to have access to the appropriate level of finance & advice. (Paragraph 1.10, page 10)

Commitment to explore further non-legislative approaches to tackling late payment. (Access to Finance: key policy new proposals, page 60)

The Government will consult on the introduction of a new system of regulatory budgets for Departments that would set out the cost of new regulation that can be introduced within a given period – ‘regulatory budgets’ as suggested by the Better Regulation Taskforce (BRTF) report. (Regulatory Framework: key policy new proposals, page 73)

The Government will introduce a new approach to regulating small firms in line with its ‘think small first’ policy. In the first instance, it will examine whether small firms can be fully exempted from new regulatory requirements or be subject to simplification of enforcement. Where this is not possible Departments will seek to work with small firms to design specific approaches for them. (Regulatory Framework: key policy new proposals, page 73)

The Government will review existing legislation, ensuring the Hampton principles are embedded, introducing new, or amended, exemptions for small firms &, wherever possible, simplified inspection & enforcement. (Regulatory Framework: key policy new proposals, page 73)

Regulatory Framework: Renew our focus on reducing regulatory burdens, recognising that unnecessary or overly complex regulation can stifle enterprise & have a disproportionate impact on small firms. (Paragraph 1.10, page 10)

The Government will establish an independent review to make recommendations on ways of ensuring firms can place greater reliance on official guidance & thereby reduce the cost of compliance. (Regulatory Framework: key policy new proposals, page 73)

Government to investigate the role that innovation vouchers can have in encouraging firms to innovate. (Business Innovation: key policy new proposals, page 85)

Refocused Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI). (Business Innovation: key policy new proposals, page 85)

Three month trial period for new firms registering on supply2gov.uk. Government will do more to encourage public sector buyers to register & post opportunities on the site. (Business Innovation: key policy new proposals, page 85)

National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship to establish university enterprise networks. (Business Innovation: key policy new proposals, page 85)

Independent review of broadband led by Francesco Caio looking at the possible barriers to any new models for investment. (Business Innovation: key policy new proposals, page 85)

Innovation in Services project to understand the barriers to innovation & determine how the Government can stimulate & support innovation. (Business Innovation: key policy new proposals, page 85)

Business Innovation: Reinforce innovation’s role as a driver of enterprise itself & at the root of all entrepreneurial activity, complementing the Government’s new Innovation Strategy. (Paragraph 1.10, page 10)

Intellectual property training programme for all Business Link & UKTI advisers. (Business Innovation: key policy new proposals, page 85)



Innovation Nation (The UK Government’s Innovation Strategy) 2008 Each Government Department will include an Innovation Procurement Plan as part of its commercial strategy, setting out how they will drive innovation through procurement & use innovative procurement practices. (Box, page 26)

Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS) will work with the Technology Strategy Board, Office of Government Commerce (OGC) & with Departments with experience in promoting innovation through procurement to support others to use their procurement power effectively in support of innovation. (Box, page 26)

DIUS and the CBI will work together to facilitate the interchange of innovation expertise between the private sector & Government Departments, for example, through secondments & mentoring in innovative procurement & the design of services, products & processes. (Box, page 26)

Demanding Innovation: Demand drives innovation by encouraging innovators to meet new, advanced needs. Early users, whether they be individuals, businesses or Government, shape innovations in their most important phase of development & provide critical early revenue. Regulation can help or hinder innovation by setting stretching standards for new technologies or constricting freedom to innovate. It the UK is to become an Innovation Nation, it must complement the supply-side innovation measures with demand-side policies. (Paragraph 3.1, page 23) DIUS will reform the SBRI, refocused on technology based research, prototyping this with the Ministry of Defence & the

Department of Health & will extend the revised SBRI to all participating Departments by April 2009.

BSI will undertake an analysis of the role of standards within the service sector & will publish a strategy. (Box, page 39)

BSI will publish a revised standard on the management of innovation for April 2009. (Box, page 39)

DIUS will produce technology roadmaps for the National Measurement System (NMS) Programmes & publish a new strategic plan to identify & address the metrology barriers to innovation. (Box, page 39)

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will examine whether there is a role for Government in helping small firms obtain investment through better reporting of their intangible assets, by the end of 2008. (Box, page 39)

Government’s main task is to maintain framework conditions in which business can innovate with confidence & to correct market failures. The UK is a strong performer on innovation & ranks in the leading group of EU economies; manufacturing, services & creative industries are all internationally competitive. The Technology Strategy Board is well placed to support UK business in retaining a technological & innovative advantage over competitors, notably through its innovation platforms. We also posses a world class innovation infrastructure. However, accessing finance & managing intellectual property can be a problem for some innovative companies, & there is scope for Government to create a more integrated escalator of financial support for business. (Paragraph 4.1, page 31)

By the summer of 2009 all UKTI export & Business Link advisors will receive training from the UK-IPO in advising businesses on IP management. UK-IPO will provide online support to help small businesses exploit their IP through licensing & other means which are increasingly important to innovative businesses. This network will be used to promote an awareness-raising programme on the importance & changing nature of intellectual property. (Box, page 39)

DIUS will maintain the growing investment in UK science & will broaden knowledge exchange between the research base & businesses into the arts & humanities & service sectors such as the creative industries. (Box, page 48)

The UK-IPO will continue to develop the ‘Lambert’ online toolkit of model university-business licensing agreements which cuts the costs & complexity of IP transactions. (Box, page 48)

World-class research in the UK is crucial to maintaining economic prosperity & responding to the challenges & opportunities of globalisation. Research in universities & Government research laboratories is not the only source of knowledge creation but it is an important part of our innovation ecosystem. (Paragraph 5.2, page 41) DIUS has commissioned a study to look at how universities should manage IP for their own benefit & for the benefit of the wider

economy. (Box, page 48)

DIUS will assume responsibility for leading & managing the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) Science & Innovation Network (SIN). In the future, DIUS & FCO will co-fund this network & DIUS will host a management team of DIUS & FCO staff to oversee the network’s operation. (Box, page 54)

During 2008 DIUS will produce an international strategy which will draw together inter-related policies within DIUS’ remit, encompassing higher & further education, skills, research & innovation. (Box, page 55)

Science & innovation are international endeavours. Businesses are internationalising their R&D, supply chains & customer bases & adopting ‘open innovation’ models of value creation. Scientists, engineers & entrepreneurs are increasingly mobile. (Paragraph 6.1, page 49) The Technology Strategy Board will develop, as part of its international strategy, a marketing plan to help deliver a step change in

the ability of UK business to compete for grants in EU Framework Programme 7. (Box, page 55)



Innovation Nation (The UK Government’s Innovation Strategy) 2008 DIUS will work with BERR on implementing the European Commission’s lead market initiative so that the UK’s most innovative businesses can take advantage of the European single market & of new technology-driven global markets. (Box, page 55)

Science & innovation are international endeavours. Businesses are internationalising their R&D, supply chains & customer bases & adopting ‘open innovation’ models of value creation. Scientists, engineers & entrepreneurs are increasingly mobile. (Paragraph 6.1, page 49)

The Technology Strategy Board will advise Government on the opportunities which may arise from the adoption of EU regulations to stimulate business innovation including, where appropriate, building these into the design of Technology Strategy Board programmes. (Box, page 55)

DIUS will drive implementation of the Leitch Review of Skills to raise the nation’s skills levels & enhance opportunities for innovation, building implementation of the Sainsbury review recommendations into its wider strategies for further education reform. (Box, page 62)

DIUS will pilot a revenue-based further education Specialisation & Innovation Fund to build the capacity of the FE sector to support businesses to raise their innovation potential. Through a small number of targeted pathfinder projects DIUS will seek to unlock the talent of the FE workforce to drive business innovation through knowledge transfer. (Box, page 62)

Resources permitting, DIUS will aim to have at least one National Skills Academy (NSA) in every major sector of the economy & is actively encouraging bids from innovative industries, including Space & the Environment. (Box, page 62)

Innovation comes from how people create, share, refine & combine their ideas. Most new ideas do not come as a flash of inspiration to a lone genius inventor, they develop through collaboration & dialogue & through the application of a range of different skills from different parts of society. An economy’s capacity to unlock & harness individuals’ skills, talents, ideas & knowledge is crucial for innovation & wider economic & social benefits. (Paragraph 7.1, page 57)

Government is working with Peter Jones to develop plans for a National Enterprise Academy & with James Dyson to launch the Dyson School for Design Innovation. (Box, page 62)

DIUS will sponsor New Partnerships for Innovation that will bring together venture capital, universities, business & regional government to align efforts & develop innovative solutions to local & regional challenges. DIUS will publish a prospectus for New Partnerships in Autumn 2008. (Box, page 85)

The Technology Strategy Board & RDAs will work to align their strategies & funding for technological research, demonstrators & Innovation Platforms & achieve the £180 million aligned funding commitment. (Box, page 85)

As part of its work to develop an Innovation Index, NESTA will work with the RDAs & DAs & the Innovation Research Centre to explore the scope for regional & sub-national innovation measures that capture spatial innovation patterns. (Box, page 85)

DIUS & BERR will build on the success of the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship by establishing a regional network which DIUS will co-fund. (Box, page 85)

Innovation & how a place can benefit from it, differs from place to place. As the production of new knowledge becomes globalised, different places in the UK will innovate in different ways. The drivers of innovation come together in places & can be urban, rural, regional, national & international in nature, often crossing administrative boundaries. (Paragraph 9.1, page 77)

DIUS will work with RDAs, the Technology Strategy Board, the DAs, local authorities & other partners including business & universities to align national & regional innovation programmes &, where appropriate, to use multi-are agreements to promote innovation across the administrative boundaries of local authorities. (Box, page 85)

Securing the Future: The UK Government’s Sustainable Development Strategy Resource use – domestic material consumption (DMC) & gross domestic product (GDP)

Economic output – GDP - By 2008 demonstrate progress on raising the trend rate of growth over the economic cycle by at least meeting the Budget 2004 projection

Productivity – UK output per worker - By 2008 demonstrate progress on raising the trend rate of growth over the economic cycle by at least meeting the Budget 2004 projection

Sustainable consumption & production – to achieve more with less, looking at how goods & services are produced, the impacts of products & materials across their whole lifecycle & building on people’s awareness.

Investment – (a) total investment (b) social investment relative to GDP



Quality of Life Counts – UK Government Sustainable Development Indicators To enable the economy to continue to grow. (H1) Economic output in terms of GDP & GDP per head population (indexed against 1970 baseline year)

Total investment (indexed against 1970 baseline) & social investment (indexed against 1977 baseline) relative to GDP To invest in the modern plant & machinery as well as research & development that is vital to our future prosperity. (H2) (B5) Social investment as a percentage of GDP

To deliver low inflation. (B1) Rate of inflation (in terms of the retail price index excluding mortgage interest payments)

Net public sector debt as a percentage of GDP To keep Government borrowing at a stable & prudent level. (B2)

Public sector net borrowing as a percentage of GDP

Labour productivity in terms of GDP per worker & GDP per worker per hour To promote UK competitiveness. (B3) (B4)

UK imports, exports & trade balance (in £ thousand million at 2000 prices)

To improve economic performance & enhance regional competitiveness. (E1) Regional GVA per head (percentage above or below UK average)

New business start-ups net of closures by region (per 100,000 resident population) To promote local business diversity. (E4)

New business start-ups net of closures by sector (as percentage of start year registered stock)

Planning Policy Statement 1 – Delivering Sustainable Development

Planning authorities should recognise that economic development can deliver environmental & social benefits. (Paragraph 23(i), p.9)

Planning authorities should recognise the wider sub-regional, regional or national benefits of economic development & consider these alongside any adverse local impacts. (Paragraph 23(ii), p.9)

Planning authorities should ensure that suitable locations are available for industrial, commercial, retail, public sector (e.g. health & education), tourism & leisure developments, so that the economy can prosper. (Paragraph 23(iii, p.9)

Planning authorities should provide for improved productivity, choice & competition, particularly when technological & other requirements of modern business are changing rapidly. (Paragraph 23(iv), p.9)

Planning authorities should recognise that all local economies are subject to change, planning authorities should be sensitive to these changes & the implications for growth & development. (Paragraph 23(v), p.9)

Planning authorities should actively promote & facilitate good quality development, which is sustainable & consistent with their plans. (Paragraph 23(vi), p.9)

Planning authorities should ensure the provision of sufficient, good quality, new homes (including an appropriate mix of housing & adequate levels of affordable housing) in suitable locations, whether through new development or the conversion of existing buildings. The aim should be to ensure that everyone has the opportunity of a decent home, in locations that reduce the need to travel. (Paragraph 23(vii), p.9)

Development plans should ensure that sustainable development is pursued in an integrated manner, in line with the principles for sustainable development set out in the UK strategy. Regional planning bodies & local planning authorities should ensure that development plans promote outcomes in which environmental, economic & social objectives are achieved together over time. (Paragraph 13(i), page 6)

Planning authorities should ensure that infrastructure & services are provided to support new & existing economic development & housing. (Paragraph 23(viii), p.10)



Planning Policy Statement 1 – Delivering Sustainable Development

Planning authorities should ensure that development plans take account of the regional economic strategies of RDAs, regional housing strategies, local authority community strategies & local economic strategies. (Paragraph 23(ix), p.10)

Development plans should ensure that sustainable development is pursued in an integrated manner, in line with the principles for sustainable development set out in the UK strategy. Regional planning bodies & local planning authorities should ensure that development plans promote outcomes in which environmental, economic & social objectives are achieved together over time. (Paragraph 13(i), page 6)

Planning authorities should identify opportunities for future investment to deliver economic objectives. (Paragraph 23(x), p.10)

Planning Policy Guidance 4 – Industrial & Commercial Development & Small Firms

Development plans offer the opportunity to encourage new development in locations which minimise the length & number of trips especially by motor vehicles. (Paragraph 10, page 3)

Development plans offer the opportunity to encourage new development in locations that can be served by more energy efficient modes of transport. (Paragraph 10, page 3)

Development plans offer the opportunity to discourage new development where it would be likely to add unacceptably to congestion. (Paragraph 10, page 3)

One of the Government’s key aims is to encourage continued economic development in a way which is compatible with its stated environmental objectives. Economic growth & a high quality environment have to be pursued together. (Paragraph 1, page 1)

Development plans offer the opportunity to locate development requiring access mainly to local roads away from trunk roads, to avoid unnecessary congestion on roads designed for longer distance movement. (Paragraph 10, page 3)


The Government’s objectives are to achieve sustainable economic growth. (Paragraph 6, bullet point 1, page 14)

The Government’s objectives are to raise the productivity growth rate of the UK economy – by promoting investment, innovation, competition, skills & enterprise & providing job opportunities for all. (Paragraph 6, bullet point 2, page 14)

The Government’s objectives are to build prosperous communities by improving the economic performance of cities, towns, regions, sub-regions & local areas, both urban & rural, & reduce the gap in growth rates between regions, promoting generation & tackling deprivation. (Paragraph 6, bullet point 3, page 15)

The Government’s objectives are to deliver more sustainable patterns of development, & respond to climate change. (Paragraph 6, bullet point 4, page 15)

The Government’s objectives are to promote high quality & inclusive design, improving the quality of the public realm & open space. (Paragraph 6, bullet point 5, page 15)

This PPS sets out the Government’s comprehensive policy framework for planning for sustainable economic growth in urban & rural areas including town centres, providing an integrated framework for all types of economic development. (Paragraph 1, page 13)

The Government’s objectives are to improve accessibility, ensuring that existing or new development is, or will be, accessible & well-served by a choice of means of transport including reducing the need to travel & providing alternatives to car use. (Paragraph 6, bullet point 6, page 15)




The Government’s objectives are to promote the vitality & viability of town & other centres as important places for communities & ensure that they are economically successful recognising that they are important drivers for regional, sub-regional & local economies. To do this the Government wants: - New economic growth & development to be focused in existing centres, with the aim of offering a wide range of services in an

attractive & safe environment; - Competition between retailers & enhanced consumer choice through the provision of innovative & efficient shopping, leisure,

tourism & local services in town centres, which allow genuine choice to meet the needs of the entire community, & particularly socially excluded groups;

- The historic, archaeological, architectural heritage of centres to be conserved & where appropriate, enhanced to provide a sense of place & a focus for the community & for civic activity. (Paragraph 6, bullet point 6, page 15)

This PPS sets out the Government’s comprehensive policy framework for planning for sustainable economic growth in urban & rural areas including town centres, providing an integrated framework for all types of economic development. (Paragraph 1, page 13)

The Government’s objectives are to promote social inclusion, ensuring that communities have access to a range of main town centre uses, & that deficiencies in provision in areas with poor access to facilities are remedied. (Paragraph 6, bullet point 7, page 15)

Planning Policy Statement 6 – Planning for Town Centres

Regional planning bodies & LPAs should actively promote & manage change in town centres. (Paragraph 2.1, bullet point 1, page 7)

Regional planning bodies & LPAs should define a network & a hierarchy of centres each performing their appropriate role to meet the needs of their catchments. (Paragraph 2.1, bullet point 2, page 7)

The Government’s key objective for town centres is to promote their vitality & viability by: planning for the growth & development of existing centres; and, promoting & enhancing existing centres, by focusing development in such centres & encouraging a wide range of services in a good environment, accessible to all. (Paragraph 1.3, page 5)

Regional planning bodies & LPAs should adopt a proactive, plan-led approach to planning for town centres, through regional & local planning. (Paragraph 2.1, bullet point 3, page 7)

Planning Policy Statement 7 – Sustainable Development in Rural Areas

LPAs should identify in LDDs suitable sites for future economic development, particularly in those rural areas where there is a need for employment creation & economic regeneration. (Paragraph 5(i), page 9)

LPAs should set out in LDDs their criteria for permitting economic development in different locations, including the future expansion of business premises, to facilitate healthy & diverse economic activity in rural areas. (Paragraph 5(ii), page 9)

LPAs should set out in their LDDs the criteria to be applied to planning applications for farm diversification projects. (Paragraph 30(i), page 16)

LPAs should be supportive of well-conceived farm diversification schemes for business purposes that contribute to sustainable development objectives & help to sustain the agricultural enterprise, & are consistent in their scale with their rural location. This applies equally to farm diversification schemes around the fringes of rural areas. (Paragraph 30(ii), page 16)

LPAs should where relevant, give favourable consideration to proposals for diversification in Green Belts where the development preserves the openness of the Green Belt & does not conflict with the purposes of including land within it. (Paragraph 30(iii), page 16)

Promoting the development of the English regions by improving their economic performance so that all are able to reach their full potential – by developing competitive, diverse & thriving rural enterprise that provides a range of jobs & underpins strong economies. (Paragraph (iii), page 6)

LPAs should set out in LDDs their policies for supporting equine enterprises that maintain environmental quality & countryside character. (Paragraph 32, page 17)



Planning Policy Statement 7 – Sustainable Development in Rural Areas

RSS & LDDs should support, through planning policies, sustainable rural tourism & leisure developments that benefit rural businesses, communities & visitors & which utilise & enrich, but do not harm, the character of the countryside, its towns, villages, buildings & other features. (Paragraph 34(i), page 18)

RSS & LDDs should recognise that in areas statutorily designated for their landscape, nature conservation or historic qualities, there will be scope for tourist & leisure related developments, subject to appropriate control over their number, form & location to ensure the particular qualities or features that justified the designation are conserved. (Paragraph 34(ii), page 18)

RSS & LDDs should ensure that any plan proposals for large-scale tourism & leisure developments in rural areas have been subject to close assessment to weigh-up their advantages & disadvantages to the locality in terms of sustainable development objectives. (Paragraph 34(iii), page 18)

LPAs should plan for & support the provision of general tourist & visitor facilities in appropriate locations where identified needs are not met by existing facilities in rural service centres. Where new or additional facilities are required, these should normally be provided in, or close to, service centres or villages. (Paragraph 35(i), page 18)

Promoting the development of the English regions by improving their economic performance so that all are able to reach their full potential – by developing competitive, diverse & thriving rural enterprise that provides a range of jobs & underpins strong economies. (Paragraph (iii), page 6)

LPAs should allow appropriate facilities needed to enhance visitors’ enjoyment, &/or improve the financial viability, of a particular countryside feature or attraction, providing they will not detract from the attractiveness or importance of the feature, or the surrounding countryside. (Paragraph 35(ii), page 18)

Minerals Policy Statement 1 – Planning & Minerals

Ensure the best integration of social, environmental & economic costs & benefits is achieved, through applying the principles of sustainable development, by carefully considering how best to maintain an adequate & steady supply of minerals for the economy & society, commensurate with protecting the environment & securing the prudent use of natural resources, & set out policies to achieve this in RSSs & LDDs. (Paragraph 15, page 9)

To secure adequate & steady supplies of minerals needed by society & the economy within the limits set by the environment, assessed through sustainability appraisal, without irreversible damage. (Paragraph 9, page 5) Enable the minerals industry, so far as reasonably practicable, to secure productivity growth & high & stable levels of employment,

which are central to long-term economic performance & rising living standards. (Paragraph 15, page 9)

South East Regional Sustainability Framework 2008

Real Gross Value Added (GVA) per capita growth - Achieve an average increase in GVA per capita of at least 3% - To improve overall performance by narrowing the gap between GVA per capita between the best & worst performing parts of the region To sustain economic growth & competitiveness across the

region by focusing on the principles of smart growth, raising levels of enterprise & productivity & economic activity (Objective 10) Real productivity per employee (total) growth rate - Increase productivity per worker by an average 2.4% annually, from £39,000 in

2005 to at least £50,000 by 2016 (in constant prices)

To stimulate economic revival in deprived areas (Objective 11) Number of income support claimants in the 20% most deprived areas

To develop a dynamic, diverse & knowledge-based economy that excels in innovation with higher value, lower impact activities (Objective 12)

The percentage of total South East business turnover attributable to new (new to market) & significantly improved products - Increase the percentage of total South East business turnover attributable to new products (new to market) from 12% in 2004 to 20% by 2016, & the percentage attributable to significantly improved products from 18% in 2004 to 25% by 2016



South East Regional Sustainability Framework 2008

Value of manufacturing exports per head To develop a dynamic, diverse & knowledge-based economy that excels in innovation with higher value, lower impact activities (Objective 12)

The expenditure on research & development as a proportion of GVA - Increase expenditure on R&D in the South East from 3.2% of GVA in 2003 to 4% by 2016, & increase the proportion of businesses in the South East reporting R&D links with universities from 11% in 2005 to 15% by 2016

The South East Plan: Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East of England 2009

LDFs will provide an enabling context to ensure that the regional economy contributes fully to the UK’s long term competitiveness. LPAs will ensure that LDDs will be sufficiently flexible to respond positively to changes in the global economy & the changing economic needs of the region.

The regional planning body & the RDA will work with local authorities, business support organisations & the business community to seek to ensure that the spatial requirements for market flexibility are fully met in all parts of the region, respecting the principles of sustainable development.

(Policy RE1: Contributing to the UK’s Long Term Competitiveness, paragraphs 6.5-6.7, pages 43-44)

Economic growth & competitiveness in the region will be sustained, with Gross value Added (GVA) in the region increased by 3% per annum over the period 2006-2016. (Objective ii, page 15)

The development of nationally & regionally important sectors & clusters will be supported through collaborative working between local authorities, local strategic & economic partnerships, SEEDA & the business community. SEEDA, business support organisations & higher & further education establishments should maximise the potential of the sectors & clusters. They should promote a culture of innovation, foster inter-university connection to create synergies & links with other research establishments in the local area, other regions & internationally & establish centres of excellence in key industries as they evolve.

Local authorities, through regular employment land reviews, combined with local knowledge & working with other partners, will identify the key sectors & clusters within their local area, & any opportunities that exist for the development or expansion of sectors & clusters.

Where appropriate, LDDs will include policies that:

(i)ensure that land & premises are available to meet the specific requirements of nationally & regionally important sectors & clusters;

(ii)enhance, develop & promote local assets that can facilitate the development of sectors & clusters;

(iii)promote & support non-land use initiatives that benefit & foster the growth & development of new & existing nationally & regionally important sectors & clusters.

(Policy RE2: Supporting Nationally & Regionally Important Sectors & Clusters, paragraphs 6.8-6.14, pages 44-45)



The South East Plan: Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East of England 2009

In preparing LDDs, local authorities will have regard to strategic & local business needs & the relevant sub-regional strategy. In planning for the location, quantity & nature of employment land & premises, they will facilitate a flexible supply of land to meet the varying needs of the economic sectors. As an input to LDDs, local authorities will undertake employment land reviews working with adjoining authorities as appropriate, and in consultation with business interests. This ill include reviewing all extant allocations of employment land for their suitability to meet future needs. Where land cannot be economically developed, or which for other reasons is not suitable for employment purposes (including mixed use schemes), alternative allocations may need to be made & the original land reallocated to alternative use(s). Where possible, both housing & employment land reviews should be undertaken at the same time. Joint employment land reviews should identify strategic employment land to provide for the future needs of businesses, including qualitative needs, in those sectors showing potential for growth in that part of the region, whilst recognising the need to safeguard the environment & meet targets for reducing CO2. Strategic employment land should be focused at locations identified in the sub-regional strategy, or more generally at the regional hubs or gateways, & allocated or safeguarded in the relevant LDD.

Based on evidence from employment land reviews & other market intelligence, provision should be made in each relevant LDD for a range of sites & premises to meet more general needs in locations that: (i)are or will be accessible to the existing & proposed labour supply; (ii)make efficient use of existing & underused sites & premises, through increasing the intensity of use on accessible sites; (iii)focus on urban areas; (iv)promote the use of public transport.

Accessible & well-located industrial & commercial sites should be retained where there is a good prospect of employment use. In particular, key sites of importance to the marine industry identified through SEEDA’s Waterfront Strategies should be safeguarded in relevant LDDs. LDDs should address the particular economic needs of rural communities & be supportive of agricultural, horticultural & forestry industries, & rural economic diversification & non-land based business proposals in towns & villages or on farm sites where applications show positive benefits, based on clearly defined criteria & evidence-based assessments.

(Policy RE3: Employment & Land Provision, paragraphs 6.15-6.19, pages 46-47)


Local authorities should work jointly with business sectors & education & training providers to deliver coordinated programmes to ensure that the skills provision meets business requirements & the workforce is equipped to access & benefit from existing & new job opportunities in the labour market. Regional & local agencies will work together to maximise the number of people ready for employment at all skills levels & help raise economic activity & growth. The Regional Skills for Productivity Alliance (RSPA) should work with local employers, local authorities & local learning partnerships to ensure a healthy labour market in which employers & individuals get effective help in meeting their skills needs.

Partners should focus on: (i)Addressing intermediate & technician level skills shortages; (ii)Improving skills & qualifications, including provisions to facilitate up-skilling especially in sub-regions where the level of productivity is below the regional average; (iii)Addressing the need for quality information, advice & guidance one skills improving basic numeracy & literacy levels & addressing access to appropriate learning infrastructure throughout the region & particularly meeting the significant increase in demand in Growth Areas, Growth Points, areas surrounding strategic development areas & specific skills problems in deprived areas; (iv)Further & higher educational establishments need to plan for an increase in demand for places on courses & continuous development in the workplace & particularly to expand provision in Growth Areas, Growth Points, & in areas surrounding strategic development areas; (v)Local authorities will ensure that sufficient & accessible premises are available for training & education purposes to meet the requirements identified through the relevant strategies, including the Regional Economic Strategy, the RSPA Prospectus & Delivery Plan & those drawn up by Learning & Skills Councils & Lifelong Learning Partnerships.

(Policy RE4: Human Resource Development, paragraphs 6.20-6.24, pages 47-49)



The South East Plan: Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East of England 2009 Working with environmental partners, the achievement of smart economic growth will be encouraged throughout the region, namely to increase the region’s prosperity while reducing its ecological footprint. Local authorities will seek to enable businesses to work as efficiently as possible, through considering their needs for land & premises, movement, housing & ICT as reflected in other policies of this Plan. Local authorities will work with local strategic & economic partnerships, SEEDA & the business community to promote smart growth in line with the principles set out in the Regional Economic Strategy: (i)In the more economically buoyant parts of the region, the focus will be on raising the level of innovation, creativity & global competitiveness & on ensuring adequate & timely investment in relevant sector skills, ICT & other infrastructure; (ii)In all parts of the region, but particularly in the coastal areas, local authorities, SEEDA & LSCs will seek to assist more people to join the labour force by removing barriers to work & enhancing skills levels. Through LDDs & LTPs, local authorities will support & promote advances in ICT & new ways of working by positively promoting the development of ICT-enabled sites, premises & facilities suitable to support changing & flexible working practices & home-based businesses. SEEDA will work with local authorities & other public & private sector partners to: (i)enable & promote the take up of ICT by businesses, the public & voluntary sectors, & local communities, & encourage the innovative use of ICT to improve productivity & competitiveness & to encourage flexible working practices; (ii)promote & support the introduction of accessible, effective & socially inclusive e-services & e-education. (Policy RE5: Smart Growth, paragraphs 6.25-6.29, pages 49-50)


Through joint working, national, regional & local partners will actively seek to maintain & enhance the competitiveness of the most economically successful parts of the region & also address structural economic weakness to release the economic potential of those areas which are under performing. In those parts of the region where the economy is strongest, within a regional & national context, defined as the sub-regions of Milton Keynes & Aylesbury Vale, the Western Corridor & Blackwater Valley, Central Oxfordshire, the London Fringe & Gatwick Area: (i)SEEDA, together with local economic partners, will encourage smart growth which involves maximising the productive value of the sub-regions’ resources including human capital, land & natural resources; (ii)local partners will promote the economic potential of the international transport hubs at Heathrow & Gatwick, address transport & skills constraints as necessary & be guided by sustainable development principles in facilitating business development in the surrounding areas; (iii)SEEDA & local partners will promote the take up of ICT to develop remote working practices which will enhance competitiveness & the development of a dynamic knowledge-based economy. (Policy RE6: Competitiveness & Addressing Structural Economic Weakness, paragraphs 6.30-6.34, pages 50-52)

The Regional Economic Strategy 2006-2016: A Framework for Sustainable Prosperity

Global business & foreign direct investment (FDI) – increase the percentage of businesses located in the South East operating internationally from an estimated 8% in 2003 to 12% by 2016, & maximise the South East’s share of global FDI. (Target 1, page 52)

Knowledge transfer & business expenditure on R&D – increase the proportion of businesses in the South East reporting R&D links with universities from 11% in 2005 to 15% by 2016, & increase business expenditure on R&D in the South East from 3.1% of GVA in 2002 to 4% by 2016. (Target 2, page 52)

Innovation & creativity – increase the percentage of total South East business turnover attributable to new & improved products & services from 12% during 1998-2000 to 20% by 2016. (Target 3, page 52)

Global competitiveness – investing in success through assisting more businesses to operate internationally & maximising the South East’s share of foreign direct investment; increasing business expenditure on research & development, & encouraging greater collaboration with the region’s knowledge base, increasing the percentage of total South East business turnover attributable to new & improved products & services, & securing the infrastructure needed to secure continued prosperity. (Objective 1, page 5) Infrastructure – secure investment in infrastructure priorities to maintain international economic competitiveness. (Target 4, page 52)



The Regional Economic Strategy 2006-2016: A Framework for Sustainable Prosperity

Enterprise – increase the business stock by 35% from 35 businesses per 1,000 inhabitants in 2003 to 44 per 1,000 inhabitants by 2016, including 10,000 new businesses run by women by 2010. (Target 5, page 66)

Skills – maximise the number of people ready for employment at all skill levels, & ensure they are continually equipped to progress in the labour market. (Target 6, page 66)

Competition – increase the level of participation of South East businesses (especially small businesses & social enterprises) in tendering for public sector contracts. (Target 7, page 66)

Transport – reduce road congestion & pollution levels by improving travel choice, promoting public transport, managing demand & facilitating modal shifts. (Target 8, page 66)

Physical development – ensure sufficient & affordable housing & employment space of the right type & size to meet the needs of the region & support its competitiveness, & create the climate for long-term investment through the efficient use of land resources, including mixed-use developments. (Target 9, page 66)

Smart growth – lifting underperformance through increasing the region’s stock of businesses, maximising the number of people ready for employment at all skills levels, & ensuring they are equipped to progress in the labour market, increasing the participation of South East businesses (especially small businesses & social enterprises) in tendering for public sector contracts, reducing road congestion & pollution levels by improving travel choice, promoting public transport, managing demand & facilitating modal shifts, ensuring sufficient & affordable housing & employment space of the right type & size to meet the needs of the region & create the climate for long term investment through efficient use of land resources, including mixed use developments, & improving the productivity of the workforce & increasing economic activity. (Objective 2, page 5)

Employment – improve the productivity of the workforce & increase economic activity from 82% to 85% by bringing 110,000 net additional South East residents of working age into the labour market by 2016, as a step towards bringing up to 250,000 residents into the labour market by 2026. (Target 10, page 66)

Climate change & energy – reduce CO2 emissions attributable to the South East by 20% from the 2003 baseline by 2016 as a step towards the national target of achieving a 60% reduction on 1990 levels by 2050, & increase the contribution of renewable energy to at least 10% of energy supply in the South East by 2010, as a step towards achieving 20% by 2020. (Target 11, page 94)

Sustainable consumption & production – reduce per capita water consumption in the South East by 20% from 169 litres per day in 2003-2004 to 135 litres per day by 2016, & achieve a 30% increase over the 2003 baseline in GVA generated per tonne of materials entering the waste stream by 2016. (Target 12, page 94)

Natural resources & the environment – achieve measurable improvements in the quality, biodiversity & accessibility of green space, open space & green infrastructure. (Target 13, page 94)

Sustainable prosperity – supporting quality of life through reducing CO2 emissions attributable to the South East & increasing the contribution of renewable energy to overall energy supply in the region, reducing per capita water consumption & increasing the GVA per tonne of materials entering the waste stream, achieving measurable improvements in the quality, biodiversity & accessibility of greenspace, open space & green infrastructure, & enabling more people to benefit from sustainable prosperity across the region & reducing polarisation between communities. (Objective 3, page 6) Sustainable communities – enable more people to benefit from sustainable prosperity across the region & reduce polarisation

between communities. (Target 14, page 94)

Surrey Economic Partnership Economic Strategy 206-2011 (Draft Final Version)

Develop an Innovation Strategy & Action Framework for Surrey (Section 5.1.2, Action 1, page 13)

Formalise the integration of the Surrey Enterprise Hub, Investor Development Service & other key services. (Section 5.1.2, Action 2, page 13)

Support the Enterprise Hub, sector networks & collaboration of the universities in engendering the continued growth of key knowledge based growth sectors in Surrey within the global economy: environmental technology; life sciences; creative & digital industries; aerospace; & electronics. (Section 5.1.2, Action 3, page 13)

To stimulate the creation, survival, growth & increased productivity of Surrey businesses by harnessing their innovation potential. (Section 4.3, page 12)

Establish the Guildford Global Science City programme. (Section 5.1.2, Action 4, page 13)




Set out an integrated agenda for Surrey within the Greater South East & London Alliance focusing on mechanisms to accelerate exploitation of scientific knowledge assets & to promote knowledge based international trade & investment. (Section 5.1.2, Action 5, page 13)

Support implementation of an integrated strategy & policy framework for the Gatwick Diamond. Promote Gatwick Diamond as a global gateway & as an internationally recognised business location. (Section 5.1.2, Action 6, page 13)

Enhance provision & delivery of business support products with the highest impact on SME growth & productivity improvement, particularly business improvement, process innovation & investment readiness support programmes. (Section 5.1.2, Action 7, page 13)

Develop replicable models of creativity to business practices & cultures & promote these widely amongst Surrey businesses. (Section 5.1.2, Action 8, pages 13-14)

Establish a sub-regional focal point for networking, needs identification & delivery of bespoke business support for the creative industries in Surrey. (Section 5.1.2, Action 9, page 14)

Strengthen & develop the network of & formalised support structure for digital media businesses. (Section 5.1.2, Action 10, page 14)

To stimulate the creation, survival, growth & increased productivity of Surrey businesses by harnessing their innovation potential. (Section 4.3, page 12)

Deliver the Connected Surrey Programme to increase take up & application of Broadband. (Section 5.1.2, Action 11, page 14)

Support the Local Skills & Productivity Alliance (LSPA) in developing a ‘skills escalator’ to provide progression pathways to higher level qualifications matched to the needs of key sectors. (Section 5.2.2, Action 1, page 14)

Orchestrate funding programmes through the LSPA to enhance measures to upgrade skills & productivity where more can be achieved with less people as such opportunities & needs become identified. (Section 5.2.2, Action 2, page 14)

Widen & deepen the leadership & management competencies amongst businesses within Surrey. (Section 5.2.2, Action 3, page 14)

Take forward a business management programme tailored to the needs of the creative industries. (Section 5.2.2, Action 4, page 14)

Develop & build on current PSA & LAA projects to enhance the volume of those who are disadvantaged, disable or on incapacity benefit who are assisted in moving from welfare benefits to sustained employment. (Section 5.2.2, Action 5, page 14)

Support Skills South East in promoting the take up of Train to Gain Level 2 & 3 training. (Section 5.2.2, Action 6, page 14)

To develop a creative workforce equipped to respond to the challenges of a world-class economy. (Section 4.3, page 12)

Within the Gatwick Diamond, promote the enhancement of higher education provision area linked to progression routes from NVQ levels 2 & 3 through an integrated learning campus & an enlarged & better promoted network of local learning & guidance points. (Section 5.2.2, Action 7, page 14)

Develop the Sustainable Business Programme in order to provide a culture & mechanisms conducive to sustainable growth amongst SMEs. (Section 5.3.2, Action 1, page 15)

To promote resourceful business practices which will sustain the success of the Surrey economy. (Section 4.3, page 12) Support the business community, in conjunction with the public sector where appropriate, in case building & lobbying for the

acceleration of key infrastructure investment critical to the sustainable economic performance of Surrey. (Section 5.3.2, Action 2, page 15)




Support Surrey businesses in addressing commonly identified needs for affordable housing. (Section 5.3.2, Action 3, page 16) To promote resourceful business practices which will sustain the success of the Surrey economy. (Section 4.3, page 12) Deliver the market towns, farm diversification, local produce marketing & sustainable tourism programmes. (Section 5.3.2, Action 4,

page 16)


Farming as a sustainable & viable enterprise, within & adjacent to the AONB will be encouraged & supported through the development of local produce initiatives to ensure that it contributes to the management of land, biodiversity & landscape character. (Section 3.3.3 Farming Management Policies, F1, page 34) Vision for Farming: Farming is a viable enterprise that plays a

positive role in maintaining the outstanding & diverse character of the Surrey Hills. (Section 3.3.2, page 34) Farm diversification schemes will be supported & encouraged where they help to maintain & enhance the special landscape

character of the AONB & contribute to the Surrey Hills as a tourist & leisure destination. (Section 3.3.3 Farming Management Policies, F3, page 34)

Vision for Woodland: Ancient woodlands & other woodlands of high environmental quality are sustainably managed & linked in ways that conserve & enhance the landscape, ecological, archaeological & recreational value of the wider Surrey Hills landscape. (Section 3.4.2, page 36)

Markets for timber & other high & low value forest products will be identified, promoted & supported in order to generate incomes to help sustain appropriate woodland management. (Section 3.4.3 Woodland Management Policies, W2, page 36)

Visitor facilities will be encouraged where they enhance people’s health, enjoyment & understanding of the Surrey Hills, particularly where they lead to a positive contribution to the local economy & respect the character of the local area. (Section 3.7.3 Recreation & Tourism Management Policies, RT1, page 42)

Vision for Recreation & Tourism: Local visitors & tourists enjoy & cherish the Surrey Hills as an AONB for its own intrinsic qualities & in ways that contribute to the economy of the area, without having a significant adverse impact on local communities & the quality of the environment. (Section 3.7.2, p.42)

The Surrey Hills will be marketed as a destination for tourists by the Visit Surrey partnership where this leads to a positive contribution to the local economy & encourages a diverse range of accommodation. (Section 3.7.3 Recreation & Tourism Management Policies, RT6, page 42)

The impact of mineral working & associated land activity will be minimised, with restoration & after use designed in sympathy with local landscape character to safeguard the integrity of the AONB. (Section 3.8.3 Land Use Planning Management Policies, L5, page 44)

Farm diversification schemes that help to sustain agricultural enterprise & sustainable rural tourism will be supported if they are considered as appropriate in scale with their landscape setting & environmental impact. (Section 3.8.3 Land Use Planning Management Policies, L6, page 44)

Vision for Land Use Planning: Development enhances local character & the environmental quality of its nationally important landscape setting. (Section 3.8.2, page 44)

Proposals which support the social & economic wellbeing of the AONB & its communities, including affordable housing, will be encouraged providing they do not conflict with the aim of conserving & enhancing natural beauty. (Section 3.8.3 Land Use Planning Management Policies, L7, page 44)

The relationship between the towns, villages & the special qualities of the Surrey Hills AONB will be fostered in order to support local businesses, shops, volunteering & services. (Section 3.10.3 Community Development & Local Economy Management Policies, CD1, page 48)

Vision for Community Development & the Local Economy: The Surrey Hills is an attractive, affordable & sustainable place to live, work & enjoy for all members of the local community. (Section 3.10.2, page 48)

The provision of affordable housing for local people & labour force will be safeguarded & encouraged where it is designed with respect to local landscape character, in accord with development plan policies & subject to local need. (Section 3.10.3 Community Development & Local Economy Management Policies, CD2, page 48)




Affordable & reliable community transport & infrastructure for recreation, employment & access to local services will be provided & promoted. (Section 3.10.3 Community Development & Local Economy Management Policies, CD3, page 48)

Opportunities to develop land management & conservation skills through vocational training, volunteer work & paid employment will be identified & actively promoted. (Section 3.10.3 Community Development & Local Economy Management Policies, CD4, page 48)

Vision for Community Development & the Local Economy: The Surrey Hills is an attractive, affordable & sustainable place to live, work & enjoy for all members of the local community. (Section 3.10.2, page 48) Greater awareness of the Surrey Hills AONB will be supported through the development of the Surrey Hills Society in order to

foster a pride of place & to take action to protect, enhance & enjoy its landscape. (Section 3.10.3 Community Development & Local Economy Management Policies, CD5, page 48)


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Annex 12B: Review of SEA & SA Findings for the Economic Performance & Diversity Receptor for Previous Versions of the Objectives, Policies & Strategic Options for the Surrey Minerals Plan

Review of recent & past assessment work for the economic performance & diversity receptor The following tables summarise the main findings of the previous stages of the SEA and SA for the policy, objective and strategic options that have been considered during the preparation of the Surrey Minerals Plan. The tables include the findings for the policies and objectives included in the submission versions of the Minerals Core Strategy DPD and the Primary Aggregates DPD, and the preferred option version of the Aggregate Recycling DPD and track the relationship of those policies and objectives and the earlier versions of the Plan. The documents covered by the review of recent and past assessment work for the Surrey Minerals Plan are listed below. From 2005:

• Draft Minerals Core Strategy Objectives 2005

• Draft Minerals Core Strategy Policies 2005

• Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005

• Draft Minerals Core Strategy Options 2005 From 2006:

• Minerals Core Strategy DPD (Preferred Options Version) 2006

• Minerals Development Control Policies DPD (Preferred Options Version) 2006

• Primary Aggregate DPD (Preferred Option Version) 2006 From 2008:

• Proposed Amendments to the Surrey Minerals Plan Core Strategy 2008

• Non-aggregate Minerals Core Strategy Policy Options 2008

• Silica Sand Site Options 2008 For 2009:

• Minerals Core Strategy DPD (Submission Version) 2009

• Primary Aggregates DPD (Submission Version) 2009

• Aggregates Recycling DPD (Preferred Option) 2009

Surrey Minerals Plan Objectives from 2005 to 2009: Economic Performance & Diversity Receptor Findings Summary

Key

L Adverse – low significance M Adverse – medium significance H Adverse – high significance

L Beneficial – low significance M Beneficial – medium significance H Beneficial – high significance No strategically significant effects anticipated

2005

(Draft Minerals Core Strategy Objectives)

2006/2008

(Minerals Core Strategy Preferred Options)

2009

(Minerals Core Strategy Submission Version)

Objective 1: To safeguard and use wisely finite mineral resources M No comparable objective proposed Objective 2: Safeguard the supply of minerals M

Objective 2: To identify and safeguard a supply of minerals to meet the justifiable needs of the economy and society taking into account the impacts on the environment and local communities in Surrey.

M Objective 2: Safeguard the supply of minerals M Objective 3: Meet the need for minerals M

Objective 3: To encourage an increase in the recycling of materials resulting in a net reduction in the extraction of primary land won resources

M Objective 1: Reduce demand for minerals M Objective 1:Reduce demand for minerals M

Objective 4: To minimise the adverse impacts of transporting minerals and secondary and recycled materials on the environment and local communities of Surrey

L

Objective 4: Minimise adverse impacts from the transportation of minerals L

Objective 5: Address adverse impacts from transportation of minerals L

Objective 5: To minimise the adverse impacts of minerals development on the environment and local communities of Surrey

L Objective 3: Minimise adverse impacts from

minerals development on communities and the environment

Objective 4:Address adverse impacts from mineral development on communities and the environment

Objective 6: To ensure that the highest standards are achieved in restoring mineral sites in the County L Objective 5: Restore mineral workings to the

highest standards Objective 6: Restore mineral workings to the highest standard

Surrey Minerals Plan Policies from 2005 to 2009: Economic Performance & Diversity Receptor Findings Summary

Key



2005 2006/2008

(Preferred Options) 2009

(Submission Version)

Proposed amendments to the Core Strategy 2008 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 No comparable policy proposed

MC1 – Spatial strategy for mineral development in Surrey M Policy MC1: Spatial Strategy – location of mineral development in Surrey M

Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005 Minerals DC Policies DPD Preferred Option 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009

MD8 – Landscape L MD6 – Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Policy MC2: Spatial Strategy – protection of key environmental interests in Surrey

MD9 – Biodiversity & geological interest MD7 – Biodiversity & geological conservation MD10 – Historic environment MD11 – Archaeology

Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005: Minerals DC Policies DPD Preferred Option 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009

MD7 – Green Belt MD5 – Green Belt Policy MC3: Spatial Strategy – mineral development in the Green Belt

Draft Minerals Core Strategy Policies 2005 Minerals Core Strategy DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009

MC1 – Reducing the demand for minerals L MC1 – Reducing demand for minerals Policy MC4: Efficient use of mineral resources Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005: Minerals DC Policies DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 MD1 – Borrow pits M MD2 – Borrow pits

Draft Minerals Core Strategy Policies 2005: Minerals Core Strategy DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006: Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009

MC2 – Recycled & secondary aggregates L MC2 – Secondary & recycled aggregates Policy MC5: Aggregates recycling M

Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005: Proposed amendments to the Core Strategy 2008:

MD2 – Production & processing of secondary aggregates M MC2 – Secondary & recycled aggregate M Aggregates Recycling DPD 2009

AR1 – Aggregates recycling facilities M Non-aggregate Minerals Core Strategy Policy Options 2008 AR2 – Aggregates recycling at mineral sites M Recycled & Secondary Aggregates Policy Option RSA1 M AR3 – Aggregates recycling – high value recovery M

Draft Minerals Core Strategy Policies 2005: Minerals Core Strategy DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006: Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009

MC3 – Conservation of existing mineral reserves & infrastructure

M

MC3 – Safeguarding M Policy MC6: Safeguarding M

Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005: Minerals DC Policies DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006:

MD3 – Protection of mineral resources M MD1 – Safeguarding M

MD4 – Protection of sites and infrastructure L


Key



2005 2006/2008


(Submission Version) Draft Minerals Core Strategy Policies 2005: Minerals Core Strategy DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006: Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009

MC4 – Supply of aggregate minerals M MC4 – Aggregate minerals supply M Policy MC7: Aggregate minerals supply M

MC6 – Maintaining a continuous supply of minerals M MC6 – Maintaining mineral reserves M Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005 Proposed amendments to the Core Strategy 2008:

MD5 – Minerals development M MC5 – Aggregate minerals supply M Draft Minerals Core Strategy Options 2005:

Option 1 – Do not meet minerals apportionment in the Regional Spatial Strategy:

Option1a – Extract 25.66 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016

M

Option1b – Extract 29.15 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016 M

Option1c – Extract 20.80 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016 M

Option1d – Extract 15.60 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016

M

Option1e – Extract 20.80 million tonnes of primary aggregate & increase aggregate recycling rates to provide an additional 0.255 million tonnes of aggregate per annum between 2004 & 2016

M

Option 2 – Meet the minimum minerals apportionment in the Regional Spatial Strategy:

Option 2a – Extract 34.62 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 20004 & 2016 M

Option 2b – Extract 34.06 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016 M

Option 3 – Exceed the minimum minerals apportionment in the Regional Spatial Strategy:

Option 3a – Extract 38.58 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016 M


Option 3c – Extract 35.49 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016 M


Key



2005 2006/2008




MC5 – Supply of non-aggregate minerals M MC5 – Non-aggregate minerals supply M Policy MC8: Silica sand M

MC6 – Maintaining a continuous supply of minerals M MC6 – Maintaining mineral reserves M Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005 Silica Sand Site Options 2008

MD5 – Minerals development M Site Option 1a – Maintain adequate landbanks at North Park Quarry & Tapwood Quarry H

Site Option 1b – Maintain adequate landbanks at North Park Quarry & Tapwood Quarry & establish new quarry at Chilmead Farm

H

Draft Minerals Core Strategy Options 2005 Site Option 1c – Establish new quarry at Chilmead Farm M Option 1 – Do not meet minerals apportionment in the Regional Spatial Strategy – retain existing silica sand sites but do not allocate any new ones

M Site Option 2a – Maintain adequate landbank at North Park Quarry H

Option 2 – Meet the minimum minerals apportionment in the Regional Spatial Strategy – allocate sufficient silica sand sites to maintain a 10 year land bank for the Plan period

M Site Option 2b – Maintain adequate landbank at Tapwood Quarry M

Option 3 – Exceed the minimum minerals apportionment in the Regional Spatial Strategy – allocate sufficient silica sand sites to maintain a 15 year land bank for the Plan period

M Site Option 3a – Maintain adequate landbank at North Park Quarry & establish new quarry at Chilmead Farm H

Site Option 3b – Maintain adequate landbank at Tapwood Quarry & establish new quarry at Chilmead Farm H

Non-aggregate Minerals Core Strategy Policy Options 2008

Silica Sand Policy Option SS1 (Status Quo) M

Silica Sand Policy Option SS2 (Criteria based policy & landbank policy) M

Silica Sand Policy Option SS3 (Areas of Search without landbank policy) M

Silica Sand Policy Option SS4 (Areas of Search with landbank policy) M

Silica Sand Policy Option SS5 (Preferred Areas with landbank & safeguarding policies) M

Proposed amendments to the Core Strategy 2008

SS1 – Preferred area for silica sand H


Key



2005 2006/2008



Draft Minerals Core Strategy Policies 2005 Minerals Core Strategy DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 MC5 – Supply of non-aggregate minerals M MC5 – Non-aggregate minerals supply M Policy MC9: Brick clay M MC6 – Maintaining a continuous supply of minerals M MC6 – Maintaining mineral reserves M Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005 Non-aggregate Minerals Core Strategy Policy Options 2008 MD5 – Minerals development M Brick Clay Policy Option BC1 (Status Quo) M

Brick Clay Policy Option BC2 (Status Quo with Mineral Consultation Areas)

M

Draft Minerals Core Strategy Options 2005 Brick Clay Policy Option BC3 (Areas of Search with Mineral Consultation Areas)

M

Option 1 – Do not meet minerals apportionment in the RSS – retain existing brick clay sites but no new allocations

M Brick Clay Policy Option BC4 (Areas of Search) M

Option 2 – Meet the minimum minerals apportionment in the RSS – allocate sufficient brick clay sites to maintain a 25 year land bank at each brickworks for the Plan period

M

Option 3 – Exceed the minimum minerals apportionment in the RSS – allocate sufficient brick clay sites to maintain a 40 year land bank at each brickworks for the Plan period

M Proposed amendments to the Core Strategy 2008

MCxx – Brick clay M

Minerals Core Strategy DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 MC5 – Non-aggregate minerals supply M Policy MC10: Other non-aggregate minerals supply

Non-aggregate Minerals Core Strategy Policy Options 2008 Building Stone Policy Option BS1 (Status quo) Building Stone Policy Option BS2 (Criteria base policy) Building Stone Policy Option BS3 (Criteria based policy

with preferred sites)

Chalk Policy Option CK1 (Status quo) Chalk Policy Option CK2 (Status quo & restrict extensions

to Oxted Qy)

Chalk Policy Option CK3 (Criteria based policy) Chalk Policy Option CK4 (Make no policy provision) Fuller’s Earth Policy Option FE1 (Status quo) Fuller’s Earth Policy Option FE2 (Status quo & high quality

end use)

Fuller’s Earth Policy Option FE3 (make no policy provision) Peat Policy Option Pt1 (Status quo) Peat Policy Option Pt2 (Make no policy provision) Proposed amendments to the Core Strategy 2008

No comparable policy proposed

MCxx – Other non-aggregate minerals supply


Key



2005 2006/2008



Primary Aggregate DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 No comparable policy proposed

MA6 – Extraction of primary aggregate outside preferred areas Policy MC11: Mineral extraction outside preferred areas

Draft Minerals Core Strategy Policies 2005 Minerals Core Strategy DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 MC5 – Supply of non-aggregate minerals M MC5 – Non-aggregate minerals supply M Policy MC12: Oil and gas M

MC6 – Maintaining a continuous supply of minerals M Non-aggregate Minerals Core Strategy Policy Options 2008 Oil & Gas Policy Option OG1 (Status Quo)


MCxx – Oil & gas development M

Non-aggregate Minerals Core Strategy Policy Options 2008 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 Gas Storage Policy Option GS1 (Criteria based policy) M Policy MC13: Underground gas storage M

Gas Storage Policy Option GS2 (Preferred Areas policy with criteria) M


No comparable policy proposed

MCxx – Gas storage M


MC7 – Protection of communities & the environment MC7 – Protecting communities and the environment Policy MC14: Reducing the adverse impacts of mineral working

Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005 Minerals DC Policies DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 MD6 – Meeting need whilst minimising impact on local communities & the environment MD3 – Impacts of mineral development

MD13 – drainage and the water environment

Draft Minerals Core Strategy Policies 2005 Minerals Core Strategy DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 MC8 – Transportation of minerals L MC8 – Transportation L Policy MC15: Transportation L

Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005 Minerals DC Policies DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 MD12 – Transport L MD4 – Transportation L


Key



2005 2006/2008



Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005 Non-aggregate Minerals Core Strategy Policy Options 2008 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 MD5 – Minerals development M Rail Aggregate Depots Policy Option RA1 (Status quo) M Policy MC16: Rail aggregate depots L

Rail Aggregate Depots Policy Option RA2 (Criteria based policy & in principle support for further provision) M

Rail Aggregate Depots Policy Option RA3 (Identify sites or areas of search for future provision) M


MCx – Rail aggregate depots M

Draft Minerals Core Strategy Policies 2005 Minerals Core Strategy DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 MC9 – Restoration & future management L MC9 – Restoration Policy MC17: Restoration of mineral workings

Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005 Minerals DC Policies DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 MD14 – Restoration & enhancement of mineral workings M MD8 – Restoration & after-use

MD15 – Long term care & use of the land L

Draft Minerals Core Strategy Policies 2005 Minerals Core Strategy DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 MC9 – Restoration & future management L MC9 – Restoration Policy MC18: Restoration and enhancement

Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005 Minerals DC Policies DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 MD14 – Restoration & enhancement of mineral workings M MD8 – Restoration & after-use

MD15 – Long term care & use of the land L

Surrey Minerals Plan Primary Aggregate Policies from 2005 to 2009: Economic Performance & Diversity Receptor Findings Summary

Key



2005 2006/2008



Draft Minerals Core Strategy Policies 2005 Minerals Core Strategy DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 MC4 – Supply of aggregate minerals M MC4 – Aggregate minerals supply M Policy MA1: Aggregate requirements M

MC6 – Maintaining a continuous supply of minerals M MC6 – Maintaining mineral reserves M

Draft Minerals Development Control Policies 2005 Proposed amendments to the Core Strategy 2008

MD5 – Minerals development M MC5 – Aggregate minerals supply M

Draft Minerals Core Strategy Options 2005 Primary Aggregate DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006

Option 1 – Do not meet minerals apportionment in the RSS MA1 – Supply of primary aggregate M Option1a – Extract 25.66 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016 M MA4 – Aggregate production M

Option1b – Extract 29.15 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016 M MA5 – Phasing M

Option1c – Extract 20.80 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016 M

Option1d – Extract 15.60 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016 M

Option1e – Extract 20.80 million tonnes of primary aggregate & increase aggregate recycling to provide additional 0.255 million tonnes of aggregate per annum between 2004 & 2016

M

Option 2 – Meet the minimum minerals apportionment in the RSS Option 2a – Extract 34.62 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 20004 & 2016 M


Option 3 – Exceed the minimum minerals apportionment in the RSS Option 3a – Extract 38.58 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016 M


Option 3c – Extract 35.49 million tonnes of primary aggregate between 2004 & 2016 M

Surrey Minerals Plan Primary Aggregate Policies from 2005 to 2009: Economic Performance & Diversity Receptor Findings Summary

Key



2005 2006/2008



Primary Aggregate Site Options 2005 Primary Aggregate DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 Site Option 1 – National & International designations & other key strategic constraints M MA2 – Preferred areas for concreting aggregate M Policy MA2: Preferred Areas for concreting aggregate M

Site Option 2 – Transportation & access M

Site Option 3 – Hydrology M

Site Option 4 – Landscape & visual character M

Site Option 5 – Ecology M

Site Option 6 – Proximity to housing M

Site Option 7 – Sites away from existing areas of extraction M

Primary Aggregate Site Options 2005 Primary Aggregate DPD Preferred Option Draft 2006 Minerals Core Strategy DPD 2009 Site Option 1 – National & International designations & other key strategic constraints M MA3 – Preferred areas for soft sand M Policy MA3: Preferred Areas for soft sand M

Site Option 2 – Transportation & access M

Site Option 3 – Hydrology M

Site Option 4 – Landscape & visual character M

Site Option 5 – Ecology M

Site Option 6 – Proximity to housing M

Site Option 7 – Sites away from existing areas of extraction M

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