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Appendix 2 - Minerals and Waste Policies

HAMPSHIRE, PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTHAMPTON MINERALS AND WASTE LOCAL PLAN

The following policies from the adopted Minerals & Waste Local Plan are particularly relevant to Portsmouth.  Development proposals, however, will be considered against all relevant policies in the plan and applicants/developers should refer to the entirety of the plan and not rely on this summary.

Policy 21:  The Mineral Planning Authorities will seek to safeguard the following sites for use for the landing or unloading, handling and distribution of marine-dredged, sea-borne or rail-borne aggregates and will normally oppose proposals for development which would prevent or prejudice the use of these sites for those purposes: 

(i) the following existing aggregates wharves and rail-head aggregates depots: 

AGGREGATES WHARVES
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Tipner Point Wharf, Portsmouth
Kendalls Wharf, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth
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(iii) any other sites where permission is granted for the establishment of an aggregates wharf or a rail-head aggregates depot or where such use is established without the need for planning permission.

Policy 22:  The Mineral Planning Authorities will grant planning permission for new wharf and rail-head depot facilities for the landing or unloading, handling and distribution of marine-dredged, sea-borne or rail-borne aggregates provided they are satisfied that:

(i)  the location is suitable for the development proposed; and

(ii)  the development would not be likely to cause unacceptable environmental, traffic or other impact; and

(iii)  in the case of the preferred rail-head aggregates depot site A listed in Policy 21, the development proposals meet the specific criteria for the preferred site as set out in the text accompanying the proposals map inset map.

Policy 23:  The Mineral Planning Authorities will grant planning permission for development for the improvement, modernisation, extension and increase in capacity of wharves and rail-head depots for the landing or unloading, handling and distribution of marine-dredged, sea-borne or rail-borne aggregates provided they are satisfied that:

(i)  the location is suitable for the development involved; and

(ii)  the development would not be likely to cause unacceptable environmental, traffic or other impact.

Policy 24:  The Mineral Planning Authorities will not grant planning permission for development which would result in: 

(i) unacceptably increased disturbance, visual intrusion or adverse impact on nature conservation interests at the existing aggregates wharves at:
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Tipner Point Wharf, Portsmouth;
Kendalls Wharf, Langstone Harbour
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and in considering and determining planning applications relating to these sites they will seek to ameliorate existing environmental and traffic problems.

Policy 43:  The Waste Planning Authorities will permit the development of integrated waste processing plants at the following preferred sites, as shown on the proposals map inset maps: 

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Site E -  Portsmouth Incinerator, Quartremaine Road, Copnor, Portsmouth
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provided that the development proposals meet the specific criteria for the preferred site as set out in the text accompanying the proposals map inset maps.