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As detailed in the recommendations.

Councillor Bithell introduced the Regional Technical Statement (RTS) for Aggregates Second Review Consultation report, which was a document prepared on behalf of Welsh Government (WG) and the Regional Aggregates Working Parties, and was a requirement of Planning Policy Wales Minerals Technical Note 1: Aggregates.

                        The purpose of the RTS was to assess the future demand for construction aggregates and to make recommendations to local authorities to make provision in the Local Development Plans (LDP) to ensure long term security of supply to meet the predicted future demand.

                        The Chief Officer (Planning, Environment and Economy) added that the RTS set out apportionments of how much construction aggregate (crushed rock and sand & gravel) was required to be planned for in LDPs to ensure that a reliable supply could be maintained to meet the needs of the construction sector.  The RTS was recommending a significant apportionment of crushed rock and a modest apportionment for sand and gravel for Flintshire, both of which required allocations for minerals in the LDP and advocated inter-authority collaboration where any individual authority was unable to make such provision.

                        The report had been considered at Planning Strategy Group prior to being submitted to Cabinet for approval.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Second Review Regional Technical Statement be endorsed; and

(b)       That the recommendations set out in the Regional Technical Statement for the strategic provisions required for planning for the supply of construction aggregates be accepted.