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19/02/2025 09:04 | Mineral Planning

RFG welcomes commitment to rail freight but warns of risks

Rail Freight Group concerned about possible threat to freight services from ‘all-powerful’ Great British Railways
14/02/2025 00:04 | Mineral Planning

BGS announces new director of BGS National Geoscience

British Geological Survey appoints Jonathan Ford to oversee the UK’s national geoscience programme
12/02/2025 16:25 | Mineral Planning

MPA calls on Chancellor to act now to regain momentum on growth

Mineral Products Association spells out what is needed to ‘kickstart economic growth’

10/02/2025 14:45 | Mineral Planning

Deal means Airfield Quarry is set for take off

Hills Quarry Products and Urban&Civic enter into long-term sand and gravel extraction agreement
06/02/2025 14:27 | Quarrying

Suttle Stone Quarries open quarry extension

Swanworth Quarry in Dorset to continue operating for a further 25 years following opening of new extension
31/01/2025 18:30 | Mineral Planning

Seabed geology data: results from stakeholder consultation

BGS project seeks to improve understanding of national-scale seabed geology requirements
23/01/2025 12:27 | Mineral Planning

Planning application fee hike will not improve planning, warns MPA

Mineral Products Association repeats call for extra income from increased fees to be ‘ring-fenced’
13/12/2024 15:57 | Mineral Planning

Planning reform welcome but needs to go deeper, says MPA

Association says planning reforms need to address wider development planning issues – not just house building
17/10/2024 07:05 | Mineral Planning

Major Peak District quarry restoration project back on track

Aggregate Industries agree transfer and restoration process to restore Deep Dale back to natural state
30/09/2024 16:39 | Mineral Planning

RCEP site gets green light

Hive Aggregates achieve planning consent for innovative fly-ash recycling project in Retford
11/09/2024 11:13 | Mineral Planning

Future supply of construction materials ‘approaching a cliff edge’

Latest MPA Annual Mineral Planning Survey reveals declining levels of permitted reserves
29/08/2024 15:55 | Mineral Planning

New appointments to BGS Science Advisory Committee

Appointments mark latest step in ongoing delivery of BGS’s essential geological expertise
17/07/2024 15:58 | Mineral Planning

Plans for Tubworth Quarry showcased

Hills Quarry Products submit planning application for new sand quarry and concrete plant in Oxfordshire
10/07/2024 12:41 | Mineral Planning

MPA welcomes Chancellor’s plans to reform UK planning system

Association looks forward to proposed overhaul and calls for same approach to be applied to minerals planning
05/06/2024 14:38 | Mineral Planning

Make mineral products a priority in manifesto pledges, says MPA

Mineral Products Association calls on all political parties to adopt its policy proposals in their election manifestos
04/06/2024 17:12 | Mineral Planning

UK Minerals Yearbook 2023 now available to download

Latest edition provides essential information about production, consumption and trade of UK minerals up to 2022
14/05/2024 23:54 | Mineral Planning

First national-scale groundwater model in Great Britain released

British Geological Survey releases unique tool for simulating groundwater resources at national scale
05/03/2024 14:33 | Mineral Planning

MPAS publishes 'Priorities for Scotland'

New document sets out how Scotland’s growth and net-zero plans need mineral products
01/03/2024 11:15 | Mineral Planning

BGS data product licence fees to rise

The British Geological Survey is to introduce new direct licence fees from 1 April 2024
29/02/2024 07:08 | Mineral Planning

British Geological Survey to help deliver UN ICE-SRM

BGS to help provide policy support, technical advice, education, training and other critical activities
30/01/2024 16:11 | Mineral Planning

BGS updates national CO2 storage database

More than 60 new CO2 storage units added to British Geological Survey’s national CO2 storage database
18/01/2024 09:26 | Mineral Planning

New planning and estates professional at Longcliffe

John Bradshaw succeeds Martin Clayton as the Group’s planning and estates manager
15/01/2024 12:20 | Mineral Planning

New mapping feature added to BDS Online Planning Portal

Mapping option strengthens existing offering, pinpointing live planning applications across GB
03/01/2024 16:43 | Mineral Planning

New report calls for Manchester’s material needs to be met by rail

MPA and Rail Freight Group publish report highlighting the benefits of rail over road haulage

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