Mineral Planning News Latest news from the quarry, asphalt, cement, concrete and aggregate recycling industries Submit News 06/02/2025 14:27 | Quarrying Suttle Stone Quarries open quarry extension Swanworth Quarry in Dorset to continue operating for a further 25 years 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 04/10/2023 14:43 | Mineral Planning HS2 decision ‘worst of both worlds’, says MPA MPA deeply disappointed by Prime Minister’s decision to scrap HS2 legs north of Birmingham 29/09/2023 08:29 | Mineral Planning Airfield Quarry gets the go-ahead Hills Quarry Products planning application granted permission by Gloucestershire County Council 30/08/2023 15:02 | Mineral Planning New housing planning policy proposals prompt MPA response Both Government and the Opposition have failed to recognize the importance of the supply chain, says MPA 28/07/2023 14:44 | Mineral Planning MPA frustrated by Government refusal to ring-fence planning fees Mineral Products Association calls on the Government to urgently reconsider its decision Load More Latest Jobs Quarry Manager - Wareham Imerys are looking for an experienced Quarry Manager who is keen to be involved in all aspects of quarry development, from the earliest stages of planning through to final restoration More Jobs
06/02/2025 14:27 | Quarrying Suttle Stone Quarries open quarry extension Swanworth Quarry in Dorset to continue operating for a further 25 years
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
04/10/2023 14:43 | Mineral Planning HS2 decision ‘worst of both worlds’, says MPA MPA deeply disappointed by Prime Minister’s decision to scrap HS2 legs north of Birmingham
29/09/2023 08:29 | Mineral Planning Airfield Quarry gets the go-ahead Hills Quarry Products planning application granted permission by Gloucestershire County Council
30/08/2023 15:02 | Mineral Planning New housing planning policy proposals prompt MPA response Both Government and the Opposition have failed to recognize the importance of the supply chain, says MPA
28/07/2023 14:44 | Mineral Planning MPA frustrated by Government refusal to ring-fence planning fees Mineral Products Association calls on the Government to urgently reconsider its decision
Quarry Manager - Wareham Imerys are looking for an experienced Quarry Manager who is keen to be involved in all aspects of quarry development, from the earliest stages of planning through to final restoration
