Планы по обновлению плана добычи полезных ископаемых в графстве Хертфордшир приостановлены

Обновление местного плана по добыче сырья и управлению отходами в Хертфордшире отложено до осени в ожидании решения по проекту карьера на территории бывшего аэропорта Хэтфилд. Официальный представитель графского совета подтвердил, что документ не будет представлен кабмину в июле из-за продолжающегося планировочного расследования.

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Plans to update the county council’s minerals and waste local plan have been put “on hold” – pending the outcome of the Hatfield Aerodrome planning inquiry. A minerals and waste local plan is used to allocate land for the extraction of raw materials – such as sand and gravel – and for the management of waste. And in Hertfordshire, making that plan is the responsibility of the county council. Documents published by the council indicate that July had been earmarked for the latest draft of the minerals and waste local plan to be considered by the council’s cabinet. But now the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands that the document is not expected to be presented to councillors until the autumn. And that is because of the outstanding decision on an application to extract eight million tonnes of sand and gravel from the former Hatfield Aerodrome site, which is also referred to as the Ellenbrook Quarry. Confirming the delay, a spokesperson for Hertfordshire County Council said: “We were hoping to provide cabinet with an update on the draft minerals and waste local plan at their July meeting, and to seek a decision on whether to submit the draft plan to the Secretary of State for examination. “However, as we are still waiting for the Secretary of State to make a decision on the Ellenbrook Quarry application, which may have implications for the draft plan, this process has been put on hold, and there won’t be a paper going to cabinet in July. “We are hoping instead to take a paper to the cabinet meeting in October.” Brett Aggregates’ appeal against the council’s refusal to grant permission for the quarry on the former Hatfield Aerodrome site triggered a planning inquiry, which began in November 2024. After the initial hearing, the inquiry was re-opened earlier this year – with a focus only on specific points that included public access to the Ellenbrook Park during the quarry’s operation. But ultimately, a decision on the application will be made by the Secretary of State, based on the findings of the planning inquiry. The Hatfield Aerodrome site is identified as a ‘preferred area’ for mineral working in the council’s existing minerals local plan. But following the refusal of the application in 2024, there have been calls for it to be removed from the plan.