SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 74·6.153–6.154
Strategic Policy for Minerals Development
Regional strategic policy must be considered in preparing local development plans and determining planning applications, with a policy approach that balances the need for mineral resources against environmental and conservation protection.
The following strategic policy must be taken into account in the preparation of local development plans (LDPs) and in the determination of planning applications.
The policy approach for minerals development, including peat extraction from bog lands, must be to balance the need for mineral resources against the need to protect and conserve the environment.
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