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Mineral Planning Guidance (MPG) notes




Mineral Planning Guidance notes were published between 1988 and 1995 by the then Welsh Office (WO) and the then Department of the Environment (DoE). Some of these remain in force (partly in cases) in Wales.

Ten individual Mineral Planning Guidance notes remaining in force in Wales are now available below.

Mineral Planning Guidance 2: Applications, Permissions and Conditions

24/05/10
This Mineral Planning Guidance (MPG) provides guidance on applications, permissions and conditions. Paragraphs 7-10 have been cancelled.
 

Mineral Planning Guidance 4: The Review of Mineral Working Sites

24/05/10
This Mineral Planning Guidance (MPG) provides guidance on the review of mineral working sites, including the compensation implications.
 

Mineral Planning Guidance 5: Minerals Planning and the General Development Order

24/05/10
This note provides guidance on parts of the General Development Order which are relevant to mineral interests.
 

Mineral Planning Guidance 7: The Reclamation of Mineral Workings

24/05/10
This note gives advice on planning considerations, consultations and conditions which are relevant to the reclamation of mineral workings. Paragraphs 3 and 4 have been cancelled. This note was cancelled for aggregates related development by MTAN (Mineral Technical Advice Note) 1: Aggregates and for ...
 

Mineral Planning Guidance 8: Planning and Compensation Act 1991 : Interim Development Order Permissions (IDOs) - Statutory Provisions and Procedure

24/05/10
This note provides guidance on the statutory provisions and procedures.
 

Mineral Planning Guidance 9: Planning and Compensation Act 1991: Interim Development Order Permissions (IDOs) - Conditions

24/05/10
This note provides guidance on the use of conditions.
 

Mineral Planning Guidance 10: Provision of Raw Material for the Cement Industry

24/05/10
This note gives guidance on ensuring that the quarrying of raw materials for the cement industry has full regard to the environment. Paragraphs 22-31 and 38-63 have been cancelled.
 

Mineral Planning Guidance 11: The Control of Noise at Surface Mineral Workings

24/05/10
This note gives guidelines on how both planning controls and good environmental practice can be used to keep noise emissions to environmentally acceptable levels. Paragraphs 31-42 have been cancelled in relation to aggregates related development by MTAN (Mineral Technical Advice Note) 1: Aggregates ...
 

Mineral Planning Guidance 12: Treatment of Disused Mine Openings and Availability of Information on Mined Ground

24/05/10
This note covers problems associated with and methods of dealing with disused mine openings and information on mined ground.
 

Mineral Planning Guidance 14 : Environment Act 1995: Review of mineral planning permissions

24/05/10
This note gives advice on the legal procedures and the approach to the preparation and consideration of updated planning conditions in the review process.