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Quarrying: Planning Permission

Commons · Question 25258 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 4 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Alberto Costa

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on requiring local authorities to take into account the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) guidance, Guidance on the Assessment of Mineral Dust Impacts

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 4 Feb 2025

Planning policy for minerals is set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. This is supported by Planning Practice Guidance, including details on how planning authorities should assess the environmental impacts of mineral extraction.By law, plannin...