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Who Are the Members?
The 26 members of the Group are drawn from Shire Counties, National Park, Metropolitan and Unitary Authorities in England and Wales.
Our present Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary are as follows:-
- Chairman: Andrew Price (Dorset County Council)
- Vice-Chairman: Martin Hooker (Bridgend County Borough Council)
- Secretary: Paul Wilcox (Staffordshire County Council)
What Does it Do?
The Minerals and Waste Committee advises and represents the Society on policy and practice relating to minerals and waste planning issues.
The Group liaises with and seeks to influence Government, the Local Government Association and other bodies at national, regional and local level on the development and formulation of policy and best practice for Minerals and Waste Planning Authorities.
We also prepare and disseminate good practice on the delivery of minerals and waste planning services to all local authorities in England and Wales.
For more details of what we do and what we are doing this year look at our current Business Plan.
What is the Group responsible for?
The Committee acts as a focal point for Members of the Society, providing general information and advice on current Mineral and Waste Issues, best practice and sources for further detailed advice. The issues we cover are:-
- Minerals and Waste Planning Policy
- Minerals and Waste Planning Control
- Land Reclamation
- Minewater Pollution
- Recycling and Waste Minimisation Issues
- Minerals and Waste Research
- Pollution from Minerals and Waste Operations
 
How We Operate
The work of the Group is carried out by the main Committee and its four Planning Advisory Groups (PAG):
The four PAG’s are:
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Development Control |
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Chairman |
Paula Hewitt
( Somerset County Council) |
Deal with the processes, procedures and practices of planning control. |
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Secretary |
Alan Stones
(Surrey County Council) |
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Research and Development Plans |
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Chairman |
David Palk
( Suffolk County Council) |
Deal with research into mineral and waste matters and progress and good practice in the preparation of plans and strategies by minerals and waste planning authorities. |
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Secretary |
Sue Davidson
(Hertfordshire County Council) |
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Waste |
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Chairman |
Richard Read
(Hampshire County Council) |
Deal with all aspects of waste planning from national strategies to the land use implications of new waste management technologies. |
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Secretary |
Neil Chester
(Hampshire County Council) |
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Minerals |
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Chairman |
Roger Caisley
(Derbyshire County Council) |
Deal with all aspects of planning from national to local level relating to supply of construction, manufacturing and energy minerals. |
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Secretary |
Gordon Halliday
(Northumberland County Council) |
The Committee meets each quarter with at least one meeting being held in a country location and specially organised to examine minerals and/or waste issues of importance to the locality.
Business Plan
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Minerals & Waste Committee Business Plan 2007/08 (45.056Kb) - DOWNLOAD |
Contacts
Richard Read - Chairman
richard.read@hants.gov.uk
Paul Wilcox - Secretary
paul.wilcox@staffordshire.gov.uk |
