20.11.17
Following withdrawal of their previous draft Minerals Local Plan in May 2017, Nottinghamshire County Council have commenced works on their new Minerals Local Plan. The new Minerals Local Plan will cover the period 2016 to 2036 and will set out how much mineral is likely to be required, site specific allocations to meet identified demand […]
10.10.17
Following its successful launch in 2016, the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) is encouraging quarry operators, industry bodies and individuals to join in with this year’s National Minerals Week, from 16–22 October. National Minerals Week is a celebration aimed at raising awareness of the critical role that the mineral extraction sector fulfils in shaping our global […]
1.7.17
Judges have awarded the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) Quarry Garden a Gold medal, the Best in Show and Best Construction at the Royal Horticultural Society’s first ever Chatsworth Flower Show, in June 2017. The Quarry Garden was the largest show garden at RHS Chatsworth and is part of an ongoing communications strategy to open the […]
20.6.17
Lincolnshire quarrying firm, Longwood Quarries Ltd., has been crowned quarry of the year by industry leaders. The firm won the award at the British Aggregates Association annual conference held just outside Birmingham. The seven-staff quarry in Blankney near Lincoln has supplied screened lime and crushed aggregates to the farming and construction industry for more than […]
26.5.17
Nottinghamshire County Council have withdrawn their emerging Minerals Local Plan (MLP). The County Council had been preparing a new MLP to cover the period up until 2030, a process which began in 2012 and has included a number of public consultations. In November 2016 the County Council endorsed the MLP for submission to an independent […]
31.1.17
Great crested newts are a European protected species and subject to full legal protection in respect of the animals and their habitats. Stringent planning conditions for construction are putting ever more emphasis on preserving and enhancing biodiversity. This can often be viewed as a constraint to construction works, but need not be a costly exercise […]
