Introduction In September 2004 the Government introduced the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act. Under the new system, local authorities are obliged to produce a Local Development Framework (LDF). The LDF is a folder of documents containing individual Development Plan Documents (DPDs) on specific subject areas.
In August 2009, agreement was reached across the ten AGMA Authorities of Greater Manchester: Bolton MBC; Bury MBC; Manchester CC; Oldham MBC; Rochdale MBC; Salford CC; Stockport MBC; Tameside MBC; Trafford MBC and Wigan MBC to prepare a joint DPD for minerals. The formal title of the Minerals Plan is the Greater Manchester Joint Minerals Development Plan Document (JMDPD).
The Mineral Plan will form part of each Greater Manchester District's LDF.
The Minerals Plan will provide a sound, sub-regional, planning policy framework that provides a clear guide to minerals operators and the public about:
The ten Greater Manchester Districts of Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan are working together to produce the Minerals Plan for Greater Manchester. To see the map click here
Production Arrangements
Organisational Lead - Work on the Minerals Plan will be co-ordinated and managed by the GMGU on behalf of each District.
Political Management - A Joint Committee will be established to act as an Executive, with responsibility for approval of the document except at publication and adoption, at which point the Minerals Plan must be agreed by each District's Full Council, with delegated approval to the Joint Committee at submission,. The Joint Committee will be supported by a Steering Group consisting of officers from each of the Districts.
Community Involvement - Consultation on the Minerals Plan will be carried out in accordance with each of the District's Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). To ensure conformity with the SCIs, a Consultation Strategy has been prepared which sets out detailed methods for engaging with key stakeholders.
Annual monitoring will be carried out by GMGU who will produce a report which will be incorporated in to each districts Annual Monitoring Report. The document will contain details on the progress of the Minerals Plan, and make any necessary amendments to the Local Development Scheme timetable. Monitoring of the Minerals Plan will be carried in accordance with each of the 10 Greater Manchester Authorities and planning regulations.
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