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Planning in 2023

03/01/2023

2023 will see the UK taking some major steps forward with planning policy reform. The UK government has announced measures to place local communities at the heart of the planning system as part of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. The measures aim to build the right homes in the right places with the right infrastructure, ensuring the environment is protected and giving local people a greater say on where new development should be placed.

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UK Minerals Strategy

11/10/2018

The UK mineral strategy was launched earlier this year in July and highlights the UK demand for minerals and mineral production over the next 25 years. The material flow currently in the economy in a typical day is 1 million tonnes, which is the equivalent of roughly 166,666 African bush elephants. The strategy aims to assist national and local Government and key stakeholders understand not just the scale and importance of the industry, but how best to ensure that future demand is met. It highlights this demand will be at least 5 billion tonnes, with most of it needing to be sourced from within the UK.

Read the full report here: https://mineralproducts.org/documents/UK_Minerals_Strategy.pdf

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