Documentation - British Aggregates Association

2022 Noticeboard

2021 Noticeboard

Low Carbon Concrete Road Map ICE November 2021
Sustainable Road Building Guide for road building and highway maintenance November 2021
The Secret Life of Quarries Caterpillar 6-part mini-series November 2021
Sand & Gravel Planning Applications Members will find this website FAQs useful.
Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) 2002 - 2011 Free access to 300 reports!
Local Nature Recovery Strategies BAA response November2021

2020 Noticeboard

Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness DVSA Dec2020
Forestry Strategy for Great Britain
Truck Rollover Prevention Video
Mineral Extraction and Archaeology - Historic England 20 Jan 2020
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) & Guidance (NPPG)
Minerals Safeguarding - Practice Guidance
Health & Safety Law in Quarries - Revised, updated and relaunched (IQ)
From Waste to Resource Only 11Mt from 120Mt a year - 51MT as aggregate!!
Derbyshire Dales/High Peak Councils - aggregates industry paper
National Security Strategy - only 2 resource risks - minerals & food!!
Duke of Devonshire video & interview on Quarrying and its role in national parks!

Fixing our Broken Housing Market

BAA has responded to the consultation on the February Planning White Paper noting it makes no reference to the key role in ensuring an adequate aggregates and mineral supply to meet government housing and associated infrastructure plans.
We are concerned that it raises the status of Ancient Woodlands in planning policy but affords the same protection to "Plantations on Ancient Woodlands Sites (PAWS)" many of which are just commercial coniferous woodlands encouraged by government policy in the 1950s.
Read the response here

Proposed UK Minerals Strategy – seeking to ensure that the UK’s demand for minerals is supplied for the next generation

10 February 2017
BAA has supported and been involved with this CBI Minerals Group initiative for several years and this latest draft proposal is now out for wider consultation. It has been shared and discussed at various industry events including the CBIMG "Living with Minerals" events; and with the wider stakeholder group UK Minerals Forum of which BAA is also a participant along with government bodies, devolved regions and NGOs.

The earlier reports referred to in the strategy are The Future of Our Minerals and The UK Mineral Extraction Industry

Responses to ken.hobden@cbi.org.uk & nigel.jackson@mineralproducts.org by 1st April 2017

BAA requests no increases in Scotland Mineral Planning Fees

20 January 2017
In response to the Scottish Government Consultation (which runs to 27th February) BAA asks for the same treatment as farmers in light of the continuing hardships in the industry particularly for SME companies. BAA also recommends that mineral applications are undertaken by just one or two authorities with the necessary specialists to ensure timely completion.

BAA Response to consultation to increase planning fees in Scotland

The UK Mineral Extraction Industry

Minerals Extraction and Archaeology: A Practice Guide

29 November 2015
This Minerals & Historic Environment Forum (MHEF*) document remains in force as the only current multi-stakeholder guidance, but is under revision, and views are being sought to help us understand current issues. We are keen to get first hand views of relevant stakeholders and practitioners and this provides an opportunity for us to hear about your experiences and your views.

The survey is open until 5pm on Monday 21st December at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TB75G5Y
* MHEF is an umbrella body with representation from BAA along with CBI Minerals Group, Mining Association of the UK, Mineral Products Association, Planning Officers Society, Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers, Chartered Institute for Archaeologists, Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers and Historic England.