Minerals and Waste
Minerals and waste policies for Wiltshire County and Swindon Borough sit within a separate suite of adopted plans prepared on a joint basis with Swindon Borough Council. You can view the minerals and waste plans through the links below.
The Minerals Core Strategy (adopted June 2009) sets out the spatial vision, key objectives and overall principles for development covering minerals provision up to 2026.
- Minerals Core Strategy June 2009 (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
- Minerals Core Strategy June 2009 Key Diagram (PDF) [194KB] (opens new window)
- Minerals and Waste Core Strategies Adoption Statement July 2009 (PDF) [20KB] (opens new window)
- Minerals Core Strategy Inspector's Report March 2009 (PDF) [183KB] (opens new window)
- Minerals Core Strategy Inspector's Report Appendix One March 2009 (PDF) [430KB] (opens new window)
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) places a requirement on mineral planning authorities to prepare an annual Local Aggregate Assessment (LAA), which reports on the demand for and supply of aggregates in their area.
Wiltshire Council, with the agreement of Swindon Borough Council, prepares a joint LAA that covers the administrative areas of the two unitary authorities.
- Wiltshire and Swindon Local Aggregate Assessment 2022 (PDF) [690KB] (opens new window)
- Wiltshire and Swindon Local Aggregate Assessment 2021 (PDF) [974KB] (opens new window)
- Wiltshire and Swindon Local Aggregate Assessment 2020 (PDF) [975KB] (opens new window)
- Wiltshire and Swindon Local Aggregate Assessment 2019 (PDF) [974KB] (opens new window)
- Wiltshire and Swindon Local Aggregate Assessment 2018 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Wiltshire and Swindon Local Aggregate Assessment 2017 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Wiltshire and Swindon Local Aggregate Assessment 2013 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Wiltshire and Swindon Local Aggregate Assessment 2012 (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
The Waste Core Strategy (adopted July 2009) sets out the spatial vision, key objectives and overall principles for development covering the provision of sustainable waste management facilities up to 2026.
- Waste Core Strategy July 2009 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Waste Core Strategy July 2009 Key Diagram (PDF) [336KB] (opens new window)
- Minerals and Waste Core Strategies Adoption Statement July 2009 (PDF) [20KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Core Strategy Inspector's Report July 2009 (PDF) [338KB] (opens new window)
The Minerals Development Control Policies Development Control Policies (DPD) (adopted September 2009) sets out a limited suite of generic development control policies designed to assist with the process of determining planning applications for minerals development.
The Waste Development Control Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) (adopted September 2009) sets out a limited suite of generic development control policies designed to assist with the process of determining planning applications for sustainable waste management development.
The Aggregate Minerals Site Allocations Local Plan (adopted May 2013) sets out a schedule of seven sites for future sand and gravel extraction over the period up to 2026. The plan should be read in conjunction with the adopted Minerals Core Strategy and Minerals Development Control Policies DPDs.
The Waste Site Allocations Local Plan (adopted February 2013) presents a positive and flexible framework of sites to accommodate future waste management uses and facilities across Wiltshire and Swindon for the period up to 2026.
The Wiltshire and Swindon Minerals Local Plan was adopted in November 2001. In September 2007, most of the policies were 'saved'.
Almost all of these saved policies were later replaced by policies in the Minerals Core Strategy, Development Control Policies and Site Allocations DPDs.
Preferred areas
However, Policy 35, Preferred Areas for Sharp Sand and Gravel, of the Minerals Local Plan is saved until the next review of the Aggregate Minerals Site Allocations Plan.
Chapter 4 of the Minerals Local Plan, which outlines Policy 35, is available to download below.
Preferred Areas are defined within the Minerals Local Plan as:
"Areas of land with reasonable evidence for the existence of commercially extractable minerals, which are largely unaffected by substantial planning constraints and which are adequate, collectively, to meet the anticipated need for mineral."
Further information about Preferred Areas is available to download below:
- Preferred Areas - General (PDF) [14KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area 1 - Land east of Latton (PDF) [14KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area 1 - Land east of Latton map (PDF) [26KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area 2 - Eysey Manor Farm (PDF) [14KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area 2 - Eysey Manor Farm map (PDF) [30KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area 3 - Alex Farm (PDF) [13KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area 3 - Alex Farm map (PDF) [25KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area 4 - North West of Water Eaton House (PDF) [13KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area 4 - North West of Water Eaton House map (PDF) [25KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area 5 - Round House Farm (PDF) [13KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area 5 - Round House Farm map (PDF) [27KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area 6 - North West of Latton (PDF) [13KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area 6 - North West of Latton map (PDF) [26KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area for chalk - adjacent to existing clay pit, Westbury (PDF) [13KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area for chalk - adjacent to existing clay pit, Westbury map (PDF) [36KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area for clay - north of Capps Lane, Westbury (PDF) [13KB] (opens new window)
- Preferred area for clay - north of Capps Lane, Westbury map (PDF) [43KB] (opens new window)
A policies map for the Wiltshire and Swindon Minerals and Waste Development Plan was published in February 2013, and is available to download below.
The policies map includes a number of inset maps which also form part of the Waste Site Allocations Local Plan and Minerals Site Allocations Local Plan.
Waste Site Allocations Inset Maps
The inset maps below illustrate the site boundary that will be safeguarded for waste management purposes.
- Waste Site Allocations Proposals Map February 2013 (PDF) [4MB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - N1 Parkgate Farm, Purton (PDF) [329KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - N2 Purton Brickworks, Purton (PDF) [529KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - N3 Hills Resource Recovery Centre Compton Bassett (PDF) [570KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - N4 Land East of HRC/ WTS, Stanton St Quintin (PDF) [450KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - N5 Land West of HRC/ WTS, Stanton St Quintin (PDF) [448KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - N6 Park Grounds Farm, Royal Wootton Bassett (PDF) [805KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - N7 Barnground, South Cerney (PDF) [374KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - N8 Whitehills Industrial Estate, Royal Wootton Bassett (PDF) [581KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - N9 Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate, Chippenham (PDF) [1005KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - N10 Thingley Junction, Chippenham (PDF) [557KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - N11 Leafield Industrial Estate, Corsham (PDF) [567KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - N12 Porte Marsh Industrial Estate Calne (PDF) [1007KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - W1 Hampton Business Park, Melksham (PDF) [511KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - W2 West Wiltshire Trading Estate, Westbury (PDF) [784KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - W3 Northacre Trading Estate, Westbury (PDF) [847KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - W4 Lafarge Cement Works, Westbury (PDF) [530KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - W5 Bowerhill Industrial Estate, Melksham (PDF) [789KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - W6 Canal Road Trading Estate, Trowbridge (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - W7 Warminster Business Park, Warminster (PDF) [738KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - W8 Valley Farm, Chitterne (PDF) [339KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - E1 Hopton Industrial Estate, Devizes (PDF) [751KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - E2 Wiltshire Waste Recycling, Devizes (PDF) [621KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - E3 Salisbury Road Business Park, Marlborough (PDF) [630KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - E4 Everleigh Waste Management, Everleigh (PDF) [461KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - E5 Pickpitt Hill, Tidworth (PDF) [637KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - S1 St Thomas Farm, Salisbury (PDF) [759KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - S2 Brickworth Quarry and Landfill, Whiteparish (PDF) [637KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - S4 Former Imerys Quarry, Quidhampton (PDF) [589KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - SBC1 Chapel Farm, Blunsdon (PDF) [465KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - SBC2 Waterside Park, Swindon (PDF) [778KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - SBC3 Brindley Close/ Darby Close, Swindon (PDF) [811KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - SBC4 Kendrick Industrial Estate, Swindon (PDF) [884KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - SBC5 Rodbourne Sewage Treatment Works, Swindon (PDF) [933KB] (opens new window)
- Waste Site Allocations Inset Map - SBC6 Dorcan Industrial Estate, Swindon (PDF) [555KB] (opens new window)
Minerals Site Allocations Inset Maps
- Minerals Site Allocation Inset Map - 1 Cox's Farm (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Minerals Site Allocation Inset Map - 2 Blackburr Farm (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Minerals Site Allocation Inset Map - 3 North Farm (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Minerals Site Allocation Inset Map - 4 Land East of Calcutt (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Minerals Site Allocation Inset Map - 5 Land at Cotswold Community (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
- Minerals Site Allocation Inset Map - 6 Land near Compton Bassett (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Minerals Site Allocation Inset Map - 7 Extensions to Brickworth Quarry (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
Follow the links below to view and download supporting and evidence base documents for the minerals and waste development plans.
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