Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 95910
Quarries: Planning Permission
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025
Question
Alicia Kearns
Conservative — Rutland and Stamford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department has considered the potential merits of mandating a minimum distance of 1km between new Quarries and residential homes or schools.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe scale and form of quarries, and their potential impacts, can vary significantly. As such, it would be overly restrictive to introduce a blanket presumption against quarry development within 1km of residential homes or schools, particularly as minerals...
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