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The Woodsmith Project - S73 Project Amendments: Appendix 3 Statutory Development Plan

• Policy I02: states that development of ancillary minerals infrastructure at active minerals extraction sites will be permitted provided: the ancillary development produces a ‘value added’/complementary product; the development would not have a significant additional adverse impact on local communities, businesses or the environment; and would not unacceptably increase the overall amount of road transport to or from the host site.

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The following development management policies are also of relevance:

• Policy D02: states proposals for minerals and waste will be permitted where it can be demonstrated that there will be no unacceptable impacts on the amenity of local communities and residents, local businesses and users of the public rights of way network and open space including as a result of: noise, dust, vibration, odour, emissions to air, land or water, visual intrusion, site lighting, vermin, birds and litter, subsidence and land instability, public health and safety, disruption to the public rights of way network, the effect of the development on opportunities for enjoyment and understanding of the National Park and cumulative effects. • Policy D03: requires, where practicable for minerals movements to utilise alternatives to road transport including rail, water, pipeline or conveyor. Where road transport is necessary, proposals will be permitted where: there is capacity within the existing network for the level of traffic proposed and the nature, volume and routing of traffic generated by the development would not have an unacceptable impact on local communities, businesses or other users of the highways network, or any such impacts can be appropriately mitigated. For all proposals generating significant levels of road traffic, a transport assessment and green travel plan will be required. • Policy D04: requires proposals for major development in the National Park to be refused except in exceptional circumstances and where it can be demonstrated it is in the public interest. The demonstration of exceptional circumstances and public interest will require justification based upon: the need for the development, the impact of permitting/refusing it upon the local economy, whether the development could be located elsewhere and whether any detrimental effects can be moderated to a level which does not significantly compromise the reason for the designation. Where there are exceptional circumstances and the proposal is considered to be in the public interest, every effort to avoid/mitigate adverse effects should be taken. • Policy D06: states that for proposals which may impact on nationally designated areas including the National Park, a very high level of protection to landscape will be required. Development which would have an unacceptable landscape impact on these areas will not be permitted. Where proposals may have an adverse impact on landscape, tranquillity or dark night skies, schemes should provide for a high standard of design and mitigation, having regard to landscape character, the wider landscape context and setting of the site and any visual impact, as well as for the delivery of landscape enhancement where practicable. • Policy D07: Proposals will be permitted where it can be demonstrated that, having taken into account any proposed mitigation measures, there will be no unacceptable impacts on biodiversity or geodiversity. The level of protection provided to international, national and locally designated sites are outlined in parts 2-8 of the policy.