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From a Credenhill resident to Herefordshire Council
I am informed by a local Parish Councillor that Credenhill is the site of a designated Mineral Safeguarding Area. Would you please confirm if this is the case and signpost me to Herefordshire‘s Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
2026-06-16, Herefordshire Council to the resident
Good morning,
Thank you for your query: “I am informed by a local Parish Councillor that Credenhill is the site of a designated Mineral Safeguarding Area.1 Would you please confirm if this is the case and signpost me to Herefordshire‘s Minerals and Waste Local Plan.”
I can confirm that parts of Credenhill are covered by a mineral safeguarding area. To make sure the area in question is directly covered by the mineral safeguarding area you can use the following interactive map to check: Herefordshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan Interactive Map, for the best results please ensure the following layers are active: Mineral Safeguarding Areas (including 250m buffer) and Mineral Resources.
The Herefordshire Mineral and Waste Local Plan can be found here: Adopted Minerals and Waste Local Plan – Herefordshire Council. In terms of mineral safeguarding, I would direct your attention to Policy M2: Safeguarding of Minerals Resources and Associated Infrastructure from sterilisation or significant adverse effects.
Kind regards,
Spencer Ward BA, MSc, RTPI Licentiate
Senior Planning Officer
Strategic and Neighbourhood Planning Team
Economy and Environment Directorate
Herefordshire Council
Our notes
- The National Planning Policy Framework (Section 17) establishes that local planning authorities must “adopt appropriate policies so that known locations of specific minerals resources of local and national importance are not sterilised by non-mineral development where this should be avoided.” The presence of a Mineral Safeguarding Area is, as a result, a material consideration during the planning process. ↩︎