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Documentation from the British Aggregates Assocation

All documents have been provided in PDF format.

Date

No

Document

25/06/08 90 Good Practice Guide "Controlling the Effects of Surface Mineral Workings on the Water Environment" (CLG/MIRO/Capita Symonds SAMP3.B8). March 2008 report plus additional photos & diagrams.(CD available)
Download as PDF
25/06/08 89 The Verney Report – Still Relevant after 30 Years? (MIRO/CLG/National Stone Centre)
Download as PDF - coming soon
25/06/08 88 Reasons for the Decline in Aggregate Reserves. (MIRO/CLG/Capita Symonds)
Download as PDF
25/06/08 87

'Aggregate resource alternatives: Options for future aggregate minerals supply in England', examines the current primary aggregate supply from designated areas such as National Parks and AONBs; and looks at possible alternative supply. This report is accompanied by maps of the English regions which show the extent of aggregate resources located outside National Parks, AONBs and selected other national and international designations. (MIRO/BGS/CLG/Green Balance).
Download as PDF

25/06/08 86 The need for indigenous aggregates production in England' details the economic contribution which indigenously-produced primary aggregates make to the economy; and sets this against environmental costs. It makes a critical examination of increasing imports of primary aggregates. (MIRO/CLG/BGS/CEBR)
Download as PDF
09/05/08 85

BAA Archaeological Survey results
We had some 20 responses with 15 experiencing both costs and time delays, and predominantly a problem with sand and gravel sites and in England. Whilst there has been a slight lull and no increases since 2004 – this is an area that there was little problem with until 2000. The survey is timely as the BAA initiatives with the archaeological fraternity and other industry colleagues reach a milepost this coming week with the formal launch of the Practice Guide on 15th May 2008. Photo from formal lauch of practice guide - download as PDF (photo Courtesy Sarah Cole, English Heritage)

15/04/08 84 BAA Response
Consultation on the future priorities for and delivery of the Aggregates levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) - April 2008 to March 2011


11/04/08
25/06/08

83 BAA Response -EU Directive 2006/21/EC (The Mining Waste Directive)
Proposals for Transposition in England and Wales - Download as PDF
Proposals for Transposition in Scotland - Download as PDF
14/03/08 82 BAA Response
Planning for Sustainable Development
This is another consultation document that BAA have responded to – and is the nearest we have seen to a return to a policy of “presumption in favour of economic development”. Whilst this only refers to England – it may make a model in due course for other regions.
11/03/08 81

BAA Response
Review of Inert Waste Regulations - A Discussion paper December 2007BAA Response to this informal consultation

15/02/08 80 QCF proposals for SHEs
Carol Pillinger - EMP Awarding Body Ltd
12/02/08 79 BAA Response
Consultation on EU Road Transport Proposals.
11/01/08 78 BAA Response
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
14/12/07 77 Landfill, Recycle and Incineration - Europe comparison data
Download as PDF
12/10/07 76 BAA Response
Consultation on the proposed EU Soil Framework Directive and initial Regulatory Impact Assessment
15/08/07
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BAA Responses to the Government Planning White Paper proposals
Planning for a Sustainable Future (Download as PDF)
Planning Fees in England (Download as PDF)
Planning Performance Agreements (PPA) (Download as PDF)
Improving the Appeal process in the Planning System (Download as PDF)

09/07/07 71 BAA Response
DEFRA Part B Better Regulation - July 2007
03/07/07 70 BAA Response
Peak District Core Strategy - in defence of continued minerals extraction!
29/06/07 69 BAA Launch of Safety Compliance Certificate
29/06/07 68

Quarrysafe website - Camborne School of Mines
Download as PPT
Note: If PowerPoint files (ppt) cannot be displayed, proceed as follows: right click on the link, select 'Save Target As...', and save the file on your computer.

31/05/07 66 Aggregates Levy Fact Sheet - April 2007
10/04/07 65 BAA Response
Third Environmental Permitting Programme consultation – Guidance for a streamlined environmental and permitting system.
06/04/07 64 BAA Letter to Environment Minister, David Milliband
In response to his remarks on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today last week that he didn't see restored quarries as very green!
30/03/07 63 BAA Response
English Hertitage - Mineral Extraction and the Historic Environment - Consultation Draft
09/03/07 62 BAA Response
Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change - Supplement to PPSI
09/03/07 61 BAA Response
Application of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive to 'Stalled' Reviews of Old Mineral Permissions and Periodic Reviews of Mineral Permissions in England.
29/01/07 60 CBI Minerals Group November 2006
"Living With Minerals - Why Minerals Matter."
22/12/06 59 BAA Response
CAP 680 Birdstrike Risk management Edition 2 – consultation draft
22/12/06 58 BAA Response
"Application of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive to “Stalled” Reviews and Periodic Review of Old Mineral Permissions in Wales"
14/12/06 57 BAA Publication - "The Deposit of Inert Wastes" prepared by John Weetman and Martin Layer.
05/12/06 56 BAA Response
Planning and Pollution Control - Joint DCLG/DEFRA consultation on options for improving the way planning and pollution control regimes work together in delivering new development.
24/11/06 55 Letter to Rt Hon John Gummer on Aggregates Tax, November 2006
Download as PDF
24/11/06 54 SAMP / DCLG
Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund projects, MIRO update October 2006.
03/11/06 53 BAA Response
Reply to Defra consultation paper on changes to the EU Waste Framework Directive, 2nd November 2006
03/11/06 52 BAA Response
Aggregates Levy CFI judgement and the impact of environmental legislation - BAA letter to CBI Richard Lambert 23 October 2006
16/08/06 51 BAA Response
Consultation – SEPA Code of Practice for Owners and Operators of Quarries and other Mineral Extraction Sites
04/08/06 50 BAA Response
Help shape the future - response to June 2006 consultation draft
09/05/06 49 BAA Response
Defra Consultation on the Review of Waste Strategy
09/05/06 48 BAA Response
Consultation on the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 - review of the regulatory approach to some ‘Part B’ activities
28/03/06 46 BAA Response
Barker Review of Land use Planning
17/03/06 45 BAA Response
HSE Crystalline Silica Consultation 13 March 2006
08/03/06 44

For BAA members in Scotland
The Smoking Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 comes into force on March 26th 2006.
See PDF more information

27/02/06 43 BAA Response
Planning-gain Supplement (PGS)
10/02/06 42

English Nature ALSF Event. Peter Huxtable gave a presentation at this in London on Wednesday along with Environment Minister Jim Knight and Sir Martin Doughty, Chair of Natural England.
Presentation (PDF) Event Programme (PDF)

12/01/06 41 BAA Response
Time Limiting Arrangements for Water Abstraction Licensing
09/12/05 40 BAA Response
Consultation on the Sustainable Management of Waste from Business & Public Sector Organisations in Scotland
25/11/05 39 BAA Response
Response to Consultation Paper on Draft Scottish Planning Policy 4: Mineral Working
26/10/05 38 BAA Response
Consultation Paper on Annexes to Minerals Policy Statement 1; Planning and Minerals - Supply of aggregates
31/08/05 37 BAA Response
Proposed Mineral Planning Authority Fees for Monitoring Mineral and Landfill Permissions
07/07/05 36 BAA Comments
BAA comments ahead of the discussion on the Mine Waste Directive.
07/07/05 35 BAA Briefing
BAA briefing ahead of the discussion on the Mine Waste Directive.
06/07/05 34d BAA Boss Slams Quarries Policies on Central Buying
26/06/05 34c Divided We Fall
The UK Road Haulage Industry
19/06/05 34b Construction News
Battle against the Aggies Levy goes on
19/06/05 34a Construction News
Industry still trying to shake off chill effects of Aggies tax.
22/04/05 34 Landfill
EA Guidance on waste issues
22/04/05 33 Waste Products
EA Guidance on waste issues
10/03/05 32b BAA Response
EU Groundwater Directive
01/03/05 32a BAA Response
Red Diesel Treasury Consultation
25/02/05 32 BDS Report
An analysis of trends in aggregates markets since 1990 - and the effects of the landfill tax and aggregates levy
23/02/05 31 Response to Minerals Policy Statement 1
19/01/05 30 Road Transport Directive Letter
14/01/05 29a Response to Further Proprosed Changes to the System of Plaaning Fees in England
31/03/04 29 Response to Whole Body Vibration Consultation
31/03/04 28 Response to Consultation on Working Time Directive
08/01/04 27 Waste Management
31/12/03 26 Employers' Liability Insurance
31/12/03 25 Process Guidance Notes
/10/03 24 BAA PBR Submission
BAA Input to Pre-Budget Report
" The Aggregates Levy: Between a Rock and a Hard Place"
22/10/03 23 BAA PBR Letter
Covering Letter to the above
10/09/03 22 Letter to Nigel Griffiths, MP
27/06/03 21 Working Time Directive 2003 AGM Seminar
27/06/03 20 Aggregates Specification Changes 2004
/06/03 19 National & Regional Aggregates Planning Guidelines
16/05/03 18 BAA AGM 2003
AGM Agenda & Booking Form for members & non-members
20/03/03 17 Working Time Directive - CPA Briefing
28/08/02 16 Cash-Flow Survey
Preliminary results of BAA members questionnaire regarding cash-flow since the Aggregates Levy was introduced.
14/05/02 15 Aggregates Levy
New Labour's Environmental Programme sets out clear guidelines for ‘polluter pays’ taxation. Does the Aggregates Levy measure up?
2002 14 Windfall Aggregates
BAA Opposes Exemptions from the Aggregates Levy
/01/02 13 Government Briefing
BAA has produced a briefing note to assist Government departments dealing with Aggregates Levy issues
02/11/01 12

Differential Aggregate Tax Rate
Analysis of the proposal for "Green" Quarries by HM Treasury has highlighted the extent to which Aggregates Tax legislation is flawed.

/07/01 11 Import Substitution
Aggregates Tax Will Wipe Out UK Quarry Industry. Research carried out by BAA has established that most of our future aggregate requirements will be met from Norway, France or Eire.
/06/01 10 Direct Compliance Costs
Cost of Aggregates Tax Spiralling Out of Control. It is becoming clear that the cost of implementing this highly complex levy will cripple UK quarry companies leaving them unable to compete with cheap imports.
/05/01 9 Actual Effect on Price
Aggregate Tax: What will Actually Happen to Prices? The BAA has taken a close look at what effect Aggregate Tax will have on the price to the end user. The results are alarming!
/05/01 8 Finance Bill Debate
Westminster Debate on Finance Bill: MPs from all parties attacked Aggregates Tax as “utter nonsense” during the final debate on the Finance Bill before it receives Royal Assent ahead of the election.
/05/01 7 BAA Letter to all MPs
BAA has written to all MPs detailing the damage that will be caused by Aggregate Tax. There has been a staggering response to this letter with strong Cross Party support for the BAA campaign to have the tax dumped.
/03/01 6 Aggregate Tax Assessment
This report sets out clearly in simple language how the destructive effects of Aggregate Tax will be felt throughout the country. “This is no longer about a tax, it is about the national interest.”
/01/01 5 NI Aggregate Tax Debate
The Politicians of Belfast put the debating skills of the Westminster and Edinburgh Parliaments to shame in this hard hitting debate.“ Have they taken leave of their senses?” they ask.
09/01/01 4 Letter to the Environmental Audit Committee
BAA takes issue with this influential committee with a mixture of common sense and plain home truths.
/10/00 3 Treasury Sustainability Fund
“A Cynical attempt to justify yet another Stealth Tax.”
05/10/00 2 Customs Response
Member Company concerns are brought to the attention of HM Customs and Excise. “Ability to operate their business will be put in jeopardy.”
/09/00 1 BAA Response to HM Custom’s on Aggregate Tax
The draft clauses of the Finance Bill receive strong criticism and many of the negative aspects of the Aggregate Tax are explained. Wardell Armstrong Review of the London Economics Report, (Feb 2000) Wardell Armstrong is a highly respected firm of minerals consultants. This is their review of the controversial report commissioned by DETR to “Establish the Environmental Costs Attached to Mineral Extraction.” The WA report goes on to explore the economic damage and loss of employment this tax will bring about.