Part 13: General Schedule 7: Plan making Section 15CB: Minerals and waste plan Background
Minerals and waste plans form part of the development plan and are a key part of the plan led system. Their role is to set the strategy and provide the local planning policy framework for minerals and waste development in the area.
	Under the former provisions of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Part 2, section 17), Minerals and Waste Plans were prepared as Local Development Documents (LDD) relating to a specific theme/topic area.
	The approach provided for in new section 15CB means that minerals and waste plans are distinct from local plans in legislation, which emphasises the important role they play within the development plan.
	The former requirement in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 under section 19 for an authority’s development plan documents to ensure development and the use of land contributes to the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change, is reflected in the context of the new requirements for minerals and waste plans.