Minerals safeguarding areas for Warwickshire

This report describes work carried out by the British Geological Survey on behalf of
Warwickshire County Council to delineate its Minerals Safeguarding Areas. This is in
accordance with the methodology outlined in “A guide to mineral safeguarding in England”
(McEvoy et al., 2007), which is in line with the Communities and Local Government document,
Mineral Policy Statement 1: Planning and Minerals. This was released in November 2006 and it
introduces the obligation on all Mineral Planning Authorities to define Minerals Safeguarding
Areas.
The work involved the provision of maps showing the extent of individual mineral resources in
Warwickshire and creating Minerals Safeguarding Areas for each mineral resource. These were
provided in digital form for use within a geographical information system.