Update on Ryarsh Sandpit ++STOP PRESS++

We have received sight of the report for the Sand Pit and this is the recommendation for the local authority:

West Mating DTA Report Extract

4.0 Conclusion - M8 West Malling Sandpit, Ryarsh

Whilst the site is generally considered acceptable in principle, there is strong policy opposition to any inappropriate development within the Green Belt, unless very special circumstances can be shown to exist. The County Council considers that, activities associated with the mineral extraction would not preserve the openness of the Green Belt and so the development is inappropriate, and at this time, very special circumstances do not exist, primarily as the quantity of soft sand needed over the Plan period can be met by another site that has been assessed as suitable for development which not located with the Green Belt.

In light of this assessment it is concluded that the M8 West Malling, Ryarsh site should not be allocated. The site is not identified as a site in the Pre-Submission draft of the Mineral Sites Plan.

5 KCC (Amey) Land Stability Assessment Technical Report August 2018