MMG, MPS & MPG
MPG 15: Provision of Silica Sand in England
Reference and Link
Mineral Planning Guidance 15: Provision of Silica Sand in England1 (archived)
- http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/mineralsplanningguidance11
Title
MPG 15: Provision of Silica Sand in England
Date
9/23/1996
Description
This MPG addressed the extraction of silica sand (also known as 'industrial sand') which contains a high proportion of silica and is a scarce resource not directly used in construction, but which is vital to the glass and foundry casting industries and to a number of other specialist operations.
This document was archived 6 Feb 2012, and current information can now be found within the National Planning Policy Framework1.
- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/minerals