Question reference: S1W-00442
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 7 July 1999
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Current status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 August 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether in the light of the ongoing review of Minerals Policy Guidance 6 in England and Wales it intends to review National Policy Guidance 4 in relation to use of land for mineral working and, if so, when.
Answer
Revised guidance on opencast coal was published in March 1999. This replaced paragraph 74-78 of NPPG 4. As with all planning guidance, the remainder of NPPG 4 will be kept under review although there are no plans at present to update the non-coal aspects of the guidance.