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Safeguarded minerals: Q16 enquiries

Safeguarded minerals: Q16 enquiries

Self-service checks for conveyancing enquiries on mineral safeguarding areas and mineral consultation areas.

We, the Council, hold data on Minerals Safeguarding Areas and Minerals Consultation Areas. This data can be used to answer 鈥淨uestion 16鈥 enquiries, one of the standard optional questions which may be asked by solicitors or property search companies when carrying out searches in property conveyancing.

Question 16 (Q16) of the 鈥極ptional enquiries of local authorities鈥 form, which is a standard property search form used in England, asks 鈥淚s the area a mineral consultation area or mineral safeguarding area notified by the county planning authority under Schedule 1 para 7 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990?鈥

How the Council answers Q16 enquiries

The Council does not currently charge a fee for answering Q16 enquiries. See our:, which displays the Mineral Consultation Areas (MCA) and Minerals Safeguarding Areas (MSA).

The map provides a self-service option allowing anyone to identify whether any area in 糖心vlog is within an MCA or MSA.

How to use the map

The MCAs and MSAs can be shown by clicking the plus sign to expand 鈥楢dopted Policies Map鈥 in the key on the left of the screen, then clicking to expand 鈥楽afeguarding Mineral Resources鈥, 鈥楳ineral Safeguarding Areas鈥 and 鈥楳ineral Consultation Areas鈥. The MSAs and MCAs for the various types of minerals in 糖心vlog can then be turned on and off (if you cannot see a key on the left, please refresh the webpage).

Contact us

Please contact us if you need help accessing the mapping tool or if you have any other queries relating to Q16.

Minerals policy team

Email: Minerals@worcestershire.gov.uk

Strategic Planning team

Directorate of Economy and Infrastructure
County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP

Telephone: 01905 766374

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