Local plan and planning policy

Minerals and waste plan

Minerals and waste planning

The five Tees Valley local authorities jointly prepared Minerals and Waste Development Plan Documents (DPDs). These documents set out planning policies and site allocations for minerals and waste developments until 2026. The DPD was formally adopted on 15 September 2011.

You can download the following minerals and waste plan documents: 

  • Tees Valley Minerals and Waste Core Strategy DPD
  • Tees Valley Minerals and Waste Policies and Sites DPD
  • Tees Valley Local Aggregates Assessment – November 2023

Minerals and Waste Development Plan Documents (DPDs)

Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station

We submitted a formal response to the Department of Energy & Climate Change supporting further investigation into the nomination of a site for a new nuclear power station in Hartlepool as part of the government’s draft nuclear national policy.