Aggregate Working Parties Secretariat

This region comprises 12 MPAs and, as the largest exporter of crushed rock, accounting for almost half of national crushed rock sales and holding 30% of England and Wales permitted reserves, it supplies neighbouring regions such as the West Midlands and East of England, while maintaining sand, gravel and crushed rock landbanks at levels compliant with Government policy and planning guidance.

This region comprises of 11 MPAs, with aggregate supply limited to sand and gravel and, due to high development demand and scarce local crushed rock resources, the region relies heavily on imported sand, gravel and crushed rock, as reflected in the substantial volumes recorded in AMS 2023.

This region comprises representatives from six London Boroughs containing mineral resources, along with other Boroughs with interests in primary and secondary aggregates and industry bodies, and with around 96% of total sales dependent on marine dredged landings and imports of land won sand and gravel and crushed rock, London is reliant on wharf and rail-head infrastructure to maintain its aggregate supply

This region includes the North East Combined Authority, Tees Valley Combined Authority and their constituent Mineral Planning Authorities, alongside industry representatives, and with around 75% of total aggregate sales comprising crushed rock and the remaining 25% from marine and land won sand and gravel, its reserves for both materials remain above the minimum landbank indicators of ten and seven years respectively.

This region comprises 21 MPAs including the metropolitan areas of Liverpool and Greater Manchester, alongside industry representatives, and with over 75% of aggregate sales consisting of crushed rock and the remainder from land won sand and gravel with some contribution from marine supplies, the AWP provides for each sub-region accordingly.

This region comprises 13 MPAs together with representatives from the Mineral Products Association, British Aggregates Association and individual aggregate companies, and with sales and production data showing increasing dependence on crushed rock imports and marine sourced sand and gravel, its sand and gravel landbank remains just above the seven-year indicator.

This region comprises 18 MPAs alongside industry representatives, and with aggregate sales and production dominated by crushed rock, much of which is exported to neighbouring regions and London, demand is expected to remain at least at current levels due to ongoing construction activity and a pipeline of large-scale schemes requiring significant quantities of aggregates.

This region comprises of 14 MPAs alongside industry representatives, and with over 75% of aggregate sales derived from sand and gravel, having experienced steady growth over the past decade before following the recent national decline, its crushed rock reserves exceed 40 years, with some MPAs combined for reporting due to confidentiality arising from the limited number of quarries.

This region comprises 17 MPAs together with industry representatives, and with over 75% of aggregate sales derived from crushed rock and the remainder from land won sand and gravel with some contribution from marine supplies, its permitted reserves exceed minimum landbank indicators, standing at approximately 11.9 years for sand and gravel and 27.1 years for crushed rock based on the combined 10 year average sales for the region.