Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan (KMWLP)
The KMWLP and the Kent Mineral Sites Plan form part of the Development Plan for the purposes of determining planning applications.
The current adopted KMWLP is the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan 2024 to 2039 (adopted in 2025) (PDF, 10.3 MB) and the current adopted Sites Plan is the Kent Mineral Sites Plan (PDF, 1.7 MB) (adopted in 2020).
Work is currently ongoing to review the Mineral Sites Plan.
Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan 2024 to 2039
The Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan 2024 to 2039 was adopted on the 13 March 2025 and sets out the vision and strategy for waste management and mineral provision up until (and including) the year 2039. The plan also contains a number of development management policies. The plan is used for evaluating planning applications, in particular those related to the supply of minerals and management of waste. Those preparing planning applications should refer to our Minerals and Waste Guidance and Validation criteria.
A review of the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan that was adopted in 2020, commenced in 2021 to ensure that the vision, objectives, policies and supporting text were consistent with local and national planning policy and legislation.
Read about the consultations that took place throughout the review process.
Read more information about the examination of the Local Plan.
The draft Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan 2024 to 2039 was submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination on the 17 May 2024 which was undertaken by Planning Inspector Joanne Burston BSc MA MRTPI AIPROW. Her report was received in February 2025 and this concluded that the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan 2024 to 2039 was sound and legally compliant subject to a number of Main Modifications.
In March 2025, we adopted the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan 2024 to 2039 at the meeting of the Full Council. The Inspector’s Report and associated adoption documents are below:
- Planning Inspector’s Report - February 2025 (PDF, 746.8 KB)
- Regulation 26 Notice of Adoption - March 2025 (PDF, 183.1 KB)
- Sustainability Appraisal (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Post Adoption Statement (PDF, 679.2 KB)
- Regulation 25 Notice of Inspector’s Report - February 2025 (PDF, 194.8 KB)
- Committee Report to Full Council - March 2025
Mineral safeguarding maps
The safeguarding of mineral resources and waste management and mineral infrastructure is an important part of the planning strategy. It plays a key role in delivering sustainable development. The adopted local plan includes a number of safeguarding maps identifying safeguarded wharves and rail transportation depots, as well as maps showing safeguarded economic mineral deposits within Kent.
The maps below accompany Policy CSM 5:
- Ashford (PDF, 7.5 MB)
- Canterbury (PDF, 7.0 MB)
- Dartford (PDF, 6.4 MB)
- Dover (PDF, 8.4 MB)
- Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (PDF, 7.7 MB)
- Folkestone and Hythe (PDF, 9.5 MB)
- Gravesham (PDF, 6.8 MB)
- Maidstone (PDF, 6.9 MB)
- Sevenoaks (PDF, 6.4 MB)
- Swale (PDF, 8.5 MB)
- Thanet (PDF, 11.2 MB)
- Tonbridge and Malling (PDF, 6.2 MB)
- Tunbridge Wells (PDF, 7.4 MB).
Safeguarding Supplementary Planning Document
To assist in interpretation of minerals and waste safeguarding policies, we have produced a Safeguarding Supplementary Planning Document (PDF, 2.2 MB) which was adopted in March 2021.