Developers in general and quarry operators in particular are finding it more difficult to obtain permission to extract minerals as the planning process becomes increasingly complex and, some would argue, frustrating.rnThis is occurring at a time when the Government wants to see an unprecedented level of house building, regardless of the acute problems arising from the current credit crunch. But has anyone considered where the minerals will come from to deliver this development?rnIronically, the biggest issues tend to arise from environmental constraints, despite the fact that many of the UK's most valuable wildlife sites are a direct result of historical quarrying activities, eg the Cotswold Water Park, the South West London Waterbodies SPA and Lee Valley SPA.
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机译：随着规划过程变得越来越复杂，并且有些人认为令人沮丧，开发商和特别是采石场运营商发现，获取矿物的许可更加困难。这是在政府希望看到前所未有的水平的情况下发生的。房屋建设，无论当前信贷紧缩引起的严重问题。具有讽刺意味的是，最大的问题往往来自环境限制，尽管事实上，英国许多最有价值的野生动植物遗址是历史采石活动的直接结果，例如科茨沃尔德水上公园，西南伦敦水上乐园SPA和Lee Valley SPA。
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