15 :Jun 00 1 4 : 44 Peter Black AM 01 222 898362

To: Peter Black AM cc: Jernny Wiliott
From: Ben Stokes
Library of the National Asserribly far Wales ~Ext: 820i 18040
E-mail: Ben,Stokes@wales.gsi.gov.uk AssemblyLibraryCardiffBay@Wales.GSl.gov.uk
Date: 14 June 2U00

LIBRARY ENQUIRY CBEJ0010854: FURTHER REPLY TO ENQUIRY REGARDING HELWICK BAY

On the 20th April Jenny asked "Please can I have details of ail the licences issued for the mining of sand in Helwick Bay over the last 100 years?"

I have now received this informatian from the Crown Estate.
Until 1991 licences in the Brisiol Channel were for multiple areas with no requirement to identify the area from which sand was taken, Helwick Bank, however, has only ever been licensed to one company at a time which has enabled the Crown Estate to compiie the attached spreadsheets. Some of the tonnages were provided by the licensee at the time but in other cases the Crown Estate have estimated the quantity extracted. They cannot guarantee the accuracy of figures between 1974 and 1990 but are as confident as can be that there is unlikely to be any significant under reporting. The Crown Estate have asked that these caveats are made absolutely clear in any further quoting or use of these figures.
Please do not hesitate to contact me or one of my colleagues if you would like to discuss it further.


BEN STOKES

This dvcument has been prepared by the liibrary ot the National Assembly for Wales for the purpose of providing the enquirer with information and for no other purpose. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate but no responsibility can be accepted by the National Assembly for Wales for any error or inaccuracy which it may contain. It does not constitute an expression of opinion by the Nationai Assembly or.any of its constituent parts or connected bodies. Any statistics or esiimates included should not be regarded as officiai figures unless stated otherwise.

 

BRISTOL CNANNEL TONNAGE EXTRACTION
Year
1955 1,423,989
1956 1,538,896
1957 1,508,956
1968 1,694,391
1959 1,757,590
1960 1,476,486
1961 1,698,372
1962 2,091,114
1963 1,944,563
1964 2,475,485
1965 2,518,660
1966 2,274,938
1967 2,140,548
1968 2,165;613
1969 2,163,379
1970 2,310,045
1971 2,607,452
1972 2,700,735
1973 2,852,019
1974 2,799,616
1975 2,475,918
1976 2,464,752
1977 2,095,329
1978 1,990,984
1979 2,298,230
1980 2,176,963
1981 1,988,972
1982 1,918,581
1983 1,926,040
1984 2,090,397
1985 2,021,737
1986 2,066,949
1987 2,572,893
1988 2,960,725
1989 2,910,259
1990 3,252,892
1991 2,065,841
1992 2,401,501
1993 2,172,576
1994 2,229,o46
1995* 4,139,095
1996** 2,456,36t
1997 2,048,014
1998*** 1,886,289
1999 1,993,827

BRISTOL CHANNEL TONNNAGE EXTRACTION

Extraction Figures in tonnes

Year Total Annual Extraction Nash Bank Areas 376, 378, 380 Helwick Bank Area 373 Holme Bank Areas 377, 379, 381 W Middle Ground Area 385 Cockburn Shoal Area 382 Culver Sand Area 389 Denny Shoal Area 391 Cardiff Bay Development Area 425
1991 2,065.841 894,387 0 1,056,800 48;l06 50,120 3,019 13,409 0
1992 2,401,501 1,056,601 0 1,266,780 31,760 46,7i9 0 5,641 0
1993 2,172,576 965,810 24720 1,110,981 32,157 38,908 0 0 0
1994 2,259,046 788,372 62,851 1,307;280 51 912 48,931 0 0 0
1995* 4,139,095 722,878 104,363 1,368,796 39;406 47,206 0 0 1,856,346
1996** 2,456,36 1 324;650 77,363 1,518,767 29;248 67,287 0 0 441,046
1997 2,048,014 776,369 77,176 1,131;144 24,637 17,321 3,607 17,860 0
1998*** 1,886,289 823136 114,826 843,294 25,855 7,131 34,935 31327 0
1999 1,993,827 831,961 62,751 985;450 66;399 2,375 9,613 35,278 0
TOTAL 21,422,550 7,178,864 524,050 10,592;292 349,380 325,098 51,174 103,515 2,297,392

* Includes 3,550 tonnes of dredged coal

** Includes 3,990 tonnes of dredged coal

*** Includes 785 tonres of dredged coal

 

1 5 Jun 14: 45 Peter Black

BRISTOL CHANNEL ~(HELWlCK BANK) TONNAGE EXTRACTlON 1964~1999

 

Year East Helwick Area 163 (tonnes) Year Helwick Bank Area 373 (tonnes)
1964 35,635 1991 0
1965 38,957 1992 0
1966 38,578 1993 24,720
1967 32, 470 1994 62,851
1968 33,260 1995 104,363
1969 32,195 1996 77,363
1970 25,615 1997 77,176
1971 28,543 1998 114,826
1972 9,638 1999 82,751
1973 13,614 TOTAL 524,050
1974 12,686 *
1975 15,000 *
1976 24,000 *
1977 18,000 *
1978 26,000 *
1979 13,000 *
1980 9000 *
1981 26,000 *
1982 35,000
1983 32;501
1984 33,500
1985 31:500
1986 36,500
1987 35,000 *
1988 35,000 *
1989 35,000 *
1990 35,000 *
TOTAL 741,191

Notes :

1964-1989 Licensee Burry Sand Company (,Area 163).

1989 Burry Sand Company became British Dredging Company.

* Dredging statistics present combined total figures for several licence areas (Figures estimated).

1982-1986 Information provided by Burry Sand Company 20/03/87.

1991 - Present Licensee Llanelli Sand Dredging Ltd

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