Regulation 19 Rutland Local Plan
Waste-related development
What will the policy do?
The Policy gives development criteria to provide clear guidance on how applications for waste-related development will be decided including planning considerations and requirements. In this manner the development criteria provide clarity for both the community and industry.
Policy WST2 - Waste-related development Comment
Waste-related development will be acceptable in principle where it:
- supports the spatial strategy for waste management and disposal, facilitates the delivery of Rutland's capacity requirements and, in doing so, identifies the type(s) and origin of waste intended to be received on-site as well as the destination of outputs;
- enables communities and businesses to take more responsibility for their own waste and supports the management and disposal of waste in line with the proximity principle;
- supports the move towards a circular economy where possible and is compatible with the waste hierarchy, including the re-use of energy, heat and residues where appropriate;
- will not result in unacceptable adverse impacts in relation to water quality and resources, flood risk, land instability, landscape and visual impacts, nature conservation, historic environment, traffic and access, air emissions (including dust), odours, bio aerosols, vermin and birds, noise, light, vibration, litter, potential land use conflict, amenity and cumulative impact(s);
- ensures restoration of sites (in particular temporary facilities) as soon as possible after cessation of operations to an acceptable condition and to a stable landform; and
- specific to proposals for extensions to existing sewage treatment works (STWs) or new STWs, the increased capacity is required to support sustainable development, operations do not have unacceptable impacts and the scale of development reflects the role of the location with respect to the settlement hierarchy.
Proposals for waste-related development must identify and determine the nature and extent of potentially adverse impacts likely to result from the development. Where potentially adverse impacts are likely to occur appropriate mitigation measures are to be identified in order to avoid and/or minimise impacts to an acceptable level. Where applicable a site-specific management plan should be developed to ensure the implementation and maintenance of such measures throughout construction, operation, decommissioning and restoration works.
Why is this policy needed?
The overall approach, including the spatial strategy, for waste management and disposal is set out through Policy WST1 (Capacity requirements and spatial strategy for waste development).
Waste-related development has the potential to have an adverse impact on the receiving environment. Although some impacts may be similar to those resulting from other forms of development, such as industrial land use, others are specific to waste-related development (and vary dependant on the type of facility). It is important that potentially adverse impacts are identified, and appropriate measures put in place in order to avoid and/or minimise such impacts to an acceptable level, for example air filtration systems, separation areas, bunding, acoustic screening and strategic site layout (including site access and roads)[10].
Waste-related development should support the move towards a circular economy where possible; helping to keep resources in use for as long as possible, extracting maximum value from them, minimising waste, and promoting resource efficiency, and facilitate driving waste up the waste management hierarchy; giving priority to preparing for re-use, recycling and recovery over disposal
Supporting evidence
Local Waste Needs Assessment (April 2024 )
Waste Spatial Strategy (October 2023)
[10] This is not an exhaustive list of mitigation measures; each site will need to be looked at on a site-by-site basis to judge what mitigation measures will be required.
