Comment
Preferred Options consultation document
Representation ID: 94672
Received: 25/10/2019
Respondent: Norfolk County Council - Waste Disposal Authority
The Waste Disposal Authority submitted comments during the pre-consultation phase of the development of the Local plan in relation to the general policies and waste specific policies. We are contented that our comments were taken into account at that stage in the development of the policies now presented in the Preferred Options document and will not repeat them in this response.
Nevertheless, we have reviewed the policies contained in the Preferred Options document and their associated Sustainability Appraisals and have very few further comments to add to those already given during the pre-consultation phase.
1.12 of the Preferred Options document recognises that there is currently sufficient permitted capacity in Norfolk to cover the forecast growth in waste arisings to 2036. However, there is a distinction between capacity that is permitted and that which is realistically commercially available to the serve the needs of the Waste Disposal Authority.
In terms of residual waste for which the Waste Disposal Authority is responsible, it is necessary to export much of this outside of Norfolk following either receipt at a transfer station or some degree of pre-treatment and there is currently sufficient permitted capacity for this. The Waste Disposal Authority would not wish the perception that there is sufficient capacity in general to undermine any specific case made for the need for local residual waste treatment capacity.
However, the Waste Disposal Authority does not believe that the Preferred Options document creates such a difficulty. Paragraph 1.12 clearly recognises the contract driven nature of the waste management industry and that any planning application would be assessed against the M&WLPR criteria-based policies.
The Waste Disposal Authority submitted comments during the pre-consultation phase of the development of the Local plan in relation to the general policies and waste specific policies. We are contented that our comments were taken into account at that stage in the development of the policies now presented in the Preferred Options document and will not repeat them in this response.
Nevertheless, we have reviewed the policies contained in the Preferred Options document and their associated Sustainability Appraisals and have very few further comments to add to those already given during the pre-consultation phase.
1.12 of the Preferred Options document recognises that there is currently sufficient permitted capacity in Norfolk to cover the forecast growth in waste arisings to 2036. However, there is a distinction between capacity that is permitted and that which is realistically commercially available to the serve the needs of the Waste Disposal Authority.
In terms of residual waste for which the Waste Disposal Authority is responsible, it is necessary to export much of this outside of Norfolk following either receipt at a transfer station or some degree of pre-treatment and there is currently sufficient permitted capacity for this. The Waste Disposal Authority would not wish the perception that there is sufficient capacity in general to undermine any specific case made for the need for local residual waste treatment capacity.
However, the Waste Disposal Authority does not believe that the Preferred Options document creates such a difficulty. Paragraph 1.12 clearly recognises the contract driven nature of the waste management industry and that any planning application would be assessed against the M&WLPR criteria-based policies.