Comment
Preferred Options consultation document
Representation ID: 94674
Received: 25/10/2019
Respondent: Norfolk County Council - Waste Disposal Authority
WO. 13 above recognises the growth in recent years of pre-treatment of residual waste to generate refuse derived fuel (RDF) for export to combined heat and power plants in mainland Europe and that this has led to the closure of landfill sites that still possess significant consented void space. At the time of writing, the economics have proved more challenging for the RDF export market with lower capacity availability, rising gate fees and less favourable foreign exchange rates. An associated increase in landfill disposal in the UK has been observed. It is therefore reasonable to speculate that currently mothballed landfills in Norfolk could be reopened.
The Waste Disposal Authority recognises that policy WP10 is a planning policy against which any application for any kind of residual waste facility would be objectively assessed. As such, it is recognised that the development of this policy is entirely independent from the development of the Waste Disposal Authority's waste management policies.
WO. 13 above recognises the growth in recent years of pre-treatment of residual waste to generate refuse derived fuel (RDF) for export to combined heat and power plants in mainland Europe and that this has led to the closure of landfill sites that still possess significant consented void space. At the time of writing, the economics have proved more challenging for the RDF export market with lower capacity availability, rising gate fees and less favourable foreign exchange rates. An associated increase in landfill disposal in the UK has been observed. It is therefore reasonable to speculate that currently mothballed landfills in Norfolk could be reopened.
The Waste Disposal Authority recognises that policy WP10 is a planning policy against which any application for any kind of residual waste facility would be objectively assessed. As such, it is recognised that the development of this policy is entirely independent from the development of the Waste Disposal Authority's waste management policies.