Object

Representation ID: 99274

Received: 14/12/2022

Respondent: Anglian Water

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The Local Plan is unsound because Policy WP3 is not positively prepared in terms of achieving sustainable development or justified given reasonable alternatives.
We would welcome modifications to the policy and supporting text.

Reference is made to waste management facilities on water recycling centres being limited to composting and anaerobic digestion. In our representation to the Preferred Options Consultation, we indicated that Anglian Water as sewerage undertaker is concerned that this is not justified in that there may be other waste management uses which would be suitable at water recycling centres, dependent upon both scale and location. The policy as currently drafted stifles innovations coming forward in the field of bio-resources. Therefore, the policy should be flexible to ensure that future sustainable options for bio-resources are considered - particularly in the context of addressing climate change mitigation and nutrient neutrality.

We consider that the development management criteria in Policy MW1 should be appropriate to ensure that suitable waste management facilities are considered at water recycling centres, and the specific types of facilities do not need to be specified.

We would therefore welcome modifications to Policy WP3 to allow for other waste management uses at water recycling centres associated with ambitions for the long-term sustainable management and operation of our facilities. Amending the policy would support the delivery of lower carbon solutions and so assist in the pathway to net zero for the sector in Norfolk.
g) water recycling centres [delete: (composting and anaerobic digestion only)];