Object
Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Pre-Submission Publication
Representation ID: 99277
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 WP14 is not positively prepared in terms of achieving sustainable development or justified given reasonable alternatives.
We support the amendments to this policy that reflect our previous representations to the Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
However, we note that policy MW3 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation provides a positive policy framework for renewable energy to support our routemap to net zero ambition - this includes renewable energy installations contributing to our energy requirements at our water recycling centres (WRCs). It would be helpful if the policy and supporting text acknowledges that improvements to existing sites and supporting infrastructure relating to climate change mitigation and adaptation and resilience of essential infrastructure will be addressed through Policy MW3.
PROPOSED POLICY MODIFICATION:
New or extended Water Recycling Centres, or improvements to existing sites and supporting infrastructure, will only be acceptable where such proposals aim to:
a. treat a greater quantity of wastewater; and/or
b. improve the quality of discharged water; and/or
c. reduce the environmental impact of operation; [insert: "and/or"]
[insert: 'd. incorporate climate change adaption and mitigation measures (as detailed in Policy
MW3)'].
Proposals must also comply with the development management criteria set out in Policy MW1.