Joint Merseyside Waste Development Plan (Waste DPD) Publication Stage Dr Alan Jemmett Director, Merseyside EAS
What is the Waste DPD? Statutory waste management plan for Merseyside and Halton. • Identifies needs – capacity, broad types of facilities, sites. • Policy framework to 2027. • Gives Local authorities high level of control. • Provides certainty for communities & waste industry. • NOTE ‐ Does not directly deal with collection, treatment and disposal as this is an industry responsibility.
Waste hierarchy Prevention Preparing for re-use Recycling Other Recovery Disposal
District ownership of the Waste DPD • Part of statutory Development Framework for each District. • Must be approved by Full Council. • Merseyside EAS are preparing the Waste DPD for the Districts. • Waste DPD will become adopted policy.
Why do we need it? • Waste management is a big challenge for everyone. • A strategic and infrastructure issue. • Resource based approach ‐ old ways not always appropriate. • New facilities needed, modernise / replace existing. • Positive contribution to climate change, energy agenda, costs. • Long term but flexible approach.
Our waste All sections of society must take greater responsibility for managing the waste we all produce … • The Waste DPD deals with all controlled waste. • @4.5 million tonnes of material each year. • 800,000 tonnes arises from local authority collected waste. We need new recycling and treatment facilities to manage our waste…
Finding Sites Aug Broad Site Search: Over 2,200 sites 2005 initially identified Jan Spatial Strategy and Sites: Approx 2009 1700 sites scored, 45 sites proposed Jul Preferred Options: Approx 280 sites 2010 scored, 19 sites proposed Preferred Options 2: Jun Approx 280 sites scored, 2011 4 sites proposed Publication DPD: Nov 21 site 2011 allocations
Preferred Options 2: New Sites Report Fourth public consultation with a focus on replacement sites: – H2309 Site at Widnes Waterfront, Halton – L2337 Land off Stalbridge Road, Liverpool – S1596 Rainford Industrial Estate, St.Helens – F0885 North of Farriers Way, Sefton
Results of PO2: New Sites Consultation • 2930 responses + 1 petition with 4259 signatures. • No significant issues arose from the proposed allocations in Halton, Liverpool or Sefton. 95% of responses regarding – S1596 Rainford Industrial Estate, • St.Helens. 99% of which were opposed/strongly opposed. • No technical case for removal of S1596. See Results of Consultation report and the consultation portal for • detailed analysis of responses.
Sub ‐ regional site profiles
Results of PO2 Consultation – St. Helens Oppose No view Support Site Oppose Strongly expressed Support Strongly Total S1596 26 2604 91 7 5 2733 • In addition, petition received with 4259 signatures of objection; • Mainly from Rainford addresses. Postcode areas: WA10, WA11 and WN* only Oppose Support Site Oppose Strongly Support Strongly Total S1596 25 2544 1 3 2573 • Main issues raised: road capacity and road safety, proximity to residential, local history of waste facilities & fear of landfill/hazardous waste, pollution & health impact, Green Belt, Landscape impact (rural area), site selection and alternative sites… • Despite the volume of objection no new Planning reasons for withdrawing site.
Next Step Publication Stage
Publication Document – what's in it? • Evidence base – including needs assessment. • Vision and spatial strategy. • Site allocations & Site Policies: ‐ 19 sites for built facilities ‐ 2 sites for inert landfill. • Development management policies. • Implementation and monitoring plan.
Site Allocations: 6 sub-regional. 13 small local.
Supporting site policies to: • Stringent control of waste development. • Direct industry to allocated sites. • Provide certainty. • WM1 ‐ Site Prioritisation WM2 ‐ Sub ‐ regional Site Allocations • • WM3 ‐ District Site Allocations WM4 ‐ Allocations for Inert Landfill • • WM5 ‐ Areas of Search for Small ‐ scale Waste Management Operations and Re ‐ processing Sites • WM6 ‐ Additional HWRC Requirements
Development Management Policies • WM7 ‐ Protection of Existing Waste Management Capacity • WM8 ‐ Waste Prevention and Resource Management • WM9 ‐ Design and Layout for New Development • WM10 ‐ Design and Operation of New Waste Management Development WM11 ‐ Sustainable Waste Transport • • WM12 ‐ Criteria for Waste Management Development • WM13 ‐ Waste Management Applications on Unallocated Sites • WM14 ‐ Energy from Waste WM15 ‐ Landfill on Unallocated Sites • • WM16 ‐ Restoration and Aftercare of Landfill sites
Publication Consultation • Full Council approvals (August – October). • Final 6 ‐ week consultation (by end 2011). • Comments on Soundness matters only. • Consultees to offer solutions. • Submission early in 2012. Consultation events, web & paper based, libraries, press adverts etc.
Final Steps • Report any soundness matters. • Examination Hearing (May, 2012) – appointment of independent planning inspector. • Adoption of Waste DPD (November, 2012) – Full Council.
Recommendations to Council Recommendation 1 – To note the results of consultation on the Waste Development Plan Document Preferred Options 2 (New Sites Consultation) Report. Recommendation 2 ‐ To approve the Publication Document for the final six ‐ week public consultation commencing late in 2011 followed by Submission to the Secretary of State. Recommendation 3 ‐ To delegate District officers within the Waste DPD Steering Group to make the necessary typographical changes to the Publication Document prior to submission of the Waste DPD and for any more substantial changes to be reported to Members through the appropriate scheme of delegation prior to Submission. Recommendation 4 – To approve the spatial distribution of one sub ‐ regional site per district.
Thank you for your attention. Any questions? www.wasteplanningmerseyside.org.uk http://merseysideeas ‐ consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal
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