Comment
Nottinghamshire and Nottingham Draft Waste Local Plan January 2022
Representation ID: 641
Received: 04/04/2022
Respondent: Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
SP4 - Residual Waste Management
a) Proposals for the recovery of inert waste to land will be permitted where it can be
demonstrated that: i) It will not cause damage to environmental assets, including
biodiversity, heritage, air, soils, water, or a quiet environment. i. This will provide a
significant benefit or improvement which cannot practicably or reasonably be met in any other
way. ii. The waste cannot practicably and reasonably be re-used, recycled or processed in any
other way iii. The use of inert waste material replaces the need for non-waste materials iv. The development involves the minimum quantity of waste necessary to achieve the desired benefit
or improvement v. This will not prejudice the restoration of permitted mineral workings and
landfill sites.
Thank you for consulting the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust (NWT) on the above. I apologise
for using this format of response, but the OPUS format is not straightforward to use for
responses to multiple sections and the insertion or highlighting of text. I have used bold italics
to suggest insertions of text and italics for your original text.
Overall NWT supports the principles of the Plan and we welcome the clear reiteration of the
need to move waste management urgently up the waste hierarchy. We would hope, however,
to see a stronger aim for further waste reduction and the obligation for each Local
Authority to secure ambitious waste reductions across all their work and areas of
influence.
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