Comment

Representation ID: 685

Received: 04/04/2022

Respondent: Newark and Sherwood District Council

Policy SP2 Future Waste Management Provision
Comment:
Whilst the positive approach to facilities which help to move waste management up the waste
hierarchy is welcomed, Policy SP2 should set out clearly and precisely what the identified
waste management needs for the plan area are over the plan period.
Additionally, this policy does not cover all types of waste management facility or requirement
and so potentially leaves a gap in policy provision if proposals come forward for waste
management facilities not specifically addressed by the policy, for example, waste transfer
stations or waste water treatment plants. It is noted that the consultation response document
states that the Waste Local Plan will contain a specific policy on waste water treatment plants
but this has not been carried forward.
Part a) of this policy covers both recycling and recovery, which sit at different points in the
waste hierarchy, and therefore this part of the policy ought to be broken down into two
separate sections, ensuring that recycling is given priority over recovery.
Recommended Change:
It is recommended that Policy SP2 sets out clearly and precisely what the identified waste
management needs for the plan area are over the plan period, even if this is in broad terms
by reference to Tables 11 and 12.
The coverage of waste management facilities needs to be expanded within Policy SP2 such
that it applies to all types of proposed new waste management developments. Whilst it is
appreciated that it might not be desirable to list all types of waste management facility within
the policy itself, there should be provision made for those types of facility and waste stream
which the policy currently doesn’t address.
Part a) of this policy ought to be broken down into two separate sections, ensuring that
recycling is given priority over recovery, reflecting their respective positions in the waste
hierarchy.