Include references to promoting the siting of reuse parks within the Plan area, including Strategic Policies covering how we will provide for new reuse facilities, including safeguarding suitable sites for this purpose.

In line with the stated commitment to “achieving the highest quality waste management facilities” the Plan should consider reuse parks. The Draft Plan’s failure to consider reuse parks renders the Plan unsound due to not being positively prepared because it does not meet the area’s objectively assessed need to support the circular economy though the provision of waste management facilities to promote reuse in accordance with the top tiers of the waste hierarchy in line with the proposed draft SO1 (in particular “ensure that there is a mix of site types, sizes and locations to help us manage waste sustainably wherever possible. Meet current and future targets for recycling our waste”) and SO2 (in particular “generating less waste and promoting waste as a resource”) and SO3 (“promote a diverse local economy that treats waste as a resource, minimising waste production and maximising the re-use, recycling and recovery of waste. Make the most of the opportunities for businesses, communities and local authorities to work together”).

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