Under the new system of Development Plans introduced by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the City Council and County Council will be jointly preparing a Waste Development Framework.

This will replace the existing Waste Local Plan, and will set out how facilities for the management of waste produced in the County and City will be catered for.

 

The Waste Development Framework will comprise of two documents: -

 

Waste Development Framework Core Strategy document, which defines the vision, objectives and policies for the spatial aspects of waste reduction, re-use and treatment and sets out development control policies that would apply to new development and facilities to treat, recycle and manage all types of waste.

The core strategy also includes a spatial diagram which shows the existing waste sites in Leicester and Leicestershire, as well as broad locations of search for future Key Waste Facilities.

 

The document has now been submitted to the Secretary of State (SoS) for Communities and Local Government for independent examination, a 6 week consultation commenced on 23rd June 2008, more details can be found here.

 

Waste Development Framework Site Allocations document, which will include specific proposals and policies for the provision of land for waste management development with the framework area.

The document is at the preferred options stage and anticipated to be adopted by the end of 2010.

 

 

For more information regarding the Waste Development Framework, please either phone (0116) 252 7235 or email planning.policy@leicester.gov.uk