LOCAL AUTHORITY | STAGE OF LOCAL PLAN PRODUCTION | POSITIVE PROMOTION OF WASTE INFRA-STRUCTURE | SITE IDENTIFICATION INCLUDED | SITE IDENTIFICATION PROPOSED | DIRECTIONAL/LOCATIONAL GUIDANCE INCLUDED | ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT INCLUDED | REFERENCE MADE TO AREA WASTE PLAN | SUPPLE-MENTARY GUIDANCE INCLUDED/PROPOSED |
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Aberdeenshire | Area wide Plan Public Local Inquiry - Reporter's findings sent to Council July 2005 | Yes | No | Supplementary Guidance proposed to identify existing sites and site search for proposed | Tiered approach to landfill. Supplementary guidance proposed for range of development | Yes- tiered approach | Yes - requires compliance with National Waste Strategy and Area Waste Plan | Proposed guidance to identify existing sites and areas of search for proposed sites. |
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Aberdeen City | Finalised Area wide Plan -considering consultation representations. Adopted Plan dated 1991 | Partly - supporting text recognises mutual benefits of waste industries | Partly - states that waste management sites will be identified on proposals map but not fully undertaken | Partly - policy states that waste management sites are identified | Partly - within supporting text only. Tiered approach for landfill proposed | yes | Yes -within introductory text of chapter reference made BPEO of Plan | No |
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Angus | Area wide consultative draft produced, representations considered. Finalised Draft produced 2005 | Consultative-No Finalised - yes | Consultative - No Finalised - partly | Consultative - No Finalised - No | Consultative - partly - tiered approach for landfill/landraise Finalised - partly - as above | Consultative - Yes Finalised - Yes | Yes - requires compliance with BPEO of Area Waste Plan Yes | Consultative - No Finalsied -No |
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Argyll & Bute | Area wide finalised plan produced May 2005 | In part - negative wording - only supported if no conflicts with range of criteria. Safeguarding policy | In part - by safeguarding | No | Partly - tries to outline where developments will not be accepted | Yes | Yes - requires compliance with National Waste Strategy and Area Waste Plan | No |
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City of Edinburgh | Intend to produce Consultative City wide Local Plan by May 2005 to replace the 4 City Plans some dating back to 1993 Finalised Rural West Local Plan at Public Local Inquiry stage | Comments related to Finalised Rural Plan Party - states support for proposals which recover/ reuse waste | Partly - describes in supporting text location of major existing facilities | No | No | Yes | Yes - context of Area Waste Plan outlined in supporting text but no specific policy content | Yes - Guidance produced on siting of domestic and trade waste containers and planning for sustainable development. |
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Clackmannan-shire | Area wide Local Plan adopted December 2004 | Partly - seeks to support waste minimisation recovery etc | Yes - within supporting text identifies Manor Powis as a site for developing waste management facilities | No | No | Yes | Yes - within supporting text outlines context of Area Waste Plan | Yes - development advise note published on managing waste in housing and commercial developments. |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 4 finalised local plans at PLI. Structure Plan committed to develop Waste Subject Plan | No - relies on Structure Plan and national policies | No | No | No | No | Yes - within supporting text outlines context of Area Waste Plan | No -commitment to Waste Subject Plan, - council to consider guidance in waste management function |
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Dundee | Area wide Finalised Local Plan been through Public Local Inquiry - modifications being considered | No - although policy seeks to achieve self sufficiency | No | Partly - propose to produce supplementary guidance to lay out requirements for site identification | Proposed to be developed by supplementary guidance | Yes | Yes - specific requirement to comply with BPEO | Yes - To be prepared for site identification. |
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East Ayrshire | Area wide Local Plan adopted 2003- understood review to be postponed until Joint Structure Plan developed | No | Partly - identifies existing sites within supporting text | No | No | Yes | No | |
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East Dunbartonshire | Area wide Finalised Local Plan adopted Feb 2005 | Yes - seeks to support proposals for materials recycling and civic amenity sites | No | No | No | Yes | Yes - applications to be assessed relative to Area Waste Plan | Yes - guidance produced on sustainable development |
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East Lothian | Adopted area wide Local Plan (2001) - Finalised plan published August 2005 | No - adopted plan Yes - finalised plan | No Yes - finalised plan | No Partly - finalised plan | No | No Yes - finalised plan - natural and built environment | No - prepared prior to Area Waste Plan Yes - finalised plan recognises AWPBPEO | No |
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East Renfrewshire | Area wide Finalised Plan been through Public Local Inquiry | No | No | No | No - other than standard dev control criteria | Yes | No - prepared prior to Area Waste Plan | No |
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Falkirk | Consultative Draft area wide Plan produced 2003, currently considering representations-hope to produce Finalised Draft in 2005 | No | Yes -site at Avondale safeguarded for landfill expansion | No - site identified | Yes - directional guidance outlined for large scale proposals | Yes | No - but context referred to within supporting text | Yes - Supplementary development advise note published on managing waste in housing and commercial development. |
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Fife | Approved Structure Plan under review. Public consultation on. 3 replacement local plans in 2005 - some adopted plans date from 1995 | Yes - Structure Plan level | Yes - Structure Plan identifies strategic sites | Partly - in that Structure Plan may seek for Local Plans to consider site identification | Consultative Draft Structure Plan looks to set out directional criteria | yes | Yes | No |
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Glasgow City | Adopted City wide Plan (2003) due to be reviewed in 2005 | Partly - context seeks to support move to sustainable waste management | Yes - existing sites in text - technical note to be developed to identify all existing and consented sites. Site for materials reclamation identified | No | No | Yes | Yes - within supporting text and policy outline | Yes - Proposed technical note to identify existing and consented sites. |
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Highland | Three Local Plans (five more to be prepared) in production (1) Ross & Cromarty Local Plan - been to inquiry June 2005 (2) Inverness Local Plan - Finalised Draft been to PLI - Reporter's findings considered and modifications to be prepared (3) Wester Ross Local Plan been through PLI with findings on waste infrastructure accepted by Council August 2005 Some adopted Plans date from early 1990s | (1) no (2) no (3) no | (1) - no (2) - no (3) - yes | (1) - no (2) - no (3) -no - sites identified | (1) -no (2) - no (3) - no | (1)- yes (2) - yes (3) -yes | Yes - all mention that development will be guided by the Area Waste Plan | Yes - Draft guidance on "Design for sustainability" |
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Inverclyde | Area wide Finalised Local Plan been through Public Local Inquiry | Partly -within supporting text support offered and criteria for assessment set out in policy | No | No | No | Yes | Yes - policy requires compliance with Area Waste Plan and National Waste Strategy | No |
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Midlothian | Midlothian and Shawfair adopted Local Plans (2003) - to be replaced by single area wide Plan by end of 2005 | No | Yes - Midlothian Local Plan identifies Drummond Moor for waste management complex. Supporting text identifies landfill facilities | No | No | Yes | No - prepared prior to Area Waste Plan | No |
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Moray | Joint Structure and Local Plan adopted 2000 and to be reviewed 2005 | No | No | No | Partly - some guidance for landfill only | yes | Prepared prior to Area Waste Plan and National Waste Strategy - policy commits Council to develop waste strategy - not progressed to date. | No |
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North Ayrshire | (1) Finalised Isle of Arran Plan b - adopted February 2005 (2) Mainland Local Plan been through Public Local Inquiry | (1) - no (2) - no | (1) Landfill site at Brodick Coup identified (2) - two landfill sites identified which have existing consent | (1) - site search for replacement landfill to be undertaken (2) -no | (1) - no (2) - partly - some direction to industrial areas | (1) - yes (2) -yes | (1) requires to demonstrate proposal is BPEO although no mention of Area Waste Plan (2) - yes- within supporting text | No |
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North Lanarkshire | Adopted Local Plans (2004) predate Area Waste Plan and contain no waste management policies. Area wide Plan to be prepared | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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Orkney | Island wide Plan (prepared 2002) adopted December 2004 | No - focus on environmental protection | No | No | Partly - for waste processing and sorting | Yes - environmental statements required | Yes - requires compliance with national and area waste plans | No |
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Perth & Kinross | Kinross Local Plan adopted 2004 - Perth Local Plan published as consultative draft in 2005. | Comments relate to Kinross Plan No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
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Renfrewshire | Area wide Finalised Draft Plan been through PLI | No | Partly - existing sites identified in text | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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Scottish Borders | Area wide Consultative Draft prepared, considering representations | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes - | No |
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Shetland | Island wide Local Plan adopted 2004 | Yes | Yes | Not required as sites identified | Not specifically but general support with clear identification for key facilities | yes | Yes | No |
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Stirling | Adopted Stirling Local Plan (2000) predates Structure Plan and contains no waste management policies - no date for review | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes - Supplementary development advice note published on managing waste in housing and commercial development. |
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South Lanarkshire | Adopted Local Plans (1983-2003) predate Area Waste Plan and contain no waste management policies. Area wide Plan to be prepared | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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South Ayrshire | Finalised area wide Local Plan at Public Local Inquiry stage, set to conclude around March 2005 | Partly -identifies need for added facilities to support sustainable waste management | Yes -policy identifies two sites for waste transfer depots and outlines in text description of sites | No - sites already identified | No - general criteria only | Yes | No - produced prior to Area Waste Plan - refers to Council waste strategy at the time | No |
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West Dunbartonshire | Adopted Clydebank Local Plan (2004). Area wide plan and issues paper to be produced 2005, | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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West Lothian | Finalised area wide Local Plan produced- Considering representations with view to reporting to Committee | Yes - policy recognises need to maximise economic opportunities associated with waste management | Yes - identifies existing sites within supporting text | No - major site identified and existing sites identified in text | Yes- sets out criteria to direct waste ,management proposals and includes direction to industrial land | Yes | Yes- | Yes - propose to develop guidance for waste management at construction and operational stages of new development |
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Western Isles | Approved Structure Plan (2003) - five local Plans (1996-2000) to be replaced by single Plan in 2005- Comments relate to Structure Plan only | Partly - within supporting text the opportunity for sustainable economic development associated with implementation of the Area Waste Plan is recognised | Yes - two main existing waste management identified | Yes - Structure Plan commits Local Plan to identifying sites required to deliver the BPEO | No | Yes | Yes - requires proposals to accord with Area Waste Plan | No |
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