LOCAL PLANS: MEETING AREA WASTE PLAN OBJECTIVES

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7 SUMMARY CHECKLIST

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Renfrewshire

Area wide Finalised Draft Plan been through PLI

No

Partly - existing sites identified in text

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Scottish Borders

Area wide Consultative Draft prepared, considering representations

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes -

No

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

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.

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

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

West Dunbartonshire

Adopted Clydebank Local Plan (2004). Area wide plan and issues paper to be produced 2005,

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

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

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

Page updated: Thursday, September 08, 2005