Policy information sourced from Barking and Dagenham Borough Wide Development Policies DPD

POLICY BR15: SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT

Sustainable waste management will be achieved by:

  • Producing less waste.
  • Using waste as a resource, including for the generation of energy, wherever possible.
  • Prioritising waste management according to the following hierarchy: reduction, re-use, recycling and composting, energy recovery and disposal.
  • Ensuring all waste is handled in the most sustainable manner, without endangering human health or harming the natural environment.
  • Ensuring sufficient and timely provision of waste management facilities in appropriate locations, including for waste disposal, to meet the needs of communities and accommodate waste management capacity requirements for at least the next 10 years.
  • Ensuring new waste management facilities do not detract from the quality or character of distinct areas.
  • Ensuring the design and layout of new development supports sustainable waste management, taking into consideration the guidance outlined in Planning Advice Note 3: Refuse and Recycling Provisions in New and Refurbished Residential Developments.

For major and strategic development before construction commences a construction site waste management plan must be submitted.

Where the development proposal involves demolition, developers are encouraged to maximise the recovery of materials from the demolition 29 site for reuse or recycling, by applying the Demolition Protocol methodology.

For more information please see the Borough Wide Development Policies DPD