Policy information sourced from the Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan
16: Managing Impacts on Amenity and Natural Resources
All proposals for minerals and waste development must demonstrate that the proposed development is environmentally feasible, secures a good standard of amenity and would not give rise to unacceptable adverse impacts on the following:
- quality and quantity of water resources (including ground and surface waters), Source Protection Zones and flood risk,
- soil resources (including best and most versatile agricultural land),
- air emissions (including dust),
- human health and wellbeing and amenity to communities,
- noise,
- vibration,
- light,
- visual impacts and/or intrusion,
- migration of contamination from the site,
- potential land use conflict, and
- cumulative impacts.
Specifically relating to mineral extraction the following potential impacts should also be addressed: tip and quarry slope stability, differential settlement of quarry backfill and mining subsidence.
Specifically relating to waste development the following potential impacts should also be addressed: land instability, odours, bio-aerosols, vermin and birds, and litter.
The nature and extent of potentially adverse impacts likely to result from the proposed development as well as appropriate mitigation measures necessary to avoid and/or minimise impacts to an acceptable level must be identified.
A site-specific management plan should be developed where appropriate, to ensure the implementation and maintenance of such measures throughout construction, operation, decommissioning, restoration works (including aftercare) as well as from transportation.
For more information please see the Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan