Policy information sourced from the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Waste Local Plan

14 - Landfill Mining and Reclamation

Proposals for the mining of landfill sites will be permitted where:

  • the site (without intervention) is demonstrated to be endangering or has the potential to endanger human health or harm the environment;
  • removal is required to facilitate major infrastructure projects and it is demonstrated that there are no other locations which are suitable for the infrastructure; and/or
  • the waste is demonstrated as suitable for recovery and/or the waste will be captured for fuel/energy as part of the mining operation.

Proposals will be considered in terms of their impact on the restored use, and whether there would be an unacceptable impact on any development which has taken place since the closure of the old landfill. Proposals should not cause unacceptable adverse impact on the local environment and amenity.

For more information please see the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Waste Local Plan