Policy information sourced from the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Waste Local Plan
9 - Waste Disposal Facilities
Proposals for landfill facilities will be permitted where:
- the landfill site allocations in this Plan are shown to be unsuitable or unavailable for the proposed development;
- Although not exclusively, a need for the capacity of the proposed development has been demonstrated to manage waste arising from within the administrative areas of Essex and Southend-on-Sea;
- it is demonstrated that the site is at least as suitable for such development as the landfill site allocations, with reference to the site assessment methodology associated with this Plan; and
- that the proposed landfill has been demonstrated to be the most appropriate and acceptable development in relation to the Waste Hierarchy.
In addition, preference will be given to proposals:
- for the restoration of a preferred or reserve site in the Minerals Local Plan; or
- for an extension of time to complete the permitted restoration within the boundary of an existing landfill site.
Proposals for non-inert landfill are required to demonstrate the capture of landfill gas for energy generation by the most efficient means. Any proposals that come forward on land use types not identified above will be assessed on their merits, based on the policies in this Plan.
For more information please see the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Waste Local Plan