Policy information sourced from the Hertfordshire Waste Development Framework, Waste Core Strategy & Development Management Policies DPD

7: General Criteria for Assessing Planning Applications Outside of Identified Locations

Waste management proposals for Local Authority Collected waste within areas A, B, C, D and E but not on identified sites in the Waste Site Allocations document, or any locations outside of the Areas of Search will need to demonstrate how the proposal contributes to the Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy for Hertfordshire.

Waste management facilities for waste that is not Local Authority Collected, being brought forward outside of existing strategic sites, Employment Land Areas of Search and Allocated Sites, will need to demonstrate how the proposal contributes to the overall spatial strategy for waste management within the county.

Proposals should have regard to all other relevant policies in this document and account shall be taken of:

  1. Meeting a specific waste management capacity shortfall;
  2. Scale and timeliness of providing facilities contributing to short-term capacity gap in waste management;
  3. Proximity to and service provision for major urban areas and main population areas and other localised sources of waste;
  4. Location within or adjacent to established or proposed Employment Land, Previously Developed Land, Industrial Land or compatible land use; and
  5. Minimising transport distances to the existing network of waste management facilities and the strategic road network.

For more information please see Hertfordshire Waste Development Framework