Policy information sourced from the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan

CSW 5 Strategic Site for Waste

The proposed extension areas for Norwood Quarry and Landfill Site, Isle of Sheppey are together identified as the Strategic Site for W aste in Kent. The site location is shown on Figure 19. Unless criterion 1 below is satisfied, planning permission will not be granted for any other development other than mineral working with restoration through the landfilling of hazardous (flue) dust ash residues from Energy from Waste plants.

Mineral working and restoration by hazardous landfill and any ancillary treatment plant at the Strategic Site for Waste will be permitted subject to meeting the requirements of the development plan and the following criteria:

  1. Demonstration that the site can be suitably restored in the event that landfilling of hazardous (flue) dust ash residues from Energy from Waste plants were to cease before completion of the final landform due to changes in treatment capacity and/or government policy that may result in the diversion of these wastes from landfill
  2. an air quality assessment is made of the impact of the proposed development and its associated traffic movements (80) on the Medway Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area and the Swale Special Protection Area sites and if necessary mitigation measures are required through planning condition and/or planning obligation
  3. the site and any associated land being restored to a high-quality standard and appropriate after-use that accords with the local landscape character
  4. Any proposal for this site would need to consider the requirements of other relevant polices of this Plan and in particular would need to consider any impacts on the A2500 Lower Road. Depending on the nature of any proposal it may be necessary for the developer to make a contribution to the improvement of this road.

For more information please see the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan