Policy information sourced from the North London Waste Plan

5: Assessment Criteria for Waste Management Facilities and Related Development

Applications for waste management facilities and related development, including those replacing or expanding existing sites, will be required to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the relevant Borough that:

  • the amenity of local residents is protected;
  • the proposal maximises the waste management capacity of the site;
  • the facility will be enclosed unless justification can be provided by the developer that an equivalent level of protection can be permanently achieved by other means;
  • adequate means of controlling noise, vibration, dust, litter, vermin, odours, air and water-borne contaminants and other emissions are incorporated into the scheme;
  • there is no significant adverse effect on any established, permitted or allocated land uses likely to be affected by the development;
  • the development is of a scale, form and character in keeping with its location and incorporates appropriate high quality design;
  • there is no significant adverse impact on open spaces or land in recreational use or landscape character of the area including the Lee Valley Regional Park;
  • heritage assets and their settings are conserved and where appropriate enhanced;
  • active consideration has been given to the transportation of waste by modes other than road, principally by water and rail;
  • there are no significant adverse transport effects outside or inside the site as a result of the development;
  • the development avoids increasing the levels of vulnerability to climate change, makes appropriate adaptation and mitigation measures to achieve this, and helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
  • the development has no adverse effect on the integrity of an area designated under the Habitats Directive and no significant adverse effect on local biodiversity or water quality;
  • there will be no significant impact on the quality of underlying soils, surface or groundwater;
  • the development has no adverse impact on Flood Risk on or off site and aims to reduce risk where possible;
  • there is no adverse impact on health;
  • there are no significant adverse effects resulting from cumulative impact of any proposed waste management development upon amenity, the economy, the natural and the built environment either in relation to the collective effect of different impacts of an individual proposal, or in relation to the effects of a number of waste developments occurring concurrently or successively;
  • there are job creation and social value benefits, including skills, training and apprenticeship opportunities;
  • the proposal is supported by a Circular Economy Statement.

For more information please see the North London Waste Plan