Policy information sourced from Richmond Upon Thames Local Plan
LP 24 Waste Management
The Council will ensure that waste is managed in accordance with the waste hierarchy, which is to reduce, reuse or recycle waste as close as possible to where it is produced. The Council will require the following:
- All developments, including conversions and changes of use are required to provide adequate refuse and recycling storage space and facilities, which allows for ease of collection and which residents and occupiers can easily access, in line with the guidance and advice set out in the Council’s SPD on Refuse and Recycling Storage Requirements.
- All developments need to ensure that the management of waste, including the location and design of refuse and recycling facilities, is sensitively integrated within the overall design of the scheme, in accordance with policies on Local Character and Design.
- Development proposals, where appropriate, should make use of the rail and the waterway network for the transportation of construction, demolition and other waste. Development proposals in close proximity to the river should utilise the river for the transport of construction materials and waste where practicable.
- All major developments, and where appropriate developments that are likely to generate large amounts of waste, are required to produce site waste management plans to arrange for the efficient handling of construction, excavation and demolition waste and materials
Proposals affecting existing waste management sites, as well as proposals for new or additional waste management facilities, will be assessed against the policies of the West London Waste Plan (2015).
For more information please see the Local Plan