Policy information sourced from the Southwark Local Plan 2022

P62 Reducing waste

  • Development must:
    • Demonstrate how the following waste management hierarchy will be applied during construction:
      • Avoid creating waste; then
      • Reduce the amount of waste produced; then
      • Prepare waste materials for re-use; then
      • Recycle and compost waste materials; then
      • Recover energy from waste materials; then
      • Dispose waste materials in landfill; and
  • Provide adequate recycling, composting and waste disposal, collection and storage facilities on site; or
  • Provide a suitable off site waste management strategy that does not adversely impact amenity, access or the environment where on site waste management provision is not possible.
  • Major referable development should submit a Circular Economy Statement.

For more information please see the Southwark Local Plan 2022