Policy information sourced from the Tower Hamlets Local Plan
S.MW1 Managing our waste
1) The following existing waste sites within Tower Hamlets (as shown on the Policies Map) are safeguarded for waste use over the plan period.
Schedule 1: Existing waste sites in Tower Hamlets
| Ref | Name/location | Other designations | Site area (ha) | Operational capacity/ contribution to apportionment (tonnes per year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clifford House, Towcester Road | Strategic Industrial Location | 0.46 (0.144 which is currently involved in waste management to be safeguarded) | 418/0 |
| 2 | Northumberland Wharf Yabsley | Safeguarded Wharf | 0.88 | 111,243/2,654 |
| 3 | Ailsa Street | Ailsa Street: site allocation | 0.53 | 0/23,850 - 34,450 |
2) The following are existing waste sites in the London Legacy Development Corporation area (LLDC) and will be subject to planning policies in the LLDC Local Plan.
Schedule 2: Existing waste sites in LLDC
| Ref | Name/location | Other designations | Site area (ha) | Operational capacity/ contribution to apportionment (tonnes per year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | McGrath House, Hepscott Road | Hepscott Road: site allocation | 1.47 | 73,064/10,539 |
| 5 | 455 Wick Lane | Strategic Industrial Location: Preferred Industrial Location | 0.47 (0.027 currently used for waste purposes ancillary to civil engineering works) | 0/36,958 |
3) Development which seek to maximise the efficiency and/or capacity of waste facilities in the borough will be supported.
4) Applications for non-waste uses on safeguarded sites will only be permitted where it is clearly demonstrated that compensatory capacity will be delivered on a suitable replacement site within the borough in the first instance or another part of London which provides equivalent to, or greater than the maximum annual throughput that the existing site can achieve.
5) Development that prevents or prejudices the safeguarding of these sites will only be supported where alternative waste capacity provision is made.
6) Areas in Schedules 3 and 4 (below) are considered suitable for new waste facilities (as shown on the Policies Map).
Schedule 3: Areas of search for new waste sites in Tower Hamlets
| Ref | Name/location | Other designations | Site area (ha) | Waste facility type | Operational capacity/ contribution to apportionment (tonnes per year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | The Highway | Local Industrial Location | 2.71 (an estimated 0.65 to become available over the plan period) | Reuse/refurbishment/repair | 29,250 – 42,250 |
| 7 | Empson Street | Strategic Industrial Location | 10.07 (an estimated 2.42 to become available over the plan period) | Recycling, composting or recovery | 108,900 - 157,300 |
Schedule 3: Areas of search for new waste sites in Tower Hamlets
| Ref | Name/ Llocation | Other designations | Site area (ha) | Waste facility type | Operational capacity5t/ contribution to apportionment (tonnes per year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fish Island | LLDC Local Plan: Strategic Industrial Location | 9.21 (an estimated 2.21 to become available over the plan period) | Recycling, composting, recovery | 99,450 - 143,650 |
7) Small-scale integrated waste facilities within new developments outside of areas of search in Schedules 3-4 may be acceptable where they contribute to managing apportioned waste and are of a scale and nature that does not compromise adjacent existing and proposed land uses.
8) New development will be expected to reuse and recycle construction, demolition and excavation waste on or close to the site where it arises.
For more information please see the Local Plan