Policy information sourced from Wandsworth Employment and Industry Document

EI 8 Waste

Land for waste management

Appropriately located sites for waste management are identified in the SSAD to provide the capacity to meet, over the plan period, the borough’s waste apportionment figure as set out in the London Plan 2015.

Development on sites adjacent to existing waste sites and those identified in the SSAD that may prejudice use for waste management purposes will not be permitted unless satisfactory mitigation measures can be provided. Appropriate developments for manufacturing related to recycled waste will be supported.

Where waste cannot be dealt with locally, waste facilities that have good access to water or rail transport will be considered.

Allocated sites for waste management facilities

Planning permission will be granted for waste management facilities on the sites identified for waste management in the SSAD subject to assessment against parts 8 and 9 of this policy.

To ensure no loss in existing capacity, re-development of any existing waste sites must ensure that the quantity of waste to be managed following re-development is equal to, or greater than, the quantity of waste which the site is currently permitted for. If, for any reason, a site identified for waste management is lost to non0waste use, additional compensatory site provision should be provided.

Development of waste management facilities on unallocated sites

Proposals for waste management facilities on unallocated sites will be considered and planning permission granted provided the proposed development:

  • Can demonstrate that it is not feasible to develop the proposed facility on one of the preferred sites identified in the SSAD;
  • Can demonstrate a need for the development, in accordance with parts 1-3 of this policy;
  • Can demonstrate that there are no significant adverse impacts to people, the environment or natural resources by meeting parts 8 and 9 of this policy;
  • Is proposed on a site meeting the following locational criteria:
    • the site is not within, or partly within, nature conservation areas protected by current international and national policy; and
    • the site does not contain or adversely affect the setting of Heritage Assets.

In assessing the suitability of sites, priority will be given to:

  • previously developed land;
  • Strategic Industrial Locations and Locally Significant Industrial Areas;
  • sites identified by the SFRA as having a low risk of flooding;
  • sites which do not impact on the setting of strategic open land (e.g. Metropolitan Open Land);
  • sites falling outside the perimeters of land designated as open space or used for recreation purposes or similar;
  • sites which have good access to the strategic road network and where traffic impacts can be minimised;
  • sites which contain no known archaeological features and do not adversely affect heritage assets or their settings;
  • sites where materials entering and leaving the site can be transported by means of sustainable transport including water and/or rail;
  • sites which offer opportunities to accommodate various related facilities on a single site;
  • sites which are close to identified users of heat that would be produced by any thermal treatment facilities;
  • sites which have good access to rail transport or the Thames, over other means of transport.

Development criteria for waste sites

Planning permission for waste related development will be granted where it can be demonstrated that any impacts of the development can be controlled to achieve levels that will not significantly adversely affect people and the environment.

The information supporting the planning application must include an assessment of the following matters for the entire operation of the facility and, where necessary, appropriate mitigation measures should be employed in order to avoid, remedy or mitigate any significant adverse impact:

  • the impact of development on amenity including visual intrusion, transport, noise, fumes, vibration, glare, litter, odour and vermin and birds;
  • the impact of development on Metropolitan Open Land, recreation land or similar land;
  • the impact of the release of substances to the atmosphere (including dust) or land arising from facilities and transport;
  • the impact of greenhouse gases produced;
  • the impact of development on the biological diversity of flora and fauna and their respective habitats at the site or on adjoining land including linear or other features which facilitate the dispersal of species;
  • the impact of development on Heritage Assets or their settings;
  • the impact of development on ground water (including stores) and surface water;
  • the impact of development on the transport network including traffic generation, access, the impact on the local and strategic highway networks and the potential to maximise use of sustainable transport;
  • traffic generation, access and the suitability of the highway network in the vicinity, including access to and from the strategic road network;
  • how the design of the facility has considered and conforms to the best design standards available at the time of the application;
  • a Health Impact Assessment shall be required to provide assurance that health will not be impacted negatively.

For more information please see the Employment and Industry Document