Policy information sourced from the Waste Local Plan for Berkshire (Part 2)

Policy WLP29

In all cases outside the Preferred Areas, and notwithstanding the provisions of Policy WLP28, there will be a strong presumption against allowing waste management development, either within or adversely affecting the following:

  • areas designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (including proposed and designated Special Protection Areas, Special Areas of Conservation or Ramsar sites), Regionally Important Geological anf Geomorphological Sites, or Geological Conservation Areas;
  • statutory nature reserves;
  • Scheduled Ancient Monuments;
  • land owned by or covenanted to the National Trust;
  • common land, and town or village greens;
  • major historic parks and gardens;
  • conservation areas;
  • land protected under the special provisions of the Green Belt (London & Home Counties Act 1938);
  • the sites and settings of buildings and features of architectural and/or historic interest;
  • groundwater protection areas where the proposals would conflict with the Environment Agency’s groundwater protection policy;
  • the function of land important to the character, setting or amenities of individual settlements. including land important to the separation of settlements except for:
    • the landfilling of waste where this forms an acceptable and necessary element of permitted mineral extraction and restoration; and
    • temporary waste recycling and transfer facilities located on landfill sites in accordance with Policies WLP15 and WLP24;
  • Metropolitan Green Belt, and land outside built up areas and settlement boundaries, except for the following purposes:
    • the landfilling of waste where this forms an acceptable and necessary element of permitted mineral extraction and restoration;
    • temporary waste recycling and transfer facilities located on landfill sites in accordance with Policies WLP15 and WLP24;
    • green waste composting in accordance with the requirements of Policy WLP17;
    • the treatment of sewage and other wastes in accordance with the requirements of Policy WLP18; and
    • the treatment of farm and stable waste in accordance with the requirements of Policy WLP19;
  • North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Areas of Special Landscape Importance except for the following purposes:
    • the landfilling of waste where this forms an acceptable and necessary element of permitted mineral extraction and restoration;
    • temporary waste recycling and transfer facilities located on landfill sites in accordance with Policies WLP15 and WLP24;
    • the treatment of sewage and other wastes in accordance with the requirements of Policy WLP18; and
    • the treatment of farm and stable waste in accordance with the requirements of Policy WLP19;
  • Areas at risk of flooding except in exceptional circumstances where adequate and appropriate flood compensation measures are provided as part of the proposals;
  • Wildlife Heritage Sites, Parks and Gardens of County Importance, and non-scheduled archaeological sites meriting preservation in situ where these interests would be harmed by waste management development;
  • the immediate settings of any waterbodies or other water features and the aquatic environment in general, where the proposed development would result in material adverse impacts.

For more information please see the Waste Local Plan for Berkshire (Part 2)