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

Policy WLP30

Within the framework provided by Policy WLP27, the merits of waste management development proposals will be assessed having regard to all relevant considerations, and in particular:

  • the likely effects of the traffic and traffic-related impacts which the development would generate;
  • the need to safeguard health and living conditions;
  • the likely effects of the proposed development on the surrounding population and the environment, including the effect on living and working conditions; the effect on the air and water environment; the amenity and wider environmental implications of any emissions, or any changes in the nature, quality and quantity of watercourses and groundwater, and drainage and flooding impacts;
  • the visual impact of the proposed development; its effect on the landscape; the need for additional on-site and off-site planting, screening, or other landscaping measures, including planting in advance of the development; and the need to safeguard and enhance areas of attractive landscape and local landscape character, individual landscape features (woodlands, hedgerows etc), the character and setting of rivers, canals and streams, and areas of nature conservation value;
  • the need to safeguard the character, setting and amenities of individual settlements and to safeguard important open gaps between settlements from development which would cause long-term harm to the function of the land;
  • the need to safeguard and enhance the character and use of sites used for recreation and public rights of way;
  • the need to safeguard and enhance sites of ecological importance and protected species and their habitats, and the need to safeguard sites of geological, archaeological, historic, architectural or scientific importance, and to safeguard those sites comprising best and most versatile agricultural land;
  • the need to safeguard aviation interests (including guarding against bird strike risks and safeguarding airfield protection zones), and to safeguard the interests of public utilities;
  • the likely cumulative effects of the proposed development in combination with other developments taking place, or permitted to take place, in the locality;
  • the need to minimise disturbance from waste disposal operations by securing the phased release of sites where appropriate and the orderly progression of working and restoration where landfilling is taking place; and
  • the need to ensure satisfactory restoration, after-care and management of sites for an acceptable after-use.

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