Policy information sourced from the West London Waste Plan
WLWP 5 Decentralised Energy
All waste management facilities that are capable of directly producing energy or a fuel must secure, where reasonably practicable:
- The local use of any excess heat in either an existing heat network or through the creation of a new network;
- The use of biogas/syngas in Combined Heat and Power facilities, either directly through piped supply or indirectly through pressurisation and transport;
- The use of any solid recovered fuel in Combined Heat and Power facilities or as a direct replacement for fossil fuels in London; or
- Any other contribution to decentralised energy in London.
Where it is demonstrated that the provision of decentralised energy is not economically feasible or technically practicable, the development shall not preclude the future implementation of such systems.
Energy from Waste facilities will only be considered where it can be demonstrated that they qualify as a recovery operation as defined in the Waste Framework Directive. Proposals for Energy from Waste should demonstrate that they will not compromise the management of waste in accordance with the waste hierarchy requirement of the Waste Framework Directive.
For more information please see the West London Waste Plan