Staffordshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework
Annual Monitoring Report 2008
Contents
1 Executive Summary 4
2 Introduction 6 Staff 7
or 3 Local Development Scheme Delivery dshire County Council - Ann Local Development Scheme Delivery 7 Minerals Core Strategy 8 Waste Core Strategy 9
4 Contextual Background 10 Population 12 ual Monitoring Repor Households 13 Development Trends 14 Economy 15 Minerals 17 t 2008 Waste 18 Environment 23
5 Monitoring Existing 'Saved' Policies 25 Core Output Indicators - Minerals 25 Local Output Indicators - Minerals 29 Core Output Indicators - Waste 32 Local Output Indicators - Waste 37 Significant Effects Indicators 39 Data Collection Issues 39
List of Appendices Contents
Appendix 1 Contextual 41 1.1 Projected Population Changes between 2006 and 2031 42 1.2 Housing Completions and Demolitions (2000 - 2026) 43 1.3 Employment Land Take 44 t 2008 1.4 Employment Projections By District 44 1.5 Mineral Local Plan Allocations Unimplemented To Date 45 1.6 Operational Waste Management Facilities in Staffordshire County and 45 Stoke-on-Trent Unitary Authority
1.7 Active Waste Sites in Staffordshire County and Stoke-on-Trent Unitary ual Monitoring Repor 47 Authority
Appendix 2 Minerals 51 2.1 Primary Aggregate Sites in Staffordshire (2006) 51 2.2 Annual Sales and Apportionment of Sand & Gravel and Crushed Rock 53 between 1997 and 2006 dshire County Council - Ann
2.3 Aggregate and Material Recycling Facility Applications Submitted, or 54 Received or Determined in 2007/08 Staff 2.4 Permitted Waste Recycling Sites Producing Alternative Aggregates 56 2.5 Mineral County Matter Applications Determined Between 1st April 58 2007 and 31st March 2008
Appendix 3 Waste 62 3.1 New Waste Management Facilities Granted Planning Permission (1st 63 April 2007 - 31st March 2008) 3.2 Estimated Waste Arisings in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 67 3.3 Household Waste Management (2000/01 - 2007/08) 67 3.4 New Waste Management Facilities by Level in Waste Hierarchy and 68 Location (1st April 2007 to 31st March 2008) 3.5 Waste County Matter Applications Determined between 1st April 2007 74 and 31st March 2008
Glossary of Terms 81 Staffordshire County Council - Annual 4 Monitoring Report 2008
1 Executive Summary
1.1 This is Staffordshire County Council's fourth annual monitoring report prepared in accordance with the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Its purpose Staff is to monitor the progress of preparing local development documents and to or assess the extent to which the objectives of minerals and waste policies are dshire County Council - Ann being achieved at a local level between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2008.
1.2 Progress in preparing local development documents that will provide replacement local policies for minerals and waste development is considered in section 3 of the report. The Minerals And Waste Development Scheme or project plan for preparing local development documents needs to be reviewed to take into account changes to the process of preparing new development plan documents, but progress is reported in relation to the preparation of: ual Monitoring Repor the Minerals Core Strategy with the generation of options for strategic sites for sand & gravel; clay; coal; silica sand and anhydrite resources; and
the Waste Core Strategy which is being jointly prepared with Stoke-on-Trent City Council. t 2008 Progress has been achieved with the help of consultants in updating the evidence for waste issues and in identifying potential options for locating waste management facilities.
1.3 The context for minerals and waste development in Staffordshire is set out in section 4 with an updated assessment of figures relating to local population; households; employment; mineral and waste sites. Monitoring the delivery of policies for minerals and waste development at a local level is considered in section 5 of the report.
1.4 The key findings for the monitoring of Mineral policies are:
In 2006, sales of sand and gravel exceeded the local target figure (or sub-regional apportionment) defined by regional policy;
In 2006, landbanks for aggregate minerals (i.e. sand & gravel and limestone) were in excess of the minimum size of landbanks required by national policy;
Production of clay in 2006, principally for the manufacture of bricks, decreased by 120,000 tonnes compared with the previous year;
In relation to maintaining supplies to the Parkhouse; Chesterton and Keele Brick Works, major planning applications for the extension of two quarries remain to be determined; Staffordshire County Council - Annual 5 Monitoring Report 2008
In 2007, a major planning application for the extension of Moneystone Quarry which produces industrial sand was refused and the it is now anticipated that the quarry will cease production in 2009; and
In 2007/08 two planning permissions were granted for mineral reserves not allocated in the Minerals Local Plan. t 2008 1.5 The key findings for the monitoring of Waste policies are:
17 planning permissions relating to waste management facilities were granted between 1st April 2007 and 31st March 2008;
The new planning permissions were monitored with regard to the waste ual Monitoring Repor hierarchy and proximity principle. 9 approvals were granted in relation to materials recycling facilities, 3 were for composting facilities and 5 were linked to disposal sites;
The majority of the new permissions were in rural locations (11 in total) with 8 of these falling within areas designated as green belt. 5 of the permissions granted in the green belt were in connection with existing sites though one new composting facility was also granted planning permission
by the Planning Inspectorate following an appeal. As 75% of the land area dshire County Council - Ann in Staffordshire is rural with 35% designated as green belt, this presents or
continuing pressures for locating waste management facilities in the County Staff and needs to be considered as part of the preparation of the Waste Core Strategy;
The Waste Core Strategy is now being prepared jointly with Stoke-on-Trent City Council for both financial and planning reasons;
A desk top study commissioned in December 2007 demonstrated that over 4 million tonnes of waste is generated annually in the sub-region of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. This amount is set to increase over the next 10 to 15 years and therefore if no other waste management facilities are built during this period, by 2025/26, there will not be enough facilities to manage the amount of waste generated in the area. This will create a capacity gap in excess of 1 million tonnes of waste which reflects the apportionment figures identified in the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy (WMRSS) Phase 2 Revision;
In November 2008, Members of the Planning Committee approved an application for an energy from waste plant with an annual throughput capacity of up to 300,000 tonnes at Four Ashes in South Staffordshire. Further detail on this will be reported in the Annual Monitoring Report for 2009 though the facility will help to alleviate the predicted capacity gap if or when it becomes operational. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 6 Monitoring Report 2008
2 Introduction
2.1 This is the fourth Minerals and Waste Development Framework Annual Monitoring Report produced by Staffordshire County Council. The Annual Staff Monitoring Report assesses the financial year 1st April 2007 to 31st March or 2008. dshire County Council - Ann 2.2 The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Section 35) requires every local planning authority to produce an Annual Monitoring Report each year. For the County Council this will contain information on:
How we are performing in preparing new policies and in meeting the targets and milestones for Local Development Document preparation as set out in the approved Minerals and Waste Development Scheme (available at
ual Monitoring Repor www.staffordshire.gov.uk/planning). If targets are not met, reasons will be provided on why we are behind schedule and if the development scheme will need to be reviewed.
Monitoring results of the implementation and effectiveness of minerals and waste policy in respect of national, regional and local policy targets and in respect of social, environmental and economic objectives. This will t 2008 influence the need to review policies within Development Plan Documents.
2.3 This Annual Monitoring Report reviews all 'saved' policies in the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Minerals Local Plan 1994 - 2006 and the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan 1998 - 2011. This is because replacement policies that will be part of the new Minerals and Waste Development Framework documents have yet to be adopted. For further information on 'saved' policies refer to www.staffordshire.gov.uk/planning.
2.4 The monitoring of minerals and waste policies applies to the whole of Staffordshire, which includes the County area except those parts within the Peak District National Park and the administrative area of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. With respect to waste policies, although it is intended that the Waste Core Strategy Development Plan Document will be produced jointly with Stoke-on-Trent City Council, it will be necessary to contact Stoke-on-Trent City Council directly for monitoring data relating to waste management sites within their administrative area.
2.5 In addition to the requirements of Section 35 of The Act, it will also be our future intention for the Annual Monitoring Report to evaluate the success of the Statement of Community Involvement (available at www.staffordshire.gov.uk/planning ) and identify whether any improvements need to be made to the way in which local people and stakeholders are involved in planning for minerals and waste development. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 7 Monitoring Report 2008
2.6 Core output indicators, local output indicators and significant effect indicators provide the benchmarks for measuring policy implementation. These indicators are explained as follows:
Core Output Indicators – Authorities are required to monitor a set of local development framework core output indicators as a consistent data source. The Office for the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) published the document, t 2008 ‘Local Development Framework Monitoring: A Good Practice Guide’, that lists two minerals and two waste core output indicators which require monitoring. The findings from these indicators will allow Regional planning bodies to build up a regional picture of spatial planning performance which will feed into the monitoring of the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for the
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Local Output Indicators – These indicators relate to policy areas that are considered of local significance.
Significant Effect Indicators – There is also a requirement to monitor the ‘significant effects’ of policies. This should enable a comparison between the predicted effects of policies on society, the environment and the economy (made during the sustainability appraisal process) and actual dshire County Council - Ann
effects measured during the implementation of policies. Significant effects or are monitored by using indicators associated with sustainability appraisal objectives. On the basis that the County Council is at an early stage in Staff the sustainability appraisal process, there is limited scope for the monitoring of the actual ‘significant effects’ of policies in this report.
2.7 The Annual Monitoring Report is divided into the following sections:
Local (Minerals and Waste) Development Scheme delivery.
Contextual background against which to consider the effects of policy.
Analysis of existing ‘saved’ policies that constitute the Minerals and Waste Development Framework.
2.8 The fourth Annual Monitoring Report will be submitted to the Secretary of State, through the Government Office for the West Midlands, before the end of December 2008 in accordance with the statutory requirements.
3 Local Development Scheme Delivery
Local Development Scheme Delivery
3.1 In the Annual Monitoring Report 2007 it was indicated that there would be changes to the content of the two core strategies for minerals and waste and as a consequence, the revisions to the Minerals and Waste Development Scheme that were effective from April 2007 were no longer appropriate to the Staffordshire County Council - Annual 8 Monitoring Report 2008
way in which the core strategies would be prepared. It was also indicated that further revisions to the Scheme would be submitted to the Secretary of State prior to Christmas 2007.This was not achieved because the Government Office for the West Midlands advised that submission should be deferred until new Staff Planning Regulations were brought into force which would affect the process
or for preparing local development documents. dshire County Council - Ann 3.2 Further revisions have been discussed with the Government Office following the introduction of new regulations but revisions have yet to be formally submitted. The main focus of the revisions relates to the preparation of the two core strategies. By expanding the role of the core strategies to identify strategic sites, there is an anticipation that separate development plan documents for the allocation of mineral and waste sites may no longer be required.
3.3 Progress with the preparation of the two core strategies is reported below: ual Monitoring Repor
Minerals Core Strategy
3.4 As reported in the AMR 2007, the County Council approved a consultation document relating to the selection of preferred options for the Minerals Core
t 2008 Strategy in May 2007 but that consultation did not take place because of advice received from the Government Office for the West Midlands. That advice indicated that more work needed to be undertaken to develop a clear strategy which identified broad areas or strategic sites. Thereafter, the following steps have been achieved:
September 2007: the County Council invited the minerals industry and landowners to submit proposals for strategic mineral sites;
February 2008: a list of site proposals was reported to Planning Committee and profiles were made publicly available via the County Council's website. 35 site proposals were listed with most of the proposals relating to sand & gravel but proposals were also received for the working of clay, coal, silica sand and anhydrite;
July 2008: the County Council's Planning Committee approved a document relating to issues and options for the Minerals Core Strategy; and
October to November 2008: consultation on issues and options giving the first opportunity for the public to comment on site options. The feedback received from this consultation will be used in assessing options for the Strategy and in selecting preferred strategic site options next year. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 9 Monitoring Report 2008
Waste Core Strategy
3.5 Much of the progress of the Waste Core Strategy between April 2007 and March 2008 was reported in the Annual Monitoring Report for 2007 which can be viewed at www.staffordshire.gov.uk/planning . The key events are summarised below: t 2008 March - May 2007: consultation on an issues and options paper to generate feedback on the review of planning policies concerning the development of future waste management facilities in the County.
July 2007: feedback to Planning Committee from consultation exercise
and approval given to move the Waste Core Strategy forwards in a new ual Monitoring Repor way which would allow strategic sites/broad locations to be incorporated into the strategy. An improved evidence base would be prepared on which future proposals would be based, and a list of requirements would be drawn up to enable potential 'developers' to submit proposals for future waste management facilities.
October 2007: for a number of planning and financial reasons, an 'in principle' agreement was established to work together with Stoke-on-Trent dshire County Council - Ann
City Council to produce a joint Waste Core Strategy. or Staff November 2007: in accordance with Part 2, Section 28 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, Members of the Planning Committee granted approval for joint working with Stoke-on-Trent City Council on the Waste Core Strategy .
December 2007: consultants were appointed to prepare an evidence based technical report and an issues and options document for public consultation purposes. They were also asked to assist with the preparation of a Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report, an Interim Sustainability Appraisal, Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Interim Review and a Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening Report.
July 2008: Members of the Planning Committee approved the above documents to be used to consult with stakeholders.
October - November 2008: consultation on issues and options and supporting documents.
October - December 2008: invitation letter sent to 'developers' to submit proposals for future waste management facilities that will be considered as part of the preparation of the joint Waste Core Strategy.
Comments submitted during the consultation period are now being processed and sites submitted for consideration are also being assessed. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 10 Monitoring Report 2008
The site proposals will be supplemented by the identification of "areas of opportunity" based on work undertaken by consultants. It is anticipated that initial feedback will be reported to Members of the Planning Committee in February 2009. The next consultation period is likely to begin in Staff September 2009 to allow for the County Council elections and to avoid
or engaging with stakeholders during the main summer holiday period. dshire County Council - Ann 3.6 It remains undecided whether or not a separate waste site allocations document will be produced, though this is becoming increasingly unlikely based upon the assumption that strategic sites will be identified in the Waste Core Strategy Development Plan Document, which will help to eliminate the projected capacity gap. Planning applications for additional waste management facilities would then be assessed using regional and local strategies.
3.7 Final adoption of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Core Strategy is ual Monitoring Repor currently scheduled for September 2011.
4 Contextual Background
4.1 Staffordshire is based in the West Midlands Region and is both a rural and
t 2008 urban county. Approximately 75% of the land area is rural, however only around one quarter of the population lives in these rural areas. The main urban centres include Stafford, Lichfield, Tamworth, Cannock, Burton-upon-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Biddulph, Leek and Codsall/Bilbrook.
4.2 The administrative county of Staffordshire is some 262,333 hectares in size and has a population of 825,800 (2007 Mid Year Estimates). The Unitary Authority of Stoke-on-Trent has been administered separately from the rest of Staffordshire since April 1997 and has a population of 239,000 (2007 Mid Year Estimates). Although separate from the rest of Staffordshire in local government terms, Stoke-on-Trent exerts significant influence on the wider Staffordshire area surrounding it, with many partner organisations still operating across an area including both Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
4.3 Together with the County Council, local government services are provided by eight district and borough councils which display differing socio-economic characteristics and offer their own challenges towards service provision. Figure 1 highlights the boundaries of the District Authorities as well as some of the main urban areas and communication routes.
4.4 Located near the geographical centre of the country, Staffordshire has good transport links to the north and the south, and improving links to the east and west. Due to its location, large amounts of road and rail traffic pass through the County. The M6 and M54 motorways; the A38, A50, A34, A5 and A500 trunk roads; and the West Coast Mainline run through the County, accounting for significant volumes of through traffic, whilst the completion of the M6 Toll has improved access to the southern parts of Staffordshire. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 11 Monitoring Report 2008
4.5 The County is bounded by Cheshire to the northwest, the Peak District National Park to the northeast, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin to the west, Derbyshire to the east and the West Midlands conurbation to the south. The southeast of the County is also bounded by Leicestershire and Warwickshire and to the southwest by Worcestershire. t 2008 Figure 1 Staffordshire County and Local Authority Districts ual Monitoring Repor dshire County Council - Ann or Staff Staffordshire County Council - Annual 12 Monitoring Report 2008
Population
4.6 The 2007 population of Staffordshire is 825,800 and the population of Stoke-on-Trent is 239,000 (2007 Mid Year Estimates). At a district level, the
Staff highest populations are found within the Boroughs of Newcastle-under-Lyme
or and Stafford (see figure 2). dshire County Council - Ann
Figure 2 2007 Mid-Year Population Estimates
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Source: Office for National Statistics, 2007 Mid Year Estimates.
4.7 The population of Staffordshire has grown by 3.9% (34,200 people) between 1991 and 2007, compared with a regional figure of 2.6% (5,229,700 people at 1991 and 5,381,800 people at 2007) and 5.9% for England and Wales (50,748,000 people at 1991 and 54,072,000 people at 2007).
4.8 Population projections offer a picture of how the population may look into the future, but should always be treated with some caution as they only provide an estimate of what may happen in the future. Government trend based 2006 population projection figures suggest that by 2031 the population of Staffordshire will be in the region of 926,600, this equates to a growth of around 12.6% over the 2006 to 2031 period. Appendix 1.1 shows the projected increase in population in Staffordshire County between 2006 and 2031. This also highlights that the predicted growth in population is unlikely to be distributed evenly Staffordshire County Council - Annual 13 Monitoring Report 2008
throughout Staffordshire, with East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Stafford and Cannock Chase districts expected to experience the greatest percentage increases in total population (ONS, 2006 sub-national population projections).
Households t 2008 4.9 At the 2001 Census the total number of households in Staffordshire was 338,005, of which 97.1% were occupied (2001 Census).
4.10 Between 2004 and 2026, household projections suggest that the total number of households in Staffordshire County will rise by some 64,000 to a figure of 402,000 households (Department for Communities and Local Government, 2004 revised sub-regional household projections). ual Monitoring Repor
4.11 Figure 3 shows the household change between 2004 and 2026 by district. Household projections are trend based and predict what might happen if the historic patterns of household formation were to continue into the future, rather than taking into account planning policy. They should therefore be treated with some degree of caution. dshire County Council - Ann
Figure 3 Percentage change in households between 2004 and 2026 or Staff
30.00 28.00 28.89 26.00 24.00 23.68 22.00 20.00 20.00 18.00 17.95 (000's) 17.31 16.00 15.38 14.00 15.00 12.00
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Source: Communities and Local Government, 2004 based sub-regional household projections. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 14 Monitoring Report 2008
Development Trends
4.12 The level of demand for mineral resources and the generation of waste are key considerations for the future of the county, especially when examined in the
Staff context of housing and employment land completions. or
dshire County Council - Ann 4.13 The West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy, which sets out the key strategic planning framework for the West Midlands including Staffordshire, is currently undergoing a partial revision. The revision is being undertaken in three Phases; Phase 1 covering the Black Country area is now complete, Phase 2 is currently well underway and Phase 3 is just beginning. For Phase 2, a Preferred Option setting out revised proposed policies on housing, employment land, transportation and the environment was consulted on; the consultation ended on 8th December 2008. Following the end of this consultation, a Public Examination is scheduled to begin in April 2009. The Preferred Option can be ual Monitoring Repor viewed at www.wmra.gov.uk. One of the outcomes of Phase 2 will be to finalise the future distribution of new housing and employment land within the County at a strategic level. The level and location of new housing and employment opportunities will have a direct effect upon the level of need for mineral resources and will have implications for waste generation in Staffordshire.
t 2008 4.14 The most significant levels of housing development are likely to be seen in the districts of East Staffordshire, Lichfield and Stafford. Burton upon Trent and Stafford have been proposed as settlements of significant development within the Preferred Option; these towns have also been nominated as ‘growth points’ by the Government. Burton and Stafford will see considerable expansion in both housing and employment opportunities over the next 20 years. The proposed levels of housing in the remaining districts are less substantial, though there will still be implications for mineral and waste activities.
4.15 To enable comparisons between aggregate consumption and household building and employment land take, annual figures have been compiled showing details of completions each financial year. During 2007/08 there were 3,088 housing completions in Staffordshire. Only a small number of residential demolitions take place in Staffordshire each year, with a total of 208 demolitions during 2007/08.
4.16 A total of 140 hectares of employment land development took place within the county during 2007/08, with significant variations between districts (see appendix 1.2 and 1.3 for details). For further information on residential completions, demolitions and employment land development rates go to www.staffordshire.gov.uk/yourcouncil/researchunit/sustainablecommunities/. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 15 Monitoring Report 2008
Economy
4.17 The Staffordshire economy continues to undergo restructuring, with the local economy diversifying away from a historical base centred on the manufacturing sector and production industries, towards an economy focused on the service sectors. t 2008 4.18 Staffordshire still has an important manufacturing sector, accounting for 15.8% of employment in 2006 (figure 4), which represents a greater proportion of local employment than for Great Britain as a whole; it is this sector however which has seen some of the greatest employment decline over recent years.
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4.19 Staffordshire's economy is now dominated by the service sectors, including Public Administration, Health and Education, and Distribution, Hotels and Catering which together account for more than half of employee jobs in the economy. The distribution sector has seen pronounced growth over recent years, as logistics operations have been keen to take advantage of Staffordshire's strategic location, land availability and competitive workforce. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 16 Monitoring Report 2008
4.20 Staffordshire's economy is forecast to continue growing into the future, with the number of jobs increasing from around 365,000 in 2006 to 383,000 in 2021, an increase of around 5%.
Staff 4.21 Employment forecasts by sector (figure 5) suggest that the greatest increases
or in employment are most likely to be experienced in the financial and business
dshire County Council - Ann sector, which is currently under represented in Staffordshire. The construction sector, which will benefit from overall increases in development, is also expected to increase in proportional terms. Following on from the trends of recent years, the manufacturing sector is forecast to see the most significant decline in employment up to 2021.
Figure 5 Forecasted employment change by industrial sector, 2006 - 2021 ual Monitoring Repor
Total Primary and Utility t 2008 Manufacturing Construction Retailing Distribution NES Sector Hotels and Catering Series1 Transport Communications Financial and Business
Employment Public Administration Health and Education Other Service Activities
-50 0 50 % change in employment
Source: Cambridge Econometrics. LEFM Baseline Projections consistent with Regional Economic Prospects July 2006.
4.22 Employment forecasts suggest that all of the district localities in Staffordshire are likely to see increased levels of employment, with the greatest increases in jobs by 2021 seen in Stafford (4,500 jobs), Lichfield (3,800 jobs) and East Staffordshire County Council - Annual 17 Monitoring Report 2008
Staffordshire (3,100 jobs). Staffordshire Moorlands, with a predicted increase of around 100 jobs, is forecast to see the smallest change in employment. For further details of the employment forecasts by district see Appendix 1.4.
4.23 For further information on the economy of Staffordshire go to http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/yourcouncil/researchunit/economicdevelopmentandenterprise/. t 2008
Minerals
4.24 Staffordshire is one of the most significant mineral producing counties in the country. The most significant mineral produced in terms of tonnage is sand and gravel for aggregate use (e.g. concrete and mortar). In 2005, Staffordshire accounted for 10% of England's land-won sand and gravel sales and 64% of ual Monitoring Repor the West Midlands Region sales (1).
4.25 In 2006, total mineral production in Staffordshire amounted to 10.4 million tonnes and the total permitted reserves at the end of 2006 were 327 million tonnes.
4.26 There are currently 66 sites with permitted reserves in Staffordshire County consisting of: dshire County Council - Ann
32 sand and gravel quarries or
20 clay and shale quarries Staff
5 sandstone quarries (building and dimension stone)
4 limestone quarry sites
2 silica sand quarries
1 anhydrite and gypsum mine
1 shale quarry (for cement)
1 methane gas/mine gas
4.27 See figure 6 for a map of these sites or go to www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/developmentcontrol/planning/policy/mineralsplanning.htm.
4.28 The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Minerals Local Plan 1994 - 2006 also allocates 12 mineral sites, 8 of which are unimplemented to date. For a list of unimplemented sites see Appendix 1.5.
4.29 Between 1st April 2007 and 31st March 2008, 15 mineral applications were approved in Staffordshire County - 8 full applications, 2 retrospective applications and 5 non compliance applications.
1 2005 Aggregates Minerals Survey for England and Wales Staffordshire County Council - Annual 18 Monitoring Report 2008
Figure 6 Mineral Sites in Staffordshire County Staff or dshire County Council - Ann ual Monitoring Repor t 2008
Waste
4.30 The Waste Core Strategy Development Plan Document is being produced jointly with Stoke-on-Trent City Council and therefore coverage of the operational waste management facilities in Staffordshire has been extended into the administrative area of Stoke-on-Trent. The joint approach has both financial Staffordshire County Council - Annual 19 Monitoring Report 2008
and planning benefits, and was particularly encouraged as waste data is often reported collectively for the sub-region of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and it is not always possible to separate the two sets of statistics.
4.31 The current number of permitted waste management facilities in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is 266 (in accordance with the County Council's database). There is a more detailed breakdown of these in Appendix 1.6 though in brief, t 2008 they equate to:
80 Waste Transfer Stations
78 Material Recycling Facilities ual Monitoring Repor 11 Composting Sites
15 Household Waste Recycling Facilities
5 Thermal Treatment Facilities
20 Landfill Sites
57 Sewage Treatment Works dshire County Council - Ann or 4.32 These figures differ to those reported in our Evidence Base Technical Report (published in September 2008 and available to view at Staff http://consult.staffordshire.gov.uk/portal/jwcs/jwcs?tab=files) as this document was written earlier in 2008. It should be noted that when numbers of facilities are recorded, the figure represents a 'snapshot' of the situation at that moment in time. Numbers are fluid and will change as new facilities are permitted and others close.
4.33 When compared to figures recorded in the Annual Monitoring Report for 2007, there is a significant difference between the total number of facilities. This is attributed to the work carried out for our Evidence Base Technical Report which used data recorded by the Environment Agency to find volumes of waste managed in the County and City of Stoke-on-Trent. Their list included sites not granted planning permission by the County Council but from District Councils though nevertheless were operating as waste management facilities. The names of these sites have now been added to the County's list for future monitoring purposes.
4.34 'Active' waste sites in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are mapped in Appendix 1.7 whether operational, pre-operational or non-operational at present. Further information on these sites can be found on the Staffordshire Planning Portal using the following link: http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/developmentcontrol/planning/whatWeDo/waste.htm . Staffordshire County Council - Annual 20 Monitoring Report 2008
4.35 Several sites in the County have more than one function (e.g. mineral and landfill or landfill and material reclamation facility, etc). Such sites may be interpreted differently in different data sets, for example they may count as one site according to the County Council and as two or three according to the Staff Environment Agency due to the number of waste permits that they may require. or
dshire County Council - Ann 4.36 Staffordshire is a rich resource for mineral extraction and as a consequence, landfill capacity has been in abundance in the past also enabling other waste collection authorities to dispose of their residual waste at these sites. Conversely Staffordshire exports hazardous waste to other authorities that are able to offer suitable facilities to treat it. With the onus on Local Authorities to recycle more waste and manage an equivalent amount of waste to that which they generate, there could well be a downturn in the amount of waste imported to Staffordshire but a need to improve the network of waste management facilities across the sub-region. Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have a high proportion of waste ual Monitoring Repor transfer facilities but are now required to enrich this network with more treatment facilities to compensate for less waste being sent to landfill sites.
4.37 Figure 7 indicates the locations of sites with planning permission but those that have not yet commenced operations (pre-operational or non-operational sites) are not included. t 2008 Staffordshire County Council - Annual 21 Monitoring Report 2008
Figure 7 Operational Waste Management Facilities in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent t 2008 ual Monitoring Repor dshire County Council - Ann or Staff
4.38 Between 1st April 2007 and 31st March 2008, 59 waste related planning applications were received (by Staffordshire County Council - see detail in Appendix 3.5) Of these, 38 were full applications, 2 were for minor amendments, Staffordshire County Council - Annual 22 Monitoring Report 2008
4 related to a change of use, 13 were for non-compliance, 1 was permitted development and 1 was for prior written approval. The following outcomes were achieved for each category of determination
Staff Withdrawn; 4 full applications and 1 non-compliance or
dshire County Council - Ann Invalid; 1 full application and 2 non-compliance applications
Refused; 3 full applications and 1 change of use
Refused but granted on appeal; 1 full application
Temporary; 3 non-compliance applications
Approved; 1 prior written approval and 1 full application ual Monitoring Repor Undetermined; 3 full applications
Minor Amendment; 2 minor amendment applications
Not permitted development; 1 not permitted development application
t 2008 Granted; 25 full applications, 7 non-compliance applications and 3 for change of use applications
4.39 From the above, 17 'new' waste management facilities were granted planning permission that would help to decrease the forecast capacity gap. The total number of applications received in connection with waste management facilities virtually doubled from the previous year's figures when only 30 applications were received for determination. The 17 new waste treatment facilities also demonstrated a significant increase over the 12 new facilities taken from the 2007 Annual Monitoring Report.
4.40 The Evidence Base Technical Report supported the apportionment policy within the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy which predicted that Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent would have a combined capacity gap of over 1 million tonnes of waste by 2025/26 if other facilities were not permitted in the interim period. The increased number of applications relating to waste management facilities perhaps indicates that the changes to legislation coupled with the financial incentives is now having the desired effect to improve the way that waste is treated or disposed of.
4.41 In November 2008, Members of the Planning Committee approved an application for an Energy from Waste plant with an annual throughput capacity of up to 300,000 tonnes at Four Ashes in South Staffordshire. Further detail on this will be reported in the Annual Monitoring Report for 2009 but this is likely to have a significant impact on the projected capacity gap. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 23 Monitoring Report 2008
Environment
4.42 Protection of the environment is a key objective for planning and in Staffordshire there are significant areas of land that are designated to safeguard landscapes; open spaces; and areas of ecological, cultural and geological value, some of which are shown in Figure 8. t 2008 4.43 There are three areas of Green Belt within Staffordshire, one surrounding the North Staffordshire Conurbation (37,919 hectares) and the second area north and west of the West Midlands Conurbation (54,387 hectares). A further 39 hectares of Green Belt is located near to Burton-upon-Trent. The areas of Green Belt cover around 35% of the County land area. ual Monitoring Repor 4.44 The Peak District National Park covers an area of 20,673 hectares in the north east of the county which is around 8% of the County's land area. The National Park is outside the area administered by Staffordshire County Council as a planning authority.
4.45 Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the middle of the county covers an area of 6,905 hectares, approximately 3% of the County's land area.
4.46 In September 2008 there were 73 Sites of Special Scientific Interest based on dshire County Council - Ann ecological and/or geological interest, covering approximately 3.2% of the County or
land area; 14 international sites of ecological value (8 Special Areas of Staff Conservation, 1 Special Protection Area and 5 Ramsar); 767 Sites of Biological Importance and 440 Biodiversity Alert Sites; more than 1000 ancient woodland compartments; and 65 Regionally Important Geological Sites. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 24 Monitoring Report 2008
Figure 8 Environmental Assets in Staffordshire County Staff or dshire County Council - Ann ual Monitoring Repor t 2008 Staffordshire County Council - Annual 25 Monitoring Report 2008
5 Monitoring Existing 'Saved' Policies
Core Output Indicators - Minerals
5.1 There are two national core output indicators for minerals that the Annual Monitoring Report must monitor. t 2008
Statement of Purpose
Make adequate provision for primary aggregates whilst increasing the contribution
of alternative sources of materials. ual Monitoring Repor
Relevant Policies
RSS Policy M2: Minerals - Aggregates. RSS Policy M3: Minerals - The use of alternative sources of materials. dshire County Council - Ann
Saved Structure Plan Policy MW3: Minerals - The efficient use and recycling of or
minerals Staff
Relevant Indicator One
Core output indicator 5a - Production of primary land-won aggregates.
Key Data and Analysis
5.2 In June 2003 new National and Regional guidelines for aggregates provision in England were published (superseding guidelines in Minerals Planning Guidance 6). This stated that an estimated 359 million tonnes of aggregate materials will need to be provided in the West Midlands Region during the period 2001 to 2016. The guidelines assume that 88 million tonnes will be provided from alternative aggregate sources within the region, 16 million tonnes will be imported from Wales, and the West Midlands Region will need to provide 255 million tonnes of primary aggregate, of which 162 million tonnes is anticipated to be sand and gravel, and 93 million tonnes crushed rock. Primary aggregate materials are produced in Staffordshire from quarries working sand and gravel and limestone (crushed rock) deposits. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 26 Monitoring Report 2008
5.3 Sand and gravel deposits are worked throughout the West Midlands Region but the greatest production is derived from Staffordshire. Consequently, Staffordshire is required by regional policy to plan for future sand and gravel resources on the basis of producing 6.602 million tonnes per annum (65.2% of Staff the region's apportionment) (1)In 2006 there were 36 sand and gravel quarries
or within Staffordshire County, 13 of which were non-operational (see Appendix dshire County Council - Ann 2.1 for details of the quarries). The landbank for sand and gravel reserves at 31st December 2006 equated to 13 years, with reserves of 89 million tonnes (West Midlands Regional Aggregate Working Party, Annual Report 2006).
5.4 Sales of sand and gravel in the County followed an overall downward trend between 1997 and 2005 but increased by 17% in 2006 compared with sales in 2005 (Figure 9). This overall downward trend has contributed to maintaining a landbank that remains nearly twice the size of the minimum landbank required by National Planning Policy (refer to Annex 1 to MPS1). Figure 9 shows that ual Monitoring Repor sales of sand and gravel in 2006 were 0.2 million tonnes above the sub-regional apportionment of 6.602 million tonnes per annum although sales of sand and gravel between 1997 and 2005 have been less than the sub-regional apportionment as shown in Appendix 2.2.
5.5 Sales figures for crushed rock worked for aggregate purposes in Staffordshire t 2008 are now confidential because there was only a single quarry producing aggregates in 2006. However, within the County there are three limestone quarries capable of producing crushed rock for aggregates use (see Appendix 2.1). The landbank for crushed rock at 31st December 2006 equated to 115 years with reserves of 161.2 million tonnes (West Midlands Regional Aggregate Working Party, Annual Report 2006). The actual landbank figure significantly exceeds the minimum landbank requirement of 10 years as stated in national planning policy.
5.6 Sales of crushed rock between 1997 and 2003 have followed an overall downward trend, as shown by Figure 9. This trend also indicates that sales are less than the sub-regional apportionment for crushed rock. Further details of sales of crushed rock between 1997 and 2003 are shown in Appendix 2.2.
5.7 The above analysis indicates that there is no current issue in terms of meeting the sub-regional apportionments for aggregate provision given the number of quarries with permitted reserves and the extent of landbanks for sand and gravel, and limestone used as crushed rock. Appendix 2.3 also indicates that during 2006/07, planning permission was granted for the extraction of an additional 0.08 million tonnes of sand and gravel.
1 West Midlands Regional Aggregate Working Party Annual Report 2004 Staffordshire County Council - Annual 27 Monitoring Report 2008
Figure 9 Sand & gravel and crushed rock sales for aggregate purposes (1997 - 2005)
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Relevant Indicator Two
Core output indicator 5b - Production of secondary/recycled aggregates.
Key Data and Analysis
5.8 National and Regional policies encourage the use of alternative aggregate sources and the development of facilities for the recycling of mineral wastes, secondary aggregates and construction, demolition and excavation wastes. Furthermore, national and regional guidelines for the provision of primary aggregate materials take into account that alternative aggregates should contribute 23% of total demand of aggregates up to 2016. For the West Midlands region, the guidelines assume that 88 million tonnes of aggregate will be derived from alternative sources up to 2016 which amounts to 5.5 million tonnes per annum. There is no local target, however, for the production of secondary / recycled aggregates. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 28 Monitoring Report 2008
5.9 The achievement of these policies is difficult to measure due to the lack of local data on the production of alternative aggregates, particularly from recycling construction, demolition and excavation wastes. Secondary aggregates comprise materials which are the by-product of other extractive operations (e.g. Staff colliery shale) or the by-product of industrial processes (e.g. pulverised fuel
or ash from coal burning power stations). In Staffordshire, secondary aggregates dshire County Council - Ann can be derived from the ash produced at Rugeley power station.
5.10 No figures are available on the total production of recycled / secondary aggregates in Staffordshire, but sub-regional estimates are available from the Construction, Demolition and Excavation Waste Survey 2005 and the Other Materials Survey 2005. It is estimated that 0.18 million tonnes of furnace bottom ash, incinerator bottom ash and pulverised fuel ash was produced for aggregate use in Shropshire and Staffordshire during 2005 (2). In relation to construction, demolition and excavation waste, it is estimated that 845,493 tonnes of recycled ual Monitoring Repor graded aggregates and 736,873 tonnes of recycled ungraded aggregate were produced in Shropshire and Staffordshire (3).
5.11 In Staffordshire there are 18 permitted waste recycling sites producing alternative aggregates, with a total available capacity of approximately 438,000 tonnes per annum (excluding sites where planning permission has expired). However, t 2008 there are are difficulties in verifying the information relating to throughput capacity supplied on application forms and therefore this is simply an approximation of capacity. Appendix 2.4 provides details of the 18 permitted waste recycling sites producing alternative aggregate in Staffordshire County.
5.12 On the basis of the above information, it is suggested that the major proportion of wastes recycled for aggregate use are derived directly from demolition / construction sites. There may be an opportunity, however, to improve monitoring of this source of alternative aggregates with the implementation of site waste management plans now required for large construction projects and that are submitted to the District Planning Authorities. There is also a need to continue monitoring throughput capacity at waste treatment sites in anticipation that wastes are recycled for use as higher value graded aggregates. Currently, there remains an issue with the ability to effectively monitor this core output indicator and it remains necessary to rely on national surveys to indicate whether the contribution from alternative aggregate sources is sufficient to offset some of the supply from primary aggregate sources.
2 Other Materials Survey 2005 3 Construction, Demolition and Excavation Waste Survey 2005 Staffordshire County Council - Annual 29 Monitoring Report 2008
Local Output Indicators - Minerals
5.13 The Core Output indicators have been supplemented in this Annual Monitoring Report by two local indicators. t 2008 Statement of Purpose
Make adequate provision for other non energy minerals e.g. brick clays, cement minerals, silica sand and anhydrite ual Monitoring Repor
Relevant Policies
MLP Policy 2: Landbanks. MLP Policy 46: Anhydrite (Fauld Mine). MLP Policy 48: Cement Materials (Cauldon Cement Works). MLP Policy 56: Silica Sand (Moneystone Processing Plant). dshire County Council - Ann or Staff
Relevant Indicator One
Production of Brick Clay and Building Stone.
Key Data and Analysis
5.14 In the light of revised national mineral planning policy, the landbank policies for clay and building stone in the Minerals Local Plan have not been saved and replacement policies for the provision of clay and building stone have yet to be developed from the local Minerals Core Strategy. In the meantime, it is intended to assess provision for these minerals by monitoring production of these minerals together with details of planning applications relating to development of these minerals.
5.15 Production of clay mainly for the purposes of brick manufacture fell by 11% in 2006 compared with production in 2005, to 970,000 tonnes. Statistics indicate that brick production in the region fell by 35 million over the same period which equates to a 6% fall in production over the year. Permitted clay reserves were indicated to be 43.3 million tonnes by the end of 2006 which represents an increase over the previous year. This is most likely due to a reassessment of reserves because there were no additional reserves permitted in that year. Appendix 2.5 indicates that planning permission was granted in July 2007 for Staffordshire County Council - Annual 30 Monitoring Report 2008
the extraction of 530,000 tonnes of clay at the Chatterley Valley employment site in Newcastle under Lyme and to allow for its temporary storage within a former quarry known as Bradwell West Quarry.
Staff 5.16 National planning policy requires that provision of clays is assessed on the
or basis of maintaining a 25 year supply for brick or tile works. To maintain the
dshire County Council - Ann local supply and to support production of clay products at the Parkhouse, Chesterton and Keele Works which are all in Newcastle Borough, Ibstock Brick Limited have submitted planning applications for extending their quarries at Keele and Knutton. Both planning applications remain to be determined by the County Council.
5.17 The scale of production at the five permitted quarries producing building stone is significantly less than the production of other minerals and remains at a similar level to previous years. In 2006 production of building stone was estimated to ual Monitoring Repor be approximately 2000 tonnes. There are no significant planning issues to report relating to the provision of building stones.
5.18 With regard to the production of industrial minerals, the key issues to report are:
t 2008 In August 2007 a major application for the extension of Moneystone Quarry which produces silica sands, was refused and it is anticipated that production at this quarry will now cease in 2009.
In March 2008 an extension of time was granted for the working of anhydrite at Fauld Mine. This allows for remaining reserves to be worked within the Tatenhill Airfield area until 31 December 2013.
Statement of Purpose
To ensure appropriate flexibility for the provision of minerals.
Relevant Policies
MLP Policy 38: Exceptional Circumstances.
Relevant Indicator Two
Applications permitted for sites not allocated in the Minerals Local Plan Staffordshire County Council - Annual 31 Monitoring Report 2008
Key Data and Analysis
5.19 Policy 38 in the Minerals Local Plan provides for the consideration of planning applications for the development of mineral resources not allocated in the Plan. Non-allocated mineral resources may be permitted where exceptional circumstances can be demonstrated and where the proposal accords with the Development Plan. t 2008
5.20 Previous Annual Monitoring Reports have reviewed decisions on planning applications where Policy 38 has been relevant in permitting resources not identified in the Minerals Local Plan. Referring to the list of mineral applications in Appendix 2.5, Policy 38 was relevant to granting planning permission for the
winning and working of minerals at both Chatterley Valley and Cranebrook ual Monitoring Repor Quarry. At Chatterley Valley exceptional circumstances related to safeguarding high quality clay resources that would be sterilised by the development of the premium employment site and at Cranebrook Quarry, circumstances related to the special properties of the mineral to meet an established specialist demand. Policy 38 was also considered for that part of the development not within an allocated "Area of Search" at Moneystone Quarry, but that application was refused. dshire County Council - Ann or Staff Staffordshire County Council - Annual 32 Monitoring Report 2008
Core Output Indicators - Waste
5.21 There are two national core output indicators for waste that the Annual Monitoring Report must monitor. Staff or dshire County Council - Ann Statement of Purpose
Regional targets for municipal, household and industrial and commercial waste, and to provide for waste management and treatment facilities for all major waste streams to enable the targets to be met. ual Monitoring Repor Relevant 'Saved' Policies
RSS Policy WD1: Targets for waste management in the region. RSS Policy WD2: The need for waste management facilities by sub-region. WLP Policy 1: General considerations. WLP Policy 2: General principles. t 2008
Relevant Indicator One
Core output indicator 6a - Capacity of new waste management facilities by type (e.g. landfill, recycling, recovery and other alternatives to landfill which has received planning permission and been made operable).
Key Data and Analysis
5.22 Between 1st April 2007 and 31st March 2008, 17 'new' planning permissions relating to waste management facilities were granted approval by Staffordshire County Council's Planning Committee. Of the 17 permissions;
9 were recycling facilities with an overall annual total throughput of approximately 212,000 tonnes. Five of these were for completely new sites and 3 were either non-compliance or retrospective applications. Note: Some of the treatment capacity is replacement capacity rather than additional. One of the new recycling facilities is for the treatment of 25,000 litres of recovered oil each day or over 9 million litres of oil annually.
3 were for composting operations with an overall capacity of approximately 65,000 tonnes per annum. One of the applications was to make temporary Staffordshire County Council - Annual 33 Monitoring Report 2008
permissions permanent, one was an extension to the existing site and one application was for a new site. Note: Some of the treatment capacity recorded is for replacement capacity rather than additional.
5 were for disposal operations with a total void capacity for soils, pulverised fuel ash and bottom furnace ash of approximately 1.98 million tonnes / 1.52 million cubic metres. Out of these, two were new sites and involved t 2008 the infilling of a borrow pit lake at Rugeley Power Ltd with unsold fuel and bottom ash, and the second was for the restoration of derelict land to agriculture. The remaining three existing sites were to allow a restricted amount of waste for the completion of their restoration schemes, two of which are restricted to inert waste only. ual Monitoring Repor 5.23 Further details of the 17 planning permissions can be found in Appendix 3.1. However with the exception of Rugeley Power Limited, there appears to be a growing trend towards applications for recycling and treatment facilities rather than large landfill sites.
5.24 The Evidence Base Technical Report (http://consult.staffordshire.gov.uk/portal/jwcs/jwcs?tab=files) written to inform the preparation of the joint Waste Core Strategy, estimates the controlled waste arisings in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to be approximately 4.1 million dshire County Council - Ann or tonnes. The table in Appendix 3.2 gives a break down of this figure though in brief: 14.7% is from municipal sources; 38% is generated from commercial Staff and industrial practises; and construction and demolition waste accounts for nearly half of all waste at 47%. There is little detailed information on agricultural waste as it is only in 2006 that the legislation changed requiring returns to be made to the Environment Agency. Estimates in the report suggest that agricultural waste only equates to 0.2% of the total waste generated in the sub-region but as refinements are made to the data collection processes in the future, it will allow for a greater degree of confidence in reported figures.
5.25 The locally distinctive evidence base report supported the findings of the Phase 2 Review of the Regional Spatial Strategy in that both reports detailed a projected capacity gap of over 1 million tonnes of waste by 2025/26. The local report suggested that there would be a capacity gap of 1.1 million tonnes which is slightly lower than the 1.25 million tonnes reported in the Regional Spatial Strategy Phase 2 Revision document. This capacity gap is mainly due to Staffordshire being a significant mineral producer and therefore disposal of waste has traditionally been through landfill with few other facilities available as alternatives.
5.26 With this anticipated capacity gap, there is no room for complacency as new waste management facilities will need to be introduced incrementally to adjust to the changing focus on how waste is managed across Staffordshire. As the volume of waste increases in line with projected household and employment Staffordshire County Council - Annual 34 Monitoring Report 2008
intensification across the County, less waste will be disposed of through landfill due to prohibitive landfill taxes, and therefore there will be a greater need for different types of treatment or disposal facilities.
Staff 5.27 As previously mentioned in this report, an application to build an energy from
or waste plant was approved by Planning Committee in November 2007 for a site
dshire County Council - Ann at Four Ashes in South Staffordshire. The anticipated annual throughput will be up to 300,000 tonnes which if built, will significantly help to reduce the anticipated capacity gap.
5.28 The consultation on the Phase 2 Revision of the Regional Spatial Strategy was extended earlier this year whilst a housing study was commissioned. The outcome of the study gave three possible options for how households could be distributed in the future across the West Midlands and how this would impact on waste tonnages for each sub-region. The revised housing options can be ual Monitoring Repor viewed on the Government Office for the West Midlands website http://www.go-wm.gov.uk/gowm/Planning/515750/744615/.
5.29 Careful design of any new housing or other development is the key to handling waste efficiently, however to avoid landfill, the focus should be on designing out waste rather than trying to find alternative disposal solutions or suitable
t 2008 receptacles to store the waste for recycling purposes .
Relevant Indicator Two
Core output indicator 6b - Amount of municipal waste arising and managed by management type, and the percentage each management type represents of the waste managed.
Key Data and Analysis
5.30 Growing levels of waste and a number of fiscal instruments including the Landfill Tax Escalator, the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme, and Recycling Credits have led authorities to recycle and compost more waste, landfill less waste and use waste as a means to generate power. Increased recycling and composting rates and increased energy recovery rates in future years will however be necessary if a reduction in the volume of waste going to landfill is to occur, and the draft Joint Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Municipal Waste Management Strategy target of 0% of waste to landfill by 2020 is to be achieved. It should be noted that this target relates only to municipal waste, which accounted for around one fifth of waste in 2004/05.
5.31 The National Waste Strategy (revised 2007) states that national targets for waste management which are: Staffordshire County Council - Annual 35 Monitoring Report 2008
To recycle and compost 40%, 45% and 50% of municipal waste by 2010, 2015 and 2020 respectively. This compares with targets of 30% and 33% of municipal waste recycled and composted by 2010 and 2015 in the initial waste strategy.
To recover 53%, 67% and 75% of municipal waste by 2010, 2015 and 2020 respectively. This compares with targets of 45% and 67% for 2010 t 2008 and 2015 in the initial waste strategy.
To reduce the proportion of industrial and commercial waste disposed of to landfill by 20% between 2001 and 2010. This compares with a reduction target of 15% for 2005 against the 1998 levels in the initial waste strategy. ual Monitoring Repor To reduce the amount of construction, demolition and excavation waste disposed of to landfill by 50% in 2012. No target was given in the previous waste strategy.
5.32 In 2007/08 there were 468,310 tonnes of municipal waste managed within Staffordshire County, of which 94% (438,301 tonnes) was household waste. Table 1 highlights that 38% of the household waste was disposed to landfill and 62% was either recycled, composted or incinerated with energy recovery,
thus meeting the national targets as set out in the National Waste Strategy dshire County Council - Ann (revised 2007). or Staff
Table 1 Municipal Waste Management 2007/08
Waste Management Type Tonnes Percentage of Total Waste Managed
Staffordshire Recycling Kerbside and Recycling 94,951 21.7 Centres
Staffordshire Composting Kerbside and Recycling 90,468 20.6 Centres
Staffordshire Energy from Waste (Hanford) 87,817 20.0
Staffordshire Landfill 164,965 37.6
Total Household Waste 438,201 100.0
Staffordshire Commercial Waste, Fly-Tipping, 12,110 Healthcare, etc
Staffordshire Soil & Rubble via Recycling Centres 18,000
Total Staffordshire Municipal Waste 468,310 Staffordshire County Council - Annual 36 Monitoring Report 2008
5.33 Household Waste Management (2000/01 - 2007/08)
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The trends in household waste between 2000/01 and 2007/08 show that the total amount of household waste managed by the authority has grown over the last seven years by approximately 6.8%. Further details are provided in Appendix 3.3.
5.34 During the year covered by this Annual Monitoring Report 438,201 tonnes of household waste were managed, equivalent to 532.57 kg per person. Of this household waste, 22% was recycled, 21% composted, 20% managed through heat, power and other energy recovery and 38% landfilled.
5.35 Comparing this with the previous years data there has been an increase in the proportion of waste managed by recycling and composting and a reduction in waste disposed to landfill.
5.36 Although the amount of household waste has being fluctuating, the amount that is landfilled has been decreasing. In 2000/01, 70% of household waste was being disposed to landfill compared to 38% in 2007/08. On the other hand, the amount of waste being recycled and composted in Staffordshire has steadily increased each year, from 6% of household waste for both methods of waste treatment in 2000/01, to 22% recycled and 21% composted in 2007/08. This Staffordshire County Council - Annual 37 Monitoring Report 2008
is evidence that more sustainable methods of waste management are now being encouraged and used. Additional data on household waste management, including tonnages, are available in Appendix 3.3.
Local Output Indicators - Waste t 2008 5.37 The core output indicators for waste planning have been supplemented in this Annual Monitoring Report by one Local Indicator.
Statement of Purpose ual Monitoring Repor Promotion of the waste hierarchy principle (recycling and composting before recovery of energy from waste and then disposal as the last option) and promotion of the location criteria for waste treatment facilities (complement existing activities; form part of an integrated waste management facility; bring degraded, contaminated or derelict land back into productive use; reuse existing or redundant buildings). dshire County Council - Ann or Staff Relevant 'Saved' Policies
WLP Policy 2: General principles. WLP Policy 8: Landfill or landraising. WLP Policy 10: Waste disposal on agricultural, forestry or other land. WLP Policy 12: Criteria for the location of waste treatment facilities. WLP Policy 14: Waste treatment facilities within buildings or open air.
Relevant Indicator One
Waste treatment applications determined (permitted and refused 1st April 2007 - 31st March 2008 against WLP10 and WLP12 criteria. The method by which the waste will be managed and location of the waste treatment facilities (location rural/urban; distance from urban area/source of waste; degraded, contaminated, derelict land; re-use of existing or redundant buildings.
Key Data and Analysis Staffordshire County Council - Annual 38 Monitoring Report 2008
5.38 Planning Policy Statement 10 'Planning for Sustainable Waste Management' and the National Waste Strategy (revised 2007) sets out a systematic approach to the measuring of waste arisings and the responsibilities of different levels of administration to deliver sustainable waste policy and management with the Staff overarching principles of waste being managed close to where it arises and
or wherever possible treating waste as high up the waste hierarchy as possible. dshire County Council - Ann These requirements do not just relate to municipal waste but to all waste streams, including industrial and commercial, and construction and demolition wastes.
5.39 The criteria for site selection used for this local output indicator is based on the Waste Local Plan Policy 12 criteria for the location of waste treatment facilities and also the following Regional Spatial Strategy draft Waste Policy W5 waste site identification criteria:
ual Monitoring Repor 5.40 "Where there is evidence that additional capacity is required the basis on which WPAs identify additional sites should be based on the following criteria:
Ensuring a range of sites of different size and geographical distribution; Good accessibility to the source of waste arisings and/or end users; and Good transport connections including, where possible, rail and water. t 2008 5.41 "In the first instance such sites should be:
Sites with current use rights for waste management purposes; or Active mineral working sites or landfills where the proposal is both operationally related to the permitted use and for a temporary period commensurate with the permitted use of the site; or Previous or existing industrial land use; or Contaminated or derelict land; or Land with or adjoining a sewage treatment works; or Redundant agricultural or forestry buildings and their curtilage. 5.42 "In every case the proposal should be capable of meeting local environmental and amenity criteria".
5.43 The 17 'new' planning permissions granted between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2008 were monitored with regard to the waste hierarchy and proximity principles. 8 were new waste management sites and 9 were at existing waste facilities reflecting integrated working in accordance with Waste Local Plan Policy 12.
5.44 9 approvals were granted in relation to materials recycling facilities, 3 were for composting facilities and 5 were linked to disposal sites demonstrating a continuing trend towards increasing numbers of recycling and composting facilities. 3 of the 5 disposal sites consisted of variations to existing permissions.
5.45 The majority of the new permissions were in rural locations (11 in total) with 8 of these falling within areas designated as green belt. 5 of the permissions granted in the green belt were in connection with existing sites and one was a Staffordshire County Council - Annual 39 Monitoring Report 2008
new composting facility (also in the green belt) but was granted planning permission by the Planning Inspectorate following an appeal. As 75% of the land area in Staffordshire is rural with 35% designated as green belt, this presents continuing pressures for locating waste management facilities in the County and needs to be considered as part of the preparation of the Waste Core Strategy. t 2008 5.46 Out of the 8 new sites, 6 are located on existing industrial land, 1 is on agricultural land but the operation will take place inside a building, and one is not designated other than being rural and in the green belt and is for the restoration of derelict land so that it can be returned to agricultural use.
5.47 From the 17 sites, 1 is deemed to be semi-rural, 9 are rural, 5 are on the edge ual Monitoring Repor of urban location and 2 are in urban areas. From this analysis, 7 are located on the edge of urban/urban and accords with Waste Local Plan Policy 2 by being close to the source of the waste. As the majority of new sites are in semi-rural or rural areas, this perhaps reflects a growing need for more rural facilities to help to manage farming waste and other waste from the more rural villages and towns.
5.48 For the full locational details on the 'new' waste management sites, please turn to Appendix 3.4. dshire County Council - Ann or Staff Significant Effects Indicators
5.49 The 'significant effect' indicators are derived from the sustainability appraisal process. They enable a comparison to be made between the predicted effects of the policies on society, the environment and the economy and the actual effects measured during implementation of the policies.
5.50 For this Annual Monitoring Report, it is not possible to report on the actual 'significant effects' of replacement policy. In terms of sustainability appraisal, scoping reports have been produced for both the Minerals Core Strategy Development Plan Document and the Waste Core Strategy Development Plan Document. This has involved compiling a list of sustainability objectives, which will be used to 'test' replacement mineral and waste policy. Future Annual Monitoring Reports will report on indicators associated with the objectives used in the sustainability appraisal.
Data Collection Issues
5.51 The above analysis of the core output indicators reveal that there remain problems with data collection as reported in previous Annual Monitoring Reports.
5.52 Firstly regarding data for monitoring the production of secondary/recycled aggregates, there are difficulties with monitoring recycled aggregates that are derived directly from temporary recycling operations at construction or demolition Staffordshire County Council - Annual 40 Monitoring Report 2008
sites. Data may be available from site waste management plans that are now required to be submitted to the local planning authority but systems need to be introduced whereby that data can be collected by the local minerals/ waste planning authority. In addition, with regard to recycled aggregate produced at Staff permanent waste management facilities, more research is required to verify
or the throughput capacities that are quoted in planning applications in terms of dshire County Council - Ann reflecting actual capacities.
5.53 Similarly, with regard to monitoring overall waste management capacities, there is the difficultly of accurately monitoring additional capacity. The information provided in the planning applications is not consistent as some applications provide average annual throughput and others provide maximum facility capacity. Additional issues exist when applications are for replacement rather than additional waste treatment capacity. There is also an issue with monitoring capacity that may be associated with waste management sites that are ual Monitoring Repor permanently closed.
5.54 When considering the number of operational sites and throughput capacities, data is inconsistent across organisations that hold records. This can be misleading for anybody interested in collating information on waste related activities. For example, the County Council retains information on waste related t 2008 applications determined through its own Planning Committee, however the Environment Agency throughput of capacity lists are more extensive as they include district permitted industrial sites that have ancillary waste management facilities. Total throughput and capacity figures therefore vary according to which organisation holds the data.
5.55 Data gaps have also been identified and acknowledged by Government such as no data being collected on waste received at exempt sites or on waste exported for recovery. Waste returns are also classified according to the European Waste Catalogue Codes which do not fit easily into Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Commercial and Industrial (C & I) or Construction, Demolition and Excavated (C, D & E) waste categories. These gaps and inconsistencies are being investigated through collaborative working between the Regional Technical Advisory Board Chairs (RTAB), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Environment Agency (EA) to try to overcome some of the current shortfalls with the way in which waste data is collated. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 41 Monitoring Report 2008
Appendix 1 Contextual t 2008 ual Monitoring Repor dshire County Council - Ann or Staff
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t 2008 t Repor Monitoring ual Ann - Council County dshire or Staff Monitor Staff 1.1 Projected Population Changes between 2006 and 2031
Population (thousands) 2001 2006 Mid 2006 sub-national population projections % change
Population Year ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Estimate 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 2006 - 2031
Cannock Chase 92.1 94.3 94.3 97.3 100.4 103.4 105.9 108.0 14.5 ing Repor
East Staffordshire 103.8 107.7 107.7 111.6 116.0 120.7 125.0 128.9 19.7
Lichfield 93.2 96.7 96.7 100.5 104.3 108.2 111.6 114.4 18.3
Newcastle- 122 123.8 123.8 126.4 128.9 131.4 134.1 136.4 10.2 under-Lyme
South Staffordshire 105.9 106.2 106.2 106.8 107.7 108.8 109.9 110.8 4.3 t 2008 Stafford 120.7 123.4 123.4 127.1 131.0 135.0 138.6 141.5 14.7
Staffordshire Moorlands 94.5 95.3 95.3 96.7 98.3 100.2 101.9 103.1 8.2
Tamworth 74.5 75.4 75.4 76.8 78.6 80.5 82.1 83.4 10.6
Staffordshire County 806.7 822.8 822.8 843.2 865.2 888.0 909.1 926.6 12.6
Source: Office for National Statistics, 2004 revised sub-national population projections ual Staffordshire County Council - Annual 43 Monitoring Report 2008
1.2 Housing Completions and Demolitions (2000 - 2026)
Housing completions between 2000/01 and 2007/08
Completions 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
Cannock Chase 366 529 503 344 333 278 558 356 t 2008
East Staffordshire 728 322 219 250 273 703 304 486
Lichfield 329 540 527 614 638 659 304 583
Newcastle-under-Lyme 173 116 159 314 237 284 289 232
South Staffordshire 295 332 302 172 187 329 185 375 ual Monitoring Repor Stafford** 647 677 573 604 321 442 458 581
Staffordshire Moorlands 297 296 166 177 346 384 260 265
Tamworth 213 250 181 136 329 235 458 210
Staffordshire County 3,048 3,062 2,630 2,611 2,664 3,314 2,816 3,088
Housing demolitions between 2000/01 and 2007/08 dshire County Council - Ann or Demolitions 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Staff Cannock Chase 0 4 3 3 9 15 34 113
East Staffordshire 8 5 25 20 60 86 204 4
Lichfield 6 9 4 43 9 9 80 2
Newcastle-under-Lyme 6 30 11 8 28 52 135 62
South Staffordshire 6 9 7 10 12 10 54 9
Stafford** 6 5 1 1 25 9 47 6
Staffordshire Moorlands 4 6 0 2 0 0 12 1
Tamworth 0 0 1 5 2 1 9 11
Staffordshire County 36 68 52 92 145 182 575 208
Source: Regional Housing Land Availability Surveys 2001/02 - 2006/07 and Staffordshire Residential Land Availability Survey 2007/08. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 44 Monitoring Report 2008
1.3 Employment Land Take
Hectares 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
Cannock Chase 9.44 9.36 8.79 28.44 7.60 10.27 3.91 0.00 Staff
or East Staffordshire 33.91 3.52 25.67 18.18 21.99 8.27 55.68 59.79 dshire County Council - Ann Lichfield 6.52 4.95 19.10 10.22 4.54 6.00 5.25 25.92
Newcastle-under-Lyme 6.71 17.43 6.90 3.67 7.81 10.92 2.41 28.36
South Staffordshire 69.20 1.56 0.57 0.87 9.50 2.58 1.26 1.19
Stafford 3.91 4.60 25.75 4.90 5.91 0.67 26.06 9.96
Staffordshire Moorlands 1.48 0.00 8.26 0.83 5.24 0.27 1.80 14.99
Tamworth 0.55 7.64 0.14 1.62 5.27 3.45 0.59 0.14 ual Monitoring Repor
Staffordshire County 131.72 49.06 95.18 68.73 67.86 42.43 96.96 140.35
Source: Staffordshire County Council Research Unit, Staffordshire Employment Land Availability Survey 2007 t 2008
Based on the sum of new industrial and redevelopment industrial land (B use classes); and new other employment land, and redevelopment other industrial land (A2,
A3, C1, C2, D1, D2 and Sui Generis). The Staffordshire Moorlands figure for 2007/08 does not include new other employment site completions.
1.4 Employment Projections By District
District 2006 Projected 2021 Change in Employment (2006 – 2021) Employment Employment Actual Percent
Cannock Chase 38,600 41,100 2,400 6.3
East 65,700 68,800 3,100 4.8 Staffordshire
Lichfield 42,900 46,700 3,800 8.8
Newcastle-under-Lyme 52,900 55,000 2,100 3.9
South 33,800 34,200 400 1.3 Staffordshire
Stafford 62,100 66,500 4,500 7.2
Staffordshire 32,600 32,700 100 0.4 Moorlands
Tamworth 36,600 38,400 1,700 4.7
Staffordshire 365,300 383,400 18,100 5 County Staffordshire County Council - Annual 45 Monitoring Report 2008
Source: Cambridge Econometrics, LEFM Baseline Projections consistent with Regional Economic Prospects July 2006
1.5 Mineral Local Plan Allocations Unimplemented To Date t 2008 Mineral Local Plan Site Mineral Type Current Status Date Permitted Proposal No./Ref. (if applicable)
Proposal 1 Fauld Mine Gypsum / AnhydriteNot taken up - ual Monitoring Repor Proposal 4 Cauldon Shale Granted planning 11th May 2006 permission
Proposal 5 Croxden Sand and Gravel Not taken up - Pottal Pool Sand and Gravel Granted planning 14th June 2002 permission
Tucklesholme FarmSand and Gravel Granted planning 1st April 2004 permission dshire County Council - Ann or
Barton Sand and Gravel Not taken up - Staff
Alrewas South / Sand and Gravel Not taken up - Whitemoor Haye Leasowes Farm Sand and Gravel Granted planning 5th June 2000 permission
Proposal 7 Moneystone Silica Sand Application refused - August 2007
Source: Staffordshire County Council, Development and Waste Management Unit Database.
1.6 Operational Waste Management Facilities in Staffordshire County and Stoke-on-Trent Unitary Authority
Operational Waste Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Total Management Facilities Material Recycling 113 45 158 Facilities and Waste Transfer Stations: Waste Transfer Stations 59 21 80 Material Recycling Facilities 54 24 78 Staffordshire County Council - Annual 46 Monitoring Report 2008
Operational Waste Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Total Management Facilities Composting Facilities: 11 - 11 Non-farm based in-vessel 2 - 2 Staff and open windrow
or Non-farm based open 2 - 2 dshire County Council - Ann windrow On-farm open windrow 7 - 7 Household Waste 13 2 15 Recycling Facilities Thermal Treatment 4 1 5 Facilities: Energy from waste facility – - 1 1 municipal waste
ual Monitoring Repor Incinerator – animal waste 3 - 3 Incinerator – sewage 1 - 1 treatment works Landfill Sites: 16 4 20 Landfill sites – inert waste 9 1 10 Landfill sites – 5 3 8
t 2008 non-hazardous waste Landfill sites – 1 - 1 non-hazardous and non reactive waste Landfill sites - hazardous 1 - 1 Sewage Treatment Works - - 57 Source: Staffordshire County Council, Development and Waste Management Unit Database Staffordshire County Council - Annual 47 Monitoring Report 2008
1.7 Active Waste Sites in Staffordshire County and Stoke-on-Trent Unitary Authority
Active Composting Sites in Staffordshire t 2008 ual Monitoring Repor dshire County Council - Ann or Staff Staffordshire County Council - Annual 48 Monitoring Report 2008
Active Landfill Sites in Staffordshire Staff or dshire County Council - Ann ual Monitoring Repor t 2008 Staffordshire County Council - Annual 49 Monitoring Report 2008
Active Waste Transfer / Material Recycling Facilities t 2008 ual Monitoring Repor dshire County Council - Ann or Staff Staffordshire County Council - Annual 50 Monitoring Report 2008
Household Waste Recycling Centres in Staffordshire Staff or dshire County Council - Ann ual Monitoring Repor t 2008 Staffordshire County Council - Annual 51 Monitoring Report 2008
Appendix 2 Minerals
2.1 Primary Aggregate Sites in Staffordshire (2006)
Quarry Operator Grid Ref Cessation date for mineral t 2008 working
Operational Sand and Gravel/ Sandstone Quarries:
Newbold Quarry (Tucklesholme) Aggregate Industries SK 205 195 2015
Leasowes Farm, Uttoxeter Aggregate Industries SK 097 351 2012 ual Monitoring Repor Hurst Quarry Biddulph Sands Ltd SJ 389 359 2036
Anglesey Sandpits Blakemore.J SK 058 068 2015
Enville Road Davis, F.G. & Sons SO 872 898 2013
Moneymore Hanson Aggregates SK133 026 2025
Barton Hanson Aggregates SK 195 155 2030
Freehay Hanson Aggregates SK 015 411 2025 dshire County Council - Ann
Middleton Hall Hanson Aggregates SP 202 995 2007 or
Pottal Pool Hanson Aggregates SJ 973 147 2034 Staff
Trentham Hanson Aggregates SJ 750 380 2042
Alrewas Lafarge Aggregates SK 175 125 2011
Hopwas Cemex SK 165 050 2013
Rugeley Cemex SK 010 181 2031
Weeford Cemex SK 133 026 2008
Moneystone WBB Minerals SK 041 462 2014
Hints Tarmac Limited SK 163 462 2013
Croxden Tarmac Limited SK 033 417 2013
Seisdon Tarmac Limited SO 700 950 2008
Shire Oak Tarmac Limited SK 063 042 2013
Cranebrook Walsall Concrete SK 070 064 2023
Hunts Farm Buckingham Group SK 108 138 2008
Sheepwash Farm Buckingham Group SK 173 085 2008
Non operational sand and gravel quarries:
Saredon Quarry Biffa Waste Services SJ 944 080 -
Poolhouse Road CWI Trustees SO 853 927 - Staffordshire County Council - Annual 52 Monitoring Report 2008
Quarry Operator Grid Ref Cessation date for mineral working
Staff Shoal Hill, Huntingdon Inglewood Investments SJ 970 120 2008 or
dshire County Council - Ann Elford JPE Holdings Limited SK177 113 -
Hilton Park Hanson Aggregates SJ 952 045 -
Manor Park Hanson Aggregates SK 144 172 2014
Wetmore Hall Farm Hanson Aggregates SK 264 263 -
Hinksford Lane Mr & Mrs Munday SO 866 904 -
Four Ashes Salop Sand & Gravel Co. SJ 927 097 2009
ual Monitoring Repor Upper Whittimere Ariort SO 833 925 2007
Weavers Hill Salop Sand & Gravel Co. SJ 794 203 -
Whittington Hall Lane Severn Trent Water Ltd SO 870 820 -
Captains Barn Farm C.E. & J.M. Dale SK 950 455 2027
Operational crushed rock (limestone) quarries: t 2008 Cauldon Low Tarmac Limited SK 084 474 2042
Non operational crushed rock (limestone) quarries:
Kevin Tarmac Limited SK 086 465 2028
Wardlow / Wredon Tarmac Limited SK 087 572 2042
Source: Staffordshire County Council, Development and Waste Management Unit 2.2 Annual Sales and Apportionment of Sand & Gravel and Crushed Rock between 1997 and 2006
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Staff
Sand & gravel sales for aggregate 6,640,000 6,490,948 6,589,261 6,442,486 6,410,688 6,218,287 6,264,060 6,080,000 5,784,000 6,793,000
purposes ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann
Sand & gravel apportionment 8,004,000 8,004,000 8,004,000 8,004,000 8,004,000 8,004,000 6,602,000 6,602,000 6,602,000 6,602,000
Crushed rock sales for aggregate 1,800,000 1,490,000 1,480,000 1,330,000 1,330,000 1,190,000 1,050,000 # # # purposes
Crushed rock apportionment 3,110,000 3,110,000 3,110,000 3,110,000 3,110,000 3,110,000 1,395,000 1,395,000 1,395,000 1,395,000 Monitor
Source: West Midlands Regional Aggregates Working Party Reports
Apportionment = Minerals Local Plan annual apportionment 1997 to 2002 and Regional Spatial Strategy amended sub-regional apportionment from 2003 ing Repor # Figures not shown for reasons of confidentiality t 2008 ual 53
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t 2008 t Repor Monitoring ual Ann - Council County dshire or Staff Monitor Staff 2.3 Aggregate and Material Recycling Facility Applications Submitted, Received or Determined in 2007/08
Application Location Grid Ref. Type Proposal Date Received Decision Status at Reserves Annual Site
Ref. Date 31/12/07 (Million tonnes) Output allocated in ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann (Tonnes) Plan?
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L.06/19/802 Cranebrook SK 071 Extension To extend existing sand 02-15-07 05-17-07 Permitted 40,000 No MW Quarry, 064 extraction eastwards, Watling continue dry screen Street, processing, stockpiling Muckley on quarry floor, and sale Corner from site with subsequent inert landfill to restore the land to agriculture t 2008
S.07/12/469 Wolseley SK 027 Borrow Retrospective 05-24-07 08-10-07 Permitted 25,000 No MW Park Farm, 199 Pit application to regularise cubic Wolseley permission for borrow metres Park Estate, pit in connection with Wolseley the Rugeley By-Pass Bridges involving the excavation of sand and gravel and importation of surplus materials for infilling to restore the land to agriculture
SM.06/10/122 Land SK 045 Extension The proposed 30 06-21-06 08-23-07 Refused N/A N/A No M adjacent to 463 hectare extension to Moneystone extract an additional 6.5
Quarry, million tonnes of silica ual Whiston sandstone over a 10 Eaves Lane, year period with Whiston, progressive restoration Staffordshire to grassland, wetland, native woodland, dry Application Location Grid Ref. Type Proposal Date Received Decision Status at Reserves Annual Site Ref. Date 31/12/07 (Million tonnes) Output allocated in (Tonnes) Plan? Staff
heathland and the creation of a 10 hectare lake ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Crushed Rock
SM.04/05//11 Cauldon SK 084 Extension To extend the existing 05-05-04 11-09-08 Awating 0.05 1.250.000 No MW Cement 481 (exchange Limestone Quarry to completion Works, of remove an acute angled of legal Staffordshire reserves) working face agreememnt Moorlands
Material Recycling Facilitiies Monitor
L.07/16/809 Shireoak SK 061 Material Establishment of an 01-04-08 02-29-08 Withdrawn N/A N/A No MW Quarry, 039 Recycling inert waste storage, Chester Facility screening and crushing Road, recycling facility for the Walsall pre-treatment of waste prior to landfill and
export off site in ing Repor accordance with the Landfill Directive requirements
L.08/03/817 Alrewas SK 179 Material Retention of facilities for 01-22-08 03-11-08 Permitted 30,000 No MW Quarry, 148 Recycling recycling of construction Croxhall Facility and demolition materials Road, Alrewas t 2008
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t 2008 t Repor Monitoring ual Ann - Council County dshire or Staff Monitor Staff 2.4 Permitted Waste Recycling Sites Producing Alternative Aggregates
Site Name & Location Operator Grid Reference Type of Site Annual Capacity Operational status ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann (tonnes) (as of 31-3-08) ing Repor Alrewas Quarry Lafarge Aggregates SK 185 155 Quarry with landfill 30,000 Operational. Permission Limited granted 11-03-2008
Former Carless Refinery, Mr Talbot SJ 851 504 Material recycling facility circa 100,000 Operational Chemical Lane, Longbridge (Restricted to incinerator bottom Hays, Newcastle ash & road planings)
Barleyfields, Bellhouse Farm, J Taberner Plant Hire SK 191 244 Plant hire depot Average 30,000 Operational Anslow Limited t 2008 Booths Farm,Clamgoose Lane, J&G Fallows SK 008 452 Material recycling facility 25,000 Operational Cheadle
Enville Road Quarry, Wall Heath F.G.Davis & Sons Limited SO 873 898 Quarry with landfill 21,000 (29% of Operational. Recycling to input) cease 31-10-2013
Longbridge Hays, Newcastle Future Waste & SJ 852 501 Waste transfer station with 5000? Operational Reclamation materials recycling facility
Plot 5, Nicolson G.D.Golding SK 234 224 Waste transfer station with 5,000? Operational (no longer Way,Burton-on-Trent materials recycling facility crushing on site)
High Carr, Newcastle Cherry Hill Skip Hire SJ 837 510 Waste transfer station with 10,000? Operational materials recycling facility
Poplars Landfill, Cannock Biffa Waste Services SJ 992 092 Landfill with materials recycling 40,000 Operational
facility ual
Weeford Quarry Cemex SK 139 026 Quarry with materials recycling >100,000 Closed. Permission expired facility 30-6-06 Site Name & Location Operator Grid Reference Type of Site Annual Capacity Operational status
(tonnes) (as of 31-3-08) Staff
Saredon Biffa Waste Services SJ 944 080 Quarry with materials recycling 60,000 Non operational. Has to be facility commenced before 22-5-08
Expires 3 years after ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann commencement
Rosemary Quarry, Cheslyn Hay Lafarge Aggregates SJ 397 307 Quarry with materials recycling 25,000 Non operational. Expires Limited facility 27-3-2011. Limited to 25,000tpa of waste. Restriction on number of loads
Land off Power Station Road, C Elwell Transport SK 050 183 Materials recycling facility ? Closed
Rugeley (Repairs) Limited Monitor
Land off Power Station Road, C Elwell Transport SK 052 183 Materials recycling facility 25,000? Operational. Expires 1-12-07 Rugeley (East of railway) (Repairs) Limited
Rugeley Power Station, Land off Wrekin Construction SK 065 173 Materials recycling facility 25,000? Operational Power Station Road, Rugeley Company Limited
Jackson Yard, Plot 4, Nicolson Tim Bates Plant Hire SK 232 219 Materials recycling facility 25,000? Up to Operational ing Repor Way, Burton Limited 400t per day
Meece Landfill Accord Operations Limited SJ 851 334 Landfill with materials recycling 12,000 Operational. Expires facility 31-1-2012.
Unit 5 Trent Valley Trading E. A. Barnes & Sons Ltd SK 130 103 Materials recycling facility ? Pre-operational Estate, Vulcan Road, Lichfield
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t 2008 t Repor Monitoring ual Ann - Council County dshire or Staff Monitor Staff 2.5 Mineral County Matter Applications Determined Between 1st April 2007 and 31st March 2008
Site/Location Application Number Type of Description of Proposal Decision Decision
application Date ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann
Wilnecote Brickworks, Hedging Lane, T.18283 PWA (1) Prior written approval Submission for prior written approval, in 09-11-2007 Approval
Wilnecote in accordance with compliance with condition 2 of planning ing Repor GPDO permission T.18283 regarding proposed construction of a 20 by 25 metre extension to the main factory building
Moneystone Quarry SM.07/18/122 M Prior written approval Request for confirmation that minor 12-19-2007 Approval engineering works to increase the height of the southern bund of the existing tailings facility (Lagoon 7) to 194 metres (AOD) is permitted development in accordance with the terms of Part 21 of the GPDO 1995 t 2008
Elford Quarry L.EA/7/ 803 MW Full application New Scheme of Conditions (under the 02-27-2008 Approval Scheme Environment Act 1995) relating to the of Conditions recommencement of mineral extraction and restoration
Pottal Pool Quarry SS.07/03/604 MW Non compliance Non compliance with Condiiton 26 of planning 05-04-2007 Granted permission SS.00/00822, to extend the hours of operation of the roadstone coating plant
Cranebrook Quarry, Watling Street, L.06/19/802 MW Full application To extend existing sand extraction eastwards, 05-17-2007 Granted Muckley Corner continue dry screen processing, stockpiling on quarry floor, and sale from site with subsequent inert landfill to restore the land to agriculture
Cauldon Cement Works, Yelsway SM.07/05/111 MW Full application Extensions to cement packing plant and 06-22-2007 Granted ual Lane, Cauldon, Stoke on Trent warehouse
Walleys Quarry, Cemetery Road, N.07/04/216 MW Retrospective Retrospective application for the retention of 07-13-2007 Granted Silverdale, Newcastle under Lyme appllication a mess room and ancillary facilities comprising Site/Location Application Number Type of Description of Proposal Decision Decision application Date
storage areas and a fuel tank within a Staff compound at Walleys Quarry.
Wolseley Park Farm, Wolseley Park S.07/12/469 MW Retrospective Retrospective application to regularise 08-10-2007 Granted
Estate, Wolseley Bridges appllication permission for borrow pit in connection with ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann the Rugeley By-Pass involving the excavation of sand and gravel and importation of surplus materials for infilling to restore the land to agriculture
Croxden Quarry SM.07/11/110 M Non compliance Not to comply with (to vary) condition 25 (e) 08-20-2007 Granted of planning permission SM.91/1355 relating to permitted hours for servicing and maintenance of plant and machinery Monitor
Land adjoining Wilnecote Quarry, T.06/11/905 MW Full application Construction of a replacement settlement 11-02-2007 Granted south of Hedging Lane, Dosthill lagoon facility
Newbold Quarry, Lichfield Road, ES.07/19/501 MW Non compliance Not to comply with (to vary) Condition 2 of 11-22-2007 Granted Barton-under-Needwood planning permission ref. ES06/30/501 MW to allow the continued use of a temporary sand
and gravel processing plant until 31 December ing Repor 2007
Land at the former Chatterley Valley N.04/11/2008 M - 218 Full application The excavation of 530,000 tonnes of marl from 12-07-2007 Granted Coal Disposal point and Bradwell West M the Peacock Hay and Chatterley Sidings sites, quarry, west of Tunstall, Staffordshire with storage at Bradwell West Marl Pit pending sale/disposal
Land off Cocknage Road, Cocknage S.06/25/401 M Full application Application to extract and utilise mine gas 12-07-2007 Granted Farm, near Lightwood (methane) from the former Florence Colliery
for the production of electricity comprising of t 2008 the installation of a temporary borehole platform and drill, erection of gas extraction
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t 2008 t Repor Monitoring ual Ann - Council County dshire or Staff Monitor Staff Site/Location Application Number Type of Description of Proposal Decision Decision application Date
Land at Lordsley/Trentham Quarry, N.07/21/250 M Full application Construction of a drilling site together with 01-23-2008 Granted Willoughbridge, Market Drayton associated access to drill an exploratory coal ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann bed methane borehole
Upper Whittimere Quarry, Toms Lane, SS.07/17/631 MW Non compliance Application for non-compliance with Conditions 01-29-2008 Granted ing Repor Bobbington 2, 3, 27 and 28 of SS.03/07/631 MW to extend the cessation dates for mineral extraction and restoration.
Land at Gorse Lane, Fradley, Lichfield L.08/01/858 M Full application Construction of a drilling site together with 03-06-2008 Granted associated access to drill an exploratory coal bed methane borehole
Alrewas Quarry, Croxhall Road, L.08/03/817 MW Full application Retention of facilities for recycling of 03-11-2008 Granted t 2008 Alrewas construction and demolition materials
Fauld Mine ES.07/22/504 M Non compliance Planning application to not comply with 03-19-2008 Granted condition 3 of permissions ES.20723/01 and ES.22904/01 in effect to revise the cessation date for mineral extraction from 31 December 2007 to 31 December 2013
Moneymore Quarry IDO/L/1 MA Minor Amendment Submission of a minor amendment relating to 06-05-2007 Minor Amendment condition 3 of IDO/L/1 for the proposed installation of new sand processing equipment under Part 19 Class A GPDO
Newbold Quarry, Barton under ES.26777/01 PWA (1) Minor Amendment Minor amendment to prior written approval 07-04-2007 Minor Amendment Needwood MA (ES.26777/01 PWA (1) for a replacement quarry processing plant
Land adjacent to Moneystone Quarry, SM.06/10/122 M Full application The proposed 30 hectare extension to extract 08-23-2007 Refused ual Whiston Eaves Lane, Whiston, an additional 6.5 million tonnes of silica Staffordshire sandstone over a 10 year period with progressive restoration to grassland, wetland, native woodland, dry heathland and the creation of a 10 hectare lake Site/Location Application Number Type of Description of Proposal Decision Decision application Date
Bradwell West Marl Pit N.05/24/218 M Non compliance Application not to comply with Conditions 4 01-21-2008 Withdrawn Staff and 5 of planning permission N.20934 (replicated as Conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission N.008/01/218) so as to extend the
end date for the working of the quarry from 31 ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann December 2004 to 31 December 2006 and to extend the date for restoring the site from 31 December 2005 to 31 December 2007
Shireoak Quarry, Chester Road, L.07/16/809 MW Temporary Approval Establishment of an inert waste storage, 02-29-2008 Withdrawn Walsall screening and crushing recycling facility for the pre-treatment of waste prior to landfill and export off site in accordance with the Landfill Directive requirements Monitor
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Appendix 3 Waste Staff or dshire County Council - Ann ual Monitoring Repor t 2008 3.1 New Waste Management Facilities Granted Planning Permission (1st April 2007 - 31st March 2008)
Type of waste management Site Comments Total void capacity (cubic Annual throughput (tonne per Staff facility metres) annum)
Recycling
Material Recycling Facility (New Unit 5 Airfield Industrial Estate, Change of use to waste transfer n/a 150 tonnes per annum ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Site) Seighford, Stafford Application station for the bulking up of bagged No: S.07/07/486 W non-hazardous metal and mineral materials from used grinding wheels and shot blasting prior to shipment for recycling.
Material Recycling Facility (New Agricultural building at Change of use of portal frame n/a 25,000 litres of recovered oil per Site) Highlows Farm, Highlows agricultural building and front and day.
Lane, Yarnfield, Stone rear forecourt areas at Highlows Monitor Application No: S.07/09/487 Farm from agricultural use to use as W a waste management facility for storage and recovery, by heating and seperation, of waste vegetable oil (non-hazardous waste European Waste Code 20-01-25) for beneficial use as a biofuel ing Repor
Material Recycling Facility (New Waste Transfer Station off Use of site as Waste Transfer n/a 250 tonnes of waste per day Site) A34, High Carr, Station and erection of cover to Newcastle-under-Lyme sorting yard, relocation of vehicle Application No: wash facility, office and green waste N.04/21/294MW storage area together with improvements to access and internal circulation roads
Material Recycling Facility (New Unit 1, Coldmeece Estate, Proposed waste transfer station for n/a 150 tonnes per annum with an t 2008 Site) Coldmeece, Stone Application the storage of bagged average weekly import of 3 tonnes. No: S.07/14/488 W non-hazardous metal and mineral materials from used grinding wheels and shot blasting prior to shipping ual for recycling 63
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Waste transfer station Unit 5, Trent Valley Trading Application not to comply with (to n/a 150 tonnes per day. Estate, Vulcan Road, Lichfield, vary) conditions 22 and 31 of ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Staffs Application No: planning permission L.04/15/848 W L.07/06/848 W relating to the installation of fixed ing Repor and mobile plant to carry out screening, crushing and shredding of non-hazardous and inert waste within the buildings at the existing waste transfer station
Waste transfer station Unit 1, The Embankment, Not to comply with (to vary) n/a 750 tonnes per year Power Station Road, Rugeley condition 11 of planning permission Application No: CH.07/08/731 CH.03/18/731 W to allow for 24/7
W working t 2008
Waste transfer station Land west of Cocksparrow Retrospective application for the n/a 15,000 tonnes per annum Lane, Huntington, Nr. importation of soil and its storage Cannock Application No: prior to blending into compost; SS.07/01/613 W storage of concrete and masonry rubble in connection with site construction works, and; storage of un-shredded wood prior to export off-site
Waste transfer station Unit 1, Coldmeece Estate, Application not to comply with (to n/a 500 tonnes per annum with an Coldmeece, Stone, vary) condition 8 of planning average weekly import of 10 Staffordshire Application No: permission S.07/14/488 W, for the tonnes. S.07/22/488 W import and storage of bagged non-hazardous metal and mineral materials from used grinding wheels
and shot blasting prior to shipping ual for recycling
Material Recycling Facility (New Four Ashes Industrial Estate, Change of use from a facility for the n/a 49,000 tonnes per annum Site) Station Road, Four Ashes shredding and pulverisation of rubber to a materials recovery Type of waste management Site Comments Total void capacity (cubic Annual throughput (tonne per facility metres) annum)
Application No: SS.07/15/620 facility which will sort dry recyclables Staff W up to 49,000 tonnes per year
Composting ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Compost (exisitng site- open Mill Farm, Stone Road, Extension of existing composting n/a 455 tonnes per day and 45,000 windrow composting) Chebsey Application No: operations to include the tonnes per year S.07/02/467 W construction of a new concrete hardstanding area to compost wastes using an open windrow composting process
Compost (new site- open Land adjacent to Alfa Green Waste Composting Site n/a 10,000 tonnes per annum windrow composting) Aggregates, Kingsley Brickworks, Kingsley Monitor Application No: SM.06/03/163 W
Compost (exisitng site- open Booths Farm, Clamgoose Not to comply with (to vary) n/a 10,000 tonnes per annum windrow composting) Lane, Cheadle Application No: condition 5 of planning permission SM.07/17/134 W SM.06/22/134 W to allow for
continued use of the composting ing Repor facility beyond December 2007, in effect to make the permission permanent
Disposal
Landfill (existing site) Hinksford Lane Quarry (South) Not to comply with Conditions 6 and 80,000 tonnes cease operation n/a Application No: SS.07/06/644 20 of planning permission by 31 October 2007. A MW SS.99/00814 to enable completion
of restoration by importation of soils t 2008
Landfill (existing) Colton Hall Farm, Blithbury Recommencement of operations 178,000 tonnes n/a
Road, Rugeley Application No: comprising the importation of ual L.07/01/813 W Pulverised Fuel Ash and soils for infilling to achieve restoration of 65
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former landfill site and improvement to adjacent agricultural land ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann
Landfill (new site) Park Stables, Micklewood Restoration of derelict land by 9,750 tonnes soils n/a Lane, Nr. Penkridge infilling with imported soils for the ing Repor Application No: SS.07/14/653 beneficial after use as agricultural W land
Landfill (new site) Rugeley Power Limited, Power Proposed infill of the B Station 1.6 million tonnes n/a Station Road, Rugeley borrow pit lake with 1.6 million Application No: L.07/08/856 tonnes of unsold PFA (Pulverised W Fuel Ash) and FBA (Furnace Bottom Ash) derived from Rugeley Power
Station t 2008
Landfill (existing site) Wyrley Grove Landfill Site, Non-compliance with conditions 4, 140,000 cubic metres n/a Gorsey Lane, Pelsall, 10 and 55 of planning permission Staffordshire Application No: CH.02/11/702A MW to; (i) extend CH.07/12/702A MW the site completion date from 31/12/08 to 31/12/09; (ii) relocate the permitted screening operations from Phase 6 to Phase 5 of the site, and; (iii) allow the re-working and additional infilling of waste within Phase 1 of the site.
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3.2 Estimated Waste Arisings in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Type of Waste Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Total % of Total
Municipal (1) 478 136 614 14.8
Commercial & Industrial (2) - - 1,585 38.0 t 2008 Construction & Demolition (3) - - 1,957 47.0
Agricultural (4) - - 10 0.2
Total 100 478 136 4,166
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1. 2006/07 waste data flow returns (DEFRA) 2. 2002/03 C & I Survey (EA) 3. C & D regional estimates (DCLG)apportioned by population 4. agricultural waste estimates (EA) apportioned by Staffordshire's contribution to the 1998 regional total of controlled waste
3.3 Household Waste Management (2000/01 - 2007/08) dshire County Council - Ann or 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 Staff Recycled Tonnes 26,065 34,826 41,926 52,360 64,760 74,099 80,160 94,951
Percent 6 8 9 12 15 17 18 22
Composted Tonnes 22,497 27,403 32,945 36,696 62,261 72,156 90,283 90,468
Percent 6 6 8 8 14 17 20 21
Heat, Power and Other Tonnes 73,478 110,908 106,632 92,066 89,976 95,140 91,853 87,817 Energy Recovery
Percent 18 26 24 21 20 22 20 20
Landfilled Tonnes 286,670 258,498 256,591 255,211 229,315 192,872 193,922 164,965
Percent 70 60 59 59 51 44 43 38
Total Waste Managed Tonnes 410,150 431,550 438,093 436,332 446,312 434,267 456,218 438,201
Kg of Household Kg per 540.51 530.67 542.77 539.96 550.32 534.42 558.61 532.57 Waste Collected per Person Head
Cost of Waste £ 24.94 26.99 26.73 28.6 30.52 35.23 35.05 51.11 Disposal per Tonne Municipal Waste
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Site Comments Total Throughput Rural / Urban Distance Green Active Previous Reuse of Contaminated Redundant
Void Location Belt mineral or existing existing / or derelict farm ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Capacity to closest working industrial redundant land buildings (cubic urban land use building and their metres) site curtilage / Agricultural ing Repor area land
Recycling
Unit 5 Airfield Industrial Change of use to waste n/a 150 tonnes Rural 2km No No Existing Yes No No Estate, Seighford, transfer station for the per annum northwest industrial Stafford Application No: bulking up of bagged of Stafford use S.07/07/486 W non-hazardous metal and mineral materials from
used grinding wheels and t 2008 shot blasting prior to shipment for recycling.
Agricultural building at Change of use of portal n/a 25,000 litres Rural 2.7km to Yes- No Agricultural Yes No Yes Highlows Farm, frame agricultural of recovered the west of North use Highlows Lane, building and front and oil per day. Stone Staffs Yarnfield, Stone rear forecourt areas at Green Application No: Highlows Farm from Belt S.07/09/487 W agricultural use to use as a waste management facility for storage and recovery, by heating and seperation, of waste vegetable oil (non-hazardous waste European Waste Code 20-01-25) for beneficial use as a biofuel ual Waste Transfer Station Use of site as Waste n/a 250 tonnes Edge of Urban 800m to Yes- No- non Yes No No No off A34, High Carr, Transfer Station and of waste per south west North operational Newcastle-under-Lyme erection of cover to day of Staffs mineral site Application No: sorting yard, relocation of Newcastle Green N.04/21/294MW vehicle wash facility, Belt office and green waste Site Comments Total Throughput Rural / Urban Distance Green Active Previous Reuse of Contaminated Redundant Void Location Belt mineral or existing existing / or derelict farm Capacity to closest working industrial redundant land buildings (cubic urban land use building and their Staff metres) site curtilage / Agricultural area land ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann storage area together with improvements to access and internal circulation roads
Unit 1, Coldmeece Proposed waste transfer n/a 150 tonnes Rural 3.8km to No No Existing No No No Estate, Coldmeece, station for the storage of per annum the west of industrial Stone Application No: bagged non-hazardous with an Stone use S.07/14/488 W metal and mineral average materials from used weekly
grinding wheels and shot import of 3 Monitor blasting prior to shipping tonnes. for recycling
Unit 5, Trent Valley Application not to comply n/a 150 tonnes Urban N/A No No Existing No No No Trading Estate, Vulcan with (to vary) conditions per day. industrial Road, Lichfield, Staffs 22 and 31 of planning use Application No: permission L.04/15/848 L.07/06/848 W W relating to the ing Repor installation of fixed and mobile plant to carry out screening, crushing and shredding of non-hazardous and inert waste within the buildings at the existing waste transfer station
Unit 1, The Not to comply with (to n/a 750 tonnes Urban n/a No No Existing Yes No No Embankment, Power vary) condition 11 of per year industrial t 2008 Station Road, Rugeley planning permission use Application No: CH.03/18/731 W to allow CH.07/08/731 W for 24/7 working ual 69
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Land west of Retrospective application n/a 15,000 Edge of Urban 600m from Yes- No No No No No Cocksparrow Lane, for the importation of soil tonnes per Huntington South Huntington, Nr. and its storage prior to annum Staffs Cannock Application blending into compost; Green No: SS.07/01/613 W storage of concrete and belt masonry rubble in connection with site construction works, and; storage of un-shredded wood prior to export off-site t 2008
Unit 1, Coldmeece Application not to comply n/a 500 tonnes Rural 3.8km to No No Existing No No No Estate, Coldmeece, with (to vary) condition 8 per annum the west of industrial Stone, Staffordshire of planning permission with an Stone use Application No: S.07/14/488 W, for the average S.07/22/488 W import and storage of weekly bagged non-hazardous import of 10 metal and mineral tonnes. materials from used grinding wheels and shot blasting prior to shipping for recycling
Four Ashes Industrial Change of use from a n/a 49,000 Semi Rural 1.6km to No No Existing Yes all No No Estate, Station Road, facility for the shredding tonnes per the south industrial operations Four Ashes Application and pulverisation of annum west of use take place No: SS.07/15/620 W rubber to a materials Coven in building recovery facility which
will sort dry recyclables ual up to 49,000 tonnes per year
Composting Site Comments Total Throughput Rural / Urban Distance Green Active Previous Reuse of Contaminated Redundant Void Location Belt mineral or existing existing / or derelict farm Capacity to closest working industrial redundant land buildings (cubic urban land use building and their Staff metres) site curtilage / Agricultural area land ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Mill Farm, Stone Road, Extension of existing n/a 455 tonnes Rural 1.5km to No No No No No Yes- located Chebsey Application composting operations to per day and the west of with farm No: S.07/02/467 W include the construction 45,000 Eccleshall cartilage. of a new concrete tonnes per hardstanding area to year compost wastes using an open windrow composting process
Land adjacent to Alfa Green Waste n/a 10,000 Edge of Rural 400m to Yes- No Yes- Yes- No No
Aggregates, Kingsley Composting Site tonnes per the north North located located Monitor Brickworks, Kingsley annum west of Staffs adjacent to adjacent to Application No: Kingsley Green industrial industrial SM.06/03/163 W Belt building building
Booths Farm, Not to comply with (to n/a 10,000 Rural/Edge of 1km to the Yes- No No No No Within farm Clamgoose Lane, vary) condition 5 of tonnes per urban. north of North curtilage. Cheadle Application No: planning permission annum Established Cheadle Staffs Waste SM.07/17/134 W SM.06/22/134 W to allow waste Green operations ing Repor for continued use of the operation at Belt have been composting facility farm site taking for the beyond December 2007, last 14 years in effect to make the and a permission permanent number of planning permissions have been granted relating for waste operation to t 2008 landfilling, inert
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and associated infrastructure and restoration.
Disposal
Hinksford Lane Quarry Not to comply with 80,000 n/a Edge of 75m to the Yes No No No No No (South) Application No: Conditions 6 and 20 of tonnes Urban. south of SS.07/06/644 A MW planning permission cease Established Swindon t 2008 SS.99/00814 to enable operation minera/wastel completion of restoration by 31 operation by importation of soils October 2007.
Colton Hall Farm, Recommencement of 178,000 n/a Rural 485m to No No No No No No Blithbury Road, Rugeley operations comprising tonnes the north of Application No: the importation of Rugeley L.07/01/813 W Pulverised Fuel Ash and soils for infilling to achieve restoration of former landfill site and improvement to adjacent agricultural land
Park Stables, Restoration of derelict 9,750 n/a Rural 1.8km to Yes No No No No No Micklewood Lane, Nr. land by infilling with tonnes the north of -South Penkridge Application imported soils for the soils Cannock Staffs
No: SS.07/14/653 W beneficial after use as Green ual agricultural land belt
Rugeley Power Limited, Proposed infill of the B 1.6 n/a Edge of urban n/a No No Existing No No No Power Station Road, Station borrow pit lake million Industrial Rugeley Application No: with 1.6 million tonnes of tonnes Use L.07/08/856 W unsold PFA (Pulverised Site Comments Total Throughput Rural / Urban Distance Green Active Previous Reuse of Contaminated Redundant Void Location Belt mineral or existing existing / or derelict farm Capacity to closest working industrial redundant land buildings (cubic urban land use building and their Staff metres) site curtilage / Agricultural area land ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Fuel Ash) and FBA (Furnace Bottom Ash) derived from Rugeley Power Station
Wyrley Grove Landfill Non-compliance with 140,000 n/a Rural 1.1km to Yes- No No No No No Site, Gorsey Lane, conditions 4, 10 and 55 cubic the north of South Pelsall, Staffordshire of planning permission metres Walsall Staffs Application No: CH.02/11/702A MW to; Green CH.07/12/702A MW (i) extend the site belt
completion date from Monitor 31/12/08 to 31/12/09; (ii) relocate the permitted screening operations from Phase 6 to Phase 5 of the site, and; (iii) allow the re-working and additional infilling of waste within Phase 1 of ing Repor the site.
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Highdown Quarry, SS.06/23/638 MW Full Application To re-excavate, screen and crush previously infilled materials and remove 06-04-2007 Withdrawn ing Repor Sugar Loaf Lane , from site all biodegradable / hazardous materials to appropriate waste Iverley, Near management facilities and import suitable inert and non-hazardous waste Stourbridge to restore the site to meadow Booths Farm, SM.06/24/134 W Full Application Retrospective application to erect a portakabin to be used as a staff 13-04--2007 Granted Clamgoose, Cheadle, canteen Stoke on Trent A. J. Vehicle Repairs L.07/02/855W Change of Use Change of use of existing vehicle maintenance bay to waste transfer 27-04-2007 Refused Limited, New Road, station
Burntwood t 2008 S.07/02/467 W Non- Compliance Extension of existing composting operations to include the construction 30-04-2007 Temporary Mill Farm, Stone Road of a new concrete hardstanding area to compost wastes using an open , Chebsey windrow composting process Armitage Road CH.07/03/739 W Full Application Refurbishment of the Armitage Road SPS including demolition of existing 03-05-2007 Granted Sewage Pumping pump house, upgrade underground sewage pumping station, installation Station, Rugeley of a kiosk, new access gate and tarmac tanker access Unit 15 A Cannock CH.07/02/722 W Full Application Retrospective application for the installation and use of a weighbridge 04-05-2007 Granted Industrial Centre, in connection with waste operations at Unit 15A Cannock Industrial Walkmill Lane , Centre, Walkmill Lane , Cannock permitted under consent CH.93/476 Bridgetown Land adjacent to Alfa SM.06/03/163 W Full Application Green Waste Composting Site 11-05-2007 Refused Aggregates, Kingsley granted on Brickworks, Kingsley appeal Wyrley Grove Landfill CH.02/11/702A MW Minor Amendment Submission of a minor amendment to the approved layout of the landfill 11-05-2007 Minor Site D1 MA1 gas electricity generator compound amendment
HiltonPark Sewerage SS.07/04/640 W Full Application Erection of two kiosks to control the operation of a submersible sewage 14-05-2007 Granted ual Treatment Works pumping station (STW), Hilton Lane, Shareshill Site/Location Application Number Type of Description of Proposal Decision Decision Application Date Staff Fox Hollow Sewage N.07/02/240 W Full Application Reconstruction of the existing access track that serves Fox Hollow 25-05-2007 Granted Pumping Station, Sewage Pumping Station (SPS) and provision of a kiosk within the SPS Loggerheads compound
Unit 13 Ladfordfields S.07/05/482 W Non- Compliance Application not to comply with (to vary) Condition 9 of planning permission 01-06-2007 Invalid ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Industrial Estate, S.06/27/482 W so as to allow the storage of empty wheeled containers Seighford, Stafford outside the building Gorse Lane, KnightleyS.07/03/463 W Non- Compliance Non complaince with Condition 2 of planning permission S.003/01/463 14-06-2007 Withdrawn W, relating to a scheme of access improvements, reconstruction and signing Unit 5 Airfield IndustrialS.07/07/486 W Change of Use Change of use to waste transfer station for the bulking up of bagged 18-06-2007 Granted Estate, Seighford, non-hazardous metal and mineral materials from used grinding wheels Stafford and shot blasting prior to shipment for recycling. New Road, Alton SM.07/06/165 W Full Application Erection of new above ground kiosk to house telemetry equipment 22-06-2007 Granted Monitor Pasturefields S.07/08/457 W Full Application Extension to existing waste transfer station to store waste materials in 26-06-2007 Granted Enterprise Park , an existing bulk storage warehouse Great Haywood, Stafford Agricultural building atS.07/09/487 W Change of Use Change of use of portal frame agricultural building and front and rear 13-07-2007 Granted Highlows Farm, forecourt areas at Highlows Farm from agricultural use to use as a waste ing Repor Highlows Lane , management facility for storage and recovery, by heating and seperation, Yarnfield, Stone of waste vegetable oil (non-hazardous waste European Waste Code 20-01-25) for beneficial use as a biofuel Springfields House, S.06/31/484 W Full Application Waste incinerator for domestic cats and dogs 16-07--2007 Approved Loynton, Stafford Field adjacent to DoveES.07/11/558 W Full Application Extension to the Ellastone Sewage Treatment Works to incorporate an 16-07-2007 Refused Street , Lower access track and improvements to the operational compound Ellastone , Ashbourne Brancote Severn TrentS.07/11/437 W Full Application Erection of a control kiosk (11.0m x 3.0m x 3.0m high) in association 19-07-2007 Granted t 2008 Water Treatment Site, with a new inlet works Tixall Road , Stafford Poplars Landfill Site, CH.88/0446 PWA (3)Prior Written Submission for prior written approval in compliance with condition 28 of 19-07-2007 Approved ual Cannock Approval planning permission CH.88/0446 relating to re-located fuel tank, washdown pad and oil store. 75
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Longcroft Farm, ES.07/09/557 W Full Application Composting of wood chippings and garden waste 30-07-2007 Undetermined ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Longcroft Lane ,
Yoxall, ing Repor Burton-on-Trent Waste Transfer StationN.04/21/294MW Full Application Use of site as Waste Transfer Station and erection of cover to sorting 02-08-2007 Granted off A34, High Carr, yard, relocation of vehicle wash facility, office and green waste storage Newcastle area together with improvements to access and internal circulation roads Field off Tamworth T.07/05/912 W Full Application Change of use of land from agricultural land to sewage pumping station 17-08-2007 Granted Road , adjacent Dosthill Sewage Pumping Station, Dosthill t 2008 Unit 1, The CH.07/09/731 W Full Application Siting of 'Portacabin' office building and erection of a fence with gates 17-08-2007 Undetermined Embankment, Power Station Road , Rugeley Unit 1, Coldmeece S.07/14/488 W Full Application Proposed waste transfer station for the storage of bagged non-hazardous 20-08-2007 Granted Estate, Coldmeece, metal and mineral materials from used grinding wheels and shot blasting Stone prior to shipping for recycling Unit 15b Felspar RoadT.07/06/911 W Full Application Materials recycling facility 23-08-2007 Refused , Amington, Tamworth Hinksford Lane QuarrySS.07/06/644 A MW Non- Compliance Not to comply with Conditions 6 and 20 of planning permission 10-09-2007 Granted (South) SS.99/00814 to enable completion of restoration by importation of soils Land north of Laxey N.07/15/247 W Full Application Erection of a kiosk (1.3m high x 1.75m x 0.45m deep) in association with 13-09-2007 Granted Road , Newcastle underground works Unit 5, Trent Valley L.07/06/848 W Non- Compliance Application not to comply with (to vary) conditions 22 and 31 of planning 17-09-2007 Temporary Trading Estate, permission L.04/15/848 W relating to the installation of fixed and mobile Vulcan Road , plant to carry out screening, crushing and shredding of non-hazardous
Lichfield and inert waste within the buildings at the existing waste transfer station ual Ball Lane , Coven SS.07/08/650 W Full Application Demolition of pump house building, erection of GRP kiosk and extended 21-09-2007 Granted Heath, access gates Wolverhampton Site/Location Application Number Type of Description of Proposal Decision Decision Application Date Staff Colton Hall Farm, L.07/01/813 W Full Application Recommencement of operations comprising the importation of Pulverised 10-10-2007 Granted Blithbury Road , Fuel Ash and soils for infilling to achieve restoration of former landfill site Rugeley and improvement to adjacent agricultural land
Unit 1, The CH.07/08/731 W Non- Compliance Not to comply with (to vary) condition 11 of planning permission 10-10-2007 Granted ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Embankment, Power CH.03/18/731 W to allow for 24/7 working Station Road , Rugeley Cocksparrow Lane , SS.07/09/613 W Non- Compliance Application not to comply with (to vary) Condition 38 of planning 10-10-2007 Granted Huntington permission SS.06/11/613W so as to remove the requirement to submit an aftercare scheme and to carry out aftercare following the restoration of the site Park Stables, SS.07/14/653 W Full Application Restoration of derelict land by infilling with imported soils for the beneficial 29-10-2007 Granted Micklewood Lane , Nr. after use as agricultural land Penkridge Monitor Leek STW, SM.07/16/131 W Full Application Erection of 1 No. control kiosk and demolition of 29-10-2007 Undetermined Cheddleton Road , decommissioned/redundant plant Leekbrook, Leek Land off Stafford N.07/19/248 W Full Application Installation of control kiosk, vehicle crossing and access road 31-10-2007 Granted Avenue , Newcastle-under-Lyme ing Repor Land west of SS.07/01/613 W Full Application Retrospective application for the importation of soil and its storage prior 13-11-2007 Granted Cocksparrow Lane , to blending into compost; storage of concrete and masonry rubble in Huntington , Nr. connection with site construction works, and; storage of un-shredded Cannock wood prior to export off-site Unit 1, The CH.07/17/731 W Full Application Siting of portacabin office building and erection of a fence with gates 15-11-2007 Granted Embankment, Power Station Road , Rugeley Land adjacent to No. SM.07/14/169 W Full Application Erection of a kiosk (1.1m high x 0.66m wide x 0.28m deep) in association 22-11-2007 Granted 44 Clough Lane , with underground works Werrington t 2008 ual 77
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Westwood Hall SM.06/15/160 W Non- Compliance Retention of existing use and non-compliance with Condition 18 of 26-11-2007 Granted ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Sewage Pumping application SM.04/10
Station, Barnfields ing Repor Industrial Estate, off Sunnyhills Road , Leek Westwood Hall SM.06/16/160 W Non- Compliance Retention of existing use and non-compliance with condition 19 of 26-11-2007 Granted Sewage Pumping application SM.04/10 Station, Barnfields Industrial Estate, off Sunnyhills Road , Leek Wedges Mills SewageSS.07/16/745 W Full Application Erection of a kiosk (2.0 m x 3.0 m x 0.6m) in association with underground 03-12-2007 Granted Pumping works t 2008 Station,Wolverhampton Road, Wedges Mills, Cannock Unit 1, Coldmeece S.07/22/488 W Non- Compliance Application not to comply with (to vary) condition 8 of planning permission 07-12-2007 Granted Estate, Coldmeece, S.07/14/488 W, for the import and storage of bagged non-hazardous Stone, Staffordshire metal and mineral materials from used grinding wheels and shot blasting prior to shipping for recycling Roundhill Sewage SS.07/11/629 W Full Application Erection of three buildings associated with an infrastructure upgrade 19-12-2007 Granted Treatment Works, required by the urban waste water framework Gibbet Lane, Kinver Church Eaton SewageS.07/24/4002 W Permitted Request for confirmation of permitted development - relocation of kiosk 19-12-2007 Not Pumping Station, Development permitted Wood Eaton Road , development Church Eaton Rugeley Power L.07/08/856 W Full Application Proposed infill of the B Station borrow pit lake with 1.6 million tonnes of 20-12-2007 Granted
Limited, Power Station unsold PFA (Pulverised Fuel Ash) and FBA (Furnace Bottom Ash) derived ual Road , Rugeley from Rugeley Power Station Booths Farm, SM.07/17/134 W Non- Compliance Not to comply with (to vary) condition 5 of planning permission 20-12-2007 Temporary Clamgoose Lane , SM.06/22/134 W to allow for continued use of the composting facility Cheadle beyond December 2007, in effect to make the permission permanent Site/Location Application Number Type of Description of Proposal Decision Decision Application Date Staff The Bungalow, Tickhill,SM.07/07/166 W Full Application Infilling of a void within a field with approximatley 8000m3 of inert soils 21-12-2007 Refused Caverswall, Stoke on to improve agricultural land Trent
Wyrley Grove Landfill CH.07/12/702A MW Non- Compliance Non-compliance with conditions 4, 10 and 55 of planning permission 21-12-2007 Granted ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Site, Gorsey Lane, CH.02/11/702A MW to; (i) extend the site completion date from 31/12/08 Pelsall to 31/12/09; (ii) relocate the permitted screening operations from Phase 6 to Phase 5 of the site, and; (iii) allow the re-working and additional infilling of waste within Phase 1 of the site. Four Ashes Industrial SS.07/15/620 W Change of Use Change of use from a facility for the shredding and pulverisation of rubber 07-01-2008 Granted Estate, Station Road to a materials recovery facility which will sort dry recyclables up to 49,000 , Four Ashes tonnes per year Downings Skip Hire, S.07/17/459 W Non- Compliance Not to comply with (to vary) condition 8 of planning permission 01-02-2008 Invalid St Albans Road , S.06/33/459 W to increase the number of vehicle movements from 80 Monitor Stafford to 150 movements per full day Monday to Saturday and from 440 to 720 movements per working week Wedges Mills SewageSS.07/16/745 W MAMinor Amendment Submission of minor amendment 14-02-2008 Minor Pumping Station 1 amendment Grass verge to the SM.07/19/165 W Full Application Erection of a kiosk to house telemetry equipment 27-02-2008 Granted east of New Road , ing Repor Alton Yew Tree Coal Co. SS.08/02/605 W Full Application Operation of skip hire company, disposal and sorting of waste as a waste 27-02-2008 Withdrawn Ltd., Broad Lane , transfer station. Type of waste is general and inert non-hazardous Essington Leek Sewage SM.08/01/131 W Full Application Construction of 1 no. control kiosk and demolition of redundant and 28-02-2008 Granted Treatment Works, decommissioned plant Cheddleton Road , Leekbrook, Leek Castlefields Sewage S.07/20/4001 W Full Application Demolition of existing pumphouse building and installation of new above 04-03-2008 Granted Pumping Station, ground kiosk t 2008 Castlefields, Stafford Cranebrook Quarry L.07/17/802 MW Full Application Planning application for inert recycling and erection of building as site 06-03-2008 Invalid ual office and maintenance 79
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Grindley House Farm, S.07/25/453 W Full Application Waste transfer, crushing, and shredding of wastes ancillary to the civil 07-03-2008 Withdrawn ordshire CountyCouncil-Ann Stowe-by-Chartley engineering and drainage business, the shredding of packaging and
storage of liquid wastes ing Repor Standon Old Hall, S.07/15/489 W Full Application Infilling of redundant field pits with inert materials to facilitate agricultural 11-03-2008 Withdrawn Standon, Nr. production and improve ground conditions Eccleshall Source: Staffordshire County Council, Development and Waste Management Unit Database t 2008 ual Staffordshire County Council - Annual 81 Monitoring Report 2008
Glossary of Terms
Adoption: The final confirmation of a development plan or Local Development Document (LDD) as having statutory status by a Local Planning Authority (LPA).
Annual Monitoring Report (AMR): A report produced by the local planning authority and submitted to the Government which includes an assessment of: t 2008
whether the policies and related targets or milestones in the Mineral or Waste Development Documents have been met; what impact the policies are having on national, regional and local targets identified in Mineral or Waste Development Documents;
whether the policies in the Mineral or Waste Development Documents ual Monitoring Repor need adjusting or replacing; if policies or proposals need changing and suggested actions to achieve this.
Area Action Plan: These should be used to provide the planning framework for areas where significant change or conservation is needed.
Community Strategy: A strategy prepared by local authorities to help deliver local community aspirations, under the Local Government Act 2000. dshire County Council - Ann or Core Strategy: This type of development plan document should set out the key elements of the planning framework for the area. For minerals, the core strategy Staff should take account of the need to contribute appropriately to national, regional and local requirements at acceptable social, environment costs; and for waste, it should set out a planning strategy for sustainable waste management, which enables adequate provision of waste management facilities in appropriate locations.
Core Output Indicator: Authorities are required to monitor a set of local development framework core output indicators as a consistent data source. The Office for the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) published ‘Local Development Framework Monitoring: A Good Practice Guide’, lists the core output indicators which require monitoring. The main purpose of output indicators is to measure quantifiable physical activities that are directly related to, and are a consequence of, the implementation of planning policies.
Departure: A proposed development that is not in accordance with the adopted local development plan, but which the local planning authority proposes to grant planning permission, subject to the Government not intervening.
Development: Development is defined under the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act as "the carrying out of building, engineering, mining or other operation in, on, over or under land, or the making of any material change in the use of any building or other land."
Development Document: Refer to definitions of ‘Local Development Document’ and ‘Mineral or Waste Development Document’. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 82 Monitoring Report 2008
Development Plan: The documents setting out the policies and proposals for the development and use of land and buildings in Staffordshire. It includes the existing Structure and Local Plans (until September 2007) and Regional Spatial Strategies and Development Plan Documents prepared as part of the Minerals & Waste Staff Development Framework. or
dshire County Council - Ann Development Plan Document (DPD): These will contain policies and proposals. They are subject to independent examination and there will be a right for those making representations to be heard at an independent examination. A development plan document forms part of the development plan.
Examination: This is an important stage in the preparation of a development plan document and is carried out by an independent person (the planning inspector) appointed by the First Secretary of State. The inspector’s role is to consider the development plan document as a whole and to determine its soundness.The inspector ual Monitoring Repor will consider all the representations made on the submitted development plan document. The procedure for consideration of representations may involve written procedures, informal hearings and formal hearings.
General Conformity: A process by which Regional Planning Bodies consider whether a Development Plan Document is in “general conformity” with the Regional Spatial
t 2008 Strategy. Also, all other DPDs must conform to a Core Strategy DPD.
Independent Examination:The process by which an Independent Planning Inspector may publicly examine a ‘Development Plan Document’ or a ‘Statement of Community Involvement’, and any representations, before issuing a binding report.
Local Development Document (LDD): The collective term for development plan documents, supplementary planning documents and statement of community involvement. For minerals and waste planning, the terms mineral development document and waste development document are used.
Local Development Framework (LDF): These will be a ‘portfolio’ of local development documents which collectively deliver the spatial planning strategy for the local planning authority’s area. A LDF will be produced by either a District Council or Unitary Authority whereas the mineral and waste development framework for Staffordshire will be produced by the County Council.The LDF should include a core strategy; site specific proposals; area action plans (where needed); a local development scheme; a statement of community involvement; proposals map; and an annual monitoring report.
Local Output Indicator: The main purpose of output indicators is to measure quantifiable physical activities that are directly related to, and are a consequence of, the implementation of planning policies. Local output indicators are key policy areas which the local authority considers require monitoring. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 83 Monitoring Report 2008
Minerals or Waste Development Document: Will be either development plan documents or supplementary planning documents that form part of the mineral and waste development framework.
Minerals and Waste Development Framework: This will consist of a portfolio of mineral or waste development documents.The diagram in Appendix B illustrates the proposed initial contents of the Mineral and Waste Development Framework. t 2008
Minerals Local Plan (MLP): Current mineral policies and proposals for Staffordshire are found in the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Minerals Local Plan 1994 – 2006 (refer also to the Structure Plan). The MLP is ‘saved’ for three years from 28 September 2004. ual Monitoring Repor Mineral Policy Statements (MPS): Contain national planning policy for mineral development and supporting material e.g. good practice guides. They will replace guidance currently found in Mineral Planning Guidance (MPGs).
Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004: The Act updates elements of the 1990 Town & Country Planning Act. The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 introduces:
statutory system for regional planning; dshire County Council - Ann a new system for local planning; reforms to the development control and or
compulsory purchase and compensation systems; and Staff removes crown immunity from planning controls.
Planning Policy Statements (PPS): Contain national planning policy and supporting material e.g. good practice guides. They will replace guidance currently found in Planning Policy Guidance (PPG's).
Proposals Map: Illustrates the spatial extent of all the policies in development plan documents, together with any saved policies. It will be revised as each new development plan document is adopted. Proposals for changes to the adopted proposals map accompany submitted development plan documents in the form of a submission proposals map.
Regional Aggregates Working Party (RAWP): A working group consisting of local authority officers, representatives of the aggregates industry and central government established to consider the supply and demand for aggregate minerals.
Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS): The RSS set out the policies in relation to the development and use of land in the region and establishes broad locations and criteria for development. Policies address subjects such as housing, transport, economic development, the environment, mineral supply and waste management.
‘Saved’ policies/plan: Policies within the existing Structure Plans and Local Plans that are saved for a time period during replacement production of Local Development Documents. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 84 Monitoring Report 2008
Significant Effects Indicator: Significant effects are monitored by using indicators associated with sustainability objectives derived through the process of sustainability appraisal.
Staff Site Specific Allocations and Policies:Where land is allocated for mineral or waste
or development, this should be made in a site allocation development plan document
dshire County Council - Ann or area action plan.
Soundness: A term referring to the justification of a Development Plan Document (DPD). A Development Plan Document (DPD) is considered “sound” and based upon good evidence unless it can be shown to be unsound.
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI): This development document sets out the standards which the planning authority will be required to achieve in relation to involving the community in the preparation, alteration and continuing review of all ual Monitoring Repor mineral and waste development documents. The SCI will not be a DPD but will be subject to independent examination.
Statutory: Required by law (statute), usually through an Act of Parliament.
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA): An environmental assessment of
t 2008 certain plans and programmes, including those in the field of planning and land use, which complies with the EU Directive 2001/42/EC. The environmental assessment involves the:
preparation of an environmental report; carrying out of consultations; taking into account of the environmental report and the results of the consultations in decision making; provision of information when the plan or programme is adopted; and showing that the results of the environment assessment have been taken into account.
Structure Plan: The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Structure Plan 1996 – 2011 provides the strategic context for local plans within Staffordshire including the MLP & WLP. The Structure Plan is ‘saved’ for three years from 28 September 2004 but thereafter, ceases to have effect.
Supplementary Planning Document (SPD): These will provide guidance to supplement the policies and proposals in the development plan documents. They will not form part of the development plan or be subject to independent examination but will be a material consideration in making planning decisions.
Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG): These documents currently provide guidance to support policies and proposals found in Local Plans and Structure Plans. These documents will be replaced by Supplementary Planning Documents. Staffordshire County Council - Annual 85 Monitoring Report 2008
Sustainability Appraisal: The purpose of sustainability appraisal is to appraise the social, environmental and economic effects of policies so that decisions can be made that accord with the objectives of sustainable development. The appraisal process incorporates the requirements of Strategic Environmental Assessment. (See also ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment’).
Sustainable Development: A widely used definition drawn up by the World t 2008 Commission on Environment and Development in 1987: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". The Government has set out four aims for sustainable development in its strategy “A Better Quality of Life, a Strategy for Sustainable Development in the UK”. The four aims, to be achieved at the same time, are: social progress which recognises the needs of everyone; effective protection of the ual Monitoring Repor environment; the prudent use of natural resources; and maintenance of high and stable levels of economic growth and employment.
Waste Local Plan (WLP): Current waste management policies for Staffordshire are found in the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Waste Local Plan 1998 – 2011 (refer also to the Structure Plan). The WLP is ‘saved’ for three years from 28 September 2004. dshire County Council - Ann or Staff
For more information please contact:
Matthew Griffin, Staffordshire County Council, Development and Waste Management Unit, Development Services Directorate, Riverway, Stafford, ST16 3TJ.
Tel: 01785 277275 Fax: 01785 277224 Email: [email protected]
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