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PROPOSED MIXED USE URBAN EXTENSION, INCLUDING YARNBROOK/WEST ASHTON RELEF ROAD
ASHTON PARK, SOUTH EAST TROWBRIDGE
WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
ON BEHALF OF ASHTON PARK TROWBRIDGE LTD AND PERSIMMON HOMES
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CONTENTS:
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1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT 4 3. ANTICIPATED WASTE STREAMS 13 4. SITE MANAGEMENT 16 5. MANAGING WASTE ON SITE 19 6. MANAGING THE OFF SITE DISPOSAL PROCESS 25 7. CONCLUSIONS 26
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 This Waste Management Strategy has been prepared by Pegasus Group Ltd on behalf of Ashton Park Trowbridge Ltd and Persimmon Homes. The strategy sets out the approach to waste management that will be applied to the design, construction and occupation (operational phase) of the proposed mixed use development at Ashton park, Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
Site Description and Context
1.2 The Application Site is located on the South Eastern Periphery of Trowbridge and approximately 2.2km from the town centre. The small village of West Ashton lies east of the site on the eastern side of the A350. The A350 is a strategic road corridor that links the M4 to the north with the Poole conurbation on the south coast. Yarnbrook village is located to the south west of the site where the A350, A363 and B3097 intersect.
1.3 Ashton Park comprises of open farmland on the south eastern fringe of Trowbridge and covers approximately 153 hectares. The application site area comprises 177 hectares, including the corridor of the proposed Yarnbrook and West Ashton Relief Road (YMARR) and a stretch of the A350 between West Ashton and Yarnbrook.
1.4 The site is well connected by existing footpaths and cycleways to the town centre, via the People’s Park to the north. The site is also well related to residential development to the north.
Proposed Development
1.5 An outline planning application is submitted for a mixed use urban extension development comprising the following:
Up to 2,500 dwellings (Class C3) of mixed type and tenure, including a range of affordable housing and potential care home provision (Class C2).
15 ha of employment land to support a mix of B1, B2 & B8 uses.
Two Local Centres to accommodate retail, social and community facilities which may include a mix of A1 – A5, D1 and C2/C3 use classes.
Two primary schools.
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A site for a secondary school.
An integrated network of footways and cycleways.
The provision of public open space/green infrastructure and areas of strategic landscaping, including an extension to the Biss Meadows Country Park and a corridor along the River Biss, woodland and hedgerow planting and allotments.
A 100m Buffer to Biss Wood along the western edge.
Provision of a range of play space.
Sports Pitches and courts.
Surface water/flood management mitigation works including the creation of attenuation ponds.
Necessary related engineering works for drainage, sewers and other infrastructure
A site for an ecological visitors facility
Landscaping of Employment Area to incorporate aquatic and terrestrial habitat.
The provision of Yarnbrook Relief Road and associated highway infrastructure. A single carriageway scheme of 7.3m with associated landscaping and drainage (matters not reserved)
Downgrading of part of A350 with associated landscaping and highway works
Vehicular access from proposed Yarnbrook/West Ashton Relief Road, 3 x accesses from West Ashton Road and 2 x accesses from Soprano Way (matters not reserved).
Definitions
1.6 For the purposes of this report, ‘waste’ is defined as materials that are unwanted having been left over after the completion of a process which would otherwise be discarded. Waste minimisation is the process of reducing the quantity of such materials arising, requiring processing and/or disposal.
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1.7 The priority at the Ashton Park development will be not producing waste in the first place. To do this, the waste implications of the proposal need to be considered at the earliest possible stage.
1.8 The aim of the Ashton Park Waste Minimisation Strategy is to assist the applicant and Wiltshire Council to manage and minimise the production of waste during demolition, construction and occupation of the proposed development at Ashton Park, Trowbridge.
1.9 This document provides the waste management strategy for the Ashton Park development, in accordance with relevant local and national guidance.
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2. PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT
National Policy
2.1 The relevant extant and emerging national waste management policy and strategy is set out within the following documents;
Waste Management Plan for England, December 2013;
National Planning Policy for Waste, October 2014;
National Planning Policy Framework, March 2012.
Waste Management Plan for England, December 2013
2.2 The Waste Management Plan for England (WMPE) is a high level strategy that supersedes the former Waste Strategy 2007 and supports the implementation of the objectives and provisions set out within the revised Waste Framework Directive, specifically Article 28 which requires that Member States establish one or more waste management plans covering their territory.
2.3 The WMPE states that the key aim for waste management in England is to work towards a ‘zero waste economy’. This means the adoption of the waste hierarchy (see figure 1) as the guiding principle to sustainable waste management.
Figure 1: The Waste Hierarchy
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2.4 The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) is the legislative framework for the collection, transport, recovery and disposal of waste. Relevant mandatory requirements of the WFD specify that the Plan should contain information on:
“An analysis of the current waste management situation in the geographical entity concerned, as well as the measures to be taken to improve environmentally sound preparing for re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal of waste and an evaluation of how the plan will support the implementation of the objectives and provisions of the revised WFD Existing waste collection schemes and major disposal and recovery installations, including any special arrangements for waste oils, hazardous waste or waste streams addressed by specific Community legislation; An assessment of the need for new collection schemes, the closure of existing waste installations, additional waste installation infrastructure in accordance with Article 16 (on the proximity principle), and, if necessary, the investments related thereto General waste management policies, including planned waste management technologies and methods, or policies for waste posing specific management problems”
2.5 In addition, Schedule 1 of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (the 2011 Regulations) translates the provisions of the WFD into legislation, including:
In pursuance of the objectives and measures in Directive 94/62/EC (on packaging and packaging waste), a chapter on the management of packaging and packaging waste, including measures taken pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 of that Directive. Measures to promote high quality recycling including the setting up of separate collections of waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriate to meet the necessary quality standards for the relevant recycling sectors. As appropriate, measures to encourage the separate collection of bio- waste with a view to the composting and digestion of bio-waste. As appropriate, measures to be taken to promote the re-use of products and preparing for re-use activities, in particular— (a) measures to encourage the establishment and support of re-use and repair networks; (b) the use of economic instruments; (c) the use of procurement criteria; and (d) the setting of quantitative objectives.
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Measures to be taken to ensure that by 2020 (a) at least 50% by weight of waste from households is prepared for re-use or recycled. (b) at least 70% by weight of construction and demolition waste is subjected to material recovery.
2.6 The 2011 Regulations require that everyone involved in waste shall take all reasonable measures to apply the waste hierarchy except where, for specific waste streams, departing from the hierarchy is justified.
2.7 The WMPE advises of the Government’s ‘Waste Prevention Programme for England’ which works towards the zero waste economy with detailed actions to:
encourage businesses to contribute to a more sustainable economy by building waste reduction into design, offering alternative business models and delivering new and improved products and services, encourage a culture of valuing resources by making it easier for people and businesses to find out how to reduce their waste, to use products for longer, repair broken items, and enable reuse of items by others, help businesses recognise and act upon potential savings through better resource efficiency and preventing waste, to realise opportunities for growth; and support action by central and local government, businesses and civil society to capitalise on these opportunities.
National Planning Policy for Waste, October 2014
2.8 The National Planning Policy for Waste (the NPPW) sets out the detailed waste planning policies. The policy indicated that it should be read in conjunction with the National Planning Policy Framework, the Waste Management Plan for England and National Policy Statements for Waste Water and Hazardous Waste. The NPPW has now replaced the Planning Policy Statement 10 (PPS10) which was previously in force until the 16th October 2014.
2.9 The NPPW sets out the Government’s national policies that should be taken into account by waste planning authorities in discharging their responsibilities and ensuring that planning provision of new capacity and spatial distribution of waste management facilities is based on the best available data. Also, by ensuring there is a collaborative approach amongst planning authorities and the need for waste management facilities is considered amongst other spatial concerns, the NPPW
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recognises the effective contribution it can bring to the progression of sustainable communities.
2.10 The overall objective of Government Policy on waste, as set out within the NPPW (Paragraph 1) is:
“To work towards a more sustainable and efficient approach to resource use and management..”
2.11 Accordingly, the Government seeks for waste to be managed by moving it up the ‘waste hierarchy’ for prevention, preparing for re-use, recycling, other recovery and disposal only as a last resort.
2.12 With respect to determining non-waste planning applications, local planning authorities should ensure that (Paragraph 8):
“the likely impact of proposed, non-waste related development on existing waste management facilities, and on sites and areas allocated for waste management, is acceptable and does not prejudice the implementation of the waste hierarchy and/or the efficient operation of such facilities;
new, non-waste development makes sufficient provision for waste management and promotes good design to secure the integration of waste management facilities with the rest of the development and, in less developed areas, with the local landscape.
the handling of waste arising from the construction and operation of development maximises reuse/recovery opportunities, and minimises off-site disposal.”
2.13 To deliver sustainable waste management, local planning authorities should monitor and report the take-up in allocated sites; existing stock and any changes in the stock of waste management facilities and their capacity; the amount of waste recycled, recovered or disposed in order to inform the preparation of local plans and the determination of planning applications.
2.14 The NPPW seeks to provide a streamlined approach to sustainable waste management as well as reflect the Government’s aspirations for waste
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management and changes due to the implementation of provisions within the Localism Act 2011. Other policy drivers include:
EU Waste Directive 2008 (2008/98/EC) with regard to collection, transport, recovery and disposal of wastes and measures to ensure that waste is recovered or disposed of without endangering human health or causing harm to the environment. The EU Waste Directive is transposed into English legislation through the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011. Abolition of Regional Planning following implementation of the Localism Act 2011 such that only county or unitary authority waste plans form part of the planning system. Energy from Waste reflecting the wide approach promoted through the Government’s Waste Review 2011 and ‘Energy from Waste – A guide to the debate’. Green Belt which relates to the delivery of waste management facilities within designated Green Belt areas.
2.15 The NPPW identifies planning as having a ‘pivotal role’ in delivering sustainable waste management through:
delivery of sustainable development, including climate change benefits by driving waste management up the waste hierarchy...; providing a framework in which communities take more responsibility for their own waste, including by enabling waste to be disposed of, or in the case of mixed municipal waste from households, recovered in one of the nearest appropriate installations; helping to secure the recovery or disposal of waste without endangering human health and without harming the environment; and ensuring the design and layout of new development supports sustainable waste management, including the provision of waste storage facilities at residential premises to facilitate a high quality household collection service.
National Planning Policy Framework
2.16 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published on 27th March 2012 and sets out the Government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied, as well as identifying the core purpose of planning to ‘…contribute to the achievement of sustainable development’.
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2.17 The three dimensions to sustainable development are identified as:
an economic role – contributing to building a strong, responsive and competitive economy, by ensuring that sufficient land of the right type is available in the right places and at the right time to support growth and innovation; and by identifying and coordinating development requirements, including the provision of infrastructure; a social role – supporting strong, vibrant and healthy communities, by providing the supply of housing required to meet the needs of present and future generations; and by creating a high quality built environment, with accessible local services that reflect the community’s needs and support its health, social and cultural well-being; and an environmental role – contributing to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historic environment; and, as part of this, helping to improve biodiversity, use natural resources prudently, minimise waste and pollution, and mitigate and adapt to climate change including moving to a low carbon economy.
2.18 The NPPF provides a comprehensive overview of national planning policy, combining all previous planning policy guidance and planning policy statements, covering a range of themes. However, the NPPF does not contain specific policies with regards waste, stating only that PPS10 would remain in place until the National Waste Management Plan is published (see previous commentary on the NPPW as published in October 2014).
2.19 Notwithstanding the above, the NPPF (Paragraph 143) identifies that in facilitating the sustainable use of minerals, that Local Planning Authorities should ‘... so far as practicable, take account of the contribution that substitute or secondary and recycled materials and minerals waste would make to the supply of materials, before considering extraction of primary materials, whilst aiming to source minerals supplies indigenously;’
Local Planning Policy
Wiltshire and Swindon Waste Core Strategy 2006 – 2026 (July 2009)
2.20 The Wiltshire and Swindon Waste Core Strategy (WSWCS) provides the strategic policy framework for the administrative areas of Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council. The Waste Core Strategy sets out the spatial vision, key objectives and overall principles for development covering the provision of sustainable waste management facilities up to 2026. The majority of the policies
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and objectives are reiterated in the Waste Strategy for England 2007. However, of particular relevance to this Waste Management Strategy is Waste Core Strategy Policy 6 (repeated below) which requires new development to be accompanied by a scheme for sustainable waste management.
2.21 Policy WCS6: Waste Reduction and Auditing states:
Proposals for development that meet the criteria below will be required to design and provide facilities for occupiers of the development to recycle / compost waste (bring systems) and / or facilities within individual or groups of properties or premises for the source separation and storage of different types of waste for recycling and / or composting.
• any development providing 10 or more dwelling units; • any new development of shopping centres or facilities where the total gross floorspace amounts to 500 square metres or more; • any development of business, industrial, distribution or storage development where the gross floorspace/ increase in gross floorspace amounts to 300 square metres or more; • transport, leisure, recreation, tourist, community, or educational facilities including public car parks and park and ride facilities.
Such provision will be expected to have regard to the existing capacity of facilities already available and to the existing Recycling Plan or Municipal Waste Management Strategy relevant to the area.
Proposals for the developments identified above must also be accompanied by a waste audit, which must include:
a) the type and volume of waste that the development process will generate (the development process comprises the construction process and any other operations necessary to bring the development into being); b) the steps to be taken to reduce, re-use and recycle any waste that is produced through the development process; c) the steps to be taken to reduce the production of hazardous wastes in the development process; d) the steps to be taken to minimise the use of raw materials in the development process; e) the steps to be taken to reduce the use of hazardous materials in the development process;
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f) the steps to be taken to minimise the pollution potential of unavoidable waste; g) the steps to be taken to dispose of unavoidable waste in an environmentally acceptable manner; h) the steps to be taken to ensure maximum waste recovery (e.g. recycling and composting) once the development is completed/occupied; and i) proposals for the transport of waste created during the development process and subsequent use of the site.
Development proposals outside of the thresholds above will be required to demonstrate that they have had sufficient regard to minimising waste produced as part of the development process and to the waste hierarchy in identifying a chosen management method for wastes that are produced as part of the development process.
2.22 In addition, Table 2 indicates past and predicted forecasts for waste management rates.
Table 2: Recorded and Forecasted Municipal and Household Waste in Wiltshire
The Effect of the Variable Percentage Forecast for MSW
Year Variable Rate Change Tonnage
2006/07 1.10% 262,601
2007/08 -1.00% 259,936
2008/09 3.00% 267,734
2009/10 3.00% 275,766
2010/11 3.00% 284,039
2011/12 3.00% 292,561
2012/13 2.00% 298,412
2013/14 1.00% 301,396
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2014/15 1.00% 304,410
2015/16 1.00% 307,454
2016/17 1.00% 310,529
2017/18 1.00% 313,634
2018/19 1.00% 316,770
2019/20 1.00% 319,938
Total - 4,115,180
Source: Wiltshire and Swindon Waste Core Strategy 2006-2026
Community Strategy Linkage
2.23 The Sustainable Community Strategy for Wiltshire 2007-2016 dated September 2007 sets out a vision for Wiltshire. This vision seeks to provide for (amongst other things) communities that actively minimise their household and commercial waste.
2.24 It identifies that strong and sustainable communities are communities where current lifestyles do not threaten future ones. The Community Strategy identifies that such communities are informed about environmental issues, and are active in creating local solutions. It also identifies that in those communities, people and business will actively minimise their household and commercial waste.
Wiltshire Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy 2012,
2.25 The Wiltshire Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy (JMWMS) was adopted by the County Council and 4 District Councils in 2006, and updated in 2012. Wiltshire Council uses the JMWMS to guide the development of waste collection and disposal services.
2.26 An objective of the JMWMS is to reduce waste growth to 1% less than the forecast growth rate each year and an action to be taken to help to achieve this is utilising Local Plan policies when working with developers, to carry out waste audits as part of any new development.
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3. ANTICIPATED WASTE STREAMS
3.1 Anticipated waste streams during the construction and occupation are outlined below.
Construction
3.2 Activities associated with the Ashton Park development have the potential to result in the generation of significant quantities of waste. The average amount of waste produced in construction of residential developments has been estimated at 15.2m3 waste per 100m2 floor area1.
3.3 In addition to the waste arising from the construction of the residential properties additional waste will also be generated through the construction of the business park, the school and local centres.
3.4 The Ashton Park development seeks to provide a 15 hectare business park being planned to deliver a range of job types and unit sizes taking into account the most current Employment Land Review.
3.5 The average amount of waste produced in the construction of commercial office development has been estimated at 20.1m3 waste per 100m2 floor area and 15.0m3 waste per 100m2 floor area for commercial retail development and healthcare development.
3.6 Two new schools to be provided on the development will be 2 form entry primary schools, education projects are estimated to produce 13.4m³ waste arising per 100m² floor area.
3.7 These figures give an indicative level of construction waste arising for the entire site. Benchmarks can be set, with the aim of achieving waste arising at Ashton Park below these levels.
Occupation
Household Waste
3.8 It is anticipated that household waste arising from the proposed development will comprise the following materials:
Steel and aluminium containers
1 Benchmarks for Predicting and Forecasting Construction Waste – Annex 3, February 2009
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Telephone directories
Paper, newspapers and magazines
Plastic bottles
Cardboard
Glass
Textiles
Organic waste/biodegradables
Residuals (non-recyclables)
3.9 It is anticipated that refuse from the development proposals would be expected to mirror the current profile of municipal waste material collected across Wiltshire.
Employment Waste
3.10 It is anticipated the commercial waste arising from the proposed development will comprise the following materials:
Paper and cardboard
Aluminium, glass and plastic containers
Cleaning and maintenance (e.g. solvents, paints, detergents)
Office supplies (e.g. printer cartridges, equipment)
Oils, solvents, varnishes
Discarded equipment
Residuals (non-recyclables)
School Waste
3.11 It is anticipated that school waste arising from the proposed development will comprise the following materials:
Paper and cardboard
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Garden
Food (canteen/tuck shop)
Aluminium, glass and plastic containers
Info-tech/office supplies (e.g. ribbons, cartridges, equipment)
Cleaning and maintenance (e.g. solvents, paints, detergents)
Residuals (non-recyclables)
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4. SITE MANAGEMENT
4.1 A Site Manager will be responsible for the co-ordination of the Ashton Park project and as such will be responsible for instructing workers, overseeing and documenting the results of the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) and the Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP).
4.2 The CEMP and SWMP (potentially integrated into a single plan) will be prepared prior to the commencement of works and will be monitored by both the Area Build Manager and Regional Build Director during routine site visits. The CEMP will detail the management measures which contractors will be required to adopt and implement during the construction of the Proposed Development to manage any construction effects on the environment. The SWMP will set out how waste is to be minimised, managed, stored, re-used and disposed of.
4.3 The fundamental strategy applied to the Ashton park site will be to minimise waste by applying a waste hierarchy to implement actions to Eliminate, Reduce, Reuse and Re-Cycle before considering disposal. The Waste Hierarchy is consistent with the objectives of the Waste Strategy for England and other adopted policy documents. The removal of waste for recovery, via a Transfer Station, is included with stage 4 of the hierarchy.
(1) ELIMINATE Avoid producing waste in the first place
(2) REDUCE Minimise the amount of waste produced
(3) RE-USE Use items as many times as possible
(4) RECYCLE Recycle where possible (only after it has been re-used)
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4.4 Surplus waste materials arise from either the materials imported to site or from those generated on site. Imported materials are those which are brought to the project for inclusion into the permanent works. Generated materials are those which exist on the site such as topsoil, sub-soil, trees and materials from demolition works etc.
4.5 The developers will monitor and review the sustainability credentials of the development project. This offers the opportunity for further recycling and efficiency improvements and costs savings on the Ashton Park development site.
Council Position
4.6 Wiltshire Council is responsible for the disposal and collection of waste for the area. The Council has produced a Waste Core Strategy which forms part of the Local Development Framework of policy documents. The Strategy provides a framework for Wiltshire to plan and manage its own waste and sets out its vision as being:
“By 2026, increased waste minimisation, recycling and composting will be delivered by driving waste up the management hierarchy and creating a sustainable, flexible and functional framework of facilities to meet the needs of the municipal waste management strategies and the sub-regional apportionments. This framework of facilities will serve the SSCTs of Swindon, Trowbridge, Chippenham and Salisbury as well as outlying rural areas where gaps in the strategic network need to be plugged to serve local need.
Additional waste management capacity will be delivered through a process of actively involving communities and collaborative working with the Regional Planning Body, landowners, the minerals and waste industries and regulators. The development of a sustainable waste management framework to serve the needs of Wiltshire and Swindon must ensure that the naturally and historically rich and sensitive environment of the Plan area is protected and enhanced for future generations to enjoy.”
4.7 The Wiltshire Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy updated in 2012, which the Council use to guide the development of waste collection and disposal services. As shown in Table 1 of the report, from 2011/12 onwards there will be a general increase in MSW forecast at 2019/20 to be 265,500. In 2005/06 the total amount of MSW in Wiltshire was 259,700 tonnes. However, despite the overall upwards trend, there was a slight decrease between 2005/06 and 2011/12 to
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245,200 tonnes. Whilst the trend for MSW has gradually increased, Wiltshire Council’s household composting and recycling rate has also steadily increased to 31.5% in 2005/06. This increased again to 42.9% during 2011/12 according to the Wiltshire Core Strategy Municipal Waste Management Strategy 2012 as improvements have been made to recycling and composting services. The Council’s target is to achieve at least 50% by 2020, matching the national target of 50% over the same period.
4.8 Wiltshire Council has also reduced the proportion of waste being sent to landfill from 60.4% in 2006/07 and over 80% in 2003/04) to 36.6% in 2011/12.
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5. MANAGING WASTE ON SITE
Construction
Waste Generation and Management
5.1 Waste materials can be generated during the site preparation stage of construction and during the erection of buildings and installation of infrastructure.
5.2 The use of hazardous (and other) materials and the generation of hazardous waste will be minimised, by reducing the overall level of waste. The processes to achieve this include, the use of standardised sizes and quantities of materials to reduce off-cuts; the avoidance of over-ordering; ensuring safe storage; and minimising errors on site, which all provide financial benefits to the developer.
5.3 Additionally, and where possible, hazardous material will be substituted with less hazardous materials (for example, organic solvents could be replaced with water) which will also reduce the volume and hazardous nature of any waste that does arise.
5.4 However, if hazardous waste does arise, options for re-use, recycling and recovery will be utilised in accordance with the Waste Hierarchy. The re-use of materials will be achieved by re-using off-cuts; the co-ordination of work so that materials can be used by multiple trades; the use and retention of materials for re-use elsewhere; the return, sale and donation of re-usable materials; and the repair of items for re-use. The process for recycling and recovery off-site includes promoting the recycling of materials and sorting and safely storing different materials on site during the construction phase prior to transfer to a recycling facility.
5.5 At this stage the precise nature of any hazardous waste which may arise including materials such as concrete, asphalt products, paints, and petrol for use in construction equipment are unknown. Until the details of these are identified through subsequent applications, the precise disposal mechanisms cannot be identified. However, the options outlined in this Waste Management Strategy will be taken advantage of.
5.6 Where hazardous waste does arise this will be securely stored to prevent mixing or dilution to allow for appropriate disposal. This also allows for the treatment of organic hazardous waste, with the potential for energy recovery. The impacts of
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any hazardous waste on the environment and human health will also be managed by the safe storage and disposal of such materials.
5.7 Care will be taken during the design stage of the development to ensure that any material arising from site clearance and preparation can be re-used elsewhere on site wherever possible and practical.
5.8 Soils are an important resource, and to minimise effects to this resource. To avoid wastage, with reference to DEFRA’s Soil Strategy (2009), stripped soils will be stored in separate resource bunds no more than 3m high, and kept grassed and free from construction traffic, to ensure that the soil can be re-used elsewhere on or off site.
5.9 The primary measures to mitigate against the loss of soil resources will be to re- use as much of the surplus resources on-site in the cut and fill balance, detailed design of gardens, amenity and open spaces; to dispose of any surplus soils thereafter in a sustainable manner (i.e. as close to the Application Site as possible and to an after-use appropriate to the soil’s quality).
5.10 The generation of construction-related waste from the construction of buildings can be significantly reduced through the choice of materials as submitted under the detailed element of the current application. Design considerations seek to minimise wastage from the build phase and are likely to follow these approaches:
Maximise the use of reclaimed materials in the construction;
Maximise recycling opportunities at the end of the buildings life; and
Use prefabricated and standardised components in standard product sizes (e.g. plasterboard panels, windows, doors). As these are made in factory- controlled environment, they tend to generate less waste and if standard product sizes are made use of, this minimises off-cut wastage on site.
5.11 Further incentive for the reduction of materials wastage during the construction stage is provided in the form of financial savings resulting from efficient use of products.
5.12 Construction operations will also generate waste materials as a result of general handling losses and surpluses and these wastes can be mitigated through good site practices, including proper storage and handling of materials to avoid damage, and accurate quantity estimates and efficient purchasing arrangements to avoid over ordering.
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5.13 Construction activities on the site will be carefully managed to minimise waste production. As well as waste minimisation techniques, opportunities exist to avoid creating unnecessary waste, including:
Segregation of construction waste on site to maximise potential for reuse/recycling;
Use of suppliers who collect and reuse/recycle packaging materials;
The off-site separation and recycling of materials where on site separation is not possible; and
Training of contractors in waste minimisation and materials reuse.
5.14 Suitable waste processing facilities for construction waste arisings will be identified and agreed with the Waste Planning Authority (WPA). These facilities will reuse, recycle and recover as much waste as possible generated from the construction process, and be located as close to the site as possible, in accordance with the proximity principle and the waste hierarchy structure.
5.15 Cumulatively, these strategies contribute to the overall reduction in waste materials that are generated in the construction process, in line with the requirements of the Wiltshire Waste Core Strategy which will in turn minimise the impact that the construction phase waste will have on the environment and landfill capacity in the district.
Environmental Effects of Construction Waste
5.16 As set out above, any unavoidable waste (including hazardous waste) will be stored in an appropriate way to reduce the risk of impacting the environment and/or human health. This will include the provision of a specific storage area/s on site with clearly marked, covered skips designed for the materials they are intended to store which will allow waste to be segregated. For liquid waste, drip- pans will be provided to present escape from leaks. Such storage areas will be located away from areas sensitive to contamination including excavations, trenches, drains, soakaways and water courses. Recycling and waste receptacles will be kept clean and will be clearly marked in order to avoid contamination.
5.17 A Site Manager will be responsible for overseeing and documenting the results of a SWMP which should include an audit checklist which will facilitate the monitoring of site operations and waste arising. This should be updated on an ongoing basis.
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5.18 It is envisaged that periodic inspections will be undertaken on an at least monthly basis although the frequency will be confirmed at the detailed design stage. Any issues that are identified will be reported to the Site Manager immediately and appropriate actions instigated. Furthermore, any issues that arise from the audit checklist will also be addressed. A log of issues identified and corrective actions will be maintained.
Occupation
Household Waste
5.19 The previously discussed Central Government and EU targets proposed for the reduction in municipal waste going to landfill are an important issue in the design of separation storage and collection facilities for recyclable and compostable materials. Wiltshire Council identifies that any new development must detail, as part of the proposals, a sustainable strategy for dealing with the waste that will be generated by the development.
5.20 Accordingly, waste management and householder recycling initiatives will be incorporated within the scheme in cooperation with the operational requirements and standards of the waste management company who will perform the collection of waste from the occupied dwellings.
5.21 The production of waste materials can be mitigated by encouraging waste minimisation, household and commercial recycling through the following example schemes:
Home composting;
Garden waste collections;
Kerbside collections; and
‘Bring’ facilities (such as recycling banks for glass, paper, cans and textiles).
5.22 Bearing in mind future residents will largely have to “opt in” to schemes such as those outlined above it is important that this is made as easy as possible. The developer will liaise with the Waste Disposal Authority and Waste Collection Authority and their partners in connection with each phase of the development to ensure that the design and layout of the development complements any recycling schemes that are in place at that time or proposed in the future.
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5.23 Wiltshire Council and its partners operate a fortnightly collection service of household refuse and recycling waste. The Council also operates a garden waste collection service if required; the service will be non-chargeable on an opt-in basis. Kerbside collections for the development will be integrated into the operator’s current schedule in agreement with the Waste Authority and it is assumed this will be fortnightly for household waste, garden waste, plastic bottles and cardboard recycling and recycling box (i.e. paper, tins/cans, bottles/jars, clothes/shoes). It will be the responsibility of the residents to place the bins at the curtilage of their property for collection on the appropriate day.
5.24 It is widely proven that people will recycle more if the infrastructure is in place to make it easy for them to do so. Consequently, home-owner packs are proposed to be provided to new residents which will contain details of the procedures for kerbside recycling and waste collections.
5.25 In addition, Wiltshire Council operates a number of recycling points across the county known as Mini Recycling Sites (MRCs). The banks at these sites take paper, glass bottles/jars, cans, textiles, plastic bottles, books and cardboard. In April 2014, Wiltshire Council took the decision to close 126 MRC’s across the county, given the success of kerbside recycling and to save costs; 14 remain located mainly in central town car parks and large supermarkets
5.26 Wiltshire Council also provides 11 Household Recycling Centres (HRCs). The HRCs were formerly known as “The Tip”. At these sites, even more items may be recycled than at the MRCs. The closest HRC to the proposed development area is the Trowbridge Household Recycling Centre at Canal Road Industrial Estate, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8RL, which is open seven days a week.
5.27 Due to the existing provision of recycling services and the success of kerbside collections within Wiltshire, it is not considered necessary as part of these proposals to provide any additional MRCs within the development site.
5.28 The Proposed Ashton Park Development will comply with Wiltshire’s household waste and recycling requirements. As such, sufficient provision will be made within each dwelling unit/curtilage for the convenient storage of the above receptacles, for example boxes with lids/wheeled bins for recyclable materials. It is important to “future-proof” any scheme, taking into account the probable increase in future recycling as more waste is recycled to meet the targets set out above (and inevitably tougher targets in the future).
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5.29 The above measures will substantially reduce the amount of waste generated by the development which goes to landfill, and accord with the aspiration of the Landfill Directive to eliminate biodegradable municipal waste going to landfill for disposal. The strategy also promotes the recycling of a large number of materials commonly found in household refuse and will make a variety of recycling options open to new residents which should promote responsible waste management.
5.30 Furthermore, Trowbridge Lions Club have organised a number of litter picks to address a perceived problem with litter in the town. Access to appropriate recycling and waste facilities will help to minimise the level of litter across Trowbridge. The Lions Club will be engaged throughout the development and detailed application process to consider options to address the perceived problems.
Employment and School Waste
5.31 With regard to waste generated from occupiers of the units within the business park, the schools and the local centre they will be responsible for properly disposing of waste through a registered waste collection organisation.
5.32 This requires a signed waste transfer note between the occupier and the registered waste collection organisation, which provides a clear audit trail between the production of the waste and its disposal.
5.33 There is limited scope within the development process to influence the generation and disposal of waste from private and public organisations which will occupy the site. However, as occupiers are identified they will be engaged with to promote the Waste Hierarchy.
5.34 A number of private organisations offer these services and Wiltshire Council itself operates a commercial waste collection service in most parts of Wiltshire, including the application site. Requests for this service by the business users and the schools can be made directly to the Council.
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6. MANAGING THE OFF SITE DISPOSAL PROCESS
6.1 Depending on the precise nature of the waste, which will be identified at the detailed design stage, appropriate licenced sites and waste handlers will be utilised. Prior to commencement, the Site Manager will identify such an appropriately qualified and licensed handler/s.
6.2 Waste being removed off site for disposal, includes waste for recovery and potential reuse / recycling and waste destined for landfill.
6.3 Many types of construction waste can be recycled including, plasterboard, aggregates, metals, plastics, glass, wood, bricks, floor and wall coverings, insulation and packaging. Wherever possible this construction waste should be directed to transfer stations (Materials Recycling Facilities) for recovery as this is preferential to sending to landfill.
6.4 Recycling opportunities will also be available to residents of the proposed development. The majority of recycling collected within Wiltshire is taken to the Materials Recycling Facilites where it is sorted by hand. Once everything is sorted into the different materials they are sent to a reprocessor who recycles them into new products, for example recycled plastic bottles can become lots of different items from compost bins, watering cans or even fleece jumpers.
6.5 The Waste Management Statement as outlined above seeks to accord with the objectives set out in European, National and Local policy documents to limit the amount of waste produced by the development which goes to landfill for disposal. This aspiration is not limited to objectives for municipal waste and also includes measures to reduce, reuse and recycle construction waste and trade waste.
6.6 The transportation of construction and occupational waste will be monitored within the audit checklist of the SWMP.
6.7 All waste will be transported offsite by an appropriately authorised carrier along with the necessary waste transfer documentation.
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7. CONCLUSIONS
7.1 This Waste Management Statement for Ashton Park sets out the principles of managing waste during the construction and operation of the development. The development proposals accord with the requirements of prevailing planning policy in that they minimise, as far as practically possible, the amount of waste being produced during design, construction, and operation stages.
7.2 In excess of 38,400m3 (24,000 tonnes) of waste could be generated from the construction of the residential properties, business units, the schools and local centres. Following occupation it is anticipated that a variety of waste materials will arise such as paper, plastic bottles and food waste.
7.3 Through this statement a strategy will be in place to ensure that the Council has certainty, prior to development commencing, that a robust process would be adhered to by the developer in minimising waste, having particular regard to the waste hierarchy, which encourages avoiding the production of waste in the first instance, then reducing, re-using and recycling before considering the disposal of waste and only then in a responsible way. This approach will be reflected post occupation of the residential properties, business units, the school and local centres where suitable recycling facilities will be provided by Wiltshire Council and private organisations to reduce waste as far as practicably possible.
7.4 The Waste Management Statement for Ashton Park seeks to ensure the movement of waste up the ‘waste hierarchy’ as defined in NPPW, and the development proposals are fully in accordance with the objectives set out in European, National and Local policy documents.
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