Regulation 30 (1) (E) Statement January 2011
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Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Joint Waste Core Strategy 2010 - 2026 Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement January 2011 Planning Committee Site Visit Protocol www.staffordshire.gov.uk Contents 1 Introduction 2 2 Publication of Joint Waste Core Strategy 2 3 Representations made in accordance with Regulation 28 4 (2) 4 Proposed minor amendments to Joint Waste Core Strategy 23 5 Appendix 1: Availability of documents for inspection 23 6 Appendix 2: Copies of Public Notices 27 Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement 7 Appendix 3: Specimen consultation letter and email 35 8 Appendix 4: List of consultees sent letters and emails 36 9 Appendix 5: Guidance note on the representation 62 procedure 10 Appendix 6: Representation Form 63 11 Appendix 7: Documents published September 2011 and 64 supporting documents 12 Appendix 8: List of respondents 65 13 Appendix 9: Analysis of representations received 67 14 Appendix 10: Schedule of Minor Amendments 68 2 Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement 1 Introduction Regulation 30 (1)(e) Statement Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement This is the statement of consultation that Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council (the Councils) are required to prepare in accordance with Regulation 30 (1)(e) of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 (as amended in 2008 and 2009) to accompany the submission of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Joint Waste Core Strategy 2010- 2026 development plan document (The Joint Waste Core Strategy) to the Secretary of State. The Joint Waste Core Strategy was published 23 September 2011 in accordance with Regulation 27 in order that representations on legal compliance and the soundness of the plan could be made prior to submission to the Secretary of State for independent examination. This statement is required to set out • how many representations were made on the core strategy under Regulation 28 (2); and • a summary of the main issues raised in those representations. It should be noted that information on consultation conducted and representations received during the preparation of the Joint Waste Core Strategy, including details of previous rounds of consultation, was included in the Regulation 30 (1)(d) Consultation Statement which accompanied the publication of the Joint Waste Core Strategy in September 2011. This summarised the main issues raised in representations and how these have been addressed in the published Joint Waste Core Strategy. 2 Publication of Joint Waste Core Strategy Publication of Joint Waste Core Strategy (Proposed document for submission to the Secretary of State (conducted under Regulations 27 and 28 of The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 (as amended)). On 7 July 2011 Staffordshire County Council Planning Committee, and Stoke-on-Trent City Council at its Full Council meeting on 8 September 2011, approved that the submission draft of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Joint Waste Core Strategy be published for representations to be made about its soundness and legal compliance. Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement 3 The Joint Waste Core Strategy and other proposed submission documents were published for comment on Friday 23 September 2011, with representations invited to be submitted during the six weeks to Friday 4 November 2011. The proposed submission documents and supporting documents were available online via the Staffordshire County Council Planning Policy Consultation Portal http://consult.staffordshire.gov.uk/portal/, and to download from the dedicated Waste Core Strategy web pages on the Staffordshire County Council website (www.staffordshire.gov.uk/wcs).The proposed submission documents were available on CD on request and a £15 charge was to be applied for requested printed copies. Printed copies of all the proposed submission documents were available for inspections at the County, City, District and Borough Council offices and the main public libraries within the plan area. Appendix 1 provides the consultation statement Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement that was available on the county council website and copies of public notices are shown in Appendix 2, both of which clearly advertise the address and opening times of locations for viewing the proposed submission documents. Guidance notes on the representation procedure (refer to Appendix 5) and representation forms (refer to Appendix 6) were also available at these locations. The representation form for the publication stage DPDs, both in paper form and online, is based on the model form published by the Planning Inspectorate. The proposed submission documents are listed in Appendix 7. Between the 20 - 22 September 2011, the County Council sent out 514 letters to consultees, 186 letters specifically to Parish Councils and 507 emails to individuals on the County Council consultation database. The City Council sent out 155 emails to contacts and 848 letters to representatives on the City Council consultation database. Appendix 3 provides a specimen consultation letter and email. Appendix 4 provides a list of consultees sent letters and emails. This includes statutory consultees and all those registered on our consultee database with an interest in minerals and waste planning policy. Representations could be made online, by email and by post. All consultees, including waste industry and District, Borough and Parish Councils were offered an officer briefing on the proposed submission documents during the period for making representations. Assistance in completing representations was also offered. A Notice of Publication was put in the following papers on 22 Sept 11: Express & Star; Cannock Chase Post; Staffordshire Newsletter; Tamworth Herald; Burton Mail; Lichfield Mercury; and, Stoke Evening Sentinel (refer to Appendix 2). In addition to the required statutory advertisement, published in local papers to cover the whole plan area, letters were sent to County Councillors via email on 21 Sept 11 informing them of the publication. A hard copy of all the proposed submission documents were available to view in the Members Library and each of the political group rooms. 4 Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement Details of the proposed submission documents and the representation period were also entered onto the County Council Community Engagement Database and appeared as a consultation on the main County Council website home page. Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement 3 Representations made in accordance with Regulation 28 (2) A total of 80 comments were received from 25 respondents. Appendix 8 provides a list of respondents. The topics that the representations relate to are shown below. The representation reference corresponds to the number that was given to the representation on the consultation portal. All representations received can be viewed on the consultation portal|. Topic Representation Reference No. Responses No specific comment pv1, pv17, pv31, pv32, pv77 5 to make on the Strategy Support pv29, pv30, pv39, pv40, pv41, pv15, pv18, 18 pv10, pv33, pv53, pv 54, pv47, pv35, pv36, pv69, pv20, pv58b, pv19 Transport links & pv2, pv16, pv78, pv68 4 Environment Waste Hierarchy pv6, pv70, pv79, pv71, pv72, pv43, pv45 7 Climate Change pv7a 1 Duty to co-operate pv7b, pv67, pv4 3 Site allocations pv52 1 General principles ( pv8, pv48, pv50, pv80 4 Policy 1.1) Make better use of pv51 1 waste associated with non-waste related dev (Policy 1.2) Construction, pv3 1 Demolition & Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement 5 Excavation Waste (Policy 1.3) Use of waste in pv81a, pv81b 2 landscaping (Policy 1.4) Energy Recovery pv44, pv42, pv45, pv46, pv64, pv9 6 (Policy 1.5) Landfill (Policy 1.6) pv63a&b, pv5 3 Targets for new pv11 1 waste management facilities (Policy 2.2) Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement Broad locations pv4, pv61, pv12, pv22, pv54, pv49, pv65, 9 (Policy 2.3) pv73, pv55, Safeguarding (Policy pv82, pv74 2 2.4) General pv34, pv13 2 requirements for new and enhanced waste management facilities (Policy 3.1) Exceptions criteria pv60, pv62, pv83 3 for organic treatment (Policy 3.2) Recycling of CD&E pv56, pv75 2 waste (Policy 3.3) Temporary pv57, pv37 2 Permissions (Policy 3.4) Economic growth / pv66 1 energy recovery Sustainable design pv84 1 (Policy 4.1) Air, soil, water, flood pv59, pv58c, pv85 3 risk (Policy 4.2) 6 Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement Highway network and pv58a 1 public rights of way (Policy 4.2) Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement Monitoring & pv21, pv38, pv76 3 Implementation The main topics raised in the 80 representations are shown below. In the main these are comments seeking to clarify elements of the strategy rather than questioning its ‘soundness’. No. of Topics that representations Organisation Details Responses relate to British Pipelines Association No specific comments to make. Information provided (Mr. Phil Taylor). on the pipeline network 1 (representation ID pv1). Inland Waterways Association, Transport links and Lichfield Branch. (Chairman and environment – re canal Planning Officer, Mr. Philip Sharpe). 1 dredging (rep.ID pv2). Policy 1.3 Construction, Demolition and excavation Landowners P.Moulton & Sons. waste / Landfill (rep.ID (Agent G.W. Minerals). 1 pv3). Policy 2.3 Broad Locations – re duty to co-operate; cross border movements of waste; and the transport of Crestwood Environmental Ltd. 1 waste (rep.ID pv4). Policy 1.6 Landfill or Northamptonshire County Council Landraise / radioactive (Laura Burton). 1 waste (rep.ID pv5). ‘Waste Hierarchy’ (rep.ID pv6); Climate Change (rep.ID pv7a); Duty to Co-operate (rep.ID pv7b); Biffa Waste Services Ltd (Planning Policy 1.1. General Manager Mr. Jeff Rhodes). 9 Principles (rep.ID pv8); Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement 7 Energy Recovery (rep.ID pv9); Support / Core Strategy is considered sound (rep.ID pv10); Policy 2.2 Targets – re contaminated soil treatment sites (rep.ID pv11); Policy 2.3 Broad Locations (rep.ID pv12 and pv22); Policy 3.1 General requirements for new and enhanced waste Regulation 30 (1) (e) Statement management facilities – re phased improvements / overall enhancement (rep. ID pv13). Support / Core Strategy is considered sound (rep.IDs pv18, pv19 & pv20); Implementation and Brereton & Ravenhill Parish Council monitoring – re (Clerk Mr.