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County Durham Local Development Framework Technical Paper No. 19 Waste Date of publication June 2010 Contents 1 Introduction and purpose 4 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 Purpose of Technical paper 5 1.3 Overview 5 1.4 Links to other Technical Papers 6 2 Policy context 8 2.1 European /International 8 2.2 National planning policy and guidance 9 2.3 Regional policy 11 2.4 Sub-regional (County) planning policy 13 2.5 Local context 15 3 Baseline 16 3.1 Summary Demographic Profile 16 3.2 Summary Economic Profile 18 3.3 Waste Management: Summary of key facts 20 3.4 Waste Arisings 22 Quality of data issues 22 Forecast waste arisings for each waste type 22 Growth Scenarios 22 3.5 Waste management facilities in Co Durham 23 3.6 Waste deposit and throughput data 23 Household Waste Recovery Sites 23 Waste Transfer Centres 27 Recycling / Materials Recovery Facilities 29 Metal Recycling Facilities 30 Composting and Mechanical and Biological Treatment Facilities 31 Incineration 32 Landfill Sites 33 Landfill inputs 34 Landfill Deposit – Site Level 36 Remaining void space at landfill sites 36 3.7 Managing individual Waste Streams 41 Municipal Solid Waste 42 Commercial and Industrial Waste 54 Inert and Construction and Demolition Waste 61 Hazardous Waste 67 Sewage and Water Treatment Waste 73 Radioactive Waste 73 Agricultural Waste 75 3.8 Identifying Future Waste Management Needs in County Durham 77 3.9 Future Waste Arisings 79 Municipal Solid Waste 79 Commercial and Industrial Waste 79 Construction and Demolition Waste 80 3.10 Future Waste Management Requirements 80 3.11 Future Waste Management Facilities 81 3.12 Waste minimisation and recycling facilities in new development 81 3.13 Protecting the Environment and local communities 82 Visual and landscape impact 82 Localised impacts 82 2 Land instability 83 3.14 Transporting waste materials 83 Transport, Traffic and Access 83 Environmental impact of road traffic 83 3.15 Health and waste management 84 3.16 Water and waste management 85 Protection of Groundwater 86 Flood Risk 86 3.17 Recovery of energy from waste 87 4 Emerging issues 89 4.1 Regeneration 89 4.2 Climate change 89 4.3 Sustainable Development 93 4.4 Emerging issues 94 Appendices Appendix 1 Saved Waste Local Plan Policies 96 Appendix 2 Policy Context 98 Appendix 3 Waste Management Facilities in County Durham (at 1 April 2009) 106 Appendix 4 Planning permissions granted for waste development in County Durham, 112 2008 Appendix 5 Waste Statistics (County Durham and North East sub-region) 113 Appendix 6 Classification of Radioactive Waste 116 Appendix 7 Summary of Climate Change key legislation, documents and drivers 117 Appendix 8 Existing Waste Facilities in County Durham – assumptions on percentage 122 split of licensed capacity Appendix 9 Capacity Assumptions for Transfer Stations 129 Appendix 10 Capacity Assumptions for HWRCs 132 Appendix 11 Assumptions of Capacity for Treatment Facilities 133 Appendix 12 Existing Waste Facilities in County Durham – Assumptions of 100% 135 recycling for Metals Appendix 13 Existing Waste Facilities in County Durham – Assumptions of 100% 137 recycling for C&D Waste Appendix 14 Capacity Gap Calculations C&I Waste 140 Appendix 15 Glossary of Terms 143 3 SECTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE 1.1 Introduction 1.1 On the 1st April 2009 a new unitary ‘Durham County Council’ replaced the existing County Council and all of the seven District and Borough Councils in County Durham. In preparation for this, the Development Plans function was subject to early integration and work was started in 2008 on a new Local Development Framework (LDF) for the whole of County Durham. To avoid jargon we call it the ‘County Durham Plan’. 1.2 The County Durham Plan is a key plan for the new Council. It provides the planning framework embodied in spatial documents that are required to deliver local priorities as set out in the Sustainable Community Strategy through facilitating and delivering development. There is therefore a requirement to draw the two processes together. It will also be based on the requirements set out in the Regional Spatial Strategy and on the Council’s own ambitions to address the key issues of climate change and regeneration. 1.3 The policies and proposals will need to be based on accurate and tested evidence and needs assessment. The evidence needs to include the Economic Assessment of the County, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, the Strategic Housing Market Assessment, aligning with the principles set out in Transforming Places. The County Durham Plan will provide the planning framework to deliver the County’s vision for economic prosperity and improved quality of life. The key to this will be the Economic Strategy, the Local Transport Plan and other County based plans and strategies including the growth point areas. 1.4 In May 2010 Durham County Council’s Cabinet, approved a revised programme timetable for the County Durham Plan, the Local Development Scheme (LDS) – called “County Durham Plan - What we’re doing and when”. The revised LDS sets out a new timetable for preparing the County Durham Plan. It indicates that the preparation of the Core Strategy DPD will be the Council’s immediate priority. Once adopted the Core Strategy DPD will contain the overarching strategy for future development of the County, including minerals and waste in the period up until the end of 2030. 1.5 The second priority for the Council will be the preparation of three further DPDs and a Proposals Map. • Development Management DPD - This DPD will set out the County’s policies on Development Management, stating what types of development will be encouraged and permitted. It will carry forward, where appropriate, the designations made in former District Council Local Plans; • Development Allocations DPD – This DPD will identify the allocated sites for different types of development required to deliver the locational strategy in the Core Strategy (excluding minerals and waste); • Gypsy and Travellers DPD – This DPD Will establish policies on providing sites and accommodation for Gypsies and Travellers; and • Proposals Map – This will be a spatial presentation of the policies and proposals contained in the County Durham Plan. This map will be updated as work on the DPDs progresses. 1.6 The third priority for the Council will be the preparation of a Minerals & Waste Policies and Allocations DPD. This DPD will develop in detail the strategic minerals and waste policies of the Core Strategy DPD and in conjunction with the Core Strategy DPD set 4 out a minerals and waste delivery strategy for County Durham. The DPD will also set the detailed development management framework for minerals and waste and where needed and justified allocate non strategic minerals and waste sites. 1.7 In revised the LDS the Council is clear that the priority for the Planning Policy Team will be to progress those DPDs that are clearly vital to spatial planning in the County, especially those to which resources have already been committed. However there are other DPDs that would be desirable, given sufficient time and resources, and those which might be deemed necessary as the plan preparation progresses. These are detailed below: • The Durham City Area Action Plan - may be produced to support the Core Strategy to enable certain aspects of the Durham City Vision. It would support those initiatives currently underway and those likely to take place in the future in order to achieve the future development of Durham City. • The Spennymoor, Peterlee and Bishop Auckland Area Action Plans – may be produced to support the Core Strategy and Development Allocations DPDs in order to enable specific aspects of the Growth Point programme such as the regeneration of Peterlee or Spennymoor town centres to be delivered. • The Newton Aycliffe Town Centre Area Action Plan – would seek to provide a comprehensive regeneration framework that will challenge existing use, target change and inspire action to guide future investment and activity in the Town Centre. A number of sites are already in public ownership and the Council is in discussion with the Town Centre owners about their redevelopment proposals. • The Stanley Town Centre Area Action Plan - will support those initiatives currently underway and those likely to take place in the future in order to achieve the regeneration of Stanley Town Centre. An Issues and Options document was produced and consulted upon in March 2008. • The Consett Town Centre Area Action Plan - will provide the framework to enable the Town Centre to fulfil its potential as an area of opportunity by addressing issues such as the quality of the built environment and connectivity. • The Barnard Castle Town Centre Area Action Plan - will only be produced if it becomes clear that the Core Strategy cannot effectively deliver the proposals in the Barnard Castle Vision. It would support initiatives currently underway and those likely to take place in the future, to achieve the future development of Barnard Castle. • The Chester-le-Street Area Action Plan - will only be produced if it becomes clear that the Core Strategy cannot effectively deliver the proposals in the Chester-le- Street Town Centre Masterplan. It would support initiatives currently underway and those likely to take place in the future, to achieve the future development of Chester-le-Street. 5 1.2 Purpose of Technical Paper 1.8 In developing the LDF, five topic papers with the themes of People, Places, Prosperity, Performance, and Production will inform the process. These are supported by a number of Technical Papers, including this one, intended to provide context to the policy approach to be adopted by providing a summary of baseline information to inform the scope of issues to follow in the thematic papers.