Halton Council, Knowsley Council, Liverpool City Council, Sefton Council, St.Helens Council and Wirral Council Joint Waste Local Plan 2013 Waste Local Plan Foreword 3 1. Table of Policies 4 Contents 2. List of Abbreviations 5 1. Introduction 7 1.1 Joint Waste Local Plan 7 2. Evidence Base 11 2.1 Portrait of Merseyside and Halton 11 2.2 Updating the Needs Assessment, Capacity Gaps 16 and Site Requirements 2.3 Summary of Needs Assessment 17 2.4 Implications : Sites requirements 26 3. Vision and Spatial Strategy 38 3.1 Vision 38 3.2 Spatial Strategy 43 4. Site Allocations to deliver capacity 47 requirements 4.1 Sub-Regional Sites 49 4.2 District-level Sites 51 4.3 Landfill Sites 53 4.4 Additional Sites 55 5. Development Management Policies 61 5.1 Protection of Existing Waste Management 61 Capacity for Built Facilities and Landfill 5.2 Waste Prevention and Resource Management 62 5.3 Design and Layout for New Development 64 5.4 Design and Operation of New Waste Management 65 Facilities 5.5 Sustainable Waste Transport 67 5.6 Criteria for Waste Management Development 69 5.7 Waste Management Applications on Unallocated 73 Sites 5.8 Energy from Waste 76 5.9 Development Management Policy for Landfill 78 5.10 Restoration and Aftercare 81 6. Implementation and Monitoring 83 6.1 Delivery Framework 83 Waste Local Plan Contents 6.2 Monitoring Framework 90 7. Glossary 95 8. Appendices 104 8.1 Appendix 1 : Waste Uses 105 8.2 Appendix 2 : Site Profiles 111 Waste Local Plan Foreword The Joint Merseyside and Halton Waste Local Plan (formerly Waste DPD) is the first Local Plan which has been successfully produced as a result of collaborative working between Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St. Helens, Sefton and Wirral Councils. Whilst it has taken several years to achieve this goal, the adoption of the Waste Local Plan is a landmark for the Liverpool City Region in terms of partnership working, and one which is endorsed by Liverpool Foreword City Region Cabinet. The Liverpool City Region is diverse and dynamic both in terms of its population and its global aspirations. The districts continue to build on the opportunities which exist for improved waste and resource management. The Waste Local Plan provides the conditions to enable these opportunities to be delivered through the development of a network of sustainable waste management facilities, as a key part of the ambition of the Liverpool City Region to become a low carbon economy by 2027. The Plan provides the City Region with a clear direction for future waste management development to 2027, both in terms of site allocations and detailed development management policies. It forms part of statutory development plans for each of the partner districts. The Plan has been through several comprehensive public consultations which achieved significant community and stakeholder involvement. We would like to thank everybody who has been involved. Councillor Rob Polhill Councillor Peter Dowd Leader of Halton Council Leader of Sefton Council Councillor Ron Round Councillor Barrie Grunewald Leader of Knowsley Council Leader of St.Helens Council Joe Anderson OBE Councillor Phil Davies Mayor of Liverpool Leader of Wirral Council 4 Waste Local Plan 1 Table of Policies Table 1 Table of Policies Page The Waste Local Plan Vision 37 Strategic Objectives 40 The Sub-Regional Approach 42 WM0 - Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development 44 WM1 - Guide to Site Prioritisation 47 WM2 - Sub-Regional Site Allocations 49 WM3 - Allocations for District-Level Sites 51 WM4 - Allocations for Inert Landfill 53 WM5 - Areas of Search for Additional Small-Scale Waste Management Operations and Re-processing 55 Sites WM6 - Additional HWRC Requirements 58 WM7 - Protecting Existing Waste Management Capacity for Built Facilities and Landfill 60 WM8 - Waste Prevention and Resource Management 62 WM9 - Sustainable Waste Management Design and Layout of New Development 63 WM10 - High Quality Design and Operation of Waste Management Facilities 65 WM11 - Sustainable Waste Transport 67 WM12 - Criteria for Waste Management Development 68 WM13 - Planning Applications for New Waste Management Facilities on Unallocated Sites 73 WM14 - Energy from Waste 75 WM15 - Landfill on Unallocated Sites 77 WM16 - Restoration and Aftercare of Landfill Sites 80 Monitoring Plan 91 Waste Local Plan 5 2 List of Abbreviations AD Anaerobic Digestion MRWA Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority AMR Authority Monitoring Report NNR National Nature Reserve AOD Above Ordnance Datum NPPF National Planning Policy Framework AQMA Air Quality Management Area NWDA North West Development Agency BMSW Biodegradable Municipal Solid Waste PFI Private Finance Initiative List of Abbreviations Building Research Establishment 2 BREEAM Environmental Assessment Method PINS Planning Inspectorate C&I Commercial and Industrial (waste) PPG Planning Policy Guidance Commission for Architecture and the Built CABE Environment PPS Planning Policy Statement Construction, Demolition and Excavation CD&E (waste) RDF Refuse Derived Fuel CHP Combined Heat & Power RNA Revised Needs Assessment COI Core Output Indicators ROC Renewables Obligation Credits COMAH Control of Major Accident Hazards RRC Resource Recovery Contract Department of Communities and Local DCLG Government RRP Resource Recovery Park Department of Environment, Food & Rural DEFRA Affairs RSS Regional Spatial Strategy Regional Technical Advisory Board (on DPD Development Plan Document RTAB Waste) Energy from Waste EfW SA Sustainability Assessment EIA Environmental Impact Assessment SAC Special Area of Conservation ELV End of Live Vehicles SCI Statement of Community Involvement EU European Union SCP Sustainable Consumption & Production GHG Greenhouse Gas SCS Sustainable Community Strategies GIS Geographical Information System SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment GVA Gross Value Added SFRA Strategic Flood Risk Assessment HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle SFRI Strategic Freight Rail Interchange HPA Health Protection Agency SPA Special Protection Area HRA Habitats Regulations Assessment SPD Supplementary Planning Document 6 Waste Local Plan 2 List of Abbreviations HWRC Household Waste Recycling Centre SPZ Source Protection Zone IBA Incinerator Bottom Ash SRF Solid Recovered Fuel IHT Institution of Highways & Transportation SRS Single Regional Strategy IVC In-Vessel Composting SSS Spatial Strategy & Sites Report [Glossary] JMWMS Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy SSSI Site of Special Scientifc Interest Joint Recycling & Waste Management JRWMS Strategy STAG Stakeholder Group LACW Local Authority Collected Waste SWMP Site Waste Management Plan LCR Liverpool City Region TAG Technical Advisory Group LDF Local Development Framework UDP Unitary Development Plan United Nations Educational, Cultural & LDS Local Development Scheme UNESCO Scientific Organisation Local Enterprise Partnership LEP UU United Utilities LJL Liverpool John Lennon (Airport) WCML West Coast Main Line LNR Local Nature Reserve WDA Waste Disposal Authority LPA Local Planning Authority WEEE Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment LSP Local Strategic Partnerships WID Waste Incineration Directive MBT Mechanical Biological Treatment WRAP Waste & Resources Action Programme MEAS Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service WTS Waste Transfer Station MHT Mechanical Heat Treatment WWTW Waste Water Treatment Works MRF Materials Recovery Facility MRS Metals Recycling Site MSW Municipal Solid Waste (new term : LACW) Waste Local Plan 7 1 Introduction 1.1 Joint Waste Local Plan 1.1 Government policy and EU legislation strongly encourage local authorities to work jointly in preparing Joint Waste Local Plans given the strategic nature and scale of waste management. The preparation of a Waste Local Plan (Waste LP) is the responsibility of all districts and will form an important part of their statutory District Local Introduction Development Frameworks (LDFs). 1 1.2 Preparation of the Waste LP began early in 2006 following Full Council approval to commence preparation of a joint LP from Knowsley, Liverpool, St.Helens, Sefton and Wirral Councils. In 2007, Halton Council also joined the Waste LP process, and this was accompanied by further Full Council resolutions. Figure 1.1 indicates the Waste LP plan area, showing the 6 participatory Districts in Merseyside and Halton. Figure 1.1 Waste Local Plan - Plan Area 8 Waste Local Plan 1 Introduction Glossary of Technical Terms This document contains some technical terms and abbreviations. Many of them are defined in the Glossary (Section 7). To assist readers in accessing these definitions, where terms are used which are defined in the Glossary, these are annotated with a super-script letter "G", eg : Habitats Regulations AssessmentG. 1.3 The Waste LP has taken account of the local visions identified in the Sustainable Community StrategiesG (SCSs) for each of the participating authorities and Local Strategic PartnershipsG (LSPs) which set out the long term plans for their individual communities. By taking account of those aspects of the SCSs that relate to waste and climate change, the Waste LP will contribute to the delivery of local vision of the areas individually and to the sub-region as a whole, through focused delivery of sustainable waste management. 1.4 The Waste LP has been through several rounds of public consultation before reaching the final stage, and has been approved by the six districts at each stage of the process. These are shown in the diagram below: Waste Local Plan Timeline Timeline for the Waste Local Plan March 2007. Issues