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Sustainable waste management policy aim
9.2.5Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
The key aim of this policy is to achieve sustainable waste management. Consequently, there is a need to ensure that as far as possible all waste management facilities are developed to the highest stan
non-domesticwaste-managementenvironmental-protectionAdditional information requirements for waste management proposals
9.2.6Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Where appropriate the council will use its powers contained in the Planning (General Development) Order 1993 to request applicants to supply such additional information as is considered necessary to a
non-domesticwaste-managementEnvironmental impact assessment for waste management projects
9.2.7Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Certain waste management projects fall within the scope of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015. Under these regulations granting planning permission is p
non-domesticwaste-managementenvironmental-impact-assessmentPrecautionary principle in assessing waste management facilities
9.2.8Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Many waste management facilities by reason of their size, nature or location have the potential to cause significant damage to the environment in terms of visual intrusion, habitat or heritage destruc
non-domesticwaste-managementenvironmental-protectionheritageMatters to consider for waste management facilities
9.2.9Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
In considering proposals for new, or extensions to existing, waste management facilities there are a number of matters which require to be considered. These include the following: Health consideration
waste-managementnon-domesticenvironmental-impactDemonstration of mitigation measures for waste facilities
9.2.10Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Applicants will be required to demonstrate that they have taken account of the above issues and bring forward proposals to mitigate potential adverse effects conceivably through the use of s76 agreeme
waste-managementnon-domesticmitigationDevelopment proximity to pollution sources
9.2.12Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
The council will consider the acceptability of development in proximity to potential sources of pollution. Consideration will therefore need to be given to the sensitivity of development proposed in t
waste-managementpollutionresidentialsensitive-usesWaste disposal proposal requirements
9.2.18Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Waste disposal proposals will be expected to include a statement identifying the waste implications of the development, measures taken to minimise and manage the waste generated, a critical analysis o
waste-managementenvironmental-protectionInert waste deposition on land
9.2.19Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Whilst not necessarily a sustainable waste management solution and not favoured by the waste hierarchy, the deposition of inert waste on agricultural or other land can result in an improvement in land
waste-managementenvironmental-protectionagriculturalland-reclamationLand improvement through inert waste deposition - Policy W4
Policy W4Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Planning permission will be granted for the disposal of inert waste by its deposition on land where it is demonstrated that it will result in land improvement and all of the following criteria are met
site-planningwaste-managementenvironmental-impactland-reclamationJustification for land improvement policy
9.2.21-9.2.24Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
The disposal of inert waste by its deposition on farmland and elsewhere has in the past often been inappropriate in terms of sustainable development in that the waste involved was capable of being mov
site-planningwaste-managementenvironmental-impactland-reclamationconservationMonitoring Indicators Table - Development Plan Monitoring
Page 340 (Table continuing from previous pages)Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)
Ref. Indicator Source Relevant Policy Target Trigger 28 The number of planning permissions granted to incorporate SuDs measures in development proposals. Major planning decisions (BCC) ENV 5 75% majo
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