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NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Planning Policy Statements (PPSs) set out the policies of the Department of the Environment on particular aspects of land-use planning and apply to the whole of Northern Ireland. Their contents will b

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

This Planning Policy Statement, PPS 11 "Planning and Waste Management" sets out the Department's planning policies for the development of waste management facilities. It seeks to promote the highest e

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Waste is the unwanted by-product of industrial, commercial and domestic activities or anything otherwise discarded. In the British Isles it has grown dramatically in volume and complexity over the las

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The Northern Ireland Executive's Programme for Government seeks to ensure that the principle of sustainable development underpins all government policy and it is one of the key themes underlying the D

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Relevant EC Directives, the Regional Development Strategy (RDS), and the Department's Waste Management Strategy for Northern Ireland (WMS) provide a strong directional framework and context for this P

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The EC Framework Directive on Waste and the more recent Landfill Directive, set out a common framework for action on waste by individual countries within the European Community. The Framework Directiv

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The EC Landfill Directive sets stringent requirements for the landfilling of wastes. The key requirements of the Directive are: • reduction in the amount of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to be l

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Shaping our Future: The Regional Development Strategy for Northern Ireland 2025 (RDS) provides an overarching, strategic policy framework to guide the future development of Northern Ireland to 2025. T

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The RDS promotes the development of a Waste Management Strategy for Northern Ireland and sets the following guidelines for the development of policy for waste management, for the location of waste tre

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The Waste Management Strategy for Northern Ireland (WMS), published in March 2000, establishes the framework for the substantial action required to change waste management practices in Northern Irelan

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

WMPs set out plans for the collection, treatment and disposal of controlled waste in their respective areas. In doing so they take account of the Best Practical Environmental Option (BPEO) (see Paragr

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The necessary changes in waste management will require the development of a new supporting infrastructure to provide an integrated network of recycling and recovery facilities and a limited number of

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The WMS encourages District Councils to form partnerships for the preparation of WMPs which will be the basis for the establishment of an integrated network of sub-regional waste management facilities

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The needs identified in the WMPs will provide the basis for the development of proposals by District Councils and private operators with respect to the nature, character and location of the new genera

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

PPS 11 has an important role in supporting the development of a range of waste management facilities consistent with the principles and objectives of the WMS and WMPs. Consequently, both the WMS and W

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The key principles of sustainable waste management that underpin the WMS are: 1 Sustainable development; 2 The waste management hierarchy; 3 The proximity principle; 4 Regional self sufficiency; 5 The

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

A UK Sustainable Development Strategy - A Better Quality of Life was published in May 1999. At the heart of the Strategy is the principle of ensuring a better quality of life for everyone, now, and fo

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The UK Strategy recognised that the devolved administrations have a key role to play in establishing their own sustainable development policies, which reflect their institutions, landscape, culture an

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Protecting the environment and human health are key principles in considering the development of waste management facilities or assessing other development in the vicinity of such facilities. In asses

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

take into consideration the most recent research by the responsible government agencies into possible health effects of various types of waste management facility. In addition, the Department will con

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The precautionary principle, outlined in Planning Policy Statement 1, General Principles, advises that where there are significant risks of damage to the environment associated with a development prop

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The Waste Management Hierarchy (see Figure 1) is at the centre of European waste management policy. The hierarchy indicates the relative priority of different methods of managing waste, and informs th

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Waste Minimisation is at the top of the waste hierarchy and is a critical element of sustainable waste management. The planning system can do little to prevent materials from being discarded in the fi

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The Proximity Principle highlights a need to treat and/or dispose of wastes in reasonable proximity to their point of generation. The principle works to minimise the environmental impact and cost of w

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Self sufficiency is a central tenet of EC legislation which requires all member states to apply this principle in their waste management practices at national level, and, as far as practicable, also a

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The development of integrated waste management facilities. The context for consideration of the development of integrated waste management facilities is provided within WMPs. Integrated activities min

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The Landfill Directive requires a substantial reduction in the amount of biodegradable municipal waste being landfilled and the pre-treatment of all waste sent to landfill. The contribution a proposed

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The concept of Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO) was first outlined in the Fifth Report of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) in 1976. The concept was elaborated in thei

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

BPEO is a key principle in pursuing greater sustainability in waste management. In the context of waste management planning, the "options" considered are specific combinations of methods for the colle

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The planning and pollution control systems are separate but complementary systems of control and regulation designed to protect the environment from harm as a result of development and related operati

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Planning control focuses primarily on: • whether the development itself is an acceptable use of the land rather than on the control of the processes or substances involved; and • regulating the locati

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The pollution control regime is concerned with the control and regulation of proposed operations and processes and with their day to day operation. The objective is to ensure that the waste is dispose

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The Department considers that planning control should not duplicate other statutory controls or be used to achieve objectives relating to other legislation. The Department must make its planning decis

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Nevertheless the dividing line between each system of control is not always clear cut. Planning control is not an appropriate means of regulating the detailed characteristics of potentially polluting

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The Department's Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) is currently the regulatory body that monitors and enforces environmental standards in relation to pollution control throughout Northern Ireland

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Within EHS, the Waste Management and Contaminated Land Unit, Industrial Pollution and Radiochemical Inspectorate and the Water Management Unit all have important regulatory roles in relation to pollut

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The Waste Management and Contaminated Land Unit is responsible for the registration of waste carriers, implementation and enforcement of the Duty of Care Regulations and tracking the movement of hazar

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Water Management Unit, within EHS, processes applications for consents to discharge, under the Water (NI) Order 1999. Applications for consent to discharge are often required for waste management faci

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

District Councils have various pollution control powers including those relating to waste disposal, nuisance, noise and air quality. Under the Pollution Control and Local Government (NI) Order 1978 it

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Pollution control authorities will be consulted on planning applications for waste management facilities in order to take account of the scope and requirements of the relevant pollution controls. In a

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Close consultation is essential to a proper understanding of the scope and requirements of the two regimes and decisions based on adequate information can minimise costly delays in the decision making

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

It is recommended that developers discuss applications for planning permission, IPPC permits, licences, consents to discharge and authorisations for proposed waste management facilities with all the r

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Where authorisation to operate a waste management facility is sought from EHS or the relevant District Council and planning permission is also required, such permission must be obtained before the per

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The main objectives of this Planning Policy Statement are to: • Promote the development, in appropriate locations, of waste management facilities that offer the BPEO in meeting need as identified by t

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

During the process of development plan preparation, District Council waste management groups may wish to discuss with the Department the likely extent of future waste management facilities for the par

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Development plans will also consider the potential impact of existing or approved waste management facilities when zoning adjoining lands for other forms of development and the need to separate incomp

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

There are specific requirements in respect of polluting and potentially polluting uses, and special or hazardous wastes. The COMAH Directive (EU Directive 96/82/EC) came into force on 3rd February 199

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

In exercise of its responsibility for planning control in Northern Ireland the Department assesses development proposals against all planning policies and other material considerations that are releva

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

Proposals for the development of a waste management facility will be subject to a thorough examination of environmental effects and will only be permitted where it can be demonstrated that all of the

NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management

The key aim of the Waste Management Strategy is to achieve fully sustainable waste management. Consequently, there is a need to ensure that as far as possible all waste management facilities are devel