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PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management - Policy Scope
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
non-domesticindustrialsite-planningIntroduction to Waste Management and Sustainability
1.1, 1.2NI-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
non-domesticcommercialindustrialPrinciples of Sustainable Waste Management
1.16NI-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
non-domesticindustrialSustainable Development
1.17NI-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
non-domesticindustrialNorthern Ireland Executive Sustainable Development Approach
1.18NI-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
non-domesticindustrialEnvironmental Protection and Precautionary Principles
1.19NI-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
non-domesticindustrialRelationship between Planning and Pollution Control Regimes
2.1NI-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
non-domesticindustrialwaste-managementFocus of Planning Control
2.2NI-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
non-domesticindustrialsite-planningPollution Control Regime Objectives
2.3NI-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
non-domesticindustrialwaste-managementAvoidance of Duplication in Control Systems
2.4NI-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
non-domesticindustrialBoundary between Planning and Pollution Control
2.5NI-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
non-domesticindustrialwaste-managementPollution Control Regulatory Bodies
2.6NI-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
non-domesticindustrialwaste-managementPolicy WM 1: Environmental Impact of a Waste Management Facility
Policy WM 1NI-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
non-domesticindustrialsite-planningexternal-spacedrainageNoise from Waste Management Facilities
6.19NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The operation of many waste management facilities is likely to produce noise from both inside and outside buildings. Intermittent and sustained operating noise will be of concern if not kept to accept
non-domesticindustrialsoundNoise Control Measures and Department Approach
6.20NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The aim of the Department will be to achieve safe systems that limit the range of noise generated. For instance, noise from conveyors and baling equipment can be contained when located within building
non-domesticindustrialsoundsite-planningDust and Airborne Pollution Control
6.21NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The nature of any dust particulate from waste management facilities will depend on the type of facility and can be minimised through the use of appropriate, well-maintained and managed equipment and v
non-domesticindustrialOdour and Airborne Pollution from Waste Facilities
6.22NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Many waste management facilities have the potential to produce unpleasant odours and other airborne pollution. Good practice requirements are normally incorporated into the terms of waste licences. Po
non-domesticindustrialLitter control at waste management sites
6.23NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Litter can often be a serious problem on waste management sites especially landfills and is normally controlled by conditions attached to the waste licence. Operators must ensure that their site opera
industrialnon-domesticVermin and birds management at waste sites
6.24NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Waste management sites, especially landfills, are likely to attract vermin and birds. Vermin control is usually covered by the waste licence.
industrialnon-domesticBird hazards and aerodrome safeguarding
6.25NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Movements of some species of birds may be influenced by the distribution of landfill sites. Where birds congregate in large numbers, they have the potential to be a major nuisance to people living nea
industrialnon-domesticLand instability assessment for waste management sites
6.26NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
It is important that waste management and disposal sites and their environs are not liable to be affected by land instability. This might, for instance, damage containment, drainage and ancillary trea
industrialnon-domesticstructuralDesign of new landforms and final site contours
6.27NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
New landforms must be designed both to fit with the nature and scale of existing features in the vicinity and to be inherently stable. The intended final landform, including gradients and drainage of
industrialnon-domesticsite-planningdrainagePolicy WM 2: Waste Collection and Treatment Facilities
Policy WM 2NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Proposals for the development of a waste collection or treatment facility will be permitted where: (a) there is a need for the facility as established through the WMS and the relevant WMP, except in t
non-domesticindustrialsite-planningenvironmental-impactDefinition of Waste Treatment Projects
7.3NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
For the purpose of this policy waste treatment projects include waste separation, recycling, transfer, composting, the treatment and transfer of special waste, the thermal treatment of waste including
waste-managementnon-domesticindustrialWaste Separation and Recycling Facilities - Location and Impact Considerations
7.4NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Waste separation and recycling facilities may range from small community schemes to multi-stream separation, material recovery facilities. Also included is the recycling of construction and demolition
waste-managementindustrialenvironmental-impactsite-planningEco-Parks for waste treatment and energy recovery
7.6NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Eco-Parks are industrial sites where collected or locally generated waste is treated and converted into secondary materials and energy for use in purposely adjacent industry. Existing industrial locat
industrialcommercialwaste-managementSecondary and Recycled Aggregate Facilities
NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
facilities are located on suitable industrial land, within or adjacent to a waste management facility or in the rural area. In rural areas such sites will have to be satisfactorily assimilated into th
waste-managementindustrialruralRegional Scale Waste Treatment Facilities
7.12NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Regional scale treatment facilities depend on a large throughput of materials, often generating a substantial volume of traffic, which may be a significant environmental issue. As a result, applicants
waste-managementindustrialInternal versus External Waste Treatment
7.13NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The recycling and/or treatment of industrial, commercial and household waste should take place in suitable buildings to secure higher environmental standards for the management of waste and to minimis
non-domesticindustrialcommercialHazardous Waste Definition and Regulation
7.14NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Hazardous Waste is defined by European Council Directive 91/689/EEC (the Hazardous Waste Directive). The Special Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 implement the Hazardous Waste Directive into
non-domesticindustrialSpecialist Facilities and Assessment for Hazardous Waste Treatment
7.15NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
A range of specialist treatment facilities may be needed to handle Northern Ireland's hazardous waste, as described in the Waste Management Plans. In determining applications for managing hazardous wa
non-domesticindustrialIncineration and Thermal Treatment for Energy Recovery
7.16NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Incineration is an established method of treating waste to reduce its volume and weight before disposal or to remove the hazardous content of materials. Incinerators range from small plants serving fa
industrialenergyVisual Impact and Landscaping for EfW Plants
7.17NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
In considering incineration facilities the visual impact of the proposed plant is an important consideration. Modern energy from waste incineration plants comprise substantial buildings with a high ch
industrialrurallandscapeEmerging Thermal Treatment Technologies
7.18NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Other emerging thermal treatment technologies include gasification and pyrolysis. Anaerobic digestion is a further technology which produces energy from the treatment of organic wastes. These technolo
industrialenergyLocation Considerations for EfW Facilities
7.19NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
For all EfW facilities, proximity to waste arisings, the significant traffic generated and heat and energy considerations point to locations within or close to urban areas with good accessibility to t
industrialenergysite-planningIntegrated Waste Management and Co-location of Facilities
7.20NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Integration or co-location of waste treatment facilitiess reflects the principles of sustainable waste management (Paragraph 1.16) and provides the opportunity to optimise environmental and economic b
industrialenergyDefinition of Landfilling and Land Raising
8.1NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Landfilling is the disposal of waste into void spaces in the land often left as a result of mineral extraction. Land raising is the disposal of waste by depositing on land thereby raising its level. T
waste-managementnon-domesticindustrialcommercialAssessment of Odour and Environmental Impacts for Waste Treatment Applications
10.5NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Applications will be approved or refused depending on the circumstances prevailing at particular locations. Relevant considerations will include the nature and capacity of the treatment works, local t
non-domesticindustrialsite-planningPlanning Conditions for Waste Management
A1NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
When planning permission is given for waste management, the Department will often impose conditions or negotiate agreements in respect of matters that include, as appropriate, the following: a. transp
non-domesticindustrialsite-planningdrainageexternal-spaceconservationWaste Minimisation Definition and Benefits
B1NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Waste minimisation is concerned with reducing the quantity of waste that is produced and which would otherwise require treatment or disposal by one of the other options in the waste hierarchy. The mai
non-domesticdwellingcommercialindustrialsite-planningDeveloper Obligations for Waste Considerations
B2NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Prospective developers of new housing areas, retail and office developments, community buildings and industrial areas should therefore consider at initial design stage the waste implications and requi
dwellingcommercialindustrialpublic-buildingsite-planningGood Design Practices and Recycling Facilities
B3NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Good design can ensure that materials of the required grade and not necessarily the highest grade are used, particularly where this involves using materials generated on site during the construction/d
non-domesticdwellingcommercialindustrialsite-planningBuilding Retention and Waste Management Infrastructure
B4NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The retention of existing buildings should be considered in development proposals as should space demands for dealing with waste generated, for example in an industrial case a building or area may be
non-domesticdwellingcommercialindustrialsite-planningIntegrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC)
C8NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Council Directive 96/61/EC on integrated pollution prevention and control lays down measures designed to prevent or, where that is not practicable, to reduce emissions in the air, water and land from
non-domesticindustrialCouncil Directive 2000/76/EC Waste Incineration Requirements
C10NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Council Directive 2000/76/EC sets out stringent requirements and operational controls for waste incinerators and co-incinerators. It includes standards of management, control and monitoring and determ
non-domesticindustrialIndustrial Waste
NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Industrial Waste – wastes from any factory, transportation apparatus, from scientific research, dredging, sewage and scrap metal.
industrialnon-domesticGlossary of Waste Management Terms
NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Leachate – liquid that seeps through a landfill site and by so doing extracts substances from the deposited waste. Municipal waste - household waste and any other waste under the control of District
non-domesticcommercialindustrial