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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 PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
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
non-domesticsite-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-domesticcommercialindustrialStrategic Planning Guideline for Waste Management (SPG - ENV 5.4)
1.8NI-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
non-domesticsite-planningWaste Management Strategy for Northern Ireland Framework
1.9, 1.10NI-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
non-domesticsite-planningPrinciples 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-domesticindustrialHealth Effects and Mitigation in Waste Management Facilities
1.20NI-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
non-domesticplanningWaste Management Hierarchy
1.21NI-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
non-domesticplanningwaste-managementReduction in the amount of waste being landfilled
1.27NI-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
waste-managementplanningnon-domesticRelationship 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-managementRegulatory roles in Environmental and Heritage Service (EHS) for waste and pollution
2.7NI-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
waste-managementnon-domesticWaste Management and Contaminated Land Unit responsibilities
2.8NI-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
waste-managementnon-domesticWater Management Unit discharge consents
2.9NI-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
waste-managementdrainagenon-domesticDistrict Council pollution control powers for waste disposal
2.10NI-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
waste-managementnon-domesticConsultation with Pollution Control Authorities
2.11NI-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
non-domesticwaste-managementCoordination Between Planning and Pollution Control Regimes
2.12NI-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
non-domesticwaste-managementPre-Submission Consultation Recommendation
2.13NI-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
non-domesticwaste-managementPlanning Permission Required Before Waste Management Facility Authorisation
2.14NI-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
non-domesticwaste-managementPolicy Objectives for Waste Management Planning
3.1NI-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
non-domesticsite-planningPolicy 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-spacedrainagePrecautionary Principle in Waste Management Assessment
6.4NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
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-domesticsite-planningMatters for Consideration in New or Extended Waste Management Facilities
6.5NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
In considering proposals for new, or extensions to existing, waste management facilities there are a large number of matters which require to be considered. These include the following.
non-domesticsite-planningHealth Considerations in Planning Decisions
6.6, 6.7NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Health considerations and public concern can in principle be material considerations in determining applications for development proposals. Whether such matters are material in a particular case is ul
non-domesticPublic Health Impact Assessment of Waste Management Facilities
6.8NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
In assessing the public health impact of a waste management facility the Department will be guided by advice from the Environmental Health Department of the relevant District Council and, where approp
non-domesticsite-planningCompatibility of Waste Management Facilities with Adjacent Development
6.9NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Certain waste management facilities, such as landfill sites or incinerators can cause significant amenity problems for the occupiers of neighbouring properties. However, it is not always necessary or
non-domesticsite-planningsoundWheel Cleansing Equipment and Road Cleaning Conditions
6.14NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Where appropriate the Department will attach conditions to approvals requiring the installation of wheel cleansing equipment and the cleaning of roads adjacent to the proposed site.
non-domesticsite-planningHarm to Nature Conservation and Heritage Sites
6.15NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Waste management development can cause unacceptable harm to nature conservation sites and the flora, fauna and physical characteristics contained therein. Such damage can be incurred directly through
non-domesticconservationNature Conservation Policy and Designated Sites
6.16NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The Department's planning policy in relation to nature conservation is contained within Planning Policy Statement 2 "Planning and Nature Conservation". Within Northern Ireland part of the countryside
non-domesticconservationProtected Species and Ecological Surveys
6.17NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The Department will also give careful consideration to the nature conservation implications of any development proposal where it is known that the development may threaten protected species of flora a
non-domesticconservationArchaeological Resources and Built Heritage Considerations
6.18NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Account must also be taken of the potential effect of the development of waste management facilities on archaeological resources, listed buildings, Conservation Areas, marine and riverine archaeologic
non-domesticconservationNoise 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-planningdrainageHours of Operation
6.28NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The hours of operation of a waste management facility are linked closely to the issues of noise control and traffic movements, but are also relevant, for example, to levels of lighting. Where appropri
non-domesticwaste-managementnoisetrafficPlanning Conditions for Working Hours
6.29NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
A planning condition limiting overall hours of working will generally lead to the specification of a shorter period for site operations to make sure that these are completed by the end of the working
non-domesticwaste-managementlandfillDuration of Operations
6.30NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
A planning permission for a waste management facility must normally be commenced within 5 years. However, different periods may be appropriate depending on the circumstances, for example, in the case
non-domesticwaste-management