Warwickshire County Council WARWICKSHIRE WASTE CORE STRATEGY: PREFERRED OPTION AND POLICIES CONSULTATION 22 nd September – 18 th November 2011

Warwickshire County Council NPPF and Localism Act

Warwickshire County Council National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Consultation ended in October 2011 Once adopted, will replace national policy. Policies will apply to local and neighbourhood plans and to development management decisions. Does not contain specific waste policies.

Warwickshire County Council Localism Act Source: CLG, 2011

Warwickshire County Council Implications for Waste Core Strategy Abolition of RSS. - Waste Planning Authorities should continue to press ahead with plans. - Data and information prepared by partners will continue to assist – RTAB. Presumption in favour of Sustainable Development. PPS 10 remains in place until National Waste Management Plan is established. Spring 2012? Duty to Cooperate. Neighbourhood Planning.

Warwickshire County Council Waste Core Strategy update

Warwickshire County Council WASTE CORE STRATEGY UPDATE Emerging Spatial Options – March 2011 Preferred Options – Nov 2011 Publication – March 2012 Submission – July 2012 Examination – October 2012 ALLOCATIONS ???

Warwickshire County Council EU Waste Framework Directive EU can instigate legal proceedings against the UK if the UK not compliant with the Directive. Govt – provision in Localism Act to fine LA’s some or all of the UK fines. LA’s must demonstrate compliance with the Directive by ensuring Waste plans are up to date.

Warwickshire County Council Waste Management Principles Waste Hierarchy Principle of Proximity Self Sufficiency Treat waste as a resource Waste should be treated as close as possible to where it is produced. Most waste is produced in urban areas. Reduce waste to landfill Encourage Reduction, Re-use and Recycling

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5 Spatial Options The Locational Strategy will be developed through consultation responses in the 5 Spatial Options 1. Development on industrial estates/ Brownfield land and Existing waste sites county wide 2. Development on Existing waste facilities only – countywide 3. Development on Industrial Estates/ Brownfield land and Existing waste sites in towns over 6000 population 4. Development on Industrial Estates/ Brownfield land and Existing waste sites in and around towns over 6000 population 5. Development of larger facilities in and around towns over population and if appropriate in and around towns of 6000 population.

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Waste Strategy and Core Policies CS1 – Manage the equivalent of the waste arisings produced in the county CS2 – Certain types of site acceptable for waste uses CS3 – Large scale waste sites CS4 – Small scale waste sites

Warwickshire County Council Evidence Base Waste Capacity / Arisings / Projections Sustainability Appraisal Habitats Regulations Assessment Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Green Infrastructure Renewable Energy potential

Warwickshire County Council Waste arisings and projections

Warwickshire County Council Source: derived from West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy – Phase 2 Revision Preferred Option But: - methodology is not based on best available information - appears to overestimate MSW arisings when assessed against observed data/trends (e.g. actual 2010/11 MSW arisings = 282,795 tonnes

Warwickshire County Council + Uses best available/actual baseline information for 2010/11 + Employs methodology used by Waste Management for estimating waste projections i.e. 0.5% decrease in MSW arisings between 2010/11 and 2011/12 then 0.5% growth increase per annum thereafter to reflect housing/ population growth + approach will align with MWMS (if revised)

Warwickshire County Council But: - methodology is not based on best available information (EA 2002/03 SWMA data used as the baseline) - More recent studies have estimated much lower arisings e.g. ADAS, (2009), AWM Landfill Diversion Strategy modelling (2010) Source: derived from West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy – Phase 2 Revision Preferred Option

Warwickshire County Council Minimum landfill diversion and maximum landfill figures are based on RSS Phase 2 Revision targets: i.e. - 35% of C&I waste sent to landfill by % " " by % " " by 2020 and beyond + Uses best available modelled data (AWM Landfill Diversion Strategy baseline data – essentially 2009 ADAS study but includes businesses of 1-4 employees) + Implements waste growth predictions set out in Waste Strategy 2007 i.e. 0% per annum growth in industrial waste, 2.6% per annum growth in commercial waste

Warwickshire County Council In essence, if there is sufficient capacity to meet the orange line, then we will have sufficient capacity to treat the minimum amount of MSW and C&I waste to meet landfill diversion targets

Warwickshire County Council Capacity

Warwickshire County Council Capacity Data Warwickshire County Council Operational Capacity Biological Treatment -135,000 t/a Household/Commercial/Industrial Treatment - 84,000 t/a Scrap Metal Treatment - 193,700 t/a = 412,700 tonnes of operational HCI treatment Construction and Demolition Treatment - 535,000 t/a

Warwickshire County Council Capacity Data Warwickshire County Council Additional Planned Capacity Biological Treatment - 119,000 t/a Household/Commercial/Industrial Treatment - 545,000 t/a Scrap Metal Treatment – none = 664,000 tonnes of additional permitted HCI treatment capacity Construction and Demolition Treatment - none

Warwickshire County Council Capacity Data Warwickshire County Council SLR Capacity Study May 2007 Regional Spatial Strategy Treatment Gap 600,000 t/a Additional Treatment Capacity 664,000 t/a

Warwickshire County Council Capacity Data Warwickshire County Council Landfill Inputs 2010 Household/Commercial/Industrial Treatment - 969,000 tonnes (1,211,250 m 0.8 tonnes/m 3 ) Construction and Demolition Treatment - 409,100 tonnes (340,920 m 1.2 tonnes/m 3 ) Void used – 1,552,170 m 3

Warwickshire County Council Capacity Data Warwickshire County Council Landfill Capacity Scott Wilson Study May 2007 Worse Case - 17,800,000 m 3 Best Case – 13,400,000 m 3 Warwickshire Estimate from Operator returns 16,000,000 m 3 Void used 2010 – 1,552,170 m 3

Warwickshire County Council 412,700 tonnes of operational HCI treatment + 664,000 tonnes of additional permitted HCI treatment capacity = 1,076,700 tonnes Sufficient treatment capacity for HCI waste over the plan period

Warwickshire County Council Construction and Demolition Waste

Warwickshire County Council Construction and Demolition waste Waste Strategy for England 2007 identifies construction waste as a priority sector for action. In recent years there have been financial and legislative changes that have sought to reduce the amount of C&D waste produced/sent to landfill  Fiscal drivers - Aggregates Levy - Landfill tax  Legislative drivers - SWMPs now mandatory for construction projects >£300k - management of C&D waste at “exempt” sites

Warwickshire County Council C&D Waste data issues However - resulted in significant under recording of C&D wastes– reuse and recycling taking place without the material being registered as “waste” => poor data on collection, movement and disposal of this waste Subsequently no specific targets for recycling C&D waste at regional/local level

Warwickshire County Council C&D – Existing capacity and arisings Permitted capacity for treating C&D waste = 535,000 tpa WMRA Waste Scenarios study (2004) – arisings of 566,840 tpa from Scot Wilson Landfill Capacity update report (2009) – maximum of 907,763 tonnes in 2010/11 – 852,299 tonnes 2027/28

Warwickshire County Council Discussion How should we plan for C&D waste? What baseline information should we use? - WMRA Scenarios study 2004? - Scott Wilson Landfill Capacity Update report 2009? Do we need to establish an aspirational treatment capacity target for C&D waste? If so, how can this be monitored?

Warwickshire County Council Possible approach? 1.Use 2008 EA Waste Data Interrogator to establish the amount of Warwickshire’s inert/C&D type waste disposed to landfill 2.Use this as a baseline to halve the amount of C&D waste sent to landfill by WRAP’s voluntary agreement with the construction industry, set out in Sustainable Construction Strategy, Monitor annually through checking latest EAWDI release?

Warwickshire County Council For example: EAWDI2008 – Warwickshire inert/C&D type waste disposed to landfill Inert LF68, Non Haz (SNRHW) LF234, Non Haz LF24, TOTAL327, Monitor annually and seek to halve by 2012?

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Points of discussion? Preferred Spatial Strategy Allocations Waste reduction Prejudicing the management of waste at a higher level of the waste hierarchy

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