On this page: Information about the waste core strategy, control development policies, waste plans and the waste development forum.
Introduction
Swindon Borough Council works jointly with Wiltshire Council in the preparation of a Waste Development Framework (WDF) for Wiltshire and Swindon, this comprises:
A portfolio of local development plan documents (DPDs)
A Local Development Scheme (LDS)
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD)
A Statement of Community Involvement
Waste Core Strategy
In July 2009, Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council adopted the Waste Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD). The Waste Core Strategy sets out the spatial vision, key objectives and overall principles for the development of sustainable waste management facilities up to 2026. Details are available in downloadable PDF files:
Waste Development Control Policies
In September 2009, Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council adopted the Waste Development Control Policies Development Plan Document (DPD). The DPD sets out generic development control policies to assist with the process of determining planning applications for new or expanded waste management facilities.
Waste Site Allocations
The Waste Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) will provide detailed local expression to the adopted Waste Core Strategy in terms of the identification of sites that the councils consider will be required in order to meet the forecasts of demand for new waste management capacity across Wiltshire and Swindon.
The Councils have published the Pre-Submission (Regulation 27) draft of the Wiltshire and Swindon Waste Site Allocations DPD, which builds upon previous rounds of consultation in 2006 and 2010.
This final round of formal consultation provides the opportunity to comment on the soundness of the plan before it is submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination.
The consultation period runs for a period of eight weeks, starting on Monday 13 June and ending at 5.00pm on Monday 8 August 2011.
How to Respond
The document can be viewed and commented on via Wiltshire Council's Consultation Portal (http://consult.wiltshire.gov.uk/portal).
Copies of the consultation documents can also be viewed at the main offices of the two councils:
Wiltshire Council:
- County Hall
Trowbridge
BA14 8JN
- Browfort Offices
Devizes
SN10 2AT
- Bradley Road Offices
Trowbridge
BA14 0RD
- Salisbury Offices
27–29 Milford Street
Salisbury
SP1 2AP
The documents can also be viewed at libraries across Wiltshire and at all Swindon Libraries.
Background
To assist the process of preparing the Waste Site Allocations DPD an additional period of informal consultation was undertaken in early 2010. This consultation provided an opportunity for all stakeholders to comment on a revised and refreshed list of potential site options and indicative waste uses.
Although many of the sites (and potential uses) remain unchanged since their inclusion in the original ‘Issues and Options’ consultation document in 2006, a small number of additional sites were put forward.
A number of sites were also removed due to issues such as availability, viability and/or by the landowners’ request. The comments received have provided a significant level of detail in terms of the list of sites and the options for waste uses, which have fed in to the process of preparing the Pre-Submission draft of the Waste Site Allocations DPD.
To view the informal consultation document please see the Wiltshire Council Consultation Portal (http://consult.wiltshire.gov.uk/portal).
Waste Development Forum
A Waste Development Forum was set up to progress the issues and options for the various DPDs - please see the Waste Development Forum (www.adamshendry.co.uk/13_wf_home.html).