WDD Sustainability Appraisal & Strategic Environmental Assessment

754 Pages·2011·19.4 MB·English

by  Essex County Council

Essex County Council and
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Joint Waste Development Document
Preferred Approach

Sustainability Appraisal and
Strategic Environmental Assessment

Environmental Report, Non-Technical Summary
& Annexes A-G

Prepared by: Essex County Council,
Spatial Planning Team

November 2011

Essex County Council and
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Joint Waste Development Document
Preferred Approach

Sustainability Appraisal and
Strategic Environmental Assessment

Environmental Report
Non-Technical Summary

Prepared by: Essex County Council,
Spatial Planning Team

November 2011
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CONTENTS
1 Introduction and Methodology...............................................................................1
1.1 Background.....................................................................................................1
1.2 Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment.................1
1.3 The Waste Development Document (WDD)....................................................2
2 Sustainability Context, Baseline and Objectives..................................................3
2.1 Plans and Programmes...................................................................................3
2.2 Baseline Information........................................................................................7
3 Appraisal of the Preferred Approach report.......................................................13
3.1 Introduction to the Appraisals........................................................................13
3.2 The Core Strategy.........................................................................................14
3.3 Recycling and Recovery................................................................................24
3.4 Disposal........................................................................................................40
3.5 Development Management Policies..............................................................47
3.6 Potential Sites and Proposals for Allocation..................................................52
3.7 Methodology..................................................................................................55
3.8 Appraisal of Potential Sites and Waste Proposals ........................................55
3.9 Significant Sustainability Issues....................................................................60
4 Conclusions...........................................................................................................61
4.1 The Core Strategy.........................................................................................61
4.2 Recycling and Recovery................................................................................63
4.3 Disposal........................................................................................................65
4.4 Development Management Policies..............................................................67
4.5 Potential Sites and Waste Proposals............................................................68
5 Monitoring and Next Steps...................................................................................70
5.1 Monitoring .....................................................................................................70
5.2 Next Steps.....................................................................................................70

List of Tables
Table 1: Relevant Plans and Programmes...............................................................3
Table 2: Key Issues for the Plan Area.......................................................................7
Table 3: Example of Appraisal................................................................................13
Table 4: The Vision and Sustainability Objectives..................................................15
Table 5: The Strategic Objectives and Sustainability Objectives............................16
Table 6: Preferred Approach 1 and Sustainability Objectives.................................17
Table 7: Preferred Approach 2 and Sustainability Objectives.................................18
Table 8: Preferred Approach 3 and Sustainability Objectives.................................20
Table 9: Preferred Approach 4 and Sustainability Objectives.................................22
Table 10: Preferred Approach 5 and Sustainability Objectives.................................25
Table 11: Preferred Approach 6 and Sustainability Objectives.................................26
Table 12: Preferred Approach 7 and Sustainability Objectives.................................27
Table 13: Preferred Approach 8 and Sustainability Objectives.................................29
Table 14: Preferred Approach 9 and Sustainability Objectives.................................30
Table 15: Preferred Approach 10 and Sustainability Objectives...............................31
Table 16: Preferred Approach 11 and Sustainability Objectives...............................32
Table 17: Preferred Approach 12 and Sustainability Objectives...............................34
Table 18: Preferred Approach 13 and Sustainability Objectives...............................35
Table 19: Preferred Approach 14 and Sustainability Objectives...............................37
Table 20: Preferred Approach 15 and Sustainability Objectives...............................38
Table 21: Preferred Approach 16 and Sustainability Objectives...............................40
Table 22: Preferred Approach 17 and Sustainability Objectives...............................42
Table 23: Preferred Approach 18 and Sustainability Objectives...............................43
Table 24: Preferred Approach 19 and Sustainability Objectives...............................44
Table 25: Preferred Approach 20 and Sustainability Objectives...............................45
Table 26: Preferred Approach 21 and Sustainability Objectives...............................48
Table 27: Preferred Approach 22 and Sustainability Objectives...............................49
Table 28: Preferred Approach 23 and Sustainability Objectives...............................50
Table 29: Details of Inert Landfill Sites/Proposals Suggested for Consideration......53
Table 30: Details of Non-inert Landfill Sites/Proposals Suggested for Consideration54
Table 31: Details of Waste Facility Sites/Proposals Suggested for Consideration....54
Table 32: SA/SEA Impact Grading System...............................................................55
Table 33: Appraisal of Inert Landfill Sites/Proposals Suggested for Consideration..57
Table 34: Appraisal of Non-inert Landfill Sites/Proposals Suggested for
Consideration.............................................................................................................58
Table 35: Appraisal of Waste Facility Sites/Proposals Suggested For Consideration58
Table 36: Sites / Proposals with a Significant Sustainability Issue............................60
Table 37: The Vision.................................................................................................61
Table 38: The Strategic Objectives...........................................................................62
Table 39: Preferred Approaches 1-4 (Short-Long Term)..........................................63
Table 40: Preferred Approaches 5-15 (Short-Long term) .........................................64
Table 41: Preferred Approaches 16-20 (Short-Medium Term)..................................66
Table 42: Preferred Approaches 16-20 (Long Term)................................................67
Table 43: Preferred Approaches 21-23 (Short-Long Term)......................................68

List of Figures
Figure 1: Location of all sites suggested for consideration through the WDD Issues
and Options ‘Call for Sites’.........................................................................................52

Annexes
Annex A: Review of Plans and Programmes
Annex B: Sustainability Baseline Information
Annex C: Sustainability and Site Appraisal Frameworks
Annex D: Appraisal Matrices
Annex E: Summary of Consultation Responses
Annex F: Quality Assurance Checklist
Annex G: Site Appraisals
Glossary of Acronyms
AA Appropriate Assessment
AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
AQMA Air Quality Management Area
BAP Biodiversity Action Plan
BMW Biodegradable Municipal Waste
C&D Construction and Demolition
C&I Commercial and Industrial
CDEW Construction Demolition and Excavation Waste
CO Carbon Dioxide
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DM Development Management
DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government
DPD Development Plan Documents
EBAP Essex Biodiversity Action Plan
EC European Community
ECC Essex County Council
EDI Essex Design Initiative
ER Environmental Report
EU European Union
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GQA General Quality Assessment
LCA Landscape Character Assessment
LDF Local Development Framework
LoWS Local Wildlife Site
LNR Local Nature Reserve
MDD Minerals Development Document
MDF Minerals Development Framework
MGB Metropolitan Green Belt
MRF Material Recovery Facility
MW Municipal Waste
MWDF Minerals and Waste Development Framework
MWDS Minerals and Waste Development Scheme
MWMS Municipal Waste Management Strategy
NH3 Ammonia
NNR National Nature Reserve
NOx Nitrogen Oxide
ODPM Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
OMS Offshore Marine Site
PDL Previously Developed Land
PM10 Particulate Matter (<=10 μm)
PPC Pollution Prevention and Control
PPG Planning Policy Guidance
PPS Planning Policy Statement
R&C Recycling & Composting
RSS Regional Spatial Strategy
RIGGS Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites
RSS Regional Spatial Strategy1
SA Sustainability Appraisal
SAC Special Area of Conservation
SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment
SFRA Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
SM Scheduled Monument
SO2 Sulphur Dioxide
SPA Special Protection Area
SPZ Source Protected Zone
SR Scoping Report
SSSI Site of Special Scientific Importance
SUDS Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
UK United Kingdom
UN United Nations
WCA Waste Collection Authority
WDA Waste Disposal Authority
WDPDs Waste Development Plan Documents
WDF Waste Development Framework
WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
WM Waste Management
WPA Waste Planning Authority

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