Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan Document

Stop Press - Stage Two Issues and Options Report for Residual Waste Disposal has been issued for consultation for a six week period from Monday 23rd March to Friday Ist May 2009. It will take into account the feedback received through the Stage One Issues and Options consultation. For more information please visit the Joint Waste Development Plan Website 

Under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the ten councils in Greater Manchester have agreed to produce a joint waste development plan document (JWDPD). They consider that joint working offers the most potential for an effective waste development plan document.

The Joint Waste Development Plan Document aims to be a resource-recovery led document, looking to manage waste more sustainably and moving towards the top of the waste hierarchy.  This means that disposal is the last resort for waste, following waste prevention, reuse, recycling and energy recovery. Although disposal of residual waste is a last resort, the JWDPD will need to make provision for this.  For this reason public consultation on issues and options surrounding the identification of potential sites for waste management facilities is being undertaken in two parts, the first focused on built waste treatment facilities, public consultation on this document took place in autumn 2008.  The second known as ‘Stage Two Issues and Options Report: Residual Waste Disposal’ will focus on the issues and options surrounding the identification of disposal facilities, such as landfill.  This document is available for public consultation now.  This stage will be issued for consultation for a six week period from Monday 23rd March to Friday 1st May 2009.

A planning team located within the Greater Manchester Geological Unit are responsible for all aspects of plan production and consultation, with assistance from the Greater Manchester authorities as necessary.

Development of the JWDPD commenced in September 2006. Initial consultation work was undertaken during autumn 2006 through a series of stakeholder events. Due to the depth and breadth of issues identified through these events, it was decided that a two stage approach should be adopted for the preparation of Issues and Options for the JWDPD.

The Stage One Issues and Options Report was issued for consultation between the 14th May and 22nd June 2007.

The Stage Two Issues and Options Report for Built Facilities to handle waste management was issued for consultation at the end of last year. It took into account the feedback received through the Stage One Issues and Options consultation and focused on the following areas:

• Need for waste management facilities.
• Types of facilities required.
• Sites

To find out more about the JWDPD and to find out how to get involved in future consultations please visit the Joint Waste Development Plan Website

Queries relating to the JWDPD should be addressed to:

 Planning Team, GMGU Williamson Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL
 0161 275 0180, planningteam@gmwastedpd.co.uk

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