Issue - decisions
Essex & Southend Waste Local Plan
22/09/2017 - Essex & Southend Waste Local Plan
The Cabinet considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) presenting the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Waste Local Plan.
Recommended:
1. That all the recommendations of the Inspector’s Report set out at Appendix 1 to the submitted report and the revised version of the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Waste Local Plan set out at Appendix 2 to the report, be approved.
2. That the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Waste Local Plan as set out at Appendix 2 to the report, in accordance with Planning Regulations, be approved.
3. That it be noted that the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Waste Local Plan Proposed Submission version, approved by Council for publication and submission in February 2016 has been amended as per:
a) the main modifications recommended by the Inspector in her report and agreed for consultation under delegated authority in 2016 (attached at Appendix 1);
b) The minor modifications agreed for consultation under delegated authority in 2016 (attached at Appendix 3); and
c) The further minor modification (attached at Appendix 4).
Reasons for Decision:
It is clearly advantageous for the Council to have a new Waste Local Plan in place as soon as possible. This would avoid the risk of new planning applications for waste related development being considered without an up-to-date Plan - one of the consequences being a lack of certainty regarding where new waste development will take place in future and whether such development is indeed required in the Plan area.
Other Options
Do nothing – work on the Plan would cease and the joint planning authorities would be forced to rely on national planning policy and guidance in making planning decisions in future. This option risks penalties for the Councils levied by the Government for the absence of an up-to-date Waste Local Plan
Note: This is a Council function
Eligible for call in to: Place Scrutiny Committee
Executive Councillor: Flewitt
