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Waste Planning Policy
Wiltshire County Council and Swindon Borough Council are the responsible authorities (Waste Planning Authorities - WPA's) for all aspects of land use planning relating to waste planning in Wiltshire and Swindon. This includes the formulation of policies, determining planning applications and the enforcement of planning control.
Matters relating to waste planning policy and the control of waste development are principally governed by the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the Town and Country Planning Act 1991, the Environment Act 1995 and the new Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. With respect to policy matters, Wiltshire County Council and Swindon Borough Council benefit from having an Adopted Waste Local Plan.
Changing Policy Frameworks - Waste Local Plan Review
The planning system as we knew it has changed. September 2004 saw the commencement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act and the introduction of a completely new approach to plan making. We are currently working on a series of new documents called the Waste Local Development Documents (WDDs) that will form the Local Development Framework (LDF). All documents that form part of the Development Plan are required to produce Sustainability Appraisals (incorporating the provisions of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive).
We are currently producing the following Waste Local Development Documents:
- Waste Core Strategy;
- Waste Development Control policies document,
- Waste Site Specific Allocation document;
- and A Proposals Map.
How will the process of plan making be managed?
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires planning authorities to produce a project plan governing when plans will be produced. This document is called the Wiltshire Minerals and Waste Development Scheme.
For further information, please contact us
.Contact Details
By Post
Local Plans and Development Control
Wiltshire County Council
County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JD
By Email
mineralsandwastepolicy@wiltshire.gov.uk
By Telephone
01225 713426
By Fax
01225 713437
By Hand
County Hall, Trowbridge
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
