Waste Planning


Suffolk County Council are responsible for dealing with all waste planning matters. This includes:
  • authorising planning applications for waste management facilities and related development;
  • monitoring of sites for compliance with planning conditions;
  • preparation and implementation of planning policies to control waste planning matters; and
  • taking enforcement action against unauthorised development.

Waste Planning Policy

The new national planning system requires the replacement of the existing Waste Local Plan with a Minerals and Waste Development Framework (M&WDF). This process has commenced in Suffolk and will include a set of Waste Development Plan Documents to guide waste planning in the county for the next 15 years.