Suffolk County Council are responsible for
dealing with all waste planning matters. This includes:
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authorising planning applications for waste
management facilities and related development;
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monitoring of sites for compliance with
planning conditions;
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preparation and implementation of planning
policies to control waste planning matters; and
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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.
Consultation
The Waste Issues and Options (Part II) Sites document represents
the initial stage of consultation upon strategic waste management
sites and the third stage of consultation on waste issues in
general. The consultation period for this document will run from
Monday 8 December until 5 pm on Friday 30 January 2009. Please
visit
Waste Development Framework website for more
information.