{"id":8781,"date":"2014-10-22T17:27:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T16:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=8781"},"modified":"2014-10-22T17:27:28","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T16:27:28","slug":"dclgs-new-policies-for-the-siting-of-waste-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=8781","title":{"rendered":"DCLG\u2019s new policies for the siting of waste facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">New policy has been issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) regarding the siting of waste and recycling facilities, leading to a \u2018brownfield first\u2019 preference<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DCLG writes<\/span>:<br \/>\nThe Communities Secretary today (16 October 2014) strengthened the policy on planning for waste facilities such as recycling plants making clear that companies and councils looking to build these should first look for suitable sites and areas on brownfield land.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s new rules also changes the previous policy, and means councils can no longer give special consideration to locational needs, or wider economic benefits the site could bring, over other considerations, as justification for building waste facilities on green belt land.\u00a0 Mr Pickles said these measures would ensure the green belt could continue to offer a \u2018strong defence\u2019 against urban sprawl in our towns and cities, and brings waste into line with the policies on other development, where approval should only be given in very special circumstances, and brownfield sites should be sought in the first instance.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s new policy follows new guidance published earlier this month, which reaffirms how councils should use their local plan, drawing on protections in the National Planning Policy Framework, to protect the green lungs around towns and cities.\u00a0 Green belt boundaries should only be altered in exceptional cases, through the preparation or review of the Local Plan.<\/p>\n<p>This is on top of a range of measures the government has already taken to protect the green belt. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>abolishing the previous administration\u2019s top-down regional strategies<\/li>\n<li>selling surplus brownfield land for redevelopment<\/li>\n<li>introducing more flexible planning rights so empty and underused buildings can be brought back into productive use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Local Plans are now at the heart of the reformed, democratic planning system, so councils can decide where development should and shouldn\u2019t go in consultation with local people.<\/p>\n<p>Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said:<\/p>\n<p>I am crystal clear that the green belt must be protected from development, so it can continue to offer a strong defence against urban sprawl.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s new rules strengthen these protections further, and ensure that whether it\u2019s new homes, business premises or anything else, developers first look for suitable sites on brownfield land.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/national-planning-policy-for-waste\" target=\"_blank\">Planning Policy for waste<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?s=greenfield\" target=\"_blank\">IHBC newsblogs on greenfield land<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/new-rules-further-strengthen-green-belt-protections\" target=\"_blank\">UK Gov news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New policy has been issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) regarding the siting of waste and recycling facilities, leading to a \u2018brownfield first\u2019 preference. 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