Local plan - waste

Policies we consider when drawing up a planning application for waste development and which we must bear in mind when deciding such applications.

These 'saved' policies have now been replaced by policies within the minerals and waste joint plan (adopted on 16 February 2022).

Saved policies: waste local plan post - May 2009

Policy

Status

Chapter 4 - Protecting the environment

4/1 - Waste management proposals

Saved

4/2 - Waste hierarchy

Not saved

4/3 - Landscape protection

Saved

4/4 - Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Not saved

4/5 - Heritage coasts

Saved

4/6 - Green Belts

Not saved

4/7 - Protection of agricultural land

Saved

4/8 - International sites

Not saved

4/9 - National sites

Saved

4/10 - Locally important sites

Saved

4/11 - European protected species

Not saved

4/12 - Water protection

Not saved

4/13 - Flood risk

Not saved

4/14 - Historic environment

Saved

4/15 - Archaeological evaluation

Saved

4/16 - Archaeological sites

Saved

4/17 - Transport

Not saved

4/18 - Traffic impact

Saved

4/19 - Quality of life

Saved

4/20 - Open space, recreation and Public Rights of Way

Saved

4/21 - Progressive restoration

Saved

4/22 - Site restoration

Saved

4/23 - Aftercare

Saved

Chapter 5 - Reduction, re-use, recovery

Not saved

5/1 - Waste minimisation

Saved

5/2 - Waste recovery

Saved

5/3 - Recycling, sorting and transfer of industrial, commercial and household waste

Saved

5/4 - Household recycling - bring system

Saved

5/5 - Household waste and recycling centres

Saved

5/6 - Scrapyards and metal recycling facilities

Saved

5/7 - Facilities for the recycling of construction and demolition wastes

Saved

5/8 - Temporary recycling facilities for recycling of construction and demolition wastes

Saved

5/9 - Green waste composting

Saved

5/10 - Incineration of waste

Saved

Chapter 6 - Waste disposal

Not saved

6/1 - Landfill proposals

Saved

6/2 - Land improvement schemes

Saved

6/3 - Disposal of waste by landrising

Not saved

6/4 - Leachate and landfill gas management

Saved

Chapter 7 - Other issues

Not saved

7/1 - Incineration, treatment and transfer of special or clinical waste

Saved

7/2 - Waste water treatment works

Saved

7/3 - Reworking of deposited waste

Saved

A copy of the  waste local plan (pdf / 2 MB) will remain on the website for reference to be made to the supporting text of each of the saved policies.

North Yorkshire minerals and waste plan

The minerals and waste joint plan was adopted on 16 February 2022 and replaces these 'saved' policies.

For more information

For more information on the waste local plan please email mwdf@northyorks.gov.uk.

Download

 NYCC waste LP saved policies direction and schedule (pdf / 594 KB)

 Waste facility - informal generic guidance (pdf / 67 KB)