East Sussex and Brighton

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East Sussex and Brighton Hove Waste and
Minerals Development Framework Sustainability
Appraisal Scoping Report Stakeholder Workshop

• March 2007

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Welcome

• Tony Cook
• Group Manager Development, Waste and Minerals
• East Sussex County Council

• Rob Fraser
• Head of Planning Strategy
• City Planning
• Brighton Hove City Council

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Introduction

• New planning system
• Core Strategy principles
• Sites document principles
• Waste and minerals issues in ES and BH
• Sustainability Appraisal

• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

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New Planning System

• Old system
• Regional Planning Guidance (RPG)
• Structure Plans
• Minerals and Waste Local Plans
• Supplementary Planning Guidance

• New system
• Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS)
• Waste and Minerals Development Framework
• Supplementary Planning Document

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Why change?

• Speed up preparation of plans
• Ensure plans are kept up-to-date
• Achieve more effective community involvement
• Ensure right development, in the right place, at
  the right time

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What is the Waste and Minerals Development
Framework?
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The Waste and Minerals Development Framework

• Portfolio of Local Development Documents that
  set out the spatial strategy for an area

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The Waste and Minerals Development Framework

• Adopted plans
• Core Strategy
• Site Allocations documents
• Proposals map
• Supplementary Planning Documents
• Local Development Scheme
• Statement of Community Involvement
• Annual Monitoring Report

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Core Strategy (i)

• Core Strategy should
• Set out the key elements of the planning
  framework for the area
• Be comprised of
• Spatial Vision Strategic Objectives
• Spatial Strategy
• Core policies
• Monitoring and implementation framework
• (cont)

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Core Strategy (ii)

• Draw on any strategies of LPA and other
  organisations with land-use implications and
  provide integrated approach to their
  implementation
• Set out long term spatial vision and strategic
  policies to deliver that vision
• Be in general conformity with RSS and
• Contain clear and concise policies for delivering
  the Strategy.

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Minerals Sites Document

• Will identify individual sites for mineral
  extraction/processing
• Will contain policies related to the specific
  sites
• Will consider sites for recycling/secondary
  aggregates

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The DPD process
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Waste and Minerals in East Sussex and Brighton
Hove
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Waste key issues (i)

• Review and build on the Waste Local Plan
• Consider local implications of RPG9 Waste and
  Minerals and the South East Plan
• Consider the remitted issues following on from
  the rejection of Inspectors recommendations on
  the WLP
• Consider requirements up to 2026

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Waste key issues (ii)
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Waste key issues (iii)
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Waste key issues (iv)

• Waste planning authorities must provide planning
  policy framework to manage
• Non-inert waste
• Hazardous waste
• Inert waste
• for municipal, commercial industrial, and
  construction demolition wastes
• Waste management facilities are needed to enable
  recycling, composting, recovery, and disposal of
  waste

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Minerals key issues

• Aggregates - land marine
• Clay, chalk and gypsum
• Oil and gas
• Secondary and recycled aggregates

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Minerals Sites Document

• Sites to meet apportionment in South East Plan
  for production of primary aggregates (sand and
  gravel)
• Sites for other minerals
• Sites to meet apportionment for recycled and
  secondary aggregates

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Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
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Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report

• WMDF must contribute towards achieving
  sustainable development
• All planning documents must be assessed via a
  Sustainability Appraisal