Waste and Minerals Development Framework – Proposed Submission Waste and Minerals Plan

Together with Brighton & Hove City Council and the South Downs National Park Authority, we are preparing a Waste and Minerals Plan that will set out the over-arching strategic and broad spatial planning policies for waste and minerals in East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove to 2026. The plan considers:

• how and where waste could be dealt with, up to 2026 and beyond
• where minerals essential to the construction industry could be extracted from
• which ports could accept aggregates dredged from the sea bed.

On 7 February a meeting of the full Council agreed a Plan for submission to government:

• Press release: Waste and minerals plan approved by local authorities
• East Sussex County Council Cabinet meeting – 26 January 2012.

The document was also agreed by the other councils:

• Brighton & Hove City Council website – minutes of Cabinet meeting,19 January, 2012
• South Downs National Park Authority website – Planning Committee minutes, 19 January 2012.

The key documents

• Proposed Submission Waste and Minerals Plan (Adobe PDF, 1.8MB)
  Sets out our approach to the challenging problems of waste and minerals in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove. This document will be submitted to the government, who will then test the Plan for its 'soundness'.
• Summary version (Adobe PDF, 1.3MB)
  A shortened version of the Proposed Submission above.
• Guide to the Proposed Submission Waste and Minerals Plan (Adobe PDF, 596KB)
  Sets out the framework of the Plan and why the policies are needed.

Commenting on the Plan

We asked for your comments on the 'soundness' of the Plan. This includes making sure that it is:

• in line with national policy
• based on accurate information
• the most appropriate solution for the area
• practical
• flexible
• able to be monitored.

The consultation period was 24 February to 24 April 2012. Guidance notes on making comments are included with a printable version of the response form:

• Making a representation on the soundness of the Plan (Adobe PDF, 377KB)

Next steps

The Plan and comments received will be sent to the government for a Planning Inspector to consider all the evidence. Following an Examination in Public, If the Inspector decides that the plan is sound it can then be adopted by the Authorities.

Viewing the documents

For reference, you can view all the Proposed Submission documents on the Waste and Minerals Development Framework consultation portal website.

They can also be viewed at:

• council offices in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove
• the South Downs National Park Authority office in Midhurst
• libraries in Brighton & Hove
• main libraries in East Sussex.

For a full list of locations, see the Statement of representations procedure (Adobe PDF, 531KB).

Background information

Our existing waste and minerals plans will be replaced by the Waste and Minerals Development Framework (WMDF).

This set of documents will deliver the planning strategy for waste and minerals in East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove.

For previous consultations on the WMDF, see:

• Waste and Minerals Development Framework (WMDF).

Enquiries

Please contact us if you have any questions:

Email: Waste and Minerals Planning Policy Team