RESOLVED:
1. That Surrey County Council, as the Waste Planning Authority, consults on the Issues and Options Report (as at Annex 1 of the submitted report) as the first stage in preparing a new Surrey Waste Local Plan (SWLP) 2018-2033.
2. That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director for Environment and Infrastructure in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning to agree any amendments to the Issues and Options Report prior to consultation taking place.
Reasons for decisions
It is a statutory requirement for Surrey County Council to have a Waste Local Plan. In addition, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) emphasises that Local Plans should be kept up to date.
The SWP was adopted in 2008 and plans for the management of waste over a 10 year period until 2018. When determining planning applications for waste management the County Council has regard to this plan and for it to remain fit for purpose it is therefore important that it is consistent with current policy, legislation and local context. The SWP 2008 now needs to be reviewed, with the revised plan scheduled to be adopted in 2018.
It is important that the Council engage with communities and organisations on how waste is managed in Surrey and the consultation on Issues and Options provides the first formal opportunity to do this which is consistent with the Councils approach set out in its Local Development Scheme (LDS) and Statement of Community Involvement (SCI).