Joint Waste Plan
Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Plan
Pre-Publication Consultation
Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Councils are working together to prepare the Joint Waste Plan. The Joint Waste Plan will set out our planning strategy for dealing with all types of waste, including the provision of new waste facilities, up until 2026.
The Joint Waste Plan will provide the framework to guide and assess new waste proposals. It will also allocate suitable sites to manage different types of waste, to meet future needs. Once adopted it will form part of each borough's new development plan - the Local Development Framework.
A draft of the plan has been prepared for consultation. The consultation will run from 28th June to 9th August 2010.
Your views and comments are very important to us. If you wish to make comments, we would advise you to use a response form, which can be downloaded below. Please return this form to:
Development Control,PO Box 652,
Rotherham
S60 9DE
or via email to LDF@Doncaster.gov.uk before 5pm on 9th August 2010. These comments will inform the next stages of its preparation (see below).
Latest Consultation Documents
These can be viewed or downloaded from the Downloads section below.
Joint Waste Plan - Pre-publication Consultation Document: This sets out our preferred shortlist of policies and strategic sites for managing waste.
Joint Waste Plan Pre-publication Consultation Document
Sustainability Appraisal Non-technical Summary: A brief summary of the Sustainability Appraisal Report, which assesses the potential social, economic and environmental effects of the plan.
Final SA Report Non-Technical Summary
Frequently Asked Questions: This clarifies various points and specific questions in relation to the plan process.
Frequently Asked Questions and Summary
Response Form: To make comments on the consultation documents.
The documents above will also be available for viewing during the consultation period at our libraries and Customer Service Centres (in the case of Barnsley: Civic Hall Connects).
Sustainability Appraisal: This assesses the potential social, economic and environmental effects of the plan and explains how this has shaped the plan.
SA Report - Appendix A Consultation Responses
SA Report - Appendix B Plans Policies and Programmes Review
SA Report - Appendix C Issues and Options SA Findings
SA Report - Appendix D Site Sustainability Assessment Assumptions Table
SA Report - Appendix E Notes from Jan 2009 PO Workshop
SA Report - Appendix F Strategic Aims Appraisal
SA Report - Appendix G Joint Waste Plan Policy Appraisal
SA Report - SA_Annex_Site Appraisals
Habitats Regulations Assessment Scoping Report: This assesses whether the Joint Waste Plan is likely to have a significant effect on nature reserves.
Site Assessment: Final Shortlist of Sites from the Reduced List: This sets out the method undertaken to assess the suitability of site options.
Site Assessment. Shortlist of Sites from the Reduced List
Topic Paper: This describes how future waste management capacity requirements have been calculated.
Consultation Reports: These set out how previous comments have been taken on board.
BDR Further Consultation Report Oct 08 to Jan 09
BDR Further Consultation Report Oct 08 to Jan 09 Annex 1 - Consultation Responses
BDR Further Consultation Report Jan 09 to Dec 09
BDR Consultation Summary Note Feb 08 to Nov 09
All the documents will be available to view and download on our partner Councils' websites:
Previous consultation documents are also available on our websites.
If you would like independent advice on how to make a representation on the draft plan, please contact Yorkshire Planning Aid on 0113 204 2460. Yorkshire Planning Aid is an independent charity that provides advice to members of the public about planning matters. If you have any questions about the latest consultation, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Drop-in-sessions will be held at the following times and locations where you will have an opportunity to view the plan proposals. Please note that you do not need to book to attend these events.
| Event location | Date | Time |
| St Andrew's Church Hall, St Andrew's Square, Carr Head Lane, Bolton-upon-Dearne. | Wednesday 7th July, 2010 | 11am to 8pm |
| Silverwood Miners Welfare Resource Centre, Doncaster Rd, Dalton, Rotherham. | Thursday 15th July, 2010 | 11.30am to 7.30pm |
| Stainforth Community Resource Centre, Church Road, Stainforth, Doncaster | Friday 16th July, 2010 |
12:30pm to 8:30pm |
The three Councils are also working closely with the waste industry to secure new household recycling, composting and treatment facilities as part of a 25-year private finance initiative (PFI). You can find out more information about the PFI process from http://www.bdronline.co.uk/.
What Happens Next?
After this consultation, we will publish a final shortlist of sites and policies. This will be the last opportunity you will have to comment on the soundness of the plan.
The Joint Waste Plan will be submitted to government next year, after which it will be subject to public examination. Once adopted, it will have legal status to make decisions on waste proposals.
The Local Development Scheme provides more information about the process and the timetable for preparing this document.
Please note: the title of the document has changed. It was previously called the 'Joint Strategic Waste Development Plan Document' during earlier rounds of consultation.