Issue - items at meetings - East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Plan

40.1 The Head of Planning Strategy Rob Fraser introduced the report together with East Sussex County Council Head of Planning Tony Cook. The Waste and Minerals Plan was being developed jointly between the three separate waste planning authorities and was due to be discussed at full council on 26 January. This Plan was not site specific; it would be the next stage that would bring forward areas of search.

40.2 Mr Cook referred to a correction at paragraph 3.5; the consultation period had been changed following legal advice. Consultation was now from  24 February  to 10 April 2012.

40.3 Councillor Warren Morgan the Committee Chair asked whether local authority collection of commercial refuse or recycling could significantly affect landfill disposal (paragraph 3.3 refers).

40.4 Members asked questions on the local sourcing of clay bricks and the use of local materials in construction projects.

40.5 Asked about Hangleton Bottom and Hollingdean Depot, the Head of Planning Strategy confirmed there were no current development proposals although the allocations in WLP8 policy were saved on the basis that they would potentially be viable for waste facilities.  This would be reconsidered by the sites allocation document. Brighton & Hove was responsible to deal with its own waste as far as possible.

40.6 RESOLVED that comments be referred to the Executive.

Report of the Strategic Director: Place (copy attached).

(1)       That Council be recommended:

·         To note the analysis of the response to the consultation on the draft Waste and Minerals Plan;

·         To agree the Proposed Submission Waste and Minerals Plan (PSWMP) and its publication for statutory public consultation for a six week period commencing on 23 February 2012;

·         To agree that the document be subsequently submitted to the Secretary of State subject to no material changes, other than alterations for the purposes of clarification, improved accuracy of meaning or typographical corrections, being necessary; and

·         To authorise the Strategic Director, Place to agree any alterations for the purposes of clarification, improved accuracy of meaning or typographical corrections to the text of the PSWMP with East Sussex County Council and the South Downs National Park Authority prior to consultation.

168.1    The Chair introduced the report and noted the progress of the East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Plan (WMP), which would eventually replace much of the council’s adopted Waste Local Plan and Minerals Local Plan.  He noted that the WMP would provide planning policy for the management of all wastes and the production of all minerals in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove, including that part of the South Downs National Park within East Sussex and Brighton & Hove.  He also noted that Council would be asked to approve the plan and the production of a Proposed Submission Waste and Minerals Plan prior to statutory public consultation and subsequent submission to the Secretary of State.

168.2    Councillor Mitchell welcomed the report and noted that it would be submitted to council for approval.  She also referred to page 226 Built Facilities and queried how the definition had changed for Hangleton Bottom to aerobic digestion.  She also hoped that the Planning Inspector would agree with the decision that London’s waste would not have to be accounted for within the plan.

168.3    The Head of Planning and Public Protection informed the meeting that the WMP did not change the allocations for Hangleton Bottom and Hollingdean Depot and noted that a separate Site Allocation Document would be produced to follow the Plan.

168.4    The Chair noted the information and stated that there was a need to amend the recommendations at 2.2 to take account of changes to publication dates by East Sussex County Council.  The proposed public consultation would commence on the 24^th February rather than the 21^st and paragraphs 3.5 and 4.1 should be amended to reflect the change so as to read 24^th February to 10^th April 2012.

168.5    RESOLVED: That Council be recommended:

(1)   To note the analysis of the response to the consultation on the draft Waste and Minerals Plan;

(2)   To agree the Proposed Submission Waste and Minerals Plan (PSWMP) and its publication for statutory public consultation for a six week period commencing on 24 February 2012;

(3)   To agree that the document be subsequently submitted to the Secretary of State subject to no material changes, other than alterations for the purposes of clarification, improved accuracy of meaning or typographical corrections, being necessary; and

(4)   To authorise the Strategic Director, Place to agree any alterations for the purposes of clarification, improved accuracy of meaning or typographical corrections to the text of the PSWMP with East Sussex County Council and the South Downs National Park Authority prior to consultation.