Issue - meetings

This report asks the Executive to consider the draft West London Waste Plan which is proposed for public consultation and, in particular, to note the sites proposed for allocation for waste management use within Brent.  Executive is asked to agree the draft plan for public consultation.

(i)         that the views expressed, and recommendation made, by Planning Committee in making a decision on the Waste DPD be noted;

(ii)        that the draft joint West London Waste Plan for formal public consultation be approved for 6 weeks commencing in mid January 2011;

(iii)       that it be noted that approval has been, or is being, sought to undertake consultation on the draft West London Waste Plan by five other west London councils, namely Hillingdon, Ealing, Harrow, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames, as members of the West London Waste Authority partnership.

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhood’s report asked the Executive to consider the draft West London Waste Plan which was proposed for public consultation and, in particular, to note the sites proposed for allocation for waste management use within Brent. Executive was asked to agree the draft plan for public consultation. Councillor Powney (Lead Member, Environment Planning and Culture) pointed out that fellow west London boroughs would be consulted and drew attention to the comments from the Planning Committee that had been set out in the report. The existence of an agreed Waste Plan would make it easier to resist applications to process waste outside of the identified sites.

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that the views expressed, and recommendation made, by Planning Committee in making a decision on the Waste DPD be noted;

(ii)        that the draft joint West London Waste Plan for formal public consultation for 6 weeks commencing in mid January 2011 be approved;

(iii)       that it be noted that approval is also has been, or is being, sought to undertake consultation on the draft West London Waste Plan by five other west London councils, namely Hillingdon, Ealing, Harrow, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames, as members of the West London Waste Authority partnership.