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Table 3
Waste Management
Summary of Current PD Rights Extended PD Rights Restricted PD Rights /
Approach in Sensitive Areas
At present there are no PD rights
provided for waste management in
Northern Ireland.
A new Class D in Part 2 (Minor operations) of the GDO
permitting the erection of a waste storage container (for
non-hazardous waste 1 ) subject to:
A maximum floor area of 20 sq m;
Maximum height of 2.5m;
Not within 10m of boundary;
Maximum 25 cu m of waste to be stored; and
Not applicable to dwellinghouses or flats.
A new part to the Order for ‘Landfill Sites’ allowing the
following works on existing waste sites:
Installation of boreholes for environmental monitoring;
Installation of odour control systems;
Erection of litter fencing up to 6m above made ground
level;
Provision of sewers, mains, cables, pipes or other;
Installation of environmental monitoring equipment for
gas, surface water and groundwater; and
Storage of topsoil and restoration materials up to 3m
high.
A new part to the Order for ‘Waste Management Facilities’
allowing works to existing facilities subject to the following
limitations:
Max 100 sq m floorspace for new buildings;
Max 100 sq m for extensions and alterations to
buildings up to a max of 25 per cent additional
floorspace;
Extensions to be no higher than existing building, and
max 5m if within 10m of a boundary;
New buildings and extensions to be no closer than 5m
to any boundary and no closer to a highway than any
existing building;
Not within 10m of a boundary of a residential property;
Not permitted development within the curtilage of a
Listed Building unless Listed Building Consent for the
development has previously been granted;
No loss of turning/manoeuvring space for vehicles;
Maximum 50 per cent ground coverage;
Materials to match;
New Class D in Part 2 PD rights to be
permitted in National Parks & AONBs.
Rights removed however in CAs,
ASSIs and SAIs.
New part for ‘Landfill Sites’ to be
permitted in National Parks and
AONBs but removed in CAs, ASSIs &
SAIs.
New part for ‘Waste Management
Facilities’ to be permitted in National
Parks and AONBs but removed in
CAs, ASSIs & SAIs.
1 Non-hazardous waste is waste which does not feature on the list of hazardous waste in the European Waste Catalogue (EWC) 2002
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