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International
European Waste Framework Directive
7.3 The European Waste Framework Directive aims to ensure that all provisions relating to waste
management should enhance the protection of human health and the environment against
harmful effects caused by the collection, transport, storage and tipping of waste.
European Landfill Directive
7.4 The European Landfill Directive aims to prevent or reduce as far as possible negative effects
on the environment, particular the pollution of surface water, groundwater, soil and air, and
on the global environment, including the greenhouse effect as well as any resulting risk to
human health, from the land filling of waste during the whole life‐cycle of the landfill.
7.5 The proposed European Soil Framework Directive was introduced in 2006 by the European
Commission. Its purpose is to increase the level of soil protection across the EU. Negotiations
continue under the EU Presidencies, however agreement is yet to be reached and
negotiations have stalled since 2010.
National
National Planning Policy Framework
7.6 The National Planning Policy Framework has within the document an environmental role
whereby it will be contributing to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historic
environment; and, as part of this, helping to improve biodiversity, use natural resources
prudently, minimise waste and pollution, and mitigate and adapt to climate change including
moving to a low carbon economy.
7.7 The planning system has a role to control future development. As a minimum land which has
been remediated under the planning regime, should not be capable of being determined as
contaminated land under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (NPPF Para 121).
7.8 Contamination is a material consideration in local development decisions which should
ensure that:
The Planning system should contribute to and enhance the natural and local
environment by: preventing both new and existing development from contributing to
or being put at unacceptable risk from, or being adversely affected bu unacceptable
levels of soil, air, water or noise pollution or land instability; and remediating and
mitigating despoiled, degraded, derelict, contaminated and unstable land, where
appropriate (NPPF Para 109)
7.9 In terms of specific sites, contamination is generally considered a material consideration in
local development decisions which should ensure that:
“the site is suitable for its new use taking account of ground conditions and land
instability, including from natural hazards or former activities such as mining,
pollution arising from previous uses and any proposals for mitigation including land
remediation or impacts on the natural environment arising from that remediation”
and; “adequate site investigation information, prepared by a competent person, is
presented” (NPPF Para 121).
7.10 Under NPPF Para 111 the effective re‐use of Brownfield land should be encouraged.
Regional
Regional Sustainability Framework
7.11 The Regional Sustainability Framework (RSF) sets out a common vision, 25 objectives and four
priorities that will help guide development in the South East.
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