Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council

in very special circumstances. It states that very special circumstances to justify
inappropriate development of waste management facilities in the Green Belt will not
exist unless the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly
outweighed by other considerations. It notes that the following may contribute to very
special circumstances:
Future provision
• the lack of suitable non-Green Belt sites
• the need to find locations well related to the source of waste arisings;
• the characteristics of the site; and
• the wider environmental and economic benefits of sustainable waste
management, including the need for a range of sites.
9.11 The South East Plan (2009) estimated that total waste production in Surrey will grow
from 24.5 million tonnes per annum to nearly 35 million tonnes per annum by 2025. It is
considered reasonable to assume that the predicted increase in population in the
region over this same period will correlate with an increase in municipal waste
(although commercial and industrial waste arisings are likely to be unaffected by
population growth). The Surrey Waste Management Plan notes that the average Surrey
resident is increasing the amount of waste produced each year. The rate of growth
DEFRA expects for household waste generation is expected to be in the region of 1.5%
per annum.
9.12 When considering specific developments proposed, there are no known plans to make
further improvements to either the Lyne Lane Community Recycling Centre or the local
recycling facilities within the Borough over the plan period at the current time.
9.13 A number of applications have however been considered by Surrey County Council at
Trumps Farm, Kitsmead Lane, Lyne in the last few years. These applications have
allowed for:
• the construction and operation of a) an anaerobic digestion facility and b) a
wood drying and pelleting facility at the site
• the continued use of the land for importation of green waste for shredding and
composting in eco-pods and soils for screening for use on the farms in
association with an organic farming project and the reconfiguration of the
working area including seven storage bays; reduction in the size of bin area;
relocation of control room office, car parking area, lagoon and weighbridge,
embankment and eco-pods.
9.14 When operational, the anaerobic digester will process up to 48,500tpa of biodegradable
organic waste (e.g. food waste) serving primarily the north of Surrey. The site will
accept mainly commercial waste from restaurants, supermarkets, hospitals and food
manufacturing companies. The wood drying and pelleting facility would process up to
10,000tpa of wood waste from local landscapers and highway maintenance works
(Waste Planning, 4th November 2011).
9.15 The Surrey Waste Management Plan policy WD2 also allocates the land adjacent to
Trumps Farm, Longcross and Lyne Lane, Chertsey (a former compost site) for most
forms of waste management use (excluding thermal treatment).
9.16 In addition, it should be noted that the eco-park at Charlton Lane, Shepperton, although
situated outside the Borough, will serve the needs of Spelthorne, Elmbridge and
Runnymede for the treatment of mostly residual household waste. Surrey County
Council Planning and Regulatory Committee agreed to permit the development, subject
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