Deposit Draft Local Development Plan - Rhondda Cynon Taf

4.76. In line with National Waste Strategy and the Regional Waste Plan (RWP),the Council will seek to promote the reduction, re-use and recycling ofmaterials in order to reduce land take-up for waste facilities. The RWPestimates that the total land area required in Rhondda Cynon Taf for newwaste facilities by 2013 ranges between 12.5 and 21.7 hectares dependingon the type of waste management / resource recovery facility involved.The two preferred sites for the location of new waste facilities are theexisting Bryn Pica Waste facility (including land adjacent to the site) andHirwaun Industrial site.4.77. Existing and allocated B2 employment sites are also consideredappropriate locations for new waste facilities. Advances in technology andthe introduction of new legislation, policies and practices mean that manymodern waste management / resource recovery facilities on the outsidelook no different to any other industrial building and on the inside containindustrial de-manufacturing processes or energy generation activities thatare no different to many other modern industrial processes in terms ofthe operation and impact. The identification of allocated and existing B2industrial sites as suitable in principle for waste management facilities,represents a substantial choice of sites compared with the maximumestimated need of 21.7 hectares of land which the RWP calculates will berequired for such facilities.4.78. The RWP contains Areas Of Search maps for use in identifying new sitesfor in-building and open-air waste management / resource recoveryfacilities. Developers are encouraged to use the recommendations toidentify suitable locations. Any sites identified in this way for developmentproposals for Waste Management Facilities will be judged on their ownmerits and in accordance with all the provisions of the LDP.Policy CS 10 - MineralsThe Council will seek to contribute to the regional and nationaldemand for a continuous supply of minerals, without compromisingenvironmental and social issues, by;1. Maintaining a 20 year landbank of permitted aggregatereserves and protecting future resources;2. Safeguarding mineral resources, including coal, high qualityhard rock and sand and gravel, taking into account the rangeand extent of resources and environmental, planning andtransportation considerations;3. Where proven resources are under threat from sterilisation bynecessary development, the pre-working of the mineralresource will be encouraged;4. Ensuring that adequate restoration and aftercare measures areincorporated;5. Promoting efficient usage, minimising production of waste,and promoting alternatives to primary won aggregates;6. Ensuring that impacts upon residential areas from mineraloperations and the transportation of minerals are limited toan acceptable proven safe limit through community amenityprotection buffer zones.4.79. The extraction of mineral resources raises issues of wide rangingimportance. Minerals impact upon all aspects of our lives, providingresources for construction, roads, energy and our household andcommercial needs.4.80. Quarrying and mining extraction can have major impacts upon theenvironment and landscape and yet are crucial to the nation’s economy.40Preserving Our Heritage, Building Our Future