Planning Policy Statement 10: Planning for Sustainable Waste Management
Planning Policy Statement 10: Planning for Sustainable Waste Management
Summary
Planning Policy Statement 10 (PPS10) is Government policy on how waste should be managed using the land-use planning system. It sets out policy for all waste planning bodies, at both regional and local level, in England.
PPS10 affects:
Plan makers at all levels, and the stakeholders they consult and work with when formulating waste management strategies and plans.
Waste management companies who need to apply for planning permission for waste management facilities.
Authorities responsible for pollution control.
Everyone in the community, as producers of waste in their own right, and as consumers of goods and services that rely on processes which themselves generate waste.
Implications
PPS10 promotes the principle of "driving waste management up the hierarchy" which means that waste planning authorities should always try to ensure that waste is managed by the best possible environmental means, represented by the highest levels of the hierarchy i.e. waste reduction, re-use and recycling. Therefore this puts further emphasis on the need for the construction industry to be reusing and recycling as much as possible.
This will also impact on waste management companies, who need to apply for planning permission for waste management facilities. This could mean it takes longer for them to get up and running.
Overlaps
None identified.
Opportunities
This presents further opportunities to reduce and recycle waste. Employers will think more about how they can reuse supplies, and may also look at the percentage waste content of products.
Guidance
Guidance for the PPS is available from the DCLG website: