Site Waste Management Plans

1. Site Waste Management Plans Planning Agents’ Forum Presentation – September 2009

2. Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008 • Regulations effective from April 2008 • Does not apply to Part A installations under Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) Regulations 2007 (PPC Installations)

3. What are Site Waste Management Plans? • •a plan that details: • - the amount and type of waste that will be produced on a construction site, and • - how it will be re-used, recycled or disposed of. • • required for development projects of a value greater than £300k • • additional requirements for projects over £500k

4. construction alteration conversion fitting out commissioning renovation repair upkeep redecoration maintenance • cleaning • de-commissioning • demolition or dismantling • site clearance • exploration & investigation • on-site assembly • disassembly including: electrical, gas, water, sewage, compressed air, hydraulic, telecommunication, computer or similar services. ScopeLegislation only applies to projects with a value greater than £300,000 involving:

5. LAs and Environment Agency are able to take enforcement action EA will be able to investigate more serious waste offences Offences will include: Failure to make or keep a SWMP Making a false statement in a SWMP Failure to submit supporting evidence/ documentation Monitoring and regulation

6. Penalties Fixed Penalty Notice of £300 On summary conviction – fine not exceeding £50,000 On conviction or indictment, a fine Monitoring and regulation

7. 13% of all materials delivered to site enter the waste stream directly without ever having been used Benefits to LAs: Reductions in construction waste to landfill Targets for reduction in commercial waste can be met and exceeded Differentiation from competitors Demonstration of good environmental performance Advantages of SWMPs

8. Benefits to contractors: Demonstrations have shown that up to 4.5% of TURNOVER can be converted to profit! • Typically this is between 1 and 3 percent • For a company working on a 10% nominal margin this can significantly improve profitability Advantages of SWMPs SECBE survey results Sept 2008

9. The story so far …. SECBE Survey 2008 has revealed: 43% of LAs did not understand when a SWMP was required Over 50% of clients and contractors think the responsibility lies solely with the Environment Agency 51% of construction firms still unaware that SWMPs are mandatory for projects over £300K in England Reception of SWMP Regulations (2008)

10. BUT on the plus side: 45% of respondents reported money savings for their business as a direct result of the SWMP 83% have looked at the way they work and have tried to find ways to reduce the amount of waste produced 66% have also changed the way they work to prevent or reduce harm to the environment Reception of SWMP Regulations (2008)

11. Implementation • In the light of the SWMP Regulations 2008, BHCC has: • delivered training to officers on the Regulations and SWMPs • re-drafted the informative and standard conditions relating to SWMPs • Looked at the implications for existing policy documents e.g. SPD03, SPD08, Sustainability checklist etc.

12. This tackles construction waste and contains ideas and suggestions for what to do about different waste types •Section III – Planning Application includes mention of SWMP Policy

13. Specifies size of development as threshold for SWMP, not value. Captures smaller developments by asking for a Waste Minimisation Statement. Need to update the SPD03, SPD08 and Sustainability Checklist on SWMP in the light of SWMP Regs (2008) Policy

14. Officers have been working on a revised Informative on SWMPs to reflect recent changes in legislation (see handout) Proposing to delete the standard condition for projects over £300k (>250 sq m residential or 200 sq m of commercial) Proposing to retain standard condition requiring Site Waste Minimisation Statement for projects less than £300K Informative and standard condition

15. Officers have consulted: South East Centre for the Built Environment (SECBE), who lead on the delivery of SWMP training throughout the South East Lewis & Co planning agent Senior Lawyer for Planning (BHCC) for their reaction to the draft informative and the deletion of standard condition BH05.07 Consultation

16. Projects valued over £300k (>250 sq m residential or 200 sq m of commercial) are now covered by separate legislation and won’t need a SWMP for validation Projects valued under £300K (50-250 sq m residential or 40-200 sq m of commercial) will need a Site Waste Minimisation statement in compliance with Standard Condition BH05.08 At the point of validation applicants will be signposted to a link to the council’s website giving important background information on SWMPs/ Site Waste Minimisation Statements Validation simplified

17. Officers: Would like feedback from you on whether the Informative and Background Information links are useful (comments by 29 Sept – see handout) Will run a free SWMP training course for contractors on 23rd October (spare places will be offered to Planning Agents) Will produce Addendums to SPD03, SPD08, Sustainability Checklist etc. to reflect legislative change and the new requirements Will clarify enforcement arrangements i.e. who within the council will be responsible for conducting SWMP audits Next steps