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The challenges of waste management

Date There are no future dates confirmed for this event. Please contact us on 0845 120 9602 if you are interested in this event.

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What is the workshop about?

Nearly a year has passed since the publication of the National Planning Policy Framework, its release swept aside thousands of pages of planning policy and guidance. Whilst waste planning survived the streamlining process, NPPF has ushered in a new era of strategic planning focused on driving growth in areas such as housing, transport and energy that clearly will have a knock on effect on strategic waste issues across the country. In addition, local authorities have a keen eye on the Waste Framework Directive sanctions and are anticipating the release of the National Waste Management Plan in 2013.

The Government’s localism agenda and specifically the duty to cooperate have resulted in action from many local authorities in relation to the challenging, borderless nature of waste arisings. Numerous interests, keen to exploit the opportunities available, are closely following the impact of these recent changes. A key question is whether this action will be effective in driving sustainable development?

This briefing and workshop will provide delegates with the opportunity to discuss these challenges with key government officials, the waste industry and waste planning sectors.

Who should attend?

  • Waste planners
  • Environmental planners
  • Waste managers
  • Environment Agency
  • Waste contractors and suppliers

Benefits of attending

1. Understand the policy implications arising progress towards the National Waste Management Plan

2. Appreciate the impact of changes to waste planning stemming from the release of the National Planning Policy Framework.

3. Identify the progress made by planners and developers in relation to the localism agenda and the duty to cooperate and how waste planning fits within this

4. Understand the implications of recent decisions in the courts

5. Learn from the experience of others on recent plan preparation issues and waste management challenges

Programme

9.00 Registration and coffee

9.30 Welcome and introduction by the Chair

Alethea Evans, Senior Minerals and Waste Planner, West Sussex County Council

9.40 The National Waste Management Plan

10.30 An update from a national waste planning policy perspective

Mark Plummer, Team Leader - Minerals and Waste Planning, Communities and Local Government

11.20 Coffee and networking

11.40 Legal update

  • Working in groups to look at case studies
  • The Localism Act
  • Recent case law

Judith Damerell, Head of Planning and Partner, Lewis Silkin

12.30 Panel discussion

1.00 Lunch

2.00 Industry perspective

  • Localism Act, NPPF & PPS10 revision
  • Industry approach to the planning system
  • Economic drivers for the waste management industry
  • Impact of 20112 Waste Review

Jeff Rhodes, Company Planning and Permitting Manager, BIFFA Group

2.40 Can you make sense of the Duty to Co-operate?

  • What the duty can mean for waste planning
  • Specific issues around longer distance movements, especially hazardous and radioactive waste
  • How Northamptonshire have approached the issue and the outcomes so far

Mark Chant, Head of Planning Services, Northamptonshire County Council

3.20 Trade waste – local perspective

4.00 Panel discussion

4.20 Conclusion by the Chair

Alethea Evans

4.30 Close

Quotes from previous participants

'Topical, good presenters with a variety of backgrounds and presentation topics'

'A good range of subjects covered to give a good range between national and local'

'This was a very good conference for updating knowledge and debating current issues'

'Very informative of the current issues up for debate in waste management and planning'

'Excellent conference and venue'

'An excellent day with good speakers who knew their subjects'

In-house training

In-house training can be presented exclusively for your organisation on any subject in the planning and development field, including management skills. Training is individually tailored to meet the specific needs of your organisation .

To discuss your in-house requirements please contact the in-house team on 020 3122 0118 or e-mail incompany@rtpiconferences.co.uk

CPD requirements

This event is intended to help RTPI members with their CPD requirements.

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