Site Waste Management Plans

Presentation – September 2009

Planning Agents’ Forum

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)

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

ScopeLegislation only applies to projects with a value

greater than £300,000 involving:

• 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.

Monitoring and regulation

• 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

Penalties

• Fixed Penalty Notice of £300• On summary conviction – fine not

exceeding £50,000• On conviction or indictment, a fine

Advantages of SWMPs

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

Benefits to contractors:

• Demonstrations haveshown that up to 4.5% ofTURNOVER can beconverted to profit!

• Typically this is between 1and 3 percent

• For a company working ona 10% nominal margin this can significantly improve profitability

SECBE survey results Sept 2008

Reception of SWMP Regulations (2008)

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)

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

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.

Policy

• 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

• 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)

Informative and standard condition

• 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

Consultation

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

Validation simplified

• 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

Next steps

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