England · National documents
National planning policy for waste
Sets out national waste planning policy, including identifying sites, assessing applications and considering the effects of other development.
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Where this document applies
England: relevance depends on the proposal, site and planning process.
National planning policy for waste (official source, opens in a new tab) · Documents; Details
Waste policy has a distinct planning role
The national waste policy sets out how waste planning authorities should prepare plans and consider proposals. It also addresses the relationship with other development and with pollution-control responsibilities; a general housing-policy assessment does not answer every waste-planning question.
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Limits and checks
- This national source does not establish the local policies, designations or site facts that apply to an individual proposal.
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Put the national source in your local context
Start with the exact refusal reason. Note the policy and paragraph it cites, then check your authority’s policy summary and the facts discussed in relevant appeal decisions. Each appeal turns on its own facts and does not predict another outcome.