Public consultation on Waste Plan- Proposed Submission Document

An eight week consultation on the proposed Waste Plan for Merseyside and Halton is launched this week. The six councils of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral have published a report detailing proposed waste policies and site allocations for new waste management facilities and they are asking for your feedback.

Public consultation on the Waste Plan - Proposed Submission Document, starts Friday 25^th November and will last eight weeks. The consultation is open to anybody, but responses must be received by Friday 20th January 2012. 

Alan Jemmett, Project Director for the Waste Plan said: "The Proposed Submission Document is the final consultation stage in the preparation of the Joint Waste Plan and is the culmination of several years’ hard work between the six councils. The Waste Plan will provide greater certainty through the planning process for where and how the large quantities of waste produced in Merseyside and Halton are managed.  This public consultation is the last opportunity to raise issues on the soundness of the Plan”.

The Proposed Submission Document is supported by Sustainability Appraisal and Habitat Regulations Assessment Reports which are also open for comment.

An online portal has been set up that will allow you to read, download and comment directly on the report. Please visit http://merseysideeas-consult.limehouse.co.uk for more details. As well as this, the report will be available at council buildings and libraries across the six districts.

During 2012, the Waste Plan will be subject to an independent Examination process where a Government-appointed Planning Inspector will consider the written representations made during this consultation.

Please visit www.wasteplanningmerseyside.gov.uk or call 0151 934 2804 for more information.