The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste Core Strategy which was adopted on 20 July 2011 sets out a requirement for developments to make provision for waste storage, collection and recycling in accordance with the content of the RECAP Waste Management Design Guide.
Similarly developers are also required to contribute to the provision of waste management infrastructure including waste storage containers, Household Recycling Centres and Bring sites within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
The RECAP Waste Management Design Guide provides advice on the design and provision of waste management infrastructure as outlined above as part of residential and commercial developments including the following:
• Internal/external storage capacity – the amount of space required within homes and for the storage of bins to serve residential and commercial developments.
• Location of waste storage – issues to be considered in relation to the location of bins.
• Waste Storage Infrastructure – a minimum specification for the storage of waste in residential and commercial developments.
• Highway Design – ensuring that waste collection vehicles can serve new developments effectively.
• Additional waste management measures – complementary measures which can be introduced to support the effective management of waste.
• Developer Contributions – how developers will contribute to the provision of waste infrastructure including the provision of waste storage containers, Household Recycling Centres and Bring Sites.
The RECAP Waste Management Guide also includes a toolkit to be used by developers to demonstrate how they have addressed the waste management infrastructure requirements set out above as part of their proposals.
Consultation on the RECAP Design Guide took place between 15 February and 29 March 2010. Further details in relation to the representations recieved during this period as set out in the consultation schedule below.
The RECAP Design Guide has been updated to take account of the comments recieved during the 2010 public consultation. Comments on the revised draft RECAP Design Guide can be made between 5th September and 17th October 2011 at 5pm. Further details of how to respond to this consultation are available by following the weblink on the right hand side of this page.