News reports state that the North London Waste Plan (NLWP) has been rejected.
According to Letsrecycle.com, a planning inspector, appointed to assess whether the plans met legal requirements, deemed it as ‘sound’.
However, the procurement process for the North London Waste Authority’s PFI contracts to provide waste facilities and service’s from 2014 is expected to continue despite the ruling.
The NLWP is a document produced by seven North London planning authorities – Haringey, Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest – and outlines proposals for future waste management in the boroughs, taking into account population growth.
The Inspector has primarily rejected the plan because the group of North London boroughs who prepared the plan, failed to consult with councils outside of London in whose area waste from the boroughs is sent for landfill.
In his ruling, the Inspector, Andrew Mead, said: “I consider no alternative conclusion can be reached, especially as it is claimed that there has been no liaison between the (North London) Councils and Buckinghamshire County Council, Northamptonshire County Council, the Bedfordshire Councils, Essex County Council and Hertfordshire County Council, other than as described above. Therefore, contact has been scant.”
