1) Is there a Municipal Waste Management Strategy (MWMS) that supports the procurement project?
2) Are the specific site proposals consistent with and/or identified (as relevant) in the current development plan and/or (emerging) Local Development Framework documents (Core Strategy and/or DPD) and/or the (emerging) Regional Spatial Strategy?
3) Have sites been identified for the necessary facilities, which are likely to be accorded planning permission for those facilities within the timetable anticipated for commencement of construction of the proposed facilities?
4) What route has been taken to establish the principle of the proposed waste use of the sites:
- Already have permission?
- Already allocated in a statutory plan?
- Seeking allocations in a statutory plan?
- Making planning applications?
- Conducting planning studies to inform the development of planning applications?
5) What steps have been taken to consult the community on the use of the sites?
6) Have steps been taken to acquire those sites?
7) What is the strategy for acquiring the sites and in relation to planning permissions generally so that such a planning application may be submitted by the preferred bidder as soon as possible after their appointment?
8) Is there overall alignment of timescales for procurement and planning?
The following sections seek to understand the detail of that overview.