Touch Point 1

Engage early with plan preparation at both regional and local levels to help deliver a supportive development plan framework for the procurement project.

Action Required:

•  Officers in the Waste Disposal Authority (WDA) need to be aware of what stage of development plan production the waste planning authority (WPA) has reached. Obtain a copy of, and be familiar with, the authority's Local Development Scheme which sets out the timetable for DPD preparation. Maintain regular contact with the project manager for the waste elements of the Local Development Framework (LDF)1.

•  Establish whether the transitional arrangements for plan-making are relevant to your authority.

•  Liaise with colleagues in the WPA to ensure that opportunities to engage in the development plan process are not missed, for example, engaging with the development of, and revisions to, the RSS or attending stakeholder meetings for the core strategy/DPD or site selection/identification processes. Figure 1 illustrates opportunities for the Waste Disposal Authority (WDA) to get involved in the plan-making process.

•  Establish joint working in preparing the municipal waste management strategy (MWMS) and the waste elements of the LDF which should inform one another.