Issues & Options Consultation: 4th February to 21st March 2008

The Joint Strategic Waste Development Plan Document (DPD) will form part of the three authorities Local Development Frameworks. The first stage of preparing the DPD is this Issues and Options Consultation. The Issues and Options Document includes a number of sites across the three local authority areas that could be considered for strategic waste management facilities.

Consultation Documents

You can download the consultation documents here:

• The Issues and Options document
• A Summary Leaflet
• A Questionnaire
• A Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
  (This sets out a number of draft sustainability appraisal objectives against which we will assess the emerging DPD)
• A Sustainablity Appraisal Scoping Report Non-Technical Summary
• A draft Habitats Regulation Assessment Methodology
  (This sets out how the potential impact of the plan on internationally important nature conservation sites, such as The South Pennine Moors, will be assessed)

Paper copies of the Issues and Options document, Summary Leaflet, Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report Non-Technical Summary and Questionnaire are available to view at local libraries and Connect service centres. Alternatively, you can request copies of any of the documents above from your relevant Council on the following numbers:

• Barnsley: 01226 772619
• Doncaster: 01302 734560
• Rotherham: 01709 823888

Comments should be made on the questionnaire, which can be downloaded above, or paper copies can be obtained by telephoning you relevant council on the number shown above, or from local libraries and Connects service centres.

Completed questionnaires should then be returned by:

• E-mail to: Lisa.Walduck@landuse.co.uk
• Post to: Lisa Walduck, Environmental Planner, Land Use Consultants, 43 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JD

Any comments must be received by the 21st March 2008.

Consultation Events

A community consultation event will be held within each of the authority areas on the following dates:

• Central Library, Barnsley: 18th February 2008, 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm
• Bailey House, Rotherham: 19th February 2008, 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm
• Mansion House, Doncaster: 21st February 2008, 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm

Next Steps

The comments received during this consultation will be carefully considered and taken into account as the three authorities prepare the next stage of the DPD (known as Preferred Options). Please note that all consultation responses received will become public documents, therefore we are unable to receive any confidential or anonymous comments.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page is also available on our partner authorities' websites:

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council