East London Joint Waste Plan – Submission for examination

To view the full list of documents associated with this consultation, please follow this link: East London Joint Waste Submission Plan Appendices

Report Title: East London Joint Waste Plan Submission

Presented by: Councillor Graham Williamson, Cabinet Member for Regeneration & Development

Cabinet:

Endorsed the report and its appendices, and made the following recommendations to be presented at Full Council:

That Full Council:

1.     Authorise officers to proceed under Regulation 22 to submit the East London Joint Waste Plan Submission Plan (appendix 1, the East London Joint Waste Plan, approved by Cabinet in April 2025, as amended by the modifications provided in appendix 17) and associated documents (as set out in paragraph 2.19) to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for independent public examination.

2.    Delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Public Protection, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration to:

•           Make any inconsequential or factual updates to the Submission Documents listed in paragraph 2.19 to facilitate submission of the Plan under Regulation 22.

•           Make a formal request of the Planning Inspector at an appropriate point during the examination of the Waste Plan to recommend modifications to the Plan to make it sound and legally compliant in accordance with section 20 (7c) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act; and

•           Exercise all examination procedural matters as prescribed by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and associated Regulations, including updates to submission documents and agreeing and consulting on further modifications, required to make the Plan sound.