Site Waste Management Plans
Planning Agents’
Forum
Presentation – September 2009
Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008
• Regulations effective from April 2008
• Does not apply to Part A installations
under Environmental Permitting (England
& Wales) Regulations 2007 (PPC
Installations)
What are Site Waste Management Plans?
• a plan that details:
- the amount and type of waste that will be
produced on a construction site, and
- how it will be re-used, recycled or disposed of.
• required for development projects of a value
greater than £300k
• additional requirements for projects over
£500k
Scope
Legislation only applies to projects with a value greater
than £300,000 involving:
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construction
alteration
conversion
fitting out
commissioning
renovation
repair
upkeep
redecoration
maintenance
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cleaning
de-commissioning
demolition or dismantling
site clearance
exploration & investigation
on-site assembly
disassembly including:
electrical, gas, water,
sewage, compressed air,
hydraulic,
telecommunication,
computer or similar
services.
Monitoring and regulation
• LAs and Environment Agency are able to take
enforcement action
• EA will be able to investigate more serious waste
offences
• Offences will include:
- Failure to make or keep a SWMP
- Making a false statement in a SWMP
- Failure to submit supporting evidence/
documentation
Monitoring and regulation
Penalties
• Fixed Penalty Notice of £300
• On summary conviction – fine not
exceeding £50,000
• On conviction or indictment, a fine
Advantages of SWMPs
Benefits to LAs:
13% of all materials
delivered to site enter
the waste stream
directly without ever
having been used
• Reductions in construction
waste to landfill
• Targets for reduction in
commercial waste can be met
and exceeded
• Differentiation from
competitors
• Demonstration of good
environmental performance
Advantages of SWMPs
SECBE survey results
Sept 2008
Benefits to contractors:
• Demonstrations have
shown that up to 4.5% of
TURNOVER can be
converted to profit!
• Typically this is between 1
and 3 percent
• For a company working on
a 10% nominal margin
this can significantly
improve profitability
Reception of SWMP Regulations (2008)
The story so far ….
SECBE Survey 2008 has revealed:
• 43% of LAs did not understand when a SWMP was
required
• Over 50% of clients and contractors think the
responsibility lies solely with the Environment
Agency
• 51% of construction firms still unaware that SWMPs
are mandatory for projects over £300K in England
Reception of SWMP Regulations (2008)
BUT on the plus side:
• 45% of respondents reported money savings for
their business as a direct result of the SWMP
• 83% have looked at the way they work and
have tried to find ways to reduce the amount of
waste produced
• 66% have also changed the way they work to
prevent or reduce harm to the environment
Implementation
In the light of the SWMP Regulations 2008, BHCC has:
• delivered training to officers on the Regulations
and SWMPs
• re-drafted the informative and standard
conditions relating to SWMPs
• Looked at the implications for existing policy
documents e.g. SPD03, SPD08, Sustainability
checklist etc.
Policy
• This tackles construction
waste and contains ideas
and suggestions for what
to do about different
waste types
• Section III – Planning
Application includes
mention of SWMP
Policy
• Specifies size of
development as
threshold for SWMP, not
value.
• Captures smaller
developments by asking
for a Waste Minimisation
Statement.
• Need to update the
SPD03, SPD08 and
Sustainability Checklist
on SWMP in the light of
SWMP Regs (2008)
Informative and standard condition
• Officers have been working on a revised
Informative on SWMPs to reflect recent
changes in legislation (see handout)
• Proposing to delete the standard condition
for projects over £300k (>250 sq m
residential or 200 sq m of commercial)
• Proposing to retain standard condition
requiring Site Waste Minimisation Statement
for projects less than £300K
Consultation
Officers have consulted:
• South East Centre for the Built Environment
(SECBE), who lead on the delivery of SWMP
training throughout the South East
• Lewis & Co planning agent
• Senior Lawyer for Planning (BHCC) for their
reaction to the draft informative and the deletion
of standard condition BH05.07
Validation simplified
• Projects valued over £300k (>250 sq m residential
or 200 sq m of commercial) are now covered by
separate legislation and won’t need a SWMP for
validation
• Projects valued under £300K (50-250 sq m
residential or 40-200 sq m of commercial) will need
a Site Waste Minimisation statement in compliance
with Standard Condition BH05.08
• At the point of validation applicants will be
signposted to a link to the council’s website giving
important background information on SWMPs/ Site
Waste Minimisation Statements
Next steps
Officers:
• Would like feedback from you on whether the
Informative and Background Information links are useful
(comments by 29 Sept – see handout)
• Will run a free SWMP training course for contractors on
23rd October (spare places will be offered to Planning
Agents)
• Will produce Addendums to SPD03, SPD08, Sustainability
Checklist etc. to reflect legislative change and the new
requirements
• Will clarify enforcement arrangements i.e. who within
the council will be responsible for conducting SWMP
audits