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Waste Policy 1: Waste management installations

Policy 1: Waste management installations, including landfill sites, civic amenity sites and facilities for the bulking up, separation, recycling, or recovery or materials from waste will be permitted provided that:

1. there is an acknowledged need for the proposal in accordance with the approved Waste Management Strategy;
2. there is no unacceptable adverse impact on local residents in terms of visual amenity, dust, noise, or vibration or as a result of the traffic generated thereby;
3. there would be no unacceptable adverse effect on:
   1. landscapes, geology/geomorphology and features of special interest or attraction;
   2. Ancient Monuments or their settings;
   3. Registered Buildings or their settings, or features of architectural importance;
   4. the character and appearance of Conservation Areas;
   5. sites of archaeological interest;
   6. sites containing species or habitats of international, national or local importance;
   7. land drainage and water resources;
   8. areas of woodland or the Island's timber resources; or
   9. designated National Heritage Areas.
4. the proposal is acceptable in terms of access arrangements and highway safety;
5. in the case of landfill sites working shall be in accordance with a phased scheme of restoration and landscaping;
6. the proposal does not sterilize other significant mineral deposits; and that
7. the proposal will not have an unacceptable adverse impact on airport safety by, for example, increasing the risk of bird strike.

Landfill will only be permitted where it can be demonstrated that there is no alternative method for managing that waste. An application involving the installations or facilities referred to in this Policy will require the submission of an Environmental Impact Assessment.

CHAPTER 13

IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND REVIEW

13.1 The Isle of Man Strategic Plan is intended to provide the land use planning policy framework for the Island from 2011 to 2026. Although the Plan has been developed with a view to current and future drivers for change effecting the social and economic structure of the Island, it is essential, in an ever changing world, to monitor and review the Policies in the Plan and, where necessary, modify them to take account of changing needs and priorities. To this end, it is intended to undertake annual monitoring of progress on the key elements of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan and related strategies and policies and publish the findings of such monitoring as appropriate. Monitoring to date has largely consisted of the Residential Land Availability Study for which Updates are produced annually and the Employment Land Availability Study, the format for which is currently being reviewed. A number of other monitoring studies are currently being planned for and progress is ongoing.

13.2 The Isle of Man Strategic Plan will also be subject to a regular cycle of review. While it is intended that the Policies should remain in full force and effect for the life of the Plan it is prudent to review the Policies to assess their effectiveness in the light of experience and to take into account changing circumstances. The core population and household information set out in the Strategic Plan 2007 has been revised to incorporate the findings of the 2011 Census. It is proposed to undertake 5 yearly reviews after the Plan is approved by Tynwald which will tie in closely with the Isle of Man Census. Such reviews will consider the implications of any amended population projections as well as up to date evidence on employment land in terms of availability, location, quality and demand. A full Review would acknowledge and take into account as appropriate all up to date strategy/policy documents from across Government.

13.3 This process of Monitoring and Review is particularly important given the proposal to make provision for future housing needs on the basis of a process of 'Plan, Monitor and Manage' as outlined in Chapter 8 (Housing). Under this, the phasing of the release of sites proposed for housing in the Area Plans would be based on maintaining an adequate supply of housing sites with the focus on securing development on brownfield sites, previously developed land and sites within existing settlements before releasing greenfield sites. Such phasing includes the identification of sites as 'Strategic Reserves' in Area Plans. This approach, which includes the preparation of appropriate development briefs, allows land to be allocated for residential as well as other uses such as employment, but held 'in reserve' until such time as they are required.