Comment

Representation ID: 23094

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Canal & River Trust

We note from policy W3 that Local Employment Areas are identified as the preferred locations for waste management facilities. Many of these Local Employment Areas are located along the canal network of the Black Country and, as such, the development of new facilities has the potential to have a significant impact on the local natural and built environments of the canals. Policy W4 2(d) lists a number of criteria that will be considered for new waste management proposals. However, this list does not fully do justice to the requirements of policies set out elsewhere in the plan. For the avoidance of doubt, policy W4 or the
supporting text should state that waste management proposals will also need to comply with the requirements of relevant policies in other chapters of the plan (including policy ENV7).