The Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility Order 2024

Origin of waste

29.—(1) Not less than 17.5% of the waste processed at the authorised development per operational year must originate from within Waste Area 1 unless otherwise agreed by the relevant planning authority. Waste originating outside of Waste Area 1 and then transported to a waste loading point located in Waste Area 1 is not considered to have originated in Waste Area 1.

(2) Not less than 80% of the waste processed at the authorised development per operational year must originate from Waste Area 1 and Waste Area 2 unless otherwise agreed by the relevant planning authority. Subject to sub-paragraph (1), waste transported into Waste Area 2 to a waste loading point is considered to have originated in Waste Area 2.

(3) No more than 20% of the waste processed at the authorised development per operational year must originate from outside of Waste Area 1 and Waste Area 2 unless otherwise agreed by the relevant planning authority. Waste sent direct to the authorised development from a location that is not located in either Waste Area 1 or Waste Area 2 will be deemed to originate from outside of Waste Area 2.

(4) The maximum tonnage of waste received from any one waste planning authority’s administrative area within Waste Area 2 must not exceed 312,800 tonnes in any operational year unless otherwise agreed by the relevant planning authority.

(5) From the date of final commissioning of the authorised development until the authorised development has been decommissioned in accordance with requirement 28 (unless otherwise agreed by the relevant planning authority), the undertaker must maintain a written record, retained at the authorised development, of the quantities and origin of the waste treated by the authorised development for each operational year.

(6) From the date of final commissioning until the authorised development has been decommissioned in accordance with requirement 28 (unless otherwise agreed by the relevant planning authority), on or prior to 1 February each year, the undertaker must provide to the relevant planning authority a report for the preceding operational year (the “Waste Catchment Report”). The Waste Catchment Report must identify—

(a) the waste throughput of the authorised development including the total tonnage of waste processed at the authorised development for the operational year;

(b) waste catchment including as far as it is reasonably practicable to audit, the waste area for each waste loading point for waste processed at the authorised development for the operational year, separately totalling tonnages received from waste area 1, waste area 2 and outside of waste area 2; and

(c) the total annual tonnage processed at the authorised development from each waste planning authority for the operational year.

(7) The relevant planning authority can request an interim Waste Catchment Report at any time for the preceding 12 month period. The undertaker must submit an interim Waste Catchment Report to the relevant planning authority within 6 weeks of receiving the request. The interim Waste Catchment Report must cover the 12 month period ending on the last day of the month the written request was made by the relevant planning authority to the undertaker unless otherwise agreed by the relevant planning authority.

(8) In this paragraph—

“operational year” means the period from 1 January to 31 December, inclusive;

“throughput” means the tonnage of waste received at the authorised development;

“waste area 1” means a 75 kilometre radius from the point that has grid reference N307892.6931 and E545496.9373 and shown on the waste area plan;

“waste area 2” means the area shown on the waste area plan; and

“waste loading point” means the location where the waste is loaded onto a vehicle prior to being sent directly to the authorised development.

(9) In sub-paragraph (6)(b) “waste area” means the areas or locations for each waste loading point, disaggregated to the smallest administrative area practicable, including but not limited to county, unitary, district, borough or postcode area.