Stop press - January 2012It is expected that the North London Waste Plan will now be submitted in February 2012. It will be subject to an independent examination by an appointed inspector. This will incorporate a public hearing, which is likely to take place in early summer. Further details will be issued on this website shortly.
The planning application for a waste facility on the Pinkham Way site is a separate process being brought forward by a separate organisation - the North London Waste Authority. The planning application is currently on hold. For further details, please visit the London Borough of Haringey website and the North London Waste Authority website.
North London local authorities collect nearly 1 million tonnes of rubbish a year, from all homes and some businesses in their area. This is called municipal waste and is equivalent to more than 1 tonne per household. Businesses, building sites, hospitals and other facilities generate approximately 3 million tonnes of waste which also has to be dealt with.
Currently, around half of North London’s municipal waste and a quarter of business waste goes to landfill sites outside London but this can not continue. We now need to reduce the amount of waste being produced, increase recycling and find alternative ways of using and treating waste within North London.
Seven North London local authorities (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Waltham Forest) have joined forces to prepare the North London Waste Plan.
The North London Waste Plan sets out the planning framework for waste management in the London boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Waltham Forest for the next 15 years up to 2027. It identifies sites for waste management use and sets out policies for determining waste planning applications.
To find out more about the North London Waste Plan, visit our about the NLWP section. You can find out more about North London’s current waste management activities in the Background section. To give us your views, visit Have your say. All of the documents produced as part of the NLWP can be found in the Document Centre.