The purpose of this consultation stage is to seek the views of the community and stakeholders on the preferred options for managing our waste.  

The following documents are available for inspection and comment.

• Waste Development Plan Document – Preferred Options Report. 
• Sustainability Appraisal Report (this assesses the social, economic and environmental effects of the policy and site options against a series of sustainability objectives).

The preferred options report of the Waste Development Plan Document builds on the issues and options stage which took place during March and April 2008. Specifically, it sets out:

• our proposed spatial vision for managing waste in Wakefield to 2026;
• a series of spatial objectives to help deliver this vision;
• a series of draft policies that will provide the basis for assessing planning applications for waste related developments;
• our preferred and rejected site options, including strategic and local sites for managing waste from households and commercial and industrial waste; and
• proposed monitoring indicators and targets.

We have already carried out two rounds of public consultation with the community and our partners to raise awareness about the process and invite views about the issues it should address. Your comments at this preferred options stage will be taken into account at the next stage of the process.  A short information note about the document is available (see `Downloads’). We have also prepared the following supporting documents: 

• Site Appraisal for Waste Management Facilities
• Appropriate Assessment of the Waste Development Plan Document (Screening Report)
• Waste Development Plan Document - Evidence Report
• Initial Statement of Pre-Submission Consultation.  

Following this public consultation the document will be revised and submitted to the secretary of state in March to April 2009. At which time another public consultation will take place.

The consultation process begins on Thursday 28 August 2008. All comments should reach us no later than 5:00pm on Wednesday 8 October 2008. The consultation also provides a further opportunity for relevant parties to nominate alternative waste management sites for consideration in the emerging document.  

Comments can be made:

• online (click on ‘LDF Online Consultation’ and follow the link to making comments);
• directly on line via the LDF Portal (see ‘Related Links’);    
• by post on the comments form provided (see `Downloads’) and 
• via email to ldf@wakefield.gov.uk.

The documents published for comment are also available to view at main council offices and libraries (details of the locations and opening times are set out in the Waste Development Plan Document Matters under `Downloads’). Copies can be obtained from the Spatial Policy Group (click on `Contact Spatial Policy').

Site plans for our peferred and rejected sites can be viewed interactively via our LDF Portal (see `Related Links') and are available to view from `Downloads'.

Further details about the timetable for preparing this and other documents that form part of the Local Development Framework can be found in the Local Development Scheme (see ‘Related Links’).