Green Waste Composting
14.29 Potential nuisances, particularly from odour, can arise from composting sites that should generally be located away from residential and other sensitive land uses. meaning that they may need to be located in open countryside. The type and amount of development will need to be controlled. Sites located within farm building complexes may be appropriate for green waste composting particularly if they can help to diversify the rural economy. The proposals must satisfy the requirements of other policies of the UDP and in particular they must be of an appropriate scale and in keeping with the landscape. They should also have easy access to the primary road network so as to avoid excessive use of rural roads by heavy goods. The following Policy will apply:-
Policy WM 8
Green Waste Composting
Proposals for green waste composting will be permitted if:-- the waste facility is close to the source of waste arising and the final market for the compost; or
- where the proposal is in the open countryside it is of an appropriate scale and is in keeping with the landscape, re-uses existing buildings, or is on land within, or adjacent to, farm building complexes; and
- the existing highway network can satisfactorily accommodate the traffic generated;
- provision is made to control odour, noise, visual impact and pollution of the water environment; and
- the provisions of other relevant UDP policies are met
