Policy NE.21: NEW DEVELOPMENT AND LANDFILL SITES
STRICT CONTROL WILL BE EXERCISED OVER THE LOCATION OF RESIDENTIAL OR OTHER DEVELOPMENT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EXISTING OR FORMER LANDFILL SITES. PERMISSION WILL NOT BE GRANTED FOR SUCH DEVELOPMENT WHERE THERE IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO THE DEVELOPMENT.
IN PARTICULAR, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING A HOUSE, GARDEN SHED, GREENHOUSE OR DOMESTIC EXTENSION) WILL NOT BE PERMITTED WITHIN 50 METRES OF THE BOUNDARY OF INFILLED WASTE, AND NO GARDEN SHOULD EXTEND TO WITHIN 10 METRES OF THE BOUNDARY OF INFILLED WASTE.
ANY PROPOSALS THAT ARE PERMITTED WILL BE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS TO ENSURE THAT SITE INVESTIGATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT AND ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ARE INCORPORATED TO SECURE THE LONG-TERM SAFETY OF THE STRUCTURE AND ITS OCCUPANTS.