Preparation of a new Waste Plan

Preparation of a new Waste Plan

Information about the development of a new Waste Plan.

Consultation on early baselining and evidence for a new waste plan is taking place between 25 February 2026 to 15 April 2026. Find out more by clicking 'Get involved' below.

Why we need a new Waste Plan

The current Waste Core Strategy Local Plan dates from 2012 and some parts of it now need updating. 

Evidence to inform a new Waste Plan to replace the Waste Core Strategy is being developed. The new Waste Plan will set out how all types of waste will be managed over the next fifteen years. It will identify how much and what types of waste there will be, and what facilities we’ll need to manage it the right way. The plan will also guide where those facilities should go. Once adopted, the plan will be used to make decisions on planning applications for waste development.

Developing a new Waste Plan will allow us to:

  • take account of up-to-date evidence
  • address government targets for how waste should be managed
  • plan for the infrastructure we need to enable re-use and recycling

What stage we are at

There is no draft plan yet. We are currently gathering the evidence we need to start preparing the plan. Two documents have been drafted that will inform the plan:

Project Initiation Document 

This explains why we need the plan and how it will be prepared. See:

Waste Needs Assessment

This looks at how much waste is produced in Worcestershire, what type of waste it is, and how it’s managed. It provides the starting point for planning the waste facilities that may be needed in the future and will help us monitor changes over time. 

We’ve also created an online map showing the existing main waste management sites:

Get involved

We want your views on the evidence we have so far and how we plan to move forward. Your feedback on the Waste Needs Assessment (WNA) and Project Initiation Document will help shape the Waste Plan from the beginning.

Please complete the questionnaire online if possible, using the link below:

Waste Plan questionnaire

Alternatively, you can download the questionnaire:

 Once completed, send it to us by:

Please answer as many or as few questions as you like. Everyone is welcome to respond, and if you’d like to discuss anything with us first, we’re happy to chat. 

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We’d also like to know if there are any waste sites missing from those listed in the WNA and shown on the accompanying waste sites map. If you are aware of any other site(s) which you think should be taken into account in the WNA, please send details of the site(s) to us by email: wasteplanningpolicy@worcestershire.gov.uk and we will assess them.

The consultation runs from 25 February 2026 to 15 April 2026. Please respond before the deadline so your views can be considered.

Please note: responses are not anonymous, and your name may be published. Find out more about how we handle your personal data in our full Privacy Notice and service-specific Planning Policy Privacy Notice. 

What we'll do next

Consultation responses will be considered as we prepare the Waste Plan. We’ll publish a summary of the comments received and how we intend to address them. We’ll continue to ask for your views as the plan progresses.

We will publish a “Minerals and Waste Plan Timetable” to let people know when to expect further consultation, and the Project Initiation Document will be updated to set out how consultation will take place.

The Waste Needs Assessment will be finalised and will become the definitive baseline evidence to plan for our projected future waste needs. The online waste sites map will be updated annually if our monitoring indicates that sites have opened, closed or changed. 

Stay up to date

Information on the development of the new Waste Plan and the evidence base supporting it will be published here:

If you’re not already registered on our planning consultation database, you can sign up to make sure you hear about future consultations here:

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