Draft West London Waste Plan consultation
Please note that the London Borough of Ealing are hosting the consultation portal webpage on behalf of the other local authorities.
Background
In 2015, the west London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames along with the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) published a Joint Waste Plan (known as the West London Waste Plan 2015), which set out a planning strategy for the management of waste across West London.
These seven West London Waste Planning Authorities have now commenced the review of the West London Waste Plan to ensure that it remains up to date and continues to provide a sound and effective planning strategy for waste management in accordance with national policy, the London Plan, and local priorities.
It is a statutory requirement to produce an up-to-date waste plan. Once adopted, the updated West London Waste Plan will replace the 2015 version of the West London Waste Plan. It sets out the proposed planning strategy for waste management in the plan area up to 2041 and includes policies proposed to be used when assessing planning applications that relate to waste management. It also identifies sites proposed to be safeguarded for waste use.
The consultation
The first consultation relating to the updated West London Waste Plan (known formally as the ‘Regulation 18 Draft Updated West London Waste Plan’) is now underway. The consultation will run from Thursday 11th December 2025 to Thursday 5th February 2026 (midnight)
There are different ways you can find out more and get involved in this consultation. Please visit the dedicated consultation webpage in order to:
· learn more about what a waste plan is,
· see the consultation documents,
· find out more about planned consultation events, and
· understand how you can submit your comments.
The updated West London Waste Plan document and supporting documents are also publicly available for inspection at venues across West London. For more details, please visit the consultation portal haveyoursay.ealing.gov.uk/projects/wlwp-consultation
Within Brent, the consultation documents are being hosted at the following venues:
Kingsbury Library (from week commencing 15th December))
The Library at Willesden Green
Preston Community Library (from week commencing 15th December)