Industrial or commercial processes and machinery

[kieranwint]

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[colmjude]

Information model

if application-types is empty then field must be included for all application types

Field	Description	application-type	Required?	Notes
site-activity-details	Description of activities, processes, and end products		MUST	Describe site operations, including plant, ventilation, and machinery.
proposal-waste-management	Whether the proposal involves waste management development		MUST	True if the proposal includes waste management.
waste-management[]	List of waste management facilities involved		MAY	MUST if proposal-waste-management is True.
waste-streams	Annual throughput for waste streams		MAY	MUST if proposal-waste-management is True.

Waste management

Field	Description	Data Type	Required?	Notes
type	Type of waste management facility	Enum	MUST	See Waste Management Type Enum below.
not-applicable	Whether the facility is not applicable	Boolean	MAY	If True, capacity and throughput are not required.
total-capacity	Total capacity of void in cubic metres (or tonnes/litres)	Integer	MAY	MUST if not-applicable is False.
annual-throughput	Maximum annual operational throughput in tonnes/litres	Integer	MAY	MUST if not-applicable is False.

Waste streams

Field	Description	Data Type	Required?	Notes
municipal	Maximum throughput for municipal waste	Integer	MAY	Annual throughput in tonnes/litres.
construction-demolition	Maximum throughput for construction and demolition waste	Integer	MAY	Annual throughput in tonnes/litres.
commercial-industrial	Maximum throughput for commercial and industrial waste	Integer	MAY	Annual throughput in tonnes/litres.
hazardous	Maximum throughput for hazardous waste	Integer	MAY	Annual throughput in tonnes/litres.

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Waste Management Type Enum

Reference	Name	Description
inert-landfill	Inert Landfill	Disposal site for inert waste materials.
non-hazardous-landfill	Non-Hazardous Landfill	Landfill for non-hazardous waste.
hazardous-landfill	Hazardous Landfill	Landfill site for hazardous waste.
energy-waste-incineration	Energy from Waste Incineration	Incineration facility generating energy from waste.
other-incineration	Other Incineration	Non-energy-producing incineration sites.
landfill-gas-plant	Landfill Gas Generation Plant	Plant generating energy from landfill gas.
pyrolysis-gasification	Pyrolysis/Gasification	Facilities using pyrolysis or gasification processes.
metal-recycling	Metal Recycling Site	Site for recycling metals.
transfer-stations	Transfer Stations	Facilities for sorting and transferring waste.
mrf	Material Recovery Facility (MRF)	Facility for sorting recyclable materials.
household-amenity-site	Household Civic Amenity Sites	Public waste disposal sites for households.
open-windrow-composting	Open Windrow Composting	Outdoor composting of biodegradable waste.
in-vessel-composting	In-Vessel Composting	Enclosed composting for controlled conditions.
anaerobic-digestion	Anaerobic Digestion	Plant for organic waste decomposition without oxygen.
mbt	Mechanical, Biological, or Thermal (MBT)	Combined waste treatment facility.
sewage-treatment	Sewage Treatment Works	Plant for treating wastewater.
other-treatment	Other Treatment	Any other waste treatment not listed.
construction-recycling	Recycling Facilities for Construction Waste	Sites recycling construction and demolition waste.
waste-storage	Storage of Waste	Facilities for storing waste before processing.
other-waste-management	Other Waste Management	Any other waste management facility not listed.
other-developments	Other Developments	Any other related developments.

[James-Planningportal]

Application templates specify an 'Unknown' option for:

• 'proposal-waste-management' (Yes/No/Unknown)
• In 'waste-management': for 'total-capacity' and 'annual-throughput'

that is specific to the two 'Outline planning permission' types.