Question reference: S6W-05188
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 December 2021
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Current status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 18 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the temporary notification directive for incineration application, which covers new and existing applications, also applies to projects that have already begun construction but on which consultation is still being undertaken.
Answer
The Energy from Waste (incineration and advanced thermal treatment) Direction 2021 relates to new and existing live planning applications in the planning system.
If an energy from waste project already has planning permission and is under construction, there is no requirement under the terms of the Direction for that project to be notified to Ministers, unless for example a revised or additional planning application for the development is submitted.