West London Waste Plan

Six West London boroughs (Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hounslow, Hillingdon and Richmond upon Thames) and The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation have jointly prepared the West London Waste Plan.

This sets out a strategy for the sustainable management of waste produced in the area over the period up to 2031. A review is now underway to reflect the changes in national planning policy, the London Plan and Local priorities, as well as an updated evidence base.

Consultation on the Proposed Submission West London Waste Plan (Regulation 19)

The consultation on the proposed submission version of the West London Waste Plan (referred to as the ‘Regulation 19 Proposed Submission West London Waste Plan’) is now open. The consultation will run from Tuesday 4 August 2026 to Monday 28 September 2026.

Its development has been informed by the earlier consultation (Regulation 18 consultation), from 11 December 2025 to the 5 February 2026, and further work on our evidence base.

The West London Waste Plan sets out how the seven west London Waste Planning Authorities plan to manage waste relate development across west London. It establishes the strategic planning framework for managing waste up to 2041, ensuring there is sufficient capacity to manage waste sustainably while supporting the transition to a more circular economy. The Plan includes planning policies that will be used when determining planning applications for waste related development and identifies sites to be safeguarded for waste use.

The proposed submission is the final draft of the West London Waste Plan produced by the West London Waste Planning Authorities before it is submitted to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS), which acts on behalf of the Secretary of State. It is the role of the PINS to examine the West London Waste Plan to consider whether it meets various tests of ‘soundness’, as well as for legal and procedural compliance with the relevant regulations. As a result of the examination, PINS may recommend that further changes to the Plan are necessary before it can be adopted by the West London Waste Planning Authorities.

Find out more about the West London Waste Plan consultation and have your say.

This consultation is the last opportunity for the public to comment on the updated West London Waste Plan. The next stage will be for the Plan, including comments received during this consultation period as well as the supporting and evidence base documents, to be submitted to the Secretary of state for Examination, expected to be in late 2026. If you would like to participate in the Examination in Public (likely to take place in 2027), you will need to respond to this stage to secure your right to be heard, even if you have responded to our earlier consultation. 

Consultation on the draft updated West London Waste Plan (Regulation 18)

The consultation on the updated West London Waste Plan (known formally as the ‘Regulation 18 Draft Updated West London Waste Plan’) ran from 11 December 2025 to 5 February 2026.

You can still view the draft Plan and other related documents available at that time at in relation to phase 1 at the West London Waste Plan consultation, along with the comments received and how they have been considered is set out in the Consultation Statement.

The adopted Plan

Forming part of the Development Plan for the borough, this waste plan document provides an up-to-date policy framework to assess planning applications for waste management facilities across the six West London boroughs and the Old Oak Park Royal Development Corporation. The Plan principally sets out to identify and safeguard sufficient sites for waste management facilities in the area to satisfy the waste apportionment targets established in the London Plan (2011).  

Following the Plan’s examination in public in October 2014, the Inspector concluded in his report that the Plan was legally compliant and sound, subject to certain modifications being undertaken. Having finalised the Plan, each of the authorities sought authorisation through Full Council to adopt it. The Plan was formally adopted as of 30 July 2015. 

A copy of the adopted Plan is available to download:

• West London Waste Plan (pdf, 6.6 MB) (2015)