Minerals

We are a Mineral planning authority and are responsible for managing the extraction and safeguarding of mineral resources.

The purpose of the Minerals Local Plan (PDF 9.53 MB), adopted September 2012, is to provide a framework for minerals extraction through site allocation and safeguarding of mineral resources. This will enable the borough to continue contributing to the supply of minerals to meet the anticipated needs of the London economy in a sustainable manner. It will be used alongside other planning policies when considering minerals development and/or development on minerals safeguarded sites.

In Redbridge aggregates are the only mineral presently being worked. We work with the London Aggregates Working Party to monitor the supply and demand for aggregates, rocks and building material to be used in construction.

Waste

We are a partner of the East London Waste Authority, a Statutory Waste Disposal Authority which is responsible for the disposal of waste from the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge. Household waste is collected by the individual boroughs.

The Joint Waste Development Plan Document (PDF 4.60 MB), adopted February 2012, sets a strategic framework to manage waste across the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge between 2011 and 2021, including the identification and safeguarding of waste disposal facilities. It will be used alongside other planning policies when considering the development of waste sites.

Evidence Base for the East London Joint Waste Plan

The East London Waste Authority boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge produced a new evidence base in 2021, which was updated in 2022. The purpose of this study is to provide an up to date evidence base, upon which a new East London Waste Plan (ELWP) can be prepared. This waste evidence base sets out the key information and data on waste issues in East London and makes recommendations on the most appropriate approach to planning for each of the relevant waste streams, to be taken forward in a new East London Waste Plan.

You can access the the Evidence Base for the East London Joint Waste Plan via the following links:

Evidence Base for the East London Joint Waste Plan (PDF 2,556KB)

Appendix 5 for Evidence Base for the East London Joint Waste Plan (PDF 8,955KB)

Appendix 6 for Evidence Base for the East London Joint Waste Plan (PDF 159KB)

East London Joint Waste Plan Review

The London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, and Redbridge are working collaboratively to produce a new East London Joint Waste Plan (ELJWP). 

It is a statutory requirement to produce an up-to-date waste plan. The current East London Joint Waste Plan adopted in 2012 expired in 2021. The emerging East London Joint Waste Plan will replace the out-of-date 2012 Plan.

The Regulation 18 Consultation for the emerging East London Joint Waste Plan (ELJWP) took place between July and September 2024 and is now closed. The next stage is the Regulation 19 Consultation stage.

East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan

In accordance with Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 the London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, and Redbridge are launching a period of public consultation on the East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan (‘the Plan’). This is the final consultation before the submission of the Joint Waste Plan to central government for examination.

The East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan provides the strategic vision for the management of waste in East London until 2041. The Plan aims to ensure that there continues to be enough waste facilities to manage waste, located in the right areas to reduce the impact on local communities and the natural environment. The Plan contains policies to ensure developers should consider the management of waste from the demolition and construction of buildings, and when a development is occupied. Policies also cover circular economy, the provision of waste and wastewater capacity, the design of waste management facilities, and safeguarded waste sites across East London.  

Consultation period

This period of public consultation for the Plan will run for a total of six weeks from Monday 19 May to 11.59 pm on Monday 30 June 2025. You can submit your representations/comments on the Plan via an online response form, or you can use a downloadable form to return by email or by post. To find more details on how to make representations and have your say on the East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan go to the main consultation webpage at: https://consultation.havering.gov.uk/planning/east-london-joint-waste-plan-regulation-19

Where to view the Plan

The Plan and supporting submission documents are publicly available for inspection , and our evidence base documents can also be read or downloaded from the main consultation website at: https://consultation.havering.gov.uk/planning/east-london-joint-waste-plan-regulation-19.

Hard copies of the following Plan documents, and response forms returnable by post, are available at the East London borough’s principal council offices, at Dagenham Learning Centre, and all libraries in Newham.

• the East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan
• the Policies Map (safeguarded sites shown in Appendix 3 of the East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan)
• the East London Joint Waste Plan (Regulation 19) Integrated Impact Assessment Report
• the Habitats Regulations Assessment of the East London Joint Waste Plan
• Hard copy response forms/representation forms
• Statement of Representations Procedure
• East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan Consultation Statement (2025)

You can view these hard copy documents at the boroughs’ main offices (Barking Town Hall, Havering Town Hall, Newham Dockside and Redbridge Town Hall), at Dagenham Learning Centre, and local libraries in Newham).