NEW GUIDELINES – Assessing planning proposals within the buffer of landfills

The Victorian EPA has released a new publication to assist planners in decision making around the level of assessment required for sites located within the buffer of a landfill.

The guideline Assessing Planning Proposals Within the Buffer of a Landfill provides a technical approach to assess the risk of landfill gas migration impacting on a planning proposal. It looks at the need for buffers around landfill sites, and the legislation and Victorian Planning Provisions that apply to them, and provides a recommended approach to assessing planning proposals within the buffer of landfill sites.