Highland Council wants to extend the use of Aviemore tip
Highland Council wants to extend the lifetime of its landfill site on the outskirts of Aviemore for 18 months longer.
The local authority has applied for planning permission to amend the current time limits on the use of land for waste disposal at Granish tip.
The existing planning permission for landfilling operations at the site requires landfill disposal to stop by the end of this year with landscaping to be carried out no later than spring next year.
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It is the second time there has been a bid to extend the lifetime of the landfill.
The previous planning permission required the current operation to come to an end by March 31, 2023 until a new lease of life was granted in autumn 2022.
A council spokesperson states in the latest planning submission: “This application seeks to further extend the time period in which landfilling may take place on the site to 30 June 2027 to ensure that the void space remaining within the site is utilised effectively.
“The continued success of recycling services for householders and businesses in Badenoch and Strathspey has resulted in further reductions in the quantity of municipal wastes requiring disposal at Granish landfill site.
“Mixed municipal waste deposits continue to reduce since the last planning extension was granted in 2022, resulting in the site capacity being used up more slowly than expected at the time of the application.”
The Scottish Government has announced a ban on the landfilling of all biodegradable municipal waste after this year.
The council spokesperson explained: “If the application is granted then non biodegradable municipal waste will continue to be deposited at the Granish landfill site to achieve the necessary profiles for the restoration phase.
“The proposed time extension does not require any physical extension to the extent of landfilling at the site and the restoration proposal remains unchanged.”
