Traffic & Transport
Waste Management Plans
A waste management plan shows how a development will store and collect waste — including safe access and manoeuvring for the collection vehicle — as required for a planning permit.
What it is
A waste management plan (WMP) sets out how a development will handle its waste: the bin storage, the collection method (council or private), the collection point, and — the part that makes it a traffic matter — how the waste-collection vehicle safely accesses, manoeuvres and services the site. Councils commonly require a WMP for multi-unit, commercial, mixed-use and industrial developments, and the collection-vehicle access is often the make-or-break detail.
When you need it
You need one where a council requires waste storage and collection to be documented — typically multi-dwelling residential, commercial, retail, mixed-use and industrial developments — and wherever waste collection involves a truck accessing the site or a specific on-street collection arrangement.
Who requires it
Councils require the WMP as part of planning approval; developers, architects, building designers and their planners commission it.
What Arcvia assesses
Waste generation and storage requirements for the use; the collection method and frequency; the collection vehicle and its access, manoeuvring and servicing (checked with swept-path analysis); the collection point and bin-presentation arrangements; safety and amenity; and compliance with the council's waste requirements.
What you receive
A waste management plan documenting storage, collection and vehicle access — with the supporting swept-path drawings for the collection vehicle — written to meet the council's requirements and to work in practice.
Standards, guidelines & authorities
Prepared with reference to the council's waste management guidelines and requirements, the relevant collection-vehicle dimensions, and AS 2890 for access and manoeuvring where relevant. Requirements vary by council, so we confirm the specific council's WMP requirements at scoping.
Information we need for your fee proposal
The site plan and proposed development/use; the number of dwellings or floor area; whether collection is council or private; the council; and your timeframe.
Our process
- Scoping — confirm the use, collection method and council requirements.
- Fee proposal — scope and fee in writing.
- Assessment — storage, collection and vehicle-access design (swept paths).
- Plan — prepare the WMP with supporting drawings.
- Support — respond to council questions.
Frequently asked questions
Because the critical, and often trickiest, part is getting the waste-collection vehicle safely in, around and out of the site — which is a vehicle-access and swept-path question. We combine the waste storage and collection requirements with the traffic-engineering check on collection-vehicle access.
Usually for multi-unit residential, commercial, mixed-use and industrial developments, councils require one — and often the collection-vehicle access is the deciding detail. Requirements vary by council; we confirm what yours needs.
Yes. Whether waste is collected by the council or a private contractor affects the vehicle, the access requirements and the arrangement, and the WMP has to reflect the right method. We scope to your council's rules and the intended collection method.
Then we work out the alternative — an on-street or kerbside presentation point, a redesigned access, or a different collection arrangement — and document it. Catching this early, before layout is fixed, avoids a costly redesign at permit stage.
Related services
- Swept-Path AnalysisSwept-path analysis uses vehicle-turning software to prove that the largest vehicles using your site can actually enter, manoeuvre and leave it safely.
- Traffic Impact Assessments (TIA)A traffic impact assessment is an engineering report that shows how a proposed development will affect the surrounding road network — and what, if anything, is needed to make it work safely.
- Access Design and AssessmentsAccess design and assessment confirms that vehicles can safely enter and leave your site — and designs the crossover, driveway or intersection treatment to make it work.
Sectors & locations
Servicing Victoria and Queensland.
Representative work
Have a project that needs a clear way forward?
Tell us about your development and we'll set out the scope and fee in writing.