2.18.1 The proposed redevelopment of Chatham Docks will also impact the waste processing use to the north of the basin. We note that the draft Local Plan states "The proximity principle requires mixed municipal waste collected from private households to be disposed of, or be recovered, in one of the ‘nearest appropriate installations’". We also note that paragraph 12.4 states that "the presumption is that existing consented waste management facilities are safeguarded from loss to non-waste uses, or from proximate development that may limit or hinder their operation". This is in direct contradiction to the impact of the Chatham Docks redevelopment proposals in the draft Local Plan, which would inevitably lead to the closure of the four waste management facilities shown on the draft Policy Map on the northern part of the Chatham Docks site.