When Plymouth City Council adopted its Waste Development Plan Document in 2008, the site was not included because MOD had not, at the time of site assessment, finalised its development plans for the Naval Base area and did not make the site available for consideration. Notwithstanding this, MVV believes the site meets the criteria set out in Plymouth City Council's Waste Development Plan Document for new sites and that the proposed solution is consistent with relevant waste planning policies and objectives.