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When developers are designing new homes they need to provide space to store wheelie bins and the green kerbside boxes used to collect recycling.

To help developers meet this requirement North Devon District Council has prepared some draft design guidance suggesting how bin stores should be designed and where they should be sited in relation to the home.

The draft design guide sets out detailed advice on the different type of refuse storage space needed for all types of properties, including flats, terrace houses and homes of multiple occupancy.

Andrew Austen, North Devon District Council's Lead Planing Policy Officer, said:

?This is a draft document and we would really like the people of North Devon to tell us how wheelie bins should be accommodated in new housing developments.?

Des Brailey, lead member for Community and Spatial Planning, said:

?It is vital to engage as many people as possible to enable the District Council to create the right type of storage containers for the future.?

Rodney Cann, lead member for Waste and Recycling, said:

?Wheelie bins are here to stay and have an important role in helping the Council recycle our daily rubbish. The drawback for many residents is that the bins are large and can be difficult to store.

?We are anxious to make sure that any new property designs have the right kind of storage facilities. We need to know what you, the customers, want and what provisions should be made to new properties to solve this storage problem.?