Council is set to reject plans for UBB incinerator
DISTRICT councillors were set to add to protests about the controversial proposals for an incinerator at Javelin Park last night.
The development control committee of Stroud District Council was being advised to object Urbaser Balfour Beatty's planned residual waste treatment plant in Haresfield.
Top of a list of seven concerns from strategic head of development services Barry Wyatt was the incinerator should not be discussed until Gloucestershire County Council's waste core strategy is finalised.
He also felt the burner would adversely affect the landscape and the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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But UBB says wants to take some heat out of the argument.
Its spokeswoman Julie Fourcade said the UK still relied on landfill to deal with waste left after reducing, reusing and recycling.
She said: "We know there are concerns over a facility in Gloucestershire but we believe much of the information being promoted in the county is wrong and designed to scare people.
"For example, the misinformation over health impacts which are erroneous. There are energy from waste facilities already operating in the UK and 350 plants throughout Europe which have been operating for years with no health impacts."
Ms Fourcade added: "More than this, communities throughout Europe are reaping the rewards of effective and local waste management, secure employment and increasing their ability to use the heat from the plant to heat homes and businesses cheaply and sustainably."
â Campaigners from Gloucestershire Vale Against Incineration will hold the latest in a series of public information meetings at Nailsworth Town Hall at 7.30pm on December 4.
Comments
by jpatstarsmead
Thursday, November 22 2012, 12:06PM
“Stan Waddington has exhibited plenty of "brass neck" in driving this project through against such heavy public public opposition... and has resorted again and again to " tilting the playing field in his favour " to overcome or silence these views.
I will be surprised if Waddington has the "brass neck" to show up at the Nailsworth meeting on 04 December ! Last time he tried it (at Quedgeley a long while back) his bullying and diuctatorial performance left the crowd utterly against the idea and furious at the way he has curved the rules to achieve his aim. Since then he has always hidden behind the big doors of GCC and used "official channels" to achieve his personal aims.
There is more truth than has been admitted in the assertions of long-term toxicity from mass incineration ... its just that wealthy contractors and their friends in politically powerful positions have spent a lot of money on so-called "experts" whom they have instructed to persuade the public that it is not a proven threat to health, even over the very long term.
The truth is that they don't have the hard data to prove this. Other countries (Italy and USA for example) have experienced significant cancer clusters around incinerators (which have been operating there for a longer time) and have discontinued their use as a result.
Please don't let Waddington inflict this madness upon your children and their children after them. If we don't stop this now it really will be too late, and the damage will continue (and be recognised) only long after Stan Waddington is no longer around to answer for his highly questionable actions.”
by Bonkim2003
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 12:28PM
“Council is only entitled to offer its opinion based on planning rules - not emissions or technology - which is out of their depth - the environment agency is responsible to check compliance with relevant legislation/operation before granting licence. All modern plant is designed/operated to comply with legislation - so lot of misguided/headless chickens panicking.”
by JASB999
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 9:13AM
“So what if these have been running elsewhere for years. They state there are no health issues but these could take decades to become apparent.
There are other solutions to the problem of waste - why is GCC so intent on this?”
by Lecorche
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 8:51AM
“It's the wrong thing in the wrong place!”