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Letter to the Editor of the Derbyshire Times
Posted by richardbembridge in News on October 24th, 2009
Unfortunately this letter didn’t get printed, so we have added it to the site.
Read the letter here press-release_letter-to-editor_oct-12
Enviromental Permit
Posted by James in News, What You Can Do to Help on June 5th, 2009
Cyclamax, the company behind the development, has also applied to the Environment Agency for their Environmental Permit and the public only has until 19th June to respond. It is very important that we also let the Environment Agency know about our concerns.
Any comments should be made in writing by as soon as possible and sent to the Environmental Agency, Permitting Support Centre, PO Box 4209, Sheffield, S9 9BS.
Council Votes Against Incinerator
From Julie Harrington, one of the organisers of Chesterfield Against Incineration:
“We are very pleased with the outcome of the meeting. The unanimous vote to refuse planning application sends a strong message to Derbyshire County Council and Cyclamax that this is not the best solution to Derbyshire’s landfill problem.
The planning committee were unconvinced as to why Cyclamax chose this site, given the unsuitability of roads like Dunston Road for HGVs, and the detrimental effect the development would have on the local economy, from existing businesses moving away and the difficulties of attracting future investment.
They took on board the community’s real fears about the alarming health effects of waste incinerators, and that the technology behind this proposal, to burn hazardous commercial waste, is unproven, and should not be tested so close to a densely populated area.
They also acknowledged that the applicant has relied heavily on the draft Preferred Options report, produced by Derbyshire County Council, which has now been withdrawn and considered unsound.
In terms of next steps… we will continue to raise awareness of the planning application, as there are still many residents and businesses in Chesterfield and other affected areas, like Dronfield and Unstone, that aren’t aware of the plans and their implications. The group has employed a Planning Solicitor, a Highways Consultant and an Environmental Consultant. These experts are in the process of scrutinising the applicant’s Environmental Impact Study with a view to carrying out their own surveys and studies to challenge the inaccuracies and weaknesses they uncover. Our highways consultant has already given us a long list of issues which need addressing.
We appreciate that the County needs alternatives to landfill, but we aim to prove to Derbyshire County Council that this is not the only solution, and it is certainly not the best solution. There are cleaner and safer alternatives, and Dunston Road is not an appropriate location for a development of this scale, or nature.”
Julie Harrington – Spokesperson for Chesterfield Against Incineration