How does the new proposal differ to the previous planning permission that was on the site?

The previous planning approval on the site was for biomass incineration and wastewater evaporation. The new proposal is for an Energy Recovery Facility using Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF). This facility does not include wastewater evaporation, therefore wastewater will not be delivered nor processed on-site.

The previous application was to process 48,000 tonnes of biomass and 65,000 tonnes of waste water per year (total 113,000 tonnes per year), generating 1.5 MW electricity. The new proposal is to process up to 90,000 tonnes per year of Refuse Derived Fuel, generating up to 8 MW electricity.

The new proposal is located on the same site as the previous planning consent, therefore the precedent for energy recovery from residual waste has been set.

The proposed development will process RDF that will be delivered to an agreed specification and will not require any pre-processing. The feedstock will be unloaded and stored inside a building. All thermal treatment as well as energy generation will take place within buildings designed specifically for this use.

There will be fewer vehicle movements than the previously approved application in 2019.

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