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Newhaven incinerator plans in doubt
9:34pm Monday 22nd October 2007
Comments (13)Controversial plans to build an incinerator have been thrown into doubt, it emerged today.
East Sussex County Council has been forced to reconsider its decision to grant planning permission for the Newhaven incinerator.
Changes in the Government's planning policies mean the authority's decision to build the plant in North Quay could be challenged.
On September 27 the Government's new local development framework came into effect and replaced the former local development plans.
The council granted planning permission to Veolia in February.
Now opponents to the scheme believe the decision might fall foul of the Government's requirements as laid out in the new framework.
East Sussex has announced it will hold a planning committee meeting, probably on November 7, to reconsider the planning application.
The council will reconsider the application ahead of the compulsory purchase inquiry which begins on November 13.
The authority has applied for the compulsory purchase order to facilitate the purchase of the land for incinerator by Veolia.
Alan Edgar, a planning consultant to various objectors to the scheme, said: "In the context of the huge amount of objections to the incinerator, which is some 16,000 people, it is obvious the county council is making sure that it doesn't fall foul of any of the regulations.
"It is obvious that they are concerned that the original planning permission decision could be challenged."
Campaigners insist the incinerator, which will process 210,000 tonnes of refuse annually, will be an eyesore and have a negative impact on the environment.
An East Sussex County Council spokesman said: "Since the meeting at which the (planning) committee approved the application in February, the Government has removed various policies from development plans.
"The county council and all other local authorities were told at the end of September which policies were being removed.
"As a result, the county council's planning committee will reconsider the planning application in the light of current development plan policies."
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Dave of Newhaven, newhaven says...
10:02pm Mon 22 Oct 07
Stephen, Hove says...
11:13pm Mon 22 Oct 07
Norman, Lewes says...
12:08am Tue 23 Oct 07
Things not going too well in County Hall at the moment then?
Jim Lahey, Sunnyvale says...
10:13am Tue 23 Oct 07
Derek, Brighton says...
11:22am Tue 23 Oct 07
Our local political leaders should have asked ministers and civil servants in London to negotiate with the European Union over the deadline that we've missed to reduce landfill. It would be better to reduce landfill by sustainable means than to build an incinerator that will harm the environment and people's health.
East Sussex County Council should look at this forthcoming meeting as a vital opportunity to avoid leaving a lasting legacy of death and illness, particularly among some of the most vulnerable sections of society. If the individuals involved have any conscience, they should examine why the US - which favours unrestrained free trade - imposes much more rigid rules on incinerators than we do. They should do this quickly and act on it.
Perhaps then, fewer people might be cynical about politics, politicians and councils.
Disco Inferno, Hades says...
11:54am Tue 23 Oct 07
Recycling stuff just means loads of hassle and getting confused over which bin is which.
If people think that a bit of rubbish being burnt is going to kill us all then why not ban cars? Then we would not be able to get to the supermarket to buy all this stuff in the first place.
Its political correctness gone mad. I am going to live on the downs and catch rabbits.
Leonard, Hove says...
1:31pm Tue 23 Oct 07
Sorry Derek you are wrong. The best way to get rid of rubbish is to burn it, that's obvious. Once it's burnt it cannot come back.
Sounds as though someone's never tried composting or washed the plates after a meal, done the laundry or to re-use all those dirty clothes or recycled scrap paper by writing/printing on the reverse.
Oh and try visiting a mechanised recovery and recycling centre and learn what can be done with remarkably little effort and investment to make what we have go further without burning it.
We may have to burn some things in life, including most fuels to generate energy, but there are plenty of sensible alternatives involving hardly any hassle.
I'm sorry to learn Disco Inferno gets so confused and just hope it isn't a degenerative condition.
Robert, Brighton says...
4:18pm Tue 23 Oct 07
Who is in charge of this?
Stephen, Hove says...
8:57pm Tue 23 Oct 07
graham, hove says...
7:27am Wed 24 Oct 07
The oceans can accept no more, the land can absorb no more.
do we really think global warming will result in Brighton being just like the riviera? It won't stop there, well maybe for a period of 10 years, then it'll be a desert in 200 years forever.
So against that backdrop Mr council leaders, if we're sensible then the limits to CO2 emissions will be hard hitting and come sooner than we all thought. So are we really tied into this contract for 25 years, even after we have to stop burning rubbish?
By the way, if anyone wants to argue the archaic view that globaly warming is a myth, you may want to reflect on the fact that even George Bush's chief scientist has been finally allowed to state that there is 95% certainty humans are causing this warming. Plus we only have one planet, so do you really think it's worth taking a chance that is may be a myth?
Michael Ryan, Shrewsbury says...
12:07pm Wed 24 Oct 07
If incinerators are linked with high infant mortality, then the electoral wards around such installations will be high.
Are you awake at the back there?
Good.
There are forty-two electoral wards in London with infant mortality rates in 2003-6 of 10.0 deaths per 1,000 live births and above.
Out of the twelve electoral wards with the highest infant mortality rates, seven were in close proximity to Edmonton incinerator.
The other five were close to, or within range of emissions from, one or more of the following incinerators:
1. St Mark's Hospital, Northwick Park
2. Hillingdon Hospital
3. Colnbrook
4. SELCHP
Those who advocate "Zero Waste" should be delighted that the City of Ottawa is going for plasma gasification to achieve "zero waste" without health damage.
Kind regards,
Michael Ryan
Campaign Co-ordinator
Safe Waste in Shropshire
Hillingdon
Tom, Brighton says...
7:37pm Sat 27 Oct 07
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