Campaigners fighting a second application for a giant sewage works have described the revisions to the plans as "cosmetic".

Residents in Peacehaven celebrated last summer when the Government threw out plans for the £200 million development at Lower Hoddern Farm after a seven-year battle.

But the spectre of "Poohaven" returned after Southern Water submitted a second application to East Sussex County Council.

The revised plans went on show at a public exhibition at the town's Meridian Centre today.

Residents took the chance to quiz Southern Water bosses on the latest proposals but many were left unimpressed.

One change included incorporating a 1.7 hectare grass roof onto the plant - the equivalent of two football pitches.

Retired couple Ted and Margaret Glockling, from Peacehaven, were among the first visitors to the exhibition.

Mr Glockling said: "The changes are cosmetic, all they've really done is put a grass roof on top of it.

"There will still be sludge lorries driving through Peacehaven every day and the road infrastructure just cannot cope.

"The new plans might look better but the old problems all remain."

The planned waste water treatment works and sludge recycling centre, which would serve 250,000 people, originally attracted huge protests in Peacehaven.

A public inquiry was called after initial plans were rebuffed by East Sussex County Council in 2005.

The utilities company appealed, arguing the council had failed to deal with the proposal within the allotted time.

But in July last year secretaries of state Hazel Blears and Hilary Benn rejected the scheme as intrusive and seriously damaging to the area.

John Livings, leader of Peacehaven Town Council, described the revised plans as "considerably better".

He said: "The plans are considerably better and Southern Water have looked at public concerns about the environmental impact.

"However we will not give up the fight. It is a greenfield site and something like this should be built on brownfield land.

"Brighton and Hove is a city and gets all the benefits of that, but doesn't want to deal with its own waste.

"Concerns about the impact on traffic and the town's infrastructure have also been ignored. The fight begins again in earnest."

John Hodgson, chairman of Peacehaven Residents Opposed To Urban Development (Proud), said: "It appears our arguments and the Government's decision have fallen on deaf ears.

"These plans have been rejected once and we will fight them again."

Damon Elliot, Southern Water project director, said: "The main concerns of the secretaries of state were the the visual impact of the project. We have listened to what has been said and incorporated a large grass roof and landscaping works around the site.

"It's a planning issue so we can never say we are confident we will receive permission, but we feel have done all we can to appease the concerns of the people of Peacehaven."

As part of the proposal, Southern Water plans to level land near the works to be used for community use, as well as make a financial contribution towards the creation and maintenance of a sports pavilion and pitches.

The exhibition will also be on between 10am and 4pm tomorrow.

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