One step closer to waste burning plant in Plymouth
COYPOOL has been ruled out as a site for a waste incinerator to handle domestic rubbish from Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon.
But Ernesettle residents vowed to step up their fight after two schemes there were shortlisted, along with sites at Devonport Dockyard and a quarry south of Lee Mill.
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An energy from waste plant in Sheffield
The South West Devon Waste Partnership announced yesterday that it had chosen three waste companies – MVV Umwelt, SITA UK and Viridor – to put forward more detailed plans.
The northern end of the Imerys China Clay drying works at Coypool, north of Marsh Mills, had been earmarked for a possible energy-from-waste plant, but was not put forward by any of the three companies shortlisted to build and run the plant. The three companies have come up with five different plans between them, all for incinerators, at Ernesettle, North Yard and South Yard Devonport and New England Quarry. MVV Umwelt and SITA have proposals for Ernesettle and Devonport and Viridor has put forward its own site at New England Quarry.
The final solution and location will be chosen by the partnership. The public will be able to comment when the chosen company submits a planning application.
City Cabinet member Cllr Michael Leaves said: "This does really rule out Coypool. We have gone through the bids and scored them, and now they will go into deeper negotiations. We aren't ruling anything in or out."
Plympton St Mary councillor Patrick Nicholson welcomed the announcement. "That would be good news for the people who live around Coypool," he said. "It was never ideal because of the potential impact on Marsh Mills.
"I'm pleased the bidders are looking at the naval base. That would give water access which I think Plymouth should go out of its way to use."
Before any development can take place, the contract will need to be awarded to a bidder, who will then need to receive planning permission.
There will be a one-day exhibition of the proposals in Plymouth Guildhall in August, and a series of roadshows around the region later in the year. The choice will be narrowed down in the autumn.
Geraldine Lane, chair of STIFLE (ww.ernesettle.org.uk), the Ernesettle group fighting the incinerator, said: "Many authorities are aiming for a zero waste strategy which involves the whole community reducing their waste and increasing recycling.
"This is where any forward-looking authority should be investing – is this really the legacy we want for our children and grandchildren?
STIFLE will be stepping up its campaign now that Ernesettle is most likely to be the preferred site."
Find out more on the partnership's website swdwp.co.uk.
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by Barb Kindon, Barbican
Monday, July 20 2009, 12:24PM
“Some years ago I contacted the city council and forwarded to them an email and details of the waste to energy plant located in Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A. A council representative acknowledged receipt of my email . If anyone is interested you can type waste-to-energy Baltimore Maryland 2003 into search engine. Then click on ' waste-to-energy plant construction picking up steam.' The article gives details which you may find interesting. Makes you wonder, if the council had taken notice of the email I sent back in 2004 the plant would have been almost constructed by now and at a much lower cost , but then I am just a citizen and know nothing!!”
by not a janner, eggbuckland
Sunday, July 19 2009, 7:41PM
“You could build a waste to energy plant in Swilly, Efford,Ernesettle, Honicknowle,Devonport and be able to stoke the fires for years. In fact you could supply the whole of Devon for years.”
by Bod the fireman, Plymouth
Sunday, July 19 2009, 7:23PM
“Idea....
Dump all of the rubbish ion Swilly, leave for a year, box of matches
Job done
And you could write down on posters what is happening so the chavvy idiots who can't read stay put and complain about it afterwards
2 birds with 1 match so to speak”
by Peter, Hartley
Sunday, July 19 2009, 6:05PM
“Proud Janner - you sound like a smoker and a heavy drinker would that assumption be correct?
The world is against you, you¿ve done your best, but its never good enough”
by Proud Janner, Plymouth
Sunday, July 19 2009, 4:59PM
“Peter Hartley quote:
"I feel areas within Plymouth should be responsible for their own Council tax contributions and Policing etc"
Presumably in relation to this story you are advocating that Hartley has its own waste disposal plant as well.
Secondly, it seems to have passed you by that Ernesettle contains a mixture of council and privately owned housing, in fact just like Hartley! I realise that this will come as a shock to a narrow minded person like you, but Ernesettle is also home to employed and unemployed just like Hartley as well.
Your post is so stupid on so many levels I just cannot be bothered to point out the other idiocies.
As I said before, leave the thinking to those who are capable.”
by Reg, Efford
Sunday, July 19 2009, 4:09PM
“Sarah, Saltash - large council estate, factories, sewage works and weapons store, beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder and you my luv should have gone to Spec Savers”
by sarah, Saltash
Sunday, July 19 2009, 3:26PM
“Just stand on Ernesettle hill and look at the unspoilt panoramic view. Plymouth councilors havnt a clue !! Still nothing new there.”
by Peter, Hartley
Sunday, July 19 2009, 3:04PM
“Look if people choose not to try hard at school or to waste their money on cigarettes and alcohol rather than a decent education and then in turn saving towards a their own house and why anyone would want to pay rent on a house that they will never own god only knows, then that¿s their choice.
However, remember if the council own the land you live on and the surrounding land, then unfortunately do not expect much sympathy or support from people that pay their own way towards your plight.
Of course its never your fault, life has a conspiracy against you, its unfair, please oh please wake up and smell the coffee, take responsibility and sort your lives out and that of your children before there are yet more generations of wasters.
I feel areas within Plymouth should be responsible for their own Council tax contributions and Policing etc, it would certainly stop a lot of people turning a blind eye to so much waste, likewise for benefits, it would certainly make them realise how much they are not contributing.”
by Anon, Plymouth
Sunday, July 19 2009, 12:01PM
“Redundant in Plympton; are you sure you worked for Viridor?? Viridor's nearest recycling centre is in Exeter by the way...you should of known that”
by superwoman, ernesettle plymouth
Sunday, July 19 2009, 11:21AM
“billy plymstock plymstock you think its better than ernesettle get real you sort make me laugh !! trust me all areas in plymouth have good and not quite so good places we all have some who work some who don,t gosh even some who can,t get real you scum bag low life”