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Planning inspector backs sites for Dorset MBT plants
(04.05.06)
Plans to build two new mechanical biological treatment (MBT) plants for processing mixed household waste in Dorset have been given the green light.
Following a public inquiry last year, the government's planning inspector approved the proposal within Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole's Waste Local Plan for sites at Bournemouth International Airport and Winfrith.
This is an excellent outcome for all involved in the preparation of the Plan
- Cllr Hilary Cox, Dorset CC However a third site identified in the plan, at Blunt's Farm, Ferndown, was rejected because of possible impacts on protected "Green Belt" land.
MBT plants generally treat waste left over when recyclable materials have been taken out via kerbside recycling systems. Within such plants, waste is subjected to physical separation techniques to recover remaining recyclable materials and also biological action through composting or digestion processes to stablise residues for landfill or to produce a fuel.
Dorset county council said the inspector also approved a household waste recycling centre for Victoria Avenue in Swanage and new waste facilities at Warmwell Quarry, Henbury Pit and Binnegar Quarry. A new recycling centre suggested for St George's Road, Dorchester, was rejected because of the site's close proximity to nearby homes. Instead, the county council will consider potential sites in Poundbury.
The county council said plans for a further waste management centre at Gore Cross, Bridport, would now be dropped because of concerns regarding the local area as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Controversy
Cllr Hilary Cox, county council cabinet member for environmental services, said: "This is an excellent outcome for all involved in the preparation of the Plan - especially bearing in mind the controversy and difficulties that waste management proposals almost routinely generate. It puts the local authorities responsible for managing waste in a good position to be able to deliver the new facilities which are so essential.
"It has always been recognised that the inspector's findings would be binding on the authorities. The changes he recommends will mean further work, beyond the Waste Local Plan, to find sites for a replacement Dorchester HRC and to deal with waste produced in the Bridport area. It also means the MBT proposals at Ferndown will be dropped from this Waste Local Plan, with the issues being re-examined. That extra work will, I believe, be seen as an acceptable price to pay when set against getting the wider Plan into place," Cllr Cox added.
The public inquiry into the Waste Local Plan took place from May to September last year, after local residents voice opposition, claiming the plans had not been subjected to proper debate.
Dorset county council said the planning inspector's findings would be considered by the three authorities next month, so the Plan can be adopted "as soon as possible". Planning applications will then be pursued for the approved sites, and investigations started into possible alternatives for those rejected.
Planning inspector backs sites for Dorset MBT plants
(04.05.06)
Plans to build two new mechanical biological treatment (MBT) plants for processing mixed household waste in Dorset have been given the green light.
Following a public inquiry last year, the government's planning inspector approved the proposal within Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole's Waste Local Plan for sites at Bournemouth International Airport and Winfrith.
This is an excellent outcome for all involved in the preparation of the Plan
- Cllr Hilary Cox, Dorset CC However a third site identified in the plan, at Blunt's Farm, Ferndown, was rejected because of possible impacts on protected "Green Belt" land.
MBT plants generally treat waste left over when recyclable materials have been taken out via kerbside recycling systems. Within such plants, waste is subjected to physical separation techniques to recover remaining recyclable materials and also biological action through composting or digestion processes to stablise residues for landfill or to produce a fuel.
Dorset county council said the inspector also approved a household waste recycling centre for Victoria Avenue in Swanage and new waste facilities at Warmwell Quarry, Henbury Pit and Binnegar Quarry. A new recycling centre suggested for St George's Road, Dorchester, was rejected because of the site's close proximity to nearby homes. Instead, the county council will consider potential sites in Poundbury.
The county council said plans for a further waste management centre at Gore Cross, Bridport, would now be dropped because of concerns regarding the local area as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Controversy
Cllr Hilary Cox, county council cabinet member for environmental services, said: "This is an excellent outcome for all involved in the preparation of the Plan - especially bearing in mind the controversy and difficulties that waste management proposals almost routinely generate. It puts the local authorities responsible for managing waste in a good position to be able to deliver the new facilities which are so essential.
"It has always been recognised that the inspector's findings would be binding on the authorities. The changes he recommends will mean further work, beyond the Waste Local Plan, to find sites for a replacement Dorchester HRC and to deal with waste produced in the Bridport area. It also means the MBT proposals at Ferndown will be dropped from this Waste Local Plan, with the issues being re-examined. That extra work will, I believe, be seen as an acceptable price to pay when set against getting the wider Plan into place," Cllr Cox added.
The public inquiry into the Waste Local Plan took place from May to September last year, after local residents voice opposition, claiming the plans had not been subjected to proper debate.
Dorset county council said the planning inspector's findings would be considered by the three authorities next month, so the Plan can be adopted "as soon as possible". Planning applications will then be pursued for the approved sites, and investigations started into possible alternatives for those rejected.
