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Chineham ERFThe fi rst planning application was submitted in 1998 fora 90,000 tpa facility at the site of the former municipalincinerator in Chineham, near Basingstoke. Therewas a degree of community resistance, largely overhealth concerns, and several hundred objections werereceived. In light of this, the Council did not proceedwith determining the application until the EnvironmentAgency had approved their environment permit in principle. Once the Agency wasable to provide advice to the Council the application was reported to a special meetingof its planning committee at which a large number of deputations were made by thepublic. The Committee was satisfi ed that the application had addressed all the issuesadequately and granted permission, subject to improvements to the main access,environmental monitoring and the setting up of a liaison panel.Construction of the Chineham ERF commenced in 2000 and fi nished commissioning inFebruary 2003. Since then it has processed waste at its design capacity and produces7 MW of electricity.From the time of construction a liaison panel comprising local interests has met.Principal issues have been emissions – all of which have been well within standards,night time illumination within the plant – now managed to minimise impact, andmiscellaneous complaintsabout black smoke andodour – none of which havebeen founded. Recentenvironmental studies onground contaminationcompared to baselineinvestigations beforepermission was grantedhave demonstrated nothingunusual.Obtaining planning permission for energy recovery facilities
Portsmouth ERFThe second application was submitted to PortsmouthCity Council in 1998 for a 165,000 tpa plant on the oldincinerator site. Similar issues arose as in the Chinehamcase, but there was more local opposition and despitea recommendation to the contrary by the offi cers,permission was refused.HWS appealed against the decision and a Local Public Inquiry was held. The PlanningInspector’s report dealt exhaustively with the issues of traffi c, health, technology andalternative waste strategies and human rights, and recommended the appeal beupheld. The Secretary of State concurred and the Portsmouth ERF went into service inFebruary 2005.
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