£200 million Doncaster incinerator plan prompts call for opinions from residents

Plans for a waste incinerator in Doncaster have prompted a call from a government body for people to give their views on the scheme.
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BH Energy Gap (Doncaster) Ltd has applied to the Environment Agency for a permit to operate a waste incinerator at a site off Sandall Stones Road in Kirk Sandall.

The firm submitted a planning application back in July for a £200 million site with a 160ft high boiler hall which aims to generate electricity for around 60,000 homes.

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Energy bosses said it would take ‘commercial, industrial and municipal’ waste, separate out metals, plastics and rubble and burn the rest using an ‘advanced thermal treatment technology’.

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The resulting gas would be used to make steam to power a turbine.

Company heads said there are ‘large amounts of waste in the local area’ and the facility would provide a ‘sustainable alternative to landfill disposal, the use of fossil fuels and of raw materials’.

The Environment Agency is now seeking views from the local community and interested groups on the application.

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Due to current restrictions imposed as a consequence of coronavirus, the normal four-week consultation period has been extended to six-weeks and will run from Thursday, December 10 to Thursday, January 21, 2021.

Jacqui Tootill, area environment manager at the Environment Agency, said: “In assessing this permit application, we will undertake a detailed and rigorous assessment of BH Energy Gap (Doncaster) Ltd’s application.

“We will seek assurances that the proposed facility will comply with the legal requirements of the Environment Permitting Regulations and that the incinerator will be operated in a way that will not harm the health of the local community and environment.

“We do not permit activities that pose an unacceptable risk.Our regulatory controls for the waste industry are in place to protect people and the environment.

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“We may refuse a permit application if it does not meet one or more of the legal requirements under environmental legislation, including if it will have an unacceptable impact on the environment or harm human health. If all the requirements are met, we are legally obliged to issue a permit.”

To comment on the project, visit consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/dn2-4sf-bh-energygap-doncaster-limited/ or call 03708 506 506

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