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Cemex has submitted the Non Technical Summary relating to the the environmental impact assessment for the Spiers Farm quarry to Warwickshire County Council, and this will be registered and available for consultation shortly.
There are a number of Stockton Parishioners likely to be affected - Stockton Fields Farm, Greaves, Tollgate Ho. Tuckwell Close, etc but Cemex are claiming that they had very few objectors at the public exhibitions. If you are interested in objecting then please let the Parish Council know.
The planning application by Cemex for a Climafuel Plant at Long Itchington was refused by Warwickshire County Council's Regulatory Committee on Tuesday 17th November 2009.
However, Planning Permission was granted for the Malpas Farm Application in Rugby.
Background
Warwickshire County Council has received the planning applications from Cemex for the construction of plants at both Long Itchington and Rugby to convert household and commercial waste into Climafuel, although they only need one application to be approved. The Climafuel will be used as a fuel in the cement kilns at Rugby. The planned date for the County Council to hear these applications is 17th November and prior to this date the Councillors on the Regulatory Committee will visit both sites and also a similar operating plant in the London area.
Here are some of the facts:
- Household and commercial waste from across Warwickshire and adjacent counties will be brought to the Long Itchington site in normal refuse collection vehicles that carry 10 tons and in bulk carriers carrying 24 tons of compressed waste. The Climafuel will be transported to Rugby and the remainder of the refuse that cannot be converted will have to go for recycling or landfill. Overall there will be another 262 vehicle movements per day (i.e. in and out of the site). This represents a 25-30% increase in HGV movements with all of the consequent safety hazards and road maintenance problems.
- The hours during which waste can be transported in are 07.00 – 19.00 Mon-Fri and 07.00 – 13.00 on Saturday. HGV journeys to transport other materials in and the Climafuel out will take place 07.00 – 23.00 seven days per week.
- The transportation of Climafuel and clay to Rugby will be limited to a new route that does NOT include the A426, once the new Western Relief Road in Rugby opens in 2010, so we should actually see a reduction of Cemex lorries at the A426 crossroads. However, HGV's carrying refuse into the site and other materials out will be able to use any roads that lead to the plant, unless weight prohibitions on non-A class roads are implemented by the County Council.
- The plant could be built at Malpass Farm, Rugby which is next door to the kiln, but would require more groundworks. However, better use would be made of the new Western Relief Road by vehicles going to and from the plant and the Climafuel could be moved by conveyor or pipe directly into the kiln area.
Click here for a copy of the presentation on this subject to a Long Itchington public meeting on 15th November 2008 that gives more details of the scheme and its likely environmental impact.
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