New consultation into Wisbech incinerator
It's open until 13th August
Last updated 30th Jun 2021
Another consultation is underway into plans for an incinerator in Wisbech.
MVV, which is behind the proposal, will be welcoming comments through until 13th August.
A number of public exhibitions wll also be held in the town in the coming weeks. The company says this is 'another opportunity for the local community and other stakeholders to have their say on the updated proposals'.
The town's MP, Steve Barclay said:
"Constituents will know I am strongly against this plan and think there are many key concerns that still haven’t been fully addressed, such as the impacts on health, traffic, and the environment amongst others.
"A preliminary environmental information report will be produced as part of the consultation, but key ecological surveys are ongoing and the company has only just been granted permission by the Planning Inspectorate to access land belonging to other parties (including Fenland District Council) to carry out the surveys.
"A full Environmental Statement won’t be produced until the application is submitted towards the end of the year, when it will be too late for the public to give their opinion. To avoid a local planning decision, the scheme needs to generate over 50 megawatts of power to qualify as a nationally significant infrastructure project - but the timescale to this level of energy production is still unclear.
"I believe a facility of this size is wholly unsuitable and I will be writing to MVV again to reinforce my opposition."