42 Metre High Monster
Trafford Council, Peel Energy and the Breathe Clean Air Group have all submitted their Statement of Case for the forthcoming Public Inquiry into the controversial, Barton Renewable Energy Plant in November.
The Breathe Clean Air Group’s Chairman, Pete Kilvert says “I am astounded how Peel Energy can claim that the site will not have an adverse effect on matters such as residential amenity, flooding, traffic, visual impact, noise or vibration, ecology or air quality”. He said, “we are most concerned about air quality, but on the question of visual impact, the main building will be 42 metres high. That’s higher that Barton high level bridge. It will loom above the Davyhulme skyline and cast a giant shadow over the lives of the local residents”.
Peel claim that no harm or adverse impact would arise from the incinerator with respect to the vitality and attractiveness of nearby areas of Davyhulme, Flixton and Urmston! I can see the street sign now” said Mr Kilvert, ironically “Welcome to Davyhulme, home of the friendly incinerator”!!
Peel also claims that the incinerator will be good for climate change. “How can this be?” asked Mr Kilvert “when burning wood produces 330% more carbon dioxide than burning natural gas and it even produces more carbon dioxide than burning coal”.
The Breathe Clean Air Group is preparing for the Public Inquiry in November with confidence. However, legal representation and Air Quality experts are expensive. The group has launched a fighting fund and readers can help by going to www.BreatheCleanAirGroup.co.uk.
CHIMNEY HEIGHT • Chimney height – why is BREP the only plant in the country with a chimney this
short? Other plants with chimneys of this size handle less than half of the waste/
waste wood/ Solid Recovered Fuel (85k tones and 24k tonnes). • Saica papermill plant (Carrington) is 22m higher (at 66m) why is ours a third lower
when same weather models will have been used? • Peel’s biomass plant at Ince Marshes has a chimney height of 85m. Why? Why
doesn’t the same standard apply in Davyhulme? • At a meeting with the Breathe Clean Air Group on the morning of 12th June 2012,
Simon Holbrook (EA) stated that the chimney height should ideally be 60-100m. Why isn’t it then? Why haven’t you rejected the plant, as it can’t meet this specification?
• Tilbury, Orsett and South Tyne – all had biomass fires – how are you going to
prevent this here? Next to the new methane plant – fire risk?
• Heat is not going to be recovered – why is this ok?
• What happens if there is a fire? Do they have a safety plan in order?
• Why are the EA allowing so many Part A processes in this location?
• Once they’ve got the permit, you THEN require e.g. accident plan – why not before?
• How will the diesel be stored?
What about if there is a fire or accident, how do Peel propose to deal with that, as far as I know there is no accident plan as yet disgraceful it should already be in place,