HULL CITY COUNCIL APPROVES SALT END WASTE PLANS
Hull City Council today approved Waste Recycling Group’s planning application for a new Energy from Waste facility at Salt End, Hull.
WRG’s plans needed the approval of both Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council because the Salt End site sits on the border between the two. East Riding Council gave its consent for the plans in early December 2006. Today’s decision by Hull City Council now means that both local authorities have agreed to grant planning consent.
Hull City Council’s Planning Committee visited the Salt End site this morning before hearing presentations from both WRG and objectors. Following a report from Hull City planning officers, which recommended approval, and debate, the Committee voted to approve the application.
Robert Asquith, WRG's Group Estates and Planning Manager, commented:
WRG is delighted to have received the backing of Hull City Council for our proposed Energy-from-Waste facility at Salt End. With East Riding of Yorkshire Council having already given its approval, we now have the green light in planning terms.
“This decision paves the way for a far more sustainable approach to dealing with the rubbish that is generated in Hull and East Riding. Salt End will play an essential role in helping Hull and East Riding Councils to abandon their reliance on landfill, to further increase recycling rates and to recover valuable energy from the rubbish that is left over.”
Following the formal grant of planning permission from Hull City Council, WRG will still need to be granted a permit by the Environment Agency to operate the Salt End facility. If this permit is granted, construction is expected to begin later this year.
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