Back on April 2nd this year, Sutton’s Planning Committee rejected the proposals for an anaerobic digester operated by French waste company SUEZ. The plan for the plant is to bring in 100,000 tonnes of food waste to turn it into methane gas which is pumped into three enormous storage tanks and then taken off to be used as fuel.
Opposition locally was led by fellow Independent Cllr Nick Mattey representing a large number of objectors which included no less than 6 doctors. The recommendation from the Council was for approval, a position supported by the Liberal Democrat Chair and Vice Chair and a Liberal Democrat Councillor who actually lives in Beddington!
When you consider what this behemoth represents, you may want to express your concerns to the Planning Inspectorate who are due to hear an appeal by SUEZ. Sadly with options like a full Public Hearing, SUEZ and the Council have agreed with a process that is “an exchange of statements”. Given that our Council recommended approval of this plan we feel it is important that if you have not already put your objections in, then you need to do so by 15th October. If you registered your objections with Sutton’s Planning Department, the Planning Inspector will have your concerns – if you haven’t, please do so now – details of how to do so are below.
In those tanks in the picture there are proposed tonnes of methane, 556,100 litres of Caustic Soda and 1,617,930 litres of sludge. All this is to bring 100,000 tonnes of food waste a year to process – why on earth did the Lib Dems vote for it as Sutton produces only about 5,000 tonnes which means trucks will be bringing in some 95,000 tonnes from all over London through Hackbridge and Beddington
Safe as houses they try to tell us – never mind the potential smell, rodents and traffic – look what happened in Oxfordshire when lightning struck a similar plant:
Just so you know, there are an estimated 300,000 ground strikes by lightning per annum – the majority in metropolitan areas. Never mind twice, we don’t want to risk it striking once in Beddington.
To register your objections go to www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/appeals/online/comment,
The reference for the case is APP/P5870/W/25/3371477 and you must lodge your concerns by 15th October.
LET’S STOP THEM MAKING BEDDINGTON AND HACKBRIDGE THE WASTEBIN OF SOUTH LONDON