Representation by Hutchinsons
- Date submitted
- 4 October 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
There is no dual carriageway or railway access to Wisbech. Consequently, the 400 or so HGV journeys in and out of the town every day needed to feed this plant 24/7 will have to travel via the already overloaded and difficult to maintain A47. The site borders the premises of local schools. Manufacturers with premises close to the site are food producers such as Lamb Weston, Nestle Purina and Fountain Frozen. There is serious concern that polluting particulate and toxic metal fallout from the incinerator could risk children's health and seriously damage these businesses to the point where they would be required to close because the food production would not meet legal or customers' food standards. Wisbech Town Council, Fenland District Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority led by Mayor Dr Nik Johnson, Kings's Lynn Borough Council and Norfolk County Council have all either voted against or expressed their opposition to this development. Wisbech MP, Steve Barclay, and Liz Truss, PM, whose constituency boundary is just 250 metres from the site, have stated to residents and the Planning Inspectorate that they are opposed to this proposal. Current UK government policy is to encourage recycling and re-use of materials over and above incineration and landfill.