Representation by Amy-Louise Ogman
- Date submitted
- 11 September 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am submitting my objection against the proposal on a number of grounds, including: lack of need, due to overcapacity; the threat to recycling, not only in our area but nationally; inadequate statutory consultation and the adverse effects the project will have on climate, health and amenity, local economy and infrastructure, and environment. Firstly, there is currently not enough genuinely residual feedstock to feed the incinerators already in operation therefore there is no argument for the need of another incinerator. In relation to the feedstock, there is no clear indication on where the feedstock will be coming from, potentially adding carbon miles unnecessarily. The waste has potential to be recycled but is going to needlessly generate one tonne of CO2 per one tonne of waste burned. The government has committed to being net zero by 2050! Our council, currently, have recycling rates above regional and national average and this means that the incinerator would jeopardise the area's good performance by introducing significant quantities of capacity which would compete with recycling. Not only will CO2 and other emissions affect the climate, but it will also have an impact on people’s health. Exacerbating this will be the increased traffic in the locality, noise during and after construction, and the visual impact it will have on many of the surrounding villages for many miles. The environment will take a big hit-not only in the short term- but in the long term over the life of the incinerator. Effects on the environment and wildlife impacted during the various phases of the project will be long term and irreversible. In addition, local economy, jobs currently in the proposed planning area and in the locality, and infrastructure, such as local roads which are already under enormous pressure, will not be able to cope with the pressure the planning, construction and operational processes will have on them. Penultimately, North Lincs Core Strategy currently, and the proposed North Lincs Local Plan draft, due to be adopted in 2023, will not be able to achieve their objectives if this proposal was to be accepted. Such as the Lincolnshire Lakes project, as some of this allocated development land is on the project boundary and also the council states, in its draft plan, it does not support large scale plans for renewable energy proposals. Finally, I would like to question the adequacy of the implementation of the statutory consultation held between June and July 2021 and also highlight the recent two large scale fires the area has had to contend with within a 36-hour time frame of each other. Both fires were at waste sites and have proved an ongoing challenge to contain. It concerns me greatly that waste will be stored in a large building which could, like these fires, be easily ignited. The largest of anxieties would be the fact hydrogen will be stored close by-approx.200 metres from my home-and have the same effects Flixborough Nypro had on the residents of Amcotts and Flixborough in 1974.