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Plans for Horsham’s incinerator rejected On Tuesday (19 June) West Sussex County Council planning committee at County Hall in Chichester decided, in an 8 to 4 vote, to dismiss the planning application by haulage firm, Britaniacrest, to install a “Recycling, Recovery and Renewable” thermal treatment facility in Horsham*. No Incinerator 4 Horsham community group, along with concerned residents, were present at the meeting, and cheered on the vote, brought forward by Councillor Barnett-Miles and seconded by Councillor Barton. Norman Clarke of No Incinerator 4 Horsham, David Johnson, Chairman of CPRE Sussex and North Horsham parish council spoke in opposing to the application. Local WSCC councillor Peter Catchpole also spoke to oppose the applicant. No Incinerator 4 Horsham commented: “Democracy is alive and kicking. We have to thank the 8 WSCC councillors that read the documents, questioned the WSCC officer’s reports and that of the applicant having undertaken their own research to substantiate facts. These
councillors acknowledged the visual impact of such a massive industrial building and chimney; the HGV impact on the roads and homes transporting waste to the site from other counties; impact on public health; cumulative impact; concerns over decline in air quality; and that the over 5,500 residents oppose this application.” Prior to the planning meeting the community group had already (on 18 June), with the support of NGO UK WIN and Campaign to Protect Rural England Sussex, submitted a formal request to the Secretary for State of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to call-in this application, which will progress, as it is inevitable, after Tuesday’s decision, that Britaniacrest will go to appeal. “It is felt that this application for a massive industrial incinerator is not of a national or county interest. The incinerator would impact the 6 counties the developer seeks to source the waste from, and so does not meet the West Sussex County Council waste plan.” Continued on page 2.
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