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Environment Agency - Permit granted for an energy from waste incineration facility at Victory Road, Derby

www.environment-agency.gov.uk

16 March 2011

The Environment Agency today 16 March 2011, granted an Environmental Permit for an Energy from waste incineration facility at Victory Road, Derby.

In July 2010, the Environment Agency received an application from Clarke Power Services Limited for an Environmental Permit to operate an incinerator in Derby . The incinerator will take waste wood, bark and wooden packaging and can take a maximum of 30,000 tonnes of waste wood per year.

Clarke Power Services were granted planning permission by Derby City Council on 10 July 2008.

The Environment Agency consulted widely on the details of the application and sought comments from other organizations, including the Health Protection Agency, the Primary Care Trust and Derby City Council. We also asked for comments from members of the public on the proposals.

After a detailed assessment of the application, and considering a number of consultation responses from members of the public and other organizations, the Environment Agency has now decided to grant an Environmental Permit for this proposed plant.

Mark Haslam, Environment Manager, said: “We have carried out a thorough assessment of this application and taken into account all of the comments received during consultation.”

“In granting this permit we are satisfied that the plant can be built and operated in a way that will not cause a significant risk to the environment or public health. We will make sure that any plant that’s built will meet high environmental standards and will be operated safely.”