Locals are upset that rejected incinerator plans near Archers Field are appealed after council refusal.
Archers Fields Energy wants to build it. They appealed after the rejection. The government will now consider the appeal. A local councillor spoke against the plan. He warned this fight wasn’t over. He thinks Basildon is bad for incinerators.
It’s hard to predict the appeal outcome. The councillor said the site is too close to homes. He said it is not a good spot for this. He also thinks incinerators need distance. He worries about traffic, noise, and smells.
The industrial estate has changed over time. It had small industries. Now it has more waste sites. Locals thought the refusal was the end. People are upset and worried about it. Residents will be angry if it happens.
The company sends waste to landfill now. They want to find other options for waste. They can use ash to make bricks, they claim. The company says recycling is their priority. But they still send waste to landfill.
This hurts the environment, they noted. They want a recovery facility for energy. It could power 20,000 homes each year. The leftover ash would make bricks there. They will dry bricks onsite. Wasted heat could do so.