A new waste management planning policy, published yesterday, means councils can no longer give special consideration to ‘locational needs, or wider economic benefits’ as justification for building waste facilities on green belt land, the government has said. For more information please click on the following link: Green Belt Update 2014
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GP Planning have submitted a Planning Application and Environmental Statement to Derbyshire County Council for a Surface Coal Mining Scheme near Clay Cross. The scheme will be worked over a 3.5 year period and restored to agriculture and nature conservation benefits. The coal will make an important contribution to help keep the ‘lights on’ in…
DetailsFor the attention of all material recycling facility (MRF) operators. You may be aware of the amendment to the Environmental Permitting Regulations earlier this year that requires measurement and reporting requirements for materials facilities that accept a minimum of 1,000 tonnes of mixed waste material (glass, paper, metal plastic) per year. As a result you…
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DetailsGP Planning Ltd has recently gained planning permission for a Waste Transfer Station and Materials Recycling Facility at a site between Bognor Regis and Chichester, West Sussex. The Elbridge Farm site will be run by Recycle Southern Ltd. Site operations will comprise the acceptance and sorting of skip waste to recover recyclable material for reuse.…
DetailsGP Planning Ltd are delighted to announce that it has received Planning Permission on behalf of Tamar Energy for a 3MW Anerobic Digestion Facility on the site of the former UK Coal Disposal Point, Wardley, South Tyneside. The Anerobic Digestion Facility will have the capacity to convert 70,000 tonnes per year of organic waste into…
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For the second year running GPP played its part at the UK AD & Biogas 2014 Conference. After running a successful planning and environmental permitting advice clinic in 2013, GPP was involved in the ‘Doing AD well – avoiding problems in construction and operation’ seminar this time around. As a part of the seminar Kim,…
DetailsGPP has recently assisted Netteldale Ltd in gaining planning permission for a cover to be erected over an existing ménage at premises in Askham near Newark. The purpose of the cover is to allow for equine related activities to be carried out on the ménage in all weather conditions. The permission follows up another recent…
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GPP has successfully discharged a range of planning conditions for a sand and gravel aggregates quarry planning permission which was gained in January 2013. The new quarry at Willow Hall Lane, Thorney, Peterborough will extract in the region of 2,250,000 tonnes of sand and gravel. Recent applications were submitted to discharge conditions relating to ecology,…
DetailsHaving successfully obtained Planning Permission for several Anaerobic Digestion facilities in 2013, we are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted as the only Planning Consultancy in the “Best Supporting Service” category at the upcoming UK AD & Biogas Industry Awards 2014. In 2013, we worked for 7 operators across 16 sites which include…
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