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Tony Ellingford has lived in Whittlesey for nearly 50 years
A resident says the dust and noise generated by industry at a nearby former brickworks site is “miserable”.
Saxon Pit in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, processes incinerator bottom ash (IBA), but neighbours have spoken of hosing down cars and window sills because of dust they believe is coming from the site.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is investigating public health concerns and the site’s owners have recently been reprimanded for a planning breach.
Two companies linked to the site, East Midlands Waste Management (EMW) and Johnsons Aggregates, have yet to respond to requests for comment.
Clive Vaughan, who lives opposite the site and questions whether IBA is safe.
Mr Vaughan said: “This stuff, if it’s poisonous, and if it gets released into the environment, is a couple of hundred metres from our homes.”
A county council spokeswoman added: “Following previous concerns raised by the community in relation to the Saxon Pit site, and reported breaches of planning and environmental control at the site, our public health team is working closely with partners including Fenland District Council, the UKHSA and the Environment Agency to carry out a risk assessment.
“This will determine whether there are any current risks of harms to public health from on-site operations.
“The results of this will be finalised and published in due course.”
The council said some of the complaints, “particularly around noise, have been traced to other local activities – for example nearby roadworks and the railway line”.
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