RG Note : I have made my response (as one of the Councillors for the area) to this consultation on behalf of the residents who have contacted me about the issues/concerns and complaints about this operation at Saxon Works.
As of this morning 09:30 there has been 57 individual responses logged on the EA Website.
‘If’ you are in anyway concerned or effected then follow the link below, it is easy.
https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/pe7-1pj-johnsons-aggregates-and-recycling-ltd/
The Environment Agency consultation on the Johnsons Aggregates Recycling Ltd permit variation closes on 31 October. This is the permit only, the separate planning application will follow next year.
The company is seeking to:
– increase IBA* throughput from 250,000 to 460,000 tonnes per year (an 84% rise)
– double daily IBA processing capacity
– more than triple C&D waste throughput (up 208%)
– expand total on-site waste storage by 43%
– reduce freeboard* (the buffer space between the top of the waste piles and the top of the
wall) from 1.0 m to 0.5 m
– and introduce outdoor IBA crushing.
*IBA (Incinerator Bottom Ash) is the ash and residue left after the burning of municipal and commercial waste in energy-from-waste plants. It is processed on site to produce IBA Aggregate (IBAA) for use in construction. *Freeboard is a critical safety margin that helps prevent dust, material, or runoff escaping the site during high winds or uneven loading. Reducing it by half increases the risk of escape at the boundary.
All of this is being proposed with a site footprint increase of less than 7.5%, effectively squeezing far more activity onto the same site.
In Saxongate’s view, this scale of change should be treated as a new application, not simply a variation. We believe the same approach should apply to the associated planning application due to be heard next year, given the scale and nature of the proposed changes.
There are only a few days left to make your voice heard. Submit your comments to the Environment Agency here:
https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/pe7-1pj-johnsons-aggregates-and-recycling-ltd/
Saxongate has now sent in its detailed submission which brings together technical analysis, public health input, regulatory documents and an independent expert review. It raises serious concerns regarding the accuracy, completeness and regulatory basis of the application. Specifically, in our view the proposal relies on the wrong BAT reference, weakens containment, overlooks existing monitoring infrastructure and depends on assumptions not supported by evidence.
We will keep you informed, and please do make sure you send your feedback in, the points listed above may help
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If you have any photos or videos or logs of issues (from your homes, gardens, roads or public land) please let us know and share them with us.
If you suffer any noise, smells or dust please continue to report it to the Environment Agency 24/7 on 0800 80 70 60.
You can also email envhealth@fenland.gov.uk or call 01354 654321.
This can be the best route for long term issues.
See = https://www.fenland.gov.uk/nuisance for noise, smoke, smell, dust or light problems – Fenland District Council..
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