The waste firm is developing a waste and recycling transfer station in Maresfield –one of 10 new facilities planned under the 1 billion waste contract.
 A computer generated image shows how the new Hollingdeane MRF will look |
The site will serve the north of the county, bulking up around 85,000 tonnes of recyclable and non-recyclable waste each year for onward transport to recycling and disposal facilities. The new facility is expected to be operational this time next year.
Veolia is also planning to build a similar waste and recycling transfer station at Pebsham, which received planning permission last week, to serve the south of the county and the Brighton area.
A materials recycling facility is also proposed for the Hollingdeane area, with planning permission granted in June last year. Veolia has demolished a former abattoir and council cleansing depot and is preparing the site for construction to begin later this year.
John Collis, project director for Veolia South Downs, told letsrecycle.com said that the new facilities would help to divert waste from landfill using proven technology. He said: “There is no do nothing option. Landfill is running out and there has to be a robust solution in East Sussex.”
Incinerator
However, that it could be a while before construction could start on the energy recovery facility proposed for Newhaven, the focus of plans for residual waste management in East Sussex.
The 210,000 tonne-a-year capacity incinerator, which has received a hostile reception from some local campaigners, was given planning permission by East Sussex county council last month (see letsrecycle.com story)
But Veolia believes the decision could now be challenged by a judicial review.
Mr Collis said: “We are waiting to see if we get a judicial review application, which we think is likely. Our pollution prevention control permit for the site is currently under judicial review and it seems that the facility is being challenged in the area. We don’t know how long it will take.”
He explained: “The legal process can be long and the construction period is 36 months and it can only start six months after we have a completely clean planning permission.”
Local
The government decided not to call in the planning application for both the energy recovery facility and a composting site at Whitesmith, near Chiddingly (see letsrecycle.com story). It decided the decisions were best left at the local level.
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Mr Collis said: “We never expected the energy recovery facility would be called in as it would have to be an issue of regional or national importance and clearly this is a local issue.”
- Veolia Environmental Services has launched new waste services in the London borough of Brent under a 100m refuse-and-recycling contract awarded last year (see letsrecycle.com story). Pascal Hauret, London municipal services director for Veolia said: “We will be prioritising improvements and development in recycling and street cleansing services to ensure Brent residents receive a first class service.”
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