Resource Recovery Solutions (Derbyshire) Ltd (RRS), a partnership between United Utilities and Interserve, has
signed a waste management contract with Derby City
Council and Derbyshire County Council. The 27 year
contract will see an investment of £500 million in Derby
and Derbyshire. This contract is not funded through Private
Finance Initiative (PFI).
RRS is proposing to build a Waste Treatment Facility and Visitor and Education Centre at Sinfin Lane in Derby, which will recycle some materials before using a proven gasification technology to generate renewable energy from the leftover, non-recycled waste.
This facility will be served by three regional Waste Transfer Stations across Derby and Derbyshire. These Waste Transfer Stations will be used to transfer waste collected from refuse collection vehicles onto bigger vehicles for onward disposal to the Waste Treatment Facility or landfill. The use of bigger vehicles helps to reduce carbon dioxide levels as fewer vehicles are needed to transport the waste.
Over the last few months, RRS has been listening to the views of the local community and stakeholders on its proposals for new waste facilities in Derby and Derbyshire.
During March 2009, RRS held four public information days across Derby and Derbyshire which around 250 people attended. People also contacted RRS via the community information line and project email address, with questions and comments about the proposals.
Following the public information days, RRS submitted planning applications for:
- A Waste Treatment Facility and Visitor & Education Centre at Sinfin Lane, Derby
- A Waste Transfer Station at Clover Nook Industrial Park in Alfreton, Derbyshire
- A temporary Waste Transfer Station at Magfern’s Yard, West Meadows Industrial Estate, Derby
The planning application for Sinfin Lane was submitted to Derby City Council in May 2009 and has been refused. RRS has lodged an appeal with the Planning Inspectorate against the decision and a Public Inquiry is expected to be heard in September 2010. The two Waste Transfer Station applications were submitted in April – Magfern's Yard to Derby City Council and Clover Nook to Derbyshire County Council. RRS has now secured planning permission for these Waste Transfer Stations.
An additional Waste Transfer Station is needed to serve the north east of Derbyshire and RRS is proposing to upgrade the existing MXG Waste Transfer Station at Mansfield Road in Corbriggs, near Chesterfield.
Following an engagement programme, which included two public information days in September 2009 which were attended by over 80 people, RRS submitted its planning application to Derbyshire County Council in January 2010.
All comments and feedback received during the engagement process have been included in a Stakeholder Engagement Report, which has been submitted alongside the planning application. This will inform Derbyshire County Council of how we have involved and informed stakeholders and interested parties on our proposal.
As part of the planning process, you can comment on the proposal directly to Derbyshire County Council who are undertaking their own formal consultation.
Please click here for information on Derbyshire County Council’s consultation
Further information about the Corbriggs proposal can be found by clicking on the icon above.
RRS will also be managing the Household Waste Recycling Centres across Derby and Derbyshire and future waste management facilities will be developed jointly by the Councils and RRS.
The proposed new waste facilities will:
- Help Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council exceed their joint recycling target of 55% by 2020
- Divert up to 180,000 tonnes of waste from landfill per year – enough waste to fill a fifth of Wembley Stadium and generate enough electricity to power 14,000 homes per year
- Create 38 permanent operational jobs and 60-80 temporary jobs during construction
Please click here to download the first newsletter detailing the proposals for Derby and Derbyshire
Please click here to download an information pack on the proposals for Derby and Derbyshire
Please click here to download the newsletter detailing the proposal for Mansfield Road, Corbriggs
Please click here to download an information pack on the proposal for Mansfield Road, Corbriggs
Download the Stakeholder Engagement Reports detailing how RRS has involved the local community and which accompany each planning application
