Resource Recovery Solutions (Derbyshire) Ltd’s delivery of new waste management facilities for Derbyshire will be phased. An initial Waste Transfer Station at Magfern’s Yard, West Meadows Industrial Estate on Downing Road in Derby has been granted planning approval. The proposals for the Magfern’s Yard development are required for a temporary period of about 2 years whilst the Sinfin Lane facility is being built.

The Waste Transfer Station will be used to transfer waste collected from refuse
collection vehicles onto bigger vehicles for onward disposal to landfill. The facility
will accept up to 110,000 tonnes of ‘black bag’ rubbish per year. The facility will
create 3 jobs.

What exactly is proposed?

The facility will include:

• a new free-standing waste handling building
• a weighbridge
• a new gatehouse
• the retention of the existing separate office/facilities building
• the retention of the existing vehicle delivery areas and car
  parking areas

The site

The site is located on the West Meadows Industrial Estate to the south east of Derby
City Centre and covers an area of 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres). The site currently operates
as a Waste Transfer Station and is located close to where waste is produced.

To view a location plan of the site, click here

Traffic and transport

The replacement facility proposed for the site is likely to increase the amount of
traffic by just 0.7% during peak periods, which the local highway network can easily
accommodate without any noticeable effect. The existing entrance on Downing Road
will be used by vehicles to access the site. The site can be accessed easily by
employees via cycling and walking, as well as public transport services stopping
on Nottingham Road.

Odour

All handling of waste will take place inside enclosed buildings and waste will not be
stored or handled in the open air. The buildings will be designed to minimise and
control any smells. Odour control sprays will be installed on all doors. Waste
delivered to the transfer station will be loaded onto larger trucks for onward
transportation within 24 hours to help prevent the generation of smells.

Noise

The facilities have been designed to minimise noise and all handling of waste will
take place inside enclosed buildings. There will be no waste processing or sorting
machinery on the site. The planning permission needed to build the Waste Transfer
Stations will set strict limits for noise to ensure that the facility has no unacceptable
impact on local people.

Deliveries to the facility will only take place:

Monday – Friday:

7am – 5pm

Saturday:

7am – 1pm

Sunday:

7am – 9am

Before we can operate any new facilities we will need planning permission from
Derbyshire County Council and a permit from the Environment Agency. These will
only be granted if the Council and the Environment Agency can be satisfied that the
proposed facility can operate without adverse impacts on people and the environment.

Timescales

A planning application for Magfern’s Yard was submitted to Derby City Council in April 2009. The planning application was approved on 3rd July 2009. It is expected that Magfern’s Yard will become operational in April 2010.

Stakeholder Engagement Report

The planning application was accompanied by the relevant environmental
information and a Stakeholder Engagement Report which details how RRS has
involved the local community.

Please click here to download the Stakeholder Engagement Report for Magfern’s Yard