Another Step to Stopping an Incinerator at New Barnfield
Please Send a Response
To Herts County Council’s
New Consultation On Waste Sites
By Monday March 19th 2012
5,759 objections to Veolia’s Planning Application to build a 380,000 tonnes per year waste incinerator at New Barnfield were sent to Herts County Council by Jan 31st 2012. These objections will go to the Development and Control Committee of Herts CC, who will meet probably on June 19th or July 18th, 2012.
People from a wide area have made clear that they do not want a polluting incinerator next to a school and close to homes, visible for miles around Hatfield, creating heavy traffic, and destroying our Green Belt and wild-life.
To Further Increase Our Chances of Stopping this Incinerator
YOU NOW NEED TO MAKE ANOTHER OBJECTION
To Herts County Council, by March 19th 2012,
About Their WASTE SITES ALLOCATIONS PLAN
This Waste Sites Allocations Plan lists New Barnfield as a waste site,
which could be used for various types of waste treatment,
including “thermal treatment” (=incineration)
You can respond to the Consultation by any of these methods:-
- use the Herts CC computerised system at
consult.hertscc.gov.uk/portal/pre-submission_waste_site_allocations
- or complete the form to be found on www.hertsdirect.org
(search for Pre-Submission Waste Site Allocations Consultation)
- or get a form from your local library
- or use our HAI simplified response form (overleaf)
Then you can get your official or simplified form to Herts CC by any of these methods:-
- Post it to: Spatial & Land Use Planning, Minerals & Waste Policy, CHN216, Herts County Council, Pegs Lane, Hertford SG13 8DN.
- Email it to:
- Drop it off at one of our collection points by Fri March 16,
& we will deliver it to County Hall:
48 Travellers Lane 106 Millwards
4 Church Lane 6 Martin Close
30 Cherry Way 1 Chelwood Ave
9 Far End 178 Bishops Rise
47 Holloways Lane, Welham Green
SHOW YOUR OPPOSITION
TO AN INCINERATOR AT NEW BARNFIELD
BY SENDING A RESPONSE TO THE SITES CONSULTATION NOW!
www.hatfield-anti-incineration.co.uk
SIMPLE RESPONSE FORM
(provided by Hatfield Against Incineration www.hatfield-anti-incineration.co.uk)
RESPONSE TO CONSULTATION ON
PRE-SUBMISSION WASTE SITES ALLOCATIONS
PART 1. RESPONDENT’S DETAILS
NAME: ………………………………………………………………………….
ADDRESS:………………………………………………………………………
SIGNATURE:………………………………………………………………………
PART 2
My Representation relates to Allocated Site Number AS048 (map 039) New Barnfield
PART 3
I consider the document to be unsound
PART 4
I consider the document to be unsound because it is not justified
that is, it is not founded on a robust and credible evidence base
and it is not the most appropriate strategy when considered against reasonable alternatives.
PART 5
I consider the document to be unsound because New Barnfield is not a suitable site for waste management
because Waste Management Facilities on this site would cause:-
1. VISUAL INTRUSION
over a school for children with special needs,
homes, public spaces, historic listed sites,
and a very wide area.
2. TRAFFIC NOISE, POLLUTION, CONGESTION AND DANGER
on the access road passing Southfield School,
on South Way and the Travellers Lane roundabout, passing homes,
and at Junctions 2 and 3 of the AIM.
3. LOSS OF GREEN AREAS IN THE GREEN BELT
Also the site is part of the Watling Chase Community Forest
and is covenanted not to be used for any noisy or offensive trade.
4. LOSS OF AMENITIES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE
A Resources Library is there.
Footpaths, a cycle-route, and a Nature-Walk with ponds circle it.
5. DANGER TO HEALTH
The site is immediately next to a school, and very close to homes.
There would be danger to health from traffic and from emissions from a waste facility.
6. LOSS OF PROTECTED WILDLIFE
Wildlife includes rare birds, and legally-protected bats and great-crested newts.