On behalf of Cumbria Waste Management Ltd, Stephenson Halliday has submitted a planning application to Cumbria County Council for a Materials Recovery Facility at CWM's Hespin Wood Waste Management Park near Todhills north of Carlisle. Loads delivered to the waste management park with significant proportions of recyclable material would be diverted to the facility where recyclable material would be removed from the waste stream. The facility would allow for the diversion of wastes delivered to the park which are currently disposed of by landfill. The development would involve the construction of a large building to house equipment to process up to 30,000 tonnes of material per annum. It is anticipated the development could lead to the diversion from landfill of around 15,000 tonnes of waste a year.

Labels: Cumbria County Council, Cumbria Waste Management Ltd, Hespin Wood Waste Management Park, landfill, Materials Recovery Facility, planning application, recycling, waste management

Cumbria County Planning and Development Committee have approved the application for the landfill of inert waste and recycling operations at Roan Edge Landfill Site, Killington. The Roan Edge site is an integral part of the recycling and waste management operations carried out in South Lakeland. We produced the Supporting Statement to accompany a planning application and carried out discussions with the Planning Authority. At the same time as making the application to extend the timescale the submitted Supporting Statement amends the proposals to better accommodate the increase in recycling operations which has occurred over recent years. The engineering of void space to accommodate the recycling and processing operations would provide additional landfill capacity lengthening the life of the site.

Labels: Approval, inert landfill, recycling, Roan Edge, waste management