Information for Belmont Industrial Estate, Rochdale Road, Triangle, Sowerby Bridge
Status: PreventedPlanning Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Planning Sub-Region: Calderdale
Operator: Calder Valley Skip Hire
Capacity: 6,048
Campaign Group(s): Say No to Waste Incineration in Ryburn Valley
Notes: Application made in August 2015 (15/01072/WAM and 16/00297/WVARS) for a Small Waste Incineration Plant (SWIP) to burn waste sent to the Rochdale Road MRF (commercial and municipal waste arisings in the Calder Valley region). The application was withdrawn in September 2016, with a stated intention to resubmit a revised proposal "in the near future". A different application was submitted in January 2017 for a similar facility at the Calder Valley Skip Hire site (ref 17/00113/WAM) and this was unanimously refused by the Planning Committee on the 19th of December 2017. The proposal refused permission in December 2017 was subsequently appealed in July 2018 with the inquiry began in April 2019 (PINS ref 3205776). A proposal to vary Planning Permission 04/02712 "to allow use of heat and energy recovery plant" was also refused and is being appealed (PINS ref 3205783) and is linked to the lead appeal 3205776. Inquiry hearings closed in November 2019 and planning permission was granted subject to conditions in February 2020. Courts give permission for judicial review of the permit decision in July 2021 [Source]. The original permit decision was subsequently quashed by the high court. The permit application was then appealed for non-determination by the applicant, but this appeal was refused by a Planning Inspector on the basis that "I am unable to find that granting an environmental permit for the SWIP would not have an unacceptable adverse effect on human health and the environment". A new permit application was submitted in February 2024 (Ref: S13/006) [Source]. Permit application was approved by the Council in November 2024, but at a maximum tonnage of only 6,048 tpa rather than the 8,000-10,000 tpa requested by the applicant [Source]. In December 2025 it was reported that Calderdale Council would "effectively quash" following a successful high court challenge from local campaigners [Source]. In February 2026 it was reported that the owners had "no intention to operate" the incinerator on the site [Source]. (Entry updated 2026-04-20)
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Abandonmment Announcement files:
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Planning Consent files:
234-PlanningConsent-2020.pdfPlanning Refusal files:
234-PlanningRefusal-2023.pdfEnvironment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports
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UKWIN (and therefore the UKWIN map) focuses on Municipal Waste Incinerators, whereas our colleagues at Biofuelwatch focus on biomass projects. If you are interested in biomass incinerators (including waste wood plants) over 20MW then please see the Biofuelwatch map of UK Biomass Power Stations. Those concerned about biomass plants, including waste wood plants, should email Biofuelwatch at biofuelwatch[at]gmail.com.Please be aware: There is always room for improvement, so please send updates to coordinator@ukwin.org.uk. Existing Incinerator means a facility that is operational or under construction/commissioning. A Potential Incinerator is a facility where there is a proposal for an incinerator (e.g. planning application or planning consent) or other reason to believe an incinerator might be built/proposed in the future. A Prevented Incinerator is something which used to be a proposal or expected incinerator which we do not believe is currently being progressed (e.g. because the project was cancelled, planning permission refused, or years have gone by since the permission was granted without any progress) - in some cases a facility marked as prevented is being progressed without us being aware or is subsequently revived. Capacity is usually the permitted or maximum advertised capacity of the facility.