Information for Proposed Waste-to-Feedstock Facility and Energy Recovery Facility, site of the former recycling plant and current Waste Transfer Station, Shireoaks Road, Worksop
Status: PotentialPlanning Region: East Midlands
Planning Sub-Region: Nottinghamshire
Operator: Envale
Capacity: 24,369
Campaign Group(s): Shireoaks and Rhodesia Against Plastic Pyrolysis (SRAPP) Action Group. Contact coordinator@ukwin.org.uk to be put in touch with those opposing this development.
Notes: Planning application for an "Plastic Chemical Recycling Facility and Energy Recovery Facility" submitted to Nottinghamshire County Council in April 2024 [ES/4644]. It is unclear whether the facility would be regulated by Bassetlaw District Council as a SWIP, by the Environment Agency, or as a hybrid. As of 5th March 2025 no permit application has been announced. In October 2025 Nottinghamshire County Council issued a second Regulation 25 request which included a total of 19 questions to be answered prior to the determination of the planning application, and the applicant responded to this in December 2025 with a consultation on this new information running until February 2026. (Entry updated 2026-02-25)
Objection files:
315-Objection-from-UKWIN-February-2025.pdf315-Objection-from-UKWIN-January-2026.pdf
315-Objection-from-UKWIN-June-2024.pdf
Environment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports
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