Information for Buttington Quarry Energy Recovery Facility, Buttington Quarry, Welshpool
Status: PreventedPlanning Region: Wales
Planning Sub-Region: Powys
Operator: Broad Energy
Capacity: 150,000
Campaign Group(s): Buttington Incinerator Impact Group
Notes: In July 2022 the Welsh Government upheld their moratorium and refused planning permission [Source]. Incinerator proposed to treat "non-hazardous, non-organic, commercial, construction and demolition waste including plastic film" with a catchment area said to be "covering Mid Wales and Wrexham" (Source). Outline pre-application plans revealed at a public exibition in December 2016 and it it was stated then that a planning application will be submitted to Powys County Council in early 2017 [Source, Source]. In February 2021 a planning application was submitted to Powys Council. It was reported that due to its energy-generating capacity being in excess of 10 MWe the application is considered a "development of national significance" to be determined by Welsh Ministers [Source, Source].In April 2021 the planning application was received by Welsh Government [See Planning Inspectorage page, See article]. In July 2021 The Planning Inspectorate announced a suspension of the determination period until the 18 October 2021 to give the applicant time respond to requests for further further information from the Inspector. Further information was provided by Broad Energy in August 2021. It was reported in October 2021 that the determination period would resume in January 2022 when public hearing dates would be announced [Source]. In October 2021 the case was handed over to the Welsh Planning Inspectorate [DNS/3214813]. The hearings took place in march (See website), the Inspector's report was submitted to the Welsh Government in April 2022, and in June 2022 it was reported that a decision is to be made by the Welsh Government "by July 22 at the latest" [Source] (Entry updated 2022-07-28)
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Inspectors Report files:
190-InspectorsReport-2022.pdfPlanning Refusal files:
190-PlanningRefusal-2022.pdfEnvironment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports
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