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ISSUE 4: April 2011
FREE Monthly News and Information Magazine for Shepshed
Relief for Shepshed Residents During the summer the future of the Shepshed Toilets in Hall Croft was in question when Charnwood Borough Council (CBC) decided that, due to cut backs, they needed to close them. An all-party decision was taken by Shepshed Town Council to take over the responsibility/maintenance for the Public Convenience. A sub-committee was formed and negotiations with CBC started late in 2010. In February 2011 an agreement was signed and work to refurbish them should commence soon. CBC will refurbish them to a standard that is acceptable by the Town Council. Shepshed Town Council are covering the cost of a Baby-changing facility, hot water and hot air hand driers. STC will also be employing a cleaner and someone to open and close them. It was decided not to charge for the use of the toilets. We hope to take over the toilets early in April. All parties on Shepshed Town Council and our Clerk have worked hard to achieve this result, and hopefully will continue to do so. Joan Tassell, Chairman, Finance & General Purposes Committee and Chairman of Hallcroft Toilets Sub- Committee. John Popley, Chairman, Estates & Recreation Committee.
Consultation on Environmental Permit
See MP Nicky Morgan’s Column: Page 4
Your views on Waste Incinerator are needed
The Environment Agency is consulting on its draft decision to issue an Environmental Permit to Biffa Waste Services Ltd. Below is their news release asking for your views: In February 2010, the Agency received an application from Biffa Waste Services Limited to operate a proposed Energy From Waste facility in Shepshed, Leicestershire. This draft decision will be of interest to you and your local community. I have provided some information below, which you may find useful. We have considered the permit application and other relevant information and responses and we are now consulting the public before we make a final decision. This will allow people a chance to give us their views on our draft decision. The consultation period will last until 31 March 2011. Copies of the draft permit and decision document are available at www.environment-agency. gov.uk/research/library/ consultations/80798.aspx Or you can view the documents on the public register free of charge at the following locations:
• The Environment Agency Trentside Office Scarrington Road Nottingham NG2 5FA • Charnwood Borough Council Environmental Health Department Southfield Offices Southfields Road Loughborough LE11 2TX There is also a non-public register copy of the draft permit and decision document which is available to view between 10am – 2pm Monday to Thursday at • Shepshed Town Council 47a Charnwood Road Shepshed Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 9QE The draft permit and decision document can also be found on the Environment Agency website at: www.environmentagency.gov.uk/research/library/ consultations/80798.aspx
What is this extra consultation for? Before an incinerator can be built, the applicant needs to obtain planning permission from Leicestershire County Council, and an Environmental Permit from the Environment Agency. These applications are made in parallel. The County Council refused planning permission for the facility to be built last October, after 2,000 representations were received from Shepshed and Loughborough residents. This consultation relates to the Environmental Permit application.
If you would like to talk to a member of staff regarding the draft permit and decision or wish to make an appointment to view the documents please call our National Customer Contact Centre on 08708 506 506. Any comments should be made in writing by 31 March 2011 to the Environment Agency, Permitting Support Centre, Environmental Permitting Team, Quadrant 2, 99 Parkway Avenue, Parkway Business Park, Sheffield, S9 4WF or by emailing psc@environmentagency.gov.uk, quoting reference EA/EPR/TP3036KB/A001 in any correspondence. Please note that any comments we receive must normally be placed on the public register. If you do not want your representation to appear on the public register, you should make a request to this effect. Jeff Dolby, Environment Manager said: ‘We have considered this permit application very carefully and drafted a permit with conditions that would require Biffa Waste Services Limited to operate in a way that will protect both the environment and human health. This further stage of consultation gives everybody a chance to see what the permit may look like and how we have reached this decision. We will take into account any new and relevant information received before making a final decision.’
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