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Hazardous Waste Plant Proposed Near Nature Reserves
21 Apr
Summary
- New waste treatment plant proposed for Seal Sands industrial site.
- Facility plans to handle 90,000 tonnes of waste annually.
- Site is located between two important nature reserves.
Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd (CWR) has submitted plans to Stockton Council for a hazardous waste treatment facility on a 1.85-hectare site at Seal Sands, near Billingham, Teesside. This proposed plant would occupy a former chemical processing facility and aims to handle approximately 90,000 tonnes of waste annually.
The facility is designed to process waste for producing fuel and liquid wastes. Despite its proximity to the TSPB Saltholme and Teesmouth National Nature Reserves, the developer suggests minimal landscape and visual impacts. An odour management plan has been prepared to address potential smells from the variety of accepted wastes.
Transportation to the site would involve about 10 HGVs daily accessing the facility between 06:00 and 18:00 BST. The application emphasizes that waste treatment operations will occur within enclosed tanks and buildings, with impermeable surfaces and a contained drainage system to prevent spills and environmental discharge.
