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Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 07:00
Plans for a biomass plant in Brigg are due for resubmission next year and developers are hopeful they will be approved.
A plant in Sleaford was given the green light by Kesteven District Council last week and Eco2, developer of both the Sleaford and Brigg plants, hopes this is a positive sign.
Brigg Against Biomass campaigner Tony Longland (44), of The Maltings, Scawby Brook, said objections to the Sleaford plant were 'completely different' to those at Brigg but said the decision would probably impact on Brigg.
Mr Longland said: "I think the Sleaford decision will have some effect on Brigg and you could argue the plant there will put more of a burden on us.
"At Sleaford, one of their main arguments was the visual impact, which has never been one of our arguments.
"We are concerned about the traffic: Sleaford has good access but we are being expected to take lorries down a 40mph residential route as the only option.
"And I do not think they have thought the flood risk through - you only have to look at the flooding problems we already have here."
Plans for a straw-burning plant on the site of a disused sugar beet factory in Scawby Brook, near Brigg, were withdrawn in September but are due to be resubmitted next year.
Revised Eco2 plans for a straw and woodchip-burning plant on Boston Road in Sleaford were approved by Kesteven District Council last week despite strong opposition from residents.
And another energy-from -waste 'gasification' plant, proposed by developer Singleton birch at Melton Ross, was approved by North Lincolnshire Council earlier this month.
Eco2 biomass commercial director Andrew Toft said he hoped the benefits of the two Eco2 projects would be recognised by the authorities.
CONTROVERSY: A meeting held in June to discuss the proposed Eco2 biomass plant.
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