Pollution claim is refuted
Bosses of a planned £5 million biomass plant in Bishop's Castle have hit back at claims it will cause air pollution. Bosses of a planned £5 million biomass plant in Bishop's Castle have hit back at claims it will cause air pollution. They issued a statement saying pollutants will not be trapped in local valleys. The statement comes as protesters expressed concern that a biomass power plant near Newport was shut by environmental health officials. The plant, at Eccleshall, was designed by Chris Day, the engineer in charge of the proposed £5 million plant in Bishop's Castle. It has faced several closures for technical reasons. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Bosses of a planned £5 million biomass plant in Bishop's Castle have hit back at claims it will cause air pollution.
They issued a statement saying pollutants will not be trapped in local valleys. The statement comes as protesters expressed concern that a biomass power plant near Newport was shut by environmental health officials.
The plant, at Eccleshall, was designed by Chris Day, the engineer in charge of the proposed £5 million plant in Bishop's Castle. It has faced several closures for technical reasons.
However, members of BCBP, which is behind plans for the Bishop's Castle biomass plant, have refuted suggestions their scheme will lead to air pollution.
The statement said: "All the air quality information has been scrutinised by South Shropshire District Council's pollution control team and by an air quality expert appointed by them."
It claims a letter from the pollution control manager states "subject to seeing the actual planning application, the detailed and comprehensive information provided so far demonstrates the plant is not likely to have a detrimental impact on the local environment, either from a noise or air pollution point of view".