Environment Agency minded to grant incinerator allow at Swadlincote

• Environment Agency launches session interval on draft choice
• R & P Clean Power Limited making use of to run vitality from waste facility
• Consultation to run from 10 September to eight October 2025

R & P Clean Power Limited utilized for an environmental allow to function an Energy Recovery Facility incinerating non-hazardous waste facility at Swadlincote Energy Recovery Centre, Keith Wilshee Way, Swadlincote, DE11 9EN.

After reviewing feedback and proof from the unique session the Environment Agency is ‘minded to’ subject the environmental allow.

This means after exploring the problems and considerations which have been raised, the Environment Agency can not discover any purpose to refuse the appliance, however is but to make a remaining choice.

The session into the ‘minded to’ choice paperwork will run from 10 September 2025 to the top of 8 October 2025.

The preliminary on-line public session durations have been from 28 June to 2 September 2024 after which from 1 November to 13 December 2024.

The Environment Agency might solely refuse a allow utility if it doesn’t meet a number of of the authorized necessities below environmental laws, together with if it would have an unacceptable influence on the surroundings or hurt human well being.

If all the necessities are met, it’s legally obliged to subject a allow. 

The draft choice doc explains the Environment Agency’s decision-making and descriptions the way it has thought of the feedback from the unique session. The draft allow outlines the situations wanted to be met if the allow is granted.

The Environment Agency would solely subject the allow whether it is glad the operator may adjust to the allow situations. As properly as having acceptable techniques in place to function the incinerator with out inflicting hurt to the surroundings, human well being or wildlife.

The paperwork and remark can be found on our on-line Citizen Space internet web page on the following hyperlink: DE11 9EN, R&P Clean Power Limited, EPR/LP3327SK/A001: environmental permit draft decision advertisement – Environment Agency – Citizen Space

Once individuals entry this web page they are going to be directed to the place they’ll make feedback within the Online Consultation.

If they scroll down this web page, they may discover the listing of paperwork, together with the draft allow variation and draft choice doc. 

People can reply to the session instantly on the web site or alternatively by electronic mail to pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk

Those unable to view the paperwork or make illustration through the session web site or by electronic mail ought to contact the Environment Agency on 03708 506 506.

Background

The facility is designed to course of as much as 230,000 tonnes per yr of non-hazardous waste

The proposed web site additionally has planning permission which was granted on 04/08/2025.

Environmental permits

• Environmental permits set out strict authorized situations by which an operator should comply with a view to shield individuals and the surroundings. Should an environmental allow be issued, the Environment Agency has duty for implementing its situations.
• The Environment Agency’s powers embody enforcement notices, suspension and revocation of permits, fines and finally felony sanctions, together with prosecution.
• The Environment Agency might solely refuse a allow if it doesn’t meet a number of of the authorized necessities below environmental laws, together with if it would have a major influence on the surroundings or hurt human well being. If all the necessities are met, we’re legally required to subject a allow.

For extra basic details about our allowing course of please see Environmental permits – GOV.UK