WASTE PLAN  press release

from

Gerrards Cross Parish Council

  

The Council has strongly objected to the Waste Plan put forward for consultation by BCC, because it fails to meet its own Soundness Tests.   

 

Most importantly  “.. the plan is not reasonably flexible to enable it to deal with changing circumstances”, when changes are already developing fast in technology, regulation, knowledge of health risks, reducing waste, recycling and public opinion.

 

This could lead to the construction of a large incinerator at Wapseys Wood, too big just for local waste and therefore requiring the import of more waste from outside Bucks.

 

Wapseys Wood should not be a 'preferred site' because it is in the Green Belt, only accessible by road and is adjacent to a residential built up area.

 

It also fails on other tests such as the reduction of competition by dropping Aston Clinton and High Heavens as possible preferred sites, without investigating fully the real need for  future aircraft movements and not giving full weight to advantage of rail links to Calvert.

 

Also, if long term contracts are awarded for a large installation which is at risk of quickly becoming obsolete, Bucks Council Tax payers will incur high losses and penalty costs.