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Veolia Determined To Build Waste Transfer Station On Long Leys Road

25th July 2017 by longleysra 4 Comments

Veolia ignore wishes of MP and residentsOn Monday 24th July,  at an evening meeting lasting about an hour, Veolia met our elected representatives: Karen Lee MP, County Councillor Robert Parker, City Councillors Neil Murray and Tony Speakman. Veolia staff present were Keith McGurk (Regional Director-East), Christian Okenyi (General Manager with responsibility for the Lincoln operation), and Victoria Cooper (Regional Communications Manager -East). At the meeting Veolia confirmed they had no desire to move to an alternative site and were determined to appeal the decision to refuse their planning application.

In opening the meeting Robert Parker said that residents and elected representatives  were disappointed that Veolia had decided to appeal given the clear decision taken by the Planning Committee and the local opposition to the proposals

Request for Veolia to attend or host a Public Meeting: Karen Lee said that local residents said this was an important issue and she urged Veolia to demonstrate good faith by getting involved with local residents through a public meeting

Veolia’s response was to explain that the company had a communications strategy in place consisting of visits to residents living in the area close to the site, a mail shot to residents and an open-day at their Long Leys Road site. They were not ruling out a public meeting but would wait and see how successful was their own communications approach.

Veolia to work with the City Council to find an alternative site: Neil Murray said that talks between the City Council and Veolia were continuing about finding an alternative site in the Lincoln area for the proposed Waste Transfer site and asked where Veolia stood on the matter. Veolia’s response was to emphasise that the primary objective was to get planning permission to develop their Long Leys Road site by building a Waste Transfer station there. There was no desire to re-locate but if an attractive location was offered then it would be seriously considered.

Reason for appeal: Veolia’s response was that the company felt that the decision of the Planning Committee to refuse their planning application for a waste transfer site was wrong and therefore their intention was to appeal the decision and thereby to ask a Planning Inspector to decide.

Karen Lee MP said
“If this scheme were it to go ahead it would have a big impact on the daily lives of over a thousand people in the Long Leys Road area . So I’m really disappointed that Veolia did not show any willingness to engage with local residents at a public meeting and to listen to people’s real concerns”

Councillor Rob Parker said
“To my mind the meeting whilst cordial did not produce any positive benefits for residents beyond some maybes from Veolia. As we stand now, this big, multi-national company are clearly putting their own interests ahead of those of the local community and local people”.

The LLRA’s reaction to the meeting outcome: “It is clear that Veolia intend to carry on with their plan to build a waste transfer station despite overwhelming opposition from residents, local businesses and our elected representatives. As Veolia are effectively ignoring the alternative sites offered, the only way the Long Leys Community can now protect our residential area is by the whole community working hard together to ensure that Veolia lose the appeal with the Planning Inspectorate.”

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  1. John Shipton says

    27th July 2017 at 12:07 pm

    The meeting was reported on the Lincolnite web site – see thelincolnite.co.uk

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  2. John Shipton says

    27th July 2017 at 12:13 pm

    Also the meeting was reported on the Lincolnshire Echo web site as seen on here on https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/they-wont-budge-disappointment-developer-240124

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  3. John Shipton says

    27th July 2017 at 4:57 pm

    Notice this appeal over a development was accepted by the Planning Inspectorate. Read what happened regarding WLDC who originally refused the planning application as seen on this link https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2017/07/planning-committee-gives-final-approval-for-sudbrooke-estate/
    However, the new estate will include 130 dwellings with a mix of housing types containing affordable homes, a new building housing 25 retirement apartments, a pub/restaurant, open spaces, community allotments and an outdoor gym.
    The urban village on Long Leys Road was supposed to have a village shop and community facilities. It received nothing of the sort! But now in the pipe line, there may be a Waste Transfer Station operating 24/7 seven days a week if the Veolia appeal is successful – with a possibility of further housing development, built in small stages. on the unused and vacant fields nearby. But…nothing else to support the community!
    Think about it!!

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  4. John Shipton says

    27th July 2017 at 5:05 pm

    Only a few local residents received a doorstep visit from two members of the Veolia management team while a limited amount of leaflets published by Veolia were posted through letter boxes of houses.
    Veolia has been very selective in whom they contacted and refused so far to arrange a public meeting in the evening so that local residents could attend. In other words, they refuse to take part in meaningful dialogue and wish to proceed with their appeal without first arranging a proper consultation.
    There ideal for a way forward with the Waste Transfer Station is by bully tactics, ignoring the rejection of their planning application, making sure that the WTS is built in a residential part of Lincoln pushing aside everyone else who lives there, and operating 24/7 seven days a week without any written guarantee of reducing operational hours.
    A French multi million pound company who wishes to tread on residents and nearby businesses without at conscience putting their profit agenda first and with other motives in mind!
    Think about it!!

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