Hazardous waste plant proposed for industrial site
GoogleA hazardous waste treatment plant could replace a former chemical processing facility, if plans are approved.
Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd (CWR) has applied to Stockton Council to use a 1.85 hectare site at Seal Sands near Billingham, Teesside.
Stephenson Halliday Ltd submitted a request on behalf of CWR for the Labour-led council to make a "judgment on the likelihood of the project giving rise to significant environmental effects".
The application states the site would hire 15 people full-time and the facility "would not result in any significant landscape and visual impacts".
The Seal Sands industrial site sits in between two nature reserves, TSPB Saltholme and Teesmouth National Nature Reserve.
The facility plans to deal with about 90,000 tonnes of waste per year, about 50,000 tonnes for producing waste-derived fuel, and about 15,000 tonnes of mixed oil and water in liquid wastes.
About 10 HGVs would access the facility from Seal Sands road per day between 06:00 and 18:00 BST, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
The application said: "Waste treatment, including bulking of wastes, will take place inside enclosed tanks and enclosed buildings.
"The site is constructed of impermeable surfaces with a contained drainage system which would contain any spillage and prevent its discharge into the environment."
The developer said the proposed facility may generate odour due to the variety of wastes which would be accepted at the site.
It said an odour management plan has been prepared to minimise smells.