We propose to develop an energy recovery facility in Staffordshire that will produce 34 megawatts of electricity from 400,000 tonnes per year of residual waste - waste left over after recycling, which would otherwise be landfilled. This power generation is equivalent to the average use in around 68,000 homes.
Kingswood and Poplars schemes
This website contains details of our proposal for a comprehensive scheme involving our Poplars site and adjacent land on the Kingswood Lakeside industrial park in Cannock.
Key points of the scheme are:
- Revised vehicle access and traffic management for our Poplars landfill
- Changed landfill phasing to reduce impact on nearby housing
- An energy plant in the Kingswood Lakeside industrial park
- An extension to our anaerobic digestion facility
- Diverting more food and general waste from landfill
- Producing a total of 40 megawatts of renewable energy, jobs and landfill tax savings
- Investing over £200 million in “green” technology and providing additional education and visitor facilities
Through our liaison with local councillors and residents, our response to the local “Waste Development Framework” and our stated intent to treat waste as a resource, we have formalised a plan to bring the above linked actions under one comprehensive scheme.
Latest Information
Biffa submitted a planning application with full Environmental Impact Assessment to Staffordshire County Council in September 2010. An Environmental Permit application was submitted to the Environment Agency in January 2011.
- View the full planning application
- View the short non-technical summary of the application
- View the February 2011 Response Document
The planning application was reported to Staffordshire County Council planning committee in July 2011 and committee decided to grant planning permission, in accordance with the officer's recommendation. However, in September 2011 the Council re-considered its position and resolved to reverse its previous decision. It has now decided to refuse planning permission, contrary to its planning officers advice and despite the details of the scheme remaining the same. Biffa has six month's in which to appeal and is considering its options.
