 
Planning boost for Ince Park Biomass Energy Plant
09 September 2011
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Cheshire West & Chester Councillors last night voted in favour of granting planning permission for Peel Energy’s proposed 20MW biomass energy plant at Ince Park, Cheshire. The plant will be capable of generating the equivalent amount of electricity used by 37,000 homes and supply renewable heat and steam to local industry. It will utilise around 175,000 tonnes of waste wood each year.
Jon Burley of Peel Energy said, “We would like to thank the council for giving the plans a fair hearing. We realise that applications like these are not easy. However, these are exactly the kind of decisions that are required if the UK is to meet its renewable energy targets and avoid valuable resources going into landfill.
“We are very pleased with the outcome and look forward to taking the project on to the next stage, ultimately delivering renewable energy and jobs for the region. We are also keen to continue our dialogue with community groups via the Ince Park Community Forum as we have done throughout the application process.”
The two-year construction of the plant could begin in 2012 meaning that the plant would be making a substantial contribution to regional targets by 2014. |
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