Witham MP joins forces with local councillors to oppose the Rivenhall incinerator
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, Witham Northern Division County Councillor Ross Playle and Coggeshall District Councillor Nick Unsworth have met to discuss their continued opposition to the latest planning application for the Rivenhall Incinerator by Indaver. They got together on Saturday (30th October) at the Witham Library meeting room. This …
MP’s Disappointment over Rivenhall Incinerator Decision
Witham MP Priti Patel has expressed her disappointment with the decision made by the Environment Agency to grant a variation to their permit to allow the controversial Rivenhall waste incinerator to operate with a stack height of 35 metres. The permit relates to the emissions that will be caused by …
Priti questions Environment Agency over Rivenhall Incinerator
Witham MP Priti Patel has today (24.01.20) questioned the Environment Agency over the Rivenhall incinerator and the Agency’s intention to grant a permit to operate. The incinerator is widely opposed across the Witham constituency and the local area. While meeting the Agency’s Area Director for East Anglia,, Simon Hawkins, Priti …
Rivenhall incinerator decision slammed by MP Priti Patel
Witham MP and longstanding opponent of the Rivenhall incinerator, Priti Patel, has slammed the decision taken by the Environment Agency to issue a notice indicating that they are minded to grant a permit for the controversial waste site. The proposal to grant the permit is subject to a further stage …
Priti Patel MP delighted by Rivenhall Incinerator refusal
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel, has welcomed the decision by Essex County Council’s Development and Regulation Committee to refuse two planning applications relating to the Rivenhall Incinerator. The proposals included increasing the chimney stack height and the Council’s planning officers had recommended the applications for refusal. The grounds for …
Priti Patel MP welcomes refusal recommendation for Rivenhall Incinerator stack increase
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham has welcomed the recommendation of planning officers from Essex County Council to refuse the latest planning application for an increase in the stack height of the Rivenhall Incinerator. The report from the officers, which will be considered by elected members at the Development and …
Priti Patel MP calls for greater transparency on waste incineration projects
Priti Patel MP has called on the Government to introduce more transparency and accountability in the decision-making process for waste incinerators. Speaking during a debate in Westminster on waste incineration today (9th April), Priti, who is campaigning against the proposed Rivenhall Incinerator, highlighted the complex paperwork involved when operators apply …
Priti calls for call-in on Incinerator plans
Witham MP Priti Patel has asked the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to exercise his powers to call-in the current planning application for the Rivenhall Incinerator. Speaking in the House of Commons [28 January 2019], Priti highlighted to the Secretary of State that the original planning …
Priti joins Incinerator campaigners in Coggeshall
Priti Patel MP has met with campaigners opposing the Rivenhalll Incinerator in Coggeshall. Priti attended a drop in session held by the Incinerator developers at Coggeshall Village Hall and then discussed the plans with residents objecting including misleading information being circulated by the developers. Priti, who has been a long-term …
Concerns over latest Rivenhall Incinerator application
Witham MP Priti Patel has expressed concerns over the latest environmental permit application by the promoters of the Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility. The application is to vary the current permit to enable the facility to operate with a stack that is 35 metres above ground level rather than 58 …