Curridge Village

Parish Council Information

The Parish Council have received a significant planning application 11/02644/COMIND for an Energy from Waste Facility involving the construction and development of an Energy from Waste (EfW) facility for the thermal treatment of commercial, industrial and municipal wastes, together with ancillary infrastructure including associated ash processing, storage and air pollution control residue treatment, office accommodation, staff parking area, water attenuation features, gatehouse and weighbridge facilities, landscaping and new habitat creation, and a new access road at Old Kiln Quarry, Chieveley.

This application is of a scale and complexity for Chieveley Parish far greater than anything we see in the normal course of events and can consider in the usual time allowed for a regular Parish Council meeting.

The Parish Council have agreed to hold an additional ordinary Parish Council meeting on 24 January 2012 at Chieveley Recreational Centre, High Street, Chieveley, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 8TE to consider the application, any issues raised by the application and to agree the Parish Council’s response to West Berkshire Council.

The application documentation will be available for members of the public to view and read from 6pm on 24th January 2012. The Parish Council meeting will commence at 7.30pm with the usual public participation session where members of the public can express a view or ask a question of the Parish Council.

The application documentation will be available for members of the public to view and read from 6pm on Tuesday 24 January 2012. The Parish Council meeting will commence at 7.30pm with the usual public participation session where members of the public can express a view or ask a question of the Parish Council. The agenda for this meeting will be available from 18^th January.

If you wish to view the application it is now available on the West Berkshire Council's website at
http://publicaccess.westberks.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=LW6RJ8RD04Z00

You can provide your comments to West Berkshire Council using the following options clearly quoting the planning application reference number.

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Website:        www.westberks.gov.uk

By post:

Planning and Countryside Service, 
Council Offices, 
Market Street, 
Newbury, 
Berkshire
RG14 5LD

The agenda for the meeting will be available from 18th January.

Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the Parish Clerk

Telephone Number: 01635 247507

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We have received a number of complaints from residents regarding the West London Compost (WLC) deliveries to Rookery Farm which are passing through the village to gain access. On behalf of the residents (and based on these complaints) the CRA have spoken directly to Rookery Farm.

Rookery Farm have assured us that they have requested WLC to access the farm via the B4009 and in most cases this is being done, however, they did go on to clarify that West London Compost do use temps/contractors from time to time and these had proved more difficult to control.

We have been advised that there are another two weeks of deliveries remaining on this current contract, they are then not expecting to take further deliveries until Feb/March 2012 (once the ground is hard), and then again in the summer (2012).

Rookery Farm are concerned and very understanding of the residents views and are more than willing to attend an organised meeting if residents deem this necessary. Please do let us know if you would like this session to be facilitated.

We must also all be mindful that Curridge is a rural community - this does mean compost being part of our village for many years to come!