Petition against Redevlopment/Expansion of Rendering plant at Skellingthorpe
The 'Hughes' rendering factory at Skellingthorpe takes dead animals and renders them down and sells the rendered material on for other uses.
- The smell of the factory is often extremely offensive when you are near it (on the cycle path or bridleway) and occasionally the smell comes right into Doddington.
- Hundreds of lorries pass through Doddington every week carrying decaying animal remains on their way to the plant. The lorries are dangerous to pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. The smell from these lorries is very offensive especially in hot temperatures.There is also a huge amount of noise and vibration from the lorries which is disturbing to visitors, residents and damaging to houses.
The planning authorities are currently considering an application from a new operator (Leo Group) to completely redevelop the rendering site at Skellingthorpe.
- Leo Group have a very bad reputation in the other areas where they operate rendering plants and have had thousands of complaints and had huge fines levied for environmental infringements.
- Leo Group will not tell anyone what capacity the new plant will be, but they have said at a public meeting that they are investing £30m in the project and plan a 15 year payback - this will equate to a substantial (doubling or tripling) increase in capacity, throughput of dead material and lorry movements. (Leo Group have stated that they will keep the lorry numbers 'the same as currently for three years’ but will make no guarantees after that, nor will they indicate when the three years starts.)
- This development will substantially increase lorry traffic on the B1190 and Back Lane into Skellingthorpe, neither of which are suitable for lorries
- Skellingthorpe is not an appropriate site for a plant of this size. It has a population of 3,000, it is close to Doddington which is an attractive rural village, with a major local visitor attraction and employer that has benefitted from millions of pounds of public and private investment.
Please sign this petition to register your objection to Lincolnshire County Council Planning Application PL/0055/18 - proposed redevelopment at Jerusalem Farm, Skellingthorpe
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Reached 100 supporters
August 19, 2018
67 Comments
No expansion of this facility is warranted in this location, the affect on environmental conditions for residents is already intolerable due to the foul smell and heavy haulage traffic. Any increase in the size of this plant will be seriously detrimental to the health and well being of our local community.
Really bad taste to even consider this project The Burton Village and Burton Waters hold a special place in the Lincoln area This would be very detremental to property prices
All lorries over 7.5 tons need to be kept off the B1190. It’s highly dangerous, they are so close to the pavement one slip and there would be an extremely serious accident, if not a fatality. These are motorway sized lorries going through a village. There is an alternative... the A46 bypass.
The road through Doddington is not suitable for heavy lorries using it as a shortcut between the A1/A46. It is a village in which a lot goes on with no pedestrian crossings which means residents and visitors are at risk when crossing the road going about their lives.
The existing facility has already been a cause of concern and complaint due to the migration of toxic smellls periodically. The facility is already at the limit of its acceptable pollution without further change
I live in Skellingthorpe and the smell some days make's it unbelievable to be outside
Smell is terrible
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Petition against Redevlopment/Expansion of Rendering plant at Skellingthorpe
The 'Hughes' rendering factory at Skellingthorpe takes dead animals and renders them down and sells the rendered material on for other uses.
- The smell of the factory is often extremely offensive when you are near it (on the cycle path or bridleway) and occasionally the smell comes right into Doddington.
- Hundreds of lorries pass through Doddington every week carrying decaying animal remains on their way to the plant. The lorries are dangerous to pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. The smell from these lorries is very offensive especially in hot temperatures.There is also a huge amount of noise and vibration from the lorries which is disturbing to visitors, residents and damaging to houses.
The planning authorities are currently considering an application from a new operator (Leo Group) to completely redevelop the rendering site at Skellingthorpe.
- Leo Group have a very bad reputation in the other areas where they operate rendering plants and have had thousands of complaints and had huge fines levied for environmental infringements.
- Leo Group will not tell anyone what capacity the new plant will be, but they have said at a public meeting that they are investing £30m in the project and plan a 15 year payback - this will equate to a substantial (doubling or tripling) increase in capacity, throughput of dead material and lorry movements. (Leo Group have stated that they will keep the lorry numbers 'the same as currently for three years’ but will make no guarantees after that, nor will they indicate when the three years starts.)
- This development will substantially increase lorry traffic on the B1190 and Back Lane into Skellingthorpe, neither of which are suitable for lorries
- Skellingthorpe is not an appropriate site for a plant of this size. It has a population of 3,000, it is close to Doddington which is an attractive rural village, with a major local visitor attraction and employer that has benefitted from millions of pounds of public and private investment.
Please sign this petition to register your objection to Lincolnshire County Council Planning Application PL/0055/18 - proposed redevelopment at Jerusalem Farm, Skellingthorpe
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
August 19, 2018
67 Comments
We can't enjoy garden, open windows and the smell makes you feel physically sick. This site should be situated away from housing and schools where the smell would not make such an impact and surely be better for the business. why should we be treated differently than Norton Disney
No expansion of this facility is warranted in this location, the affect on environmental conditions for residents is already intolerable due to the foul smell and heavy haulage traffic. Any increase in the size of this plant will be seriously detrimental to the health and well being of our local community.
Really bad taste to even consider this project The Burton Village and Burton Waters hold a special place in the Lincoln area This would be very detremental to property prices
All lorries over 7.5 tons need to be kept off the B1190. It’s highly dangerous, they are so close to the pavement one slip and there would be an extremely serious accident, if not a fatality. These are motorway sized lorries going through a village. There is an alternative... the A46 bypass.
The road through Doddington is not suitable for heavy lorries using it as a shortcut between the A1/A46. It is a village in which a lot goes on with no pedestrian crossings which means residents and visitors are at risk when crossing the road going about their lives.
The existing facility has already been a cause of concern and complaint due to the migration of toxic smellls periodically. The facility is already at the limit of its acceptable pollution without further change
I live in Skellingthorpe and the smell some days make's it unbelievable to be outside
Smell is terrible
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We can't enjoy garden, open windows and the smell makes you feel physically sick. This site should be situated away from housing and schools where the smell would not make such an impact and surely be better for the business. why should we be treated differently than Norton Disney