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Oakhurst residents demand

answers to incinerator proposal Use our cleaning service
The story in the July Link about the proposal in the draft Wiltshire and
Swindon Waste Site Allocations Development Plan dated June 2011
for a waste to energy installation at the Chapel Farm landfi ll to the and get a Free Oven
north of the proposed 1,700 Tadpole Farm development, has stimulated
alarm amongst residents of North Swindon.
Oakhurst Residents’ Association waste policy fi rst conceived in 2005, Clean worth £60
members have been investigating fi ve pyrolysis plants were proposed
and have discovered waste will be at sites across Swindon, the fi rst
brought in to burn in new ‘cutting being at Waterside, the council’s Typically from £11.25 per hour
edge’ technology incinerators. recycling centre and headquarters
In the July Link council planning of Swindon Commercial Services. Book Now!!
offi cer Ian Halsall said, “the coun- Pyrolysis is an evolving technol-
cil is promoting community wide ogy where waste material is heated
approaches to renewable energy to very high levels without using
with preference to district heating oxygen. The size of plants for each You can also have a
systems, as set out in our draft Core site is determined according to local
Strategy. need but to maximise effi ciency and spring clean from as
“We are keen to investigate the cost-effectiveness a plant is likely
opportunities of utilising Chapel to run 24/7.
Residual waste will be brought
Farm as a resource to generate en- to the site by lorries where it will little as £85
ergy and Crest are happy to work
with us on this.” have to be stored until it is ground
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However Stephanie Exell, sec- up into small pieces and fed into
retary of Oakhurst Residents’ As- the plant. Ask Peter BAsk Peter BAsk Peter B
sociation (ORA) said her members Stephanie said ORA has many
are deeply concerned by the propo- questions about the project. “We’re
sition and the fact that councillors particularly concerned that lo- Small Business advice from Peter Bromiley ACA
have been telling residents not to cal elected representatives and Technical Director at AMS Accountancy Ltd.
worry about the facility. borough offi cers have not kept us
“ORA has been trying to ascer- in touch. Chapel Farm was sup-
tain the facts about what kind of posed to be discussed at the North
waste–to-energy facility is going Swindon Cluster meeting on 7 July Q Q Q I’ve become a Higher Rate Tax payer and my
to be installed at Tadpole Farm/ but the item was dropped from the salary is now £44,000 - how can I avoid losing
Chapel Farm. The latest information agenda. Why?
received from the local ward coun- “Crest Homes, who want to build Child Benefit for my 2 children?
cillors has been that the methane 1,700 at Tadpole Farm, originally
from the existing landfi ll site will be objected to the proposed ‘Energy
used to generate heat for a district from Waste’ operations because the A A A Yes sadly you will lose Child Benefit of £33.70 per
heating scheme at Tadpole Farm. potential of odour, noise and visual week for your 2 children. There is also 40% tax due on
“We have asked repeatedly impact on a future community.
everything you earn over £42,475. (Your salary is
whether any municipal solid waste “We’re very worried about the
will be used in this process and have extensive pre-treatment processes £44,000: £1,525 will attract 40% tax = £610 to pay)
been told ‘no.’ required to be able to handle mu-
“However, after detective work nicipal solid waste. How is this to
Here is one solution. Start paying annual premiums
by ORA members, the council has be done and how will this material
confi rmed that residual waste will get to the site? of £1,350 into a pension fund. Tax Relief will lift the
almost certainly be used at some “The by-product of this high tem-
premium to £1,687.50. Plus you’ll save income tax of
stage to power a new pyrolysis plant perature incineration is ash and car-
which will be constructed as part of bon char and we’re worried about £305 and safeguard your child benefit. Better off by
the Tadpole Farm development and its disposal as well as emissions of £707 in your pocket and £1,687 in your pension.
Chapel Farm expansion. It means carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide.
waste will have to be imported to We need to be convinced that dust,
the site, certainly down Blunsdon bioaerosol and odours won’t have AMS Accountancy Ltd
Hill and under the A419 and it’s an impact on people living closeby.” Delta 606, Welton Road, Swindon SN5 7XF
possible that lorries will carry waste Read more and comment on the T: 01793 818400 W: www.ams-accountancy.co.uk
up Oakhurst Way.” waste report via the ORA site @
As part of Swindon Council’s http://bit.ly/oakhurstresidents

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