Vale Royal Throws out Gas Plant Application

Vale Royal Throws out Gas Plant Application

In an near-unanimous decision at its meeting on Tuesday 10th July, Vale Royal Borough Council's Planning Committee rejected Scottish Power's controversial application to set up a Gas Plant. This follows a deluge of letters opposing the plant, and a demonstration of more than a hundred people of all ages outside the entrance to Byley Airfield which Scottish Power would like to turn into an industrial site.

John Halstead of RAP (Residents Against Plant) commented: "This is excellent news, especially taken with the rejection Scottish Power received from Congleton Borough Council. It proves that balanced consideration of the facts by local Councilors shows up the Gas Plant as risky and unwanted. But we must stay on guard, as Scottish Power may push this matter to the County Council and beyond. We can stop this wretched plant, but only if we're ready to fight!"