Are there any impacts on local ecology and the adjacent Site of Scientific Special Interest (SSSI)?
The proposed facility will lead to significant improvements to the existing industrial site, designing in measures such as badger and otter pathways and including additional planting. The Site of Special Scientific Interest (a geological site) at the Glencot Road end and adjacent to the site roadway will not be disturbed at all by the proposed development but the company has proposed measures for its protection and maintenance following discussions with Natural England. As regards other ecological interests e.g sites at some distance from the Haybridge, as well as bats and slow worms, the reports submitted by the Company to Somerset County Council demonstrate that these will not be harmed. The Company is considering the possibility of providing a visitor centre in the proposed buildings for those interested in learning more about the WP2 plant and the use of non-recyclable waste as a source of renewable power.
