Lakes in Danger

Save Radley Lakes joined communities to try and prevent the destruction of a 12 hectare site located between Radley and Abingdon

RWE NPower and Oxfordshire County Council

between them have concocted a scheme which, if approved by the Secretary of State, will destroy a beautiful lake and deprive the community of an essential part of the landscape.

The area is rich in bio-diversity and should be protected.

Instead 500,000 tonnes of waste fuel ash (PFA) will be dumped here to the detriment of the wildlife and the environment.

The CPRE have supported us and are appalled at the Government stance particularly in view of the speech made by Ruth Kelly recently.

http://www.saveradleylakes.org.uk/



...Waste Recycling Group have applied to Oxfordshire County Council to vary their planning permission for Sutton Courtenay landfill site. Because the landfill site is so much larger than originally thought (there is around 8 million cubic metres of space remaining) and because the amount of waste going to landfill is falling as a result of recycling policies, WRGL is asking Oxfordshire County Council to extend the life of the site from 2012 until 2021. This means they are asking Oxfordshire County Council for approval to increase the number of lorries so they can fill the void with more London Waste before their licence expires!!!

Why can't NPower put their fuel ash in the spare capacity WRG have and save a lake from destruction? Will Oxfordshire County Council act in the interests of the public instead of big business? Write and ask them to reconsider the current planning application by NPower - whilst there is still time.