Liberal Democrats to stop incinerator on Railway Triangle (Jeremy Hilton)

Liberal Democrats to stop incinerator on Railway Triangle

September 17, 2009 7:33 PM

Gloucester City Council will debate the future of land adjacent to the Railway Triangle now in the ownership of Allstone Sand & Gravel. Allstone has recently offered this land to the county council as a possible waste processing site.

In a motion put by Liberal Democrat councillors, Jeremy Hilton and Phil McLellan will oppose the plans for the land to become a waste processing site. They want the land to be reinstated in the Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company's regeneration masterplan for the Railway Triangle.

GHURC's masterplan proposes to regenerate the Railway Triangle with housing, public open space and high quality commercial uses suitable for a city centre location. It has specifically removed waste processing as an option from land inside the triangle, on the advice of Network Rail.

Jeremy Hilton, Kingsholm & Wotton said: "GHURC has removed Allstone's land from its regeneration masterplan. This has allowed Allstone to offer their land to the county council for a waste processing facility, which could include an incinerator. GHURC has opened the door to Allstone to build a massive waste facility. GHURC has lost the plot. I want to see the land to the south of Myers Road, in Allstone's ownership, developed for housing and public open space."

Phil McLellan who represents Barnwood said: "We shall be calling on the two city council appointed directors on GHURC board to amend the regeneration masterplan, to include Allstone's land, to protect it for a quality housing scheme. The board is meeting 25th September to approve the regeneration masterplan prior to public consultation."

The city councils two directors on GHURC's board are Mary Smith Labour and Paul James Conservative.

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