Andrew Murrison has expressed his surprise and horror at the decision by the planning inspector to allow Northacre Renewable Energy Limited to impose a waste incinerator on Westbury. Reacting to the news he said;
'This decision ignores the need to reduce, recycle and reuse waste and will encourage the burning of rubbish to the detriment of the environment. It also runs against the government's intended direction of travel as outlined in the Environment Act and subsequent consultation on air quality targets. Other operators will be heartened by this decision and will now be planning more waste burners to add to the over-capacity we already have.
I will be consulting with others to decide on next steps.'