Meeting with local MP Karl McCartney

Yesterday we met with Karl McCartney MP to follow up on our meeting from a couple of weeks ago.

Karl relayed to us that he had been in contact with senior members of the council to express his support for our campaign. He shared with us correspondence he had with Simon Ward Lincoln City Council Director of Communities & Environment.

Simon’s letter made Lincoln City’s position clear on the application namely “Long Leys Road is not considered a suitable site for a waste transfer station” because “impact on neighbours from potential noise and disturbance particularly in association with increased vehicle movements, that the unrestricted hours of operation would exacerbate this, and that a larger industrial estate would be a more suitable alternative.” The letter went on to say “Veolia will need to secure an Environmental Permit from the Environmental Agency which covers the noise/fumes of the operation itself.”…