PDE Consulting Limited recently prepared a planning application on behalf of FM Conway Limited for the erection and operation of an asphalt plant and road planings recycling facility, ancillary facilities and access on land at Neilson Rail Sidings, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4BH.
The application was submitted to North Northamptonshire Council and validated on 29 October 2024.
Should planning permission be granted, the application will allow for the installation of an asphalt plant and road planings recycling facility. The proposed development will allow for road planings to be recycled and reused in the asphalt plant, which presents an important example of the circular economy where the waste output of one process can be used as a material component to another; reducing the need to extract primary resources. The ability for the plant to be able to make use of higher quantities of recycled planings significantly reduces the Applicant’s demand on virgin aggregates.
The Proposed Development will create a highly sustainable form of development through the proposals to import aggregates to the site via rail using the existing rail sidings. The ability to transfer aggregates from road to rail will result in a direct sustainability benefit in HGV road miles savings and associated CO2 emission reductions.
In terms of annual production the asphalt plant is forecast to produce around 400,000 tonnes of asphalt, which will be supported by the road planings recycling facility which is expected to receive 200,000 tonnes of planings per annum for recycling.
The Proposed Development will provide full time employment to 20 employees throughout the duration of the development, if approved. Third party contractors shall also be employed to import the road planings, aggregates and additives and to export the recycled and manufactured products. It is estimated that this shall provide employment for around a further 50 indirect employees.
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