Almost 2,000 people object to Beverley rubbish dump as crunch…

Objections have been flooding in ahead of a decision on whether a new rubbish dump will be built in Beverley. Plans for the new household waste and recycling centre in Ings Road off Grange Way, Molescroft will go before East Riding Council’s Planning Committee on Thursday, March 30. The council unveiled the plans in October to replace the current tip at Weel, which officials said is too small and regularly floods. But 1,917 objections have been lodged over fears roads would become congested and the site is only a few hundred metres away from residents’ homes and a children’s nursery. It is designed to handle 9,000 tonnes of waste a year, enough to keep up with the future growth of Beverley’s population. Read more: ‘Not digging it’- The angry placards of Beverley residents trying to block new rubbish tip It would also feature an onsite re-use shop. The site would operate from 7.30am to 6pm every day, except on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. It would be open to people living in the East Riding with a waste permit from 10am to 5pm each day and until 4pm during winter. The site would be manned by four workers at any one time and five on weekends and other busy periods, with the re-use shop employing a further three. The new site would replace the current tip at Weel (Image: East Riding of Yorkshire Council) Landscaping including fencing and tree planting is included in the plans to help screen the site from view. Documents stated the Weel site is currently the fourth busiest of the East Riding’s 10 tips but expanding it is not an option. They added the site off Grange Way was the best option of all those that council officials looked at. Plans stated: “The ageing nature of the Weel site and its location, which is on a former landfill site, has required frequent drainage works in the past but in recent years performance has deteriorated to a point that its replacement is required. “The current Weel site does not provide the most safe and efficient customer experience. The likely odour effects at the new site ar
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