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Plans for ‘dirty’ power plants withdrawn
Two of three applications for fossil fuel power plants in Bristol have been withdrawn following protests by residents.
Proposals for a total of 80 diesel-powered generators in Lockleaze and St Philips by Plutus Energy to provide back-up power for the National Grid have been pulled ahead of a crucial planning meeting on Wednesday.
Councillors were due to discuss the power plants, which form part of the Government-subsidised Stor programme, and had been advised to refuse planning consent by officers working on the cases.
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An application for a similar gas-powered plant in St Werburgh’s, which has gained 684 objections, is still on the table, but has also been recommended for refusal by planning officers.
Planning officers cited the impact on air quality and noise pollution in their reasons for recommending refusal for all the plants in reports submitted to next Wednesday’s meeting.
Campaigns have been led by Rade Bristol and BS2 Green Space. Margaret Hickman, one of two Labour councillors from Lawrence Hill ward who helped form Rade Bristol, hailed the latest news as a victory.
“We have won. It is just quite remarkable and wonderful. The local community has come together on this and we have won because we have got such a good campaign together.”
Bristol24/7 has contacted Plutus Energy to comment on the withdrawn applications.
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