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BPC were contacted by residents about the smell of methane emanating from Crapper & Sons and relayed its concerns to Richard Crapper. As a result Councillors were invited for a tour of the site and met by two Directors and a representative of the company. At present the site is used for processing a range of Non Hazardous waste streams which include composting, wood recycling and landfill. There is a Gasification Plant on Site which is the chimney that you see as you pass the site; this plant will make electricity and heat from the wood recycling operation but at present is not working because the process is very complex and will take some time to get going. In the meantime the recycled wood is processed and sent on to power stations including Slough and Margam in South Wales. The company is very apologetic about the smell which we were told is coming from the current open Landfill cell and is a result of the exceptionally wet weather and also due to the current cell being nearly full and starting to produce methane. The company advised us that they have installed biofilters in the ventilation pipes to reduce the odour, and are now moving ahead with capping the cell with clay. The gas is harmless and quickly disperses. Flaring is also now taking place and the company is trying to reduce the smell and tells us that this is a problem at other similar sites this year. BPC has also been assured that the Environment Agency and Environmental Health are monitoring the situation and are happy with the steps that are being taken. Although the site is actually outside Brinkworth parish, residents are welcome to contact Brinkworth Parish Clerk or the company direct with any concerns.

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Footpath 2019

Reward for our hard work and tenacity in pressing the case for a footpath to link Stoppers Hill and Barnes Green (Phase 1)!

Brinkworth Parish Council has been notified that the bid for substantive funding from Wiltshire Council has been successful. Seven schemes were submitted for consideration and were scored in terms of deliverability and value for money (cost versus benefit) and Brinkworth's Phase 1 (first half of the footpath) came third of the four that were approved.
This decision needs to be formally confirmed and Malmesbury Community Area Transport Group needs to allocate £5,000 of its annual budget to support us. Assuming all goes ahead as hoped, Phase 1 would be implemented in the year which begins April 2020.
Phase 1 will run from The Old Chapel to The Old Manse. The first step will be a drainage survey along the whole length of 'the missing link' including 'Phase 2'. This survey will assist in calculating the costs for Phase 2 of the path, which we will be working on in due course.
This is a big project for a small village and should prove invaluable to residents.

13th JUNE - GLEBE FIELD PLANNING UPDATE

We are still awaiting for this application to be 'called into Committee' by Wiltshire County Council - the delay is being caused by the Ecologists mitigation report with regard to the newts.

March 2018-Updated plans have been uploaded to the WCC website - these were discussed and voted on at the meeting on the 12th March - the Council once again rejected the proposals.

THERE IS STILL TIME TO HAVE YOUR SAY, DESPITE THE DEADLINE

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO WILTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR CONSIDERATION AND THEY WILL STILL TAKE THEM INTO ACCOUNT

Please refer to the link to the Wiltshire County Council planning department and the Glebe Field planning application here - 15/07234 to comment.

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Next Meeting 9th March 2020

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