Major changes are planned
Villagers living in the shadow of a coal-fired power station have been speaking about plans to demolish the cooling towers and redevelop the site. Concerns over the impact on the wildlife and environment have been raised with plans suggesting a huge Gigafactory, a hotel and a new incinerator could be build in their wake.
It is anticipated the towers will be removed by December 31, 2030. Site owner Uniper has received planning permission for a new waste incinerator on part of the power station site, known as the East Midlands Energy Re-Generation Centre. And wider plans have shown an ambition for a 150-bed hotel, food and retail outlets as well as the establishment of a Freeport to boost the economy.
Patrick Shawcroft has further concerns. Having lived in the village since 1983 Mr Shawcroft fears for the loss of green space and has, as such, written to the Woodland and Wildlife Trusts as well as Uniper and Rushcliffe's Conservative MP Ruth Edwards. The assessment says these "will be directly impacted because of either partial or full loss of habitat within the sites, resulting in a significant effect at the regional or county-scale". These concerns have been echoed by Mr Shawcroft, who says the development should avoid the land to the south of the A453 and stick to the brownfield land in the north, were the cooling towers are based.
"There is woodland and fields and there is a massive fishpond and they are planning to develop on all of that. It is a shame. The brownfield side is no problem, but why do they have to destroy all the woodlands? There are around 180 acres and they may destroy 90 of that. I think the overall development is probably good. I think we need it. But stick to the brownfield side. It's just a shame.
“The power station will close at the end of September 2024 in line with government policy to end coal-fired power generation and an LDO could secure its long-term future for it to remain a site of local, regional and national importance.
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