A digital illustration of the proposed waste to energy plant.
A proposal to construct a waste to energy plant in Te Awamutu has been reactivated.
An application to build the plant at 401 Racecourse Road was first lodged with Waipā District Council by Global Contracting Solutions in December 2021. The proposed plant will incinerate 150,000 tonnes of waste annually which will be used to generate electric power from steam.
Global Contracting Solutions first lodged the application seeking a non-notified resource consent. This is a shorter and simpler process but would not allow public input. Resource consents are required when proposed activities do not comply with the Council’s District Plan.
In September 2022, Council advised that public notification would be required. This allows any member of the public, or organisation, to make submissions.
Global Contracting Solutions has now paid the fee required for the resource consent application, meaning the consent application is now live. The company is also seeking a resource consent from the Waikato Regional Council relating to discharge contaminants into the air. That is also a publicly-notified process.
The resource consent applications will be considered jointly by both councils.
Public submissions on the proposal will open from Friday, September 15 and will close on Friday, 13 October 2023. Public notices advising the process will be placed in local newspapers.
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