The following is an email extract received by LOSRA from Ian Boast, Assistant Director, Environment, Surrey County Council.
"As you may recall, SITA Surrey was granted planning permission to develop an Eco Park at Charlton Lane, Shepperton on behalf of Surrey County Council last year and since that time has been working to discharge the planning conditions and select a building contractor for the project.
As this has taken longer than anticipated and there are still a number of tasks that need to be completed before construction can begin, we will be distributing the attached newsletter to over 11,000 households around Charlton Lane on Tuesday 28 May to outline progress to date and the next steps over the coming months.
The newsletter provides information about the new gasification process for the Eco Park that was selected after the original supplier of the gasification facility ceased trading last year, and following a review of available suppliers and a procurement process.
It also includes brief details of some minor modifications to the anaerobic digestion facility that have arisen through the detailed design process and updates on HGV traffic, the bulk HGV routing strategy that will be implemented for the Eco Park and the diversion of a footpath around the site.
In order to answer questions local people may have about this update, a number of public events are planned. There will be two drop in sessions hosted by SITA Surrey and a public meeting hosted by Surrey County Council. Details of these events can be found on the back page of the newsletter."
