As the saying goes, if you put lipstick and a frock on a pig, it is still a pig. Whereas an earlier application for the installation of a gasifier was approved by SCC last year, by cunning sleight of hand, SCC are now seeking to vary that approval for the installation of an incinerator. The two are very different but the County Council, in defiance of independent definition, insist that the revised installation at Charlton lane is still a 'gasifier'. This is of course nonsense but SCC cannot admit this for, to do so, would imply a new application rather than a variation to that already approved.
LOSRA and the Shepperton Against The Eco Park (SATEP) have campaigned long and hard to prevent this untested and unproven installation being situated so close to a residential population but it seems that SCC are determined to press ahead in defiance of the local residents' wishes and their legitimate fears.
As time passes, more and more reports are published clearly stating that incinerators are the cause of increased cancer rates. By the very nature of the incipient progression of these diseases it is only now that these long term studies are revealing the truth.
The following is the conclusion of an in-depth accredited Spanish study which involved a significant amount of sampling work in support of that conclusion:
5. Conclusion "Our results support the hypothesis of a statistically significant higher risk, among men and women alike, of dying from all cancer in towns situated near incinerators and hazardous waste treatment plants, and specifically, a higher excess risk in respect of tumors in the stomach, liver, pleura, kidney, and ovary. Furthermore, this is one of the first studies to analyse the risk of dying of cancer related with specific industrial activities in this sector at a national level, and to highlight the excess risk observed in the vicinity of incinerators and installations for the recycling of scrap metal and scrapping of ELVs, regeneration of spent baths, and treatment of oil and oily waste." The full report may be viewed by clicking here:
http://news.newclear.server279.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1-s2-0-S0160412012002279-mainIncindeaths.pdf
All residents are urged to make their representations by 28th November to Surrey County Council by writing to Alan Stones, Planning Development Control Team Manager, (ref.SP13/01553/SCC), Planning and Development Group, Surrey County Council, County Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2DY. Alternatively by email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The application itself may be viewed by clicking here: www.sita.co.uk/your-environment/our-plans
