Council objects to waste site plan at ex-RAF base

Plans have been lodged for a waste management facility at the former RAF base at Woodthorpe, Alford

A council has objected to plans for a waste management facility at a former RAF base near Alford in Lincolnshire.

The applicant, Steve McCormack from MHD Construction Services Ltd, has applied for permission to transform Strubby airfield at Woodthorpe.

The plans for the site would allow for the storage and recovery of up to 75,000 tonnes of construction waste per year.

East Lindsey District Council said it had not been provided with enough information on the potential impact on residents living nearby.

The site sits beside the B1373, between the villages of Woodthorpe and Withern.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the process of sorting the waste would involve screening, crushing and blending for reuse as soil, soil substitute or aggregate.

The proposals have been delegated to the county council's planning team for further consideration.

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