Council gives green light to Chippy recycling centre
Greystones is the old house on the Burford Road
which used to be owned by Chippy Town Council. The District Council are going to
build a new recycling centre in the old Greystones industrial depot behind it.
CHIPPING Norton took another step towards a sustainable future this week
after plans for a new household recycling centre were approved by West
Oxfordshire District Council.
The new facility, which is to be built by WODC at the former Greystones
council depot on the outskirts of town, will allow residents to recycle a much
wider range of items than they currently can in weekly collection boxes.
Chipping Norton Mayor Martin Jarratt says the town council is very pleased the centre has been approved but some details still need to be resolved – including the lease of a strip of town council access land to the site and the question of household waste.
“It’s moving on but we’ve just got to resolve the details of the lease,” he said.
“West Oxon offered us a peppercorn rent and we made an offer in return.
“I’m sure we’ll meet somewhere in the middle but it’s just a question of negotiating details.”
The town council has asked for a skip for household waste alongside the recycling bins but WODC says it is not intending to receive “general household waste”.
Mr Jarratt said: “We asked the question of what happens if people turn up with stuff that doesn’t fit in any of the skips.
“We’re concerned there might be an increase in fly tipping and rubbish might get dumped in people’s doorways.”
The plans have also been altered so the skips will not be directly sited next to the historic Greystones building – previously owned by the town council and recently sold for office space.
The new centre will cost £200,000 but WODC has said the facility will generate £22,000 each year from recycling revenues. - Banbury Guardian
Chipping Norton Mayor Martin Jarratt says the town council is very pleased the centre has been approved but some details still need to be resolved – including the lease of a strip of town council access land to the site and the question of household waste.
“It’s moving on but we’ve just got to resolve the details of the lease,” he said.
“West Oxon offered us a peppercorn rent and we made an offer in return.
“I’m sure we’ll meet somewhere in the middle but it’s just a question of negotiating details.”
The town council has asked for a skip for household waste alongside the recycling bins but WODC says it is not intending to receive “general household waste”.
Mr Jarratt said: “We asked the question of what happens if people turn up with stuff that doesn’t fit in any of the skips.
“We’re concerned there might be an increase in fly tipping and rubbish might get dumped in people’s doorways.”
The plans have also been altered so the skips will not be directly sited next to the historic Greystones building – previously owned by the town council and recently sold for office space.
The new centre will cost £200,000 but WODC has said the facility will generate £22,000 each year from recycling revenues. - Banbury Guardian
Ed: Unbelievable!
Spelsbury Parish Council wanted to get rid of the tip because the traffic ruined their peace,
Chadlington Parish Council didn't
want it because they got fed up of heavy traffic through the village to the tip,
Dean didn't want it because Lord Chadlington said so,
WODC said it wasn't necessary because people were re-cycling more in the weekly collections, now they say it's necessary because they say WE want to re-cycle more.
This council are welcoming with open arms what other people don't want.
The council says “We’re concerned there might be an increase in fly tipping and rubbish might get dumped in people’s doorways.” Well why on earth is the council giving it's backing then?(The tip at Dean had problems with people dumping rubbish outside the gates when the tip was closed) (and Spelsbury, Chadlington and Dean resdents will use it) the old council yard in Witney have homes being built on it, here we have a rubbish tip, absolutely bloody amazing! Well done town council, Nuclear power stations and wind farms next?
Dean didn't want it because Lord Chadlington said so,
WODC said it wasn't necessary because people were re-cycling more in the weekly collections, now they say it's necessary because they say WE want to re-cycle more.
This council are welcoming with open arms what other people don't want.
The council says “We’re concerned there might be an increase in fly tipping and rubbish might get dumped in people’s doorways.” Well why on earth is the council giving it's backing then?(The tip at Dean had problems with people dumping rubbish outside the gates when the tip was closed) (and Spelsbury, Chadlington and Dean resdents will use it) the old council yard in Witney have homes being built on it, here we have a rubbish tip, absolutely bloody amazing! Well done town council, Nuclear power stations and wind farms next?