Object

Preferred Options consultation document

Representation ID: 98188

Received: 28/10/2019

Respondent: Melvin Fox

Representation Summary:

I object to incineration and fracking being included in the waste plan. It is unacceptable for county council to say that they have to be in the plan as they are national policies. This makes a nonsense of the concept of a 'local' plan which should consider the views of the local community.
65,000 West Norfolk residents voted No to incineration in a previous borough council poll. Th county council's attempt to force incineration on us became hugely divisive, resulted in the loss of a conservative majority in county hall and an eventual loss to council tax payers in excess of 30 million pounds. Does the council really want to risk going through all this again?

Full text:

I object to incineration and fracking being included in the waste plan. It is unacceptable for county council to say that they have to be in the plan as they are national policies. This makes a nonsense of the concept of a 'local' plan which should consider the views of the local community.
Fracking may work in the open spaces of the USA, but is totally unacceptable in heavily built up areas.
65,000 West Norfolk residents voted No to incineration in a previous borough council poll. Th county council's attempt to force incineration on us became hugely divisive, resulted in the loss of a conservative majority in county hall and an eventual loss to council tax payers in excess of 30 million pounds. Does the council really want to risk going through all this again?