Plans for new waste transfer station in Denbigh set to be decided

Plans for a waste transfer station capable of processing 75,000 tonnes of refuse each year are to go before councillors tomorrow.

The site on land adjacent to the Colomendy Industrial Estate in Denbigh would be Denbighshire council’s new centre for waste and entire scheme is being pursued as part of a consortium in five separate applications.

The authority believes the new facility will help it reach the Welsh Government target of recycling 70% of waste by 2025. It will be completed by September 2021.

Outline plans for 31 units built in two stages are also being brought forward on behalf of Yard Space Wales Ltd. They will be a mix of offices, storage and industrial spaces.

Lock Stock Self Storage wants to build 11 units housing 239 storage containers and construct a new access road.

Emyr Evans will pursue a development of 22 units, for office, industrial and storage use in two phases.

Finally Henllan Bread wants to expand its premises on the estate with a 1,585 square metre extension.

The planning report shows new vehicles would be purchased to service the new waste transfer depot.

The facility would be open from 6am until 7pm on weekdays, closed weekends and open on Bank Holidays – except Christmas Day and New Year’s day.

A plan for how the refuse is dealt with was also outlined in the planning documents

Recycling will be sorted, baled and stored before being passed on to recycling facilities elsewhere.

Household waste would take up around 55,000 tonnes of the site’s capacity and trade waste 20,000 tonnes.

The report also details what will happen to the various waste offloaded at the site.

Residual waste, left in black bins, will be offloaded and transferred to the new Parc Adfer facility on Deeside to extract energy.

Green waste will go to Flintshire’s composting site in Greenfield and food waste will be kept in sealed containers and removed from site every 24 hours.

Highways waste will sorted and sent to one of two facilities in Pwllheli or St Asaph.

Absorbent hygiene products will be kept on site in containers and transferred for processing within 72 hours.

Construction of the waste transfer station will start in May this year and be completed by September 2021.

The remaining four plots will be completed in between two and five years.

All five planning applications will be heard tomorrow (Wednesday).

By Jez Hemming – Local Democracy Reporter