Confusion reigns in North Swindon about what the plans are for a CHP (combined heat and power) plant. The developers say that there are plans for waste to be disposed of at the new, proposed Tadpole Farm/Chapel Farm waste site. This waste will be processed at Waterside and transported to Tadpole Farm/Chapel Farm. The traffic figures for this 'waste' disposal have not been calculated into the overall transport assessment for the development at Tadpole Farm, but it is estimated that
8 lorries a day will trundle over to North Swindon carrying MSW (municipal solid waste). The developers have indicated that this may not be enough waste to achieve the necessary plant efficiency.
However, ORA understand that the project to procure pyrolysis plants for the Borough has broken down irretrievably and there appears to be no 'viable' waste strategy to take its place. So how will the developers achieve their Borough-set objective of a district heating system powered by a CHP plant? Would anyone in the area actually want a pyrolysis plant/incinerator on their doorstep when it will increase lorry movements at the very least?
The ward councillors did not have answers to give to the community.
