Councillors will decide tonight whether to agree to plans for a controversial wood-fuelled renewable energy plant at Woodham Road on Barry dock.
The Welsh Assembly Government delayed a decision until it had decided whether or not a special environmental assessment was required, but they concluded this was not required, leaving the Vale council’s planning committee to make the decision.
The biomass plant scheme has been proposed by Sunrise Renewables Ltd, based in Warrington. The plant would generate enough power for 22,000 houses but residents have opposed the scheme claiming the plant could cause environmental damage to the area.
