Council to launch new court battle against Invergordon incinerator
HIGHLAND Councillors have this afternoon (Thursday) agreed to proceed with a second appeal against the waste incinerator planned for Invergordon.
Meeting in private following a full council meeting in Inverness, members decided to challenge the decision of a Reporter appointed by Scottish Ministers to grant planning permission for the £43 million plant.
They will now instruct counsel to prepare the legal documentation.
The applicant, Combined Power and Heat (Highlands) Ltd, plans to incinerate 100,000 tonnes of waste per year at the waste to energy plant to be built on the former aluminium smelter site in the town.
The highly controversial application, originally refused by Highland Council, has been the subject of lengthy legal wrangles.
Objectors, who include local landowner and former Harrods’ boss Mohamed Al Fayed, say the plant will increase traffic at an already hazardous junction on the A9 in Easter Ross, and affect local residents’ amenity and health.
The developers say the plant will use state-of-the-art technology and represent investment for the town.