Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

The Cabinet Member for Waste Strategy, Public Protection and Leisure provided information on the sites which had been identified as being potentially suitable to install renewable energy systems and sought approval to proceed to the detailed business / feasibility stage and the submission of outline planning applications for both of the sites.

Two former landfill sites at Standard and Brookhill in Buckley had been identified as potential locations for solar farms, both of which were relatively straightforward to progress.

Due to the close proximity of Brookhill landfill site to Alltami Depot, it was feasible for the electricity generated at Brookhill to be connected via a “private wire” arrangement to Alltami Depot, eliminating the current £100k annual electricity costs at the site.  The provision of a “private wire” connection between Brookhill and Alltami Depot would open up further opportunities for the use of an electric vehicle fleet by the service and the provision for charging points within the Depot.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the two projects be supported and the development of the detailed feasibility and business cases through the engagement of specialist support through the APSE energy initiative to provide the necessary financial and legal due diligence checks be approved;

(b)       That a further report be submitted to Cabinet following completion of the feasibility and final business case work which recommends the most appropriate financing arrangement and seeks final approval for the project; and

(c)        That the submission of an outline planning application for the solar farm schemes at Standard and Brookhill landfill sites be approved.