APPROVED: An artist’s impression of the new green energy power facility at West Knapton.
PLANS for a new green energy power facility in North Yorkshire have been given the go-ahead.
County councillors agreed with the planning officer’s recommendation that the 6,342 square metre facility at West Knapton should be approved - with various conditions.
The application was by Knapton Green Energy, a partnership between Tetragen, NCG Estates and local waste management company, FD Todd & Sons.
The facility will use a technology known as Advanced Thermal Treatment technology to create energy from non-recyclable waste.
A county council spokesman said: “It is anticipated that the legal agreement will be completed within the next two weeks, at which point the planning permission decision notice will be issued.”
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