Recycling plant expansion given go-ahead despite 'rat run' concerns

CAPACITY WILL BE DOUBLED TO 150,000 TONNES

- By LAUREN MONAGHAN

A WASTE recycling site in Harworth has been allowed to double its tonnage from 75,000 to 150,000.

Luna Waste Services is a metal and aggregate materials recycling facility in Glassworks Way, Snape Lane, Harworth.

It currently processes 75,000 tonnes of nonhazardous construction waste each year.

Applicant Ashley Barrett applied to Nottinghamshire County Council to double this to 150,000 and this was approved by the authorities Planning and Rights of Way Committee on Tuesday.

The approved proposals also means HGV movements in and out of the site will increase from 160 to 308 the council's highway team noted its concerns for "rat runs" through smaller towns and villages such as Harworth-Bircotes and Tickhill in the planning document.

Ahead of the meeting, residents sent 21 objection letters over the plans regarding noise, increased traffic, odour, waste leaving the site, and operational hours.

A previous application back in July 2024 to increase tonnage to 100,000 was withdrawn following issues raised by council officers regarding increased noise and traffic.

The operator later received five condition breach notices in October 2024 relating to dust, operational hours, HGV numbers, waste types and the amount of material being accepted on site.