The proposed plant will include dozens of steel cylinders, many over 40ft high, and as tall as fifty feet. There will be a maze of pipe-work to interconnect all the equipment. There will also be a boiler house, a compressor house, an administration building as well as a building to accommodate the necessary electrical switch-gear. This is not a small, unobtrusive development.

 

 

 

 

Chemicals used in the treatment process will be stored on site, creating additional hazards for residents and users of Hurrell Lane, and HGV lorries will travel to and from the site with those chemicals, and the waste products, like sulphur, that need to be taken away.

The plant is expected to fall under a special set of regulations called COMAH, which mean that it will be classed as a Major Accident Hazard.

Oh, and for some of the time, a gas flare will flame from the tallest building, to burn off excess gas. This flame will produce particulates, compounds which contribute to acid rain, and a lot of noise.