Background to the application:

Surrey Waste Management submitted a planning application for the Trumps Farm site at Longcross in June 2008. The application is to build an energy-from-waste (EfW) plant to treat residual household waste generated in Surrey that could not be sensibly recycled or composted.

The requirement for two energy-from-waste facilities in the county was identified in the Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy (JMWMS) adopted by Surrey County Council and the eleven other district and borough councils in 2006. The JMWMS sets out an integrated waste management strategy which is led by the waste hierarchy which places an emphasis on minimising the amount of waste produced, then recycling and composting as much as possible and then recovering further value from the remainder.

A waste plan for Surrey has been developed to identify suitable sites for building a range of facilities to manage the waste generated in the county. It aims to deliver more sustainable development by:

The objective of the plan is to reduce the quantity of waste we all produce, recycle as much as we can and recover energy from waste that cannot sensibly be recycled.
Treating waste as a resource.
Identifying and providing a network of household waste management infrastructure including energy-from-waste facilities.

The Surrey Waste Plan also sets ambitious recycling and composting targets, as well as the recovery of energy from the leftover 270,000 tonne annual household waste stream. It sets out the policies against which any planning application for waste facilities in Surrey will be assessed by the county's Planning and Regulatory Committee in deciding whether to grant planning permission.

Trumps Farm Timescales:

Spring 2008 - pre-planning application public consultation
Summer 2008 - planning application submitted
Winter 2008 - planning application determined by Surrey County Council
Early 2009 - construction starts (subject to successful planning consent)
2012 - Trumps Farm EfW facility commences operations

Public Consultations

Thursday 1st May 2-8pm
Friday 2nd May 2-8 pm
Saturday 3rd May 10am-2pm

If you would like to comment on the proposals, please contact us at:

Email surrey.waste@sita.co.uk or telephone: 01306 748300.

Click here to view the virtual exhibition, detailing the latest information on the proposed planning application.

Click here to view the planning application documentation.