Letter: Biomass firm welcomes Bishop's Castle decision

Letter: Bishop's Castle Biomass Power Ltd welcomes Shropshire Council's confirmation of the decision to accept its offer for land at Crowgate, subject to further negotiations.

The combined heat and power plant will use woodchip to generate a substantial amount of renewable electricity, and heat will be available for the Community College, SpArC leisure centre, the church and businesses on the industrial estate.

Surplus heat will also be used to make wood pellets, which are becoming increasingly popular as an environmentally-friendly fuel.

The CHP plant will increase energy security by replacing imported fossil fuels and helping to fill the gap as older power stations are decommissioned.

Planning permission was granted after an eight-day public inquiry at which all the issues were thoroughly debated in front of a highly qualified independent inspector.

The persistent reference to the CHP plant as an incinerator, with obvious negative connotations, is an example of the desperate propaganda against the project that the protesters are using.

There are hundreds of similar plants operating all over northern Europe providing renewable energy without harming the environment.

It will produce local green electricity and heat as well as employment.

The Directors

BCBP Ltd