Residents group urges action on contaminated land: Queen Charlton Quarry

In a bid to address concerns over environmental breaches and contamination at Queen Charlton Quarry, a resident’s group, Protect Our Keynsham Environment (POKE), is rallying support to push Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) into action. The site, originally designated for inert material restoration in 2014, has been embroiled in controversy due to evidence

Enforcement update – July

We thought it might be useful to provide an update on the enforcement case on the Resourceful Earth site. The council officer from Bath and North East Somerset Council has advised us of the following: “An Enforcement Notice is currently in effect on this site requiring the removal of the buildings and equipment relating to

Unlawful Anaerobic Digestion site, Queen Charlton: Call for legal action in relation to breach

The landowners at Queen Charlton Quarry near Keynsham had until 10th March 2023 to comply with the Enforcement Notice by demolishing the anaerobic digestion plant buildings and removing all resultant material from the land. The enforcement notice is now in force but it appears Resourceful Earth Limited (REL) has not complied. This unpopular development has

Enforcement action update

An enforcement notice was served on 25th November 2020 requiring the demolition or dismantlement of the buildings and remove all resultant material from the land. The time for compliance was 6 months from when the Notice took effect (1st January 2022) which was 1st June 2022. The owners of the site then applied for planning

Appeal withdrawn

Protect Our Keynsham Environment (POKE) has been advised via Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) that Resourceful Energy Anaerobic Limited have withdrawn their appeal to build a supersized anaerobic digester facility at the Queen Charlton quarry site. This is good news that the appeal has been withdrawn, POKE would like to thank the council

POKE launch leaflet drive and public meetings to publicise fighting fund

Protect Our Keynsham Environment (POKE) have launched a leaflet drive and public meetings to publicise our ‘Stop the digester power plant’ fighting fund appeal. Thanks to our army of volunteers 2,000 leaflets are being delivered around our communities. In addition, four public meetings are being held in Queen Charlton, Compton Dando, Pensford and Keynsham. And

Protect Our Keynsham Environment launch fighting fund

Protect Our Keynsham Environment (POKE) have launched a new fundraising drive to keep up the fight against a developer still wanting to build a 92,000-tonne supersized anaerobic digester facility near Keynsham. POKE’s highly successful campaign helped persuade local councillors on the Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) planning committee to unanimously oppose plans for

Developer to appeal against Keynsham Anaerobic Digester Facility decision

Developer Resourceful Energy Anaerobic Limited (REAL) have advised the council that they intend to appeal against refusal of planning permission for their supersized anaerobic digester facility in the Green Belt. The company have written to Bath and North East Somerset Council giving them formal notification of the appeal process, stating that the appeal is likely

Victory – Keynsham power plant firmly rejected

In a short meeting of Bath and North East Somerset Council’s planning committee on 9th March 2022, Resourceful Energy Anaerobic Limited’s (REAL’s) planning application for a supersize anaerobic digester power plant in Keynsham Green Belt was unanimously refused planning permission by elected B&NES councillors. There were huge sighs of relief in the packed room from

Show you still object on March 9

Bath and North East Somerset Council’s planning committee will meet at 11am on Wednesday, 9 March 2022 to consider Resourceful Energy Anaerobic Limited’s (REAL’s) controversial planning application for a super-sized digester power plant in our Green Belt. In their report, B&NES’s planners recommended refusal, which we strongly support and have instructed our planning consultant to