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First day of appeal against Monklands incinerator proposal, 19 January 2012
Today (19 Jan) the appeal by North Lanarkshire Council against Shore Energy's proposals for a waste incinerator at Carnbroe began today at the Court of Session in Edinburgh...read more

Working for you - Elaine Smith MSP supports local campaigners against plans for a pyrolysis plant in Monklands, 18 January 2012
THIS week will see another chapter in this town's fight against the proposed pyrolysis incinerator at Carnbroe. 
North Lanarkshire Council have appealed against a decision by the Scottish Ministers to...read more 

Bus to Court of Session in Edinburgh for Monklands incinerator case on 19/20 Jan
MRAPP are organising a bus for the Court of Session on Thurs 19th & Fri 20th Jan. Leaving from Shawhead Community Centre at 8:15am then...read more

Maggie asks residents of Monklands to attend court case on 19th and 20th January 2012
Dear allOur day in Court has finally arrived! We have enormous widespread support for the continued fight against the Simon Howie incinerator being built in Monklands...read more 

Monklands court case set for January, 27 Oct 2011
The dates for the Court of Session case - Council vs Shore Energy - have been announced: Thurs 19 and Fri 20th January 2012. As soon as we...read more

Coatbridge - Local CEO condemns Carnbroe incinerator plans, 9 August 2011
One of the directors of Scotland’s largest independent courier company has accused the government of allowing targets to take precedence over a North Lanarkshire community...read more

Call from Coatbridge - email Minister now, 8 July 2011
Dear all - Interesting item on BBC website relating to Dovesdale incinerator– but look what she says at the end! When you email her...read more

Coatbridge residents challenge minister, 7 July 2011
Aileen Campbell, Minister for local government and Planning, as part of a ministerial visit, met with the Leader and Chief Executive of the North Lanarkshire Council...read more

Protestors stage massive demo at Shawhead, 22 June - external link
HUNDREDS of protestors staged a massive demonstration at Shawhead last Saturday as they continued their fight against the planned Carnbroe pyrolysis plant...read more

Coatbridge protestors demand response from Ministers, 19 June
Dear All - The demonstration against Shore Energy on Saturday 18/6/11 at the notorious traffic black spot - Shawhead- shows that our community and our council...read more

Waste plant challenge to Government, 18 Jun 2011 - external link
A LEGAL challenge has been mounted against the Scottish Government’s decision to give the go-ahead to a controversial £50 million waste-energy plant next to housing and a school...read more

Hundreds protest in Coatbridge, 18 June

Hundreds of local residents protested today against plans for a giant pyrolysis incinerator at Carnbroe. Campaigner Maggie Proctor, speaking on Real Radio Scotland...read more

Monklands - Campaigners call on locals to boycott Simon Howie products, 13 June 2011 - external link

Local householders urge community to stop buying Simon Howie products in protest at planned pyrolysis plant...read more

COATBRIDGE DEMO, SATURDAY 18 JUNE, MIDDAY

Hi all - The demonstration is on! Saturday 18th at 12 noon at Shawhead flyover. I’ve attached: 1. A flyer – please print off...read more

Monklands - meeting today (5pm), PLUS NOTICE OF BIG DEMO ON 18 June
Dear all - A warm welcome to the supporters who kindly supplied their email addresses at the meeting..read more

MRAPP calls on Monklands residents to attend meeting on 7 June 2011
The next meeting of the MRAPP Campaigners will be Tuesday 7th June at 7pm in St Bernards Primary School in Shawhead. The campaign...read more

Elaine Smith hits back at Howie's accusation of scaremongering, 3 June 2011
“European Union Directive 2000/76/EC, Article 3(4) makes it clear that incineration plants include processes such as pyrolysis.”...read more

Pyrolosis plant boss claims MSP is a scaremongerer, 3 June 2011 - external link
Simon Howie hits back at comments made by Elaine Smith regarding planned pyrolosis plant for Carnbroe...read more

MSP questions Scottish Government minister over Carnbroe pyrolosis plant, 2 June 2011
Local MSP Elaine Smith has put the new planning minister on the spot regarding plans for a incinerator plant in Carnbroe...read more

Carnbroe pyrolysis plant given the go-ahead, May 19 2011 - external link
THE controversial pyrolysis plant at Carnbroe has been given the go-ahead after an appeal to Scottish Government...read more

Carnbroe - Reporter's decision expected in mid-May (11 Apr)
Maggie Proctor of MRAPP has received word from the Department of Planning and Environmental Appeals...read more

Carnbroe - today is last day of incinerator appeal, Fri 18 Feb

Fri 18th Feb is the last day of the four day appeal by Shore Energy against North Lanarkshire's decision to refuse planning permission for a pyrolysis plant in Monklands.....read more

Monklands public enquiry - message from Maggie

Dear all As you will be aware, the Inquiry and Hearing Sessions for the Shore Energy Appeal will take place from Tues 15th Feb starting at 10:00am each...read more

Reporter appointed to hear Monklands appeal, 14 August

A reporter, Mr Olwyn Thomas, has now been allocated for Simon Howie's appeal against the refusal of planning permission for - read more

Carnbroe press release - Howie appeals, 2 July 2010

Dear All – Please forward as appropriate: As expected, the Appeal against the council’s decision regarding the incinerator has now been lodged with the Directorate of Planning & Environmental Appeals. No ‘grounds’ for appeal on the website yet, should be posted on website by tomorrow -...read more

Carnbroe campaigners to attend appeal hearing, 21 Apr 2010 
Next week is the Public Hearing for an appeal by Rossco Investments, aka Mr Simon Howie, against North Lanarkshire Council's June 09 refusal of planning permission for an A8 Trade Park. The appeal relates to land adjacent to the site of a proposed pyrolysis plant at Carnbroe, and will take place... read more

North Lanarkshire Council publishes decision, 21 April 2010 
North Lanarkshire Council has now submitted details of its recent decision to refuse planning consent to Simon Howie to build a waste pyrolysis plant at Carnbroe. Click here to see the decision in full (Word Doc). Four reasons are given, including: "That it has not been adequately demonstrated... read more

Council committee rejects Carnbroe incinerator - 30 Mar 2010
Some good news from the MRAPP team in Monklands. Yesterday at the Motherwell Civic Centre a special meeting of the Planning & Transportation Committee was held to consider the application from Shore Energy. The North Lanarkshire Council P& T Committee voted... read more

Carnbroe pyrolysis plant - D-Day approaches

D-DAY (Decision Day)
This is it folks............the meeting commences at 11am on Mon 29th March and our councillors will finally vote on whether this pyrolysis plant gets planning approval or not. Please come along and show your support for YOUR campaign against the plant.
The meeting will be held in the Motherwell Civic, we will meet around 10:15 am. MORE....

Council finds "lost" letters

MRAPP campaigner Maggie Proctor recently challenged NLC Planning on the number of objections received regarding the Carnbroe pyrolysis proposals.  "The report from Planning Dept states 4298, yet 5777 passed through my hands." MORE.....

Dodgy dealings of Pyrolysis promoter - 26.2.10 

Simon Howie, who is trying to convince the community that this plant will be perfectly safe, has already been fined by SEPA for operating outwith the law – see link - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4446618.stm. Ok,so it was 2005 but it still happened! Read more....

Planning committee grants site visit & hearing - 26.2.10

Yesterday (Thursday) the Planning Committee of North Lanarkshire Council decided to grant a site visit and hearing. Afterwards Maggie Proctor of MRAPP (Monklands Residents Against Pyrolysis Plant) said "We await the date for that".

GAINS responds to planning recommendation - 24.2.10

GAINS member Michael Gallagher has sent an email to all North Lanarkshire councillors expressing concern over report by planning officers which supports Shore Energy's proposals. Click here to see the email.

Planning meeting this week - 'Does not bode well" 

The long-awaited planning meeting to decide whether or not the Carnbroe incinerator should get the go-ahead will take place at the Motherwell Civic Centre on Thursday 25 February 2010. Local campaigner Maggie Proctor has expressed concerns that the situation "does not bode well at all", adding, "I will be taking them to task over their take on the number of objections – I maintain it’s 5700, they say only 4k."

Council planning officers have produced a report recommending that the Council accepts the proposal (download as Word Doc or PDF file). 

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Lanarkshire protestors ask you to write to your MSP, asking them to support a Motion calling for review of incinerator policy, 5 September 2011
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