Greengairs

 

Campaign group:	North Airdrie Joint Communities Group, contact Ann Coleman at a.coleman2002@talk21.com
Applicant:	Airdrie North Limited, Registered address: 176 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HG UNITED KINGDOM (this is a development subsidiary of Gillespie Investment Group, 184 Ingram Street, Glasgow, G1 1DN, Tel: 0141 248 4801) However the project has been entirely delivered by James Barr Ltd (architects), 226 West George Street, Glasgow G2 2LN, Tel: 0141 300 8000 (click here for details)
Details	Planning application for a combined heat and energy plant, and recycling facility at the site of the former Drumshangie opencast coal mine, at Greengairs by Airdrie. The facility is proposed to be the focus of a new settlement, which is still to be planned.
Technology:	Energy from Waste
Fuel	Municipal solid waste
Capacity:	300,000 tonnes per annum
Local authority:	North Lanarkshire Council
Planning application	Application reference 08/01023/FUL
Status of current application:	Given planning consent on 15 April 2009 Click here for a summary of the campaign history, 25 May 2010

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Scottish Parliament to debate incineration on Thursday 15 September
MSPs are due to discuss the following motion on the morning of Thursday 15 September: The motion is proposed by Michael McMahon and supported by Margaret Mitchell MSP.

Lanarkshire protestors ask you to write to your MSP, asking them to support a Motion calling for review of incinerator policy, 5 September
Dear All - The Motion below was submitted today my Margaret Mitchell MSP, please note that it asks for a review of the policy on incinerators. Perhaps you could ask your MSPs' to consider supporting the motion...read more

Greengairs group speak out over incinerator “inconsistency”, 31 Aug 2011
OPPONENTS of the approved energy-from-waste plant near Greengairs say they are “angry about the inconsistency” of politicians’ reaction to Monklands’ two incineration projects...read more