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LedZep - Th aks for the heads up will read the dociuments later. I note that we have had no new consultation responses. Hope we do not have to rerun the consultations because of the new documents.

As we are now in Purdah until the election one concern I have is whether the planning committee meeting on the 3 December which is a possible date for the committe to decide on the planning application will be cancelled. It should not be as I do not see how planning matters can be political but a over cautious monitoring officer might disagree.

I think they mean to say a planning decision is due shortly as the application as already been made. As to early next year that seems inconsistent with the Planning Statement submitted as part of the planning application which said construction including fitting out will take 9 months.

Just came across this article on the BBC website. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50212037

BumbleB - If you go to the Cheshire West and chester website and on the planning part of the website put 18/04671/WAS into the search field you will find it.

BumbleB - You missed my point I was saying that the view of Natural England is one of the views that will be taken into account other views will be taken into account. Amongst the other views will be the Biodiversity team. If Natural England and the Biodiversity Team come to different views then a decision will need to be taken as to the weight that is to be taken of both views and is there any support for one view as opposed to another. The test if it came to court was this a decision that no reasonable decision maker have come to. So while due weight will be given to the views of Natural England it cannot as a matter of adminstrative law be determinative of the issue.

Sharesport - In relation to your 17.15 the point you raise is not strictly speaking a planning issue. However how the technology might meet objectives in planning policy is capable of being a planning consideration. Everythng will be considered. I note that at tomorrow's planning committee meeting there is an application in relation to Plot 4 at the resource park and that is being recommended for approval. So while I accept BumbleB's point I note that the council has its own biodiversity team who have also been consulted. All views will be taken into account in making a decision.

BumbleB - In relation to your 12.15 post of yesterday if you read the ecological report with section 2 of the planning statement from page 13 onwards you will see that there is not expected to be any NOx or any other toxic emmissions because they will not be combusted as the amount of oxygen will be below that needed for combustion to occur. This can be confirmed by Air Quality Monitoring as Helmsby Parish Council want. If all other information is ready to go to the planning committee I would not expect the application to be held up until Natural England responds. What happens if they do not respond? How long are they to be given to respond?

BumbleB - In relation to your 07.09 post of this morning I think you are making more of the environmental issues than is justified. Yes they may cause a delay but then again so could a lot of things. It is perhaps not a good idea to focus on one issue but look at things as a whole. We are still within the 90 day turnaround period that DR mentioned at the AGM.

Piltick - I think he is referring to environmental permits. The possibility of delays while waiting for these is dependent on whether or not PHE/W2T have already applied for the permits in advance of planning permission. I do not believe that the two processes are linked so you can do the two at the same time.

Longterm74 - The disclosure was not needed but thanks for the info. My plan for the next couple of years s to build up my holding with luck I might match your shareholding. On the planning front I see a very slim chance of planning being refused as those who have not objected are asking for conditions to be added.

I suspect that DR is working behind the scenes on a Plan B I do not see him waiting for Plot 10B to become operational to move on. I have always been wary of W2T something about them. It does not help that we are a year behind where we wanted to be.

I was wondering in a couple of years time once the DMG Technology has been proven to work and there is an income stream is there any logic in PHE going for a listing on the US market and surrendering the AIM listing. There is the point that the share price would be in dollars and there will be tax consequences. Against this share prices in the US may be higher which may offset any tax issues on a sale. However it would mean dealing with the IRS unless the tax treaty could be used to pay any taxes in the UK.

Piltick - Probably but as I said the data will be useful. Pity it will take about three years as they would need to generate the baseline data.

Helsby Parish Coucil have responded to the planning application and have adopted a neutral position. They have asked for Air Quality monitoring to be made a condition of the grant of the planning application. I think this would be bemeficial as it would give data from a unit that is perational that could be used in future applications.

Sorry I do not as it may be a separate process from the planning one.

The Environment Agency have replied to the consultation on the planning application. The reply is under the documents tab. They are not objecting but want a condition imposed that the buildings are constructed at the heights in the planning application.

BumbleB - The report describes the application as Development of a Bio-Substitute Natural Gas Renewable Fuels Facility. It will be using gasification in part.

I note that Natural England in their response to the application for Plot 4 ticked the council off for not doing the Habitats Regulation Assessment themself instead of using the one provided by the applicant. I presume that the council simply adopted the applicant's experts report and would do the same here. I also note that a holding response came about a month after the initial consultation.

The planning application for Plot 4 at Ince is being heard next week. I have read the report and am confident that permission will be granted with conditions. On BumbleB's point in relation to Natural England I note that so far no request has been made for an assessment. I will check to see when was requested in relation to Plot 4 to see if the absence of one to date is significant.

I see sometime in the last few weeks there has been a policy change and you can no longer see public comments online but you can see the statutory consultees comments. I wonder what prompted the policy change.