Sunday 17th October 2010

With a decision from Derbyshire County Council on plans to build an incinerator in Chesterfield less than 48 hours away, campaigners against the facility believe that one important factor in the decision has been overlooked and are asking for an archaelogical assessment of the proposed site.


Part of the site which may hold further Bronze Age artefacts and require an archeological assessment

The Chesterfield Post has seen a letter sent to the County Council planning committee today from the owners of a property close to the proposed site at Sheepbridge.

Karon Glynn, who lives at Dunston Hall Farm, has told the committee that she submitted a planning application in August 2010 for an outbuilding on her land to Chesterfield Borough Council.

The property is across the road from and, in fact, has the same postcode as the Sheepbridge waste site.

Planning permission was refused by Chesterfield borough Council on the grounds that:
"having regard to the presence of a recorded archaeological Site and Monument Record, the application proposal is absent of an archaeological assessment, contrary to the provisions of policy EVR28."

Records show that there have been a number of archaeological finds in the immediate area and campaigners believe there is the potential for historical remains to be on the site.

Derbyshire County Council's archaeologist confirmed that a Bronze Age axe, which is now in Sheffield Museum, was found on Dunston Hall Farm on or before 1973. There is also evidence that the Sheepbridge site was originally part of Dunston Hall Farm.

Campaigners believe that this could mean that other important artefacts could be within the boundaries of the site and it would be a breach of planning laws to develop the site without proper archaeological assessments being conducted.

They also say that, on Chesterfield Borough Council's local Plans Proposal's Map, there is visible evidence of an historical building where the new site entrance will be developed.

Julie Harrington, one of the founders of campaign group CAI - Chesterfield Against Incineration told The Chesterfield Post, "This is just another example of how wrong this proposal is.

"The applicant has given no consideration of the historical importance of this area. The area is steeped in history, Dunston Hall; a Grade II listed building is just across the road from the site, and the ancient parkland of Dunston Deer Park.

"Cyclamax are proposing to destroy ancient woodland and trees with TPO's to create a new access to this site, when there are 2 alternative accesses already.

"Within this woodland lies the remains of an old structure/old gate posts, which appear on a map from 1849 (we would really like to know what it used to be!)

"This just adds to the long list of reasons why the application should be rejected, outright, at the meeting on the 19th of October. It's the wrong development, in the wrong location."

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