Hauliers banned from waste site
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• Three Surrey hauliers have been banned from a local waste site after a successful objection from the county council.
Wasteflow, General Demolition and Weybridge Skip Hire were refused applications to operate from the Weylands Treatment Works at Hersham last week by South-East Traffic Commissioner Michael Turner.
The TC agreed with officials from Surrey County Council that any increase in traffic into the works could result in injuries to local inhabitants.
The council had objected, saying all three companies were working from the site without any authority and that three other operators—
Industrial and Commercial Demolition, TA Walsh and AJ Marshall—were the only operators authorised to work at Weylands.
The council also argued that the use of the site had accelerated since last year to "saturation point". It feared the granting of the applications would result in road safety problems.
The site is close to Hersham Station and many children pass the entrance every day on their way to nearby schools.
It has previously been criticised by residents and the Environment Agency for disposing of waste by burning, creating dust clouds and vehicle movements late at night and early in the morning.
Turner said: "The applications are refused. Wasteflow and General Demolition should not be working from Weylands at all." He also took sanctions against Weybridge Skip Hire. Peter Ruse, operator of the company, had his licence suspended and his vehicles grounded for three months. Ruse had been accused of moving his operating centre from Byfleet to Weylands without authority.