Appeals to regain environmental permits lost
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SKIP HIRE and waste management companies Grantscope Limited and RG Wastecare have lost their appeal against the decision to revoke their environmental permits for burning waste.
In an Environment Agency (EA) prosecution held at Barnsley Magistrates' Court in January, both operators were ordered to pay fines of £10,000 each after it was discovered they had regularly disposed of waste by burning it at Boulder Bridge in Barnsley, the premises from which both firms operated. Both companies have the same two directors, and all of the activities carried out by Grantscope were undertaken by RG Wastecare Limited and its staff.
They appealed to the Planning Inspectorate against the revocation of their permits in April.
However, the Inspectorate upheld the EA's decision in November and confirmed the permit revocation for the waste transfer station should stand. The Inspectorate also agreed with the EA's decision to remove both companies' registrations as waste carriers, which previously allowed them to legally transport waste.
EA spokesman Ian Harrison said: "After the January prosecution, we carried out an assessment to decide whether the companies were competent to continue operating. We decided that the impact of the offences had been serious, and that the risk of the companies re-offending was significant enough to revoke their permit.
"Following the Planning Inspectorate decision, the permit revocation is now in effect and the companies are not legally allowed to transport or accept waste."