History of the controversial treatment site

JULY 2004

Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council entered into a joint bid for £65m in Government Private Finance Initiative (PFI) credits to build two waste treatment centres (including Sinfin Lane) OCTOBER 2009

Objection letters and a 1,880-strong petition against two incinerators were received by Derby City Council. DECEMBER 2009

Planning permission refused by Derby City Council due to health and traffic issues. NOVEMBER 2010

Planning inspector turns down appeal from council business partner Resource Recovery Solutions (RRS) concerning the Sinfin site

JULY 2011

High Court quashes planning inspector’s decision to turn down the scheme

JULY 2017

Opening of Sinfin site is delayed but first batch of rubbish is moved to the site

AUGUST 2017

Smells of “manure” coming as test begins

SEPTEMBER 2018

Labour group on Derby City Council call on Conservatives to invoke a legal clause and terminate the controversial contract.

APRIL, 2019

Councils issue warning to private financial backers behind the scheme to come up with a plan for the plant JULY, 2019

Waste companies notified there could be a new tendering process for the huge waste contract AUGUST 2019

Main contractor axed and waste plant ceases operation but councils say they are still committed to the site opening in the future SEPTEMBER 2019

Work began to clear and sanitise the site of more than 3,500 tonnes of stored rubbish NOVEMBER 2020 Discussions over a settlement figure for the plant are still ongoing between the financial backers and both the city and county councils