HISTORY OF THE WASTE SITE
JULY 2004
Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council entered into a joint bid for £65m in Government Private Finance Initiative credits to build two waste treatment centres (including Sinfin Lane)
OCTOBER 2009
Objection letters and a 1,880strong 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 concerning the site
JULY 2011
High Court quashes planning inspector’s decision to turn down the scheme
JULY 2017
Opening is delayed but first batch of rubbish is moved to the site
AUGUST 2017
Smells of “manure” reported 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 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
AUGUST 2021
Discussion still ongoing over a fair value price for the plant, which the council wants to see come into operation eventually, as the second anniversary of closure takes place