The Environment Agency has granted an environmental permit for Viridor Tees Valley Ltd to operate an energy from waste facility in Teesside.
This follows a public consultation on the Agency's 'minded to' decision, which took place during May.
The decision is based on Viridor demonstrating that it has met and will continue to meet expected mandatory conditions as outlined in the permit.
The operator wants to run the proposed Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility (TVERF) at Grangetown, Redcar.
The Environment Agency only issues permits if it's satisfied the operator can comply with the permit conditions and has appropriate systems in place to operate the incinerator without causing harm to the environment, human health or wildlife.
The proposed site also has planning permission.
Permit will ensure 'environmental protections are met'
Ian Preston, Installations Team Leader at the Environment Agency, said:
I want to reassure people that the permit will ensure that robust levels of environmental protection are met.
Environmental law sets out these conditions, and as a regulator we are obliged to issue the permit if we can find no reason that the operator would not be able to comply.
There is a decision document which explains in more detail how the Environment Agency reached this decision.
It also outlines the concerns raised during the consultation and how the Environment Agency has addressed these.
