A PLANNING application has been received by Warrington Borough Council for the first phase of demolition of the redundant Fiddler’s Ferry Power Station.
The application from Peel NRE Ltd gives prior notification of proposals to demolish the coal stockyard, including coal conveyor systems and coal plant control and maintenance buildings, the northern cooling towers, including an associated water pump house, propane storage tanks and compounds, offices, canteen changing rooms and medical centre, laboratory building and other buildings.
The power station occupies one of the largest brownfield sites in the North West.
Peel’s re-development proposals involve about 101 hectares of employment land and 1,800 homes.
After demolition has been completed, a programme of restoration will be carried out and the site will be fenced until redevelopment starts.
During the first phase of development, a programme of mitigation measures will be implemented to protect any wildlife on the site, including protected species such as Great Crested Newts and Badgers, should evidence be found indicating their presence.
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