Say ** NO!! ** to Ramsbottom Fletcher Bank 'Anaerobic' (Waste) Digestion Facility.

Further info I hadn't mentioned on the original petition, Tamar claim this will be 'green' energy, fact is, every watt of energy generated by this plant will be consumed by Marshalls in the quarry. All the energy will NOT be for residents , but to power their own operations, will be profited by themselves, and all the disadvantages of this operation will be met by residents, in pathogens, odour, smashed roads (which WE taxpayers will be paying to repair), depreciation in property value, and a serious depreciation in quality of life for all residents of the Ramsbottom valley.
So you see they have so much to gain, all at the expense of thousands of residents. This plan by Tamar and Peel is so 'green' even the GREEN PARTY object to it as they can see this thinly veiled disguise is simply to cover the HUGE PROFIT they will make at the expense of every single resident of Ramsbottom.

WHY? should we accept this!!??. We shouldn't...object now and make your voice heard.
Thankyou.

Hello again. Thanks to everyone for signing this petition and please carry on doing so. Bury MBC extended the deadline to March 14th 2014 and say they will still accept objections submitted through their planning portal up until noon on that date.

Bury planning portal link to record your objection;

http://e-planning.bury.gov.uk/DCWebPages/AcolNetCGI.gov?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=46874

Further information and latest news can be gained by accessing the RAWS website at;

http://www.ramsbottomagainstwastesite.com

Thanks for everyones comments on this and keep them coming. The campaign is still underway and current events and updates are available on www.ramsbottomagainstwastesite.com as Peel & Tamars planning application is now with Bury council.

We will be fighting this to the very end as the odour will be horrendous, a health hazard, and the traffic will be (as a previous commentator has said) an accident waiting to happen. With a primary school & so much suburban population nearby I think it's only a matter of time! The damage to business and the effect on on jobs I think will be incalculable. Residents of Ramsbottom, let's not sleep-walk into a horrific situation we can't get out of!!

If anyone is in any doubt about the effect this can have, take a look at this video of the situation in Cannock, Staffordshire:- www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuseQ5VOkH4&feature=player_embedded#t=2

Thank you for your input (Enagri Bioenergy), however having researched other AD plants that have been built around the UK, these are the issues that have made many complaints to their own local councils and the Environment Agency. From what we have seen about the proposals the plant would be far too close to inhabited areas and the traffic problems caused by over 7,000 HGV's entering and exiting Shuttleworth & Ramsbottoim gives great cause for concern for residents of the area. We have yet to see the small print and detail regarding the site and that will come in August.

We've now passed the 500 mark but more signatures are needed. I have looked at Bury councils terms for accepting petitions and conveniently they say they will accept any petition and have a debate if more than 2,500 signatures are reached, however..............!!! Reading on in their terms they state they will not accept - "If the petition applies to a planning or licensing application" which is ultimately what this will be in August and this is why we need to open up the campaign to include other legal avenues. I will keep this updated as and when when issues become clearer.

Progress is going well, but hopefully we will have a lot more people sign. This has to be nipped in the bud. Peel ''Environmental' have tried a similar proposal before a few years ago and Ramsbottom Against Land Fill (RALF) that thankfully put a stop to it, now Peel are trying again purely in an attempt to make a wedge of cash (nothing wrong with that I might add), but at who's expense. No consideration appears to have been made to take on board the concerns of residents of Ramsbottom and other towns & villages that surround the quarry site. It's not just the waste, its health hazards and odours, but the effect on Ramsbottoms' road network that is already in such poor state.