A new Energy Recovery Facility and Waste Sorting and Transfer Facility for West Sussex

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Grundon and Viridor are proposing to develop a new state-of-the-art Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) and Waste Sorting and Transfer Facility (WSTF) at Ford Circular Technology Park, between Ford and Yapton.

Find out more about our proposals here

Press Release

Current plans for Ford Circular Technology Park withdrawn
Read more here.

We’ve updated our proposals

Following feedback from the local community and West Sussex County Council, we’ve updated our proposals for a new state-of-the-art ERF and WSTF at Ford CTP.

These changes include:

  • Lowering the height of the proposed ERF building from 51.2m to 38.5m
  • New architectural design to significantly reduce visual impact
  • Improved site layout to maximise landscape screening opportunities

To achieve these changes:

  • We’ve changed the ERF building to house two combustion lines which allows for a lower building without compromising energy output or waste capacity.
  • Significantly reduced the size of the Waste Sorting and Transfer Facility, without compromising the waste management capacity of that facility.

Project benefits

58
Permanent Jobs

Create 54 permanent new jobs including retention of 4 existing jobs

295,000
tonnes

Treat 295,000 tonnes of
waste a year
at the ERF and WSTF

68,000
homes

Ford ERF would generate 28 MW (net) of energy, equivalent to the needs of 68,000 homes

Heat and
power

Opportunity to provide heat and power connections for local homes, businesses and public facilities.

Training
schemes

Provide apprenticeship, graduate recruitment and management training schemes