The company behind proposals to build a new biofuel power plant in West Yorkshire have been advised by the local authorities to re-think its plans.
Earlier in the year Rocpower Ltd unveiled blueprints for a proposed vegetable oil-burning plant, to be constructed on the outskirts of the village of Bramham, a short distance from the town of Wetherby.
Although not dismissed outright by the local planning authority, the firm has been advised that it will have to reconsider its plans – particularly how it intends to make the plant's chimney blend in with the surrounding countryside – if they are to have a chance of being given the official green light.
"The planning officer has requested a re-design of the site layout for visual and amenity reasons," a Rocpower spokesman told the Yorkshire Post.
He added that a new application, complete with re-vamped design plans, will be submitted to Leeds Council planners "in due course".
This comes in the same week that plans to build a new alcohol distillery in the nearby town of Selby were unveiled by Sedacol UK.
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