Bridgnorth receives permission for £41 million extension plans

Shropshire Council’s south planning committee has given Bridgnorth Aluminium the go-ahead for their £41 million extension despite objections from neighbours.

Plans are set for a new rolling mill to be added to the complex which will include an air purification building, exhaust stack, oil filter plant and transformer closure. However it is the 26 metres heigh air purification stack that has become the point of displeasure among residents.

Bridgnorth Town Council argued that the stack should be painted in a colour that is agreeable with the neighbours while the Bridgnorth Civic Society believes the unnecessarily high stack will be “visually obtrusive” although they back the company’s plans.

Richard Fortune, the principal planning officer explains that the high stack was to prevent rolling oil entering the atmosphere, reducing pollution and making emissions safe.

Councillor John Hurst-Knight, finds the objections baseless as not only is the company the biggest employer in Bridgnorth but it is quite evident that the “stack is smaller than some others already on the same site.”

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