A CONTROVERSIAL development which will transform household waste into energy has been given the go-ahead.
Surrey County Council approved blueprints for the Capel Energy from Waste (EfW) facility at a planning meeting.
Surrey's decision to build a plant to burn household rubbish comes just weeks after West Sussex County Council announced plans for a massive waste recycling plant at Brookhurst Wood in Langhurstwood Road, near Warnham.
West Sussex rejected incineration in favour of a bio-mechanical treatment for all of the county's rubbish.
This week's decision now means that the bulk of rubbish from two counties will be handled by plants a few miles apart on the West Sussex-Surrey border.
However, Surrey's decision could be overturned in January when a pressure group takes its case to the High Court.
More information about the facility can be found at
www.surreywaste.co.uk/efw/capel.
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