M5 energy plant to go ahead as council's decision overturned
Controversial plans to build an energy plant overlooking the M5 have been given the green light after a successful appeal.
Sandwell Council’s planning committee had thrown out Verus Oak Energy’s scheme for a 10,000sq m facility at Giffards Recycling, off Kelvin Way in West Bromwich, over fears of noise and air pollution.
The plans promise to convert 400,000 tons of waste into electricity to power 70,000 homes a year.
But just over a year later, the planning inspectorate has granted approval for the scheme, after the firm appealed the decision.
