Chance to see incinerator plan

Outline planning permission was granted in May 2007

Islanders are being given the chance to find out more about plans for Jersey's new incinerator.

A public meeting about the La Collette incinerator is being held at St Paul's Centre in St Helier.

The meeting will give islanders the chance to hear more about the design for the incinerator, which will replace the current plant at Bellozanne.

Outline planning permission was granted in May last year for the £75m energy-from-waste facility.

Generate electricity

There has been some concern about the potential health impact of the incinerator.

Politicians and officers from Transport and Technical Services, Jim Greaves from Hopkins Architects and Robert Townshend of Townshend Landscape Architects will be there to answer questions.

Thursday's meeting, from 1900 BST until 2100 BST, is the first of two.

The second is on Sunday at the Ommaroo Hotel in Havre des Pas.

The plant would replace the ageing Bellozanne incinerator, which was due to have been taken out of service this year.

The new incinerator is expected to improve air quality, generate electricity for about 8,000 homes and last for 30 years.