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Photograph of existing wetland habitats at Simonswood Moss.y
SED Services Ltd are seeking planning permission to invest in a green waste facility at Simonswood Moss.
SED Services Ltd operate the green waste processing and composting plant at Simonswood Moss, using recycled green waste to make 100% peat-free compost. The proposals would secure the long-term operations of green waste recycling at the site and safeguard jobs at the facility beyond 2042.
In addition, the proposals outline a long-term management plan for the habitat restoration of the former peat moss at the site, that will improve biodiversity and reduce the impacts of moss deterioration to date.
The proposals
Aerial view of the existing processing and composing facility
Firstly, we are seeking to formalise the existing facilities on site as permanent structures. These include:
Factory Building
Office Building
Car Park and External Storage Area
Workshop Building
Alongside this, we are proposing a 30-year management plan for the restoration of Simonswood Moss. The aim is to restore habitats of the former peat moss and improve biodiversity across the site.
Habitat restoration proposals plan (click to enlarge)
SED Services Ltd
SED Services Ltd is a waste management company founded and based in the North West of England. We provide a unique service, offering waste producers environmental, cost effective and safe disposal solutions for non-hazardous wastes.
Learn more about SED Services Ltd on our website.
Key Benefits
Socio-economic benefits
The proposed development supports a sustainable local business to continue operating beyond 2042, when the existing permission on the site lapse.
In extending the existing permission, the development can safeguard jobs at the site for the long-term, securing the facility as a strong contributor to the local economy.
Securing the use of the Simonswood Moss facility in perpetuity for compost production will make a positive contribution to the local economy, supporting continued investment by SED Services Ltd, and allowing local authorities to continue recycling at the facility.
Habitat restoration
As we move away from unsustainable and environmentally damaging peat-based compost, it is important that remaining habitats and biodiversity is protected.
The benefits of the proposed development for habitat restoration include:
A reversal of long-term habitat ecological degradation that will create new habitats supporting a variety of species including priority birds and amphibians.
A holistic a long-term approach to restoration management that will result in a substantial increase in biodiversity value at the site.
Protection of remaining peat habitats that will save carbon.
Supporting the move away from unsustainable and environmentally damaging peat-based compost.