Fire chiefs sound alert over proposed energy storage complex on leafy site near Tesco in Cleethorpes

 

The site off Hewitts Avenue that has been earmarked for  industrial development subject to planning permission

FIRE chiefs have sounded a safety alert on a proposal to develop an industrial energy storage complex at a leafy spot between Cleethorpes and New Waltham.

The site, which is adjacent to an electricity sub-station off Hewitt's Avenue,  not far from Tesco supermarket, is traversed by a public right of way.

In the absence of suitable precautions, lives could be put at risk if there were to be a blaze.

In advance of the proposal being determined by planners, Humberside Fire and Rescue  has written to North East Lincolnshire Council as follows: "It is a requirement that the responsible person must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to which relevant persons are exposed.

"The exact amount of information and level of detail necessary will vary depending on the nature and complexity of the building’s design.

" Where it is a requirement to provide access for high reach appliances, the route and hard standing should be constructed to provide a minimum carrying capacity of 26 tonnes. 

"Provision of water supplies for fire fighting appropriate to the proposed risk should be considered. 

"If the public supplies are inadequate it may be necessary to augment them by the provision of on-site facilities."

The applicants are Knaresborough-based Harmony Energy.

A planning decision on the proposal is expected later this summer.