Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of relocating the Lakeside Energy from Waste plant as part of the proposed Heathrow Northwest Runway scheme.

The costs associated with displaced users were considered in the Airports Commission’s assessment of land acquisition costs in the report “Cost and Commercial Viability: Cost and Revenue Identification Update Heathrow Airport North West Runway” of 30^th June 2015. An applicant for development consent would need to negotiate commercially with the owner of the Lakeside Energy from Waste plant in order to agree the cost of re-provision or compensation.

The Government recognises the role of the Lakeside Energy from Waste plant in local waste management plans. The draft Airports National Policy Statement is clear that any applicant for a new Northwest Runway at Heathrow Airport should make reasonable endeavours to ensure that sufficient provision is made to address the reduction in waste treatment capacity caused by the loss of the plant.