The planning application was approved by the Planning Committee on 9 April 2025 and we are very grateful to local residents and businesses, statutory and non-statutory consultees and others who provided feedback, comments and input to the planning process. The next steps will be the executive approvals to enable the budget to be made available and then the construction contract can be put out to tender to find a construction partner to build the new recycling centre. It is envisaged that construction could start in the autumn and be completed within about 8 months. At this point Midland Road Recycling Centre will close to enable the housing scheme to be completed on this site.