Strong asphalt fumes, bitumen odours, dust clouds and intrusive noise is hitting homes across Welwyn Garden City - all coming from B.P. Mitchell Haulage Contractors Limited’s (BP Mitchell) industrial site on Birchall Lane.

Two major industrial operations sit directly beside residential areas, protected woodland and the Green Belt: the Asphalt Plant and the Concrete Batching Plant.

Both are running without planning consent, yet operate six days a week, producing noise, dust, debris and emissions that residents are forced to breathe in and live with.

BP Mitchell have attempted to add both plants into an old planning application - a move that avoids public consultation and prevents local residents from being notified or given their legal right to comment.

No environmental assessments. No cumulative impact checks. No transparency.
 
SpeakUpWGC is demanding that Hertfordshire County Council stop allowing unapproved industrial expansion and require a full, open planning application for every process on the site - giving residents the voice they should have had from the start.

If you are affected by fumes, odour, dust or noise, please report it directly to East Herts Environmental Health at environmental.health@eastherts.gov.uk

If you would like to view and comment on the planning application, please click here.