Absolutely agree, there will be well paid jobs in engingeering, construction and all the related aspects of the construction followed by long term jobs in the plant.
FFS no-one is objecting to the plant being built, just the location. If there's a need for the facility to be built that's fine, but it will still get built somewhere else with all the associated benefits if it's not built here. Is this not sinking in?
Going from the UKC thread where ChrisJD quoted the planning documents the location might be quite important as they are intending to take water from a nearby spring:
"From the planning docs:
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The Water Resource
The Rockhead Spring is a natural Artesian spring located a short distance to the east of Cowdale Quarry on land owned by the applicant. The Spring is a high quality source of Spring Water which is a natural and sustainable resource when utilised in accordance with the Environment Agency licensing arrangements. It is one of only two such springs in Derbyshire, the other being the St. Ann’s Spring in Buxton
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I know nothing about water sources for bottled water but it seems mighty convenient that one of only two springs in Derbyshire happens to be on his land, though is that just a question of getting the right paperwork in order to have the spring declared usable?
It also seems odd if it's true that the bottling company is an Italian one that only employs 80 people in all of Italy and is suddenly going to create 100 jobs in Derbyshire?
