NEARLY 300 objections have been made to plans to build a power station on a former waste tip at West Byfleet.

Residents have described the proposal for 33 gas-fired generators as shocking, fearing disturbance from air pollution and noise.

The planning application is for land next to Camphill Industrial Estate, between the Basingstoke Canal and the railway line.

A Solihull-based company called UK Power Reserve wants to generate electricity from the site at times when the National Grid is unable to meet demand in the area.

For the full story, see the 12 July edition