Proposed tip could close three businesses

OWNERS of three businesses in the pretty Downland village of Washington say they would be forced to close, if plans for a landfill site on land owned by Wiston Estate are approved.

By The Newsroom

Published 13th Mar 2007, 16:05 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:53 BST

Castle Kitchens, Rock House Nurseries and Washington Towers are right next to the 59- acre Rock Common Quarry, which French-owned Veolia Environmental Services Ltd have applied to fill with rubbish over the next 25-30 years.

Castle Kitchens currently employs 57 local people in the preparation and supply of ready-meals to the airline industry and leading supermarkets.

A rubbish tip at Rock Common would mean It would have to abandon approved expansion plans to build the UK's first allergy-free food production facility in Washington and pull out of the area, with a potential loss of up to 219 jobs.

For full story see West Sussex Gazette March 14.

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