Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth have demanded clarity over proposals to site a power station in Pembroke Dock.

The planning application for the development of an industrial site at Waterloo Industrial site, which will convert oily sludge and residue from local refineries into electricity for export to the national grid (REF: 13/0818/PA), has been submitted by Baracud Energy Limited, a Cardiff based company.

Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth are objecting to the application on the grounds that the proposed development is so obscurely described, there is a risk that many members of the public will not understand what the applicant intends to build.

"Is it a power station or an incinerator? At the very least 'oil burning power generating plant' should feature in that title," said Eleanor Clegg, a spokesperson for Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth.

"We believe it is essential that this application be re-submitted with the nature of the development much more clearly declared in its title to ensure that our democratic rights are upheld.

"We fear that members of the public have not been formally notified by this planning application regarding what is actually proposed, thus they will not be alerted to the possibility of aspects of this development to which they could well raise objections.

"For example - flue stacks and the emissions from them; heat rejection cooling towers; noise; vehicle movements, especially those associated with bringing fuel to site; risks associated with the bulk storage of fuel," she explained.