German company MVV Devonport Ltd was awarded the contract to build the plant at the Devonport North Yard last year.

BBC: Devonport incinerator contract gets council go-ahead

Planning permission for the waste-to-energy plant at Devonport North Yard in Plymouth was granted last year and building work is due to start soon.

BBC: Devonport incinerator opponents refused judicial review

The South West Devon Waste Partnership, comprising Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council, is backing plans for another incinerator at North Yard in Plymouth.

BBC: Dartmoor National Park says incinerator 'unacceptable'

It is due to be taken to the world's biggest ship-breaking yard in Alang, in north-western India.

BBC: NEWS | Europe | Asbestos ship 'can sail to India'

Last summer archaeologists cut three, 20 metre (66ft) long trenches north to south in the car park and an adjacent school yard.

BBC: Richard III church to be revealed in excavation

It is currently leading a consortium to develop the vast Bishopsgate goods yard, mostly owned by the rail industry, just north of Spitalfields.

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