To receive Motions on Notice under Council Procedure Rule 12.

Motion 1

Proposer. Travis Hesketh

Seconder Robert Watson

On 30^th January Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) announced that an area of open countryside and productive farmland in between Gayton le Marsh and Great Carlton had been identified as the location of a massive tunnel entrance leading to the coast. High level nuclear waste would be transported using these tunnels and dumped under the Lincolnshire Coastline

Motion

‘This council urges the Executive and Leader of East Lindsey District Council to issue a statement opposing the Geological Disposal Facility for nuclear waste in Lincolnshire and urge Lincolnshire County Council to withdraw from the project’.

Motion 2

Proposer Travis Hesketh

Seconder Robert Watson

ELDC intends to withdraw from the GDF project. On Page 34 of the document “Community Guidance How we will work with communities in England” it states 

“Relevant principal local authorities will receive financial support to participate in the process, so that local taxpayers do not incur any additional financial burden.”

Motion

This council urges the Executive to generate a claim against NWS for all costs that the council has incurred in participating in the GDF project. 

The money claimed should be split as follows:

50% to mitigation of risk for the flood defence report. 

50% to be split evenly between the parishes in the search area.

The following Motion was received in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12:

Motion 1

On 30^th January Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) announced that an area of open countryside and productive farmland in between Gayton le Marsh and Great Carlton had been identified as the location of a massive tunnel entrance leading to the coast. High level nuclear waste would be transported using these tunnels and dumped under the Lincolnshire Coastline

Motion

‘This council urges the Executive and Leader of East Lindsey District Council to issue a statement opposing the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) for nuclear waste in Lincolnshire and urge Lincolnshire County Council to withdraw from the project’.

Proposer. Travis Hesketh

Seconder Robert Watson

In his introduction, Councillor Hesketh highlighted to Members that the process for the GDF began on 20 March 2020 when a meeting was held to discuss the possibility of siting a nuclear dump in Lincolnshire, following which people in this region were left in the dark until the news was broken on TV on 23 July 2021 that the 67-acre brownfield site of the former gas terminal had been selected as the intended site entrance for a GDF.  He stressed that the community had no say in this decision that would forever change their lives.  Residents’ minds were consumed by the fear of nuclear waste and their homes, security and futures had been thrown into uncertainty.  And since that day, Theddlethorpe had been blighted as every conversation, thought and decision was overshadowed by the nuclear dump proposal and residents had been fighting for their homes and way of life.

On 30 January 2025, NWS abandoned the brownfield former gas terminal site and instead identified 1000 acres of farmland between Gayton Le Marsh and Great Carlton and understandably the residents from these communities reeled in horror at the news.  NWS proceeded to host 8 specific public events where they brought along their scientists, geologists and engagement officers armed with expensive models and polished scripts.  Following which, Councillor Hesketh strongly urged Members to support the Motion.

Councillor Robert Watson seconded the Motion.

Speaking as Seconder to the Motion, Councillor Watson added that despite the polls, surveys and meetings there would never be a willing community for a nuclear waste dump in East Lindsey or other parts of the country and urged the Council to do everything within its power to stop the county becoming the bin emptier for the nuclear industry and the refuse collector for the most toxic waste known to mankind.  He stated that it was time to show strength and leadership in this matter and strongly urged Members to support the Motion.

Speaking to the Motion, the Leader of the Labour Group queried why Louth had not been properly consulted on the proposed GDF area, as Ludensians were as close to this site as Mablethorpe.  This equated to 17k plus residents who were going to be equally affected by this industrialisation of the countryside and it was highlighted that it had always been the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 82