Planning permission has been granted for a £180 million Energy from Waste Plant at Colnbrook. Following the grant of permission construction commenced in June on the second phase of the project namely the building of the Clinical Waste Incinerator. In December 2005, following demolition of the former Materials Recovery Facility, construction will start on the main Energy from Waste Plant. The construction period is expected to be 30 months and the plant is due to open in July 2008.

When finished the plant will be able to incinerate in excess of 400,000 tonnes of waste per annum and generate 38 mega watts of energy (suitable for a town the size of Aylesbury). The plant has also been designed to allow for the off-take of heat to make it into a combined heat and power plant as and when the infrastructure is suitable for this process. The landmark building was designed by APP Partnership and will be built to a very high standard as befits such a plant.