Plans to build a new energy plant on the outskirts of Weston and sell-off some nearby land - have been given the go-ahead.

Recycling specialist Cory Environmental has submitted a planning application for the new food and organic waste centre, as well as proposals for improvements to the current waste ?recycling centre in Aisecome Way.

The company wants to make site access easier for the public by ?creating a new, one-way road from Hutton Moor Lane and another onto Aisecome Way to improve traffic flow.

This week North Somerset Council’s executive voted to press ahead with selling the company some nearby land in order to help finance the project and hand Willmott Dixon Construction the contract to carry out the other work, subject to planning permission.

The plant, set to be developed where the current waste transfer station is, next to the recycling centre, would treat household food waste and other organic materials.

This would then be converted into gas, which would be collected and used to create renewable, ‘green’ ?electricity for the National Grid.

Leftovers can be spread on the fields as fertiliser.

The household waste recycling centre in Aisecome Way would continue to be accessible to members of the public.

The waste transfer station, which will be replaced, is operated by Cory Environmental and used by refuse ?collection contractor May Gurney.

North Somerset Council is set to carry out a public consultation on the proposals.