Local MP Edward Leigh has written to Lincolnshire County Council regarding the composting site at Sturgate Airfield recommending a compromise on expansion. Mr Leigh recently visited the site and met with neighbouring residents, including both opponents and supporters of the composting site’s expansion.

In a letter to Tony McArdle, the chief executive of Lincolnshire County Council, Edward Leigh asserted that “an increase to 75,000 tonnes per annum is unacceptable.” However, the Member of Parliament for Gainsborough suggested that restricting the site to 30,000 tonnes instead would be an acceptable compromise. “I suspect that this would allay most local concerns.”