Residents are being urged to back a new waste plant in Edmonton to ensure controversial plans for one at Pinkham Way are not revived.

The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) is currently holding a second public consultation into the project, which will replace its incinerator off Advent Way, Edmonton in 2025.

Dubbed the North London Heat and Power Project, it is estimated to cost £450-500million.

The authority, which represents seven London boroughs including Barnet, Enfield and Haringey, originally proposed building a waste plant at Pinkham Way, near Muswell Hill.

The plans caused a significant public backlash, and were eventually scrapped in 2013.

Chipping Barnet MP Theresa Villiers claims the Edmonton proposals will drop any threat to Pinkham Way. 

She said: “The debate about how to replace the Edmonton incinerator has been underway for some years. I campaigned strongly against proposals for that replacement to include waste processing at Pinkham Way because of the negative impact that would have had on nearby residents.

“For the moment, those proposals for Pinkham Way have been defeated and NLWA confirmed to me today that they have no current plans to revive them. But Pinkham Way is still owned by NLWA and the threat hasn’t been lifted altogether.

“If their new facility at Edmonton gets the go ahead, I believe NLWA are highly unlikely to revive their Pinkham Way proposals. So I am supporting the new plant at Edmonton and I am urging my constituents to do the same.

"If Edmonton goes ahead, it is likely that we will see the threat to Pinkham Way lifted altogether.”

The consultation is open until June 30 and can be seen here.