A waste recycling and recovery park that could deal with 195,000 tonnes of rubbish each year could come to Walton.

The planned development at Weylands Treatment Works is 10.74ha in size, with 3.33ha subject to land restoration.

Applicant Clean Power Properties Limited and Bridge Court Holdings Limited submitted the plans to Elmbridge Council on March 27.

The applicants want to create a modern recycling and recovery park, which will include an autoclave and anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, a materials recycling facility, an open construction and demolition waste recycling area, skip hire and workshop units.

The autoclave and AD facility will be a “modern, high specification, industrial building” of nine metres in height, with a floor space of 5300sq.m.

The building would also include a stack of three engine exhausts of 100cm in diameter, reaching 25m, a gas holding tank and four tanks for the anaerobic digestion facility.

As part of the plans, access from Molesey Road would be closed and new access on to Lyon Road opened to improve “unsatisfactory road access system.”

Andrew Kelly, ward councillor for Walton Ambleside, said: “We have had quite a lot of feedback from residents about it. Myself and Rachael Lake did a newsletter about it and we will be meeting with residents to discuss a petition against it.

“Our main concern is any increase in the number of lorries. It is not the only concern but it is the largest and principal concern.

“Any increase in the number of them is most unwelcome.

“Most vehicles would be heavy goods vehicles which defeats the point of less vehicles going along.

“These are normal residential roads they are going down, not motorways.”

Coun Kelly said residents had already discussed petitioning against the plans and anyone with concerns about the application can connect him or Rachael Lake, ward councillor for Walton North.

The waste plant would deal with 128,000 tonnes per annum of mixed waste and 67,000 tonnes of organic green waste.

Plans for the recycling and recovery park went on display at a public exhibition at Hersham Village Hall in June last year.

The application was originally submitted to Surrey County Council in October 2012, but was not found to be valid and amendments were prepared at the request of the planning authority.

The site currently provides employment for about 50 people, and will increase to about 165 people as a result of the development.

A spokesman for the applicant said: "Our application will be familiar to those who attended the public exhibitions in June and July.

"The only significant change that has been made is that following advice from town and highway planners at Surrey County Council, the access arrangements have been amended with the existing access permanently closed off to maximise the benefits for pedestrians entering and exiting Hersham railway station.

"Accordingly, all movements in and out of the site will be via Lyon Road.

"We will be looking to agree a package of benefits for the area through the planning application process, including improvements to the public realm around the railway station to improve safety, restoration of the eastern end of the site back to undeveloped land and a suite of environmental planning conditions to ensure that the county council can monitor future activities to ensure that the development does not impact on the amenities of local residents.

"Our proposals would see the introduction of modern recycling and recovery facilities and ancillary businesses through a complete redevelopment of the site.

"This application provides a unique opportunity to transform an existing largely open-air waste management site with inferior infrastructure into a modern, efficient and well planned recycling and recovery park."