Angry residents are questioning the council’s choice of three sites in the borough to potentially house a waste management plant.

Beddington residents are unhappy that three Sutton sites were listed by planning officers to potentially house an incinerator, as part of an agreement between Sutton, Croydon, Merton and Kingston Councils – the South London Waste Partnership.

About 150 people are now going to protest against the inclusion of the sites in Beddington Lane and Kimpton Industrial Estate on the list of 28 potential sites to house the partnership’s new waste plant.

Mike Dunne, who is heading the protest along with other residents, said: “Three of the sites are in our area and we have known about this for a month now. We are not happy about this because we don’t want all the waste from other boroughs to be coming to Sutton.

“We’re planning to hold another meeting soon to discuss this issue and get support against these plans.”

In July, the Sutton Guardian revealed the partnership’s plans to build an incinerator in one of the four boroughs, which will cost close to £919m and include facilities to handle radioactive waste, clinical waste and perform sludge disposal.

Croydon Council has been leading the procurement process for the controversial £1bn plan, which could see an incinerator coming to either Kingston, Croydon, Sutton or Merton.

At the time, the procurement document highlighted three possible sites for the incinerator, including Factory Lane in Croydon together with Villiers Road in Kingston and Garth Road on the border of Sutton and Merton.

However, residents are now being consulted on a total of 28 sites to choose which one may house the new waste management facilities in their area.

The consultation being carried out by Sutton Council ends on October 16.

Councillor Colin Hall, executive member for environment on Sutton Council, said: “No decision has been made on where new waste and recycling facilities will go in either Sutton, Merton, Kingston or Croydon, and no decision has been made on what type of facilities they will be.

“We are currently consulting with residents across the four boroughs on a list of potential sites. I urge people to make their views known through the consultation.”