SIR: I refer to comments (BEN, April 25), by Cllr Derek Shepherd in reference to the new Clinical Waste Incinerator: "There was a breach of planning laws when a wall was built three feet out of position."

I ask Cllr Shepherd to explain exactly what 'three feet' he is referring to, as I - being a member of CAAA - am fully aware that the primary combustion chamber and other integral parts of the incinerator are, in themselves, protruding a full three metres outside of the original building.

Mrs L Mason, Bradford Road, Farnworth

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