Bromley’s Waste4Fuel “ordeal” is finally over after its environmental permit was revoked.

The St Paul’s Cray site has been bringing misery to residents for some time, with dozens of fires and some locals suggesting it smells of “rotting corpses”.

But the Environment Agency’s work to re-profile the plant to allow safe access for the London Fire Brigade (LFB) is now complete, it was today (October 15) announced.

Waste4Fuel’s authorisation was officially repealed on Wednesday October 8.

It is now a criminal offence for the company to operate a waste facility on the land without the benefit of the environmental permit.

Orpington MP Jo Johnson claimed it marks “the end of the road for Waste4Fuel”.

He added: “I’m delighted that the environmental permit has now been revoked once and for all, but this has gone on far too long and has been a horrifying ordeal for residents, who have my deepest sympathy for everything they have endured at the hands of these cowboy operators.

“The priority now is to clear the site and hold to account those responsible for this scandalous saga.”

The agency is continuing to work with partners to find a suitable long-term solution for the site.