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T N E M U C O D 6.15 Socio-Economics The Yorkshire and Humber (CCS Cross Country Pipeline) Development Consent Order Under Regulation 5(2)(a) of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 Application Reference: EN070001 June 2014 Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 15 Socio-Economics Including Recreation and Tourism i Environmental Statement Document 6.15 Environmental Statement Documents Volume 6: Environmental Statement Document Chapter Document Box Reference 6.1 1 Introduction 6.2 2 Onshore Scheme Development and Alternatives 6.3 3 Onshore Scheme Description 6.4 4 EIA Consultation 6.5 5 EIA Process 6.6 6 Water Resources and Flood Risk 6.7 7 Geology, Hydrogeology and Ground Conditions 6.8 8 Land Use and Agriculture 6.9 9 Ecology and Nature Conservation 6.10 10 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 6.11 11 Landscape and Visual Amenity 6.12 12 Air Quality 6.13 13 Noise and Vibration 6.14 14 Traffic, Transport and Access 6.15 15 Socio-Economics Including Recreation and Tourism 6.16 16 Not Used 6.17 17 Cumulative and Combined Effects 6.18 18 Summary of Residual Effects 6.19 19 Glossary 6.20 20 Non Technical Summary 6.21 21 Statement of Combined Effects The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 15 Socio-Economics Including Recreation and Tourism ii Environmental Statement Document 6.15 Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Legislation and Policy Background 2 2.2 Summary of National Policy and Legislation 2 Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (EN-1) 2 National Planning Policy Framework 4 Marine Policy Statement (MPS) 4 Countryside and Rights of Way Act (2000) 4 2.3 Summary of Local Planning Policy 5 Selby District Core Strategy Local Plan (October 2013) 5 East Riding Joint Structure Plan (2005) 5 Beverley Borough Local Plan (1996) 5 Boothferry Borough Local Plan (1999) 6 East Yorkshire Borough Local Plan (saved policies, 2007) 7 Proposed East Riding Local Plan: Draft Strategy Document, 2013 8 2.4 Summary of Economic and Tourism Strategies 8 York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Economic Strategy and Investment Plan, 2015 – 2020: Consultation Draft, 2013 8 Yorkshire Forward – Regional Economic Strategy 2006-2015; Strategic Vision for the Visitor Economy 9 3 Scope of the Assessment 10 Community, Employment and Local Economy 10 Tourism and recreation 10 Public Access 10 4 Methods 13 4.1 Study Area 13 4.2 Temporal Scope 14 4.3 Assessment Guidance and Methods 14 Socio-economics 14 Tourism and Recreation, Public Rights of Way and Access 14 4.4 Sensitivity and Value 15 Significance 17 4.5 Approach to the Assessment 17 Sensitivity Tests 18 4.6 Summary of Site Surveys 18 4.7 Summary of Consultation 19 5 Basis of Assessment 22 6 Baseline Conditions 29 Community 29 6.2 Employment and the Local Economy 30 The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 15 Socio-Economics Including Recreation and Tourism iii Environmental Statement Document 6.15 Selby 30 East Riding of Yorkshire 31 6.3 Tourism and Recreation 31 Shooting 38 Fishing 38 Equestrian 38 Local Businesses Supporting the Tourism Industry 39 Public Rights of Way and Access 41 Physical Condition and Beach User Surveys 49 7 Potential Effects 51 7.2 Construction 51 Pipeline Envelope - All Pipeline Sections 51 Camblesforth Multi-junction Site - Tollingham Block Valve Site (including The White Rose CCS connection) 54 Tollingham Block Valve Site - Dalton Block Valve Site 55 Dalton Block Valve Site - Skerne Block Valve Site 56 Skerne Block Valve Site - Barmston Pumping Station 57 Barmston Pumping Station to MLWS 57 Temporary Construction Areas 59 Construction Compounds 60 Flexible Drainage Areas 60 7.3 Above Ground Installations 61 Drax PIG Trap 61 Camblesforth Multi-junction 61 Tollingham Block Valve 62 Dalton Block Valve 62 Skerne Block Valve 62 Barmston Pumping Station 63 Barmston Landfall 63 7.4 Operation 65 Pipeline Envelope 65 All Pipeline sections 65 Camblesforth Multi-junction Site - Tollingham Block Valve Site (including The White Rose CCS connection) 66 Tollingham Block Valve Site - Dalton Block Valve Site 67 Dalton Block Valve Site - Skerne Block Valve Site 67 Skerne Block Valve Site - Barmston Pumping Station 67 Barmston Pumping Station to MLWS 68 Temporary Construction Areas 68 Construction Compounds 68 Flexible Drainage Areas 68 Above Ground Installations 69 Drax PIG Trap 69 Camblesforth Multi-junction 69 Tollingham Block Valve 70 Dalton Block Valve 70 Skerne Block Valve 71 The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 15 Socio-Economics Including Recreation and Tourism iv Environmental Statement Document 6.15 Barmston Pumping Station 72 7.5 Decommissioning 73 8 Mitigation 74 8.1 Introduction 74 8.2 Construction 74 Pipeline Envelope 74 Camblesforth Multi-junction Site - Tollingham Block Valve Site (including The White Rose CCS connection) 77 Tollingham Block Valve Site - Dalton Block Valve Site 78 Dalton Block Valve Site - Skerne Block Valve Site 78 Skerne Block Valve Site - Barmston Pumping Station 78 Barmston Pumping Station to MLWS 78 Temporary Construction Areas 79 Construction Compounds 79 Flexible Drainage Areas 80 Above Ground Installations 80 Drax PIG Trap 80 Camblesforth Multi-junction 80 Tollingham Block Valve 80 Dalton Block Valve 81 Skerne Block Valve 81 Barmston Pumping Station 81 8.3 Operation 81 Pipeline Envelope 81 Camblesforth Multi-junction Site - Tollingham Block Valve Site (including The White Rose CCS connection) 82 Tollingham Block Valve Site - Dalton Block Valve Site 82 Dalton Block Valve Site - Skerne Block Valve Site 83 Skerne Block Valve Site - Barmston Pumping Station 83 Barmston Pumping Station to MLWS 83 Temporary Construction Area 83 Construction Compounds 84 Flexible Drainage Areas 84 Above Ground Installations 84 Drax PIG Trap 84 Camblesforth Multi-junction 85 Tollingham Block Valve 85 Dalton Block Valve 85 Skerne Block Valve 85 Barmston Pumping Station 86 9 Residual Effects 87 9.1 Introduction 87 9.2 Construction 87 9.3 Operation 88 9.4 Decommissioning 88 Overarching Scheme 89 The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 15 Socio-Economics Including Recreation and Tourism v Environmental Statement Document 6.15 10 Effects of the Likely Pipeline 91 11 Monitoring 92 12 Cumulative Effects 93 13 Difficulties encountered undertaking the assessment 95 14 Summary 96 15 References 121 16 Figures 125 The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 15 Socio-Economics Including Recreation and Tourism 1 Environmental Statement Document 6.15 1 Introduction 1.1.1 This Chapter identifies and assesses the potential socio-economic effects that the Onshore Scheme, as described in Chapter 3 Onshore Scheme Description, may have. It also identifies the mitigation that will be implemented to prevent, reduce or offset potential adverse effects or enhance potential beneficial effects and any residual effects. 1.1.2 Potential socio-economic effects are interrelated with effects on landscape and visual amenity, archaeology and cultural heritage and the surrounding land and its uses as well as other issues of amenity. This Chapter should therefore be read in conjunction with Chapter 8 Land Use and Agriculture (Document 6.8), Chapter 10 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (Document 6.10), Chapter 11 Landscape and Visual Assessment (Document 6.11), Chapter 12 Air Quality, Chapter 13 Noise and Vibration (Document 6.13), and Chapter 14 Traffic, Transport and Access (Document 6.14) of this Environmental Statement (ES). The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 15 Socio-Economics Including Recreation and Tourism 2 Environmental Statement Document 6.15 2 Legislation and Policy Background 2.1.1 Socio-economic, recreation and tourism facilities provide economic support for communities and improve the quality of life for those living in and visiting the area. The following legislation and policy documents describe the importance placed on protecting these assets. 2.2 SUMMARY OF NATIONAL POLICY AND LEGISLATION Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (EN-1) 2.2.1 The Overarching National Policy Statement (NPS) for Energy (EN-1) (Ref. 15.1) states that where a project is likely to have socio-economic effects at local or regional levels, an assessment of these effects should be undertaken and included as part of the ES. The Requirements contained within EN-1 have been complied with in this assessment, as set out in Table 1. Table 1 Compliance with NPS (EN-1) Requirements NPS EN-1 Section Covered in ES Section Creation of jobs and training opportunities Sections 7.2.3 to 7.2.5. (Section 5.12.3) At the peak of construction up to 1000 workers will be required to work on the Pipeline. Of those employed, around 100 – 200 people will be employed from the local area. Provision of additional local services and The nature of the Onshore Scheme improvements to local infrastructure means that there will be no (Section 5.12.3) additional local services provided. Any disruption to local infrastructure (for example public rights of way) will be temporary. Effects on Tourism (Section 5.12.3) Section 7 Potential Effects and Section 9 Residual Effects. The construction of the Pipeline is not expected to cause any significant adverse effects to the The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 15 Socio-Economics Including Recreation and Tourism 3 Environmental Statement Document 6.15 Table 1 Compliance with NPS (EN-1) Requirements NPS EN-1 Section Covered in ES Section tourism industry and users of tourism and recreational facilities. The effect of a changing influx of workers Sections 7.2.3 to 7.2.5 discuss the during the different phases of the project (in potential effects of a changing influx this case the Onshore Scheme) (Section of workers.