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Date: 19th December 2016 Report No. 3081/01 Issue 2 PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL UNIT DEVELOPMENT AT TY’N Y LLLDLART INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CORWEN, DENBIGHSHIRE MINERAL POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT REPORT Planning Consultants: J10 Planning Ltd. Developer: Wholebake Ltd. PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL UNIT DEVELOPMENT AT TY’N Y LLLDLART INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CORWEN, DENBIGHSHIRE MINERAL POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT REPORT Date: 19th December 2016 Report No 3081/01 Issue 2 Prepared for: On behalf of: By: J10 Planning Ltd. Wholebake Ltd. TerraConsult Ltd. 1-3 Upper Eastgate Row Unit 41a Bold Business Centre Eastgate Row North Abenbury Way Bold Lane, Sutton Chester Wrexham Industrial Estate St. Helens, Merseyside CH1 1LQ Wrexham WA9 4TX LL13 9UZ Telephone: 01244 349400 Telephone: 01925 291111 Fax: 01244 349402 Telephone: 01978 661275 Facsimile: 01925 291191 www.j10planning.com www.wholebake.com www.terraconsult.co.uk 3081 Proposed Industrial Development, Corwen, Denbighshire Assessment of Mineral Potential DOCUMENT INFORMATION AND CONTROL SHEET Document Status and Approval Schedule Report No. Title 3081/01 PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL UNIT DEVELOPMENT AT TY’N Y LLLDLART INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CORWEN, DENBIGHSHIRE MINERAL POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT REPORT Issue History Issue Status Date Contributors Signature Date 1 Draft 28/11/2016 Prepared By: Mat Nicholson 21/11/2016 M. Nicholson Checked & Approved By: C. S. Eccles C. S. Eccles 25/11/2016 2 Final 15/12/2016 Prepared By: Mat Nicholson 15/12/2016 Amended to take into M. Nicholson account changes in the development layout Checked & Approved By: C. S. Eccles C. S. Eccles 19/12/2016 FGS CGeol CSci CEnv UK Registered Ground Engineering Adviser DISCLAIMER This consultancy contract was completed by TerraConsult (South) Ltd on the basis of a defined programme and scope of works and terms and conditions agreed with the client. This report was compiled with all reasonable skill, and care, bearing in mind the project objectives, the agreed scope of works, the prevailing site conditions, the budget, the degree of manpower and resources allocated to the project as agreed. TerraConsult (South) Ltd cannot accept responsibility to any parties whatsoever, following the issue of this report, for any matters arising which may be considered outwith the agreed scope of works. This report is issued solely to the client and TerraConsult cannot accept any responsibility to any third parties to whom this report may be circulated, in part or in full, and any such parties rely on the contents at their own risk. December 2016 Report No. 3081/01 Issue 2 3081 Proposed Industrial Development, Corwen, Denbighshire Assessment of Mineral Potential PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL UNIT DEVELOPMENT AT TY’N Y LLLDLART INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CORWEN, DENBIGHSHIRE MINERAL POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT REPORT CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background Information .............................................................................................. 1 1.2. Development Proposals................................................................................................ 1 1.3. Planning Status & Requirements ................................................................................. 1 2. SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION ........................................................................... 2 2.1 Site Location ................................................................................................................ 2 2.2 Site Description and Planning Designations ................................................................ 3 3. MINERAL DEPOSIT ............................................................................................................ 5 4. IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT ON MINERALS SAFEGUARDING ........................... 6 5. CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................... 8 DRAWINGS Drawing 16122 P003 Proposed Site Layout Local Development Plan Proposals Map 05A December 2016 Report No. 3081/01 Issue 2 3081 Proposed Industrial Development, Corwen, Denbighshire Assessment of Mineral Potential PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL UNIT DEVELOPMENT AT TY’N Y LLLDLART INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CORWEN, DENBIGHSHIRE MINERAL POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT REPORT 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Information 1.1.1 TerraConsult Limited was commissioned by J10 Planning Limited on behalf of Wholebake Limited to carry out an assessment of mineral potential prior to the development of a (relocated) food manufacturing industrial unit (with ancillary staff gym) at Ty’n Y Llldlart Industrial Estate in Corwen, Denbighshire. The purpose of this report is to provide information to positively address and meet the requirements of the Minerals Policy PSE15 in the Denbighshire Local Development Plan (LDP). 1.2. Development Proposals 1.1.2 Wholebake Ltd (WBL) propose to construct a new purpose built industrial unit and associated hard standing for the production and distribution of baked products in Corwen, Denbighshire. In addition, staff facilities are also proposed which include an employee wellbeing unit and habitat garden. 1.1.3 The currently proposed unit is to be a two storey portal framed building some 170m by 68m in size. External works include loading and delivery areas, staff car park, ecological and landscaping areas, and staff wellbeing facilities. 1.3. Planning Status & Requirements 1.1.4 Wholebake Ltd (WBL) is seeking planning permission for the development outlined above. This report is designed to support the application with regards to providing a statement on the potential impact of the development on a portion of the site area which has a mineral safeguarding planning designation under Policy PSE15 of the Denbighshire Local Development Plan (LDP). 1.1.5 The part of the development which infringes on the mineral safeguarding area includes the south easterly 35m portion of the main building (approximately 20% of the total length), an employee wellbeing unit (30m x 20m), car parking for 168 cars and a habitat garden. In approximated percentage terms the proportions of the minerals safeguarding area under these different land uses are as follows: Main building – 10% Employee wellbeing unit – 5% Car parking and roadways – 25% Habitat Garden – 60% 1.1.6 A very small proportion of the safeguarding area will be under buildings (approximately 15%), whereas the majority (approximately 85%) of the area will be under habitat and December 2016 Report No 3081/01 Issue 2 Page 1 of 8 3081 Proposed Industrial Development, Corwen, Denbighshire Assessment of Mineral Potential landscape areas (approximately 60%) and open air car parking with landscaping (approximately 25%). 1.5. Previous Investigations 1.5.1 A Phase 1 desk study report has been produced by Groundsolve Ltd which is supported by a ground investigation report which details the findings of the trial pitting investigation carried out in October 2016. 2. SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION 2.1 Site Location 2.1.1 The site is indicated in Figure 1 below and the site location is summarised in Table 1: Figure 1: Site Location Table 1: Summary of Site Location Location To the north side of the B5437, Corwen Grid Reference SJ 07834,44421 Post Code LL21 9RJ Site Area Circa 4.5ha The site has maximum plan dimensions of 320m by 195m and is broadly a Site Shape rectangular shape which widens towards the eastern end of the site to become more trapezoidal. The elevation is at approximately 164 mAOD with the site sloping down towards Topography south and the east in the direction of the River Dee. December 2016 Report No 3081/01 Issue 2 Page 2 of 8 3081 Proposed Industrial Development, Corwen, Denbighshire Assessment of Mineral Potential 2.2 Site Description and Planning Designations 2.2.1 The whole development site covers an area of approximately 4.5ha and is on an area of undeveloped land which is currently in agricultural use. The development site is bounded to the north by an old railway cutting, the east by an area of residential development and a recreation area, the south by the B5437 minor road and the west by an area of light industrial development. The site development area therefore represents a strip of land which is infilling development between the area of residential development to the east and the light industrial development to the west. Overhead power lines cross the site from north to south approximately 100m to the west of the eastern site boundary, although these are to be removed/re-routed as part of the proposed development. 2.2.2 The proposed development is illustrated on Drawing 16122 P003 which is reproduced in Figure 2 below. Figure 2: Site Layout 2.2.3 The main part of the development is in the western area of the site and comprises a steel portal framed building which measures 170m by 68m. Approximately 80% of the footprint of this main building is situated within the western area of the site on an area of land (circa 2.6ha) which under the LDP is designated as allocated employment land (See Figure 3). The eastern portion of the development site (circa 1.9ha) falls outside the allocated employment land and within an area which is designated for mineral safeguarding under Policy PSE15 of the LDP. This development area comprises car December 2016 Report No 3081/01 Issue 2 Page 3 of 8 3081 Proposed Industrial Development, Corwen, Denbighshire Assessment of Mineral Potential parking, habitat and landscaping areas, an employee wellbeing unit and the easterly end