NCC Received 14/07/2017
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Minerals | Planning | Geology | Environment Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended) APPLICATION FOR THE CONTINUED USE OF THE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL SITE AND BUILDINGS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A RANGE OF WOOD FUEL PRODUCTS AND FOR THE IMPORTATION AND PROCESSING OF WASTES TO PRODUCE A RANGE OF RECOVERED FUEL PRODUCTS AT HEADON CAMP INDUSTRIAL ESTATE LADY WELL LANE HEADON RETFORD NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NCC Received 14/07/2017 PLANNING STATEMENT JULY 2017 On behalf of: Waste to Energy Assets Ltd. © 2017 Hughes Craven Ltd. Minerals | Planning | Geology | Environment Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended) APPLICATION FOR THE CONTINUED USE OF THE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL SITE AND BUILDINGS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A RANGE OF WOOD FUEL PRODUCTS AND FOR THE IMPORTATION AND PROCESSING OF WASTES TO PRODUCE A RANGE OF RECOVERED FUEL PRODUCTS AT HEADON CAMP INDUSTRIAL ESTATE LADY WELL LANE HEADON RETFORD NOTTINGHAMSHIRE PLANNING STATEMENT Received On behalf of: Waste to Energy Assets Ltd. NCC 14/07/2017 Report Status: Final Revision: 1.01 Issue Date: 14.07.2017 Hughes Craven Ltd. Sparkhouse, Ropewalk, Lincoln, LN6 7DQ T: 01522 849555 E: [email protected] W: www.hughes-craven.co.uk This document has been prepared in accordance with the scope of Hughes Craven Ltd.’s appointment with its client and is subject to the terms of that appointment. Hughes Craven Ltd. accepts no responsibility or liability for any use that is made of this document other than by the client for the purposes of which it was originally commissioned and prepared. This report has been prepared with all reasonable skill, care and diligence and any advice, opinions, or recommendations within this document should be read in the context of the document as a whole. Application for the Continued Use of the Existing Industrial Site and Buildings for the Production of a Range of Wood Fuel Products and for the Importation and Processing of Wastes to Produce a Range of Recovered Fuel Products. Headon Camp Industrial Estate, Headon, Retford, Nottinghamshire. CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background 1 1.2. The Proposed Development 1 1.3. Supporting Information 2 1.4. The Applicant 3 1.5. Pre-Application Discussions 4 1.6. Environmental Impact Assessment 4 2. SITE DETAILS 2.1. Location 6 2.2. Description 6 2.3. Geology and Hydrology 8 2.4. Planning and Environmental Designations 9 2.5. Site History 9 2.6. Planning History 10 3. EXISTING OPERATIONS 3.1. General 11 3.2. Imported Logs 11 Received 3.3. Production of Dried, Split Logs 11 3.4. Production of Woodchip and Woodchip Briquettes 12 4. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT NCC 14/07/2017 4.1. General 14 4.2. Further Infrastructure Improvements 14 4.3. Solid Recovered Fuel Production 15 4.4. Wood Waste Fuel Production 16 5. OPERATIONAL ISSUES 5.1. Site Layout and Infrastructure 18 5.2. Plant and Machinery 19 5.3. Surfacing and Drainage 21 5.4. Operating Hours 21 5.5. Employment 21 5.6. Boundaries and Security 22 5.7. Lighting 22 5.8. Fire Prevention 23 5.9. Pollution Prevention 23 July 2017 HC/0738/5 Application for the Continued Use of the Existing Industrial Site and Buildings for the Production of a Range of Wood Fuel Products and for the Importation and Processing of Wastes to Produce a Range of Recovered Fuel Products. Headon Camp Industrial Estate, Headon, Retford, Nottinghamshire. 6. MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS 6.1. Transport 24 6.2. Noise 25 6.3. Air Quality 27 6.4. Drainage and Flood Risk 29 6.5. Contaminated Land 31 6.6. Landscape and Visual Impact 31 6.7. Ecology 34 6.8. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 36 6.9. Other Material Considerations 37 7. PLANNING POLICY 7.1. The Development Plan 38 7.2. National Planning Policy Framework 38 7.3. National Planning Policy for Waste 40 7.4. Nottinghamshire Waste Core Strategy 43 7.5. Nottinghamshire Waste Local Plan 49 7.6. Bassetlaw Core Strategy 53 7.7. Bassetlaw Emerging Policy 54 8. CONCLUSIONS 55 APPENDICES Received 1. Plans 0738-5-1 Site Location Plan 0738-5-2 Site Boundary Plan NCC 14/07/2017 0738-5-7 Topographic Survey 0738-5-8 Proposed Site Layout 0738-5-10 Building 1 Elevations 0738-5-12 Proposed Shredding Bays 2. Photographs 3. Plant Details 4. Transport Statement 5. Noise Assessment 6. Air Quality Assessment 7. Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy 8. Geo Environmental Assessment 9. Photographic Viewpoints 0738-5-12 Photo Viewpoint Locations Photographic Viewpoint Records July 2017 HC/0738/5 Application for the Continued Use of the Existing Industrial Site and Buildings for the Production of a Range of Wood 1 Fuel Products and for the Importation and Processing of Wastes to Produce a Range of Recovered Fuel Products. Headon Camp Industrial Estate, Headon, Retford, Nottinghamshire. 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background The site, which has been formed by the amalgamation of three smaller units, lies within Headon Camp Industrial Estate, a long established industrial complex lying approximately 5km to the southeast of Retford. Former uses include a commercial vehicle scrapyard, steel fabrication and the recycling of paper and plastics. In total the site extends to 1.6ha. and includes three principal buildings of varied design. These buildings have recently undergone a programme of refurbishment, including the extension of the main building, which, together with improvements to the surrounding hard standing and site infrastructure, have significantly improved and modernised the site. The northern and southern buildings contain a number of log boilers with the northern building also accommodating shredding and briquetting plant. The central building has been refurbished to provide office and welfare facilities. All of the boilers used on site have been tested and certified by the manufacturers, confirming that they meet emission limits using the specified fuel types (split, dried logs). The operations currently carried out on site consist of industrial drying of imported wood to produce various fuel products, including dried, split logs, woodchip and woodchip briquettes. Received The boilers produce heat in the form of hot water which is pumped to heat exchangers, with fans blowing warm air along external steel ducting which is connected to drying containers. The drying containers are loaded with split logs which are dried by the passage of warm air, with theNCC 14/07/2017 resultant dried logs being either sold off-site or used as fuel within the on-site boilers. In addition to this, green (i.e. undried) logs are shredded within the northern building to produce woodchip, which is then loaded into purpose built bins and dried in a process similar to that outlined above. When the moisture content has been sufficiently reduced the woodchip is either sold directly as biomass fuel or is used to produce woodchip briquettes. 1.2. The Proposed Development It is proposed to continue the activities outlined above and to import selected waste materials to be processed using the same plant, machinery and techniques to provide a wider range of fuel products. July 2017 HC/0738/5 Application for the Continued Use of the Existing Industrial Site and Buildings for the Production of a Range of Wood 2 Fuel Products and for the Importation and Processing of Wastes to Produce a Range of Recovered Fuel Products. Headon Camp Industrial Estate, Headon, Retford, Nottinghamshire. Wastes to be imported will include waste wood and the unrecyclable elements of Commercial and Industrial (C & I) wastes, consisting primarily of wood, plastics, paper and textiles, which would otherwise be sent to landfill/incineration. No putrescible or hazardous wastes will be imported and, in addition to the planning regime, all waste activities will be regulated by the Environment Agency (EA). The C & I wastes will be processed to produce a Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) whilst the wood wastes will be used in the place of virgin woods in the production of woodchip and briquettes. No wastes will be burnt on site, with the boilers being fired by split logs which have been dried on site. SRF is used mainly as an alternative to fossil fuels (e.g. coal, oil or gas) in processes such as the manufacture of cement and the generation of electricity. In order to replace fossil fuels SRF must meet a high specification, including a low moisture content, high Calorific Value, low sulphur and chlorine content, small particle size and no food waste content. A total of up to 35,000 tonnes of materials (be that imported logs, C & I waste or waste wood) will be processed at the site per year, with the quantities of each type of material varying depending upon prevailing supply situation and the market demand for each fuel type. The drying of this quantity of material will require approximately 10,000 tonnes of logs to be imported to the site to fuel the on-site processes. Received Additional built development will be limited to the construction of covered bays to accommodate the shredding of materials, which will be constructed from shipping containers, and further improvements to the site’s infrastructure. NCC 14/07/2017 The proposed development will allow efficient re-use of the existing buildings and create important local employment. The production of fuels from material which would otherwise be sent to landfill will help drive material up the waste hierarchy, reducing disposal to landfill and ultimately helping to meet both waste reduction and carbon emissions targets. As the development involves the importation and processing of wastes, this Application is being submitted to Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC), as the appropriate Waste Planning Authority (WPA). 1.3. Supporting Information This Planning Statement provides a description of the site and its surroundings and identifies any planning or environmental designations which could potentially be affected by the Development.