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Hammond Lane Metal CO, Ringaskiddy EIS 6.0 THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT 6.7 MATERIAL ASSETS For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Ray Keane & Associates - Material Assets 265 EPA Export 29-07-2014:23:46:50 Hammond Lane Metal CO,Ringaskiddy EIS For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Ray Keane & Associates - Material Assets 266 EPA Export 29-07-2014:23:46:50 Hammond Lane Metal CO,Ringaskiddy EIS Section Contents: 6.7 Material Assets - The Existing Environment. 6.7.1 Introduction. 6.7.2 The Existing Environment. 6.7.2.1 Site Suitability. 6.7.2.2 Property Local to the Development. 6.7.2.3 Amenity and Areas of Natural Beauty. 6.7.2.4 Removal of Soil and Rock. 6.7.2.5 Power Consumption. 6.7.2.6 Water Consumption. 6.7.2.7 The Waste Metal Recovery Industry. For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Ray Keane & Associates - Material Assets 267 EPA Export 29-07-2014:23:46:50 Hammond Lane Metal CO,Ringaskiddy EIS For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Ray Keane & Associates - Material Assets 268 EPA Export 29-07-2014:23:46:50 Hammond Lane Metal CO,Ringaskiddy EIS 6.7 Mate r ia I Assets . 6.7.1 Introduction. The following are the relevant headings under which effects of the proposed development on the material assets of the locality may be considered. These headings are considered as additional to the impacts considered under specialist environmental section (Air, Soil, Water, Ecology, Noise, Traffic, Visual, Impacts). Effects on Values of Property. Effects on amenity and areas of natural beauty. Effects of removal of soil and rock. Effects on power consumption. Effects on water consumption. Effects on the waste metal recovery industry. 6.7.2 The Existing Environment. 6.7.2.1 Site Suitability. The site, as the site of an existingFor inspection scrap purposes metal only. recovery business which is to be further developed withoutConsent acquisition of copyright owner of additionalrequired for any lands other use.is considered as suitable for the development in its likelihood to produce lower impacts generally than relocation to another site. 6.7.2.2 Property Local to the Development. Ringaskiddy Village is located more than 500m to the west of the Development. No impact on values is likely to arise from this development. One domestic residence located 300m west of the western boundary of the development is the only domestic residence capable of being affected. This house is currently un-occupied. All other developments close to the proposed development are either industrial or institutional / educational. No impact on value of these developments would arise. Immediately adjacent undeveloped land has been the subject of application for development in the related activity of waste disposal. This possibility or any other industrial activity permitted within the current zoning of this land would not be affected by the proposed HLMC development. Ray Keane & Associates - Material Assets 269 EPA Export 29-07-2014:23:46:50 Harnrnond Lane Metal CO, Ringaskiddy EIS 6.7.2.3 Amenity and areas of Natural Beauty. The site is generally part of the landscape surrounding Cork Harbour. The local attraction of the Martello Tower is sited to the south of the site. A small local beach is sited to the east of the site. 6.7.2.4 Removal of Soil and Rock. The existing north facing slope on which the site is located has in the past been used to some extent for the extraction of material used in local works of reclaiming land for Port development, north of the N28 roadway. Excess material extraction from the site in the development carried out in 1991 was disposed of in raising of levels for lands north of the N28 roadway. 6.7.2.5 Power Consumption. The site is served by a 110 KV overhead line which feeds and ESB transformer station adjoining the east of the site. This power is further stepped down to 380V in a consumer electrical compound on the site. Existing power consumption is approximately 2,000 kVA. 6.7.2.6 Water Consumption. A 450mm watermain is located in the N28 roadway fronting the site. Pressure measured atFor yard inspection level purposes on the only. site (9m O.D.) was in excess of 6 bar. CurrentlyConsent the ofwater copyright consumption owner required forof anythe other site use. on an annual basis is estimated at 990,000 lit per annum. 6.7.2.7 The Waste Metal Recovery Industry. The site currently provides metal recycling by fragmentation (mainly end of life vehicles) of between 40,OOOTe and 50,000Te per annum. This represents approximately 25% of the potential regional market for scrap metal in this category. Ray Keane & Associates - Material Assets 270 EPA Export 29-07-2014:23:46:50 i Hammond Lane Metal CO,Ringaskiddy EIS 6.0 THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT 6.8 ARCHAEOLOGY For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Lane Purcell -Archaeology 271 EPA Export 29-07-2014:23:46:50 i Hammond Lane Metal CO,Ringaskiddy EIS For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Lane Purcell -Archaeology 272 EPA Export 29-07-2014:23:46:50 Hammond Lane Metal CO,Ringaskiddy EIS Section Contents: 6.8 Archaeology - The Existing Environment. 6.8.1 Introduction. 6.8.1.1 Proposal for Site Development. 6.8.1.2 Purpose of Report. 6.8.1.3 No Archaeological Sites. 6.8.1.4 Archaeological Sites within 2km radius. 6.8.1.5 Author of Report. 6.8.1.6 Explanation of Terms. 6.8.2 Methodology. 6.8.2.1 Methods. 6.8.2.2 Legislation and Guidelines. 6.8.2.3 Desktop Study. 6.8.2.4 Site Inspection. 6.8.3 Cultural Heritage and the Existing Environment. 6.8.3.1 Landscape. 6.8.3.2 Prehistoric For inspection Period. purposes only. 6.8.3.3 EarlyConsent Medieval of copyright owner Period. required for any other use. 6.8.3.4 Medieval Period. 6.8.3.5 Post-Medieval Period. 6.8.3.6. Archaeological Investigations. 6.8.3.7 Buildings and Structures. 6.8.3.8 Cartographic Sources. 6.8.3.9 Site Inspection. List of Tables and Figures Table 6.8.1 Archaeological site included on the RMP and Sites and Monuments database within a 2km radius of the proposed development site. Lane Purcell -Archaeology 273 EPA Export 29-07-2014:23:46:50 i Hammond Lane Metal CO, Ringaskiddy EIS For inspection purposes only. Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. Lane Purcell -Archaeology 274 EPA Export 29-07-2014:23:46:50 Hammond Lane Metal CO, Ringaskiddy EIS 6.8 Archaeoloqv. 6.8.1 Introduction. 6.8.1.1 Proposal for Site Development. Hammond Lane Metal Company is proposing to extend its plant at Ringaskiddy, CO Cork. The company currently carries out a metal fragmentation process on the site and is proposing to expand its facility to undertake end of life de-pollution of motor vehicles, reception, sorting, baling and dispatch of non-ferrous metals and the provision of a ferrous metal shearing facility. 6.8.1.2 Purpose of Report. This report comprises an environmental impact statement of the land intended for this development. The purpose of this assessment is to evaluate the potential impact such a development would have on the cultural heritage of the development site and surrounding area. 6.8.1.3 No Archaeological Sites. There are no recorded archaeological sites within the proposed development site. 6.8.1.4 Archaeological Sites within 2km radius. There are a total of twenty-three archaeological sites listed in the Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) For inspectionfor CO Corkpurposes within only. a 2km radius of the proposed Consent of copyright owner required for any other use. development. There are a further fifteen archaeological site recorded on the Sites and Monuments database of the National Monuments Service (www.excavations.ie) which are listed for inclusion in the RMP. These provide evidence for human settlement and activity in the area dating back to the Bronze Age. 6.8.1.5 Author of Report. This section of the Environmental Impact Statement was carried out by Avril Purcell of Lane Purcell Archaeology, Deanrock Business Park, Togher, Cork at the request of Ray Keane & Associates, Consulting Engineers, 2 Clogheen Business Park, Blarney Road, Cork. 6.8.1.6 Explanation of Terms. Some terms used in this report are explained hereunder; Cultural Heritage: The phrase ‘Cultural Heritage’ is a generic term that spans thousands of years and covers a multitude of cultural, archaeological and architectural sites and monuments within the landscape. EPA Guidelines (2003), define cultural heritage as including history, landscape and garden design, folklore and tradition, geological Lane Purcell -Archaeology 275 EPA Export 29-07-2014:23:46:50 i Hammond Lane Metal CO, Ringaskiddy EIS features, language and dialect, religion, settlements, inland watetways (rivers) and place names. Study Area: In order to obtain a comprehensive assessment of the Cultural Heritage Environment, a study area within a circa 2km radius of the proposed development site was examined. 6.8.2 Methodology. 6.8.2.1 Methods. The methodology used to complete the Cultural Heritage section of this EIS comprised the following: A review of the relevant Legislation and Guidelines A desktop assessment of the proposed development site and Study Area 0 A site inspection of the proposed development site. 6.8.2.2 Legislation and Guidelines.