Combined Horticultural Production & Energy Hubs
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Combined Horticultural Production & Energy Hubs: A Review West Sussex Growers’ Association This project has been delivered by Reading Agricultural Consultants Ltd and Hennock International Ltd supported by funding from the above organisations. List of Consultees Growers & UK hubs Chris Need Roundstone Nurseries Philip Pearson A Pearson & Sons Gregg Hill Hill Bros Matthew Kerr GROW Ltd Ken Parkinson Jakes Nursery Steve McVickers Capespan Martin Brassfield Downs View Nurseries Dick Houweling Tangmere Mike Kendall Plant Raisers Peter Moug Wight Salads Tom Ball Consultant Peter Zwinkels Madestein Daniel van der Veen Hall Hunter Colin Frampton Donaldsons David Kay Hall Hunter David Godsmark Swallowfield Nurseries Laurie Adams Hall Hunter Jeff Hooper SGP Gert van Straalen Kaiij Growers Mike Tristram Farplants Chris Moncrief Humber VHB Mike Norris New Place Nurseries Chris Wall Eric Wall Ltd Neil Stevenson HH Nurseries Chris Wade Almodington Nurseries Norman Lee Woodlea Nursery Overseas hubs Blazej Zarebski Robert Kielstra Hans-Joachim Wagner Henk van Tuyl UK service industry Mark Chivers Ross Hibbs Pete Stenning Douglas Briggs UK: other organisations Andrew Thomas Strutt & Parker Jon Tilley SSE Dave Incham Tarmac, Littlehampton Martin Lenarts Minstead Training project Brian Shaw Tarmac John Woodward Consultant Harbourmaster Littlehampton Harbour Matthew Kerr GROW Ltd Kenrick Garraway Chichester DC Siobhan Walker West Sussex CC Andrew Tolfts West Sussex CC (Officer) Peter Robinson West Sussex CC Shelagh Legrave Chichester College Mike Elkington West Sussex CC Mike Furness WW Improvement Grant Tracey Flitcroft Chichester DC Karl Roberts Arun DC Jane Whiteman Environment Agency Jaqui Ball Arun DC Jenny Stillwell Environment Agency John Archer NFU E. St Lawrence Environment Agency Mike Wright Dreisbach Florists Nick Price Environment Agency Alison Stevens Chichester DC Mark Hooper Kingsbridge Estates Amanda Jobling Chichester DC Susan Solbra Southern Water Andy Jones Eco Food Recycling Ross Radclyffe Peel Investments Richard Barker Peel Investments Report prepared for: The West Sussex Growers Association (WSGA) By: Reading Agricultural Consultants Ltd (RAC) Gate House, Beechwood Court, Long Toll, Woodcote READING, RG8 0RR Tel: 01491 684233 Fax: 01491 680800 www.readingagricultural.co.uk and: Hennock International Ltd (Hennock) The Dales, Nettleham, Lincoln, LN2 2SA Phone: 01522 753600 http://www.hennock.co.uk Andy Marchant, Hennock Peter Danks, RAC Alastair Field, RAC Acknowledgements The Authors would like to thank all members of the Project Steering Group, listed below, for all of their help and guidance, and particularly to John Hall of WSGA. We also wish to thank all of the consultees in the UK, Europe and USA (opposite) for their frank and open discussions that inform our conclusions. Steering Group Members John Hall (Chairman) WSGA Paul Sopp Fargro Kenrick Garraway Chichester DC David More Langmead Farms Tracey Flitcroft Chichester DC Dick Houweling Tangmere Ron Crank Coast to Capital LEP Julian Marks Barfoots Paul Petty British Gas Centrica Chris Moncrieff VHB Herbs Caroline Wood Coastal West Sussex Martin Brassfield Downsview Jane Whiteman Environment Agency Siobhan Walker West Sussex CC Mark Froud Sussex Enterprise Anthony Everitt Arun DC Jon Tilley SSE Shelagh Legrave Chichester College John Archer NFU Robert Searle Tangmere Steve Millam Chichester College David Cooper University of Alex Williamson Coast to Capital (Goodwood) Chichester CONTENTS Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background and objectives .............................................................................................. 1 1.2 Key consultation results ................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Investigation of existing hubs ........................................................................................... 1 1.4 Successful hub criteria ...................................................................................................... 2 1.5 Sustainability .................................................................................................................... 2 1.6 PESTEL analysis ................................................................................................................. 2 1.7 Modelling ......................................................................................................................... 2 1.8 Wider Benefits .................................................................................................................. 3 2. Introduction and Background ................................................................................. 5 2.1 Industry background ........................................................................................................ 5 2.2 Previous work ................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Project goals ..................................................................................................................... 5 2.4 Local benefits.................................................................................................................... 6 2.5 Work undertaken ............................................................................................................. 6 2.6 Modelling ......................................................................................................................... 6 3. Planning and the Environment ............................................................................... 7 SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 7 3.1 European Policy ................................................................................................................ 7 3.2 National Planning Policy .................................................................................................. 8 3.3 Local Planning Policy ........................................................................................................ 9 3.3.1 Arun District ................................................................................................................................................ 9 3.3.2 Chichester District ..................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3.3 West Sussex County .................................................................................................................................. 13 4. Energy Supply and Demand .................................................................................. 15 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... 15 SUPPLY - SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 15 DEMAND - SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. 16 4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 16 4.2 Energy supply and demand options ............................................................................... 18 4.2.1 Energy supply ............................................................................................................................................ 19 4.2.1.1 Fossil fuel ............................................................................................................................................. 19 4.2.1.2 Renewable - RHI .................................................................................................................................. 20 4.2.1.3 Renewable – ROC’s .............................................................................................................................. 20 4.2.1.4 Alternative CO2 .................................................................................................................................... 20 4.2.1.5 Fuel cost ............................................................................................................................................... 21 4.2.1.6 CO2 ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 4.2.2 Energy demand ......................................................................................................................................... 22 4.2.2.1 Methodology of model – basic introduction ....................................................................................... 22 5. Water, Waste and Growing Media ........................................................................ 25 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... 25 5.1 Water ............................................................................................................................. 25 5.1.1 Water gross margins ................................................................................................................................. 25 5.1.2 Water supply and demand .......................................................................................................................