Foyle - Gloucester Environmental Permit Application EPR Ref: UP3700PX/A001

SCR – Support Information

Document Ref: Attachment B.2.3.B SCR SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOYLE LTD, CINDERFORD, GLOUCESTER, UK

1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

1.1 Introduction

This report contains the necessary information to supplement the Site Condition Report that has been prepared for the Foyle Slaughtering and Processing facility, Forest Vale Industrial Estate, Forest Vale Rd, Cinderford GL14 2PH, UK, in support of an application for a Bespoke Environmental Permit from the Environment Agency under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (2016) for England and Wales.

The main facility is located on a 13,000 M2 site and includes an intake/cattle lairage, Slaughter Line Building, Main Processing Building (de-boning, boxing, chilling), car parks and an effluent treatment plant.

Summery Table 1.1: Foyle Production Facility

Site Area 13,000 M2 Location Forest Vale Industrial Estate (25 Ha) 160 m (south-western corner to north-eastern corner) Max Dimensions 162 m (north-western corner to south-eastern corner) Current Use Cattle Slaughter and Meat Processing Predominantly concrete, approx 6,120 M2. Surfacing Compacted Gravel Carpark, approx 1,550 M2. Vegetation The site contains no green areas Ground slopes down gently from East to West. According to online altimeter tools, the NE & SE Ground Slope corners are 150m AOD and the western corner is 146m AOD. No significant signs of structural distress noted in Buildings and State of Repair existing buildings. Water Course Cinderford – approx 25m west. The east of the site is bounded by the B4227 road. The south of the site is bounded by a car breakers yard. The north of the site is bounded by an industrial facility. Boundaries The west of the site is boundary by the Cinderford Brook, beyond which is the Severn Trent municipal plant. Potential Contaminant Sources None - short standing historical use. Geotechnical issues None Ordnance Survey Explorer OL14 – Map / Scale Map of Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Head - Gravel, Sand, Silt and Clay. Superficial Deposits Alluvium - Clay, Silt, Sand and Gravel Cinderford Member - Mudstone, Siltstone and Bedrock Geology Sandstone

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Summery Table 1.2: Cinderford Industrial Area

District Forest Parish Cinderford Size 83 Ha (approx) The overall area is a large industrial region on the outskirts of Cinderford Town. The units on the area range in size and age. Along the western boundary there are a number of newer units. There is a large amount of vacant land in the industrial area, which is used for storage (trailers etc). In the north of Description the area there is a small region called Steam Mills, while the southern area is made up of the Forest Vale Industrial Estate. Access from the main road is good. Some of the internal roads are of poor quality. There is no public vehicle access to Steam Mills. There are areas of housing to the south-east. The area is located on land that has been mostly developed Landscape and is not within or adjacent to a national landscape designation such as AONB. Green Belt The area is outside of the Gloucester/Cheltenham Green Belt. Route Access B4227 & A4151 Aerodrome Safeguarding The area lies outside all safeguarding zones. There were no recorded geological features within the Geodiversity industrial area. A minor watercourse, Old Engine Brook, flows beneath Steam Mills Road before flowing along the western boundary of the industrial area. The watercourse then enters the area at SO 6454 1496 (by Forest Vale Road) and continues to flow parallel to the road as it continues through the area. A series of drains are located to the west of the boundary, all of which Water Course appear to converge on the western boundary at SO 6454 1432. Downstream of this point, the watercourse is referred to as the Cinderford Brook and continues to flow along the western area boundary, intermittently entering the area as it continues on its course. Within the area itself, a series of unnamed minor watercourses and drains can be identified on the OS maps. An impounded water body is located to the west to the area at Dam Green. The Cinderford industrial area lies predominantly in Flood Zone 1. The western and north-western boundary of the area is marginally affected by Flood Zones 2, 3a and 3b from the Flood Zones Old Engine Brook/Cinderford Brook. While the unnamed minor watercourses and drains do not show fluvial flood risk, in reality some risk is posed. There are no records of historic flooding and flooding from other sources including groundwater and surface water have Historic Flooding not been recorded in the area. The impounded water body to the west of the area may present some residual risk from breach or overtopping.

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Canals No canals exist in or adjacent to the area. Flood Defences No defences are known to exist in the area. Source Protection Zones Within 500M of Zone III Total Catchment Groundwater/Aquifer Minor Aquifer Low and Minor Aquifer High.

See Attachment A: Map I for location of Foyle – Gloucester, Forest Vale Industrial Estate and Cinderford Industrial Area.

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1.2 Site Overview

Foyle Food Group operates a slaughtering facility on a 13,000 M2 site located at Forest Vale Road, Forest Vale Industrial Estate, Cinderford, Gloucester, GL14 2PH, United Kingdom. Activities at the site include the slaughter of cattle and the dressing, chilling and quartering of beef carcasses, the cutting of beef and the harvesting of offal, cod fat and bones, the packing of beef, beef offal, cod fat and bones into vacuum pouches and lined cardboard boxes.

The east of the site is bounded by the B4227 main road. The south of the site is bounded by a car breakers yard, while the north is bounded by an industrial facility. The west boundary of the site is made up of a mixture of trees, hedgerows and the Cinderford Brook, beyond which is the Severn Trent municipal plant.

The Cinderford Brook watercourse also runs adjacent to the western boundary of the site. Regionally, the site is positioned in an industrial estate on the outskirts of the town of Cinderford which itself is located on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. The Forest of Dean is characterised by more than 110 km2 of mixed woodland.

The actual tonnage of finished product produced in 2018 was 20,712 tonnes.

The site at Gloucester was acquired from the family run business, Ensor’s Ltd, at the end of 2013. Major investment (> £3 million) has allowed an upgrade of the complete premises to a high standard. The site has approval from many of the major retailers in UK and Europe, however retail packing from the site is limited to the packing of primal joints for a single retailer on a seasonal basis. The site exports to Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and North America.

The company’s customer base is split between commercial and retail. The site produces primal cuts and trims which are dispatched to wholesalers. The site carries out all their own boning. Previously some meat was dispatched as quarters for boning at the sister site in Omagh Ireland.

The site employs approximately 230 staff and is approximately 13,000 M2 in area, with a weekly slaughter in excess of 1500 cattle from which carcase beef is processed.

The plant operates production shifts on a five-day basis between 07:00-18:00, while cleaning occurs between 19.00 – 01:00. Week-end work may occur at peak production times and the engineering team provide 24/7 cover.

The sites effluent treatment plants discharge volume for 2018 was 21,318 M3, which equated to an average discharge of 58 M3 per day.

The 2019 annualized discharge volume, based on the first 24-week of the year, was calculated to be 28,043 M3, which equates to an average discharge of 77 M3 per day.

The rate of treated effluent discharge is limited to 100 M3 per day as per the site discharge licence.

All waste is segregated on site for removal to offsite waste facilities as appropriate.

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1.3 Listed Structure

The site does not contain any listed building or structure within the boundary.

The closest listed structure is a road marker, located adjacent to the Valley Road/Station Street junction approximately 225m east of the site boundary. This item is one of four in the parish.

Protected Status: Listed Building Monument Types: Road Marker Grade: II (buildings that are of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve them) List Entry Number: 1123698 Date First Listed: 4th July 1985 Grid Ref: SO 65111 14034

Description Road marker, 1897, cast iron. Self-supporting plate like milestone approximately 600mm wide, with semi-circular top, raised rim and lettering: ‘Vr This Road For The Distance Of 670 Yards (Arrow Points To Right) Was Made At The Expense Of The Crown For The Benefit Of The Inhabitants And District 1897 E Stafford Howard Esq Commissioner Philip Baylis Esq Dep Sur'.

Figure 1.3: Listed Road Marker

1.4 Previous Site Assessments

Operations at the site involving the use, production or release of relevant hazardous substances and their control measures are outlined in the H1 Environmental Risk Assessment submitted in support of this application (Attachment B.2.5.A).

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2.0 DESKTOP STUDY

2.1 Sources of Information

The sources of material used for the desktop survey, archive and current, are detailed in full in the reference section of this document.  Geological maps and data were sourced from the British Geological Survey database. Hydrogeological, abstraction, surface water, flood risk, flood map for planning, drinking water safeguard zones, landfill, pollution and existing licence data from the Environment Agency was used.  Historical land use data and maps of the site were sourced from the National Library of Scotland’s website which uses archived Ordnance Survey maps.  Information on SACs and SPAs were sourced from the European Environment Agency’s Natura 2000 map viewer.  Information on CRoW was sourced from interactive maps on MAGIC – the UK government’s authoritative source of geographical information.  River catchment data was sourced from the EA Catchment Data Explore site and Severn Vale Abstraction Licensing Strategy.  Habitat and protected site data was sourced from the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.  Air Quality Management Area data was obtained from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.  Archaeological data was sourced from the search tool on The British Archaeological Association’s website.  Information on local environmental permit holders was sourced on the Environmental Agency’s public register.

2.2 Geology

2.2.1 Superficial

Superficial deposits (formerly known as 'drift' by BGS) are the youngest geological deposits formed during the most recent period of geological time, the Quaternary, which extends back about 2.6 million years from the present. They rest on older deposits or rocks referred to as bedrock.

The Foyle – Gloucester site lies upon two different superficial regions:

Region 1 (1:50000 scale superficial deposits description): Head - Gravel, Sand, Silt and Clay. Superficial Deposits formed up to 3 million years ago in the Quaternary Period. Local environment previously dominated by subaerial slopes (U).

Head is poorly sorted and poorly stratified, angular rock debris and/or clayey hillwash and soil creep, mantling a hillslope and deposited by solifluction and gelifluction processes. Solifluction is the slow viscous downslope flow of waterlogged soil and other unsorted and unsaturated superficial deposits. The term gelifluction is restricted to the slow flow of fluidized superficial deposits during the thawing of seasonally frozen ground. The flow is initiated by meltwater from thawing ice lenses. Polymict deposit: comprises gravel, sand and clay depending on upslope source and distance from source. Locally with lenses of silt, clay or peat and organic material.

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Setting: Subaerial slopes (U). These sedimentary deposits are subaerial in origin. They are detrital, comprising coarse-to-fine grained materials, forming down-slope layers and fans of accumulated material

Region 2 (1:50000 scale superficial deposits description): Alluvium - Clay, Silt, Sand and Gravel. Superficial Deposits formed up to 2 million years ago in the Quaternary Period. Local environment previously dominated by rivers (U).

Alluvium is a general term for clay, silt, sand and gravel. It is the unconsolidated detrital material deposited by a river, stream or other body of running water as a sorted or semi-sorted sediment in the bed of the stream or on its floodplain or delta, or as a cone or fan at the base of a mountain slope. Synonym: alluvial deposits. Normally soft to firm consolidated, compressible silty clay, but can contain layers of silt, sand, peat and basal gravel. A stronger, desiccated surface zone may be present.

Setting: Rivers (U). These sedimentary deposits are fluvial in origin. They are detrital, ranging from coarse-to-fine grained and form beds and lenses of deposits reflecting the channels, floodplains and levees of a river or estuary (if in a coastal setting)

See Appendix A: Map A – Superficial Geology

2.2.2 Bedrock

Bedrock geology (formerly known as 'solid' geology by BGS) is a term used for the main mass of rocks forming the Earth and present everywhere, whether exposed at the surface in outcrops or concealed beneath superficial deposits or water. The bedrock has formed over vast lengths of geological time ranging from ancient and highly altered rocks of the Proterozoic, some 2500 million years ago, or older, up to the relatively young Pliocene, 2.6 million years ago.

Region (1:625000 scale bedrock geology description): South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation - Mudstone, Siltstone, Sandstone, Coal, Ironstone and Ferricrete. Sedimentary Bedrock formed approximately 307 to 310 million years ago in the Carboniferous Period. Local environment previously dominated by swamps, estuaries and deltas.

Setting: Swamps, estuaries and deltas. These rocks were formed in marginal coastal plains with lakes and swamps periodically inundated by the sea; or estuaries and deltas, and shallow seas.

Region (1:50000 scale bedrock geology description): Cinderford Member - Mudstone, Siltstone and Sandstone. Sedimentary Bedrock formed approximately 302 to 310 million years ago in the Carboniferous Period. Local environment previously dominated by rivers.

Mainly grey mudstone and siltstone, with some reddening, coal and sandstone. The lower part of the succession is dominantly argillaceous and included relatively thick coals, including the Brazilly and Crow coals. The middle part of the member includes the Serridge Sandstone, which passes from exclusively sandstone in the north to interbedded sandstone and shale to the

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Setting: Rivers. These sedimentary rocks are fluvial in origin. They are detrital, ranging from coarse- to-fine grained and form beds and lenses of deposits reflecting the channels, floodplains and levees of a river or estuary (if in a coastal setting).

Definition of Lower Boundary: Taken at the base of the Brazilly Coal, which rests conformably upon thick-bedded, coarse- grained sandstone of the Coleford Member of the Pennant Sandstone Formation.

Definition of Upper Boundary: The member is the youngest unit within the Forest of Dean outlier.

Thickness: From 180 m thick in the north, to 300 m in the south of the Forest of Dean Coalfield.

Geographical Limits: Restricted to the central part of the Forest of Dean outlier (SO 60).

See Appendix A: Map B – Bedrock Geology

2.3 Hydrogeology

2.3.1 Waterbodies/Rivers

The closest waterbody to the site is the Cinderford Brook, approx 25m west, which is a tributary/ source of confluence of the Blackpool Brook.

The following is a breakdown of the catchment within which the Foyle site is located: River Basin District Severn Management Catchment Severn Vale Operational Catchment Forest of Dean River Cinderford Brook I.D. GB109054032710 Catchment Area 27.636 km2 Length 15.586 km Classification (2016) Moderate

2.3.2 Catchment Overview The Severn Vale CAMS covers just less than 1000 square kilometres. It spans a large part of Gloucestershire and smaller areas of Herefordshire and Worcestershire and includes the urban centres of Cheltenham and Stroud.

Severn Vale catchment land use in the Severn Vale is a combination of urban, agricultural and forested areas. The main River Severn tributaries are the River Leadon, the River Chelt, and

9 SCR SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOYLE LTD, CINDERFORD, GLOUCESTER, UK the River Frome. Downstream of Gloucester is also characterised by numerous small brooks and drainage channels that drain directly to the River Severn. The main urban areas are Gloucester, Cheltenham, Ledbury and Stroud. Arable land dominates the Leadon catchment, which suffers from poor water quality due to excessive quantities of silt and high levels of phosphate and nitrate. Extensive woodlands are present in the Forest of Dean, where there are also water quality problems associated with uncontrolled discharges from former mine workings. These are often acidic and contain metals and other harmful substances that can have significant ecological impacts. Abstraction within the catchment is mainly for public water supply and agriculture. Significant quantities are also used for power generation.

The Cinderford and Glynch brooks are over abstracted and groundwater is used to enhance low flows in the Glynch Brook during summer months. Low flows are thought to be adversely affecting fish populations, particularly spawning and nursery areas, in some parts of the area. The Rivers Cam, Frome, Chelt and Leadon all suffer from excessive plant and algal growth due to high levels of nutrients from sewage works effluent, other industries and agriculture. Subsequently, they have been designated SA(E) under the UWWTD and phosphate removal introduced at Coaley, Stroud, Cheltenham (Hayden) and Ledbury sewage works.

2.3.3 Catchment Hydrology The CAMS area begins downstream of the Teme and Severn confluence at Worcester and ends in the Severn Estuary at Lydney on the west bank, and at the mouth of the River Frome on the East Bank. The CAMS area does however extend slightly further south, on the eastern side, incorporating the River Cam to its junction with the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. This area includes many of the rivers and brooks that drain into the River Severn, which vary largely in terms of their size and their hydrological characteristics. The River Leadon and River Frome are the dominant catchments in the Severn Vale but the area also incorporates the smaller catchments of Carey’s Brook, Bushley Brook, River Chelt, Hatherley Brook, River Cam, Westbury Brook, Cinderford Brook and the River Lyd.

2.3.4 Catchment Geology and Hydrogeology An area of Triassic sandstone occurs south of the Malvern Hills and north of Newent and forms the aquifers of Bromsberrow and Oxenhall North and South. To the south east, the Cotswold Hills are composed of Jurassic limestones, bounded by the steep escarpment at their western edge. These limestones constitute the Cotswold aquifer. Throughout the central Vale area Triassic and Jurassic clays and mudstones dominate. There are several other less significant sources of groundwater in strata defined as secondary or non-aquifers. These include aquifers such as the Carboniferous Upper Coal measures and Limestones, a 90km2 outcrop in the Forest of Dean, from which there is a large public water supply abstraction at Buckshaft.

2.3.5 Catchment Land Use The majority of land within the Severn Vale CAMS area is grassland. Cheltenham and Stroud form the only significant urban centres. Agriculture primarily takes place within the fertile undulating lowlands of the River Leadon and Ell Brook catchments within the North Western region. The land here is classified as being of Grade 1 or 2 in quality and therefore suitable for a wide variety of crops. In recent years, the number of commercial strawberry and cherry farms has increased. Fruit farms make up a large proportion of the agricultural land use, which in total is approximately 40%. Agriculture also makes up about 20% of land use in the north and far south east of the CAMS area. The land quality in these areas is generally Grade 3. Within the Forest of Dean to the South West, the forest dominates the landscape, grassland occupying the majority of the remainder.

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2.3.6 Catchment Topography The topography of the Severn Vale can be divided into five general areas of relief. The Malvern Hills is a prominent ridge reaching 400 metres above ordnance datum (mAOD) and forms the highest ground. To the immediate west and south of this, the land of the River Leadon and Glynch Brook catchments is relatively low lying and gently undulating. High ground is found to the south west of the Severn Vale where the Cotswold escarpment causes the relief to rise steeply, reaching up to the Cotswold Hills at 300mAOD. Within the Forest of Dean area, a wooded series of ridges and basins typify the landscape. The elevation here is between 100mAOD and 200mAOD. As the Severn Vale catchments approach the River Severn the land is typically flat and low lying as this forms part of the River Severn flood plain.

2.3.7 Catchment Main Water Resources Pressure The main demand for water within the Severn Vale catchment comes from agriculture and to a lesser extent public water supply. Significant quantities are also used for power generation, primarily within the south east of the region. The majority of public water supply abstractions occur from the Bromsberrow and Oxenhall North aquifers in the north west and from the Cotswold springs, but the environmental impacts caused by historical over-abstraction of water from the Bromsberrow unit is a significant water resource pressure within the catchment. A number of rivers in the catchment are used to supply the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, which in turn provides an important source of water for other abstractors. For example Bristol Water abstract water from the canal at Purton for public supply purposes.

2.3.8 Cinderford Brook

Reasons for not achieving good status and reasons for deterioration Reason Classification SWMI Activity Category Type Element Groundwater Hydrological RNAG Flow Water Industry abstraction Regime Diffuse Poor nutrient Agriculture and rural RFD Phosphate source management land management Diffuse Urbanisation - RFD Urban and transport Phosphate source urban development Diffuse Poor nutrient Agriculture and rural RFD Phosphate source management land management Sewage discharge RNAG Point source Water Industry Phosphate (continuous) Diffuse Poor nutrient Agriculture and rural RNAG Phosphate source management land management Diffuse Urbanisation - RNAG Urban and transport Phosphate source urban development Diffuse Poor nutrient Agriculture and rural RNAG Phosphate source management land management Sewage discharge RFD Point source Water Industry Phosphate (continuous)

See Appendix A: Map L - Nearby Waterbody / River See Appendix A: Map O – Forest of Dean Catchment

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2.3.9 Aquifer

The Aquifer Designation Superficial Deposits are aquifer designations for superficial aquifers in England.

The aquifer designations are:  Principal Aquifers: geology that exhibit high permeability and/or provide a high level of water storage. They may support water supply and/or river base flow on a strategic scale;  Secondary Aquifers A: permeable strata capable of supporting water supplies at a local rather than strategic scale and in some cases forming an important source of base flow to rivers;  Secondary Aquifer B: predominantly lower permeability strata, which may in part have the ability to store and yield limited amounts of groundwater by virtue of localised features such as fissures, thin permeable horizons and weathering.  Secondary Undifferentiated: In cases where it has not been possible to attribute either category A or B to a rock type;  Unproductive Strata: These are geological strata with low permeability that have negligible significance for water supply or river base flow Aquifers previously designated as major and minor have now become principal and secondary respectively.

The Foyle site is located on a Secondary Aquifer A. See Appendix A: Map C – Aquifer Designation (Superficial Drift)

2.4 Historical Uses of the Site

Prior to being acquired by Foyle Food Group in 2013, the site contained an existing abattoir operated by Ensor’s Ltd (company number: 02985177)

The site was initially incorporated on 1st November 1994 under the name Speed 4569 Ltd, before changing to Ensors Abattoir 24th November 1994.

As can be seen in the historical maps supplied in Appendix C, the site remained undeveloped until recently.

2.5 Pollution Incidents

On Thursday 17th January 2019, the site was informed by the Environment Agency of a potential surface water contamination issue at Cinderford Brook, in the vicinity of the sites surface water discharge point.

2.6 Landfill Sites

No evidence of active or historic landfill operations have been identified on the site. According to Environment Agency Maps, no active landfills operate in the area of the site.

The same map shows the following landfill site:  Hawkwell Shaft Historic Landfill Site, located 1.85 Km to the north of the Foyle site.

See Appendix C: Map Z - Authorised and Historic Landfills

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2.7 Groundwater Vulnerability and Source Protection

2.7.1 Groundwater Vulnerability

The term ‘groundwater vulnerability’ refers to the intrinsic properties of the groundwater system that depend on the sensitivity of the material in permitting the degradation of the saturated zone by pollutant substances originating from human activities.

Groundwater provides a third of all drinking water in England. To ensure that this water is safe to drink, the EA has defined Source Protection Zones. These zones help monitor the risk of contamination from any activities that might cause pollution on the area.

The Groundwater Vulnerability Maps show the vulnerability of groundwater to a pollutant discharged at ground level based on the hydrological, geological, hydrogeological and soil properties within a single square kilometre. The 2017 publication has updated the groundwater vulnerability maps to reflect improvements in data mapping, modelling capability and understanding of the factors affecting vulnerability

The map has five risk categories (High, Medium-High, Medium, Medium-Low and Low) based on the likelihood of a pollutant reaching the groundwater (i.e. the vulnerability), the types of aquifer present and the potential impact (i.e. the aquifer designation status).

The site has been designated predominately as a Minor Aquifer of High Permeability and partially as a Minor Aquifer of Low Permeability.

See Appendix A: Map E – Groundwater Vulnerability Zones.

2.7.2 Ground Water Source Protection Zone

Source Protection Zones [Merged] have been created as public facing boundaries where discrete groundwater bodies within Source Protection Zones (SPZ) have been dissolved on zone number where common boundaries and overlaps have been removed. SPZs are defined around large and public potable groundwater abstraction sites. The purpose of SPZs is to provide additional protection to safeguard drinking water quality through constraining the proximity of an activity that may impact upon a drinking water abstraction. This is part of an initial screening process in assessing impacts to groundwater resources. Zones around location sites are defined by groundwater travel time to an abstraction. This is determined through applying Environment Agency groundwater flow models run at the location of abstractions, inputting parameters such as flow direction, geology type, rainfall and hydrological boundaries. SPZs provide a visual representation of the increased risks as you get closer to the abstraction.

The following subdivisions are defined within SPZs: Zone 1: (Inner Protection Zone) - This zone is defined by a travel time of 50-days or less from any point within the zone at, or below, the water table. Additionally, the zone has as a minimum a 50-metre radius. It is based principally on biological decay criteria and is designed to protect against the transmission of toxic chemicals and water-borne disease. Zone 2: (Outer Protection Zone) - This zone is defined by the 400-day travel time from a point below the water table. Additionally, this zone has a minimum radius of 250 or 500 metres, depending on the size of the abstraction. The travel time is derived from consideration of the minimum time required to provide delay, dilution and attenuation of slowly degrading pollutants.

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Zone 3: (Total catchment) - This zone is defined as the total area needed to support the abstraction or discharge from the protected groundwater source. Zone 4, or ‘Zone of Special Interest’ was previously defined for some groundwater sources. These zones highlighted areas (mainly on non-aquifers) where known local conditions meant that potentially polluting activities could impact on a groundwater source even though the area is outside the normal catchment of that source.

The Foyle - Gloucester site is not within a Source Protection Zone, the closest of which is located 400m to the east.

See Appendix A: Map D – Source Protection Zone

2.7.3 Safeguard Zones for Drinking Water

Drinking water safeguard zones are designated areas in which the use of certain substances must be carefully managed to prevent the pollution of raw water sources that are used to provide drinking water.

Water is a vital natural resource. In order to provide water for people to drink, we must take (or abstract) raw water from reservoirs, rivers and the ground (known as groundwater), these are referred to a Drinking Water Protected Areas (DrWPAs) within the Water Framework Directive. Where necessary, this raw water is treated to purify it for us to drink.

In order to protect our water, we want to ensure that we are not polluting it with additional substances leading to the need for more treatment. To do this, we identify Safeguard Zones for any raw water sources that are ‘at risk’ of deterioration which would result in the need for additional treatment. These zones are areas where the land use is causing pollution of the raw water. Action is targeted in these zones to address pollution so that extra treatment of raw water can be avoided.

2.7.4 Groundwater Zones

Drinking Water Groundwater Safeguard Zones (SgZs) are established around public water supplies where additional pollution control measures are needed. The Water Framework Directive requires that Drinking Water Protected Areas are identified (WFD Article 7.1) and that they are given the necessary protection (WFD Article 7.3) with the aim of avoiding deterioration in their quality in order to reduce the level of purification treatment required in the production of drinking water.

The geometry of Groundwater Safeguard Zones are based on Groundwater Source Protection Zones (SPZs), usually the SPZ 2, and use additional assessment to identify areas, which may or may not coincide with the SPZ, where additional measures are required to ensure that abstraction waters meet Article 7.3 of the WFD. SgZs can be large or small depending on the pollution problem and may not cover the whole of a catchment or sub-catchment.

The Foyle - Gloucester site is not within a Groundwater Drinking Water Safeguard Zones, the closest of which is located 35.5 Km to the east-north-east at Charlton Abbots (GWSGZ0200), which is designation At Risk from Ammoniacal Nitrogen. See Appendix A: Map F – Groundwater Drinking Water Safeguard Zones.

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2.8 Water Abstraction

Water may be abstracted from groundwater, surface water or tidal water. An abstraction licence details what is permitted, such as how much water is allowed to be abstracted and at what time period.

Cinderford Brook (AP13) was used an assessment point on the Severn Vale Abstraction Licensing Strategy (February) 2013, which stated:

For new surface water licences on the Cinderford Brook, there is restricted water available, this means:  There is no water available for unconstrained abstraction i.e. abstraction with no HOF condition.  Water is only available during periods of high flows subject to a HOF condition.  The HOF condition applied will state that abstraction must cease when flow in the River Lyd falls below 50 Ml/d as measured at the Environment Agency gauging station at Parkend.  There is a time limit of 31st March 2027.  The licence would obtain a presumption of renewal, subject to the renewal criteria and local considerations.

For existing licences, this means:  Any existing licence which the holder applies to have formally varied to increase the volume abstracted will be subject to the same conditions as new licences on the increased part of the licence only.  Licences due for renewal in this area will have a presumption of renewal, subject to the renewal criteria and local considerations. Renewals may be subject to minor changes including the addition of water efficiency conditions. We will endeavour to give six years notice if a licence will not be renewed or is to be renewed but on more restrictive terms.

No water abstraction occurs at the Foyle – Gloucester site.

See Appendix A: Map G – Severn Vale CAMS Area

The following is a list of Boreholes within a 1km radius of the Foyle site: Ref/ID Name Distance Dir Depth SO61SW1 Bilson Pit Deep 100m E 123.44m SO61SE4 Leather Pit Deep 455m E 36.58m SO61SE18 PSA B.H. 1-8 729m E 19.66m SO61SE1 George`s Folly 825m N-NE 55.77m SO61SW18 Unnamed Shaft 900m N 116.43m No.2 Crump Meadow SO61SW3 915m W 212.14m Deep SO61SW2 No.3 Pit Crump Meadow 940m W 213.05m

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Ref/ID Name Distance Dir Depth SO61SE2 Unnamed Shaft 975m N-NE 45.72m SO61SE3 Unnamed Shaft 1km N-NE 14.63m

See Appendix A: Map J – Monitoring Boreholes

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2.9 Surface Water

2.9.1 Safeguard Zones for Drinking Water

Drinking water safeguard zones are designated areas in which the use of certain substances must be carefully managed to prevent the pollution of raw water sources that are used to provide drinking water. Water is a vital natural resource. In order to provide water for people to drink we must take (or abstract) raw water from reservoirs, rivers and the ground (known as groundwater), these are referred to a Drinking Water Protected Areas (DrWPAs) within the Water Framework Directive. Where necessary this raw water is treated to purify it for us to drink. In order to protect our water, we want to ensure that we are not polluting it with additional substances leading to the need for more treatment. To do this we identify Safeguard Zones for any raw water sources that are ‘at risk’ of deterioration which would result in the need for additional treatment. These zones are areas where the land use is causing pollution of the raw water. Action is targeted in these zones to address pollution so that extra treatment of raw water can be avoided.

2.9.2 Surfacewater Zones

Drinking Water Safeguard Zones (Surface Water) are catchment areas that influence the water quality for their respective Drinking Water Protected Area (Surface Water), which are at risk of failing the drinking water protection objectives. These non-statutory Safeguard Zones are where action to address water contamination will be targeted, so that extra treatment by water companies can be avoided. Safeguard Zones are a joint initiative between the Environment Agency and water companies. Safeguard Zones are one of the main tools for delivering the drinking water protection objectives of the Water Framework Directive. This data includes what substances are causing the drinking water protected area to be ‘at risk’.

The Foyle – Gloucester site is not within a Surfacewater Drinking Water Safeguard Zones, the closest of which is 1.7 Km to the north-west at Birch Wood (SWSGZ2104) which is designated ‘At Risk’ from Metaldehyde.

See Appendix A: Map M – Surfacewater Drinking Water Safeguard Zones.

2.9.3 Surfacewater Nitrate Vulnerable Zones

Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) are areas designated as being at risk from agricultural nitrate pollution. The designations are made in accordance with the Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015.

Waters are defined within the Nitrates Directive as polluted if they contain or could contain, if preventative action is not taken, nitrate concentrations greater than 50mg/l.

The European Commission (EC) nitrates directive requires areas of land that drain into waters polluted by nitrates to be designated as Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs).

The Foyle - Gloucester site is not within an area designated as a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone.

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The closest being the Walford Bk - source to conf R Wye NVZ (NVZ ID: S605 NVZ), located 4.0km to the north.

See Appendix A: Map N – Surfacewater Nitrate Vulnerable Zones

2.10 Flood Risk

These Flood Zones refer to the probability of river and sea flooding, ignoring the presence of defences. They are shown on the Environment Agency’s Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea), available on the Environment Agency’s web site, as indicated in the table below.

Flood Zones:  Zone 1 – Low Probability: Land having a less than 1 in 1,000 annual probability of river or sea flooding. (Shown as ‘clear’ on the Flood Map – all land outside Zones 2 and 3)  Zone 2 – Medium Probability: Land having between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual probability of river flooding; or land having between a 1 in 200 and 1 in 1,000 annual probability of sea flooding. (Land shown in light blue on the Flood Map)  Zone 3a – High Probability Land having a 1 in 100 or greater annual probability of river flooding; or Land having a 1 in 200 or greater annual probability of sea flooding (Land shown in dark blue on the Flood Map).  Zone 3b – The Functional Floodplain This zone comprises land where water has to flow or be stored in times of flood. Local planning authorities should identify in their Strategic Flood Risk Assessments areas of functional floodplain and its boundaries accordingly, in agreement with the Environment Agency.

The Foyle site is located within Flood Zone 1 – Low Probability.

See Appendix A: Map H - Flood Map for Planning

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2.11 Prescribed Processes

The following table shows Environmental Permitted sites within 1km of postcode GL14 2PH: Name Permit Number Distance Waste Operations Biffa Municipal Limited DB3909FY/A001 0.3 BASF Metals Recycling Limited FP3895CQ/V004 0.3 BASF Metals Recycling Limited FP3830DK/V004 0.4 Anderson Mark VP3395CU/A001 0.5 Sims Group UK Ltd CP3590SD/V005 0.5 Sims Group UK Ltd WP3595CH/V003 0.6 Abbey Metal Recycling Limited GB3500MY/V002 0.8 SYNETIQ Limited HB3401TZ/T001 1.0 Authorised Treatment Facilities (ATF) for End of Life Vehicles (ELV) M. Anderson VP3395CU/A001 0.5 Sims Group UK Limited CP3590SD/V005 0.5 Abbey Metal Recycling Limited GB3500MY/V002 0.8 FAB Recycling Ltd HB3401TZ/T001 1.0 Installations BASF Metals Recycling Limited FP3830DK 0.4 West Oils Environmental Limited KP3735AA 0.7 Discharges to Water and Groundwater Richard Read Transport Limited MI/S/20/23122/T/001 0.2 Severn Trent Water Limited MI/S/20/08603/R/002 0.4 Severn Trent Water Limited MI/S/20/25975/R/003 0.4 Severn Trent Water Limited MI/S/20/25273/O/001 0.4 Severn Trent Water Limited MI/S/20/26242/O/001 0.4 Severn Trent Water Limited MI/S/20/21061/O/001 0.6 Broadmoor Brickworks Limited MI/S/20/25548/T/001 0.8 Broadmoor Brickworks Limited MI/S/20/25929/T/001 0.8 Waste Exemptions Waste Efficiency Resource WEX111569 0.3 Waste Efficiency Resource WEX111570 0.3 Rothdean Limited WEX186069 0.3 Adrian Lloyd Wilce WEX139355 0.3 Scrap Metal Dealers Anthony Michael Hiles F/17/00742/SCRAPS Cinderford Mr David Keith Matthews 16/00010/SCRDEA Cinderford Mr James Maguire F/16/00234/SCRAPS Cinderford Mr Jason Cross F/17/00082/SCRAPS Cinderford Mr Mark David Anderson F/17/00058/SCRAPS Cinderford Mrs Elen Matthews F/17/00061/SCRAPS Cinderford Source: https://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/view/index

No facility within 10km of the site is permitted to handle Radioactive Substances, while no facility within 1km of the site holds a water quality exemption.

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2.12 Discharge Consents

Foyle - Gloucester has a Consent to Discharge licence from Severn Trent Water Ltd permitting the discharge of treated effluent from the sites ETP. A copy of the discharge licence can be seen in Attachment B.3.5.

2.13 Neighbours

The east of the site is bounded by the B4227 road, which is the main access roadway through the Forest Vale Industrial Estate. The south of the site is bounded by a car breakers yard operated by Forest Auto Salvage. The north of the site is bounded by Richard Read (Transport) Ltd, which is a Warehousing and Distribution facility. The west boundary of the site is made up of a mixture of trees, hedgerows and the Cinderford Brook, beyond which is the Severn Trent municipal plant.

Additional Industrial Facilities within the industrial estate include:  Basf Metals Recycling Limited  Net International Limited  Rothdean Limited  Farm Feed Systems Limited  D.J. Gardner (Joinery) Limited  Quality Engineered Products Limited  Turnshred Limited  Ingredients Alliance Ltd  Winner Garage Limited  Bowsen Group Ltd  House Of Flavours Limited  Cinderford MG Ltd

The closest residential properties to the site are located on the Foxes Bridge Road 135m north-east of the site boundary.

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2.14 Protected Areas

2.14.1 Habitats Directive Sites (pSCI, SCI or SAC)

A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is the land designated under Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Bat Sites (SAC) Site Details Country England/Wales Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area, West Wales Unitary Authority and The Valleys Centroid SO605044 Latitude 51.7375 Longitude -2.5725 SAC EU Code UK0014794 Area (ha) 144.82 Distance to site 1.9Km South-South-East General Site Character:  Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (26.2%)  Other land (including Towns, Villages, Roads, Waste places, Mines, Industrial sites) (73.8%) Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site 1303: Lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus Hipposideros) This complex of sites on the border between England and Wales contains by far the greatest concentration of lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus Hipposideros in the UK, totalling about 26% of the national population. It has been selected on the grounds of the exceptional breeding population, and the majority of sites within the complex are maternity roosts. The bats are believed to hibernate in the many disused mines in the area.

1304: Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus Ferrumequinum) This complex of sites on the border between England and Wales represents greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus Ferrumequinum in the northern part of its range, with about 6% of the UK population. The site contains the main maternity roost for bats in this area, which are believed to hibernate in the many disused mines in the Forest.

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Wye Valley Woodlands (SAC) Site Details Country England/Wales Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area, Unitary Authority Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire, West Wales and The Valleys Centroid ST530957 Latitude 51.65777778 Longitude -2.678611111 SAC EU Code UK0012727 Area (ha) 913.32 Distance to Site: 7.3 Km North-West General Site Character:  Heath, Scrub, Maquis and Garrigue, Phygrana (10%)  Dry grassland, Steppes (0.2%)  Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (87%)  Coniferous woodland (0.7%)  Inland rocks, Screes, Sands, Permanent Snow and ice (0.6%)  Other land (including Towns, Villages, Roads, Waste places, Mines, Industrial sites) (1.5%) Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site 9130: Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests The Wye Valley contains abundant and near-continuous semi-natural woodland along the gorge. Beech stands occur as part of a mosaic with a wide range of other woodland types and represent the western range of Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests. Such a variety of woodland types is rare within the UK. In places, lime Tilia sp., elm Ulmus sp. and oak Quercus sp. share dominance with the beech. Structurally the woods include old coppice, pollards and high forest types. Lady Park Wood, one of the component sites, is an outstanding example of near-natural old-growth structure in mixed broad-leaved woodland and has been the subject of detailed long-term monitoring studies.

9180: Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines The woods of the lower Wye Valley on the border of south Wales and England form one of the most important areas for woodland conservation in the UK and provide the most extensive examples of Tilio-Acerion forest in the west of its range. A wide range of ecological variation is associated with slope, aspect and landform. The woodland occurs here as a mosaic with other types, including beech Fagus sylvatica and pedunculate oak Quercus robur stands. Uncommon trees, including large-leaved lime Tilia platyphyllos and rare whitebeams such as Sorbus porrigentiformis and S. rupicola are found here, as well as locally uncommon herbs, including wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus, narrow-leaved bitter-cress Cardamine impatiens and wood fescue Festuca altissima.

91J0: Taxus baccata woods of the British Isles Wye Valley is representative of yew Taxus baccata woods in the south-west of the habitat’s range. It lies on the southern Carboniferous limestone, and yew occurs both as an understorey to other woodland trees and as major yew-dominated groves, particularly on the more stony slopes and crags. Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection  1303: Lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus Hipposideros)

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River Wye (SAC) Site Details Country England/Wales East Wales, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area, Unitary Authority Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire, West Wales and The Valleys Centroid SO109369 Latitude 52.02333333 Longitude -3.299722222 SAC EU Code UK0012642 Area (ha) 2147.64 Distance to Site: 5.6 Km North-West General Site Character:  Tidal rivers, Estuaries, Mud flats, Sand flats, Lagoons (including saltwork basins) (9.5%)  Salt marshes, Salt pastures, Salt steppes (1.5%)  Inland water bodies (Standing water, Running water) (52.5%)  Bogs, Marshes, Water fringed vegetation, Fens (3.1%)  Heath, Scrub, Maquis and Garrigue, Phygrana (1%)  Dry grassland, Steppes (5.3%)  Humid grassland, Mesophile grassland (2.4%)  Improved grassland (10.4%)  Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (12.3%)  Inland rocks, Screes, Sands, Permanent Snow and ice (0.2%)  Other land (including Towns, Villages, Roads, Waste places, Mines, Industrial sites) (1.8%) Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site 3260: Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation

The Wye, on the border of England and Wales, is a large river representative of sub-type 2. It has a geologically mixed catchment, including shales and sandstones, and there is a clear transition between the upland reaches, with characteristic bryophyte-dominated vegetation, and the lower reaches, with extensive Ranunculus beds. There is a varied water- crowfoot Ranunculus flora; stream water-crowfoot R. penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans is abundant, with other Ranunculusspecies – including the uncommon river water- crowfoot R. fluitans – found locally. Other species characteristic of sub-type 2 include flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus, lesser water-parsnip Berula erecta and curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus. There is an exceptional range of aquatic flora in the catchment including river jelly-lichen Collema dichotum. The river channel is largely unmodified and includes some excellent gorges, as well as significant areas of associated woodland.

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site 1092: White-clawed (or Atlantic stream) crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) The Welsh River Wye system is the best site known in Wales for white-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes. The tributaries are the main haven for the species, particularly at the confluences of the main river and the Edw, Dulas Brook, Sgithwen and Clettwr Brook.

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1095: Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) The Wye is an extensive river system crossing the border between England and Wales and the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus population is found in the main stem below Llyswen. The site provides exceptionally good quality habitat for sea lamprey and supports a healthy population.

1096: Brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri) The Wye is an extensive river system spanning the border between England and Wales and the brook lamprey Lampetra planeri population is widely distributed in its catchment. The river provides exceptionally good quality habitat for brook lamprey and supports a healthy population.

1099: River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) The Wye is an extensive river system crossing the border between England and Wales, and the river lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis population is widely distributed in the catchment. The Wye provides exceptionally good quality habitat for river lamprey and supports a healthy population.

1103: Twaite shad (Alosa fallax) Twaite shad Alosa fallax have long been abundant in the Wye, an extensive river system spanning the border between England and Wales. Twaite shad often spawn at or just above the tidal limit, but in the Wye they migrate over 100 km upstream, the highest spawning site being at Builth Wells. Data held by the Environment Agency indicate that, of the three selected rivers, the largest spawning areas for this species occur on the Wye. The river has relatively good water quality, adequate flows through an unobstructed main channel and a wide range of aquatic habitats conducive to supporting this fish species. In particular, there are a number of deep pools essential for congregation before spawning.

1106: Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Historically, the Wye is the most famous and productive river in Wales for Atlantic salmon Salmo salar, with high-quality spawning grounds and juvenile habitat in both the main channel and tributaries; water quality in the system is generally favourable. It is also one of the most diverse river systems in the UK, with a transition from hard geology, high gradients, rapid flow fluctuations and low nutrient-content in its upper reaches, to a more nutrient-rich river with lower gradient, more stable flow and softer geology in the lowlands. The effect of river engineering work on migration and spawning has been limited, although there is a localised influence from the Elan Valley reservoirs, through inundation of spawning and nursery habitat and fluctuations in flow and water levels in the upper Wye. The most important tributaries for spawning are included in the SAC. Although in the past non-native salmon may have been released to the system, the impact of this is likely to have been minimal. The Wye salmon population is particularly notable for the very high proportion (around 75%) of multi sea winter (MSW) fish, a stock component which has declined sharply in recent years throughout the UK. This pattern has also occurred in the Wye, with a consequent marked decline in the population since the 1980s. However, the Wye salmon population is still of considerable importance in UK terms.

1163: Bullhead (Cottus gobio) The Wye represents bullhead Cottus gobio in an extensive river system crossing the border between England and Wales. The Wye is one of the most diverse river systems in the UK,

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1355: Otter (Lutra lutra) The Wye holds the densest and most well-established otter Lutra lutra population in Wales, representative of otters occurring in lowland freshwater habitats in the borders of Wales. The river has bank-side vegetation cover, abundant food supply, clean water and undisturbed areas of dense scrub suitable for breeding, making it particularly favourable as otter habitat. The population remained even during the lowest point of the UK decline, confirming that the site is particularly favourable for this species and the population likely to be highly stable. Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection  1102: Allis shad (Alosa alosa)

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Severn Estuary (SAC) Site Details Country England/Wales Dorset and Somerset, East Wales, Extra-Regio, Unitary Authority Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Centroid ST321748 Latitude 51.46861111 Longitude -2.978055556 SAC EU Code UK0013030 Area (ha) 73714.11 Distance to Site 9.3 Km South-East General Site Character:  Tidal rivers, Estuaries, Mud flats, Sand flats, Lagoons (including saltwork basins) (99%)  Salt marshes, Salt pastures, Salt steppes (1%) Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site  1130: Estuaries  1140: Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide  1330: Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site  1110: Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time  1170: Reefs Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site  1095: Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)  1099: River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis)  1103: Twaite shad (Alosa fallax)

See Appendix B: Map Q – Habitats Directive Sites (pSCI, SCI or SAC) See Appendix D: Map 1 - SAC

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2.14.2 Special Protection Area

A Special Protection Area (SPA) is the land classified under Directive 79/409 on the Conservation of Wild Birds.

Severn Estuary (SPA) Site Details Country England/Wales Cardiff, City of Bristol, Newport, North Somerset, Somerset, Unitary Authority South Gloucestershire, Vale of Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire Latitude 51 13 29 N Longitude 03 02 57 W SAC EU Code UK9015022 Area (ha) 24700.91 Distance to Site 9.3 Km South-East General Site Character: The Severn Estuary is located between Wales and England in south-west Britain. It is a large estuary with extensive intertidal mud-flats and sand-flats, rocky platforms and islands. Saltmarsh fringes the coast backed by grazing marsh with freshwater ditches and occasional brackish ditches. The seabed is rock and gravel with sub-tidal sandbanks. The estuary's classic funnel shape, unique in the UK, is a factor causing the Severn to have the second- highest tidal range in the world (after the Bay of Fundy in Canada). This tidal regime results in plant and animal communities typical of the extreme physical conditions of liquid mud and tide- swept sand and rock. The species-poor invertebrate community includes high densities of ragworms, lugworms and other invertebrates forming an important food source for passage and wintering waders. A further consequence of the large tidal range is an extensive intertidal zone, one of the largest in the UK. The site is of importance during the spring and autumn migration periods for waders moving up the west coast of Britain, as well as in winter for large numbers of waterbirds, especially swans, ducks and waders. Qualifying species  Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii)  Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)  Curlew (Numenius arquata)  Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpine)  Pintail (Anas acuta)  Redshank (Tringa tetanus)  Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

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Walmore Common (SPA) Site Details Country England Unitary Authority Gloucestershire Latitude 51 49 58 N Longitude 02 22 14 W SAC EU Code UK9007051 Area (ha) 52.85 Distance to Site 9.3 km East General Site Character: Walmore Common is located in Gloucestershire, in the west of England, about 10 km south-west of Gloucester. It is an area of damp grassland and ditches composed of clayey soils overlying the only significant area of peatland in Gloucestershire. The area is subject to regular winter flooding and this creates suitable conditions for regular wintering by an important number of Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii. Qualifying species  Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii)

See Appendix B: Map P – Bird Directive Site (SPA) See Appendix D: Map 2 – SPA

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2.14.3 RAMSAR Site

A Ramsar site is the land listed as a Wetland of International Importance under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (the Ramsar Convention) 1973.

Severn Estuary (RAMSAR) Site Details Country England Latitude 51 13 29 N Longitude 03 02 57 W Site Code (new) UK11081 Area (ha) 24662.9 Distance to Site 9.3 km South-East General Site Character: The estuary's classic funnel shape, unique in Britain, is a factor causing the Severn to have the second-largest tidal range in the world (after the Bay of Fundy, Canada). This tidal regime results in plant and animal communities typical of the extreme physical conditions of liquid mud and tide swept sand and rock. The species-poor invertebrate community includes high densities of ragworms, lugworms and other invertebrates forming an important food source for passage and wintering waders. A further consequence of the large tidal range is the extensive intertidal zone, one of the largest in the UK, comprising mudflats, sand banks, shingle, and rocky platforms. Glassworts and annual sea-blite colonise the open mud, with beds of all three species of eelgrass Zostera occurring on more sheltered mud and sandbanks. Large expanses of common cord-grass also occur on the outer marshes. Heavily grazed saltmarsh fringes the estuary with a range of saltmarsh types present. The middle marsh sward is dominated by common saltmarsh-grass with typical associated species. In the upper marsh, red fescue and saltmarsh rush become more prominent General ecological features The large tidal range leads to strong tidal streams and high turbidity, producing communities characteristic of the extreme physical conditions of liquid mud and tide-swept sand and rock. Broad intertidal flats with areas of unstable sand and muddy flats support high densities of invertebrates. Intertidal rock platforms support a wide variety of invertebrate species. There are large areas of subtidal sand, rock and gravel with a variety of aquatic estuarine communities including Sabellaria alveolata reef. Areas of saltmarsh fringe the estuary, mostly grazed with a range of vegetation communities. There are gradual and stepped transitions between bare mudflat to upper marsh and grassland. Main vegetation types are upper saltmarsh with Festuca rubra and Juncus gerardii; middle marsh dominated by Puccinellia maritima with Glaux maritima and Triglochin maritima; dense monocultures of Spartina anglica at the edge of the mudflats-brackish pools and depressions with Phragmites australis and Bolboschoenus maritimus.

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Walmore Common (RAMSAR) Site Details Country England Latitude 51 49 58 N Longitude 02 22 14 W Site Code (new) UK11075 Area (ha) 52.85 Distance to Site 9.3 km East General Site Character: Walmore Common occupies a low-lying area in the Severn Vale, which is subject to winter flooding. The site is a wetland overlying peat providing a variety of habitats including improved neutral grassland, unimproved marshy grassland and open water ditches. The common is part of a series of sites within the Severn Vale which, in winter, form an important refuge and feeding area for wildfowl. The highest bird numbers are seen during the harshest winters, when Walmore Common provides an essential feeding and roosting area General ecological features Walmore Common is a seasonally-flooded wetland drained by a network of open ditches. Approximately 60% of the neutral grassland has been reseeded with rye grass. The eastern area, however, is still unimproved with a tussocky structure and a wider range of plants dominated by grasses and rushes. The ditches have a fairly rich flora including species such as yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus.

See Appendix D: Map 3 – RAMSAR

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2.14.4 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is the land notified as an SSSI under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981), as amended. Sites notified under the 1949 Act only are not included in the Data set. SSSI are the finest sites for wildlife and natural features in England, supporting many characteristic, rare and endangered species, habitats and natural features.

Buckshraft Mine & Bradley Hill Railway Tunnel (SSSI)

Buckshraft Mine & Bradley Hill Railway Tunnel is a 5.66-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1998. This site comprises two separate locations:  Buckshraft Mine which is near the village of Ruspidge – 1.9km South-South-East of the Foyle site (SO655121).  Bradley Hill Railway Tunnel which is near the village of Soudley – 3.8km . South- South-East of the Foyle site (SO662104).

The railway tunnel and mine comprise one of a series of Sites of Special Scientific Interest within the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley (Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire). These sites support (between them) breeding and hibernation roosts for Lesser and Greater horseshoe bats. This is of European importance.

Buckshraft Mine are of this SSSI occupies the same area as the Wye Valley & Forest of Dean Bat Sites (SAC) mentioned above.

Other sites in the group in Gloucestershire (all of which are SSSIs) include the breeding sites of Blaisdon Hall, Caerwood And Ashberry Goose House, Dean Hall Coach House & Cellar and Sylvan House Barn. Hibernation sites include Devil's Chapel Scowles, Old Bow And Old Ham Mines, Westbury Brook Ironstone Mine and Wigpool Ironstone Mine.

See Appendix B: Map S - Sites of Special Scientific Interest See Appendix D: Map 4 – SSSI

2.14.5 CRoW Sites

The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, known as the CRoW Act is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament, affecting England and Wales, which came into force on 30th November 2000.

The Act implements the so-called "right to roam" (also known as jus spatiandi) long sought by the Ramblers' Association and its predecessors, on certain upland and uncultivated areas of England and Wales. This element of the act was implemented in stages as definitive maps of different regions were produced. The act refers to areas of 'mountain, moor, heath and down' in addition to registered common land; not all uncultivated land is covered.

Common land is owned by either a local council, privately or by the National Trust. Some common land has different rights, so it may be used for other activities other than walking and climbing (eg horse-riding).

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One cannot:  camp on common land without the owner’s permission  light a fire or have a barbecue  hold a festival or other event without permission  drive across it without permission unless you have the right to access your property

Category A: The closest designated land under CRoW, including Open Country and Registered Common Land is the Forest of Dean, approx 200M to the west of the site boundary.

Category B: The closest land designated as Conclusive Registered Common Land under the Countryside Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000 is The Ruffitt, approx 1.7km east of the site boundary. This area also falls under Category A.

Category C: The closest designated land subject to pre-existing public access rights that on CROW access land apply instead of the CROW rights is an area near May Hill, approx 8.8km to the north- east. This area also falls under Category A and Category B.

See Appendix B: Map R - CRoW Sites

2.14.6 National Nature Reserve (NNR)

A National Nature Reserve (NNR) is the land declared under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 or Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) as amended.

The closest NNR to the Foyle - Gloucester site is the Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve, approx 9.4 Km west.

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2.14.7 Air Quality Management Zones

Since December 1997, each local authority in the UK has been carrying out a review and assessment of air quality in their area. This involves measuring air pollution and trying to predict how it will change in the next few years. The aim of the review is to make sure that the national air quality objectives will be achieved throughout the UK by the relevant deadlines. These objectives have been put in place to protect people's health and the environment.

If a local authority finds any places where the objectives are not likely to be achieved, it must declare an Air Quality Management Area there.

AQMZ for NOx (as NO2)

The Foyle site is within the Lydney AQMZ for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) since July 2010, as declared by the Forest of Dean District Council.

See Appendix B: Map T – AQMZ for NOx (as NO2)

AQMZ for SO2

The Foyle site is not within an AQMZ for SO2.

The closest zone is approx 128 km north-west, which is made up of the following AQMA’s: Loughborough, Syston, Great Central Railway and Mountsorrel.

See Appendix B: Map U – AQMZ for SO2

2.15 Proposed Operations

The onsite operations that have been identified as potentially posing an environmental risk are detailed in the H1 Environmental Risk Assessment (Attachment B.5.2.A). This also outlines measures to prevent, or mitigate where necessary, the environmental risk posed by these operations.

See also the site’s Environmental Management System Summary (Attachment B.2.1), the Fugitive and Accidental Emissions Control (Attachment B.3.9) for measures taken to ensure emissions not controlled by emission limits are accounted for and minimised.

2.16 Chemical Inventory and Storage Tanks

The inventory of chemicals stored and used during operations and onsite support processes along with their bunding arrangements is presented in Attachment B.2.3.C – Baseline Report.

A bund and bunded structures integrity assessment, containing locations map, can be found in Attachment C.3.

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3.0 SITE RECONNAISSANCE

Table 3.0: Findings of the Site Reconnaissance

Baseline Vegetation data: A description of Details of any visual stress (including vegetation cover on the site and its discolouration, die-back) on vegetation on immediate surroundings. site and in surrounding areas.

The site contains areas of green areas. No visible signs of contamination, stress, vegetation die-back or discolouration were found near the site boundary.

Baseline Surface water data: A description Evidence of, films, turbidity or of any surface water features on site and in impoverished benthic communities. surrounding areas. Not relevant as no surface water features are No naturally occurring surface water on site. features are present on site.

Surface water drains were found to be in good condition.

Further information on surrounding surface water features and a surface water drainage map can be found in Attachment C.3.3.

Baseline Pollution data: Any visual Evidence of damage to pollution prevention evidence of existing contamination. measures.

No visible evidence of existing All Bunds and Bunded Structures passed contamination was found. visual inspection.

No staining of hardstanding was found. Site interceptor features an alarm.

Hardstanding was found to be in good See Attachment C.3 – Bund Integrity condition, with signs of recent repairs. Report.

Evidence of any previous site activities with None found. the potential to hinder the environmental condition of the site.

Evidence of any on-site waste disposal. None found.

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List of storage Tanks and Bunds: Description of their Contents: Volume: Condition: nature & mode of fill: Draw line See Attachment C.3 – Bund Integrity & points: Above or below ground: Nature, Assessment method & frequency of integrity testing (bunded): Nature of their bunds:

Spill Kits: There are multiple fully stocked spill kits strategically placed throughout the site.

See Appendix A of Attachment B.3.9- Fugitive and Accidental Emissions Control for External Spill Kit Locations.

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4.0 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

Using data from both the sources outlined in Section 2.1 and a site inspection, a description of the Foyle - Gloucester site, its geological and hydrogeological setting, its environmental setting, history of contamination and that of the surrounding region has been outlined. The H1 Environmental Risk Assessment, potential sources and receptors of polluting substances have been identified, along with all pollution prevention measures on the site, both proposed and currently in place.

5.0 CONCLUSION

The results of the desktop and reconnaissance phases of the study, when combined with the borehole logs, are deemed to be sufficient to accurately and reliably benchmark the initial condition of the site. Going forward, periodic analysis as required under permit will allow any impacts of the facility on the condition of the site to be tracked and acted upon where necessary.

The reconnaissance findings are consistent with the site’s documented history. Sensitive receptors of pollution have been identified. One sensitive receptor is the Minor Aquifer of High Permeability on which the site is located. Additionally, four SAC’s, two SPA’s and two RAMSAR sits are within 10km of the site, while one SSSI is within 2km of the site.

Using the ‘source-pathway-receptor’ model, potential sources of pollution have been identified: overflow, leakage or spillage events within the site. Sensitive receptors have also been identified: the Minor Aquifer of High Permeability on which the site is located.

The preliminary investigations to date suggest that it is likely that design protection measures can deal with the level of risk.

The operational control procedures designed prevent, mitigate or control fugitive emissions in order to prevent pollution occurring to respective receptors are outlined in the following attachments to this application:

 Attachment B.2.5 – H1 Environmental Risk Assessment,  Attachment B.3.6 – How to Comply with your Environmental Permit  Attachment B.3.7 – How to Comply – Food and Drink Sector  Attachment B.3.2 - Emissions to Atmosphere  Attachment B.3.3 – Emissions to Surface Water  Attachment B.3.4 – Emissions to Sewer  Attachment B.3.9 - Fugitive and Accidental Emissions Control  Attachment B.3.10.1 – Odour Impact Assessment  Attachment B.3.11 – Noise Impact Assessment  Attachment C.3 – Bund Assessment

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6.0 REFERENCES

 British Geological Survey http://mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html

 Environment Agency http://maps.environmentagency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?topic=water_abstracti onsayerGroups=default&lang=_e&ep=map&scale=3&x=410974.04166666727&y=4 31103.2439422105#x=418296&y=444425&lg=1,2,3,6,10,&scale=6

 European Environment Agency. Natura 2000 Protected Sites. http://natura2000.eea.europa.eu/#

 European Environment Agency. Catchment Data Explorer https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/

 Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1154/contents/made

 magic.defra.gov.uk http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx

 The National Library of Scotland’s Archived Ordnance Survey Maps http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=13&lat=53.6823&lon=-1.5885&layers=1&b=1

 Department of Environmental, Food & Rural Affairs – AQMA Interactive Map https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/aqma/maps

 Environmental Agency – Public Register https://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/view/index

 Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1277968

 Joint Nature Conservation Committee http://archive.jncc.gov.uk/Default.aspx

https://jncc.gov.uk/

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APPENDIX A

˗ GEOLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY MAPS ˗

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MAP A SUPERFICIAL GEOLOGY

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MAP B BEDROCK GEOLOGY

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MAP C AQUIFER DESIGNATION (SPUERFICIAL DRIFT)

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MAP D SOURCE PROTECTION ZONES

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MAP E GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY ZONES

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MAP F GROUNDWATER DRINKING WATER SAFEGUARD ZONES

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Project Title:

MAP G SEVERN VALE CAMS AREA AND INSPECTION POINTS

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MAP H FLOOD MAP FOR PLANNING

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– Cinderford Industrial Area

Project Title:

MAP I MAP - INDUSTRIAL AREAS

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R=1Km

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Clean Yard

Dirty Yard

Roof Area

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MAP K SITE SURFACE MAP

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MAP L NEARBY WATERBODYS / RIVERS

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MAP M SURFACEWATER DRINKING WATER SAFEGUARD ZONES

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MAP N NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONES

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Project Title:

MAP O Cinderford FOREST OF DEAN CATCHMENT Brook Client Name:

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APPENDIX B

˗ PROTECTED SITE MAPS -

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- Bird Directive Site (SPA) 9.3Km

Project Title:

MAP P NATURA 2000 SITES

Client Name:

9.3Km

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Habitats Directive Sites (pSCI, SCI or SAC)

2.5Km

Project Title:

MAP Q NATURA 2000 SITES

Client Name:

2.5Km

1.9Km

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Project Title:

MAP R CRoW SITES

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Sites of Special Scientific Interest

2.5Km

Project Title:

MAP S SITES OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

Client Name:

2.5Km 2.4Km 1.9Km

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– NOx AQMZ

Project Title:

MAP T AQMZ FOR NOX (AS NO2)

Client Name:

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– SO2 AQMZ

Project Title:

MAP U AQMZ FOR SO2

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APPENDIX C

˗ HISTORICAL LAND USE MAPS ˗

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MAP V OS 1 INCH 1885-1903

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MAP W OS 1 INCH 1888-1913

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MAP X OS 1:1M 1920’S -1940’S

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MAP Y OS 1:1M 1937-1961

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Project Title:

MAP Z AUTHORISED AND HISTORIC LANDFILLS

Client Name:

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APPENDIX D

˗ ENVIRONMENT AGENCY MAPS ˗ ˗ MAY 2019 ˗

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