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Brownfield & Contaminated Land ea environmentonsite Thursday 11th May 2017 | Belfast brownfieldbriefing Assessing The Impact of Planning Changes & Practical Strategies to Manage Risk When Investigating & Developing Brownfield & Contaminated Land About the event Why attend? The absence of statutory guidance in Northern Ireland means that the majority Expert panel of contaminated land and groundwater is dealt with under the Planning regime. This Brownfield & Contaminated Land Changes to the planning framework through the restructuring of Councils in Northern Ireland, conference brings together a balanced and a review of planning in the Republic of Ireland, means it is vitally important that all panel of experts - representatives from professionals involved in brownfield development have a thorough understanding of the Local Councils, Regulators and Consultants - changes and their implications. all ready to provide up-to-date policy and practical guidance to help you improve This year’s Brownfield & Contaminated Land conference programme has been fully your risk assessment and planning re-researched and updated with Environmental Health Officers, Consultants and Regulators & development decisions. working in the risk assessment and remediation of brownfields across the country, to ensure it brings you the most up-to-date information on changes to contaminated land and planning Current thinking Designed by you, for you, the conference guidance and what these changes mean for you. programme has been written following in-depth research with environmental Hear first-hand practical advice on: • How the Planning Reform is being practically implemented and how it health officers, risk assessors, planners, has impacted on Local Council Environmental Health and Planning Officers project managers and consultants, involved in the risk assessment of contaminated land • Effectively scoping a risk assessment plan to enable a robust, detailed and groundwater. and justifiable remedial strategy and satisfy planning requirements • Latest groundwater risk assessment targets and exploring advances in sampling Case studies and detection methods to achieve these Learn from hands-on experience in a series • Developing best-practice techniques for the risk assessment of Ground Gas of case studies which will provide technical and VOCs and the verification of measures to mitigate these risks guidance and practical frameworks, and come away with best practices that you can • Practically applying and delivering industry guidance for asbestos in soil when apply immediately within your organisation. it is found on-site • Effectively implementing good waste management practice on brownfield Time efficiency & focus development projects Remove yourself from day-to-day distractions Packed with first-hand insights, practical case studies and valuable Q&A sessions, including for a day and benefit from a series of focused an extended discussion on contaminated land risk assessment as part of the planning presentations designed to tackle key issues process, this conference will provide you with useful strategies to better understand and and impart practical advice and guidance. manage contamination risks and ensure brownfield development is successful within the Q&A panel discussions new planning regime. In addition to expert-led presentations and practical case studies, there will also be a number of Q&A sessions and an Who should attend? extended open-floor discussion to give you the opportunity to address your specific Environmental Health Officers Scientists / Scientific Officers questions and challenges. Contaminated Land Officers Engineers Networking Planning Officers Land Quality / Land Remediation Managers Meet and mingle with like-minded Environmental Consultants professionals in your sector - an invaluable networking and knowledge-sharing opportunity. +44 (0)2036 372 191 [email protected] www.brownfieldbriefing.com/brownfield-contaminated-land ea environmentonsite Brownfield & Contaminated Land brownfieldbriefing Thursday 11th May 2017, Belfast 9.00 Registration and refreshments 11.30 Case Study: Haulbowline Island East Tip Remediation Project 9.30 Opening remarks from the Chair • Background & introduction to the project Dr Rory Doherty, School of Natural and Built Environment, • Regulatory process – regulatory framework relevant to Queen’s University Belfast project • Public consultation - importance of same Planning & Policy Frameworks • DQRA – approach and results • Remedial solution / current status 9.40 Assessing how the Planning Reform is being implemented Dr Cormac Ó Súilleabháin, Project Remediation Manager, and examining the approach to contaminated land and Cork County Council brownfield development in the new framework • Detailing how the objectives of the Reform are working in practice Contaminated Land Risk Assessment • To what extent has it facilitated the rapid and efficient progress of planning applications? 12.00 New techniques for improved decision-making in contaminated land risk assessment • Examining how brownfield and contaminated land is being dealt with in Local Development Plans Detailing the findings of a recent project carried out looking • What changes have been implemented to facilitate at background levels of contamination in soils in Belfast planning applications on brownfield land? and calculating where elevated concentrations might occur. • Assessing if the aim of ‘community-led planning’ is being Exploring the use of bio-accessibility testing to determine achieved and how risks to human health. • Top tips for producing a robust, coherent and appropriate Rebekka McIlwaine, Graduate Civil Engineer, RPS risk assessment to support a planning application in the Siobhan Cox, School of Planning, Architecture and Civil new regime Engineering, Queen’s University, Belfast Sheila Murphy, Associate Director Turley 12.25 Effectively scoping a hydrogeological risk assessment to Emma Walker, Associate Director, Turley inform and develop a robust remediation strategy 10.05 Local Council Perspective: How we are implementing and • Exploring new guidance published by CL:AIRE on the risk managing changes to the Planning process assessment of petroleum hydrocarbons in groundwater and how this can be applied practically • Detailing how the Planning Reform has impacted on Local Council Planning Officers and EHOs and how we are • Developing an appropriate risk assessment framework practically implementing the changes that satisfies regulatory and planning requirements • Exploring how contaminated land is being managed as ○ top tips for ensuring you get exactly the information part of Local Development Planning you need Brona McLaverty, Senior Environmental Health Officer, • Assessing the risks to ground and surface water from Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council petrol hydrocarbons • Effectively using technical guidance to develop robust yet 10.30 Outlining proposed changes to the Republic of Ireland’s achievable remediation goals for the protection of water planning system and the implications of this for environment receptors brownfield development Dr Edward Lewis, Senior Scientific Officer, Northern Ireland • Outlining proposed changes to the planning system – Environment Agency objectives and likely timescales 12.50 Q&A ○ exploring the role of the National Planning Framework and a National Land Supply This session will close with an open discussion involving Management Strategy the morning speakers and audience participation on • Examining the current barriers and legal complexities and contaminated land risk assessment as part of the how these could be overcome planning process, the impact of changes to council size • Assessing the role of brownfield land in future and structure, and what guidelines and risk levels EHOs planning objectives are using in the absence of Part 2A guidance adoption in Deirdre Fallon, President, Irish Planning Institute Northern Ireland. 10.55 Q&A 13.10 Lunch 11.00 Morning refreshments and networking +44 (0)2036 372 191 [email protected] www.brownfieldbriefing.com/brownfield-contaminated-land ea environmentonsite Brownfield & Contaminated Land brownfieldbriefing 14.00 Laboratory perspective: Exploring advances in sampling • The innovative use of Calcium Polysulphide solution and detection methods to achieve the latest groundwater for Cr(VI) remediation, thought to be one of the first risk assessment targets and meet industry requirements application of this remedial product in Ireland • Update on revisions to the WFD Environmental Quality • Background and conceptual site model showing site Standards and the implications of these for sampling: setting and contamination plume ○ to what extent are laboratory detection and • Findings of laboratory bench scale tests completed using screening techniques able to keep up with the rate Calcium Polysulphide on soil and groundwater samples of change? collected from the site • Exploring new advances in sampling and analysis to • Design and objectives of the remediation programme meet more stringent targets and deal with emerging • Details regarding implementation of the remediation trial contaminants and industry requirements • Progress update detailing results of the remediation Amy Parekh-Pross, Technical Marketing Manager, Chemtest trial which show that the hexavalent chromium has been Stephen Franey, Geo-Environmental Engineer, transformed to the less toxic trivalent chromium. Causeway Geotech Brian Duggan, Senior Environmental Scientist, AECOM 14.25 Ground Gas: Developing
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