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South Lakeland

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PREFERRED SITES WITHIN SOUTH LAKELAND DISTRICT

FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT

Household Waste Recycling Centres

SL 1 Kendal Fell Quarry (land adjacent)

Waste Treatment Facilities

SL 1 Kendal Fell Quarry (the quarry floor, which is mostly within the Lake District National Park).

Energy from Wastes

None

Landfill

None

The other sites considered were SL 24 Lindal former ore mill sidings and SL 25 Roan Edge landfill extended.

PREFERRED AREAS OR AREAS OF SEARCH FOR MINERALS

M 30 Roan Edge Quarry sandstone Area of Search (high specification roadstone).

MINERAL SAFEGUARDING AREAS

Limestone, sandstone and sand and gravel. Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009) - Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework 443

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SL 1 Kendal Fell Quarry, Kendal

4.780 This is a preferred site for a Household Waste Recycling Centre to replace the one at Canal Head and, on the quarry floor, for built waste treatment facilities, although most of that area is outside the plan area as it is within the Lake District National Park. .

Summary of comments from previous consultation stages

4.781 It was supported as a Green Resource Park in principle, if based on the Best Practical Environmental Option, and it was acknowledged that waste management uses would provide some employment. Mitigation of traffic impacts were seen to be a key consideration, together with other impacts including noise and pollution.

4.782 Much of the quarry, including the access to the A 591, is within the National Park and outside the plan area. At an earlier stage, the National Park Authority agreed that the site could be put forward in this plan, on condition that it was not proposed for an incinerator.

Environmental assets

4.783 The Morecambe Bay Pavements SAC and the Scout & Cunswick Scars SSSI are 600m from the site; Serpentine Wood & Kendal Fell County Wildlife Site is adjacent to the eastern edge; Cunswick Fell CWS is 550m away, Cunswick & Park Spring Woods CWS is 950m and Barrowfiled & Honeybee Woods CWS is 1.5km; an area of calcareous grassland UK priority habitat is adjacent to the site, semi-natural woodland UK priority habitat is 800m away and hay meadows and pastures UK priority habitat is 400m away.

4.784 The Northern Brown Argus, Small Heath, High Brown and Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterflies have all been recorded on both the nearby golf course and Scout Scar. Badgers have been recorded within the site. There are records of brown hares and common pipistrelle bats in the vicinity.

4.785 A public footpath runs along the eastern edge of the quarry.

4.786 There is licensed groundwater extraction close to this site.

Enhancement potential

4.787 The size of the site should enable significant habitat enhancement measures to be incorporated into a development scheme.

4.788 Information required on extent of modern disturbance - some archaeological mitigation may be needed.

Flood map zone

4.789 No identified flood risk.

Safeguarding

4.790 There is an HSE safeguarding zone for the quarry. 444 Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework - Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009)

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Agricultural Land Classification

4.791 N/A.

Sequential approach

4.792 This is a brownfield site in a town. Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009) - Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework 445

Site Assessments and Maps 4 4 Site 446 WASTE MANAGEMENT SITE SCORING MATRIX - SL1 Kendal Fell Quarry, Kendal Cumbria Assessments Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF criteria Policies Minerals 1. Proximity Within 5 miles of the centre of main towns* NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: CS1, to waste sustainably and minimise waste CS7,

arisings (by Within 5 - 10 miles from their centres - reduce waste miles by road and promote the GDC1 & and road) NR1 – To improve local air quality and movement of waste by rail and limit or reduce the W

Within 5 miles of Key Service Centres** aste reduce greenhouse gas emissions emission of climate change gases and other air

pollutants as a result? Maps

Within 5 – 10 miles Key Service Centres Development SP5 – To improve the health and well Greater than 10 miles from a town or Key being of people Service Centre

2. Access to existing rail facilities NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: CS1,

Accessibility sustainably and minimise waste Framework Access to existing primary road network Access to Kendal bypass (A591) currently via private road - improve access to recycling and composting SP2 – To improve access to services, services, where possible within local communities Potential for rail access xx facilities the countryside and open spaces using sustainable transport choices? -

Access to proposed primary road network Site - reduce waste miles by road and promote the

Good local road accessibility movement of waste by rail and limit or reduce the Allocations emission of climate change gases and other air pollutants as a result?

3. Previously developed land (Brownfield) NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: Regulation Sequential sustainably and minimise waste approach Greenfield - include measures to avoid soil degradation and NR3 – To restore and protect land and pollution? Allocated for waste management or x This would have been an active quarry soil employment use and at a town or key and landfill site at the time and would not 25

service centre have been allocated. - encourage the siting of waste management facilities Consultation on brownfield land? Allocated for waste management or employment use a but not at a town or - seek to protect good quality agricultural land and key service centre Greenfield sites as far as possible? (September - account will have to be taken of the proportion of brownfield land in the assessment

4. No owner objection No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria 2009) Deliverability Owner objection exists 5. Flood Zone 1 or no flood risk NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: Risk sustainably and minimise waste Zone 2 Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF criteria Policies NR2 – To improve water quality and - alleviate flooding and flood contamination of water Zone 3a resources resources? Site Zone 3b (functional floodplain) EN3 – To improve the quality of the built - be in an area at risk from flooding and/or be likely Allocations environment to create a higher risk of flooding elsewhere?

6. Other Conflict unlikely with other land use No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria Regulation land uses Conflict likely with other land use 7. Large enough to accommodate more than NR1 - To improve local air quality and - Will the option:

Co-location one facility reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25

potential Consultation Not large enough to accommodate more - minimise loss of green field sites or areas of open than one facility NR3 – To restore and protect land and space soil - Will site location criteria minimise the need for NR4 – Manage mineral resources transport

sustainably and minimise waste (September

SP5 - To improve the health and sense of well being of people 2009) 8. Proximity No houses within 250 metres NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option:

to Housing sustainably and minimise waste - Houses within 250 metres x Cumbria - Will the plan ensure that local air quality is not NR1 – To improve local air quality and adversely affected by pollution reduce greenhouse gas emissions

- limit the negative impact on people’s health and Minerals SP5 – To improve the health and well well being? being of people Site & W

9. European/National sites, species or habitats NR4 – Manage mineral resources minimise adverse impacts on species and habitats aste

Environmental sustainably and minimise waste through human activities and development? Assessments

Assets Potential to enhance Development No impact Development unlikely to affect the EN1 – To protect and enhance biodiversity -ensure continuity of ecological frameworks such as adjacent UK Priority Habitat (Calcareous river corridors, coastal habitats, uplands, woodlands Grassland). EN2 – To preserve enhance and manage and scrub to enable free passage of specific habitat landscape quality and character for future dependent species? Indirect adverse (site outside designated

generations Framework area)

- take account of the impacts of climate change on and

Direct adverse (site directly within biodiversity? Will the option: designated area) Maps

447 4 4 Site 448 Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF Cumbria criteria Policies Assessments Local sites or priority species/habitats - protect and conserve habitats and species especially where these may be rare, declining, Minerals Potential to enhance threatened or indigenous? No impact Development unlikely to affect the adjacent County Wildlife Sites. It would ensure biodiversity sustainability by enhancing have less impact than the existing HWRC, conditions wherever necessary to retain viability of & and the resource? W

on the Kendal Conservation Area. aste

Requires mitigation/ compensatory Maps measures - Indirect adverse (site outside Development designated area) Requires compensatory measures for Direct adverse impact (site directly within designated area) Framework 10. Visual Site not likely to impact on nationally NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: and designated landscape areas sustainably and minimise waste landscape - protect local landscape quality, distinctivenessand Impact Site likely to adversely impact on x The Lake District National Park boundary EN2 – To preserve, enhance and manage character protected from unsympathetic -

nationally designated landscape areas crosses the quarry. The LDNPA has Site supported waste management uses on landscape quality and character for future development? generations the floor of the quarry. Allocations - maintain the remoteness and tranquility of EN3 – To improve the quality of the built landscapes? environment - protect the appearance of world heritage sites, designated archaeological sites, historic parks and Regulation gardens, battlefields and their settings?

- protect areas of high archaeological and historic

landscape sensitivity?? 25 Consultation - factor in anticipated impacts of extreme weather events on landscape character and other valued assets?

- conserve features of historic and architectural (September importance?

- promote energy efficiency, the use of locally sourced materials and low impact operation? 2009)

11. Likely to be part of, or aid regeneration Essential to relocate HWRC from the land NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: Economic and/or safeguard jobs identified in the Canal Head Area Action sustainably and minimise waste Potential Plan. Development at this site would also - stimulate private sector investment – generally and provide jobs. EC1 – To retain existing jobs and create within the waste management sector? new employment opportunities Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF criteria Policies Demonstrable adverse impact on inward EC2 – To improve access to jobs - stimulate diversification within the waste

investment management sector? Site EC3 – To diversify and strengthen the local economy - stimulate innovation and research relating to Allocations emerging waste management technologies?

12. Not affecting safeguarding No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteri Regulation Safeguarding procedures/zones*** Conflict with safeguarding procedures/zones

Summary of overall assessment: This site includes the floor of the quarry and adjacent land where there is a transfer station. Lorry access would have to be directly from the A591. The eastern part of the old 25 quarry has been landfilled with non inert wastes. Planning permission extended into this site but has expired. Landfilling was discontinued for technical and economic reasons. It is not being put forward for additional Consultation landfill. Preferred sites for a relocated HWRC and for waste treatment facilities.

KEY The site scores very The site scores x x The site scores very x The site scores ? There is too much 0 The site has no impact

positively against the positively against the negatively against the negatively against the uncertainty to score the on this criteria (September criteria criteria criteria criteria site against this criteria

*The main towns are: Carlisle, Penrith, Workington, Whitehaven, Kendal, Barrow-in-Furness 2009) **Key Service Centres: Alston, Appleby, Aspatria, Brampton, Cleator Moor, Cockermouth, Dalton-in-Furness, Egremont, Grange over - Sands, Kirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby Stephen, Longtown, Maryport, Millom, Milnthorpe, Silloth, Ulverston, Wigton Cumbria

***Safeguarding procedures/zones includes those for airfields, Technical Sites (eg navigation beacons/interference), pipelines. Minerals Site & W aste Assessments Development Framework

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SL24 Lindal former ore mill sidings, Lindal

4.793 This site has not been included in previous consultations for the Minerals and Waste Development Framework. It has been included in South Lakeland District Council's consultations for possible development sites. It has now been put forward for consideration as a possible waste transfer station site. It is not a preferred site.

Summary of comments from previous consultation stage

4.794 This site would not appear to be suitable for waste treatment, given its history of subsidence, presence of underground limestone and one workshop which may have left a legacy of pollution. The site might also be regarded as too close to houses for waste treatment use, and would be better used for light industry, reflecting its historic use.

Environmental assets

4.795 There are several County Wildlife Sites (CWS) in the locality - Dalton and Lindal Mining Area CWS is around 725 metres away; Little Urswick Crags, Stone Walls & Bower Wood CWS is 1.4km; Flat Woods CWS is 1.5km; and Dalton Railway Cutting CWS is 1.6km. Ancient Woodlands in the area - Heaning Wood, also semi-natural woodland UK priority habitat, is 920m away; Flat Woods is 1.5km and Bower Wood is 1.6km. An area of calcareous grassland UK priority habitat is 1.6km away.

4.796 There are records of badgers, noctule bats and brown hares in the vicinity.

4.797 National cycle route 72 runs adjacent to the north west boundary of the site.

Enhancement potential

4.798 Potential for habitat creation/enhancement.

4.799 Information needed on historic industrial remains - mitigation may be required.

Flood map zone

4.800 No identified flood risk

Safeguarding

4.801 The site is not within a safeguarding area, but the Ulverston to Barrow Transco gas pipeline runs 330m away. The Green Lane former landfill site is 150m away.

Agricultural Land Classification

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Sequential approach

4.803 Although this is described as former sidings, the use was so long ago that the site should be regarded as greenfield. It is not at a town or Key Service Centre. 452 Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework - Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009)

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Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF

criteria Policies Site

1. Proximity Within 5 miles of the centre of main towns* NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: CS1, Allocations to waste or of Key Service Centres** sustainably and minimise waste CS7, arisings (by - reduce waste miles by road and promote the GDC1 road) Within 5 - 10 miles of the centre of main towns or of Key Service Centres NR1 – To improve local air quality and movement of waste by rail and limit or reduce the reduce greenhouse gas emissions emission of climate change gases and other air Regulation Greater than 10 miles from a town or Key pollutants as a result? Service Centre SP5 – To improve the health and well being of people 25

2. Access to existing rail facilities NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: CS1, Consultation Accessibility sustainably and minimise waste Access to existing primary road network Detail of site access could be an issue. - improve access to recycling and composting SP2 – To improve access to services, services, where possible within local communities Potential for rail access x Adjacent to railway but unlikely to have facilities the countryside and open spaces using sustainable transport choices? the potential for a new siding. (September Access to proposed primary road network - reduce waste miles by road and promote the movement of waste by rail and limit or reduce the Good local road accessibility emission of climate change gases and other air pollutants as a result? 2009)

3. Previously developed land (Brownfield) NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: - Sequential sustainably and minimise waste Cumbria approach Greenfield xx Although previously developed, the site is now regarded as a greenfield site. - include measures to avoid soil degradation and NR3 – To restore and protect land and pollution?

Allocated for waste management or soil Minerals employment use and at a town or key - encourage the siting of waste management facilities service centre on brownfield land? Site Allocated for waste management or xx SLDC considering employment use of the & employment use a but not at a town or site in LDF. - seek to protect good quality agricultural land and W key service centre Greenfield sites as far as possible? aste Assessments Development - account will have to be taken of the proportion of brownfield land in the assessment

4. No owner objection ? No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria

Deliverability Framework Owner objection exists and

5. Flood Zone 1 or no flood risk NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: Risk sustainably and minimise waste

Maps Zone 2 - alleviate flooding and flood contamination of water 453

resources? 4 4 Site 454 Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF Cumbria criteria Policies Assessments Zone 3a NR2 – To improve water quality and - be in an area at risk from flooding and/or be likely resources to create a higher risk of flooding elsewhere? Zone 3b (functional floodplain) Minerals EN3 – To improve the quality of the built environment & and W aste 6. Other Conflict unlikely with other land use Subject to detailed mitigation measures. No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria land uses Maps Development Conflict likely with other land use 7. Large enough to accommodate more than NR1 - To improve local air quality and - Will the option: Co-location one facility reduce greenhouse gas emissions potential Not large enough to accommodate more xx - minimise loss of green field sites or areas of open Framework than one facility NR3 – To restore and protect land and space soil - Will site location criteria minimise the need for NR4 – Manage mineral resources transport

sustainably and minimise waste - Site

SP5 - To improve the health and sense Allocations of well being of people

8. Proximity No houses within 250 metres NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: to Housing sustainably and minimise waste Regulation Houses within 250 metres xx Houses adjacent to site boundary. - Will the plan ensure that local air quality is not NR1 – To improve local air quality and adversely affected by pollution reduce greenhouse gas emissions

- limit the negative impact on people’s health and 25

SP5 – To improve the health and well well being? Consultation being of people

9. European/National sites, species or habitats NR4 – Manage mineral resources minimise adverse impacts on species and habitats Environmental sustainably and minimise waste through human activities and development? Assets Potential to enhance (September No impact EN1 – To protect and enhance biodiversity -ensure continuity of ecological frameworks such as river corridors, coastal habitats, uplands, woodlands Indirect adverse (site outside designated EN2 – To preserve enhance and manage and scrub to enable free passage of specific habitat

area) landscape quality and character for future dependent species? 2009) generations Direct adverse (site directly within - take account of the impacts of climate change on designated area) biodiversity? Will the option: Local sites or priority species/habitats Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF criteria Policies - protect and conserve habitats and species Potential to enhance especially where these may be rare, declining, Site No impact threatened or indigenous? Allocations

Requires mitigation/ compensatory ensure biodiversity sustainability by enhancing measures - Indirect adverse (site outside conditions wherever necessary to retain viability of designated area) the resource? Regulation Requires compensatory measures for Direct adverse impact (site directly within designated area)

10. Visual Site not likely to impact on nationally NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: 25 and designated landscape areas sustainably and minimise waste Consultation landscape - protect local landscape quality, distinctivenessand Impact Site likely to adversely impact on nationally designated landscape areas EN2 – To preserve, enhance and manage character protected from unsympathetic landscape quality and character for future development? generations

- maintain the remoteness and tranquility of (September EN3 – To improve the quality of the built landscapes? environment - protect the appearance of world heritage sites, designated archaeological sites, historic parks and

gardens, battlefields and their settings? 2009)

- protect areas of high archaeological and historic - Cumbria landscape sensitivity??

- factor in anticipated impacts of extreme weather

events on landscape character and other valued Minerals assets? Site - conserve features of historic and architectural &

importance? W aste Assessments - promote energy efficiency, the use of locally Development sourced materials and low impact operation?

11. Likely to be part of, or aid regeneration Development at this site would provide a NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: Economic and/or safeguard jobs small number of jobs sustainably and minimise waste

Potential Framework Demonstrable adverse impact on inward - stimulate private sector investment – generally and

investment EC1 – To retain existing jobs and create within the waste management sector? and new employment opportunities

- stimulate diversification within the waste Maps EC2 – To improve access to jobs management sector?

455 4 4 Site 456 Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF Cumbria criteria Policies Assessments EC3 – To diversify and strengthen the - stimulate innovation and research relating to local economy emerging waste management technologies? Minerals

12. Not affecting safeguarding No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria

Safeguarding procedures/zones*** & and W

Conflict with safeguarding aste procedures/zones Maps Development Summary of overall assessment: Small greenfield site which is being considered for employment use in the South Lakeland Local Development Framework. Access may be an issue. Not a preferred site. Framework - Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009) Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009) - Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework 457

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SL 25 Roan Edge landfill, New Hutton

4.804 This site was not identified in previous consultations. It is an inert landfill and recycling site for construction, demolition and excavation wastes used by a local contractor. Planning permission has been given for excavations to increase the capacity of the site. An extension to the site has now been put forward for consideration. This is a very prominent site and it would be difficult to screen further development. It is not a preferred site.

Environmental assets

4.805 There are a number of County Wildlife Sites (CWS) in the locality - Killington Reservoir CWS is around 650m away; Firbank Fell CWS and Hutton Park Mire CWS are both around 1km; Lambrigg Tarn and Fell CWS is 1.4km; Lily Mere & New Park Mosses CWS is 1.75km; and Brundrigg Moss CWS is 1.9km away. There are two areas of UK priority habitat in the area - calcareous grassland is around 1.45km distance and heathland is 1km. A Special Roadside Verge lies 850m away.

4.806 There are records of brown hares, badgers and Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterflies in the vicinity.

4.807 A bridleway runs to the north and west boundaries of the site.

4.808 There are several areas of open access land within 2km.

Enhancement potential

4.809 Potential for habitat creation/enhancement.

4.810 Archaeological work is not recommended.

Flood map zone

4.811 No identified flood risk.

Safeguarding

4.812 The site is within a consultation area for British Waterways for development likely to affect Killington Reservoir, which feeds the Kendal-Lancaster Canal.

Agricultural Land Classification

4.813 Grade 5.

Sequential approach

4.814 This is greenfield and not within a Town or Key Service Centre. 458 Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework - Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009)

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Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF

criteria Policies Site

1. Proximity Within 5 miles of the centre of main towns* NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: CS1, Allocations to waste sustainably and minimise waste CS7, arisings (by Within 5 - 10 miles from their centres - reduce waste miles by road and promote the GDC1 road) NR1 – To improve local air quality and movement of waste by rail and limit or reduce the Within 5 miles of Key Service Centres** reduce greenhouse gas emissions emission of climate change gases and other air Regulation Within 5 – 10 miles Key Service Centres pollutants as a result? SP5 – To improve the health and well Greater than 10 miles from a town or Key being of people Service Centre 25

Access to proposed primary road network (September - reduce waste miles by road and promote the Good local road accessibility movement of waste by rail and limit or reduce the emission of climate change gases and other air pollutants as a result? 2009)

3. Previously developed land (Brownfield) NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: - Sequential sustainably and minimise waste Cumbria Greenfield xx approach - include measures to avoid soil degradation and Allocated for waste management or NR3 – To restore and protect land and pollution?

employment use and at a town or key soil Minerals service centre - encourage the siting of waste management facilities on brownfield land? Allocated for waste management or xx Site employment use but not at a town or key & service centre - seek to protect good quality agricultural land and W Greenfield sites as far as possible? aste Assessments Development - account will have to be taken of the proportion of brownfield land in the assessment

4. No owner objection ? No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria

Deliverability Framework Owner objection exists and

5. Flood Zone 1 or no flood risk NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: Risk sustainably and minimise waste

Maps Zone 2 - alleviate flooding and flood contamination of water 459

resources? 4 4 Site 460 Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF Cumbria criteria Policies Assessments Zone 3a NR2 – To improve water quality and - be in an area at risk from flooding and/or be likely resources to create a higher risk of flooding elsewhere? Zone 3b (functional floodplain) Minerals EN3 – To improve the quality of the built environment & and W aste 6. Other Conflict unlikely with other land use No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria land uses Maps Development Conflict likely with other land use 7. Large enough to accommodate more than Only being considered for inert landfill. NR1 - To improve local air quality and - Will the option: Co-location one facility reduce greenhouse gas emissions potential Not large enough to accommodate more - minimise loss of green field sites or areas of open Framework than one facility NR3 – To restore and protect land and space soil - Will site location criteria minimise the need for NR4 – Manage mineral resources transport

sustainably and minimise waste - Site

SP5 - To improve the health and sense Allocations of well being of people

8. Proximity No houses within 250 metres NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: to Housing sustainably and minimise waste Regulation - Will the plan ensure that local air quality is not Houses within 250 metres NR1 – To improve local air quality and adversely affected by pollution reduce greenhouse gas emissions

- limit the negative impact on people’s health and 25

SP5 – To improve the health and well well being? Consultation being of people

9. European/National sites, species or habitats NR4 – Manage mineral resources minimise adverse impacts on species and habitats Environmental sustainably and minimise waste through human activities and development? Assets Potential to enhance (September No impact EN1 – To protect and enhance biodiversity -ensure continuity of ecological frameworks such as river corridors, coastal habitats, uplands, woodlands EN2 – To preserve enhance and manage and scrub to enable free passage of specific habitat

Indirect adverse (site outside designated landscape quality and character for future dependent species? 2009) area) generations Direct adverse (site directly within - take account of the impacts of climate change on designated area) biodiversity? Will the option: Local sites or priority species/habitats Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF criteria Policies - protect and conserve habitats and species Potential to enhance especially where these may be rare, declining, Site No impact threatened or indigenous? Allocations

Requires mitigation/ compensatory x Mitigation to prevent impact on Killington ensure biodiversity sustainability by enhancing measures - Indirect adverse (site outside Reservoir County Wildlife Site through conditions wherever necessary to retain viability of designated area) watercourse pathways. the resource?

Requires compensatory measures for Regulation Direct adverse impact (site directly within designated area) 10. Visual Site not likely to impact on nationally Natural England is considering extensions NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: and designated landscape areas to the National Parks and AONBs in this sustainably and minimise waste 25 landscape area. - protect local landscape quality, distinctivenessand Consultation Impact Site likely to adversely impact on EN2 – To preserve, enhance and manage character protected from unsympathetic nationally designated landscape areas landscape quality and character for future development? generations - maintain the remoteness and tranquility of EN3 – To improve the quality of the built landscapes? (September environment - protect the appearance of world heritage sites, designated archaeological sites, historic parks and gardens, battlefields and their settings? 2009)

- protect areas of high archaeological and historic -

landscape sensitivity?? Cumbria

- factor in anticipated impacts of extreme weather events on landscape character and other valued Minerals assets?

- conserve features of historic and architectural Site importance? & W aste

- promote energy efficiency, the use of locally Assessments

sourced materials and low impact operation? Development

11. Likely to be part of, or aid regeneration Existing site is used by important local NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: Economic and/or safeguard jobs contractor. sustainably and minimise waste Potential Demonstrable adverse impact on inward - stimulate private sector investment – generally and Framework

EC1 – To retain existing jobs and create within the waste management sector?

investment and new employment opportunities

- stimulate diversification within the waste EC2 – To improve access to jobs management sector? Maps

461 4 4 Site 462 Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF Cumbria criteria Policies Assessments EC3 – To diversify and strengthen the - stimulate innovation and research relating to local economy emerging waste management technologies? Minerals

12. Not affecting safeguarding No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria

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Conflict with safeguarding aste

procedures/zones Maps Development Summary of overall assessment: A site which is well located for motorway access. This is a very prominent site and it has proved difficult to contain the visual impact of existing operations. Framework - Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009) Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009) - Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework 463

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SL 26 Near Junction 36 of M6 motorway

4.815 This site was suggested as a transfer/bulking station, but no area was identified. 464 Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework - Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009)

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M 16 Holmescales Quarry, Old Hutton, Kendal

4.816 This is a high specification roadstone quarry. It is situated approximately 1.5km south of Old Hutton and 4.5km southeast of Kendal. Although the planning permission does not expire until 2042, the current permitted reserve of 770,000 tonnes will become exhausted around 2014, assuming it is worked at the maximum permitted annual output. The nearest alternative sources of similar high specification aggregate are at Roan Edge and in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The site falls within a preferred Minerals Safeguarding Area.

Environmental assets

4.817 Cocklet Wood Ancient Woodland, which is also semi-natural woodland UK priority habitat, lies 825m away; Birkrigg Park Wood County Wildlife Site, which is also Ancient Woodland and UK priority habitat, lies 1.3km away; and Blease Hall Wood CWS is 1.7km. Holmescales Quarry is a Regionally Important Geomorpholgical Site.

Enhancement potential

4.818 Potential for habitat creation/enhancement.

4.819 Archaeological work is not recommended.

Flood map zone

4.820 No identified flood risk.

Safeguarding

4.821 No safeguarding issues identified.

Agricultural Land Classification

4.822 Grade 4. Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009) - Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework 465

Site Assessments and Maps 4 4 Site 466 WASTE MANAGEMENT SITE SCORING MATRIX - M16 Holmescales Quarry, Old Hutton, Kendal Cumbria Assessments Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDFPolicies criteria Minerals 1. Access to existing rail facilities NR4 – To manage mineral resources Will the option CS1, Accessibility sustainably and minimise waste Access to existing primary road network xx

- minimise the need for the transport of minerals and & and Potential for rail access xx SP5 - To improve the health and sense aggregates? W of well being of people aste Access to proposed primary road network Maps Development Good local road accessibility 2. No owner objection No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria Deliverability Owner objection exists Framework 3. Flood Zone 1 or no flood risk NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: See Risk sustainably and minimise waste GDC Zone 2 - alleviate flooding and flood contamination of water policy NR2 – To protect and improve water resources? 13 – Zone 3a Flood - quality and resources Site Risk Zone 3b (functional floodplain) - be in an area at risk from flooding and/or be likely EN3 – To improve the quality of the built to create a higher risk of flooding elsewhere? Allocations environment

than one facility 25

5. Proximity No houses within 250 metres NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: Consultation to Housing sustainably and minimise waste Houses within 250 metres x One property (Robinson Rock) - ensure that local air quality is not adversely affected NR1 – To improve local air quality and by pollution? reduce greenhouse gas emissions (September - limit the negative impact on people’s health and SP5 – To improve the health and well well being? being of people 2009) 6. European/National sites, species or habitats EN1 – To protect and enhance biodiversity Will the option: Environmental Potential to enhance Assets EN2 – To preserve enhance and manage - protect and conserve habitats and species No impact But there is an important Great Crested landscape quality and character for future especially where these may be rare, declining, Newt habitat adjacent to existing quarry. generations threatened or indigenous? Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDFPolicies criteria Indirect adverse (site outside designated ensure biodiversity sustainability by enhancing

area) conditions wherever necessary to retain viability of Site the resource?

measures - Indirect adverse (site outside 25 designated area) - take account of the impacts of climate change on Consultation biodiversity?

Requires mitigation/compensatory measures for Direct adverse impact (site directly within designated area) (September 7. Visual Site not likely to impact on nationally NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: and designated landscape areas – Heritage sustainably and minimise waste landscape Coasts, Areas of Outstanding Natural - protect local landscape quality, distinctivenessand Impact Beauty and National Parks EN2 – To preserve, enhance and manage character protected from unsympathetic 2009) Site likely to adversely impact on landscape quality and character for future development? nationally designated landscape areas generations

- maintain the remoteness and tranquility of - Cumbria EN3 – To improve the quality of the built landscapes? environment - protect the appearance of world heritage sites, designated archaeological sites, historic parks and Minerals gardens, battlefields and their settings? Site - protect areas of high archaeological and historic &

landscape sensitivity?? W aste Assessments - factor in anticipated impacts of extreme weather Development events on landscape character and other valued assets?

- conserve features of historic and architectural importance? Framework

- promote energy efficiency, the use of locally and sourced materials and low impact operation? Maps

467 4 4 Site 468 Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDFPolicies Cumbria criteria Assessments 8. Economic Likely to be part of, or aid regeneration Continued supply of aggregates to the NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: Potential and/or safeguard jobs regional economy and safeguarding direct sustainably and minimise waste Minerals jobs. - stimulate private sector investment – generally and Demonstrable adverse impact on inward EC1 – To retain existing jobs and create within the waste management sector? investment new employment opportunities &

- stimulate economic diversification? and W

EC2 – To improve access to jobs aste - stimulate innovation and research? Maps EC3 – To diversify and strengthen the Development local economy

9. Not affecting safeguarding No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria Safeguarding procedures/zones* Framework Conflict with safeguarding procedures/zones Summary of overall assessment: An important source of high specification roadstone, but with inadequate access, - appeal recently dismissed on those grounds. No viable alternative access has been identified. Site -

is within a preferred Minerals Safeguarding Area. Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009) Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009) - Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework 469

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M21 Baycliff Haggs Quarry, Baycliff, Ulverston

4.823 A limestone building stone quarry. It is considered that the issues raised need to be addressed through the planning application process rather than this Development Framework. This is not a preferred site.

Environmental assets

4.824 Scales & Baycliff Haggs County Wildlife Site, which is also subject to a Limestone Pavement Order, falls within part of the site; Morecambe Bay SAC, SPA, Ramsar and SSSI all lie 1km away; Birkrigg Common Limestone Karst Regionally Important Geomorphological Site is 1.2km ; Birkrigg Common CWS is 1.3km; Sea Wood Ancient Woodland, which is also semi-natural woodland UK priority habitat, is 1.4km; Mere Tarn CWS is 1.5km; Wellhouse Wood CWS is 1.7km; and Urswick Site CWS is 1.8km away.

Enhancement potential

4.825 Potential for habitat creation/enhancement.

4.826 There are archaeological remains in the vicinity - mitigation may be required.

Flood map zone

4.827 No identified flood risk.

Safeguarding

4.828 No safeguarding issues identified.

Agricultural Land Classification

4.829 Grade 5. 470 Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework - Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009)

4 Site Assessments and Maps WASTE MANAGEMENT SITE CORING MATRIX - M21 Baycliff Haggs Quarry, Baycliff, Ulverston

Site Description/ Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF

criteria Policies Site

1. Access to existing rail facilities NR4 – To manage mineral resources Will the option CS1, Allocations Accessibility sustainably and minimise waste Access to existing primary road network - minimise the need for the transport of minerals and SP5 - To improve the health and sense aggregates? Potential for rail access xx of well being of people Regulation Access to proposed primary road network Good local road accessibility 2. No owner objection No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria Deliverability 25 Owner objection exists Consultation 3. Flood Zone 1 or no flood risk NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: See Risk sustainably and minimise waste GDC Zone 2 - alleviate flooding and flood contamination of water policy

NR2 – To protect and improve water resources? 13 – (September Zone 3a quality and resources Flood Risk Zone 3b (functional floodplain) - be in an area at risk from flooding and/or be likely EN3 – To improve the quality of the built to create a higher risk of flooding elsewhere? environment 2009)

4. Other Conflict unlikely with other land use No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA crieria - land uses Cumbria Conflict likely with other land use Not large enough to accommodate more Minerals than one facility 5. Proximity No houses within 250 metres NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: Site to Housing sustainably and minimise waste &

Houses within 250 metres - ensure that local air quality is not adversely affected W NR1 – To improve local air quality and by pollution? aste reduce greenhouse gas emissions Assessments Development - limit the negative impact on people’s health and SP5 – To improve the health and well well being? being of people

6. European/National sites, species or habitats EN1 – To protect and enhance biodiversity Will the option: Framework

Environmental and Potential to enhance Assets EN2 – To preserve enhance and manage - protect and conserve habitats and species

landscape quality and character for future especially where these may be rare, declining, No impact Maps generations threatened or indigenous?

471 4 4 Site 472 Site Description/ Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF Cumbria criteria Policies Assessments Indirect adverse (site outside designated ensure biodiversity sustainability by enhancing area) conditions wherever necessary to retain viability of Minerals the resource? Direct adverse (site directly within xx Limestone Pavement Order designated area) minimise adverse impacts on species and habitats Local site or for biodiversity priority species/habitat through human activities and development? & and W

Potential to enhance aste -ensure continuity of ecological frameworks such as Maps No impact river corridors, coastal habitats, uplands, woodlands Development and scrub to enable free passage of specific habitat Requires mitigation/ compensatory dependent species? measures - Indirect adverse (site outside designated area) - take account of the impacts of climate change on

biodiversity? Framework Requires mitigation/compensatory measures for Direct adverse impact (site directly within designated area) 7. Visual Site not likely to impact on nationally NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: - and designated landscape areas – Heritage sustainably and minimise waste Site landscape Coasts, Areas of Outstanding Natural - protect local landscape quality, distinctivenessand Impact Beauty and National Parks EN2 – To preserve, enhance and manage character protected from unsympathetic Allocations Site likely to adversely impact on landscape quality and character for future development? nationally designated landscape areas generations - maintain the remoteness and tranquility of

EN3 – To improve the quality of the built landscapes? Regulation environment - protect the appearance of world heritage sites, designated archaeological sites, historic parks and gardens, battlefields and their settings? 25 Consultation - protect areas of high archaeological and historic landscape sensitivity??

- factor in anticipated impacts of extreme weather events on landscape character and other valued (September assets?

- conserve features of historic and architectural importance? 2009)

- promote energy efficiency, the use of locally sourced materials and low impact operation?

8. Economic Likely to be part of, or aid regeneration Part of a major operation supplying slate NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: Potential and/or safeguard jobs and building stones. sustainably and minimise waste Site Description/ Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF criteria Policies Demonstrable adverse impact on inward EC1 – To retain existing jobs and create - stimulate private sector investment – generally and

investment new employment opportunities within the waste management sector? Site

EC2 – To improve access to jobs - stimulate economic diversification? Allocations

EC3 – To diversify and strengthen the - stimulate innovation and research? local economy Regulation

9. Not affecting safeguarding No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria Safeguarding procedures/zones*

Conflict with safeguarding 25

procedures/zones Consultation Summary of overall assessment: A small quarry but part of a much larger operation which is an important local employer. Site is within a Limestone Pavement Order. Issues need to be addressed through planning application not the development plan.. (September 2009) - Cumbria Minerals Site & W aste Assessments Development Framework

and

Maps

473 4 474 Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework - Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009)

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M 30 Roan Edge Quarry, New Hutton

4.830 This site is recommended as an Area of Search for extending the high specification roadstone quarry..

Environmental assets

4.831 Killington Reservoir County Wildlife Site is 260m away, on the other side of the M6 motorway; an area of calcareous grassland UK priority habitat lies 460m away and one of heathland is 900m away; Firbank Fell CWS lies 940m away; Hutton Park Mire CWS is 950m; Brundrigg Moss CWS is 1.2km; Lily Mere & New Park Mosses CWS and Lambrigg Tarn & Fell CWS are both 1.4km away.

4.832 A bridleway is adjacent to the west of the existing quarry, between it and the proposed area.

Enhancement potential

4.833 Potential for habitat creation/enhancement.

Flood map zone

4.834 No identified flood risk.

Safeguarding

4.835 The site lies within the Kendal-Lancaster Canal safeguarding area.

Agricultural Land Classification

4.836 Grade 5. Site Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009) - Cumbria Minerals & Waste Development Framework 475

Site Assessments and Maps 4 4 Site 476 WASTE MANAGEMENT SITE SCORING MATRIX -M30 Roan Edge Quarry, New Hutton Cumbria Assessments Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF criteria Policies Minerals 1. Access to existing rail facilities NR4 – To manage mineral resources Will the option CS1, Accessibility sustainably and minimise waste Access to existing primary road network Adjacent to M6 Junction 37

- minimise the need for the transport of minerals and & and SP5 - To improve the health and sense aggregates? W

Potential for rail access xx aste of well being of people Maps

Access to proposed primary road network Development Good local road accessibility 2. No owner objection No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria Deliverability Owner objection exists Framework 3. Flood Zone 1 or no flood risk NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: See Risk sustainably and minimise waste GDC Zone 2 - alleviate flooding and flood contamination of water policy 13 – NR2 – To protect and improve water resources? -

Zone 3a Site quality and resources Flood Risk

Zone 3b (functional floodplain) - be in an area at risk from flooding and/or be likely Allocations EN3 – To improve the quality of the built to create a higher risk of flooding elsewhere? environment

4. Other Conflict unlikely with other land use No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria Regulation land uses Conflict likely with other land use Not large enough to accommodate more than one facility 25 Consultation 5. Proximity No houses within 250 metres NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: to Housing sustainably and minimise waste Houses within 250 metres - ensure that local air quality is not adversely affected NR1 – To improve local air quality and by pollution?

reduce greenhouse gas emissions (September - limit the negative impact on people’s health and SP5 – To improve the health and well well being? being of people 2009) 6. European/National sites, species or habitats EN1 – To protect and enhance biodiversity Will the option: Environmental Potential to enhance Assets EN2 – To preserve enhance and manage - protect and conserve habitats and species No impact landscape quality and character for future especially where these may be rare, declining, generations threatened or indigenous? Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF criteria Policies Indirect adverse (site outside designated ensure biodiversity sustainability by enhancing

area) conditions wherever necessary to retain viability of Site the resource?

Direct adverse (site directly within Allocations designated area) minimise adverse impacts on species and habitats Local site or for biodiversity priority species/habitat through human activities and development? Potential to enhance -ensure continuity of ecological frameworks such as Regulation No impact County Wildlife site (Killington Reservoir) river corridors, coastal habitats, uplands, woodlands 260m away on the other side of the M6 and scrub to enable free passage of specific habitat motorway. Bridleway runs between this dependent species? area and the existing quarry. 25 - take account of the impacts of climate change on Consultation biodiversity? Requires mitigation/ compensatory measures - Indirect adverse (site outside designated area) Requires mitigation/compensatory (September measures for Direct adverse impact (site directly within designated area) 7. Visual Site not likely to impact on nationally NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: and designated landscape areas – Heritage sustainably and minimise waste 2009) landscape Coasts, Areas of Outstanding Natural - protect local landscape quality, distinctivenessand Impact Beauty and National Parks EN2 – To preserve, enhance and manage character protected from unsympathetic - Site likely to adversely impact on landscape quality and character for future development? Cumbria nationally designated landscape areas generations - maintain the remoteness and tranquility of EN3 – To improve the quality of the built landscapes? environment Minerals - protect the appearance of world heritage sites, designated archaeological sites, historic parks and Site gardens, battlefields and their settings? & W aste

- protect areas of high archaeological and historic Assessments

landscape sensitivity?? Development

- factor in anticipated impacts of extreme weather events on landscape character and other valued assets? Framework - conserve features of historic and architectural and

importance?

- promote energy efficiency, the use of locally Maps 477

sourced materials and low impact operation? 4 4 Site 478 Site Description / Characteristic Score Comment / Explanation / Issues Relevant SA Objectives SA Criteria Relevant selection MWDF Cumbria criteria Policies Assessments 8. Economic Likely to be part of, or aid regeneration Continued supply of aggregates to the NR4 – Manage mineral resources Will the option: Potential and/or safeguard jobs regional economy and safeguarding direct sustainably and minimise waste Minerals jobs. - stimulate private sector investment – generally and Demonstrable adverse impact on inward EC1 – To retain existing jobs and create within the waste management sector? investment new employment opportunities &

- stimulate economic diversification? and W

EC2 – To improve access to jobs aste - stimulate innovation and research? Maps EC3 – To diversify and strengthen the Development local economy

9. Not affecting safeguarding No directly related SA objectives No directly related SA criteria Safeguarding procedures/zones* Framework Conflict with safeguarding ? Kendal - Lancaster Canal consultation procedures/zones area for British Waterways (Killington Reservoir) - impacts considered unlikely. -

Summary of overall assessment: An important source of high specification roadstone with direct access to M6. Public Bridleway between this site and the existing quarry and visual impact would be issues for a Site planning application. A preferred Area of Search. Allocations Regulation 25 Consultation (September 2009)