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Veolia Scoping Report POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGY RECOVERY FACILITY (ERF), ALTON, HAMPSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT SCOPING REPORT AUGUST 2019 Well House Barns Chester Road Chester CH4 0DH CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ............................................................ 1 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1 1.2 The EIA team ..................................................................................................... 1 1.3 The Applicant ..................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Purpose of Scoping ............................................................................................ 3 1.5 Requirement for EIA .......................................................................................... 4 1.6 This Document ................................................................................................... 5 2.0 THE SITE .......................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Site Location ...................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Planning Allocations ........................................................................................... 7 2.3 The Surrounding Area ........................................................................................ 8 3.0 THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT................................................................... 9 3.2 Operating Hours .............................................................................................. 10 3.3 Waste Reception and Handling ........................................................................ 11 3.4 Combustion Process ........................................................................................ 12 3.5 Flue Gas Treatment ......................................................................................... 12 3.6 Stack ................................................................................................................ 13 3.7 Bottom Ash ...................................................................................................... 13 3.8 Flue Gas Treatment Residues ......................................................................... 13 3.9 Grid Connection ............................................................................................... 14 3.10 Construction Compound .................................................................................. 14 3.11 Project Vulnerability to Major Accidents / Disasters .......................................... 15 3.12 Alternatives ...................................................................................................... 16 4.0 EIA METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................... 18 4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 18 4.2 Determining Impact Significance ...................................................................... 19 4.3 Residual Effects and Conclusions .................................................................... 22 4.4 Cumulative Effects ........................................................................................... 22 5.0 ECOLOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION ................................................. 25 5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 25 5.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 25 5.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 30 5.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 32 6.0 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ............................................................. 34 2627-01 ALTON ERF i ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT AUGUST 2019 6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 34 6.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 34 6.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 37 6.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 38 7.0 NOISE AND VIBRATION ................................................................................ 40 7.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 40 7.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 40 7.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 40 7.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 41 8.0 AIR QUALITY .................................................................................................. 44 8.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 44 8.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 44 8.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 46 8.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 47 9.0 GROUND CONDITIONS AND HYDROGEOLOGY ......................................... 55 9.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 55 9.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 55 9.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 58 9.4 Conclusions ..................................................................................................... 59 10.0 HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................ 60 10.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 60 10.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 60 10.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 61 10.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 61 11.0 SURFACE WATERS AND FLOOD RISK ........................................................ 64 11.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 64 11.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 64 11.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 65 11.4 Conclusion ....................................................................................................... 67 12.0 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ............................................................... 69 12.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 69 12.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 70 12.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 70 12.4 Conclusion ....................................................................................................... 72 13.0 SOCIO-ECONOMICS ...................................................................................... 74 13.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 74 2627-01 ALTON ERF ii ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT AUGUST 2019 13.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 74 13.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 75 13.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 76 14.0 PROPOSED CONTENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT ............ 78 FIGURES Figure 1 Site Location Figure 2 Site Context Figure 3 Site Aerial Photo Figure 4 Statutory Designated Nature Conservation Sites within 10km Figure 5 Provisional Viewpoint Locations and Zone of Theoretical Visibility Figure 6 Noise Sensitive Receptors Figure 7 Designated Heritage Assets APPENDICES Appendix A – Cultural Heritage Assessment Methodology 2627-01 ALTON ERF iii ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT AUGUST 2019 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 Veolia ES (UK) Ltd is currently considering the potential to re-develop the existing Material Recycling Facility (MRF) and Waste Transfer Station (WTS) on land off the A31, near Holybourne, Hampshire as an Energy Recovery Facility (ERF). This
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