Appendix a Environmental Update Report

Powersite Ltd Drakelow Section 36 Update Environmental Update Report Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited 2212959 Firecrest Court Centre Park Warrington WA1 1RG United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1925 800 700 Fax: +44 (0)1925 572 462 www.hyderconsulting.com Powersite Ltd Drakelow Section 36 Update Environmental Update Report Author Simon Rimell Checker Chris Warren Approver Andrew Saunders Report No 002-UA008131-UE31-02-F Date 30 July 2015 This report has been prepared for Powersite Ltd in accordance with the terms and conditions of appointment for Update Report dated 23 June 2015. Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited (2212959 ) cann ot accept any responsibility for any use of or reliance on the contents of this report by any third party. Drakelow Section 36 Update—Environmental Update Report Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited -2212959 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 3 1.1 Background and Purpose of this Report ............................................. 3 1.2 Description of the Scheme................................................................. 3 1.3 Approach to this Update Report ......................................................... 3 1.4 Assumptions ..................................................................................... 3 1.5 Constraints Plan................................................................................ 4 2 AIR QUALITY.................................................................................... 5 2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 5 2.2 Existing Data .................................................................................... 5 2.3 Baseline Update................................................................................ 6 2.4 Discussion ........................................................................................ 6 3 WATER QUALITY ............................................................................. 8 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 8 3.2 Existing Data .................................................................................... 8 3.3 Baseline Update................................................................................ 9 3.4 Discussion ........................................................................................ 9 4 FLOOD RISK .................................................................................. 11 4.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 11 4.2 Existing Data .................................................................................. 11 4.3 Baseline Update.............................................................................. 12 4.4 Discussion ...................................................................................... 12 5 TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION ......... 14 5.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 14 5.2 Existing Data .................................................................................. 14 5.3 Baseline Update.............................................................................. 14 5.4 Discussion ...................................................................................... 16 6 GEOLOGY, HYDROLOGY AND DRAINAGE .................................. 18 6.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 18 6.2 Existing Data .................................................................................. 18 6.3 Baseline Update.............................................................................. 19 6.4 Discussion ...................................................................................... 19 7 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL EFFECTS ............................................ 20 7.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 20 7.2 Existing Data .................................................................................. 20 7.3 Baseline Update.............................................................................. 21 7.4 Discussion ...................................................................................... 21 Drakelow Section 36 Update—Environmental Update Report Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited -2212959 Page i 8 TRANSPORT .................................................................................. 23 8.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 23 8.2 Existing Data .................................................................................. 23 8.3 Baseline Update.............................................................................. 24 8.4 Discussion ...................................................................................... 24 9 NOISE ............................................................................................ 25 9.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 25 9.2 Existing Data .................................................................................. 25 9.3 Baseline Update.............................................................................. 26 9.4 Discussion ...................................................................................... 26 10 SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS ....................................................... 28 10.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 28 10.2 Existing Data .................................................................................. 28 10.3 Baseline Update.............................................................................. 28 10.4 Discussion ...................................................................................... 29 11 CULTURAL HERITAGE .................................................................. 30 11.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 30 11.2 Existing Data .................................................................................. 30 11.3 Baseline Update.............................................................................. 31 11.4 Discussion ...................................................................................... 31 12 CONTAMINATED LAND ................................................................. 33 12.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 33 12.2 Existing Data .................................................................................. 33 12.3 Baseline Update.............................................................................. 33 12.4 Discussion ...................................................................................... 34 13 Additional Developments ................................................................. 35 13.1 Planning Applications ...................................................................... 35 13.2 Additional Residential Properties ..................................................... 35 Appendix A - Drawings • Constraints Plan Drakelow Section 36 Update—Environmental Update Report Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited -2212959 Page ii Abbreviations AOD Above Ordnance Datum AQMA Air Quality Management Area AQO Air Quality Objective AQS Air Quality Standards BGS British Geological Survey CCGT Combined Cycle Gas Turbine CO Carbon Monoxide CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan CW Cooling Water CWS County Wildlife Site dB Decibel DECC Department of Energy and Climate Change DBRC Derbyshire Biological Records Centre EA Environment Agency EAL Environmental Assessment Level EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EHO Environmental Health Officer EQS Environmental Quality Standards ES Environmental Statement GCN Great Crested Newt HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle IEMA Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment LBAP Local Biodiversity Action Plan LCA Local Character Area LNR Local Nature Reserve Drakelow Section 36 Update—Environmental Update Report Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited -2212959 Page i LV Light Vehicle MAGIC Multi-Agency Geographical Information for the Countryside MMG Mercia Mudstone Group NCA National Character Area NNR National Nature Reserve NO 2 Nitrogen Dioxide NTS National Transmission Service PPG Planning Policy Guidance PRoW Public Right of Way RTD River Terrace Deposits SAC Special Areas of Conservation SEB Statutory Environmental Body SER Staffordshire Ecological Records SGV Soil Guideline Value SMR Sites and monuments Record SO 2 Sulphur Dioxide SPA Special Protection Area SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest Drakelow Section 36 Update—Environmental Update Report Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited -2212959 Page ii 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background and Purpose of this Report Powersite Ltd is applying to extend the consent for the proposal to construct a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant on the site of the former Drakelow Power Station in South Derbyshire. This proposed power station at Drakelow would be well located to provide electricity to the Midlands Region, to meet an increasing demand at a time of other power station closures. An original Environmental Statement (ES) (E.ON ES 2005) was submitted in 2005 and the scheme was consented based upon the

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