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ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT NOISE AND VIBRATION CHAPTER INCINERATOR BOTTOM ASH (IBA) RECYCLING FACILITY RIDHAM DOCK, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT NOVEMBER 2019 ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT – NOISE & VIBRATION. DEVELOPMENT OF AN IBA RECYCLING FACILITY, RIDHAM DOCK Quality Management Peter Barling Senior Consultant Prepared by 22/11/2019 BSc (Hons), Acoustics PGDip, MIOA Reviewed & Lise Tjellesen Technical Director 22/11/2019 checked by MSc MIOA Acoustics Phil Evans Senior Director Authorised by 22/11/2019 MSc MIOA FGS Acoustics Date of Issue 22/11/2019 Report Number 11055e_NVChapter_Rev1 Revision History Rev Date Status Reason for revision Comments 0 30/10/2019 Issue For Comment - 1 22/11/2019 Issue Comments - Calculations or models file name, link and location Peter Barling Senior Consultant Prepared by 22/11/2019 BSc (Hons), PGDip, Acoustics MIOA Charlotte Birch Checked by Consultant Acoustics 22/11/2019 MSci (Hons) MSc DISCLAIMER RPS has used reasonable skill and care in completing this work and preparing this report, within the terms of its brief and contract and taking account of the resources devoted to it by agreement with the client. 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DEVELOPMENT OF AN IBA RECYCLING FACILITY, RIDHAM DOCK Contents 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Scope of Study .................................................................................................................................. 1 2 Legislation and Policy Context ...................................................................................................... 3 Legislation ......................................................................................................................................... 3 National Policy and Guidance ........................................................................................................... 4 Local Policy and Guidance ................................................................................................................ 8 Consultation ...................................................................................................................................... 8 3 Assessment Methodology ............................................................................................................ 10 Baseline Surveys............................................................................................................................. 10 Assessment Criteria and Assignment of Significance ..................................................................... 11 4 Limitations of the Assessment .................................................................................................... 22 Baseline Characterisation ............................................................................................................... 22 Operation of the Proposed Facility .................................................................................................. 22 Road Traffic Noise Assessment ...................................................................................................... 23 5 Baseline Conditions ...................................................................................................................... 24 Existing Baseline Conditions ........................................................................................................... 24 Future Baseline Conditions ............................................................................................................. 26 6 Incorporated Enhancement and Mitigation ................................................................................ 27 Construction Phase ......................................................................................................................... 27 Operational Phase........................................................................................................................... 27 7 Assessment of Construction Effects .......................................................................................... 28 8 Assessment of Operational Effects............................................................................................. 30 Residential NSRs ............................................................................................................................ 30 9 Assessment of Decommissioning Effects ................................................................................. 33 10 Assessment of Cumulative Effects ............................................................................................. 34 11 Summary and Conclusions .......................................................................................................... 35 11055e_NVChapter_Rev1 | 22/11/2019 www.rpsgroup.com ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT – NOISE & VIBRATION. DEVELOPMENT OF AN IBA RECYCLING FACILITY, RIDHAM DOCK Tables, Figures and Appendices Tables Table 3.1 Assessment Matrix for the Determination of the Significance of Effect Table 3.2 Definitions of NSR Sensitivity Table 3.3 Impact Magnitude & Significance of Effect Table 3.4 Impact Magnitude for Construction Noise (Residential NSRs) Table 3.5 Modelled Construction Plant Table 3.6 Operational Noise Plant/Buildings Table 3.7 Impact Magnitude for Operational Noise (Residential NSRs) Table 3.8 Magnitude of Impact for Road Traffic Noise Table 5.1 Long Term 15-minute Baseline Sound Level Data Table 5.2 Short-term Survey Baseline Sound Level Data Table 5.3 Representative Baseline Sound Levels Table 7.1 Construction Traffic Assessment Table 8.1 Numerical BS 4142:2014+A1:2019 Assessment Table 8.2 Operational Traffic Assessment Table 10.1 Cumulative Traffic Assessment Table 11.1 Summary of Likely Environmental Effects on Noise and Vibration Figures Figure 1: Site & Survey Locations Figure 2: Site Noise Sources Figure 3: Construction Noise Levels Figure 4: Operational Daytime Noise Levels Figure 5: Operational Night-time Noise Levels Appendices Appendix A: BS 4142 Statements Appendix B: Baseline Data 11055e_NVChapter_Rev1 | 22/11/2019 www.rpsgroup.com ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT – NOISE & VIBRATION. DEVELOPMENT OF AN IBA RECYCLING FACILITY, RIDHAM DOCK 1 Introduction 1.1 This chapter provides an assessment of the noise and vibration immissions1 from the construction and operation of the proposed ‘Incinerator Bottom Ash’ (IBA) Recycling Facility, located at Ridham Dock, Kent. 1.2 The facility would have a throughput capacity of up to 400,000 tonnes per annum. The operation would entail the importation of non-hazardous IBA by HGV, commencing initially at a throughput of approximately 137,500 tonnes per annum and being derived from the nearby Kemsley Sustainable Energy Plant (SEP). 1.3 The assessment has been undertaken based upon appropriate information on the proposed development provided by the project team. The RPS Acoustics Team is a member of the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC), the representative body for acoustics consultancies, having demonstrated the necessary professional and technical competence. The assessment has been undertaken with integrity, objectivity and honesty in accordance with the Code of Conduct of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) and ethically, professionally and lawfully in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the ANC. 1.4 The technical content of this assessment has been provided by RPS personnel, all of whom are corporate (MIOA) or non-corporate, associate members (AMIOA) of the IOA (the UK's professional body for those working in acoustics, noise and vibration). Personnel and individual qualifications are provided within the Quality Management table at the start of this chapter and in Appendix A in accordance with the requirement of Section 12 of British Standard (BS) 4142:2014+A1:2019 ‘Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound’ [1].This chapter has been peer reviewed within the RPS team to ensure that it is technically robust and meets the requirements of our Integrated Management System. Scope of Study 1.5 This chapter sets out the approach to the assessment; provides a description of the baseline noise environment; identifies those aspects of the proposed development that may result in significant noise and/or vibration effects; provides predictions of noise and/or vibration immissions at the nearest noise and vibration sensitive