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Meeting Pack Derry City and Strabane District Council Dear Member of the Environment and Regeneration Committee You are hereby summoned to attend the Monthly Meeting of the Environment and Regeneration Committee to be held in the Guildhall, Derry, on Wednesday 12 June 2019 at 4.00 pm. Yours faithfully John Kelpie Chief Executive AGENDA 1 Notice and Summons of Meeting 2 Apologies 3 Declarations of Members' Interests Open for Decision 4 Chairperson's Business 5 Confirmation of Open Minutes of the Environment and Regeneration Committee held on Wednesday 13 March 2019 (Pages 1 - 22) 6 Matters Arising 7 Street Naming and Property Numbering - Requests for Installation of Bilingual Signage (Pages 23 - 24) 8 Live Here Love Here Project Funding (Pages 25 - 30) 9 Fuel Oil Stamp Saving Scheme (Pages 31 - 32) 10 Heritage Trust Network Conference 18th-19th November 2019, Guildhall, Derry (Pages 33 - 36) 11 Building Control Fees and Service Efficiency Initiatives (Pages 37 - 42) Open for Information 12 Building Control Applications (Pages 43 - 264) 13 Clooney Terrace Environmental Improvement Works - Appointment of Urban Designer (Pages 265 - 268) 14 Correspondence from DfE on Mineral Prospecting Licensing Application Consultation Response (Pages 269 - 278) 15 Proposed Provision and Revocation of Disabled Parking Bays Across the District (Pages 279 - 306) 16 DfI No Waiting Restriction (Pages 307 - 314) 17 DfI Proposed Speed Limit (Pages 315 - 318) 18 Former Faughan Valley Secondary School Regeneration Masterplan (Pages 319 - 320) 19 Historic City Conservation Area Targeted Decorative Enhancement Scheme (Pages 321 - 322) 20 SMARCTIC European Project (Pages 323 - 326) Confidential for Decision 21 Confirmation of the Confidential Minutes of the Environment and Regeneration Committee held on 13 March 2019 (Pages 327 - 330) 22 City Walls Cannons - Commissioning of a Heritage-led Conservation Report (Pages 331 - 334) 23 Former Faughan Valley Secondary School Regeneration Masterplan (Pages 335 - 336) 24 St Columb's Park House - Sub Lease to Far and Wild (Pages 337 - 340) 25 Lease/Procurement of a Waste Transfer Station (Pages 341 - 342) 26 Proposed Disposal of Lands at Rathmor Road Adjacent to Creggan Country Park (Pages 343 - 346) Confidential for Information 27 Upgrades to Killeen and Eglinton Recycling Centres (Pages 347 - 348) 28 Historic City Conservation Area Targeted Decorative Enhancement Scheme (Pages 349 - 350) 29 Tender Report for Panel of Maintenance Contractors - TENV18-125 (Pages 351 - 364) 30 UV Abercorn Road Revitalisation Scheme (Pages 365 - 368) 31 North West Greenway Network - Acquisition of Lands (Pages 369 - 374) Insert date of Agenda circulation This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 5 Derry City and Strabane District Council Open Minutes of Meeting of the Environment and Regeneration Committee held in the Council Chamber, Guildhall on Wednesday, 13 March 2019 at 4.00 pm. _________________________ Present:- Members of Committee – Councillor Jackson (in the Chair), Aldermen Bresland, Hussey, Ramsey and Warke, Councillors Campbell, Dobbins, Duddy, Duffy, Hastings, Jackson, D Kelly, McHugh and Tierney. Non-Members of Committee – Councillor M McHugh. In Attendance:- Director of Environment and Regeneration (Mrs K Phillips), Head of Environment (Mr C Canning), Regeneration Manager (Mr T Monaghan), Head of Capital Development and Building Control (Mr F Morrison), Climate Programme Manager (Miss C Burns) and Committee Services Assistant (Ms N Meehan). Representing NIEA – Mr J Wright (Head of Regulations) and Mr K Wells, (Team Manager) North West Regulations Team. _____________________ ER60/19 Notice and Summons for Meeting The Director of Environment and Regeneration read the Notice and Summons for the Meeting. ER61/19 Members Attendance and Apologies The Director of Environment and Regeneration completed the roll call. An apology was recorded from Councillor Reilly. ER62/19 Declarations of Members’ Interests Councillor R McHugh declared an interest in Item 10 – Derg Riverside Walk Alderman Hussey declared an interest in Item 14 – Annual Service Plan – Environment and Regeneration Directorate. Open for Decision 1 Page 1 ER63/19 Deputation – To Receive Mr J Wright (Head of Regulations) and Mr K Wells (Team Manager), North West Regulations Team NIEA to give a Presentation on Anaerobic Digesters The Committee received Mr Wright (Head of Regulations) and Mr Wells (Team Manager) North West Regulations Team, NIEA who gave a power-point presentation on Anaerobic Digesters highlighting the following points: Anaerobic Digestion in Northern Ireland What Is Anaerobic Digestion? The Four Stages of Anaerobic Digestion Types of Anaerobic Digestion (‘on farm’ and ‘industrial) The Regulation of Anaerobic Digestion in Northern Ireland Waste and Contaminated Land (NI) 1997 Order 1. Regulatory Position Statements 2. Waste Exemptions – Paragraph 9 – Agricultural Benefit 3. Waste Management Licence* (Controls impacts beyond site boundary, Financial Provision, Fit and Proper Person – inspection funded by fee, significant penalties). ABP. 4. Waste Permit for large Anaerobic Digesters accepting more than 10t/day of animal waste or 100t/day of any waste type Waste Management Licences How we regulate a Waste Management Licence – - Risk based approach - Site Inspection Report - Sanctions for non-compliance Public Register of waste facilities: Positives 1. £1.2 investment – 25 year lifespan. 2. Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROC’s). OFGEM. 2 Page 2 3. Renewable energy, good use of problematic waste streams, circular economy eg 4. Relatively low risk 5. Production of bio-fertilizer (digestate). Potential Issues: 1. Proximity to sensitive receptors – nuisance and environmental impacts. 2. Nitrogen deposition – sensitive bogs. Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA). 3. Combustion Emissions – VOC’s, NOX – 4. Perceived risks. 5. Land use – ‘making electricity instead of milk’. 6. Planning permission – infrastructure. 7. Land banks for digestate use. 8. Catastrophic failures…. Hazards of Anaerobic Digesters…!!! Confined Spaces Explosive Atmospheres Toxic Gas and Asphyxiation Pressure Systems (Corrosive environment) Bio risk Drowning Farm animals Electric Shock Noise Burns Slips, trips and falls Vehicles Tank Failure Varying standards of tank designs. Concrete is best, mild steel is not! They all have weaknesses. NIEA Agri Team – sign off. The Chairperson thanked the deputation for their presentation and commended them on its content. Members then raised the following points: 3 Page 3 - In terms of electricity supply queried the accessibility to the grid and the delivery of power from the grid. - Referred to concerns regarding current regulations and possible insufficient inspection of facilities. - Expressed concern regarding the number and location of Anaerobic Digester facilities in this Council area. - Referred to concerns regarding the safe disposal of farm waste. - Acknowledged the process involved in disposing of the waste and the need to be more constructive in terms of recycling. - Queried the extent of nitrates, ammonia and toxins emitting from the process into the River Foyle. - Referred to recent concerns expressed by the Auditor General regarding the process and the potential for investigation into Anaerobic Digester plants given suggested evidence of fraud in relation to the subsidies being applied. - Referred to public concerns that the structure was not sufficiently reliable to prevent fraud. - Expressed concern at the flimsy response received from NIEA regarding the planning process and licensing conditions in respect of Anaerobic Digesters. - Expressed concern that planning approvals and licences were not being monitored sufficiently possibly resulting in the disposal of waste from outside the Council area and possibly the North of Ireland. - Expressed concern at the apparent lack of transparency regarding the process. - Referred to the increasing number of anaerobic digester plants located in the rural area and the lack of clarity regarding the amount of waste required to maintain a facility. - Enquired if enforcement action for non-compliance with the regulations, would impact on the original planning approval. - Queried if NIEA were notified by Councils regarding concerns relating to planning approval or third party involvement. - Pointed out that Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) were ultimately publicly funded. - Enquired if there were different classes of licences granted in respect of varying types of materials. - Queried if a licence would be granted in situations where Council had identified a problem on the site. - In regards to the issue of de-coupling referred to the fact that a number of anaerobic digester plants built originally as a part of a farm were now operating as a private business and were no longer 4 Page 4 spreading digestate on the land. Queried what action would be taken in such circumstances. Expressed concern that this was not monitored sufficiently and queried why approval had been granted given that the concept of the facility had changed. - Expressed concern that facilities were not being reviewed even when the circumstances had changed significantly from when the licence was originally granted. - Expressed concern at the lack of restrictions/constraints placed on a plant following the granting of the original licence. - Enquired if the Department had a limit on the number of plants in any particular area which could not be exceeded or was this dictated by market forces. - Queried the regulations