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Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility Non-Statutory Stage 1 Consultation Consultation Feedback Report September 2020 2 © Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited Report for MVV Environment Limited 1 Wood Street Copyright and non-disclosure notice London The contents and layout of this report are subject to copyright EC2V 7WS owned by Wood (© Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited 2020) save to the extent that copyright has been legally assigned by us to another party or is used by Wood under licence. To the extent that we own the copyright in Main contributors this report, it may not be copied or used without our prior written agreement for any purpose other than the purpose Hannah Nelson indicated in this report. The methodology (if any) contained in Simon Ford this report is provided to you in confidence and must not be Chris Chadwick disclosed or copied to third parties without the prior written agreement of Wood. 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We do not however exclude our liability (if any) for personal injury or death resulting from our negligence, for fraud Wood or any other matter in relation to which we cannot legally Wood Environment and Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited exclude liability. Booths Park Chelford Road Knutsford WA16 8QZ Management systems 41310-WOOD-XX-XX-RP-J-0002_S4_3 This document has been produced by Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited in full compliance with our management systems, which have been certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 by LRQA. Document revisions No. Details Date For publication 11/09/20 September 2020 41310-WOOD-XX-XX-RP-J-0002_S4_3 3 © Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited Contents 1. Introduction 6 1.2 Background to the Project 6 1.3 Structure of the report 6 2. Methods of Consultation 8 2.1 Introduction 8 2.2 Consultation strategy 8 2.3 Purpose of the consultation 8 2.4 When did the consultation take place? 9 2.5 Consultation zone 9 2.6 Who was consulted 9 Prescribed consultees 9 Local authorities 9 Local communities 10 Wider consultees 11 2.7 Consultation method 11 Channels of communication 11 Consultation materials 13 Advertising and publicity 15 Hard to reach groups 15 3. Feedback 16 3.1 Introduction 16 3.2 How consultees could respond 16 3.3 Feedback received 16 3.4 Data processing and analysis 16 3.5 Quality Assurance 17 3.6 The Developer’s responses 17 4. Design 18 4.1 Introduction 18 4.2 Prescribed Consultees 18 General Design 18 4.3 Members of the Public 18 General Design 18 Visual Impact 19 4.4 Wider consultees 19 4.5 The Developer’s response to issues raised regarding design 19 September 2020 41310-WOOD-XX-XX-RP-J-0002_S4_3 4 © Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited 5. Environment 22 5.1 Introduction 22 5.2 Prescribed Consultees 22 Assessment methodology 22 Flood risk 22 Traffic impacts 22 5.3 Members of the Public 23 Policy considerations 23 Assessment methodology 23 Air quality and human health 23 Climate change 23 Construction impacts 24 Historic environment 24 Flood risk 24 General environment 24 Noise 24 Safety 24 Traffic impacts 25 Waste storage and disposal 25 5.4 Wider consultees 25 5.5 The Developer’s response to issues raised regarding environment 25 6. Community 31 6.1 Introduction 31 6.2 Prescribed Consultees 31 6.3 Members of the Public 31 Local economy and jobs 31 Local projects and social value 31 6.4 Wider consultees 32 Local projects and social value 32 6.5 The Developer’s response to issues raised regarding community 32 7. Other Comments 35 7.1 Introduction 35 7.2 Prescribed Consultees 35 Consultation 35 7.3 Members of the Public 35 Consultation 35 Cost 36 Electricity and heat connections 36 Location 36 Waste transportation 36 7.4 Wider consultees 36 7.5 The Developer’s response to issues raised regarding other comments 37 8. Next steps 42 Table 2.1 Exhibition venues 12 Table 2.2 Document inspection locations 13 Table 4.1 Issues raised regarding design 19 Table 5.1 Issues raised regarding environment 25 September 2020 41310-WOOD-XX-XX-RP-J-0002_S4_3 5 © Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited Table 6.1 Issues raised regarding community 32 Table 7.1 Issues raised regarding other comments 37 Appendix A Local Authority Comments on Consultation Strategy Appendix B Consultation Zone Appendix C List of stakeholders consulted Appendix D Press Releases Appendix E Consultation Invitation Flyer Appendix F Feedback Form Appendix G Newspaper Advertisements September 2020 41310-WOOD-XX-XX-RP-J-0002_S4_3 6 © Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited 1. Introduction 1.1.1 This Consultation Feedback Report (CFR) has been prepared by Wood on behalf of MVV Environment Ltd (the Developer). It presents the results of the non- statutory Stage 1 consultation1 (the Stage 1 consultation) that took place on proposals for the Medworth Energy from Waste (EfW) Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Facility (hereafter referred to as the ‘Project’) on land at Algores Way, Wisbech, between 16th March and 4th May 2020. 1.1.2 This CFR sets out details of the consultation undertaken, and a summary of the feedback received in relation to the Project. It also sets out the Developer’s response to the representations made during the consultation and explains where and how they have influenced the Project proposals. 1.1.3 This CFR will inform the Consultation Report that is required to accompany the Development Consent Order (DCO) application. 1.1.4 As noted in sections 2.4 and 2.7, the approach to Stage 1 consultation was revised due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the related lockdown. As a result, the Developer has arranged a second round of non-statutory consultation which is programmed to take place in Autumn 2020, subject to the prevailing government guidelines. 1.2 Background to the Project 1.2.1 The Developer intends to make an application to the Secretary of State for a DCO for the Project. It is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) under Part 3 Section 15 of the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008) due to the fact that it will be a generating station located in England and will have a generating capacity of over 50 megawatts (MW). The DCO application will be submitted to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. 1.2.2 The proposed development will recover useful energy in the form of electricity and steam from over half a million tonnes of non-recyclable (residual) municipal and commercial and industrial waste each year. Generating over 50 MW, the electricity will be exported to the grid. It will also have the capability to export steam and electricity to users on the surrounding industrial estate. 1.2.3 The proposals include connections to supply the steam and electricity on a private wire basis, following the former railway line adjacent to the western boundary of the EfW CHP Facility site. The proposals will also include a grid connection, access improvements, a temporary construction compound and a substation. 1.3 Structure of the report 1.3.1 The remainder of this CFR is structured as follows: 1 An early stage of pre-application consultation not undertaken pursuant to the requirements of the Planning Act 2008. September 2020 41310-WOOD-XX-XX-RP-J-0002_S4_3 7 © Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited ⚫ Section 2 - presents a summary of what was consulted on. The section also explains who was consulted and the methods used during the consultation; ⚫ Section 3 - presents details of the feedback mechanisms used, the number of representations received and describes how the analysis of feedback was managed; ⚫ Section 4 - sets out a summary of the representations received from prescribed consultees, members of the public and wider consultees in relation to the design topic, together with the Developer’s current response; ⚫ Section 5 - sets out a summary of the representations received from prescribed consultees, members of the public and wider consultees in relation to the environment topic, together with the Developer’s current response; ⚫ Section 6 - sets out a summary of the representations received from prescribed consultees, members of the public and wider consultees in relation to the community topic, together with the Developer’s current response; ⚫ Section 7 - sets out a summary of the representations received from prescribed consultees, members of the public and wider consultees in relation to the other comments topic, together with the Developer’s current response; ⚫ Section 8 - sets out the next steps in the process. September 2020 41310-WOOD-XX-XX-RP-J-0002_S4_3 8 © Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited 2. Methods of Consultation 2.1 Introduction 2.1.1 The Developer sees pre-application consultation as not just a key requirement of the PA 2008 but as a crucial method in raising awareness and understanding about the Project.