Doncaster Efw

+ 95.00m Stack

+ 49.50m Boiler Pop Up Parapet

+ 43.10m ACCs Top of Cladding

+ 31.55m FGTR Enclosure Parapet

+ 22.00m 5th Flr Contrl Rm.

+ 18.00m 4th Flr Offices/Meeting

+ 16.00m Workshop Parapet

+ 14.00m 3rd Flr Offices/Meeting

+ 10.00m 2nd Flr Welfare

+ 6.00m 1st Flr Services/Welfare

+ 0.00m (+7.25m AOD) Railway Lines Site Level

LONG VEHICLE LONG VEHICLE

Roadway Planting Car Park Planting Pavement & Verge Sandall Stones Road

9.0m Admin

12.6m Drive Through 26.4m FGT Hall 47.6m Boiler Hall

NOTE PROJECT DONCASTER EFW

1. THIS DRAWING IS COPYRIGHT GSDA LTD. Proposed Section B-B 2. THE CONTRACTOR MUST NOT SCALE FROM THE DRAWING DRAWING ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE TAKEN FROM DIMENSION STRINGS.

FOR PLANNING - 20/06/04 Issued for Planning 3. WHERE ANY DISCREPANCIES ARE FOUND BETWEEN GSDA DIMENSIONS THESE MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION GARRY STEWART DESIGN ASSOCIATES OF THE ARCHITECTS FOR RESOLUTION. 1:250@A1 20/06/04

Highlands House, Office 300A, 165 The SCALE DATE 4. WHERE DISCREPANCIES EXIST BETWEEN REFERENCE OR Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1NE ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS & DETAIL DRAWINGS, THE LATTER T. 020 8544 8085 TAKE PREFERENCE. 1388 PL202 - DWG. NO. REVISION + 95.00m Stack

+ 49.50m Boiler Pop Up Parapet

+ 43.10m Boiler and FGT Parapet

+ 31.55m FGTR Enclosure Parapet

+ 28.50m Admin/Welfare Parapet

+ 16.00m Workshop Parapet

LONG VEHICLE LONG VEHICLE LONG VEHICLE LONG VEHICLE

+ 0.00m (+7.25m AOD) Site Level

NOTE PROJECT DONCASTER EFW Location of 4 no. building mounted bird boxes. 1. THIS DRAWING IS COPYRIGHT GSDA LTD. Comprising one open fronted box, one hole box, and two swallow boxes. Main Facility - North East Elevation 2. THE CONTRACTOR MUST NOT SCALE FROM THE DRAWING DRAWING ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE TAKEN FROM DIMENSION STRINGS.

FOR PLANNING - 20/06/04 Issued for Information 3. WHERE ANY DISCREPANCIES ARE FOUND BETWEEN GSDA DIMENSIONS THESE MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION GARRY STEWART DESIGN ASSOCIATES OF THE ARCHITECTS FOR RESOLUTION. 1:250@A1 20/05/29

+ 49.50m Boiler Pop Up Parapet

+ 43.10m + 43.10m ACCs Top of Cladding FGT Parapet

+ 37.10m Bunker Parapet

+ 28.50m Admin / Welfare Parapet

+ 22.00m 5th Flr Contrl Rm.

+ 18.00m 4th Flr Offices/Meeting

+ 16.00m + 16.00m Tipping Hall Parapet Workshop Parapet

+ 14.00m 3rd Flr Offices/Meeting

+ 11.00m Plant Room + 10.00m 2nd Flr Welfare

+ 6.00m 1st Flr Services/Welfare + 5.00m Parts Storage

+ 0.67m Gatehouse + 0.00m (+7.25m AOD) Site Level

LONG VEHICLE LONG VEHICLE

NOTE PROJECT DONCASTER EFW

1. THIS DRAWING IS COPYRIGHT GSDA LTD. Main Facility - South East Elevation 2. THE CONTRACTOR MUST NOT SCALE FROM THE DRAWING DRAWING ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE TAKEN FROM DIMENSION STRINGS.

FOR PLANNING - 20/05/29 Issued for Information 3. WHERE ANY DISCREPANCIES ARE FOUND BETWEEN GSDA DIMENSIONS THESE MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION GARRY STEWART DESIGN ASSOCIATES OF THE ARCHITECTS FOR RESOLUTION. 1:250@A1 20/05/29

+ 49.50m Boiler Pop Up Parapet

+ 43.10m ACCs Top of Cladding

+ 37.10m Bunker Parapet

+ 31.55m FGTR Enclosure Parapet

+ 28.50m Admin / Amenity Parapet

+ 14.70m IBA Parapet

+ 16.00m Tipping Hall Parapet

+ 0.00m (+7.25m AOD) Site Level

LONG VEHICLE LONG VEHICLE

NOTE PROJECT DONCASTER EFW

1. THIS DRAWING IS COPYRIGHT GSDA LTD. Main Facility - South West Elevation 2. THE CONTRACTOR MUST NOT SCALE FROM THE DRAWING DRAWING ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE TAKEN FROM DIMENSION STRINGS.

+ 49.50m Boiler Pop Up Parapet

+ 43.10m Boiler and FGT Parapet

+ 31.55m FGTR Enclosure Parapet

+ 20.00m + 20.00m IBA Parapet Turbine Parapet

+ 16.00m Tipping Hall Parapet

+ 15.00m Fire Water Tank (omitted for clarity)

+ 0.00m (+7.25m AOD) Site Level

NOTE PROJECT DONCASTER EFW

1. THIS DRAWING IS COPYRIGHT GSDA LTD. Main Facility - North West Elevation 2. THE CONTRACTOR MUST NOT SCALE FROM THE DRAWING DRAWING ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE TAKEN FROM DIMENSION STRINGS.

+ 0.00m + 0.00m Site Level Site Level

12000 12000 Plan

East Elevation West Elevation

0 1 2 3 4 5m

NOTE PROJECT DONCASTER EFW

1. THIS DRAWING IS COPYRIGHT GSDA LTD. Fire Water Tank Plan & Elevations 2. THE CONTRACTOR MUST NOT SCALE FROM THE DRAWING DRAWING ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE TAKEN FROM DIMENSION STRINGS.

+ 5.20m + 5.20m Rim Height Rim Height

+ 1.70m + 1.70m Bund Height Bund Height

+ 0.00m + 0.00m Site Level Site Level

West Elevation North Elevation

AmmoniaTank Diesel Tank

Plan

0 1 2 3 4 5m

NOTE PROJECT DONCASTER EFW

1. THIS DRAWING IS COPYRIGHT GSDA LTD. Ammonia & Diesel Tank Plan & Elevations 2. THE CONTRACTOR MUST NOT SCALE FROM THE DRAWING DRAWING ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE TAKEN FROM DIMENSION STRINGS.

+4.23m +4.23m Control Rm. Eaves Control Rm. Eaves

+3.10m +3.10m Palisade Fence Palisade Fence

+0.00m +0.00m (+7.25m AOD) (+7.25m AOD) Site Level Site Level

North West Elevation South East Elevation

+5.71m Control Rm. Ridge

+4.41m +4.23m Top of Switchgear Control Rm. Eaves

+3.10m Palisade Fence

+0.00m (+7.25m AOD) Site Level

North East Elevation

+5.71m Control Rm. Ridge

+4.41m Top of Switchgear +4.23m Control Rm. Eaves

+3.10m Palisade Fence

+0.00m (+7.25m AOD) Site Level

South West Elevation

0 1 5 10m

L E G E N D Note: All materials, finishes and colours will be as stated or similar approved. NOTE a Kalzip AluPlusPatina standing g Bespoke PPC flat metal cladding panels m PPC aluminium framed curtain walling, t Aluminium flashing and capping. DONCASTER EFW seam aluminium cladding Colour: Anthracite (RAL 7016) glazing and personnel doors Finish: Natural aluminium mill finish PROJECT Finish: Natural aluminium Colour: Anthracite (RAL 7016) 1. THIS DRAWING IS COPYRIGHT GSDA LTD. mill finish, standard h PPC metal columns u PPC metal flashing and capping. Colour: Alaska Grey (RAL 7000) n Curtain walling glass spandrel Colour: Anthracite (RAL 7016) Transformer and Switchyard Elevations 2. THE CONTRACTOR MUST NOT SCALE FROM THE DRAWING b Metal trapezoidal profile wall cladding. (blanking) panels DRAWING Colour: Anthracite (RAL 7016) j PPC metal gantries, stairs and structure Colour: Alaska Grey (RAL 7000) v PPC metal flashing and capping. ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE TAKEN FROM DIMENSION STRINGS. to ACCs Colour: Alaska Grey (RAL 7000) c Metal trapezoidal profile wall cladding. Colour: Alaska Grey (RAL 7000) p Engineering brick plinth w Aluminium louvres, - 20/06/05 Issued for planning 3. WHERE ANY DISCREPANCIES ARE FOUND BETWEEN Colour: Alaska Grey (RAL 7000) Colour: Staffordshire Slate Blue Smooth FOR PLANNING k PPC metal casing of low level silos Finish: Natural aluminium mill finish GSDA (from Ibstock) DIMENSIONS THESE MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION d Metal trapezoidal profile roof cladding. and Water Tank GARRY STEWART DESIGN ASSOCIATES x PPC aluminium louvres, OF THE ARCHITECTS FOR RESOLUTION. Colour: Anthracite (RAL 7016) Colour: Alaska Grey (RAL 7000) q In situ cast concrete bund 1:100@A1 20/06/05 Colour: Alaska Grey (RAL 7000) e Metal trapezoidal profile roof cladding. l PPC metal stack casing and metal r Metal roller shutter doors Highlands House, Office 300A, 165 The 4. WHERE DISCREPANCIES EXIST BETWEEN REFERENCE OR y SCALE DATE Colour: Alaska Grey (RAL 7016) ducting to ACCs Colour: Anthracite (RAL 7016) PPC metal personnel doors Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1NE ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS & DETAIL DRAWINGS, THE LATTER Colour: Oyster (RAL 7035) Colour: Alaska Grey (RAL 7000) T. 020 8544 8085 TAKE PREFERENCE. f Metal trapezoidal profile roof cladding. s Metal roller shutter doors 1388 PL404 - Colour: White (RAL 9003) Colour: Alaska Grey (RAL 7000) DWG. NO. REVISION

Planning Statement on behalf of BH EnergyGap (Doncaster) Ltd

Proposed Energy Recovery Facility Sandall Stones Road, Kirk Sandall, Doncaster

June 2020

Tel: 0121 516 5320 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wyg.com WYG Environment Planning Transport Limited. Registered in England & Wales Number: 03050297

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Document: Planning Statement

Project: Sandall Stones Road, Kirk Sandall, Doncaster

Client: BH EnergyGap (Doncaster) Ltd

Job Number: A111857

Revision: FINAL

Date: 25/06/2020

Prepared by: Checked by: Approved By: K Gregory M Walton M Walton

Description of revision:

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Contents

1.0 Introduction ...... 1

2.0 Site Location and Description ...... 6

3.0 Summary of Proposed Development ...... 9

4.0 Planning Policy and Legislative Context ...... 16

5.0 Planning Assessment ...... 28

6.0 Summary and Conclusions ...... 44

Appendices

Appendix A – Decision Notice (17/00923/TIPA)

Appendix B – Scoping Opinion dated 20th May 2020

Appendix C – Schedule of Development Plan Policies

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1.0 Introduction

1.1 Application Overview

1.1.1 WYG has been appointed by BH EnergyGap (Doncaster) Limited (the ‘Applicant’ hereafter) to submit a Planning Application (the ‘Application’ hereafter) for the “construction of an energy recovery facility involving the thermal treatment of residual waste and associated infrastructure including engineering, access, landscape, ground and landscaping works “ on land to the North West of Sandall Stones Road, Kirk Sandall Industrial Estate, Doncaster.

1.1.2 The Site is identified in the adopted Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Plan (March 2012) as one of the strategic sites for large scale municipal, commercial and industrial waste management facilities to meet the capacity need in the Joint Authorities for the period until 2026. The Joint Waste Local Plan envisaged a potential capacity of the Site of 120,000 tonnes per annum and that the proposed waste management facility would be operational by 2015.

1.1.3 Planning permission for the ‘construction of the energy recovery facility involving gasification of waste’ (09/00246/TIPA) was granted by Doncaster Council on the 15th December 2010, (‘The 2010 Permission’). The 2010 Permission was considered to be an EIA development and was accompanied by an Environmental Statement. The 2010 Permission was formally implemented in December 2013 and Doncaster Council confirmed the lawful commencement of the development in its letter of the 11th of December 2013.

1.1.4 In 2016, BH EnergyGap LLP sought approval to vary the approved details associated with the development of an energy recovery facility on the site (‘the Site’ hereafter). The subsequent Section 73 Planning Application (17/00923/TIPA) to vary the approved details, namely site layout, energy output, HGV movements, increased stack height and changes to the building shape and elevations, was granted by Doncaster Council on the 3rd May 2018 (Appendix A).

1.1.5 At the time of the Section 73 application, BH EnergyGap LLP had already been in discussions with a number of potential operators of the facility to confirm an agreement to bring the scheme forward. This process included:

• undertaking a global search for advanced conversion technologies (ACT) (Gasification) and suitable EPC contractors to undertake these works & a full process to identify suitable funders; • carrying out a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study and identifying and selecting a suitable EPC contractor and funders from a tender process; and • working closely with the identified contractor and funders to a point where the project was within a few weeks of securing the funding for the project.

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1.1.6 Due to the severity of technical and commercial difficulties a number of contractors were having in delivering ACT (Gasification) projects (e.g. Interserve (Glasgow), M&W Group (Hull, Derby, Levenseat)), investor confidence in the technology collapsed and it has proven not possible to finance a similar facility at Sandall Stones Road. This has resulted in the original project being undeliverable within the current planning permission.

1.1.7 Notwithstanding the difficulties in funding for the formerly proposed technology type, the need for a facility to treat waste and recover energy from it in a sustainable fashion remains unchanged – and moving waste materials up the waste hierarchy through the recovery of energy remains a strong national priority.

1.1.8 In light of the fundamental change in market sentiment in relation to gasification technology, BH EnergyGap LLP considers that the only approach to secure long-term investment in the Site, and deliver the energy recovery and waste management benefits of the scheme, is to modify the proposed technology solution from gasification to combustion with associated energy recovery.

1.2 The Applicant

1.2.1 The Applicant is BH EnergyGap (Doncaster) Ltd, a subsidiary of BH EnergyGap LLP. Formed in 2010/11, BH EnergyGap LLP is developing a number of sustainable energy and material recovery projects in the UK. The company brings together technical knowledge in developing sites, planning, contracting, selecting state of the art technologies and waste management expertise. These skills, together with the ability to secure funding, enable BH Energy Gap to deliver major projects which focus on ‘Recovering value from Waste’.

1.2.2 The proposed facility at Sandall Stones Road is one of two thermal treatment plants in the UK that BH EnergyGap is currently delivering.

1.3 Content of this Planning Statement

1.3.1 In terms of content, this Planning Statement is structured as follows: . Section 2 – provides a description of the Site and the surrounding area; . Section 3 – describes the proposed development and operation of the proposed resource recovery and sustainable energy facility; . Section 4 – includes a comprehensive review of the relevant Development Plan policies and other material considerations; . Section 5 – provides an assessment of the relevant planning issues; . Section 6 – sets out a summary of the key planning matters and other material considerations.

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1.4 Background to the Application

1.4.1 The Site has an extant and implemented planning permission for an ‘energy recovery facility involving gasification’. The Site is also identified in the adopted Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Plan (March 2012) as a strategic site for large scale municipal, commercial and industrial waste management facilities to meet the capacity need in the Joint Authorities for the period until 2026.

1.4.2 The Site comprises circa 2 hectares of previously developed land located off Sandall Stones Road within the built-up area of Kirk Sandall, Doncaster, and sits within the Kirk Sandall Industrial Estate. The land has a history of industrial activity but has been most recently used as an open storage area for the adjacent industrial unit occupied by Polypipe Group PLC.

1.4.3 The proposals comprise the construction of an energy recovery facility, involving the treatment of residual waste and the recovery of metals, ash and other residues for recycling, and associated infrastructure including engineering; access, landscape; ground and landscaping works. The proposed facility will treat Commercial and Industrial waste (C&I), and/or municipal waste which otherwise would go to landfill, and produce energy as a sustainable alternative to the use of fossil fuels, whilst recovering maximum value from the waste stream.

1.4.4 The proposed facility will receive residual waste remaining after the extraction of recyclable materials, which will be used to produce energy using thermal treatment. The process will produce electricity and heat capable of being exported from the Site. The proposals provide a method of recovering value from the existing waste stream that would otherwise be directed to landfill. The proposed facility will result in a 90% diversion rate and a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels/primary resources. The proposals will therefore assist climate change mitigation and contribute to meeting the Climate Change Declaration for Doncaster Council.

1.4.5 The key benefits of the proposed resource recovery and sustainable energy facility include:

• The facility will treat up to 350,000 tonnes per annum of commercial and industrial waste and/or municipal waste with 90% being diverted away from landfill sites. • The facility will be designed to produce circa 34 Megawatts of electricity, taking advantage of the energy efficiency benefits of the proposed technology. The plant will consume approximately 4 Megawatts of power with the remainder being exported to the local distribution grid. This is enough to provide electricity, heat and power to more than

45,000 homes. • Significant inward investment into the local area of circa £275m.

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• A construction project of approximately 3 years and the creation of circa 300 jobs related to construction, mechanical, civil and electrical engineering, instrumentation and administration. • Vehicle movements will not exceed the 78 movements per day permitted under the extant planning permission. • Once operational, the plant will create approximately 40 permanent long-term sustainable jobs (including locally sourced apprenticeships).

1.5 Public Consultation

1.5.1 As part of the preparation of this application, pre-application discussions have been held with the Planning Case Officer (Andrea Suddes) and Team Leader (Roy Sykes). The outcome of these discussions, together with the subsequent Scoping Opinion [See Paragraph 1.6.5], has informed the scope and content of the planning application submission. Additional discussions and meetings have also been held with other key stakeholders to inform each of the various technical studies that form part of the Environmental Impact Assessment that accompanies the planning submission.

1.5.2 BH EnergyGap (Doncaster) Ltd is committed to a continuous programme of public engagement. Following preparation of the current application, discussions will be undertaken with Local Councillors, statutory consultees and other stakeholders as appropriate.

1.6 Environmental Impact Assessment

1.6.1 Under the 2011 Regulations all applications for planning permission for energy generation likely to give rise to significant environmental effects are required to be accompanied by an Environmental Statement (ES) presenting the results of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This ensures that significant environmental issues associated with the proposed development are considered as part of the planning application process.

1.6.2 Based on the proposed change of technology solution it is considered that the development falls under the following description in Schedule 1, Part 10 “Waste disposal installation for the incineration of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 100 tonnes per day” of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (‘the 2017 Regulations’).

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1.6.3 As the development falls within Schedule 1 of the 2017 Regulations it is defined as ‘EIA development’ and it is mandatory that an Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposals is undertaken, and the planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement. The Environmental Statement must be prepared in accordance with the requirement of Schedule 4 of the 2017 Regulations and fully consider “likely significant effects of the proposed development on the environment”.

1.6.4 WYG submitted a formal request for an EIA Scoping Opinion to Doncaster Council (the Local Planning Authority) in March 2020 to confirm the structure, nature and extent of the updated EIA in so far as the proposed amendments to the scheme only.

1.6.5 Doncaster Council issued a formal ‘Scoping Opinion’ dated 20th May 2020. The topic areas (direct and indirect impacts) set out in the Scoping Opinion were limited to those effects resulting from the proposals including landscape and design; visual impacts, noise, air quality, hydrology/flooding and biodiversity/ecology. A copy of Doncaster Council’s formal Scoping Opinion is attached at Appendix B.

1.6.6 Taking into account the need for an EIA and the national criteria for the validation of planning applications, the Planning Application submission comprises the following:

• Completed Planning Application Forms and Certificates;

• Environmental Statement and associated Appendices produced by WYG Environment Planning Transport Limited and Fichtner Consulting Limited;

• Transport Assessment and Framework Travel Plan prepared by WYG Environment Planning Transport Limited; and

• Plans and drawings prepared by Garry Stewart Design Associates Ltd (GSDA).

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2.0 Site Surrounding Context

2.1.1 The Application Site (‘the Site’ hereafter) is shown edged red on the Site Location Plan (Drawing 1388_PL001) and comprises circa 2 hectares of previously developed land off Sandall Stones Lane, within the built-up area of Doncaster. The Site falls within the administrative boundary of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.

2.1.1 The Site is located within the Kirk Sandall Industrial Estate approximately 5km to the north east of Doncaster Town Centre. The Site fronts Sandall Stones Road and is industrial in nature. Sandall Stones Road forms a junction with Doncaster Road/Barnby Dun Road, via a roundabout, approximately 350m to the south east of the Site. Barnby Dun Road forms junction with the A630 which provides access to Central Doncaster and the A1(M) to the south and to the M18 to the east.

The Site

Source: Google Maps (2020)

2.1.2 The Site is generally rhomboidal in shape and previously forms part of the open storage area for the adjacent industrial unit occupied by Polypipe. The Polypipe building is located to the north of the Site but the boundary is not marked by a fence line or other visible feature. To the west of the Site is railway land consisting of a junction of two lines with industrial units beyond. The railway lines are situated on a 2m high embankment at the point adjacent to the Site. Other industrial units forming part of the remaining Kirk Sandall Industrial Estate are situated to the east and north east of the Site.

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2.1.3 The majority of the Site is surfaced in tarmac but with grass margins along the western, southern and eastern edges. A small triangular area of grass and tree planting is located adjacent to the southern boundary that is defined by 2m high mesh fencing topped with razor wire. The eastern and western boundaries are defined by 2.5m high palisade fencing. A belt of mature shrub planting screens the fencing fronting Sandall Stones Road.

2.1.4 The Site is relatively flat, approximately 7m AOD, and open with an overhead electricity line located on twin wooden poles running within the site adjacent to the western boundary. A number of lighting columns, circa 20 high, are located within the Site.

2.1.5 The Site is located in Flood Zone 3, which comprises land assessed as having a greater than 1 in 100 annual probability of river flooding (>1% AEP). The site does however, benefit from existing flood defences along the River Don. The Site is not the subject of any ecological designation.

2.1.6 The Site is identified in the adopted Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Plan (March 2012) as a strategic site for large scale municipal, commercial and industrial waste management facilities to meet the capacity need in the Joint Authorities for the period until 2026.

2.1.7 The local area generally comprises mainly industrial/business uses but includes a Municipal Waste Transfer Station located opposite the Site and operated on behalf of Doncaster Council by Suez. Residential properties are located beyond the industrial uses. Two individual residential properties are located on Clay Lane including Manor House and Poplar Farm situated 200m to the south west of the Site. The Site is separated from these residential premises by industrial businesses and railway lines. Residential properties associated with Kirk Sandall are situated, at the closest point, 370m to the west of the Site.

2.1.8 Further employment and business uses are present in the wider surrounding area where residential areas can also be found. The nearest existing educational facility to the Site is the Hungerhill School on Thorne Road located approximately 800m to south east of the site. However, planning permission has been granted for a new special needs school to be built off Hungerhill Lane which is currently under construction. The new school will be approximately 360m to the south-east of the site. Areas of open space are also present in Kirk Sandall area.

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2.1 Planning History

2.1.1 A planning history search of the Site has been undertaken utilising the Council’s online public access facility.

Planning Description of Decision Determination reference development date no. 19/00954/CPL Certificate of proposed lawful Proposed 11/06/2019 use for the use of a combustion Lawfulness technology in place of a REFUSED gasification technology solution as approved under application ref 17/00923/TIPA 17/00923/TIPA Proposed energy recovery Planning 03/05/2018 facility involving gasification of Permission waste (without compliance with GRANTED Condition 02 of Application (Sec106) 09/00246/TIPA granted on 16/12/2010 - Approved Details) 18/01513/MAT Proposed energy recovery Planning Not 03/07/2018 facility involving gasification of Required (Det) waste (without compliance with Condition 02 of Application 09/00246/TIPA granted on 16/12/2010 - Approved Details). (Being amendment of application 17/00923/TIPA granted on 03.05.2018) 18/01129/FUL Construction of electrical sub- Planning 05/07/2018 station and associated Permission equipment, plant, hard-standing GRANTED and access. 16/02913/SCOP Request for a scoping opinion Enquiry Closed 15/12/2016 for an approved energy recovery facility 13/01137/MAT Proposed energy recovery Planning Not 20/06/2013 facility involving gasification of Required (Det) waste (being amendment to previous permission 09/00246/TIPA, granted on 16.12.2010 - Minor revisions to layout and appearance of gasification/building, revisions to ancillary buildings and minor revisions to layout) 09/00246/TIPA Proposed energy recovery Planning 16/12/2010 facility involving gasification of Permission waste GRANTED (Sec106)

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3.0 Summary of Proposed Development

3.1 Introduction

3.1.1 The application proposes:

“construction of an energy recovery facility involving the thermal treatment of residual waste and associated infrastructure including engineering, access, landscape, ground and landscaping works”

on land to the North West of Sandall Stones Road, Kirk Sandall Industrial Estate, Doncaster.

3.1.2 The proposals will receive commercial and industrial waste (C&I), and/ or municipal solid waste (MSW) and use it as a fuel to generate electricity and heat using combustion thermal technology. The proposed facility will result in a 90% diversion rate and a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels/primary resources. The proposals will therefore assist climate change mitigation and contribute to meeting the Climate Change Declaration for Doncaster Council.

3.1.3 A detailed description of each of the proposed elements of the development is provided below should be read in conjunction with the above plans which form part of this application submission.

Number Title Details

1388_PL001 Site Location Plan 1:2500 @ A1

1388_PL100 Existing Site Layout 1:250 @ A0

1388_PL101 Proposed Site Layout 1:250 @ A0

1388_PL102 Landscaping Plan 1:250 @ A0

1388_PL103 Fencing Plan 1:250 @ A0

1388_PL110 Roof Plan 1:250 @ A0

1388_PL120 Admin Floor Plans 1:200 @ A1

1388_PL200 Existing Sections A-A & B-B 1:250 @ A0

1388_PL201 Proposed Section A-A 1:250 @A1

1388_PL202 Proposed Section B-B 1:250 @ A1

1388_PL301 North East Elevation 1:250 @ A1

1388_PL302 South East Elevation 1:250 @ A1

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1388_PL303 South West Elevation 1:250 @ A1

1388_PL304 North West Elevation 1:250 @ A1 1388_IL001 Site Layout Vehicle Tracking 1:250 @ A0

Fire Water Tank Plan & 1:250 @ A1 1388_PL401 Elevations

Ammonia & Diesel Tank 1:250 @ A1 1388_PL402 Plan & Elevations

Switch yard and Control 1:100 @ A1 1388_PL404 Room

A111857 - 21 - C - 1:500 @ A1 Indicative Drainage P1 D100

3.2 Site Layout

3.2.1 The Site Location Plan is shown on drawing ref: 1388_PL001 and the existing layout of the Site is shown on drawing ref: 1388_PL100.

3.2.2 The proposed layout of the Site is shown on drawing ref: 1388_PL101. The proposals will comprise the following built components:

• purpose built main process building located in the centre of the Site comprising; a fully enclosed tipping hall, waste storage bunker, turbine hall, boiler hall, air cooling condenser, residue handling facilities, flue gas treatment and process water treatment together with integrated workshop/admin control building;

• storage tanks (fuel and water), electrical equipment (HV switch and controls) will be sited externally and adjacent to the main process building;

• circular ‘one way’ access route;

• emissions stack; and

• staff and visitor parking, weighbridge and associated gatehouse located adjacent to the access onto Sandall Stones Road.

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Main Process Building 3.2.3 The proposed Energy Recovery operations will be located within a purpose-built main process building located in the centre of the Site (Drawing Number 1388_PL_101). The building will accommodate all the waste reception, waste processing, thermal treatment, ash storage, air cooling and administration activities associated with the proposed operations. The main process building will have a total gross floor area of 9,164 sq.m, as can be seen on drawing ref: 1388_PL120.

External Equipment 3.2.4 Water and fuel tanks will be sited externally and adjacent to the main process building. The layout shows a fire water tank in the south of the Site (ref: drawing 1388_PL_401) and Ammonia and Oil tanks in the north (ref: drawing 1388_PL_402).

3.2.5 In addition, an electrical compound and substation area including switch rooms is located to the north of the process building. The size of the electrical compound and substation is dictated by the technical requirement of the electricity distribution company.

Vehicular access 3.2.6 HGV, employee and visitor access to the facility will continue to utilise the approved entrance point on Sandall Stones Road. Staff and visitor car parking will be relocated to the eastern side of the main process building, fronting Sandall Stones Road, accommodating 24 spaces including 2 disabled spaces. Motorcycle spaces and covered racks for 10 bicycles will also be accommodated close to the north of the car parking area. All the car parking spaces in the main car park area will be provided with electric car charging points. An overflow area of staff car parking for 14 spaces will be located adjacent to the electrical compound in the north of the Site. Pedestrians will be able to access the offices located within the Energy Recovery Facility via a pathway. The weighbridge and vehicle control facility will be located adjacent to the site entrance. 3.2.7 There is generous capacity for up to 10 articulated HGVs to queue within the site before the tipping hall. There is also additional space to accommodate an addition 20 articulated HGVs within the site boundary. A Site layout with vehicle tracking and queuing areas are presented on drawing ref 1388_IL001.

3.3 Throughput, electrical output and HGV movement

3.3.1 The proposals have been designed to manage up to 350,000 tonnes per annum of residual commercial and industrial waste and municipal waste, which will result in the generation of circa 34MWe of electricity approximately 30MWe of which will be exported to the National Grid.

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3.3.2 The extant planning permission (17/00923/TIPA) includes one condition (Condition 29) that relates to traffic movements. Condition 29 states: “Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, the maximum number of HGVs leaving the site per day shall not exceed 78”. The proposed development will not exceed the HGV limit set out in Condition 29.

3.3.3 The number of employees will be 40 full time staff once the facility is fully operational.

3.4 Stack height

3.4.1 The site is not located within any Air Quality Management Areas (AQMA). The closest AQMA to the site is AQMA No.1 at Central Doncaster. The AQMA No.1 is located approximately 4.3 km southwest of the site.

3.4.2 Doncaster Council currently operates 7 automatic monitoring units in the borough in addition to non-automatic monitoring. All the locations are now effectively permanent, and all are located within AQMAs. The two monitoring stations at the Doncaster centre are closest to the site, each of which uses a chemiluminescent analyser to measure NO2 and PM10 and thus are the most representative for assessment purposes.

3.4.3 An updated air quality assessment has been prepared based on the operating parameters of the proposed technology to fully assess the potential impacts of the development on the wider environment. The air quality assessment includes a review and update of existing monitoring data held by Doncaster Council and DEFRA in the local area to establish the ‘new’ baseline conditions for the Site as well as for use in the modelling assessment work to quantify the potential impacts and confirm the stack height.

3.4.4 The applicant will in any case require an Environmental Permit from the Environment Agency to operate. The Permit will set environmental standards for the operation of the plant, which relate amongst other aspects to the control of emissions to the atmosphere. Even if planning permission is granted, the proposed facility cannot operate unless the Environment Agency is satisfied that it is not a risk to human health. The Environment Agency then has a continuing role to ensure that it operates safely. If emission standards or monitoring procedures are improved in the future, these will also be enforceable by the Environment Agency.

3.4.5 The extant planning permission currently accommodates an already approved stack height of 95m. The precise height of the stack will be determined following the agreement of the air quality model with the Environment Agency as part of the environmental permit application submission. The assessment work undertaken to date has confirmed that a stack height of circa. 95m will ensure air quality objectives are met.

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3.4.6 The stack height of 95m (max) is therefore considered a ‘worst case’ option and therefore the most appropriate height for the purposes of planning and environmental impact assessment. It is hoped that further discussions with the Environment Agency as part of the permitting process will reduce this height.

3.5 Building elevations/Landscaping

3.5.1 The main process building has been designed to accommodate all the process activities together with the thermal plant, turbines, flue gas treatment and ash storage area. The floor layout of the proposed building is shown on drawing no. 1388_PL101. The floor plan for the administration area is shown on drawing no. 1388_PL120. The building elevations are detailed on drawing numbers 1388_PL301 (North East Elevation), 1388_PL302 (South East Elevation), 1388_PL303 (South West Elevation), and 1388_PL304 (North West Elevation).

3.5.2 The heights of the process building have been defined by the operational equipment associated with the proposed combustion solution. The nature of the combustion process requires the boiler surfaces to be positioned vertically within the building. The structure required to accommodate the boiler equipment is 49.50m above ground level. The main process building will also incorporate an integrated workshop/admin control area accessed by an internal bridge structure.

3.5.3 The proposals have sought to reduce the mass of the facility to the minimum required by ‘stepping down’ the building from 49.5m to 38m, 26m and 14m above ground level where lower internal equipment allows. The design and colour scheme for the building has sought to minimise perception of the height of the facility as described in the Design Statement prepared by GDSA which accompanies this application.

Landscaping

3.5.4 The detailed landscaping proposals are shown on drawing no. 1388_PL102.

3.5.5 Particular attention has been taken to retain the existing scrub and tree planting on the Sandall Stones Road frontage that will be supplemented with new tree planting or a green wall which over time will result in a wider and higher planted zone to the road frontage. This planting provides an important ‘visual’ interest in the existing street scene that will create a strong landscape feature in front of the proposed building. The enhancement of this existing planting will promote a welcoming environment at a human scale.

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3.5.6 The eastern boundary will be planted with the proposed edge mix, consisting of 60-80cm shrub transplants. The area adjacent to the site entrance will be seeded with amenity grass, hedgerow (60-80cm high) in a double staggered row 400mm wide and a variety of bare rooted heavy standard trees min 3.5m high. Along the eastern boundary of the site, the existing tree at the entrance to the site will be removed, but the existing fence line and the existing roadside planting will be retained, and a new verge will be created for trees/landscaping. A detailed fencing plan is included on drawing ref 1388_PL103.

3.6 Construction Phase

3.6.1 The Site comprises previously developed land used for storage purposes. The land has been the subject of intrusive site investigations and no issues have been identified that require further remediation.

3.6.2 The proposed construction phase will generate approximately 300 construction jobs and is expected to last approximately 3 years.

3.7 Operational Phase – Treatment of Waste Materials

3.7.1 The proposed facility will operate on a 24 hours per day, 52 weeks of the year basis, although deliveries to the facility are limited to the following times:

• Monday to Friday: 0600 – 1900

• Saturday: 0700 – 1700

No deliveries on Sunday and Bank Holidays.

3.7.2 In the first instance, waste will be delivered to the facility having been collected by waste collection companies from waste producers within the Doncaster and South Yorkshire area. The waste will have been previously segregated and sorted and the waste delivered to the proposed development will be residual waste. Upon arrival at the facility, the delivered material will be weighed and recorded in accordance with trading standards requirements. After passing over the weighbridge the material will be delivered to the tipping hall where it will be put into buffer storage in a below ground bunker.

3.7.3 The waste being unloaded into the bunker will be inspected and any undesirable materials unsuitable for thermal treatment will be removed, providing a quality control on the feedstock going to thermal treatment.

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3.7.4 The fuel feedstock will be fed into a furnace where thermal treatment will take place at temperatures in excess of 850 degrees Celsius. The flue gas from the process will pass through a water tube boiler and superheater to produce steam. The resulting superheated steam will then be fed into a condensing turbo-generator to produce electricity for use in the plant and the excess electricity exported into the local electrical distribution network. The system will be capable of exporting heat as well as electricity, although as yet, no heat networks are available in the area to accept the heat.

3.7.5 The process will produce residues in the form of (a) bottom ash and boiler ash, which will be taken off-site, processed, the metals extracted for recycling, and the residue used as a substitute aggregate; and (b) air pollution control residue (APCr) which will be collected and removed from the Site for treatment and conversion to an aggregate substitute.

3.7.6 The proposed development will be subjected to an Environmental Permit issued by the Environment Agency and meet the requirements of the Industrial Emissions Directive and draft BREF BATAELS (Best available techniques, and acceptable emission levels).

3.7.7 The treatment process will also be the subject of an initial assessment in respect of Annex ll of the European Waste Framework Directive to assure that the proposed facility can be considered as a ‘recovery’ operation rather than a ‘disposal’ operation.

3.8 Grid Connection

3.8.1 A key benefit of the proposed development is the production of up to 30MW of baseload electricity which will be exported to the local distribution network via a new on-site substation. The substation is located in the north of the Site. As connections to export electricity are difficult to secure at many sites, the availability of the connection here is an important factor in the case for developing the Site.

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4.0 Planning Policy and Legislative Context

4.1 Introduction

4.1.1 Section 38 (6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004) requires that proposals are determined in accordance with the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The Development Plan comprises those local planning documents which have been the subject of examination in public or testing through public inquiry and are adopted having been through due processes.

4.1.2 The statutory development plan for the Site comprises:

• Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Local Plan (2012); and • Doncaster Core Strategy 2011-2028 including the saved policies of the Doncaster Unitary Development Plan.

4.1.3 National statements of planning policy, other Government strategies and guidance and the emerging Doncaster Local Plan are also relevant as material considerations.

4.1.4 This section provides a summary of the development plan policies and their relation to the Application Site and proposed development.

Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Local Plan

4.1.5 The Joint Waste Local Plan was adopted in March 2012 and provides a detailed planning strategy to deliver sustainable waste and resource management in the sub region comprising Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, for the period to 2016.

4.1.6 The Joint Authorities’ shared vision in the Waste Local Plan seeks to support a diverse local economy and future growth by:

• managing the majority of our waste within the sub-region boundaries and divert it from landfill; • meeting and exceeding sub-regional recycling, composting and recovery targets; • developing a range of high quality, state-of-the-art and integrated facilities that manage different waste streams mainly within accessible urban locations close to where they arise, addressing the overall shortfall and anticipated growth in the volume of waste; • putting in place appropriate safeguards to make sure that new waste facilities respect and enhance the character and quality of the surrounding area and assets; and • taking into account likely cross-boundary movements.

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4.1.7 The Local Plan reviews the existing permitted capacity of waste management facilities and projected waste needs of the sub region and has identified a capacity shortfall of 517,000 tonnes of recycling, treatment and recovery capacity for municipal and commercial per annum up to the period of 2026 (Paragraph 2.31).

4.1.8 To meet the shortfall the Waste Local Plan has allocated, at Policy WCS1 and WCS3, three sites for new strategic waste management facilities (with a fourth site in reserve). The Application Site is identified in Policy WCS3 as a suitable location for large scale municipal, commercial and industrial waste management facilities. Policy WCS3 goes on to state that all the allocated sites “have the potential to accommodate a range of technologies, including new and innovative technologies and divert a significant amount of waste from landfill”.

4.1.9 Policy WCS 6 sets out the general considerations for all waste management proposals to address. The Policy states that “proposals for waste development will only be permitted provided they can demonstrate how they: • provide access (which is appropriate to the scale and nature of the development) to and from the main transport network - including, where possible, rail and canal/river links that offer the potential to transport waste; • ensure there is adequate highway capacity to accommodate any additional vehicles generated; • ensure there is adequate space on site for vehicles to enter, wait, unload and leave safely; • propose technology which is suitable for the location and nature of the site; • provide high quality design and architecture, sympathetic to its context and surroundings using sustainable construction, water and energy saving measures to maximise efficiency and recover energy, where practicable; • provide effective on-site waste management measures to ensure safety and security; • mitigate any constraints that may reduce the potential to redevelop the site and adjoining areas in the future; • provide adequate means of controlling noise, vibration, glare, dust, litter, odour and vermin and other emissions (e.g. greenhouse gases and leachate) so as to avoid adverse effects on the amenity of the immediate and surrounding environment and human health, both during and after operations; • will not result in loss or damage to the diversity of wildlife and habitats at the site or adjoining land, including linear or other features that facilitate the dispersal of species;

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• will not have an adverse impact upon the quality of ground and surface water or drainage, especially ground water aquifers and flood risk areas; • will not have an adverse impact upon the integrity of conservation sites of national and international importance, particularly Thorne and Hatfield moors; • will not have an adverse impact upon the significance of heritage assets and features; • maintain, safeguard and enhance green infrastructure corridors and assets, particularly within areas of sensitivity such as the greenbelt, air quality management areas, country parks, river and wildlife corridors; • will not reduce the safety of air travel (i.e. will provide effective management of bird- strike risk); • will not increase the risk of flooding elsewhere in the catchment area and will, where possible, improve the existing flood risk situation; and • will maximise any training and educational opportunities arising from the development.”

Doncaster Core Strategy

4.1.10 The Doncaster Core Strategy sets out the vision, objectives and strategy for future development in Doncaster up to 2028 and was adopted in May 2012.

4.1.11 The Core Strategy is a ‘spatial planning document’ guiding the transformation and regeneration of Doncaster by promoting economic growth through improving the quality of employment land and aiding the delivery of a broad mix of new homes between now and 2028, supported by new shops, offices, leisure, transport and environmental improvements. At the heart of the strategy is a ‘Growth and Regeneration Strategy’ (Policy CS2) which focusses new housing and employment uses within key settlements. Doncaster is classified as a Sub-Regional Centre and the main focus for growth and regeneration.

4.1.12 Core Strategy Policy CS19 (Renewable Energy) sets out the strategic objective of Doncaster to “generate at least 37 mega-watts of grid-connected renewable energy by 2021”. The Policy states that proposals will be supported which give priority to “power generated from water, waste and heat sources”. The Policy goes on to state that all stand-alone renewable energy proposals will only be supported where they:

• “demonstrate how they will deliver environmental, social and economic benefits; • protect local amenity and include appropriate stand-off distances between technologies such as wind turbines and sensitive receptors, such as residential areas;

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• have no significant adverse impacts, including cumulative impacts, on the built and natural environment (including landscape character, and historic and nature conservation assets, such as Thorne and Hatfield Moors); and • take opportunities to provide links to combined heat and power and community heating networks”.

4.1.13 In addition to the policies outlined above, the following policies are considered relevant to the proposed development and application site. The policies are presented in full, for ease of reference, at Appendix C:

• Vision and Spatial Objectives

• Policy CS1: Quality of Life

• Policy CS4: Flooding and Drainage

• Policy CS5: Employment Strategy

• Policy CS14: Design and Sustainable Construction

• Policy CS15: Valuing our Historic Environment

• Policy CS16: Valuing our Natural Environment

• Policy CS17: Providing Green Infrastructure

• Policy CS18: Air, Water and Agricultural Land

Doncaster Unitary Development Plan (1998)

4.1.14 The Doncaster Unitary Development Plan (UDP) was adopted in July 1998, covering the period up to 2001. The majority of the policies and plans have been replaced by the Doncaster Core Strategy and the Joint Waste Local Plan but a number of policies are saved by the Secretary of State, and remain in force until they are replaced by policies from the Doncaster Local Plan.

4.1.15 The Application Site is situated within Doncaster Urban Area and is defined as an existing employment site as it falls within the boundary of the Kirk Sandall Industrial Estate where only classes B1, B2 and B8 uses will normally be permitted. Policy EMP 6 is therefore relevant and seeks to protect employment sites for B1, B2 and B8 uses but the Policy goes on to state that “proposals for other industrial, business or commercial uses will be considered on their merits in accordance with other relevant plan policies”.

4.1.16 Policy ENV 53 requires the scale and appearance of all proposals to “have regard to its wider visual impact”.

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4.1.17 None of the other saved policies are directly relevant to this proposal.

Other Material Considerations

• Emerging Doncaster Local Plan (March 2020) • National Planning Policy Framework (2019) • National Planning Policy for Waste (2014) • National Planning Practice Guidance • EC Framework Directive on Waste • EC Landfill Directive

Emerging Doncaster Local Plan (March 2020)

4.1.18 The emerging Doncaster Local Plan sets out the local planning polices applicable to new development for the period up to 2035. Once adopted the Local Plan will replace the ‘saved’ policies of the Doncaster Unitary Development Plan. The emerging Doncaster Local Plan – Publication Draft was submitted to the Secretary of State on 4th March 2020 for independent examination and thus has limited weight in the determination of this application.

4.1.19 The Site is defined as an Employment Policy Areas, as defined on the Policies Map. Policy 5 confirms the Council will continue that such areas will be supported primarily for employment uses. Other uses will be supported provided the detailed criteria are satisfied.

4.1.20 Policy 27 seeks to protect, maintain, enhance and, where possible, extend or create Doncaster’s green infrastructure (GI), including landscapes, ecological networks, natural environment, open spaces, public rights of way, geodiversity, biodiversity, navigable river and waterway assets, through the following principles.

4.1.21 Policy 31 seeks to protect the range of internationally, nationally, and locally important habitats, sites and species in the Borough including Sites of Special Scientific interest, Local Wildlife Sites, Local Geological Sites, Priority Habitats, Priority Species, protected species or non-designated sites and features of biodiversity interest.

4.1.22 Policy 34 seeks to ensure that proposals take account of the quality, local distinctiveness, landscape character, setting, and the topography of the area including sensitive skylines, hillsides and geological features. Policy 47 seeks to ensure that all non-residential and commercial developments are designed to a high quality, attractive, sympathetic to local character and make a positive contribution to the area in which they are located.

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4.1.23 Policy 55 seeks to ensure that new proposals likely to cause pollution, or be exposed to pollution, are only permitted where it can be demonstrated that pollution can be avoided, or where mitigation measures (such as those incorporated into the design and layout of development) will minimise significantly harmful impacts to acceptable levels that protect health, environmental quality and amenity.

4.1.24 Policy 58 seeks to ensure that all development proposals take account of flood water management and are considered against the NPPF, including application of the sequential test and, if necessary, the exception test.

4.1.25 Policy 59 supports proposals that increase the supply of low carbon and renewable energy generated in the Borough, in accordance with the following principles:

“In all cases, low carbon and renewable energy proposals will be supported where they:

1. have undertaken community engagement and demonstrate how they will deliver environmental, social and economic benefits;

2. have no unacceptable adverse effects on local amenity and air quality, and include appropriate stand-off distances between technologies and sensitive receptors, such as residential areas;

3. allow the continued safe and efficient operation of Doncaster Sheffield Airport;

4. would have no unacceptable adverse effects on highway safety and infrastructure;

5. have no unacceptable adverse impacts, including cumulative impacts, on the built and natural environment (including landscape character, and historic and nature conservation assets, such as Thorne and Hatfield Moors); and

6. reclaim the site to a suitable and safe condition and use (such as agriculture or nature conservation) within a defined and agreed period should the development cease to be operational.

Proposals will be supported which facilitate the delivery of combined heat and power (CHP), combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) and district heating networks where there is sufficient heat density/demand or anchor loads. Development within or adjacent to Heat Opportunity Areas will be expected to incorporate infrastructure for district heating where feasible, and to connect to existing systems where available.”

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National Planning Policy Framework (February 2019)

4.1.26 National Planning Policy is contained within the National Planning Policy Framework (‘NPPF’ or ‘the Framework’ hereafter). The NPPF includes the Government’s planning policies for England, highlighting the economic, social and environmental roles of planning, and its contribution to meeting the mutually dependent objectives of a strong, responsive and competitive economy; strong vibrant and healthy communities; and the protection of the natural, built and historic environment.

4.1.27 The NPPF establishes that the purpose of planning is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development (paragraph 7) and in paragraph 8 identifies three overarching objectives which need to be pursued in mutually supportive ways to achieve sustainable development: economic, social and environmental:

• “An economic objective – to help build a strong, responsive and competitive economy, by ensuring that sufficient land of the right types is available in the right places and at the right time to support growth, innovation and improved productivity; and by identifying and coordinating the provision of infrastructure;

• A social objective – To support strong, vibrant and healthy communities, by ensuring that a sufficient number and range of homes can be provided to meet the needs of present and future generations; and by fostering a well-designed and safe built environment, with accessible services and open spaces that reflect current and future needs and support communities’ health, social and cultural well-being; and Planning Statement

• An environmental objective – contributing to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historic environment; including making effective use of land, helping to improve biodiversity, using natural resources prudently, minimising waste and pollution, and mitigating and adapting to climate change, including moving to a low carbon economy.”

4.1.28 At the heart of the NPPF is a presumption in favour of sustainable development (paragraph 10), which should be applied both through the plan-making and decision-making (paragaph 11) process. Paragraph 11 states that:

“…For decision-taking, this means:

a) approving development proposals that accord with an up-to-date development plan without delay; or

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b) where there are no relevant development plan policies, or the policies which are most important for determining the application are out-of-date (footnote 7, granting permission unless:

i. the application of policies in this Framework that protect areas or assets of importance provides a clear reason for refusing the development proposed (footnote 6); or

ii. any adverse impacts of doing so would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, when assessed against the policies in this Framework taken as a whole.”

4.1.29 Section 4 deals with the decision-making process, with Paragraph 38 stating that “local planning authorities should approach decisions on proposed development in a positive and creative way…and work proactively with applicants to secure developments that will improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area. Decision-makers at every level should seek to approve applications for sustainable development where possible.”

4.1.30 Section 8 of the NPPF relates to ‘Promoting healthy and safe communities’ and seeks planning policies and decisions which aim to achieve healthy, inclusive and safe places. Paragraph 91 c) encourages decisions which “…enable and support healthy lifestyles, especially where this would address identified local health and well-being needs”.

4.1.31 Section 11 of the NPPF seeks to promote effective use of land in meeting the need for homes and other uses and supports the use of previously-developed land. Paragraph 118 gives “substantial weight to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements for homes and other identified needs” and “promotes and supports the development of underutilised land”.

4.1.32 The policies set out in Section 12 seek to achieve well designed places, highlighting that the creation of high-quality buildings and places is fundamental for the planning and development process (Paragraph 124). Paragraph 124 goes on to state that “…good design is a key aspect of sustainable development, creates better places in which to live and work and helps make development acceptable to communities”.

4.1.33 Paragraph 180 states that “planning policies and decisions should also ensure that new development is appropriate for its location taking into account the likely effects (including cumulative effects) of pollution on health, living conditions and the natural environment, as well as the potential sensitivity of the site or the wider area to impacts that could arise from the development. In doing so they should:

a) mitigate and reduce to a minimum potential adverse impacts resulting from noise from new development – and avoid noise giving rise to significant adverse impacts on health

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and the quality of life;

b) identify and protect tranquil areas which have remained relatively undisturbed by noise and are prized for their recreational and amenity value for this reason; and

c) limit the impact of light pollution from artificial light on local amenity, intrinsically dark landscapes and nature conservation.”

National Planning Policy for Waste (2014)

4.1.34 The National Planning Policy for Waste confirms that the Government’s ambition for England is to work towards a more sustainable and efficient approach to resource use and management. The document goes onto state that Planning has a pivotal role in delivering this ambition by the “delivery of sustainable development and resource efficiency, including provision of modern infrastructure, local employment opportunities and wider climate change benefits, by driving waste up the waste hierarchy” and “helping to secure the reuse, recovery or disposal of waste without endangering human health and without harming the environment”.

4.1.35 The approved development will bring forward integrated recycling and recovery operations on the Site and, thus, accords with the principles set out in the National Planning Policy for Waste by managing waste further up the waste hierarchy and also generating additional value from the resource in respect of sustainable energy and heat.

4.1.36 The principle of the development has been established by the existing planning permission. None of the proposed amendments alter the above conclusions.

National Planning Practice Guidance

4.1.37 Further to the publication of the NPPF, the over-arching policies have now been supplemented by further guidance in the National Planning Practice Guidance (PPG), a web-based resource which provides enhanced clarity on the interpretation of policies in the NPPF.

4.1.38 The PPG encourages undertaking pre-application discussions with the Council prior to the submission of a planning application. Paragraph 001 (Ref ID: 20-001-20150326) states that pre-application enquiries can “…improve both the efficiency and effectiveness of the planning application system and improve the quality of planning applications and their likelihood of success...”.

4.1.39 The PPG also deals with design and reiterates the position set out in the NPPF, identifying that good quality design is an integral part of sustainable development. Paragraph 001 (Ref ID: 26- 001-20140306) states that “…Achieving good design is about creating places, buildings, or spaces that work well for everyone, look good, last well, and will adapt to the needs of future generations”.

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4.1.40 On viability, the PPG provides underlying principles to understanding viability in planning, which includes an evidence-based judgement informed by relevant available facts, a collaborative approach to help improve understanding of deliverability and viability and a consistency to understand viability across all areas of development. Key factors when assessing viability include Gross Development Value, Costs, Land Value and Competitive return to developers and land-owners (Paragraphs 020-024 Ref ID: 10-020-20140306).

4.1.41 In addition, the PPG highlights the incentive to reuse brownfield sites and states that local planning authorities should take a flexible approach in seeking levels of planning obligations and other contributions to ensure that the combined total impact does not make a site unviable (Paragraph 026 Ref ID: 10-026-20140306).

4.2 Other Material Considerations

EC Framework Directive on Waste

4.2.1 The EC Framework Directive on Waste came into effect in the UK in July 1999. The Directive highlights the need for the formation of a network of integrated waste facilities to recover materials and energy from waste but also established the principle of the Waste Management Hierarchy across member states as a mechanism to drive waste management away from landfill by encouraging the use of waste material as a resource via, for example, the delivery of energy from waste facilities. This Directive directly formed the catalyst for the production of Waste Strategy 2000 that was revised in 2007 and again in 2013.

EC Landfill Directive

4.2.2 The EC Landfill Directive (Council Directive 99/31/EC) of the 26th April 1999 came into effect in the UK in June 2002. The objective of the Directive is to prevent or reduce as far as possible negative effects on the environment from the landfilling of waste by introducing stringent technical requirements for waste and landfills via a system of operating permits for landfill sites.

4.2.3 The Directive is intended to prevent or reduce the adverse effects of the landfill of waste on the environment, in particular on surface water, groundwater, soil, air and human health.

Our Waste, Our Resources: A Strategy for England (2018)

4.2.4 ‘Our waste, our resources’ sets out the Government’s strategy for waste and resources management in England and an integral part of the 25 Year Environment Plan which seeks to double resource productivity by 2050. The strategy seeks to preserve resources by minimising waste, promoting resource efficiency and moving towards a circular economy.

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4.2.5 Chapter 3 of the Strategy specifically addresses resource recovery and waste management. A key focus of strategy is the reduction in the quantum of biodegradable waste going to landfill which, in turn, leads to the generation of harmful greenhouse gases. The Strategy goes onto state, at paragraph 3.2.2.

“we cannot increase resource efficiency without the right waste infrastructure. Waste infrastructure is used to extract value from items considered worthless by others and limits the burden that waste places on the environment”

Supplementary Planning Guidance

4.2.6 Doncaster Council has produced a number of supplementary planning documents (SPGs) which have been taken into account in the design of the proposed development. The ‘Development Guidance and Requirements’ document is a material planning consideration in the determination of this application.

Development Guidance and Requirements (2019)

4.2.7 The purpose of the ‘Development Guidance and Requirements’ document is to set out detailed requirements and guidance against which planning applications will be judged as part of an assessment of wider planning considerations in relation to a Site. The guidance document makes clear that not all the guidance will be relevant to all applications.

4.2.8 Chapter 2 of the SPG sets out guidance on design considerations in the urban and rural environment specifically supporting policy CS14 of the Core Strategy. Although the document does not refer to the design of energy recovery facilities it sets out key design principles for commercial development that is relevant to this application. In particular, the SPG states, in para 2.3, that proposals will be supported where they:

• “respect the townscape or landscape setting in terms of their layout, siting, massing, form, scale, detailing and materials or, where appropriate, their heritage significance, • consider the adjoining land uses and ensure the design of the development addresses any potential land use conflicts, • incorporate existing green infrastructure assets and seek to develop new networks, • meet functional requirements, whilst being architecturally interesting and visually attractive, • reduce the scale of bulky buildings and large bland elevations by breaking down building mass and using better quality materials and detailing for prominent parts of the building (including those areas that will be more heavily viewed and used by people),

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• ensure servicing and storage areas (e.g. bin storage areas) are hidden, or are well screened, • reduce the visual impact of parking areas through landscaping and ensure sufficient cycle parking is provided, and • retain existing trees and hedgerows, be well landscaped, include provision of amenity”.

4.2.9 With specific regard to transport, the SPG states that “where an application may raise transport implications, then the applicant will be required to produce a TA and a TP. For proposals which have less of an implication a Transport Statement (TS) may suffice”. The SPG goes on to state that a “TA should include, as a minimum, an opening year and future year forecast of 10 years plus” and “where the TA identifies a worsening of traffic conditions on the local network, then there will be a requirement to provide off site mitigation measures or introduce sustainable transport measures to reduce traffic volumes to an acceptable level”.

4.2.10 In terms of travel planning, the SPG states that “where the applicant will be required to submit a Travel Plan this must set out measures to reduce traffic demand by promoting sustainable transport modes”. This SPG also contains guidance on parking standards based on different land use classes and where the development is situated.

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5.0 Planning Assessment

5.1 Introduction

5.1.1 Section 38(6) of the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act requires applications to be determined in accordance with the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.

5.1.2 This section presents an assessment of the proposal against the Development Plan Policies and other material considerations considered in Section 4 of this Statement. The key planning matters that have been assessed are as follows and this also considers the findings of the Environmental Impact Assessment and other supporting information:

• Need for Development • Principle of Development and locational considerations • Design and Visual Impacts • Technical considerations: • Other Material Considerations

5.1.3 We comment on each of these issues below.

5.2 Need for Development

5.2.1 The Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Waste Local Plan and the Doncaster Core Strategy represents the most up-to-date adopted development plan in Doncaster. The Site at Sandall Stones Road is one of three sites allocated in Policy WCS3 of the Waste Local Plan as a strategic waste management facility “for large-scale municipal, commercial and industrial waste management facilities aimed at addressing our capacity needs over the period to 2026”.

5.2.2 The ‘principle’ of a strategic waste management facility coming forward on the Site is accepted by the adopted Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Plan (Policy WCS3) and the extant planning permissions dated 2010 and 2018 respectively. The Joint Waste Plan envisages that by 2021 three new strategic waste sites with a total capacity of 785,000 tonnes per annum will be operational to meet the capacity shortfall identified for the period up to 2026. To date, only 265,000 tonnes per annum (Boulton Road, Manvers) of additional recycling capacity, set out in the Joint Waste Plan, has been delivered and is operational leaving an operational shortfall of 520,000 tonnes per annum.

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5.2.3 The permitted throughput of the Sandall Stones Road site is 205,000 tonnes per annum. The current proposals seek to increase the permitted throughput of the Site up to 350,000 tonnes per annum (with no increase to the consented traffic movements) and deliver 53% of the current shortfall in capacity for recovery processes. The third site in the Joint Waste Local Plan allocated for large scale waste management uses, at Hatfield Power Park Stainsforth, is currently stalled with the developing company having been dissolved. It is unlikely to come forward soon.

5.2.4 On this basis whilst the proposals depart from the capacity envisaged in the Joint Waste Local Plan, they will meet a recognised need for extra treatment capacity for the period up to 2026 on an allocated site for large scale strategic waste management uses. The proposals therefore accord with the vision and objectives of the Development Plan.

5.2.5 In light of the above, it is considered that the proposed facility is in full compliance with Policy WCS1 and Policy WCS3 of the Joint Waste Local Plan and in bringing the facility forward will make an important contribution in delivering the Local Plan’s Sustainable Waste and Resource Management Strategy, achieving zero waste growth and “equivalent self-sufficiency” by 2026 and meeting the objectives of National Planning Policy of Waste and the Waste and Resource Management Strategy for England.

5.3 Principle of Development and Locational Considerations

5.3.1 In respect of the principle of the proposed development on the Sandall Stones Road site, the extant planning approval for the ‘construction of a resource recovery facility involving gasification (09/00246/TIPA)’ is relevant to the consideration of this application. The pre- commencement planning conditions have been discharged and the consent has been implemented thus establishing the suitability of the Site for waste management and energy recovery uses.

5.3.2 The proposals relate to waste recovery operations via the use of a different, but comparable, technology solution. The Site is also identified as a location for a Strategic Waste Management facility suitable for processing Commercial and Industrial Waste and municipal waste in Policy WCS3 (New Strategic Waste Management Sites) of the Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Local Plan. The use of the land for the proposed Resource Recovery & energy facility is in accordance with Policy WCS3.

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5.3.3 Policy WCS6 considers General Considerations for all Waste Proposals. The Policy states that all proposals should provide adequate and safe access, minimise potential detrimental effects on the environment in terms of wildlife, ground and surface water flooding/drainage, heritage assets and localized impacts on neighbouring uses from noise, vibration, dust, emissions, odours, vermin and litter.

5.3.4 The application site is located on previously development land and the proposed waste management operations will be contained within a purpose-built facility. All emissions will be contained and mitigated and thus the proposals accords with the provisions of Policy WCS6.

5.3.5 In light of the above it is considered that the principle of the approved facility is accepted by Doncaster Council as it accords with Policy WCS3 (New Strategic Waste Management Sites) and Policy WCS6 (General Considerations for all Waste Proposals) of the Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Waste Local Plan. The proposed amendments vary the design of the permitted facility only and accords with the relevant criteria for new waste management facilities Waste Local Plan.

5.4 Design and Visual Impact

5.4.1 An updated Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment has been prepared by WYG Environment Planning Transport Limited and is presented at Chapter 4 of the accompanying ES. The assessment describes the existing townscape and visual sensitivities within and surrounding the site, and the magnitude of the proposed amendments to the previously approved scheme on baseline conditions.

5.4.2 The assessment considers the potential effects during the construction and operational phases from the proposed changes to the approved scheme in relation to surrounding sensitive receptors, including existing local residential receptors, the setting of Listed Buildings and Schedule Ancient Monuments. Replacing previously used land with a scheme combining appropriately designed buildings and landscape treatments represents limited positive effects on the landscape of the Site.

5.4.3 The previous ES identified eight key viewpoints for the proposals; these have been reviewed and updated in the accompanying Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment. The viewpoints are located at short, medium and long distances from the Site and from each of the principal directions.

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5.4.4 The project team has re-visited all of the previous viewpoints and the Visual Impact Assessment has therefore considered the proposal from all eight of the previously agreed viewpoints in the local area.

5.4.5 In order to mitigate against the landscape and visual impact of the proposed development a range of mitigation and enhancement measures are proposed in addition to the primary mitigation already agreed as part of the approved scheme. During the Construction phase of the development the following measures, already agreed, will be proposed as part of a Construction Environmental Management Plan:

• Where possible, security and task lighting during construction will be avoided;

• Dust suppression measures will be used where necessary, to reduce impacts on local communities;

• The cut and fill balance will endeavour to minimise the need for off-site vehicle movements with any excess material used where feasible within the landscape areas.

• A waste management plan will be implemented to minimise the quantity of waste generated by construction activities.

• Construction activities will be programmed wherever possible to minimise the length of time that the operations will be on-site.

5.4.6 The mitigation measures set out above will result in the impact of the construction phase on people living in the local area being at an acceptable level. However, the scale of construction works proposed means that these minor measures will not significantly affect the assessment of magnitude of change likely to be experienced by the townscape and visual receptors. As a result, during the construction phase some of the townscape and visual baseline receptors in close vicinity to the site will be affected adversely; however the duration of this effect is temporary.

5.4.7 In terms of landscape impacts, the residual effect during the operational phase will have limited impact on the character of the surrounding areas. Whilst a large building and noticeable flue stack, the nature of the landform of the study area, the setting of the proposed development in an industrial area, and similar local vertical elements mean that changes to the landscape character is limited. The proposed development will have an overall minor adverse impact on the landscape resource.

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5.4.8 In terms of impacts upon the visual resource at operation, the assessment notes that the proposed increased stack and building heights will break the existing skyline and be visible by a large number of receptors. However, these changes in view are read in the context of the existing industrial area within which the site sits, and the larger urbanized area of the context and thus the impact is localized to the study area and an existing permission for a similar facility on the development site. A major adverse effect will be experienced by a few receptors.

5.4.9 The assessment notes that the flue stack remains at the height already permitted. Moreover, its tall and slender form and cladding material will help reduce its visibility and that the majority of views it will be read in conjunction with the existing stacks of the Aardagh Glass facility and therefore will not be completely out of context with its environs.

5.4.10 The Landscaping Strategy for the Site and the design/ choice of materials for the building will have a neutral impact on the quality and character of the existing industrial estate and therefore will have an overall neutral effect. A Lighting Strategy should also be implemented to minimize the effects of sky-glow and glare.

5.4.11 The assessment of landscape character effects concludes that there would be a moderate adverse effect on the character of the urban environment and F1: Tollbar Settled Clay Farmlands character landscape area during all phases of the development, and on the character of E2: West Don and Dun River Carrlands landscape character area during the construction phase.

5.4.12 Although the effects are moderately adverse, they are not considered sufficient to be significant effects due to the existing industrial context in which the site is located, and are therefore considered not significant in EIA terms.

5.4.13 Minor adverse effects are identified during the construction phase and day 1 of the development upon the vegetation within the site, and at day 1 and year 15 of the development in relation to the character of E2: West Don and Dun River Carrlands landscape character area, but such minor effects are not considered significant in EIA terms.

5.4.14 A moderate beneficial effect has been identified on the vegetation within the site by year 15. This is due to the proposed landscape design for the site which is anticipated to enhance the quality of vegetation within the site.

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5.4.15 In comparison with the approved scheme, the assessment concludes that given the increase in scale of the proposed development the revised scheme is likely to have a greater impact on the overall landscape and visual resource within the study area. However, the assessment notes that the overall impact is ‘low significance’.

5.4.16 The assessment concludes that in time, once the proposed vegetation is established and assuming it has been well managed and maintained, the proposals will have a minor/moderate adverse impact on the visual resource.

5.4.17 The proposed amendments have sought, as far as possible, to minimise the effect on the character of the local landscape and visual impact of the scheme to an acceptable level whilst acknowledging that the development represents a large building and a noticeable flue stack. Based on the above, the proposals are in line with saved Policy ENV53 of the Doncaster UDP, Policy CS16 and Policy CS17 of the Core Strategy and the design guidance in the ‘Development Guidance and Requirements’ document.

5.5 Technical Matters

5.5.1 A suite of technical documents have been submitted with this application including:

• Air Quality • Transport and accessibility • Water/Drainage • Ecology • Noise

5.6 Air Quality

5.6.1 An updated Air Quality Assessment has been undertaken by Fitchner Consulting Engineers Ltd and is presented at Chapter 5 of the ES. The assessment defined the baseline air quality conditions and the potential impacts during the construction and operational phases of the amended proposals and considers appropriate mitigation measures. The Air Quality Assessment considers all existing sensitive receptors in close proximity to the Site together with the new special needs school that has planning permission and is currently under construction off Hungerhill Lane. The new school will be approximately 360m to the south-east of the site.

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5.6.2 A number of potential air quality impacts associated with the construction phase of the proposed development are identified. The assessment predicts, as with the agreed scheme, that a temporary elevation in dust level will occur around the site, particularly when activities are undertaken during dry and/or windy meteorological conditions. However, compliance with suitable dust control measures set out in a Construction Environmental Management Plan will control the potential impacts to local receptors to an acceptable level.

5.6.3 In line with the approved scheme, the assessment concludes that provided that good practice measures are implemented, potential air quality impacts during the construction phase of the development are considered to be negligible at receptors of medium sensitivity.

5.6.4 A number of potential air quality impacts associated with the operational phase of the proposed development were identified. Potential air quality impacts from process emissions associated with the conversion treatments of non-hazardous waste were quantitatively assessed using detailed dispersion modelling. These will be controlled through operation of the installation in accordance with the conditions of an Environmental Permit, issued and regulated by the EA.

5.6.5 As with the permitted scheme, potentially odorous emissions from the proposals were assessed. Due to the nature of the site and process emissions the potential for odour impacts was not considered to be significant. However, operation of the development in accordance with an Environmental Permit should further limit potential impacts at sensitive receptor locations. Active air management has been included in the waste reception areas and air will be treated prior to being released.

5.6.6 A habitat assessment of the results of the Air Quality Assessment has been also undertaken by Ecology Solutions Ltd (Appendix 5.1 of the ES) which concludes that both long-term and short- term process contributions are considered to be negligible or insignificant on the vegetation and ecosystems at all identified ecological receptor sites.

5.6.7 In respect of transportation, due to the low background levels, distance between the proposed development (being not within or adjacent to an AQMA) and the low number of the development generated trips, it is considered that emissions from traffic as a result of the development will be negligible.

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5.6.8 The effect of dust generation during the construction phase will be ‘not significant’. The operation of the proposed development will not cause a breach of any AQAL (Air Quality Assessment Level). The annual mean magnitude of change is described as ‘negligible’ for all pollutants at all areas of relevant exposure.

5.6.9 The short-term magnitude of change is no worse than ‘slight adverse’ at all areas of relevant exposure, except for a ‘slight adverse’ magnitude of change for concentrations of sulphur dioxide across a very limited area under a number of worst-case assumptions.

5.6.10 In summary, the Air Quality Assessment predicted long-term and short-term maximum ground level concentrations at all identified receptors for all modelled substances were below the national objectives for long-term and short-term protection of human health or for the protection of vegetation and ecosystems.

5.6.11 Therefore, the Air Quality Assessment conclude that the overall effect of the proposed development on local air quality will be ‘not significant’ and there is no air quality constraint to granting planning permission.

5.6.12 Based on the above the proposed development accords with Policy WCS 6 (General Considerations for all waste management proposal) of the Joint Waste Local Plan and Policy CS8 (Air, Water and Agricultural lane) of the Core Strategy.

5.7 Transport and Accessibility

5.7.1 An updated assessment of the impact of the proposed development from a traffic and transportation perspective has been undertaken by WYG Environment Planning Transport Limited. The previously prepared Transport Assessment has been reviewed and updated, as necessary, to consider new developments that have come forward in the intervening period, potential impact of the amended scheme on highway safety, junction capacity, amenity and accessibility by sustainable modes of travel. The Transport Assessment is presented at Appendix 2.2 of the Environmental Statement. A Framework Travel Plan has also been prepared and is presented at Appendix 2.3 of the Environmental Statement.

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5.7.2 The extant planning permission (17/00923/TIPA) includes one condition (Condition 29) that relates to traffic movements. Condition 29 states: “Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, the maximum number of HGVs leaving the site per day shall not exceed 78”. The proposed technology option will not exceed the HGV limit set out in Condition 29. The proposed development will maintain this condition and will not require any increase in HGV movements over and above those already permitted. The previously approved routing agreement will also be carried forward in the revised proposals.

5.7.3 The Transport Assessment confirms that the proposals, when taken together with other cumulative developments, will have a negligible impact on the surrounding highway network. In light of the above, it is evident that the potential impact of the trips generated by the development is not severe and can be readily accommodated on the existing highway network. The Transport Assessment concludes that there are no reasons on highway or transport grounds why the proposed development should not proceed.

5.7.4 The proposals accord with guidance contained in the NPPF and in accordance with Policy WCS 6 (General Considerations for all waste management proposal) of the Joint Waste Local Plan and Policy CS9 (Providing Transport Choice) of the Core Strategy. The proposed development is also in accordance the transport related guidance in the ‘Development Guidance and Requirements’ document.

5.8 Water/Drainage 5.8.1 The current proposals vary the approved plans in respect of the throughput, site, layout and external design of the approved reception/processing building only. The proposed amendments to the design of the proposed facility have been reviewed again, along with the findings of the previous water and flooding assessment and the associated mitigation measures set out in the original ES.

5.8.2 According to the EA’s online flood risk map the proposed development is located within Flood Zone 3, which comprises land assessed as having a greater than 1 in 100 annual probability of river flooding (>1% AEP). The site does, however, benefit from existing flood defences along the River Don which provide protection up to the 1% AEP event.

5.8.3 Flood modelling and mapping undertaken in 2009 and 2015 shows that the site lies outside of the extent of the ‘Residual Flood Risk’ zone. The site and surrounding areas are therefore considered to have a Low Sensitivity in respect of fluvial flood risk.

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5.8.4 Even in areas where the risk from flooding is considered low, Environment Agency guidance states that for sites in excess of 1 hectare a Flood Risk Assessment is required but it should be focused on the management of surface water run-off.

5.8.5 A Flood Risk Assessment has been undertaken by WYG Environment Planning Transport Limited and is presented at Appendix 8.1 of the ES. The Flood Risk Assessment provides details of the baseline conditions, and an assessment of effects including potential and predicted impacts. This is based on conditions without any mitigation measures in place, throughout both the construction and operational phases of the proposed development.

5.8.6 The Flood Risk Assessment presents appropriate mitigation, compensation and enhancement measures and the residual impacts through both phases of development. The assessment concluded that the site is appropriate for the proposed development and a practical means of surface and foul water management for the site can be provided.

5.8.7 The proposed drainage scheme includes SUDs measures, including drainage crates, silt traps and oil interceptors, to protect the receiving water environment from silt, debris and hydrocarbons. The impact of the development on the quality of the receiving watercourse is considered to be of negligible magnitude.

5.8.8 The sensitivity of the receiving watercourse is considered low in respect of contamination risk; therefore the resulting unmitigated significance of the effect of watercourse contamination risk during operation is a neutral effect, which is not considered to be significant.

5.8.9 Based on the above the proposals are consistent with the guidance contained within NPPF and accords with Policy WCS 6 (General Considerations for all waste management proposal) of the Joint Waste Local Plan and Policy CS4 (Flooding and Drainage) of the Core Strategy.

5.9 Ecology

5.9.1 An updated ecological survey and assessment of the Application Site was undertaken by WYG Environment Planning Transport Limited. The updated report included a review of the previous habitats and species identified on the site in 2016 and assessed any potential ecological constraints on the proposed works. The updated Ecology Assessment is contained in Chapter 7 of the ES.

5.9.2 As part of the Ecological Appraisal an updated desk study was obtained from the Doncaster Local Records Centre (DLRC) in May 2020 including information of any nature conservation designations and protected or notable species records within 2km of the site. No statutory or non-statutory designated sites for nature conservation were identified within the site. There are no changes to the designated sites located within 1km of the site.

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5.9.3 In terms of the identified habitats, plant communities and plant species, these have remained unchanged in the intervening period although the vegetation on the site boundaries has developed with native and non-native trees and shrubs growing beyond the eastern boundary of the site, and overhanging and growing through the palisade fencing. On the western boundary there is a narrow belt of bramble scrub and the bank on the south boundary of the site is now densely planted with immature alder. These changes are not considered to alter the overall nature of the site or the ecological impact of the proposed development. Consequently, the conclusions of the 2016 ES are considered to remain valid.

5.9.4 Changes to the red line boundary and proposed site layout would not directly affect existing habitats of ecological value, being limited mainly to hardstanding. Any indirect effects (e.g. lighting or physical disturbance) resulting from layout changes are considered to be negligible, when considering the site’s illuminated and urban context and existing proposals for mitigation (e.g. prior checks for nesting birds, sympathetic lighting).

5.9.5 No statutory sites designated for nature conservation would be directly affected by the proposed development as the closest designated sites are located between 800m -2km to the south or east of the site. There are also no indirect impacts anticipated from the construction or operation phase of the development.

5.9.6 The development will result in the loss of a limited number of planted trees and shrubs but, the design of the amended proposals have retained the existing tree and shrub species on the boundary of the site, as far as possible, and incorporated new areas of grassland planting and species rich habitat on the site. The proposed landscape proposals retain most of the existing wildlife corridor along the eastern boundary and provides for more habitat retention and creation of greater overall biodiversity value. The site is of low/negligible existing baseline ecological value and whilst the amended, proposed, post-development landscaping would be of greater ecological benefit than that originally proposed, no significant residual ecological gains are predicted.

5.9.7 The proposed changes to the development layout are therefore not considered to require any further update to the significance assessments for ecological receptors. Overall the proposed development is considered to remain as previously assessed, i.e. no significant effect.

5.9.8 No further species surveys are required but the development will result in the loss of some habitat with potential to support foraging bats, foraging and nesting birds, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians. To mitigate these impacts vegetation clearance will take place outside the breeding bird season which is usually considered to be within March – September and bird boxes installed on the northern elevation of the building to provide biodiversity enhancement of the Site. Mitigation measures will also be undertaken to minimise additional light spillage on to the

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periphery of the site especially along the railway line to maintain dark corridors for foraging and commuting bats.

5.9.9 During the construction phase a CEMP will include measures to minimise any localised impacts on ecology i.e. any trenches left open overnight will include ramps or be covered to avoid animals becoming trapped within them.

5.9.10 In terms of amphibians and reptiles, the habitats onsite are considered limited to support them. However, common lizard were identified within 400m of the site in the last 2 years. The vegetation cleared from the site will be used to create discrete log / brash piles in the south- east corner of the site, adjacent to the railway line. This ecological enhancement feature will provide shelter for a range of animals including inverts, reptiles, amphibians, ground nesting birds and small mammals.

5.9.11 Based on the above the proposed amendments are consistent with the guidance contained within NPPF by providing ‘net gains’ and wider biodiversity benefits on the Site. The scheme also accords with Policy WCS 6 (General Considerations for all waste management proposal) of the Joint Waste Local Plan and Policy CS16 (Valuing the Natural Environment) and Policy CS17 (Providing Green Infrastructure) of the Core Strategy.

5.10 Noise

5.10.1 An updated Noise Assessment has been undertaken by Fitchner Consulting Engineers Ltd and is presented at Chapter 6 of the ES. The assessment defined the baseline noise conditions on the site and the potential impacts during the construction and operational phases of the amended proposals and considers appropriate mitigation measures.

5.10.2 In accordance with appropriate standards, best practical means will be employed to control the noise generation during the construction period. Measures may include restriction on operating hours, local screening, broadband noise reversing alarms and careful choice of piling rigs to minimise noise. Such measures will be defined within the Construction Environmental Management Plan.

5.10.3 In relation to the operational phase a number of potential mitigation measures have been proposed to ensure that the resultant operational noise levels are within appropriate guidance and standards. The measures will be based on the employment of Best Available Techniques (BAT) to mitigate any potential peak noise sources.

5.10.4 The Noise Assessment concludes that there will be no significant impacts during the construction or operation of the Proposed Development following the implementation of appropriate mitigation.

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5.10.5 Based on the above, the proposed facility will not have an ‘adverse impact’ on health or quality of life and the proposed development accords with Policy WCS 6 (General Considerations for all waste management proposal) of the Joint Waste Local Plan.

5.11 Other Material Considerations

Health

5.11.1 The impacts of the proposed development on the health of residents, particularly ensuring air quality levels remain within nationally agreed limits, are considered within the Air Quality Assessment presented at Chapter 5 of the Environmental Statement.

5.11.2 A Health Impact Assessment (HIA) has been undertaken in accordance with the methodology set out in the ‘tool kit’ for a ‘Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (HIA) for Planning’ published by Doncaster Council. The HIA is presented at Appendix 2.4 of the Environmental Statement.

5.11.3 The HIA notes that the proposals include many measures aimed at minimising the impacts on human health both in construction and operation. The requirement to obtain an Environment Agency permit to operate the plant will ensure that current legal requirements are met with regards to the emissions from the proposed plant. Further measures such as the requirement for all vehicles servicing the site to meet the lowest emission standards, and prompt responsive action to any complaints from local residents of nuisance from noise and dust generated from either construction or operation will also be agreed with Doncaster Council as part of the Planning process.

5.11.4 Based on the above the proposed facility will not have an ‘adverse impact’ on health or quality of life and thus no further health specific mitigation is proposed. The proposed development, therefore, accords with Policy WCS 6 (General Considerations for all waste management proposal) of the Joint Waste Local Plan.

Climate Change

5.11.5 On 19th September 2019 Doncaster Council declared a climate and biodiversity emergency calling for the following actions:

• set a new target and action plan for Doncaster Council to become carbon neutral;

• resolve to work with our partners, other local authorities and the Yorkshire Region on carbon reduction projects, to ensure the UK is able to deliver on its climate commitments;

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• resolve to put sustainability, biodiversity and carbon reduction at the heart of this Council’s agenda going forward supporting communities, business and individuals locally to make more sustainable choices; and

• calls on the Government to provide the resources and powers so that Doncaster can make its contribution to the UK’s Carbon Reduction targets.

5.11.6 The sustainable management of residual waste generated within Doncaster and the wider South Yorkshire to move away from landfill disposal and to derive beneficial use from the production of energy from non-fossil fuel sources will support the ambition of Doncaster Council to become carbon neutral. The movement of waste management up the Waste Management Hierarchy is itself a policy that addresses climate change mitigation.

5.11.7 UK Climate Projections 2009 (UKCP09) is the official source of climate projections in the UK. It is funded by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DESS) in partnership with the Met Office, EA and Tyndall Centre, amongst others.

5.11.8 The UKCP09 Projections show a general trend of:

• Increased summer temperatures;

• Increased winter temperatures – the UK’s winters will also be milder with the average temperatures being 2.2oC warmer;

• Reduced summer rainfall – there may be a 16% decrease in summer rainfall making the UK’s summers much drier; and,

• Increased winter rainfall – winters will be wetter with an average of 14% more rainfall.

5.11.9 The Joint Waste Local Plan provides a framework to reduce and mitigate the effects of climate change arising from waste management practices in Doncaster. The Joint Waste Local Plan acknowledges, at paragraph 3.15, that “new waste recycling, composting and recovery facilities will save energy (especially from transportation), reduce greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide and methane and the use of fossil fuels and materials that would otherwise be landfilled”.

5.11.10 The proposed development is considered to have a neutral effect on climate change and a positive contribution to the objectives of the Joint Waste Local Plan and the Doncaster Council’s emergency declaration on climate and biodiversity.

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Socio-economic factors

5.11.11 The main socio-economic impacts arising from the approved facility relate to the positive effects on the economy and local employment patterns from the provision of an Energy Recovery Facility.

5.11.12 The construction phase of the proposed development will create circa 300 jobs, with roles created in the following sectors: administration, construction, instrumentation, mechanical, electrical and civil engineering. The construction related jobs will be predominantly sourced from the local area.

5.11.13 Once fully operational, the proposed Resource Recovery and Sustainable Energy Production Facility will result in the creation of a number of long term sustainable full-time and part-time employment opportunities. The development will deliver approximately 40 permanent positions of which approximately 20 will require specialist skills, but 20 that can be recruited from unskilled or semi-skilled personnel. The development offers the opportunity for employees to acquire high quality skills and knowledge in a specialist field. The Applicant wishes to support local apprenticeship schemes and offer opportunities to local residents as far as possible.

5.11.14 The proposed facility will also support jobs for a number of external jobs, such as local caterers, accommodation retail and services i.e. supplier and delivery operations. The provision of new jobs in the long-term within progressive sectors that are currently shown to be expanding will have a major positive impact on local economic activity in Doncaster.

5.11.15 Based on the above, the proposed development will continue to support the economic and growth objectives for the Doncaster Core Strategy by creating and retaining local jobs and services in the area together with the provision of resources for use in the local area. The amended proposals accord fully with the requirements of the NPPF to support economic growth and the policies of the Core Strategy to reuse previously developed sites for economic purposes, including waste management and energy generation uses.

5.11.16 The proposed development will also bring forward sustainably generated electrical output which will align with Doncaster Council’s target to generate at least 37MW of grid connected sustainable energy by 2021 as set out in Policy CS19 of the Core Strategy.

5.12 Summary

5.12.1 Based on the above review of the relevant development plan policies and other material considerations, including the national and local waste strategies, the proposed amendments, as with the approved scheme, represents an acceptable and viable solution for managing 350,000 tonnes per annum of commercial and industrial waste arisings, principally from the sub region, and generating a significant proportion of sustainable energy.

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5.12.2 The Site is identified as a suitable location for a strategic waste management facility in the Joint Waste Local Plan. The principle of the proposed facility on the Site is accepted and will contribute to an identified shortfall in existing waste management capacity thus supporting national and local waste strategies.

5.12.3 The proposals have been assessed against the relevant planning polices and account taken of any changes in the baseline environment in the intervening period. The updated Environmental Statement concludes that the proposals will result in a minor adverse effect on the environment, in particular, the visual amenity of neighbouring uses, the visual context of the Site or the landscape character of the local area.

5.12.4 The proposals will deliver significant economic benefits to Doncaster via inward investment, job creation/retention and also generate 30 MW of grid connected sustainable energy as identified in the Core Strategy.

5.12.5 Overall the proposed amendments are acceptable in environmental terms and accord with the policies and objectives of the relevant development plan policies and other material considerations.

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6.0 Summary and Conclusions

6.1.1 WYG has been appointed by BH EnergyGap (Doncaster) Ltd, a subsidiary of BH EnergyGap LLP to submit a Planning Application for the “construction of an energy recovery facility involving the thermal treatment of residual waste and associated infrastructure including engineering, access, landscape, ground and landscaping works “ on land to the North West of Sandall Stones Road, Kirk Sandall Industrial Estate, Doncaster.

6.1.2 The Site is identified in the adopted Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Plan (March 2012) as one of the strategic sites for large scale municipal, commercial and industrial waste management facilities to meet the capacity need in the Joint Authorities for the period until 2026. The Joint Waste Local Plan envisaged a potential capacity of the Site of 120,000 tonnes per annum and that the proposed waste management facility would be operational by 2015.

6.1.3 Planning permission for the ‘construction of the energy recovery facility involving gasification of waste’ (09/00246/TIPA) was granted by Doncaster Council on the 15th December 2010, (the 2010 Permission). The application for the 2010 permission was EIA development and thus accompanied by an Environmental Statement. The 2010 Permission was formally implemented in December 2013 and Doncaster Council confirmed the lawful “commencement of the development” in its letter of the 11th of December 2013.

6.1.4 In 2016, BH EnergyGap LLP sought approval to vary the approved details associated with the development of an energy recovery facility on the Site. The subsequent Section 73 Planning Application (17/00923/TIPA) to vary the approved details, namely site layout, throughput, energy output, HGV movements, increased stack height and changes to the building shape and elevations, was granted by Doncaster Council on the 3rd May 2018, (Appendix A). The approved throughput of the facility is 205,000 tonnes per annum.

6.1.5 BH EnergyGap LLP was in discussions with contractors and investors to finalise an agreement to bring the scheme forward. This process included:

• undertaking a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study for the ACT (Gasification) technology and identifying a suitable EPC contractor to undertake the works; • negotiating with investors for funding of the construction; • working closely with these identified contractors and funders to a point where the project was within a few weeks of securing the funding for the project.

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6.1.6 Due to the severity of the technical and commercial difficulties a number of contractors were having in delivering ACT (gasification) projects (e.g. Interserve (Glasgow), M&W Group (Hull, Derby, Levenseat), investor confidence in the technology collapsed and it has proven not possible to finance a similar facility at Sandall Stones Road. This has resulted in the original project being undeliverable within the current planning permission.

6.1.7 In light of the funding issues, the continued need for moving residual waste up the Waste Hierarchy, and sustainably generated electricity, BH EnergyGap has reviewed the market and consider that the best approach to secure the long-term investment in the Site and delivery of the energy recovery and waste management benefits of the scheme is to amend the proposed technology solution from gasification to permit combustion of residual waste with energy recovery.

6.1.8 The proposals comprise the construction of an energy recovery facility, involving the use of combustion to treat non-hazardous residual waste and the recovery of metals, ash and other residues for recycling, and associated infrastructure including engineering; access, landscape; ground and landscaping works. The proposed facility will treat Commercial and Industrial waste (C&I), and/ or municipal waste which otherwise would go to landfill and produce energy from a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels and primary resources by recovering maximum value from the waste stream.

6.1.9 The process will produce electricity and heat capable of being exported from the Site, and recover the residues for recycling. The proposals provide a method of recovering value from the existing waste stream that would otherwise be directed to landfill. The proposed facility will result in a 90% landfill diversion rate and a sustainable alternative to reliance upon fossil fuels/primary resources. The proposals will therefore assist climate change mitigation and contribute to meeting the Climate Change Declaration for Doncaster Council.

6.1.10 The key benefits of the proposed resource recovery and sustainable energy facility include:

45,000 homes. • Significant inward investment into the local area of circa £275m.

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6.1.11 The proposals have been assessed against the relevant planning polices and taken account of any changes in the baseline environment in the intervening period. The proposals have been the subject of an Environmental Impact Assessment.

6.1.12 The Environmental Impact Assessment has specifically considered the effects of the proposals on landscape and visual, air quality, transport, water, ecology and noise. The findings of the Environmental Impact Assessment are presented in the Environmental Statement and summarised in the Non-Technical Summary. In overall terms, with the respective mitigation measures in place, the Environmental Statement concludes that the proposals will result in a minor adverse effect on the environment, in particular, the visual amenity of neighbouring uses, the visual context of the Site or the landscape character of the local area.

6.1.13 Overall the proposed development will bring forward a modern waste management facility in an environmentally acceptable manner that accords with the policy objectives of the relevant development plan policies and other material considerations. As such, Doncaster Council is respectfully requested to approve this application.

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Appendices

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Appendix A – Decision Notice

(Ref 17/00923/TIPA)

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Appendix B – Scoping Opinion

dated 20th May 2020

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Appendix C

Schedule of Development Plan Policies

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Planning Statement on behalf of BH EnergyGap (Doncaster) Ltd

Proposed Energy Recovery Facility Sandall Stones Road, Kirk Sandall, Doncaster

June 2020

Tel: 0121 516 5320 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wyg.com WYG Environment Planning Transport Limited. Registered in England & Wales Number: 03050297

Document control

Document: Planning Statement

Project: Sandall Stones Road, Kirk Sandall, Doncaster

Client: BH EnergyGap (Doncaster) Ltd

Job Number: A111857

Revision: FINAL

Date: 25/06/2020

Prepared by: Checked by: Approved By: K Gregory M Walton M Walton

Description of revision:

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Contents

1.0 Introduction ...... 1

2.0 Site Location and Description ...... 6

3.0 Summary of Proposed Development ...... 9

4.0 Planning Policy and Legislative Context ...... 16

5.0 Planning Assessment ...... 28

6.0 Summary and Conclusions ...... 44

Appendices

Appendix A – Decision Notice (17/00923/TIPA)

Appendix B – Scoping Opinion dated 20th May 2020

Appendix C – Schedule of Development Plan Policies

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1.0 Introduction

1.1 Application Overview

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1.2 The Applicant

1.2.2 The proposed facility at Sandall Stones Road is one of two thermal treatment plants in the UK that BH EnergyGap is currently delivering.

1.3 Content of this Planning Statement

1.3.1 In terms of content, this Planning Statement is structured as follows: ▪ Section 2 – provides a description of the Site and the surrounding area; ▪ Section 3 – describes the proposed development and operation of the proposed resource recovery and sustainable energy facility; ▪ Section 4 – includes a comprehensive review of the relevant Development Plan policies and other material considerations; ▪ Section 5 – provides an assessment of the relevant planning issues; ▪ Section 6 – sets out a summary of the key planning matters and other material considerations.

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1.4 Background to the Application

1.4.5 The key benefits of the proposed resource recovery and sustainable energy facility include:

45,000 homes. • Significant inward investment into the local area of circa £275m.

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1.5 Public Consultation

1.6 Environmental Impact Assessment

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1.6.6 Taking into account the need for an EIA and the national criteria for the validation of planning applications, the Planning Application submission comprises the following:

• Completed Planning Application Forms and Certificates;

• Environmental Statement and associated Appendices produced by WYG Environment Planning Transport Limited and Fichtner Consulting Limited;

• Transport Assessment and Framework Travel Plan prepared by WYG Environment Planning Transport Limited; and

• Plans and drawings prepared by Garry Stewart Design Associates Ltd (GSDA).

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2.0 Site Surrounding Context

The Site

Source: Google Maps (2020)

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2.1 Planning History

2.1.1 A planning history search of the Site has been undertaken utilising the Council’s online public access facility.

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3.0 Summary of Proposed Development

3.1 Introduction

3.1.1 The application proposes:

on land to the North West of Sandall Stones Road, Kirk Sandall Industrial Estate, Doncaster.

3.1.3 A detailed description of each of the proposed elements of the development is provided below should be read in conjunction with the above plans which form part of this application submission.

Number Title Details

1388_PL001 Site Location Plan 1:2500 @ A1

1388_PL100 Existing Site Layout 1:250 @ A0

1388_PL101 Proposed Site Layout 1:250 @ A0

1388_PL102 Landscaping Plan 1:250 @ A0

1388_PL103 Fencing Plan 1:250 @ A0

1388_PL110 Roof Plan 1:250 @ A0

1388_PL120 Admin Floor Plans 1:200 @ A1

1388_PL200 Existing Sections A-A & B-B 1:250 @ A0

1388_PL201 Proposed Section A-A 1:250 @A1

1388_PL202 Proposed Section B-B 1:250 @ A1

1388_PL301 North East Elevation 1:250 @ A1

1388_PL302 South East Elevation 1:250 @ A1

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1388_PL303 South West Elevation 1:250 @ A1

1388_PL304 North West Elevation 1:250 @ A1 1388_IL001 Site Layout Vehicle Tracking 1:250 @ A0

Fire Water Tank Plan & 1:250 @ A1 1388_PL401 Elevations

Ammonia & Diesel Tank 1:250 @ A1 1388_PL402 Plan & Elevations

Switch yard and Control 1:100 @ A1 1388_PL404 Room

A111857 - 21 - C - 1:500 @ A1 Indicative Drainage P1 D100

3.2 Site Layout

3.2.1 The Site Location Plan is shown on drawing ref: 1388_PL001 and the existing layout of the Site is shown on drawing ref: 1388_PL100.

3.2.2 The proposed layout of the Site is shown on drawing ref: 1388_PL101. The proposals will comprise the following built components:

• storage tanks (fuel and water), electrical equipment (HV switch and controls) will be sited externally and adjacent to the main process building;

• circular ‘one way’ access route;

• emissions stack; and

• staff and visitor parking, weighbridge and associated gatehouse located adjacent to the access onto Sandall Stones Road.

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3.3 Throughput, electrical output and HGV movement

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3.3.3 The number of employees will be 40 full time staff once the facility is fully operational.

3.4 Stack height

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3.5 Building elevations/Landscaping

Landscaping

3.5.4 The detailed landscaping proposals are shown on drawing no. 1388_PL102.

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3.6 Construction Phase

3.6.2 The proposed construction phase will generate approximately 300 construction jobs and is expected to last approximately 3 years.

3.7 Operational Phase – Treatment of Waste Materials

3.7.1 The proposed facility will operate on a 24 hours per day, 52 weeks of the year basis, although deliveries to the facility are limited to the following times:

• Monday to Friday: 0600 – 1900

• Saturday: 0700 – 1700

No deliveries on Sunday and Bank Holidays.

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3.8 Grid Connection

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4.0 Planning Policy and Legislative Context

4.1 Introduction

4.1.2 The statutory development plan for the Site comprises:

• Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Local Plan (2012); and • Doncaster Core Strategy 2011-2028 including the saved policies of the Doncaster Unitary Development Plan.

4.1.3 National statements of planning policy, other Government strategies and guidance and the emerging Doncaster Local Plan are also relevant as material considerations.

4.1.4 This section provides a summary of the development plan policies and their relation to the Application Site and proposed development.

Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Local Plan

4.1.6 The Joint Authorities’ shared vision in the Waste Local Plan seeks to support a diverse local economy and future growth by:

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Doncaster Core Strategy

4.1.10 The Doncaster Core Strategy sets out the vision, objectives and strategy for future development in Doncaster up to 2028 and was adopted in May 2012.

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• Vision and Spatial Objectives

• Policy CS1: Quality of Life

• Policy CS4: Flooding and Drainage

• Policy CS5: Employment Strategy

• Policy CS14: Design and Sustainable Construction

• Policy CS15: Valuing our Historic Environment

• Policy CS16: Valuing our Natural Environment

• Policy CS17: Providing Green Infrastructure

• Policy CS18: Air, Water and Agricultural Land

Doncaster Unitary Development Plan (1998)

4.1.16 Policy ENV 53 requires the scale and appearance of all proposals to “have regard to its wider visual impact”.

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4.1.17 None of the other saved policies are directly relevant to this proposal.

Other Material Considerations

Emerging Doncaster Local Plan (March 2020)

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4.1.25 Policy 59 supports proposals that increase the supply of low carbon and renewable energy generated in the Borough, in accordance with the following principles:

“In all cases, low carbon and renewable energy proposals will be supported where they:

1. have undertaken community engagement and demonstrate how they will deliver environmental, social and economic benefits;

2. have no unacceptable adverse effects on local amenity and air quality, and include appropriate stand-off distances between technologies and sensitive receptors, such as residential areas;

3. allow the continued safe and efficient operation of Doncaster Sheffield Airport;

4. would have no unacceptable adverse effects on highway safety and infrastructure;

6. reclaim the site to a suitable and safe condition and use (such as agriculture or nature conservation) within a defined and agreed period should the development cease to be operational.

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National Planning Policy Framework (February 2019)

“…For decision-taking, this means:

a) approving development proposals that accord with an up-to-date development plan without delay; or

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b) where there are no relevant development plan policies, or the policies which are most important for determining the application are out-of-date (footnote 7, granting permission unless:

i. the application of policies in this Framework that protect areas or assets of importance provides a clear reason for refusing the development proposed (footnote 6); or

ii. any adverse impacts of doing so would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, when assessed against the policies in this Framework taken as a whole.”

a) mitigate and reduce to a minimum potential adverse impacts resulting from noise from new development – and avoid noise giving rise to significant adverse impacts on health

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and the quality of life;

b) identify and protect tranquil areas which have remained relatively undisturbed by noise and are prized for their recreational and amenity value for this reason; and

c) limit the impact of light pollution from artificial light on local amenity, intrinsically dark landscapes and nature conservation.”

National Planning Policy for Waste (2014)

4.1.36 The principle of the development has been established by the existing planning permission. None of the proposed amendments alter the above conclusions.

National Planning Practice Guidance

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4.2 Other Material Considerations

EC Framework Directive on Waste

EC Landfill Directive

4.2.3 The Directive is intended to prevent or reduce the adverse effects of the landfill of waste on the environment, in particular on surface water, groundwater, soil, air and human health.

Our Waste, Our Resources: A Strategy for England (2018)

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Supplementary Planning Guidance

Development Guidance and Requirements (2019)

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5.0 Planning Assessment

5.1 Introduction

5.1.1 Section 38(6) of the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act requires applications to be determined in accordance with the Development Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.

• Need for Development • Principle of Development and locational considerations • Design and Visual Impacts • Technical considerations: • Other Material Considerations

5.1.3 We comment on each of these issues below.

5.2 Need for Development

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5.3 Principle of Development and Locational Considerations

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5.4 Design and Visual Impact

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• Where possible, security and task lighting during construction will be avoided;

• Dust suppression measures will be used where necessary, to reduce impacts on local communities;

• The cut and fill balance will endeavour to minimise the need for off-site vehicle movements with any excess material used where feasible within the landscape areas.

• A waste management plan will be implemented to minimise the quantity of waste generated by construction activities.

• Construction activities will be programmed wherever possible to minimise the length of time that the operations will be on-site.

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5.5 Technical Matters

5.5.1 A suite of technical documents have been submitted with this application including:

• Air Quality • Transport and accessibility • Water/Drainage • Ecology • Noise

5.6 Air Quality

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5.7 Transport and Accessibility

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5.9 Ecology

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periphery of the site especially along the railway line to maintain dark corridors for foraging and commuting bats.

5.10 Noise

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5.11 Other Material Considerations

Health

Climate Change

5.11.5 On 19th September 2019 Doncaster Council declared a climate and biodiversity emergency calling for the following actions:

• set a new target and action plan for Doncaster Council to become carbon neutral;

• resolve to work with our partners, other local authorities and the Yorkshire Region on carbon reduction projects, to ensure the UK is able to deliver on its climate commitments;

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• calls on the Government to provide the resources and powers so that Doncaster can make its contribution to the UK’s Carbon Reduction targets.

5.11.8 The UKCP09 Projections show a general trend of:

• Increased summer temperatures;

• Increased winter temperatures – the UK’s winters will also be milder with the average temperatures being 2.2oC warmer;

• Reduced summer rainfall – there may be a 16% decrease in summer rainfall making the UK’s summers much drier; and,

• Increased winter rainfall – winters will be wetter with an average of 14% more rainfall.

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Socio-economic factors

5.12 Summary

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5.12.5 Overall the proposed amendments are acceptable in environmental terms and accord with the policies and objectives of the relevant development plan policies and other material considerations.

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6.0 Summary and Conclusions

6.1.5 BH EnergyGap LLP was in discussions with contractors and investors to finalise an agreement to bring the scheme forward. This process included:

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6.1.10 The key benefits of the proposed resource recovery and sustainable energy facility include:

45,000 homes. • Significant inward investment into the local area of circa £275m.

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Appendices

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Appendix A – Decision Notice

(Ref 17/00923/TIPA)

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Mr Mark Walton 54 Hagley Road 3rd Floor Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8PE United Kingdom

Please note that the full version of this document cannot be viewed on all devices. If this document does not include the Doncaster Council crest and an electronic signature please contact [email protected]

17/00923/TIPA

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

THE DEVELOPMENT HEREBY GRANTED SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE CONDITIONS AND THE DETAILS SHOWN ON THE APPROVED PLANS. YOU ARE REMINDED THAT THE COUNCIL HAS THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS DECISION. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBPAGE “POST DECISION GUIDANCE NOTES” AT www.doncaster.gov.uk TO VIEW GUIDANCE NOTES TO SUPPORT THE DECISION NOTICE.

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (AS AMENDED) PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED

Application 17/00923/TIPA

Proposal Proposed energy recovery facility involving gasification of waste (without compliance with Condition 02 of Application 09/00246/TIPA granted on 16/12/2010 - Approved Details)

Location Land North West Of Sandall Stones Road Kirk Sandall Doncaster

Dated 3rd May 2018

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council acting as the Local Planning Authority, has considered your application described above and has decided to GRANT PERMISSION subject to the following CONDITIONS/DIRECTIVES as set out below. Your further attention is drawn to any informatives attached thereafter.

THIS DECISION IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT MADE UNDER SECTION 106, OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (AS AMENDED).

STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 31 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE ORDER 2010

In dealing with this application the applicant has been requested for further air quality information which has been provided, to enable a satisfactory outcome.

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU 01. The development hereby permitted must be carried out and completed entirely in accordance with the terms of this permission and the details shown on the approved plans and documents listed below:

Environmental Statement Dated April 2017 including incorporation of mitigation measures. Site Location Plan Dwg No 2012-177/100 Rev A Amended Site Layout Comparison Footprint Plan Dwg No 2012-177/60 Rev D Amended Comparison Elevation Plan Dwg No 2012-177/61 Rev B Amended Proposed Site Plan Dwg No 2012-177/110 Rev F Amended Proposed Roof Plan Dwg No 2012-177/207 Rev E Amended Proposed Ground Floor Plan Dwg No 2012-177/200 Rev E Amended Proposed First Floor Plan Dwg No 2012-177/201 Rev E Amended Proposed Second Floor Plan Dwg No 2012-177/202 Rev E Amended Proposed Third Floor Plan Dwg No 2012-177/203 Rev E Amended Proposed Fourth Floor Plan Dwg No 2012-177/204 Rev E Amended Proposed Fifth Floor Plan Dwg No 2012-177/205 Rev D Amended Proposed Sixth Floor Plan Dwg No 2012-177/206 Rev D Amended Proposed Elevation Plan Dwg No 2012-177/210 Rev E (Sheet 1 of 2) Amended Proposed Elevation Plan Dwg No 2012-177/211 Rev E (Sheet 2 of 2) Amended Proposed Sectional Plan Dwg No 2012-177/212 Rev E (Sheet 1 of 2) Amended Proposed Sectional Plan Dwg No 2012-177/213 Rev E (Sheet 2 of 2) Amended Proposed Elevations with External Plant Dwg No 2012-177/214 Rev B (Sheet 1 of 2) Amended Proposed Elevations with External Plant Dwg No 2012-177/215 Rev B (Sheet 2 of 2) Amended Indicative 3D aerial view Dwg No 2012-177/217 Rev D Amended Indicative 3D view Dwg No 2012-177/216 Rev D Amended Landscape Plan Dwg No 2012-177/901 Rev B REASON To ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the application as approved.

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU 02. During the operations of the development, for the first three years, annual noise monitoring for compliance or at any time as requested by the Local Planning Authority following a complaint, the operator shall submit a noise report to the Local Planning Authority. The noise report shall be conducted by a competent noise consultant whilst the site is in operation and cover daytime/night-time periods. The monitoring positions shall reflect the sensitive receptors as identified in chapter 6 Noise and Vibration (page 6-5) of the White Young Green Environmental Statement Volume dated April 2017. The first report shall be submitted within 3-4 months of the process receiving material (and 12months after to demonstrate that the plant noise does not exceed the existing background levels). Should the actual noise levels not meet the identified background levels at the sensitive receptors location mitigation measures shall be agreed with the Local Planning Authority and implemented within three months of the date of the noise report subject to the source of any increase in noise level being as a result of the operations of the development. REASON To protect the amenities of the locality from noise in accordance with Core Strategy Policy CS 14.

03. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Land quality report compiled by SLR Consulting Ref : 403.04318.00001 and dated August 2013. Prior to the relevant works commencing, further information shall be submitted to demonstrate that the ground is free from contamination for those locations where the soakaways / injection wells will be proposed for the construction phase as part of the groundwater risk assessment. REASON To protect controlled waters by ensuring that the site is remediated to an appropriate standard. The site is located in a Source Protection Zone 3 (SPZ3) for a public water supply from groundwater. The site investigation undertaken (2007)

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU identified hydrocarbon contamination at the site and therefore any areas of contamination should be dealt with accordingly prior to development.

04. Should any unexpected significant contamination be encountered during development all associated works should cease, and the Local Planning Authority (LPA) be notified in writing immediately. A Remediation Strategy Report shall be submitted to the LPA for approval. The associated works shall not re-commence until such time as all the validation data in accordance with the approved remediation strategy has been approved in writing by the LPA. REASON To protect human health and controlled waters.

05. During the construction phase of the development, the hours of operation and deliveries to and from and the loading or unloading of raw materials shall be restricted to the hours of 06:00 to 19:00 and 07:00 to 17:00 on Saturdays, except as may otherwise be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. No deliveries or construction work on Sundays and Bank Holidays. REASON To ensure that the development does not prejudice the local amenity in accordance with Core Strategy Policy CS 14.

06. Prior to the commencement of any construction work, a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. REASON To ensure that the development does not prejudice the local amenity in accordance with Core Strategy Policy CS 14.

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU 07. The doors to the waste reception hall and pre-treatment hall shall remain closed at all times other than for access and egress. REASON To ensure that the development does not prejudice the local amenity in accordance with Core Strategy Policy CS 14.

08. The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until details of 10 no secure cycle parking facilities for the occupants of, and/or visitors to the development have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. These facilities shall be fully implemented and made available for use prior to the occupation of the development hereby permitted and shall thereafter be retained for use at all times. REASON To ensure that satisfactory facilities for the parking of cycles are provided and to encourage travel by means other than private motor vehicles and to comply with policy CS9 of the Doncaster Core Strategy.

09. The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until details of measures to be taken within the curtilage of the site to prevent the deposition of mud or debris on the public highway, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. REASON In the interests of road safety.

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU 10. The proposed access shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority before the development is brought into use. Adequate measures shall be designed to avoid the discharge of surface water from the site onto the public highway. REASON In the interests of road safety in accordance with Core Strategy Policy CS 14.

11. Gates to the vehicular access, if provided, shall not be less than 20m from the edge of the carriageway of the public highway and hung as to open inwards. REASON To provide adequate space to allow an arriving vehicle to be driven clear of the carriageway of the highway before the driver alights to open the gate.

12. Before the development is brought into use, that part of the site to be used by vehicles shall be surfaced, drained and where necessary marked out in a manner to be approved in writing by the local planning authority. REASON To ensure adequate provision for the disposal of surface water and ensure that the use of the land will not give rise to mud hazards at entrance/exit points in the interests of public safety.

13. Prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved, details of electric vehicle charging provision shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Installation shall comply with current guidance/advice. The development shall not commence operation until the approved connection has been installed and is operational and shall be retained for the lifetime of the development. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. REASON

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU To contribute towards a reduction in emissions in accordance with air quality objectives and providing sustainable travel choice in accordance with policies CS9 and CS18 of the Doncaster Council Core Strategy.

14. Prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved, an air quality mitigation plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. This plan should demonstrate how the damage costs have been applied to develop mitigation that specifically and quantifiably offsets vehicle emissions, particularly HGVs, during the lifetime of the development. As a minimum the following will be submitted - o A detailed travel plan; o A plan for encouraging use of public transport; o Aiding and facilitation of walking and cycling to the site o Car sharing o Electric car charging points o HGV emissions reduction plan including baseline vehicle standards, retrofitting programme, fleet turn-over commitments and commitment to ULEV o This list is not exhaustive and should show that the damage costs have been off-set."

Vehicles operating at the development should have the same or better standard Euro engines than those used in the modelling assessment, this will ensure that the predictions from the air quality assessment are representative of the real operating conditions REASON To contribute towards a reduction in emissions in accordance with air quality objectives and providing sustainable travel choice in accordance with policies CS9 and CS18 of the Doncaster Council Core Strategy.

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU 15. No built development shall commence ( excluding site clearance and excavation, demolition, ground investigations, installation of foundations), until details, including the colours and materials, of the proposed external façade have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall only be constructed in accordance with the approved materials and colours. REASON To ensure that the materials are appropriate to the area in accordance with policy CS14 of the Doncaster Core Strategy.

16. Any facilities for the storage of oils, fuels or chemicals shall be sited on impervious bases and surrounded by impervious bund walls. The volume of the bunded compound shall be at least equivalent to the capacity of the tank plus 10%. If there is multiple tankage, the compound shall be at least equivalent to the capacity of the largest tank, vessel or the combined capacity of interconnected tanks or vessels plus 10%. All filling points, associated pipework, vents, gauges and sight glasses must be located within the bund or have separate secondary containment. The drainage system of the bund shall be sealed with no discharge to any watercourse, land or underground strata. Associated pipework shall be located above ground and protected from accidental damage. All filling points and tank/vessels overflow pipe outlets shall be detailed to discharge downwards into the bund. REASON To prevent pollution of the water environment.

17. The proposed means of disposal of foul and surface water drainage, shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Drainage Strategy submitted by SLR Consulting Ref : 403.04318.00001Rev 2 dated August 2013. Reason To ensure that the development can be properly drained.

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU 18. All surface water run off from the site, excepting roof water, shall be discharged to the public surface water sewer/land drainage system or Highway Drain via a suitable oil/petrol/grit interceptor. Details of these arrangements shall be approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the development and they shall be fully operational before the site is brought into use. REASON To avoid pollution of the public sewer and land drainage system.

19. The site shall be developed with separate systems of drainage for foul and surface water on and off site. REASON In the interest of satisfactory and sustainable drainage

20. Surface water discharge shall be developed in accordance with the approved Drainage Strategy submitted by SLR Consulting Ref : 403.04318.00001Rev 2 dated August 2013. REASON To ensure that the site is properly drained and surface water is not discharged to the foul sewerage system which will prevent overloading

21. Any liquid storage tanks shall be located within a bund with a capacity of not less than 110% of the largest tank or largest combined volume of connected tanks. REASON

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU To ensure that there are no discharges to the public sewerage system which may injure the sewer, interfere with free flow or prejudicially affect the treatment and disposal of its contents

22. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the local planning authority, no buildings shall be occupied or brought into use prior to completion of the approved foul drainage works. REASON To ensure that no foul or surface water discharges take place until proper provision has been made for their disposal

23. All vehicles importing waste to the site shall discharge their loads into the main building. REASON In the interests of the amenity of the area, and the prevention of odour.

24. Piling or any other foundation designs using penetrative methods shall not be permitted other than with the express written consent of the Local Planning Authority, which may be given for those parts of the site where it has been demonstrated that there is no resultant unacceptable risk to groundwater. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. REASON To prevent pollution of the underlying aquifer by demonstrating that piling will not take place through contaminated ground.

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU 25. No part of the proposed development shall be constructed within 8m of an ordinary watercourse and a minimum 3 m for a culverted watercourse (increases with size of culvert). REASON To ensure adequate access at all times and to protect the culvert from damage.

26. Any soil or soil forming materials brought to site for use in garden areas, soft landscaping, filing and level raising shall be tested for contamination and suitability for use on site. Proposals for contamination testing including testing schedules, sampling frequencies and allowable contaminant concentrations (as determined by appropriate risk assessment) and source material information shall be submitted to and be approved in writing by the LPA prior to any soil or soil forming materials being brought onto site. The approved contamination testing shall then be carried out and verification evidence submitted to and approved in writing by the LPA prior to any soil and soil forming material being brought on to site. REASON To secure the satisfactory development of the site in terms of human health and the wider environment and pursuant to guidance set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.

27. There shall be no outside storage or stockpiling of waste. REASON In the interest of health and safety, visual amenity and to prevent dust and litter on the highway.

28. The document "Land Off Sandall Stones Road, Doncaster. Written Scheme of Investigation for Archaeological Mitigation Works. Revision 5b" sets out a strategy for archaeological investigation that has been approved in writing on behalf of the

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU Local Planning Authority. The development shall only take place in accordance with the approved Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) unless an updated WSI and timetable has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall not be brought into use until the Local Planning Authority has confirmed in writing that the requirements of the WSI have been fulfilled or alternative timescales agreed. REASON To ensure that any archaeological remains present, whether buried or part of a standing building, are investigated and a proper understanding of their nature, date, extent and significance gained, before those remains are damaged or destroyed and that knowledge gained is then disseminated.

29. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, the maximum number of HGVs leaving the site per day shall not exceed 78. REASON To ensure that the number of vehicles passing through local residential areas are within acceptable limits having regard to local amenity (noise, dust and vibration).

30. The operator shall maintain records of all HGVs and collection vehicles entering the site and these records shall be made available for inspection by the Local Planning Authority within two working days of a verbal or written request. REASON To assist in the monitoring and compliance with the above condition.

01. INFORMATIVE: YORKSHIRE WATER

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU The Applicant/Developer is avised to note comments made by Yorkshire Water in that the developer is required to consult with Yorkshire Water's Trade Effluent team (telephone 03451242424) on any proposal to discharge a trade effluent to the public sewer network. Under the provisions of section 111 of the Water Industry Act 1991, it is unlawful to pass into any public sewer (or into any drain or private sewer communicating with the public sewer network) any items likely to cause damage to the public sewer network, interfere with the free flow of its contents or affect the treatment and disposal of its contents. Contravention of the provisions of section 111 is a criminal offence.

The developer must ensure that groundwater protection is considered at all stages of the development (pre-, during and post-construction/demolition). Risks during construction occur when groundworks are taking place, during periods of ground disturbance and with increased risk of hydrocarbon pollution from plant vehicles on site. It is important to prevent groundwater pollution occurring during the construction phase of the development.Measures must be in place to avoid contaminants entering the groundwater, particularly through excavations or during any piling. Storage of fuel for plant vehicles must be in secure and appropriately bunded areas, and fuelling or washing of vehicles or other equipment should be restricted to areas of impermeable hard standing with suitable drainage to prevent fuels or other chemicals soaking into the ground.

Post-construction, pollution risks from such a site arise mainly from drainage issues including run-off from waste storage areas, roadways and parking areas, and foul drainage. In particular, the waste transfer activities and storage of any waste materials must take into account the sensitivity of the location with regard to the underlying Sherwood Sandstone aquifer. Any proposed discharges to watercourse, soakaway or SUDS must be agreed with the Environment Agency prior to commencement.

02. INFORMATIVE: HIGHWAY WORKS Works carried out on the public highway by a developer or anyone else other than the Highway Authority shall be under the provisions of Section 278 of the Highways Act

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU 1980. The agreement must be in place before any works are commenced. There is a fee involved for the preparation of the agreement and for on-site inspection. The applicant should make contact with Malc Lucas - Tel 01302 735110 as soon as possible to arrange the setting up of the agreement.

03. INFORMATIVE: PERMIT Doncaster Borough Council Permit Scheme (12th June 2012) - (Under section 34(2) of the Traffic Management Act 2004, the Secretary of State has approved the creation of the Doncaster Borough Council Permit Scheme for all works that take place or impact on streets specified as Traffic Sensitive or have a reinstatement category of 0, 1 or 2. Agreement under the Doncaster Borough Council Permit Scheme's provisions must be granted before works can take place. There is a fee involved for the coordination, noticing and agreement of the works. The applicant should make contact with Paul Evans - Email: [email protected] or Tel 01302 735162 as soon as possible to arrange the setting up of the permit agreement.

04. INFORMATIVE: STREET FURNITURE Any alteration to the existing street lighting as a result of the new access arrangements will be subject to a costs which are to be borne by the applicant. Street lighting design and installation is generally undertaken by the Local Highway Authority. There is a fee payable for this service and the applicant should make contact with Fiona Horgan - Tel 01302 735097 or e-mail [email protected] regarding this as soon as possible. Further information on the selected DNO / IDNO together with the energy supplier will also be required as soon as possible as they directly affect the adoption process for the street lighting assets.

05. INFORMATIVE: MUD ON HIGHWAY The developer shall ensure that no vehicle leaving the development hereby permitted enter the public highway unless its wheels and chassis are clean. It should be noted

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU that to deposit mud and debris on the highway is an offence under provisions of The Highways Act 1980.

06. INFORMATIVE: INTERNAL DRAINAGE The Applicant/Developer is advised to note the advisory comments on the Council's Internal Drainage consultation response in relation to flooding and drainage of the site.

07. INFORMATIVE: DONCASTER ROBIN HOOD AIRPORT The Applicant/Developer is advised to note the comments from RHA regarding precautionary measures due to the height of the chimney stack.

Scott Cardwell Assistant Director of Development

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU

Appendix B – Scoping Opinion

dated 20th May 2020

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Mark Walton Contact: Mrs Andrea Suddes 54 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Tel: 01302 735240 Birmingham, E-Mail: [email protected] B16 8PE Website: www.doncaster.gov.uk Our Ref: 20/00823/SCOP Date: 20th May 2020

Dear Sir/Madam

Proposal Scoping opinion for energy recovery facility

Location Land North West Of Sandall Stones Road Kirk Sandall Doncaster

I refer to your letter dated 12th March 2020

The energy recovery facility comes under the definition of incinerator in the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, Schedule 1 (10), and an Environmental Impact Assessment will be required.

I have sent the report to a number of consultees, as indicated below, and I attach responses received to date.

Consultation

The following groups were consulted as to the content of the Environmental Statement:

CONSULTEE RESPONSE RECEIVED/OR DATE NOT Natural England No Response Received DMBC Trees Response Received 04.05.2020 DMBC Ecology Response Received 17.04.2020 DMBC Pollution Control Response Received 19.05.2020 DMBC Pollution Control Air Response Received 19.05.2020 Quality) DMBC Transportation Response Received 19.05.2020 DMBC Highways DC Response Received 19.05.2020 Environment Agency No Response Received DMBC Environmental Health Response Received 14.04.2020

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU The Main Issues

From the consultee responses and officer’s own knowledge of the site and issues Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council consider the main issues are as follows:-

Planning Policy

Within the Doncaster UDP Adopted July 1998, the site indicated on your attached plan (received with your formal request for a scoping opinion) is designated as an Employment Policy Area (EMP2 - 19) on the Doncaster Unitary Development Plan (UDP) Proposals Map 1998. Policy EMP 2 states that permission will normally be granted for B1, B2 and B8 uses. Proposals for other industrial, business or commercial uses will be considered on their merits, in accordance with other relevant plan policies.

The Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Plan was Adopted March 2012, and following the granting of consent for the originally approved gasification use of the site under ref 09/00246/TIPA. Policy WCS6 sets out the criteria against which all waste development proposals will be assessed. It states that the onus will be on the applicant or developer to demonstrate that the site is in a suitable and sustainable location to deal with waste close to its source.

Further subsequent consent was granted under ref 17/00923/TIPA which was a S73 application that sought to vary the approved plans.

Core Strategy Policy CS 19 supports power generation from water, waste and heat sources. However will only support renewable energy proposals where it can be demonstrated that they can deliver environmental, social and economic benefits. This policy seeks to balance the need to provide a continuous supply of grid connected renewable energy whilst protecting the interests of local communities, historical, cultural and environmental assets.

Although there is an extant planning consent for a waste recovery facility, the approved scheme involved gasification whereas this current scheme proposes to change technology from indirect combustion to direct combustion (incineration) and therefore must demonstrate that the change in technology will accord with the above policies.

Highways/Traffic

From the information provided there appears to be no increased in vehicle movements as part of this proposal. An updated Transport Assessment and Travel Plan to be submitted as part of any application.

It is not possible at the moment to undertake new traffic counts, Doncaster Council do have some recent traffic data in the area which can be provided at a charge. Once the trip generation and distribution exercise has been undertaken, any junction with an impact of 30 or more (2-way) vehicles in the peak hours is to be capacity assessed.

The following committed developments are to be taken into account.

16/01460/FULM - Aldi, Kirk Sandall, currently under construction 18/02833/OUTM - Land Off Little Lane Clay Lane 14/02237/FULM – Land off Grove Farm, Kirk Sandall – partly constructed and ongoing 16/02050/FULM – Former McCormick Tractors Site, Wheatley Hall Road – Mixed use Development under construction 19/01465/3FULM – Special Needs School, Doncaster Road, Kirk Sandall – under construction

The most recent 5 years collision data to be reviewed.

Any future year assessment to be +10 years.

Lorry parking facilities to be provided on site to prevent HGVs parking/waiting on local roads.

Cycle parking to be provided as per DMBC Standards.

The application previously approved is subject to a Section 106 legal agreement with Doncaster Council that controls the numbers and routing of HGV’s. This is also to be applied to any planning consent.

Electric vehicle charging provision should also be provided.

Travel Plan

A Travel Plan should include a range of measures to encourage and promote the use of more sustainable modes of transport such as walking, cycling, public transport and car sharing.

Targets

The DMBC requirement is for a 10% reduction in single occupancy car journeys to be demonstrated over a 5 year period.

Travel Plan Monitoring

The DMBC requirement for monitoring (as per section 3 of the Returnable Transport Mitigation Bond Guidance) is annual counts at each vehicular entrance point of the site, undertaken in a neutral month, by an independent consultant for a period of 5 years. The parameters of any monitoring need to be agreed with DMBC prior to being undertaken. Monitoring can be undertaken by DMBC at a cost of £5,000 per entrance/ exit point, this will be secured by the Section 106 agreement.

Travel Plan Bond

A Bond is required to mitigate any traffic in the event that targets are not met. The purpose of the TP Bond is to ensure that the targets within the Travel Plan towards sustainable travel (bus, walk, cycle etc.) can be met, and if not met the Council would step in with sustainable measures using the Bond. The Council needs to be assured that the Travel Plan is effective and has reasonable targets that can be met.

The formula for calculating the bond is as follows:-

No. of employees x the current cost of a 28 day SY Connect+ ticket (currently £114.60) x 1.1. (50 x 114.60 x 1.1 = £6303.00).

Noise

An updated noise assessment will be required and should be carried out in accordance with the details contained within the submitted document. The locations proposed for acoustic levels are agreed. However, I would stress that sound levels should not be taken during the current lockdown as it is not a representative climate.

Contaminated Land (Ground Conditions)

Section 5.3 refers to previous work with regard to contaminated land. The Council’s Pollution Officer agrees with WYG’s view in 5.3.6 that;

“Given the that site conditions are unlikely to have changed since the previous assessment and as the development being proposed is similar to that in the previously assessment, no further impact assessment is considered necessary at this stage and Ground Conditions will be scoped out of this EIA.”

The foregoing is subject to their statement in 5.3.4 i.e. the applicant demonstrating; ‘that the ground is free from contamination for those locations where soakaways/injection wells will be proposed for the construction of phase as part of the groundwater risk assessment’.

Air Quality

Section 5.8.3 correctly identifies that an updated air quality assessment (AQA) will be required. The AQA must have due regard to the Council’s Air Quality Technical Planning Guidance, including emissions and damage cost calculations.

The assessment must be based on worst case scenarios and locations, inclusive of those locations that benefit from planning permission but have not yet been commenced or occupied.

For example it is noted that in Section 3.2.3 the scope refers to the nearest school as being Hungerhill School at a distance of 800m. However permission has been granted for a new school to be built on Hungerhill Lane which will be significantly nearer than 800 m. The AQA must also consider the impact of the proposal on the Council’s declared air quality management areas.

The detail of the methodology should be confirmed with the Pollution Control Team prior to the assessment commencing. You should therefore contact the Contamination Team (Lisa Croft, Tel 01302 737579) to discuss this.

Flood Risk

The majority of the application site lies within Flood Risk Zone 3 as identified on the Environment Agency and Doncaster Flood Risk Maps. Within such areas, a Sequential Test must be carried out to identify if other reasonably available sites exist which are at a lower risk of flooding (i.e. are within Zones 1 or 2).

However, planning consent has previously been granted under ref 09/00246/TIPA and a further consent under ref 17/00923/TIPA for the gasification use and flooding and the Sequential Test requirements were duly considered as part of the application consideration. The area of search was applied to areas at lower risk of flooding within the main urban area of Doncaster and other areas which have good access to the main urban area. A number of sites were assessed and discounted for various reasons. The Council concurred with the assessment and the application was deemed to pass the flooding ST.

The site has a history of flooding and there are watercourses within close proximity to the site which could pose a threat to the development site and surrounding area. Carr Drain, a critical ordinary watercourse is located 100 metres to the east of the site. The river Don and a navigation channel lie within 300 metres of the west of the site. The accompanying site specific Flood Risk Assessment of the 2009 application indicated that the site would not be at risk of flooding and that any residual flood risk could be mitigated by setting back the footprint of the buildings from the worst affected areas along the eastern boundary.

Given that there is an extant permission on this site, in that the 09/00246/TIPA consent has been implemented, and that flooding was fully considered at that time; officers have taken the view that a full flood risk assessment and flooding sequential assessment need not be submitted. However, a broad overview of the flooding issues should be included as part of the ES. This approach has not been agreed with the Environment Agency as no consultation response has been received therefore you are advised to confirm this approach with them at your earliest opportunity.

Groundwater and Contaminated Land

The site is on a major aquifer and in a groundwater source protection zone 3, and the site is therefore extremely sensitive. As part of the previously approved consent the Environment Agency were consulted and requested a condition (condition 13, and duplicated at condition 24), for a scheme to protect the underlying aquifer including a fully detailed groundwater risk assessment and all appropriate mitigation to protect the aquifer during both the construction, operational and post operational phases of the development. These conditions have been fully satisfied as part of a request to discharge conditions and were discharged on the 12.11.2013. The ES submitted as part of the 17/00923/TIPA application submission and condition 03 of the subsequent consent reflects this. This background should also be included as part of the ES.

The Environment Agency has made no response to the requested consultation for this current scoping opinion; however any response will be forwarded on to you upon receipt.

Landscape and Ecology

The siting, mass and of the proposed building is similar to that already approved along with the height of the chimney stack. However notwithstanding this, a further assessment of the landscape and visual impacts associated with the amended scheme should be carried out following the guiding principles as set out in the submitted scoping request.

Eight key viewpoints were previously suggested and provided as part of the 17/00923/TIPA application submission and which is proposed now. This would be sufficient to accompany the application.

Whilst there is nothing within the site of any arboriculture merit, there are strong landscape features directly outside of the site perimeter fencing that have a very important function in the landscape and it is imperative (subject to any ecological requirements) that the principle of these being retained is established.

The requirement for a scoping consultation as part of the EIA process should cover a full range of ecological receptors and combining existing records and site based surveys and investigations to provide a baseline ‘condition’ that is assessed against the potential impacts of the proposed development. The Council’s Ecologist is satisfied that the ecological receptors identified, represent the full range of the Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) will form the ecological chapter of the statutory Environmental Statement. Sufficient detail on potential/predicted impacts on EU statutory sites (SPA’s and SAC’s) should be provided in order that that the LPA, as ‘competent authority’ is satisfied that this has been given sufficient consideration.

The proposals for impact assessment set out in section 5.1.8 are satisfactory and it is assumed that “designated sites within proximity to the Site” are those within <2 km of the site.

The initial walk–over Phase 1 site assessment has considered that the site is not of ecological significance in relation to habitats and species. The detailed desk study and site evaluation will be able to confirm this or otherwise.

There should be considerable attention given to the enhancement of the suite to ensure that there is no nett loss in biodiversity. The proposed layout of the site indicates very little room to accommodate biodiversity but nevertheless an ecological landscape and species enhancement scheme should be considered at the earliest stage for submission with the application.

In 5.1.8 will the proposals for ‘enhancement’ be tied to the level of significance of the potential impact and will this be tied to an agreement to provide this off-site ecological enhancement?

Water Resources

As you are already aware, the appropriate exemption or authorisation will be required from the Environment Agency.

Under the terms of the Water Resources Act 1991, the prior written consent of the Environment Agency is normally required for any discharge of sewage or trade effluent into controlled waters, and may be required for any discharge of surface water to such controlled waters or for any discharge of sewage or trade effluent from buildings or fixed plant into or onto ground or into waters which are not controlled waters. Such consent may be withheld. (Controlled waters include rivers, streams, underground waters, reservoirs, estuaries and coastal waters).

An assessment of how Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) could be used on the site to ensure that any flooding problems are not made worse as a result of run-off from the site should be carried out.

SUDS typically include ponds, wetland and porous surfaces which should be located as close as possible to where the rainwater falls, providing attenuation for the runoff. They could also complement any landscaping proposed within the development. An assessment of how green roofs could be incorporated in to this development as a means of significantly reducing rainwater runoff from buildings as well as playing a role in promoting biodiversity within the development should be carried out. The Green Roof Centre, based in Sheffield, provides a range of services including a consultancy service for green roofs as part of SUDS systems. They have an excellent website at http://www.greenroofcentre.co.uk/ as a starting point and have direct experience of building green roofs.

It is noted that conditions 06 and 12 of application ref 09/00246/TIPA have been formally discharged in relation to the disposal of foul and surface water drainage from the site. This is subsequently reflected in condition 19 of ref 17/00923/TIPA that refers back to the Drainage Strategy submitted by SLR Consulting Ref: 403.04318.00001Rev 2 dated August 2013. However the above comments in reference to the use of SUDS and a revised scheme, may present an opportunity for further consideration.

I would like to take this opportunity to point out that, although scoping is described as if it were a discrete step in the EIA process, it is in reality a continuing process. The scope of an ES must be flexible to allow it to respond to new issues and new information that may emerge during the course of the studies.

I trust the above is helpful. Should you require any further advice or information concerning this matter please contact the person at the top of this letter.

Yours faithfully

Mrs Andrea Suddes Principal Planning Officer

Appendix C

Schedule of Development Plan Policies

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Appendix C - Schedule of Development Plan Policies

Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Joint Waste Plan (Adopted March 2012)

Policies

• WCS1, WCS3, WCS6, WCS6 Policy WCS1: Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham’s Overall Strategy for Achieving Sustainable Waste Management

Provision will be made to maintain, improve and expand the network of waste management facilities throughout Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham to achieve sustainable waste management across all waste streams.

A. To facilitate proposals to address the identified municipal, commercial and industrial waste management capacity gap:

1) existing strategic waste management facilities are safeguarded to maximise their efficiency;

2) three sites are allocated for new strategic waste management facilities (and a fourth site is reserved); and

3) new or replacement smaller-scale facilities will be supported where these are required to serve local catchment areas and communities.

B. No capacity gaps are identified for construction, demolition and excavation waste, hazardous waste or agricultural waste and therefore specific sites are not safeguarded or allocated. Proposals for new facilities processing these waste streams will be assessed on a case by case basis.

C. Existing landfill sites are safeguarded, and proposals to maximise their life and efficiency will be supported. Proposals for additional capacity must demonstrate why it is required.

D. The key principles set out below will guide the assessment of waste proposals.

1) Large-scale waste management proposals will be directed towards the strategic site allocations where possible.

2) Innovative waste technologies will be allowed and promoted where these support the vision and aims of the Joint Waste Plan.

3) Proposals will be supported which enable Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham’s waste to be managed locally, whilst allowing waste to be imported or exported where this represents the most sustainable option.

4) Priority will be given to waste proposals which maximise the reuse of vacant or underused brownfield land, particularly within established employment areas and which provide opportunities for co-location and priority areas for regeneration.

5) Waste proposals will be directed towards accessible locations with good transport links, particularly in and around urban areas.

6) Waste proposals will be directed away from the most sensitive locations so as to avoid adverse harm to ground water aquifers (especially the Sherwood Sandstone and Magnesian Limestone aquifers), Thorne and Hatfield moors, historic assets and the functional floodplain.

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7) Waste proposals will not be allowed (including on safeguarded or allocated sites under policies WCS2, WCS3 and WCS5) which may undermine the integrity of nature conservation sites of international importance (such as Thorne and Hatfield Moors Special Protection Area and Special Areas of Conservation).

E. All development proposals (including non-waste uses such as housing) must:

1) promote high quality design and layouts that minimise waste and reduce resources (e.g. recycled materials and secondary aggregates), especially during the construction process; and

2) ensure that they do not prevent or prejudice either the delivery or continued operation of waste facilities on safeguarded or allocated sites.

Policy WCS3: New Strategic Waste Management Sites

A. The following strategic sites (as shown the key diagram: map 1) have been identified for large- scale municipal, commercial and industrial waste management facilities aimed at addressing our capacity needs over the period to 2026.

Reference Site name Size (ha) 3.1 Sandall Stones Road, Kirk Sandall (Doncaster) 2 3.2 Hatfield Power Park, Stainforth (Doncaster) 16 3.3 Bolton Road, Manvers (Rotherham) 4.8

B. The following site has been identified as a reserve site (as shown on the key diagram: map 1) in order to provide flexibility in the event that not all of the above sites come forward within the plan period, having regard to the indicators and targets set out in the monitoring and implementation table. This site may be released for other uses once waste management facilities on the above sites have been implemented and are in operation, or when it can be demonstrated that municipal, commercial and industrial waste capacity requirements have been fully addressed before the end of the plan period.

Reference Site name Size (ha) 3.4 Aldwarke Steelworks, Parkgate (Rotherham) 5

C. These sites have the potential to accommodate a range of technologies, including new and innovative technologies and divert a significant amount of waste from landfill. Development must be carried out in line with the mitigation requirements outlined in table 9 of the Joint Waste Plan along with other relevant policies in each borough’s Local Development Framework.

D. Facilities on these sites could also manage agricultural waste or construction, excavation and demolition waste provided they:

1) Do not prejudice or prevent the timely delivery of municipal, commercial and industrial waste facilities on these sites; 2) Have sufficient spare capacity to accept non-municipal/commercial/industrial waste; and 3) Contribute towards addressing overall waste capacity needs over the course of the plan period.

E. Non-waste management proposals will only be permitted on these sites where they can demonstrate that additional municipal, commercial and industrial waste capacity is no longer required because it has been addressed elsewhere within the three boroughs until the end of the plan period.

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Policy WCS6: General Considerations for All Waste Management Proposals

A. Proposals for waste development will only be permitted within Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham provided they can demonstrate how they:

1) Support the vision, aims and overall strategy of the Joint Waste Plan and, where relevant, the delivery of our municipal waste management strategies;

2) Provide access (which is appropriate to the scale and nature of the development) to and from the main transport network - including, where possible, rail and canal/river links that offer the potential to transport waste;

3) ensure there is adequate highway capacity to accommodate any additional vehicles generated;

4) ensure there is adequate space on site for vehicles to enter, wait, unload and leave safely;

5) propose technology which is suitable for the location and nature of the site;

6) Provide high quality design and architecture, sympathetic to its context and surroundings using sustainable construction, water and energy saving measures to maximise efficiency and recover energy, where practicable;

7) provide effective on-site waste management measures to ensure safety and security;

8) Mitigate any constraints that may reduce the potential to redevelop the site and adjoining areas in the future;

9) provide adequate means of controlling noise, vibration, glare, dust, litter, odour and vermin and other emissions (e.g. greenhouse gases and leachate) so as to avoid adverse effects on the amenity of the immediate and surrounding environment and human health, both during and after operations;

10) will not result in loss or damage to the diversity of wildlife and habitats at the site or adjoining land, including linear or other features that facilitate the dispersal of species;

11) Will not have an adverse impact upon the quality of ground and surface water or drainage, especially ground water aquifers and flood risk areas;

12) will not have an adverse impact upon the integrity of conservation sites of national and international importance, particularly Thorne and Hatfield moors;

13) will not have an adverse impact upon the significance of heritage assets and features;

14) maintain, safeguard and enhance green infrastructure corridors and assets, particularly within areas of sensitivity such as the greenbelt, air quality management areas, country parks, river and wildlife corridors;

15) will not reduce the safety of air travel (i.e. will provide effective management of bird-strike risk);

16) will not increase the risk of flooding elsewhere in the catchment area and will, where possible, improve the existing flood risk situation; and

17) will maximise any training and educational opportunities arising from the development.

B. Proposals must include sufficient information with the planning application to demonstrate how they comply with the above criteria. This will include:

1) the type of process;

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2) the amount and type of waste to be handled or treated at the site (together with any residues) and how they will be addressed (including estimated annual throughput);

3) details of proposed hours of working, expected number of existing and proposed employees and the anticipated number and type of vehicle movements per day both in and out of the site;

4) the estimated life of the operation;

5) the origins of the waste and where it is going;

6) the location of storage facilities within the site; and

7) access and travel arrangements for both employees and customers, including alternative modes of travel to the private car, such as public transport, cycling and walking.

Policy WCS7: General Considerations for All Waste Management Proposals

A. All development proposals (excluding minor planning applications) must submit a waste management plan as part of the planning application. In particular, such plans will need to include:

1) information on the amount and type of waste that will be generated from the site

2) measures to reduce, re-use and recycle waste within the development, including the provision of on-site separation and treatment facilities (using fixed or mobile plants where appropriate);

3) an assessment of the potential to re-use or adapt existing buildings on the site (if demolished it must explain why it is not possible to retain them);

4) design and layouts that allow effective sorting and storing of recyclables and recycling and composting of waste and facilitate waste collection operations during the lifetime of the development;

5) measures to minimise the use of raw materials and minimise pollution of any waste;

6) details on how residual waste will be disposed in an environmentally responsible manner and transported during the construction process and beyond;

7) construction and design measures that minimise the use of raw materials and encourage the reuse of recycled or secondary resources (particularly building materials) and also ensure maximum waste recovery once the development is completed; and

8) details on how the development will be monitored following its completion.

B. Where waste management plans include on-site recycling, recovery and re-processing provision they must demonstrate how these activities will comply with the requirements set out under policy WCS6.

C. Proposals for non-waste development must not prevent or prejudice the delivery and operation of waste management facilities within the vicinity of the safeguarded and allocated sites set out under policies WCS2, WCS3 and WCS5.

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Doncaster Council Core Strategy 2011-2028 (Adopted May 2012)

Policies

• CS2, CS19, CS5

Other policies • CS1 • CS4 • CS14 • CS15 • CS16 • CS17 • CS18

Policy CS2: Growth and Regeneration Strategy

Growth and regeneration will be supported in accordance with the principles set out below:

A) New housing will be located according to the Settlement Hierarchy set out below:

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Policy CS5: Employment Strategy

Doncaster’s economy will be supported, in accordance with the principles set out below to enable improved levels of economic output and increase access to opportunities.

A) Sufficient employment land will be allocated to take into account:

1. the identified potential for the creation of 36,000 jobs in the sectors set out below;

2. Doncaster’s wider aspirations for economic growth, as set out in the Economic Strategy;

3. historic take-up rates of employment land; and;

4. the need for a range of sites to provide flexibility.

B) The retention of existing employment sites and the location and amount of new employment sites is set out in the Growth and Regeneration Strategy (Policy CS2). In releasing new land for strategic warehousing, priority will be given to the proposed Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at Rossington which will be served by rail freight and will operate as an intermodal terminal.

C) Major employment sites will be retained for employment uses which may include some small scale supporting uses. Local employment sites will generally be retained for employment purposes with alternative uses being supported where the use is appropriate in terms of scale, design and location, will not adversely affect the efficient operation of adjacent employment land or uses and meets one of the following criteria:

1. it supports the employment uses located on the employment allocation;

2. is a specialist use which is appropriate to an employment site and cannot be located elsewhere; or;

3. has a mix of commercial and/or community uses that provides clear additional benefits.

Policy CS19: Renewable Energy

Doncaster will generate at least 37 mega watts of grid-connected renewable energy by 2021 in accordance with the principles set out below. a) Proposals will be supported which give priority to:

• biomass and energy crop schemes especially to the north and south east of the main urban area (e.g. mixed woodland, single species short rotation forestry and large-scale forestry) outside of areas of high quality arable farmland; • small-scale wind power schemes within industrial locations or existing wind farms which are sited away from the Thorne and Hatfield Moors, the River Don limestone gorge and other sensitive uses such as housing and the airport; • power generation from water, waste and heat sources; • landfill and sewage gas energy generation schemes; or; • micro-renewable energy technologies and systems within new development. b) Proposals for stand-alone renewable energy schemes will be directed towards areas with highest relative landscape capacity (as indicated in the landscape character and capacity studies) which are practicable for the development proposed c) In all cases, stand-alone renewable energy proposals will only be supported which:

• demonstrate how they will deliver environmental, social and economic benefits;

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• protect local amenity and include appropriate stand-off distances between technologies such as wind turbines and sensitive receptors, such as residential areas; • allow the continued safe and efficient operation and growth of Robin Hood Airport; • have no significant adverse impacts, including cumulative impacts, on the built and natural environment (including landscape character, and historic and nature conservation assets, such as Thorne and Hatfield Moors); • reclaim the site to a suitable and safe condition and use (such as agriculture or nature conservation) should the development cease to be operational; and; • take opportunities to provide links to combined heat and power and community heating networks.

Policy CS1: Quality of Life

As a means to securing and improving economic prosperity, enhancing the quality of place, and the quality of life in Doncaster, proposals will be supported which contribute to the Core Strategy objectives, and in particular:

A) Provide opportunity for people to get jobs, learn new skills, and have access to good quality housing, local services, sport, leisure, religious and cultural facilities. B) Strengthen communities and enhance their well-being by providing a benefit to the area in which they are located, and ensuring healthy, safe places where existing amenities are protected. C) Are place-specific in their design and which work with their surroundings protecting and enhancing the built and natural environment, including green spaces, buildings, heritage assets, trees, waterways and public spaces. D) Are accessible by a range of transport modes which offer choice, and are open and inclusive to all. E) Protect local amenity and are well-designed, being: attractive; fit for purpose; locally distinctive; and; capable of achieving nationally recognised environmental, anti-crime and design standards.

Proposals should aim to follow all criteria, demonstrate how each objective has been considered and balanced against any other priorities, and is in accordance with all other relevant development plan policies.

Policy CS4: Flooding and Drainage

Large areas of Doncaster are at risk of flooding. However, many of these areas already benefit from defences and are otherwise sustainable locations for growth. A pro-active approach will therefore be adopted which manages flood risk, to support borough-wide regeneration, based on the principles set out below.

A) Development will be directed to areas of lowest flood risk (from all sources) within the overall framework of the Growth and Regeneration Strategy and its emphasis on deliverable urban brownfield sites (as set out in Policies CS2, CS5, CS7 and CS10). Where this results in development within flood zones 2 and 3, priority will be given to sites which:

1) Already benefit from an acceptable standard and condition of defences; or;

2) Have existing defences which will be improved as a result of the proposal to an acceptable standard and condition; or;

3) Do not have existing defences, if it can be shown that there are no appropriate sites already benefiting from defences, and the development can be made safe through the creation of new defences which would also benefit existing communities.

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B) Developments within flood risk areas will be supported where they pass the Sequential and/or Exception Tests (if they are required). Proposals which are in accordance with both allocations and any other Local Development Framework policies will normally be deemed to have passed the Sequential Test.

C) All development over 1 hectare, and any development within flood risk areas, will be supported where it:

1. provides a fit-for-purpose site specific Flood Risk Assessment; 2. will be safe from all forms of flooding, without increasing the level of flood risk to surrounding properties and/or land for the lifetime of the development; 3. provides adequate means of foul sewage disposal and achieves a reduction in surface water run off on brownfield sites and no increase from existing rates on greenfield sites; 4. makes use of Sustainable Drainage Schemes, where appropriate; 5. is designed to be resilient to any flooding which may occur (including making provision for circumstances in which existing flood defences fail); 6. facilitates the maintenance of flooding and drainage infrastructure; and; 7. ensures that mitigation measures (including Sustainable Drainage Schemes) can be maintained over the long term and will not have an adverse impact on the water environment, including ground water aquifers, flood water capacity and nature conservation interests.

Policy CS14: Design and Sustainable Construction

All proposals in Doncaster must be of high quality design that contributes to local distinctiveness, reinforces the character of local landscapes and building traditions, responds positively to existing site features and integrates well with its immediate and surrounding local area. Imaginative design solutions, including innovative and contemporary architecture, are welcome where they meet these objectives. New development should also have no unacceptable negative effects upon the amenity of neighbouring land uses or the environment. This will be achieved through the design principles and quality standards set out below.

A) The components of development, including use mix, layout (movement patterns, townscape, landscape, open space and public realm), density (intensity of development) and form (scale, height, massing; and architectural details of buildings), will be assessed to ensure that the development proposed is robustly designed, works functionally, is attractive, and will make a positive contribution to achieving the following qualities of a successful place:

1. character – an attractive, welcoming place with its own identity appropriate to the area; 2. continuity and enclosure of streets and spaces by buildings; 3. quality, stability, safety and security of private property, public areas and the highway; 4. permeability – ease of pedestrian movement with good access to local facilities and public transport services; 5. legibility – a development that is easy to navigate; 6. adaptability – flexible buildings capable of changing over time; 7. inclusive – accessible development that meets the needs of as much of the population as possible; 8. vitality – creating vibrant, busy places with a mix of uses where appropriate; and; 9. sustainability – proposals are environmentally responsible and well managed.

B) New housing developments will be expected to meet relevant Building for Life criteria (14/20 criteria for developments of more than ten dwellings). An agreed proportion of new homes should be designed to Lifetime Homes standards, subject to design and viability considerations.

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C) The design and layout of development must also be designed to adapt to a changing climate, whilst helping reduce the causes of climate change, by using energy, water and materials in the most efficient way as possible. In order to help achieve this, proposals will be supported which meet or exceed the following minimum standards:

1. all new housing must meet all criteria to achieve Code for Sustainable Homes of at least Level 3 and new non-domestic buildings must meet the BREEAM rating of at least ‘Very Good’. This should be supported by preliminary assessments at planning application stage; and; 2. all new developments must secure at least 10% of their total regulated energy from decentralised and renewable or low carbon sources.

Policy CS15: Valuing Our Historic Environment

Doncaster’s historic environment will be preserved, protected or enhanced in accordance with the principles set out below:

A) Proposals and initiatives will be supported which preserve and, where appropriate, enhance the heritage significance and setting of the borough’s heritage assets, especially those elements which contribute to the distinct identity of the borough. These include:

1. the nationally-important waterlogged archaeological remains at Sutton Common, Thorne Moor, and Hatfield Moor; 2. the Roman camps and settlements, motte and bailey castles, historic houses, historic parks and gardens and villages, with special regard to those along the Southern Magnesian Limestone Ridge; 3. the Georgian townscape and the railway and racing heritage of Doncaster, its historic grain, including its street layouts and plot sizes; 4. the borough’s historic market towns such as Thorne, Hatfield, Bawtry, and Tickhill; and; 5. early twentieth century suburban developments, including planned colliery villages.

B) Proposals will be supported which protect or enhance the heritage significance and setting of locally identified heritage assets such as buildings of local architectural or historic interest, locally important archaeological sites and parks and gardens of local interest.

C) Proposals will be supported which respect and enhance key views and vistas, especially of the spires and towers of Doncaster’s historic churches, particularly St George’s Minster and Christ Church in Doncaster town centre.

Policy CS16: Valuing our Natural Environment

Doncaster’s natural environment will be protected and enhanced, in accordance with the principles set out below.

A) Proposals will be supported which enhance the borough’s Ecological Networks by:

1. including measures that are of an appropriate size, scale and type and have regard to both the nature of the development and its impact on existing or potential networks; 2. maintaining, strengthening and bridging gaps in existing habitat networks; and; 3. using native species and delivering local and national Biodiversity Action Plan targets, especially in the following regionally important biodiversity opportunity areas: the Humberhead Levels, the South Yorkshire Magnesian Limestone Ridge, the River Don Corridor and the Dearne Valley.

B) Nationally and internationally important habitats, sites and species will be given the highest level of protection in accordance with the relevant legislation and policy. Proposals which may impact on Local Sites and Non Designated Sites will only be supported where:

1. they protect, restore, enhance and provide appropriate buffers around wildlife and geological features;

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2. harm is avoided where possible, and any unavoidable harm is appropriately mitigated and compensated; 3. they produce and deliver appropriate long term management plans for local wildlife and geological sites; and; 4. they can demonstrate that the need for a proposal outweighs the value of any features to be lost.

C) Proposals located within 3km of Thorne and Hatfield Moors Special Protection Area will be supported where they deliver a net gain in nightjar foraging habitat.

D) Proposals will be supported which enhance the borough’s landscape and trees by:

1. being appropriate to the landscape’s character, sensitivity and capacity; 2. including measures to mitigate any negative impacts on the landscape; 3. ensuring designs are of high quality, include appropriate hard and soft landscaping, a long term maintenance plan and enhance landscape character while protecting its local distinctiveness; and; 4. retaining and protecting appropriate trees and hedgerows, and incorporating new tree, woodland and hedgerow planting.

Policy CS17: Providing Green Infrastructure

Doncaster’s green infrastructure network (including key green wedges) will be protected, maintained, enhanced and, where possible, extended, based on the principles set out below.

A) Proposals will be supported which make an overall contribution to the green infrastructure network by:

1. including measures, either on or off site, that are of an appropriate size, shape, scale and type and that have regard to the nature of the proposal and its potential impact; 2. contributing to the delivery of identified opportunities and priorities; 3. providing for appropriate long term maintenance and management; and: 4. avoiding damage to or loss of green infrastructure assets or, where loss is unavoidable and the benefits of the development outweigh the loss, including appropriate compensation measures.

B) Proposals will be supported which reduce, and help people and wildlife adapt to, the impacts of climate change; for example by promoting more naturalised forms of flood storage along the regionally important rivers Don and Dearne and locally important watercourses; or incorporating tree planting within developments.

C) Proposals will be supported which contribute to an attractive and connected environment by:

1. creating and/or enhancing green corridors (potentially including footpaths) that link urban areas to the wider countryside and the public footpath and bridleway network; 2. creating and/or enhancing links from areas of growth (as identified under the Growth and Regeneration Strategy - Policy CS2) to greenspaces and assets within existing urban areas; 3. incorporating assets that define and soften the edges of settlements to provide a high quality transition between urban and rural areas particularly at urban greenfield extensions; and; 4. preventing fragmentation of habitats, creating linkages and enabling wildlife to move around the ecological network.

D) Proposals will be supported which have regard to local standards and opportunities, and help to address deficiencies, by making an appropriate contribution to sport, recreation and related community uses, including:

1. providing well designed and accessible, sport, recreation and open space facilities (including children’s play space and parks) that meet the needs of the proposal and the wider community; and;

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2. providing suitable and appropriate, on-site open space (or an equivalent contribution towards off-site provision).

Policy CS18: Air, Water and Agricultural Land

Doncaster’s air, water and land resources will be conserved, protected and enhanced, both in terms of quantity and quality, based on the principles set out below:

A) Proposals will be supported which contribute to improvements in air quality, including by:

1. being designed, managed and, as far as is consistent with the Growth and Regeneration Strategy (Policy CS2), located, to reduce congestion/air pollution and promote more sustainable transport options; 2. within or adjoining Air Quality Management Areas (especially within Doncaster town centre and along the M180, A1 and M18 motorway corridors) and other areas experiencing air pollution, demonstrating how any effects on air quality will be mitigated, especially in relation to sensitive uses or areas (e.g. nature conservation sites) and having regard to the targets of the Doncaster Air Quality Action Plan; and; 3. where relevant, incorporating low emission technologies and cleaner transport fuels to minimise the adverse effects of road and air travel.

B) The Growth and Regeneration Strategy (Policy CS2) emphasises deliverable urban brown field sites. However, where any risks to ground conditions arising from contamination or previous land uses are identified, proposals will need to incorporate measures to prevent, control and reduce air and water pollution, mitigate any ground instability and enhance the quality of these resources.

C) Proposals will be supported which facilitate the efficient use of Doncaster’s significant agricultural land and soil resources, including proposals which:

1. Proposals will be supported which facilitate the efficient use of Doncaster’s significant agricultural land and soil resources, including proposals which: 2. facilitate working with landowners to support the primary purpose of food production, whilst maximising opportunities for recreation and wildlife; and; 3. support suitable alternative uses of lower quality agricultural land, such as flood storage or biomass production.

D) Proposals will be supported which contribute to the protection and enhancement of Doncaster’s water resources, including proposals which:

1. minimise abstraction requirements; 2. provide water storage areas to irrigate farmland and ensure that habitats do not dry out (where this is practicable); and; 3. demonstrate that pollution risks can be mitigated, both during the construction and operation phases

Doncaster UDP (1998) Saved Policies

ENV 1

The borough council will maintain a green belt in the western part of the borough the general extent of which is defined by a line approximating to that of the east coast main railway line and the detailed boundaries of which are shown on the proposals map.

• The purposes of including land in the Doncaster green belt are: • To regulate the size and shape of urban areas in order to prevent unrestricted sprawl; • to prevent the coalescence of existing settlements; • To assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment; and • To assist in urban regeneration by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land.

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ENV 2

The borough council will maintain a countryside policy area in the eastern part of the borough covering all countryside outside the green belt. The detailed boundaries are shown on the proposals map.

The purposes of the countryside policy are:

• To assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment • To provide an attractive setting for towns and villages • To prevent settlements from coalescing • To provide opportunities for outdoor sport and recreation near urban areas • To retain land in agriculture, forestry and nature conservation uses • To protect other non-renewable resources • To assist regeneration by directing development towards urban areas and strategic allocations • To help sustain rural communities and a diverse rural economy ENV 3

Within the green belt, as defined on the proposals map, development will not be permitted, except in very special circumstances, for purposes other than: a) Agriculture and forestry subject to the limitations included in policies ENV 5 and ENV 6; b) Outdoor sport and outdoor recreation including essential facilities for such development subject to the limitations included in policy ENV 7; c) Cemeteries and other uses of land (including essential facilities which are genuinely required for such uses) which preserve the openness of the green belt and which do not conflict with the purposes of including land in it; d) Limited infilling in existing villages subject to the limitations included in policy ENV 9; e) The reuse of existing buildings subject to the limitations included in policy ENV 10; f) limited extension, alteration or replacement of existing dwellings subject

Development proposals falling within categories a) to f) will only be acceptable in principle where they would not be visually detrimental by reason of their siting, materials or design, and would not give rise to unacceptable highway or amenity problems and would not conflict with other policies of the UDP.

ENV 4

Within the countryside policy area, as defined on the proposals map, development will not normally be permitted, for purposes other than: a) agriculture, forestry, outdoor recreation and leisure, cemeteries, essential service provision by statutory undertakers, or other uses appropriate to a rural area, subject to the limitations included in policies ENV 5 - ENV 8. b) Infilling development within settlements washed over by the countryside policy area subject to the limitations included in policy ENV 9. c) The re-use of existing buildings subject to the limitations included in policy ENV 10. d) Small scale extension or expansion of an existing source of employment subject to the limitations included in policy ENV 11 e) Minor retail development appropriate to a rural area subject to the limitations included in policy ENV 12.

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f) Replacement of, or alteration or extension to, a existing dwelling subject to the limitations included in policies ENV 13 and ENV 14.

Proposed development falling within categories a) to f) will be acceptable in principle only where: i) it would not prejudice by reason of its nature, scale, siting or design, the purposes of the countryside policy area and in particular would not lead towards the physical or visual coalescence of settlements; and ii) ii) it would not create or aggravate highway or amenity problems; and iii) it is sited, designed and, where necessary, screened so as to minimise its impact on and wherever possible enhance the character, landscape and nature conservation value of the local environment.

ENV 17

Within areas of special landscape value, as defined on the proposals map, protection and enhancement of the landscape will be the overriding factor in considering proposals for development. Such development as is acceptable will only be permitted where it would not detract from the visual character of the area and where the highest standards of design and landscaping are employed.

ENV 25

Within conservation areas, as defined on the proposals map, new development including alterations and extensions to, and changes of use of, existing buildings will be expected to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the area. Development will not be permitted if it would detract from the character or appearance of the area by virtue of its nature, height, density, form, scale, materials or design or by the removal of trees or other important landscape features. Outline planning permission will not normally be granted for proposals in conservation areas.

The desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of a conservation area will be a material consideration when dealing with proposals for new development outside a conservation area which would affect its setting or views into or out of the area.

ENV 26

Within conservation areas the demolition of existing buildings will not normally be permitted. Consent will only be granted for demolition of a building if: a) The building is currently derelict and is incapable of rehabilitation or the building does not make a positive contribution to the character or appearance of the conservation area; or b) The removal of the building, and/or the proposed redevelopment of the site, would result in the preservation or enhancement of the conservation area. Redevelopment schemes will require approval prior to consent for demolition and will be required to be implemented immediately following demolition.

ENV 53

The scale and appearance of new development must have regard to its wider visual impact. Development will not normally be permitted if it would have a significant adverse visual impact on:

A) Views from major transportation routes; or

B) Views across open countryside; or

C) Views of important landmarks.

ENV 54

Alterations and extensions to existing buildings should be sympathetic in scale, materials, layout and general design to the existing building. All features which contribute to the character of the building or surrounding area should be retained.

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Emerging Doncaster Local Plan (March 2020)

The emerging Doncaster Local Plan 2015 – 2035 was submitted to the Government on 4th March 2020 for independent examination.

Policy 5 – Employment Policy Areas (Strategic Policy)

Employment Policy Areas, as defined on the Policies Map, will continue to be supported primarily for employment uses. Other uses will be supported provided the following criteria are satisfied: A) it can be clearly demonstrated they support the existing or permitted employment uses on the site; or B) they are a specialist use appropriate to the site; or C) are a mix of commercial and/or community uses that provide clear additional benefits to the community.

If one of the above criteria are satisfied, the following should be demonstrated: D) alternative employment sites are accessible from the locality which are suitable in terms of quality and quantity so as to ensure there is still easy access to employment uses;

E) the proposed use is appropriate in terms of scale, design and location will not adversely affect the operation of adjacent employment land or uses through environmental, amenity or traffic problems; and F) there is compelling evidence that the site is no longer viable for employment use.

Policy 27 – Green Infrastructure (Strategic Policy)

The Council will protect, maintain, enhance and, where possible, extend or create Doncaster’s green infrastructure (GI), including landscapes, ecological networks, natural environment, open spaces, public rights of way, geodiversity, biodiversity, navigable river and waterway assets, through the following principles:

A) Proposals will be supported which contribute toward green infrastructure and have regard to the latest GI audits and strategies. The green infrastructure should principally benefit the development and also connect to the wider network. Major development proposals of 30 family dwellings15 or more will be required to provide a GI masterplan demonstrating how the development:

1. contributes toward delivering identified opportunities, priorities and address deficiencies; 2. creates or enhances green corridors, including rights of way; 3. provides specific and dedicated spaces for wildlife to encourage a more robust and connected network of habitats; 4. considers tranquillity and provide for generous biodiversity rich open spaces; 5. provides well designed and accessible, sport, recreation and children’s play space and food growing opportunities; 6. avoids loss or damage or deterioration to green infrastructure assets; 7. defines and softens the edges of settlements to provide a high quality transition between urban and rural areas particularly at urban greenfield extensions; 8. meets the Council’s requirements in terms of type, detailed siting, size, shape and design; 9. helps people and wildlife adapt to the impacts of climate change by including naturalised forms of flood storage and/or incorporating additional tree planting within developments, and; 10. provides for long term protection and climate change resilience through smart developments, management and maintenance.

B) Proposals adjacent or near to waterways, including those which contribute towards delivering identified opportunities and priorities, such as at the Doncaster Waterfront and Stainforth Marina, will be supported which:

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1. take account of the different existing or potential roles, characteristics and functions of waterways such as for sustainable transport for water borne freight; for recreational use for walking or cycling; and/or for value as a wildlife corridor; 2. safeguard and improve environmental quality and amenity; 3. enhance the local environment and access to and along waterway corridors; 4. take into account the needs of all users; and 5. avoid loss, damage or deterioration of waterways assets and ensure they are an integral part of the development.

Policy 31 – Valuing biodiversity and geodiversity (Strategic Policy)

The Borough has a range of internationally, nationally, and locally important habitats, sites and species that will be protected through the following principles:

A) Proposals which may harm designated Local Wildlife Sites, Local Geological Sites, Priority Habitats, Priority Species, protected species or non-designated sites or features of biodiversity interest, will only be supported where:

1. the mitigation hierarchy is applied so that firstly harm is avoided wherever possible, then appropriate mitigation is provided to lessen the impact of any unavoidable harm, and as a last resort compensation is delivered to offset any residual damage to biodiversity; 2. they use the DEFRA biodiversity metric to demonstrate that a proposal will deliver a minimum 10% net gain for biodiversity; 3. they protect, restore, enhance and provide appropriate buffers around wildlife and geological features and aim to link these to the wider ecological network; 4. they produce and deliver appropriate long term management plans for local wildlife and geological sites as well as newly created or restored habitats; 5. they can demonstrate that the need for a proposal outweighs the value of any features to be lost; and 6. if the permanent loss of a geological site is unavoidable, then provision will be made for the site to first be recorded by a suitably qualified expert.

B) Proposals which may impact Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas or RAMSAR Sites will only be supported where it can be demonstrated that there will be no likely significant effects and no adverse effects on the integrity of European sites, unless there are no alternative solutions and it is justified by an “imperative reasons of overriding public interest” (IROPI) assessment under the Habitats Directives.

C) Proposals that may either directly or indirectly negatively impact Sites of Special Scientific Interest will not normally be supported. Proposals should seek to protect and enhance Sites of Special Scientific interest wherever possible.

D) In order to ensure development does not negatively impact on nightjar populations, proposals located within 3km of Thorne and Hatfield Moors Special Protection Area, that impact habitats that nightjars may use for feeding on, will only be supported where they deliver a net gain in nightjar foraging habitat.

Policy 34 – Landscape (Strategic Policy)

Proposals will be supported that take account of the quality, local distinctiveness and the sensitivity to change of distinctive landscape character areas and individual landscape features, in particular Thorne and Hatfield Moors. Development will be permitted provided that it conserves, enhances and, where possible, restores:

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A) the landscape character and local distinctiveness of the area including its historical, biodiversity, cultural character and its tranquillity; B) the distinctive setting of, and relationship between, settlements and buildings and the landscape including important views; C) the nature conservation value of the area including the pattern of woodland, forests, trees, field boundaries, vegetation and other features; D) the special qualities of rivers, waterways, wetlands and their surroundings; and E) the topography of the area including sensitive skylines, hillsides and geological features.

Where development proposals will most likely result in a significant impact on the Borough’s landscape the proposals should assess the potential impact and propose how any negative effects will be minimised. In doing so consideration should be given to: F) alternative site selection; G) the scale, massing, design, form, layout, orientation and/ or operation of the development; H) the incorporation of suitable mitigation measures, or; I) where suitable mitigation measures are not achievable on site, then development should provide appropriate compensation off site.

Landscape works shall be appropriate to the scale of the development in accordance with Policy 49 (Landscaping of New Developments).

Policy 35 – Valuing our Historic Environment (Strategic Policy)

Doncaster’s historic environment will be conserved in accordance with the following principles.

A) Proposals and initiatives will be supported which preserve and, where appropriate, enhance the heritage significance and setting of the Borough’s heritage assets (including locally identified undesignated heritage assets), and especially those elements which contribute to the distinct identity of the Borough. These include:

1. the nationally-important waterlogged archaeological remains at Sutton Common, Thorne Moor, and Hatfield Moor; 2. the Roman camps and settlements, motte and bailey castles, historic houses, historic parks and gardens and villages, with special regard to those along the Southern Magnesian Limestone Ridge; 3. the Georgian townscape and the railway heritage of Doncaster, its historic grain, including its street layouts and plot sizes and key views and vistas especially of the spires and towers of Doncaster’s churches; 4. the Borough’s historic market towns such as Thorne, Hatfield, Bawtry, and Tickhill; 5. early twentieth century suburban developments, including planned colliery villages; and 6. sites and structures associated with aviation history including the heritage of the second world war and cold war.

B) Proposals and initiatives will be supported which improve the accessibility and enjoyment of the Borough’s existing and potential local, regional and national historic attractions in keeping with their heritage significance. These include:

1. The Mansion House 2. Cusworth Hall and its parkland 3. Doncaster Minster (St. George’s Church) 4. Conisbrough Castle 5. Brodsworth Hall and parkland.

C) Proposals and initiatives will be supported which identify, promote and secure the long term future of Doncaster’s heritage assets. These include:

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1. Increasing and making publically available our knowledge and understanding of the historic environment gained through the planning process; 2. continuing to review existing and prospective parks and gardens of local historic interest and consideration of the designation of buildings of local architectural and historic interest; 3. the identification of heritage assets at risk and implementing strategies and initiatives to reduce their number through positive management; 4. supporting the re-use of sites and buildings of heritage significance putting them to viable uses consistent with their conservation; and 5. supporting investment in the repair and maintenance of Doncaster’s historic buildings.

Policy 47 – Design of non-residential, commercial and Employment Developments (Strategic Policy)

All non-residential and commercial developments, including extensions and alterations to existing properties, must be designed to be high quality, attractive, and make a positive contribution to the area in which they are located by meeting the following requirements:

A) Proposals will be supported where they are designed to:

1. be sympathetic to local character and/or the host property in terms of their layout, siting, height, massing, form, scale, detailing, materials, landscaping or, where appropriate, their heritage significance; 2. have no unacceptable negative effects upon the amenity of neighbouring land uses or the environment; 3. promote accessibility and way-finding for all travel modes through the layout of the movement network, landscape strategy and building design; 4. meet functional requirements, whilst being architecturally appropriate, with interesting and visually attractive elevations which convey a sense of permanence; 5. reduce the scale of bulky buildings and bland elevations by breaking down building mass and using better quality human scale materials and detailing for prominent and heavily used parts of the building; 6. locating parking, servicing and storage areas unobtrusively and reducing their visual impact through landscaping and boundary treatments; 7. ensure parking areas do not reduce building line continuity and / or create large gaps in street frontages to an unacceptable extent; and 8. be well landscaped, include provision of amenity areas for occupiers, visitors or workers, and ensure good quality external works are coordinated across the site.

Retail, commercial and mixed use proposals will be supported where they also: 9. respect, and where appropriate enhance, the character and setting of existing street frontages in terms of active frontage, plot widths, established building lines, shop-front proportion and rhythm; 10. consider advertisements, signage, and security measures so they are not overly prominent or dominant and contribute to the visual character and vitality of the street-scene; 11. ensure shop-fronts relate well to the building in which they are located in terms of proportion, elevation design, relationship to upper storeys, fascia height and width, mullion treatment, materials, and colour; and 12. ensure that historic shop-fronts are retained unless their loss can be justified. B) New major non-domestic applications (1000m2 floorspace or more, or a site of 1 hectare or above) must meet the BREEAM rating of at least ‘Very Good’, or any agreed equivalent standard, and secure at least 10% of their regulated energy from renewable sources (or equivalent carbon emission reductions). Large footprint buildings should ensure roofs are designed to accommodate the potential for solar panel arrays. This should be demonstrated through the submission of preliminary assessments at planning application stage.

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Policy 55 - Pollution

Development proposals that are likely to cause pollution, or be exposed to pollution, will only be permitted where it can be demonstrated that pollution can be avoided, or where mitigation measures (such as those incorporated into the design and layout of development) will minimise significantly harmful impacts to acceptable levels that protect health, environmental quality and amenity. When determining planning applications, particular consideration will be given to:

A) an assessment of the risks to public health and the impact of cumulative effects and where necessary that the provision for mitigation against the total effects has been provided.

B) the presence of noise generating uses close to the site, and the potential noise likely to be generated by the proposed development. A Noise Assessment will be required to enable clear decision-making on any relevant planning application.

C) the impact on national air quality; especially but not limited to Air Quality Management Areas, areas potentially close to the EU limit value, other sensitive areas and the aims and objectives of the Air Quality Action Plan. An Air Quality Assessment will be required to enable clear decision making on any relevant planning application.

D) any adverse effects on the quantity, quality and ecology features of water bodies and groundwater resources.

E) the impact of artificial lighting. Artificial lighting has the potential to cause unacceptable light pollution in the form of sky-glow, glare or intrusion onto other property and land. Development proposals should ensure that adequate and reasonable controls to protect dwellings and other sensitive property, the rural night-sky, observatories, road-users, and designated sites for conservation of biodiversity or protected species are included within the proposals.

Policy 58 – Flood Risk Management

A) All development proposals will be considered against the NPPF, including application of the sequential test and, if necessary, the exception test.

B) The extent and detailed boundaries of the functional flood plain (flood zone 3b) are identified through the Council’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment, in agreement with the Environment Agency, where national policy will be applied.

C) All windfall development proposals outside of Development Allocations in Flood Zones 2 and 3a will be supported as follows:

Housing; and business and general industrial (B1 & B2 use classes): will be required to pass a sequential test with an area of search normally confined to elsewhere within the same settlement.

Office: will be required to pass a sequential test with an area of search normally confined to elsewhere within the Town Centre where the development is being proposed.

Retail: will be required to pass a sequential test with an area of search normally confined to:

1. elsewhere within the settlement’s town/ district/ local centre; or

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2. where a settlement does not have a retail area defined on the Policies Map, elsewhere within the same settlement as per the proposal itself.

Mixed use: will need to provide justification that the scheme should be considered as a single proposal or otherwise consider whether it is more appropriate to separate out the individual component proposals of the scheme and assess against the land uses as above. All other proposals: will normally require a borough-wide area of search unless a case can be made to narrow the search area due to certain locational needs of the development or specific catchment requirements.

D) The Council’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment identifies a number of residual flood risk areas and details development planning advice for these which should be considered when looking to develop in these areas. The Council will ensure it keeps its evidence base on flood risk up-to-date, including commissioning a Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment at the earliest opportunity, so that proposals outside of Development Allocations have the best available evidence on which to prepare their own site specific flood risk assessments and appropriate mitigation and to assist with successful pass of the sequential and exceptions tests.

Policy 59 – Low Carbon and Renewable Energy (Strategic Policy)

We aim to increase the supply of low carbon and renewable energy generated in the Borough, in accordance with the principles set out below.

A) Proposals will be supported which give priority to:

1. biomass and energy crop schemes especially to the north and south east of the main urban area, for example mixed woodland, single species short rotation forestry and large-scale forestry, outside of areas of high quality arable farmland;

2. heat or power generation from light, water, waste and other low carbon heat sources;

3. landfill and sewage gas energy generation schemes;

4. wind power projects which meet the criteria of Policy 60; and

5. micro-renewable energy technologies and decentralised heat and power systems within new development.

B) In all cases, low carbon and renewable energy proposals will be supported where they:

1. have undertaken community engagement and demonstrate how they will deliver environmental, social and economic benefits;

2. have no unacceptable adverse effects on local amenity and air quality, and include appropriate stand-off distances between technologies and sensitive receptors, such as residential areas;

3. allow the continued safe and efficient operation of Doncaster Sheffield Airport;

4. would have no unacceptable adverse effects on highway safety and infrastructure;

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6. reclaim the site to a suitable and safe condition and use (such as agriculture or nature conservation) within a defined and agreed period should the development cease to be operational.

C) Proposals will be supported which facilitate the delivery of combined heat and power (CHP), combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) and district heating networks where there is sufficient heat density/demand or anchor loads. Development within or adjacent to Heat Opportunity Areas will be expected to incorporate infrastructure for district heating where feasible, and to connect to existing systems where available.

Policy 66 – Developer Contributions (Strategic Policy)

It is important that new proposals are planned in step with the necessary supporting infrastructure, and can make appropriate contributions towards new infrastructure as required, in order to deliver sustainable development. However, developments should not be subject to such a scale of developer contributions or policy requirements that development viability is put at risk. To help ensure this balance is achieved, proposals will be expected to accord with the following:

A) Where necessary, directly related to the development, and fair and reasonable in scale and kind, developer contributions will be sought to mitigate the impacts of development through:

1. direct provision on site (e.g. for on-site affordable housing, education facilities, biodiversity net gain, open space, or sustainable drainage schemes);

2. provision off site, to ensure the development can be delivered in line with other policy objectives, and to a safe and satisfactory standard (such as off-site affordable housing, education facilities, biodiversity net gain, flood mitigation, or highways improvements); and

3. contributions towards softer interventions to ensure the benefits of the development are maximised by local communities (such as skills and training programmes including local labour agreements).

B) Where infrastructure is to be provided either on or off site, provision for its long-term maintenance will be required (which may include its adoption either by the Council or a third party, subject to the provision of appropriate maintenance funding from the developer).

C) To address developer requirements as a whole, where development proposals on a large composite or naturally defined area are sub divided into multiple applications (or phases) over time, planning applications which form part of a more substantial proposed development, on the same or adjoining land will be treated as one application for the whole development.

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DO NOT SCALE: CONTRACTOR TO CHECK ALL DIMENSIONS AND N REPORT ANY OMISSIONS OR ERRORS

NOTES:

1. ALL CHAINAGE GIVEN IN METRES AND DIAMETERS IN MILLIMETRES UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

2. SITE LAYOUT FROM LAYOUT OPTION 12, DWG 1388 SK046 REV C BY GSDA ARCHITECTS, 27TH APR 2020

3. PUBLIC SEWER INFORMATION FROM YORKSHIRE WATER SEWER PROPOSED ATTENUATION TANK RECORDS, MAY 2020 ACO STORMBRIXX HD (OSA) 15x13x0.61m @ 95% VOIDS 4. PROPOSED SITE LEVEL ASSUMED TO BE 7.25m AOD, FINAL PROVIDED STORAGE 113m3 LEVELS TO BE CONFIRMED

PERMEABLE SURFACES IN PARKING BAYS

7.6m / 450∅ / 1:500 GATE

8.4m / 600∅ / 1:500

TRANSFORMER

3.1m PALISADE FENCE

22.2m / 600 ACCESS STRIP

3.1m PALISADE FENCE

∅ / 1:500

ACCESS STRIP

GATE

2.4m PALISADE FENCE

GATE

COVERED CABLE TRENCH

/ 1:500 3.1m PALISADE FENCE

SWITCHROOM PROPOSED ATTENUATION TANK ∅ HV STOREROOM NPG

ACO STORMBRIXX HD (OSA) METER ROOM

GATE CONTROL ROOM NPG 15x10x0.61m @ 95% VOIDS 3.1m PALISADE FENCE PROVIDED STORAGE 87m3 10.9m / 600∅ / 1:500 74.7m / 600 38.3m / 600 17.3m / 150 12.5m / 600∅ / 1:500 6.4m / 450∅ / 1:500 ∅ / 1:500 FLOW CONTROL CHAMBER DISCHARGE RESTRICTED TO 20 l/s ∅ / 1:150 16.1m / 450∅ / 1:500

/ 1:500 ∅

15.1m / 525 THIS DRAWING IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES / 1:500 ∅ ONLY AND SUBJECT TO FURTHER DETAILED

/ 1:500 DESIGN ∅

16.9m / 525 VC DRAINAGE STRATEGY TO BE UPDATED ON ∅ 225 CONFIRMATION OF SITE LEVELS PLAN 20.4m / 525 7.8m / 525∅ / 1:500

DEPTH TO INVERT OF ACO STORMBRIXX HD NOT TO EXCEED 6m KEY (INDICATIVE MAX HEIGHT OF ASH PILE 11.670m AOD) CONNECTION TO EXISTING ALLOWABLE DEPTH TO INVERT OF SYSTEM TO BE CONFIRMED PUBLIC SURFACE WATER SEWER EXISTING YW SURFACE WATER SEWER WITH SYSTEM SUPPLIER / 1:80 IL.5.19 m AOD (TBC) ∅ EXISTING YW FOUL SEWER

PROPOSED SURFACE WATER DRAIN

9.3m / 100 21.8m / 150 PROPOSED FOUL DRAIN

/ 1:500 ∅ PROPOSED ATTENUATION TANK ∅ / 1:150 PROPOSED ATTENUATION TANK ACO STORMBRIXX HD (OSA) 40x24.2x0.61m @ 95% VOIDS 3 PROVIDED STORAGE 497m PROPOSED PERMEABLE SURFACING

52.7m / 525 1 8.6m / 300∅ / 1:300 2 32.3m / 450

3 PROPOSED ATTENUATION TANK ACO STORMBRIXX HD (OSA) ∅ / 1:500 4 85x5x0.61m @ 95% VOIDS 3 / 1:500 PROVIDED STORAGE 197m DRAFT ISSUE ∅ 5

/ 1:80 / 1:150 ∅ ∅ / 1:80 ∅

30.9m / 450

47.6m / 150 31.6m / 100 P1 DRAFT ISSUE OC RA 29.05.20 25.3m / 100 PERMEABLE SURFACES IN PARKING 7.6m / 450∅ / 1:500 BAYS WITH PERFORATED 150∅ REV DESCRIPTION BY CHK APP DATE CARRIER PIPE

15.5m / 225 5.5m / 150∅ / 1:33 / 1:80 /

∅ / 1:200 ∅ BH ENERGY GAP 27.5m / 100 9.5m / 150∅ . 1:150 ∅ / 1:80 6.0m / 300∅ / 1:300

56.7m / 100 100 / 15.7m ∅ / 1:80 ∅ / 1:80 21.3m / 100 CLASS 1 FULL RETENTION SEPARATOR CONNECTION TO EXISTING KLARGESTER NSFA150 (OSA) PUBLIC FOUL WATER SEWER 3 SOVEREIGN SQUARE IL.4.405 (TBC) SOVEREIGN STREET 4.2m / 450∅ / 1:500 4.3m / 300∅ / 1:300 LEEDS 18.0m / 450∅ / 1:178 LS1 4ER

TEL: +44 (0)113 278 7111 FAX: +44 (0)113 278 3487 e-mail: [email protected]

Project: PROPOSED ENERGY RECOVERY FACILITY SANDALL STONES ROAD DONCASTER

Drawing Title: PROPOSED DRAINAGE STRATEGY

Scale @ A1 Drawn Date Checked Date Approved Date 1:500 OC MAY '20 RA MAY '20 0 5 10 15 20 25 m Project No. Office Type Drawing No. Revision SCALE 1:500 @ A1; 1:1000 @ A3 A111857 21 C D100 P1 DRAFT C WYG Group Ltd.