Allington Integrated Management Facility Extension

Welcome Welcome to this public exhibition on FCC Environment’s proposal to develop at Allington Integrated Facility (IWMF).

This proposal involves adding feedback from members of a new the community. As you take operation to the existing a look around our display, Energy from Waste (EfW) feel free to ask any questions facility at the site. This is to our project team. Also, if the first stage of our public you are able to complete one consultation programme and of our questionnaires about the intention of this exhibition the proposals, this would be is to present our proposals greatly appreciated. and gather invaluable

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Who are FCC Environment? The proposed extension to the Allington Integrated Waste Management Facility is being brought forward by FCC Environment.

FCC Environment is one of the UK’s leading resource and waste management companies. Our approach is to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.

We became FCC Environment in 2012 and currently employ around 2,400 people across the UK. We operate a range of waste management facilities including energy from waste plants, material facilities, household waste recycling centres, and landfill sites.

Each year, FCC Environment recycles 1.6 million tonnes of waste and generates more than 117MWh of green energy with the waste that cannot be recycled – and we have ambitions to increase this by way of additional recycling and waste treatment capacity.

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Location Allington Integrated Waste Management Facility is located to the north–west of Allington and the larger town of Maidstone. The site itself is located to the south of the M20. The fourth line extension and associated infrastructure would be located to the land to the immediate west of the existing facility.

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Energy from Waste (EfW) Technology The existing Energy from Waste facility generates electricity for the National Grid by way of processing and treatment of non–recyclable .

Following the reduction, regulated and monitored re–use or recycling of waste, by the Environment Agency the recovery of energy plays under a separate permit. a major role within the . Treatment of waste in an EfW process provides a proven and An EfW process, such as the efficient method of generating Allington IWMF, uses residual energy. The process is waste (waste that cannot be a proven technique for economically or practically recovering energy, by treating re–used or recycled) as a fuel. the waste left after recycling into a fuel source. The fuel is combusted in a controlled thermal Importantly, the process diverts treatment process to waste away from landfill sites generate electricity and which reduces the creation heat. Emissions from modern of greenhouse gases which EfW facilities are also highly contribute to global warming.

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Why is the proposed fourth line at Allington needed? Over the previous 20 years the UK Government has been putting measures in place to manage waste in a more sustainable way and, in doing so, reduce the amount of waste that is disposed of in landfill sites.

Independent assessments capacity may be needed indicate that the south east’s to make up the shortfall. non–hazardous landfill capacity could be virtually There is also an urgent exhausted by 2025. The south national need for new, east also exports a significant renewable and low carbon amount of residual waste for forms of energy generation. treatment in EfW plants in The UK Government has set mainland Europe, which is out plans for all coal–fired becoming an increasingly power stations to stop using uncertain market following coal by 2025, while National Brexit. The assessments Grid anticipates a potential indicate that as much 107GW gap in current low– as 4.7 million tonnes of new carbon generating capacity. residual waste treatment

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What are we proposing? The existing Allington Integrated Waste Management Facility includes a waste transfer station for non–hazardous, clean recyclables from households and businesses and an EfW plant which recovers energy from what’s left.

We are proposing to extend This will allow us to generate the EfW facility by adding up to an additional 30MW a new waste treatment line of energy through the to complement the existing treatment of approximately three–line facility. 350,000 tonnes of residual waste each year.

Scheme overview plan

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FCC in the local community As Allington Integrated Waste Management Facility is already established, engagement with the community has been ongoing prior to the proposals set out for a fourth line.

The existing Community to the Community Liaison Liaison Group (CLG) includes Group to be distributed to regular attendees from local local charities in the area authorities, relevant officers, surrounding the facility. members of Aylesford Parish Council as well as residents FCC Environment is from the community. committed to maintaining and building on this Currently, as a company existing relationship with we donate annually from the local community and our designated charity strengthening the working fund. We are very proud to relationship with local supply £1,000 every year stakeholders in the area.

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Environmental Impact Assessment

An Environmental Impact • Cultural heritage Assessment (EIA) will be • Landscape and visual undertaken to enable the impact likely effects of the proposed • Surface waters and fourth line extension to flood risk be assessed the Secretary • Noise and vibration of State, by the relevant • Socio–economic Councils, technical consultees • Transport and access and members of the public. • Cumulative effects The scope of the EIA has yet to • Ground conditions and be agreed with the Planning hydrogeology. Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State, but at this At this stage, as part of the stage, it is anticipated that the non–statutory consultation EIA will consider the following process, we are gathering topic areas: invaluable information that will contribute to the • Alternatives considered assessment of environmental • Air quality and human effects. health • Ecology and nature conservation

Environmental constraints plan

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The Planning Process and Environmental Permitting

The application for the which require a DCO granted extension to the existing by the Secretary of State. facility will require a Development Consent Order DCOs are governed by (DCO). This is a process a fixed, statutory process established by the Planning which requires us to consult Act 2008. The scheme is with the local community, classified as a Nationally all key stakeholders, and Significant Infrastructure to carry out our environmental Project (NSIP) because of its assessments. It means we generating capacity (over will be following a fixed, 50MW electrical generation). clear process to develop NSIPs are major developments the scheme.

Acceptance The Inspectorate, on behalf Pre–examination Pre–application of the Secretary of State, has You can register as an Look out for information in 28 days to decide whether interested party; you will be local media and in public the application meets the kept informed of progress places near the proposed required standards and have opportunities project, such as your library. to proceed to examination to put your case. Inspectors We will be developing our including whether our will hold a preliminary proposal and will consult consultation has meeting and set the widely. been adequate. timetable for examination.

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Post–decision Decision Examination There is the opportunity for A recommendation You can send your legal challenge. to the relevant Secretary comments in writing. of State will be issued by the You can request to speak Inspectorate within at a public hearing. 3 months. The Secretary The Inspectorate has of State then has a further 6 months to carry out the 3 months to issue a decision examination. on the proposal.

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Other Proposals at Allington In addition to the proposed fourth line extension, we are also currently in the process of preparing a planning application for the development of a new Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) at the Allington site.

The HWRC is being proposed The HWRC does not form in order to meet an identified part of the DCO application the need for a new HWRC in and will be the subject of a Maidstone, Tonbridge and regular planning application Malling areas. It will make and separate consultation it possible for local people process process submitted to recycle household items to Kent County Council. closer to home, relieving pressure on existing facilities The HWRC is proposed in and the roads around them. the north–east corner of the Allington site.

HWRC Location

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1: Residual Waste (waste 5: Bottom ash is produced that cannot be economically which will be taken off–site for or practically re–used or processing. recycled) would be directly delivered to the fourth line 6: The gases produced by extension. the combustion process are cleaned in the pollution 2: From the storage bunker control system using the waste is lifted and fed into activated carbon and lime a feed chute by overhead and are then filtered before cranes. being released into the atmosphere and continually 3: Using proven Energy from monitored as required. Waste Recovery technology, the waste is combusted under 7: The residues filtered from controlled conditions at a the combustion gases are high temperature to generate stored in dedicated silos heat which is used to raise and then removed and steam in a boiler. transported in sealed tankers from the site to a specialist 4: The steam is then used to treatment facility. drive a steam turbine which generates electricity. At this point steam can be extracted to generate hot water to be exported to a district heating network or used for cooling in heat exchangers.

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Next steps Thank you for taking the time to attend this public exhibition.

We want to engage early 3: Taking away a questionnaire with people in the local area and returning it to FREEPOST to seek feedback on our reference RTRB–LUUJ–AGBY, proposals. We will use local C/O Newgate knowledge to inform and Communications, refine our approach wherever 50 Basinghall Street, possible. London, EC2V 5DE 4: Email – allington@ We want to understand the fccenvironment.co.uk issues that are important 5: We will also make copies to you, as well as any of a booklet with suggestions you have information about the as to how we can make scheme and questionnaires improvements. available during normal opening hours at the You can share your views by: following location during 1: Completing a questionnaire the consultation: here today Allington Library, 2: Completing a questionnaire Castle Rd, online at https://www. Maidstone fccenvironment.co.uk/kent– ME16 0PR enviropower/

We are carrying out a non-statutory consultation between 24th October 2019 and 28th November 2019. There will be a further round of statutory consultation next year.

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