Malton Food Enterprise Zone Local Development Order EIA Scoping Report
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TECHNICAL APPENDIX 1 Environmental Statement Main Text TECHNICAL APPENDIX 2 Environmental Statement Main Text Malton Food Enterprise Zone Local Development Order EIA Scoping Report On behalf of Ryedale District Council Project Ref: 38447/001 | Final| Date: October 2016 Office Address: 10 Queen Square, Bristol, BS1 4NT T: +44 (0)117 332 7840 E: [email protected] EIA Scoping Report Malton Food Enterprise Zone Document Control Sheet Project Name: Malton Food Enterprise Zone Local Development Order Project Ref: 38447 Report Title: EIA Scoping Report Date: October 2016 Name Position Signature Date Graduate Prepared by: Sian Leake Environmental October 2016 Scientist Reviewed by: Stefan Boss Senior Associate October 2016 Approved by: Mark Elton Director October 2016 For and on behalf of Peter Brett Associates LLP Revision Date Description Prepared Reviewed Approved AA 25/08/16 DRAFT SL SB ME BB 07/09/16 DRAFT for consultee comment SL SB ME Updated following consultee CC 19/10/16 SB SB SB comments This report has been prepared by Peter Brett Associates LLP (‘PBA’) on behalf of its client to whom this report is addressed (‘Client’) in connection with the project described in this report and takes into account the Client's particular instructions and requirements. This report was prepared in accordance with the professional services appointment under which PBA was appointed by its Client. This report is not intended for and should not be relied on by any third party (i.e. parties other than the Client). PBA accepts no duty or responsibility (including in negligence) to any party other than the Client and disclaims all liability of any nature whatsoever to any such party in respect of this report. © Peter Brett Associates LLP 2016 J:\38447 Malton LDO\Scoping Report\Malton LDO ii Final Scoping Report 20161019.docx EIA Scoping Report Malton Food Enterprise Zone Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Project Background ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Purpose of this Report ................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Report Structure ............................................................................................................ 2 2 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................ 3 2.1 Site Location and Context ............................................................................................. 3 2.2 Site Description ............................................................................................................. 3 3 The Local Development Order ................................................................................................... 4 4 Planning Policy Context ............................................................................................................. 6 4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 6 4.2 National Planning Policy Framework (March 2012) ...................................................... 6 4.3 Current Adopted Policy ................................................................................................. 6 4.4 Other Documents .......................................................................................................... 7 5 EIA Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 8 5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 8 5.2 2014 Environmental Statement Content ....................................................................... 8 5.3 EIA Scoping Report ....................................................................................................... 9 5.4 Assessment of Effects ................................................................................................... 9 5.5 Environmental Statement ............................................................................................ 10 6 Topics Included in EIA Scope .................................................................................................. 11 6.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 11 6.2 Socio-Economics ......................................................................................................... 11 6.3 Transport ..................................................................................................................... 12 6.4 Air Quality .................................................................................................................... 13 6.5 Landscape and Visual ................................................................................................. 13 6.6 Cumulative Effects and Impact Interactions ................................................................ 14 7 Topics Not Included in EIA Scope ........................................................................................... 15 7.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 15 7.2 Noise and Vibration ..................................................................................................... 15 7.3 Heritage ....................................................................................................................... 15 7.4 Arboriculture ................................................................................................................ 16 7.5 Ecology ........................................................................................................................ 16 7.6 Geoenvironmental ....................................................................................................... 17 7.7 Flood Risk and Drainage ............................................................................................. 17 8 Summary .................................................................................................................................... 19 8.1 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 19 8.2 The Environmental Statement ..................................................................................... 19 8.3 Next Steps ................................................................................................................... 19 J:\38447 Malton LDO\Scoping Report\Malton LDO iii Final Scoping Report 20161019.docx EIA Scoping Report Malton Food Enterprise Zone Appendices Appendix A – Indicative Site Location Plan Appendix B – Committed Developments Appendix C - Responses J:\38447 Malton LDO\Scoping Report\Malton LDO iv Final Scoping Report 20161019.docx EIA Scoping Report Malton Food Enterprise Zone J:\38447 Malton LDO\Scoping Report\Malton LDO v Final Scoping Report 20161019.docx EIA Scoping Report Malton Food Enterprise Zone 1 Introduction 1.1 Project Background 1.1.1 This Scoping Report has been prepared in respect of a Local Development Order (LDO), which is being prepared by Ryedale District Council (RDC) for a Food Enterprise Zone (FEZ) located in Malton, North Yorkshire. 1.1.2 Development of the FEZ has already received outline planning permission in March 2015 (referred to hereafter as the ‘previous permission’) for a range of B1, B2 and B8 uses (together with ancillary retail and professional service uses) under application 14/00426/MOUTE. The previous planning application, along with three other linked applications, was submitted with an Environmental Statement (ES) produced in 2014 (referred to hereafter as the ‘2014 ES’). 1.1.3 RDC is now seeking to prepare and make a LDO for the Malton FEZ site. The proposed uses for the site under the LDO are the same as those that were permitted in the previous permission. 1.1.4 An LDO is intended to give a grant of planning permission to specific types of development within a defined area. They streamline the planning process by removing the need for developers to make a planning application to a local planning authority and simplifying the post permission stages. They create certainty and save time and money for those involved in the planning process. 1.1.5 This LDO process is intended to stimulate the development of the site, and the FEZ is intended to support agri-food and agri-tech sectors in line with the strategic objectives of the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership. The FEZ makes it easier for existing business to expand and new ones to set up, attracting investment and boosting the rural economy. 1.1.6 The type of development to be specified by the Order is a FEZ comprising a new Livestock Market within a new Agricultural Business Centre and a new Business Park (referred to hereafter as ‘the proposed development’). A description of the site is provided in Chapter 2 of this report and of the proposed development in Chapter 3 below. 1.2 Purpose of this Report 1.2.1 RDC has adopted an EIA Screening Opinion on 6th September 2016 stating that an EIA is required for the LDO due to the potential for likely significant environmental