T N E M U C O D 6.17 Cumulative Effects Assessment The Yorkshire and Humber (CCS Cross Country Pipeline) Development Consent Order Under Regulation 5(2)(a) of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 Application Reference: EN070001 June 2014 Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 17 Cumulative Effects i Environmental Statement Document 6.17 Document Tree Volume 6 Volume 6: Environmental Statement Document Chapter Document Box Reference 6.1 1 Introduction 6.2 2 Onshore Scheme Development and Alternatives 6.3 3 Onshore Scheme Description 6.4 4 EIA Consultation 6.5 5 EIA Process 6.6 6 Water Resources and Flood Risk 6.7 7 Geology, Hydrogeology and Ground Conditions 6.8 8 Land Use and Agriculture 6.9 9 Ecology and Nature Conservation 6.10 10 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 6.11 11 Landscape and Visual Amenity 6.12 12 Air Quality 6.13 13 Noise and Vibration 6.14 14 Traffic, Transport and Access 6.15 15 Socio-Economics Including Recreation and Tourism 6.16 16 Not used 6.17 17 Cumulative and Combined Effects 6.18 18 Summary of Residual Effects 6.19 19 Glossary 6.20 20 Non Technical Summary 6.21 21 Statement of Combined Effects The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 17 Cumulative Effects ii Environmental Statement Document 6.17 Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Legislation and Policy Background 2 2.1 Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2 2.2 Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (EN-1) 2 2.3 Guidance 3 3 Summary of Consultation on CEA 5 4 Cumulative Effects Assessment Approach 7 4.1 Introduction 7 4.2 Intra-Project Effects 7 4.3 Inter-Project Effects 7 5 Intra-Project Effects 8 5.1 Introduction 8 5.2 Intra-project effects 8 River Hull and Kelk Beck 8 Agricultural Land 9 Farming Practices 9 Barnhill Meadows SSSI 9 Rushwood Featherbed Lane Common and Drain, Dishopsoil Drain Canditate LWS 10 Human Receptors 10 6 Sources of Inter-Project Cumulative Effects 35 7 Inter-Project Cumulative Effects with other Major Developments 43 7.1 Introduction 43 7.2 Water Resources and Flood Risk 43 7.3 Geology, Hydrogeology and Ground Conditions 46 7.4 Land Use and Agriculture 47 7.5 Ecology and Nature Conservation 49 7.6 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 51 7.7 Landscape and Visual Amenity 53 7.8 Air Quality 62 7.9 Noise and Vibration 64 7.10 Traffic, Transport and Access 67 7.11 Socio-Economics (including Recreation and Tourism) 69 8 References 70 9 Figures 71 The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 17 Cumulative Effects 1 Environmental Statement Document 6.17 1 Introduction 1.1.1 This Chapter provides a summary of the cumulative effects assessment (CEA) for the Onshore Scheme. It describes the requirement for a CEA and the guidance for completing CEA in relation to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP). The Chapter presents a summary of the results of the CEA, full details of which are presented in the relevant assessment chapters of the Environmental Statement (ES) (Chapters 6 – 16, documents 6.1 to 6.16). The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 17 Cumulative Effects 2 Environmental Statement Document 6.17 2 Legislation and Policy Background 2.1 INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2.1.1 Schedule 4 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 (as) (Ref. 17.1) states that an ES should include: “A description of the likely significant effects of the development on the environment, which should cover the direct effects and any indirect, secondary, cumulative, short, medium and long-term, permanent and temporary, positive and negative effects of the development, resulting from: (a) The existence of the development; (b) The use of natural resources; (c) The emission of pollutants, the creation of nuisances and the elimination of waste, And the description by the applicant of the forecasting methods used to assess the effects on the environment.” 2.1.2 In line with this requirement, a description of the likely significant cumulative effects is provided in this ES and is summarised in this chapter. 2.2 OVERARCHING NATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT FOR ENERGY (EN-1) 2.2.1 The Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (NPS EN-1) (Ref.17.2) states the following in relation to requirements for the assessment of cumulative effects: 2.2.2 ‘When considering cumulative effects, the Environmental Statement (ES) should provide information on how the effects of the applicant’s proposal would combine and interact with the effects of other developments (including projects for which consent has been sought or granted, as well as those already in existence).’ 2.2.3 NPS EN-1 requires the cumulative assessment to consider the effects of more than one development on health, different types of flooding, and cumulative socio-economic effects. The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 17 Cumulative Effects 3 Environmental Statement Document 6.17 2.2.4 Inter-relationships between effects are also referred to as follows: ‘The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) (now the Planning Inspectorate (PINS)) should consider how the accumulation of, and interrelationship between, effects might affect the environment, economy or community as a whole, even though they may be acceptable when considered on an individual basis with mitigation measures in place.’ 2.3 GUIDANCE 2.3.1 Guidance that is applicable to each specific topic assessment is identified in the relevant Chapters (Chapter 6 to 16). 2.3.2 PINS has published an advice note (Advice Note Nine, April 2012 (Ref.17.3)) addressing the use of the ‘Rochdale Envelope’ approach under the Planning Act 2008 (as amended). The Rochdale Envelope approach is used to ensure that an EIA is based on assessing the realistic worst-case scenario where flexibility or a range of options is sought as part of a consent application. Advice Note Nine: Rochdale Envelope states that ‘The ES should not be a series of separate unrelated topic reports. The inter-relationship between aspects of the proposed development should be assessed and careful consideration should be given by the developer to explain how inter-relationships have been assessed in order to address the environmental impacts of the proposal as a whole.’ 2.3.3 Advice Note Nine also establishes that ‘other developments’ and more specifically ‘major developments’ need to be identified in order to assess the probable significant effects against the baseline position. Built and operational developments are included in this baseline. The ‘major developments’ that should be considered within the cumulative assessment include those that are: • Under construction; • Permitted application(s), but not yet implemented; • Submitted applications(s) not yet determined; • Projects on the Planning Inspectorate’s Programme of Projects; • Identified in the relevant Development Plan; and • Identified in other plans and programmes (as appropriate) which set the framework for future development consents/approvals, where such development is reasonably likely to come forward. 2.3.4 This list is also included in the document ‘Planning Act 2008 Guidance on the Pre-Application Process’ (Ref.17.4). This document acknowledges that it is not always easy for applicants to assess potential cumulative effects The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 17 Cumulative Effects 4 Environmental Statement Document 6.17 due to the lack of information available. Therefore a pragmatic approach should be taken when determining what is feasible and reasonable. The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 17 Cumulative Effects 5 Environmental Statement Document 6.17 3 Summary of Consultation on CEA 3.1.1 The Scoping Report (Document 6.4.2) submitted to PINS outlined the methodology for the cumulative and combined assessment. A copy of the Scoping Opinion (Document 6.4.3) received from PINS on behalf of the Secretary of State (SoS) is provided in Appendix 6.4.3 (Document 6.4.3) to Chapter 4 EIA Consultation (Document 6.4). A summary of the responses most relevant to cumulative effects is shown in Table 1 below. Table 1: Issues raised and responses to the SoS Scoping Opinion Issue raised by the SoS Response Type one cumulative effects may The term intra-project effects is more appropriately be described in adopted for this chapter. Please refer the context of inter-relationships, as to Section 4.1.2 for a description of required by paragraph 19, intra and inter project effects. Schedule 4 of the EIA Regulations. In assessing cumulative impacts, A review of planning applications and other major developments should proposed developments was be indentified through consultation undertaken to identify the with the local planning authorities developments that were considered and other relevant authorities on to be relevant ‘major development’ the basis of those that are: based on the criteria opposite. Under construction A further review was undertaken to Permitted applications but not yet determine which of these major implemented developments had the potential to Submitted applications not yet result in likely significant cumulative determined effects with the Onshore Scheme. Projects on the National Infrastructures programme of projects Identified in the relevant development plan Indentified in other plans and programmes (as appropriate) whish set the framework for future development consents / approvals, The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline Environmental Statement Volume 6: Ch. 17 Cumulative Effects 6 Environmental Statement Document 6.17 Table 1: Issues raised and responses to the SoS Scoping Opinion Issue raised by the SoS Response where such development is reasonably likely to come forward.