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Chris Herbert Technical Director Curriculum Vitae Qualifications BA 1988 Planning Studies Diploma 1990 Town Planning MRTPI Since 1992 Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute Date of birth: 1966-07-16 Nationality: British Civil status: Married Language skills: Language Reading Speaking Writing English 1 1 1 Key Areas of Expertise Key areas of Chris’s expertise are summarised below. Project management of major International for all aspects of waste, energy and minerals Environmental Impact development Assessments Planning applications and other Countrywide for waste, energy and minerals development planning related matters Provision of advice and support for all stages of the Development Plan matters development plan process PFI Bid Support Provision of planning support and advice Expert witness Public inquiries for minerals and waste/energy schemes Summary of Experience and Capability Chris is a Chartered Town Planner with over 20 years experience in both planning and EIA development. .Chris joined SLR Consulting in 2005 and has worked on a wide range of waste, energy and minerals proposals including recent overseas EIA experience in Southern and West Africa on mining, waste and power supply projects between 2011 and 2014. Main work areas include the preparation and submission of planning applications and Environmental Impact Assessments for landfills, waste water and leachate treatment plants, waste recycling, waste transfer, biomass and anaerobic digestion facilities, biomass and Energy from Waste facilities. Recent biomass experience in the UK includes being the lead EIA professional on a 177,000 Chris Herbert 2 SLR Consulting Limited Curriculum Vitae 2017 tpa waste wood biomass CHP plant for a German company MVV. This plant is now operational and additional work we are undertaking is the assessment of a steam pipeline route to an adjacent paper mill to supply heat and power. During his career Chris has worked on a range of projects including: 2016-17 – Trident Park EfW, Viridor Key responsibilities: submission of planning application and EIA for increase in tonnage capacity, reviewing technical assessments, budgetary control and key client contact 2012-17 – Ridham Biomass CHP plant, Kent, MVV Environment Key responsibilities: writing the introductory sections to the Environmental Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, discharge of planning conditions, budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. 2015-17 – Exploratory Shale Gas Borehole, Dart Energy (East England) Ltd Key responsibilities: submission of planning application and EIA for a 3,300m vertical exploratory borehole, reviewing technical assessments, budgetary control and key client contact 2015-17 – Wapsey Wood Resource Recovery Centre, Veolia Key responsibilities: submission of planning application and EIA for 150 ktpa waste recovery and anaerobic digestion facility and a revised landfill restoration scheme, reviewing technical assessments, budgetary control and key client contact 2014-15 – Walpole Solar Farm, Viridor Key responsibilities: submission of planning application for a 15MW solar farm on a restored landfill, reviewing technical assessments, budgetary control and key client contact 2014-15 – Dimmer and Walpole Waste Transfer Stations, Viridor Key responsibilities: submission of planning applications for 75,000tpa waste transfer stations, reviewing technical assessments, budgetary control and key client contact 2014-15 – Cannington Anaerobic Digestion Plant, Cannington Enterprises Key responsibilities: submission of planning application for gas clean up technology to allow direct injection into the national gas grid, reviewing technical assessments, budgetary control and key client contact 2014-15 – Pitsea Landfill, Veolia Key responsibilities: project managing the planning application and Environmental Statement for a 10 year time extension; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point 2013-14 – Runcorn EfW and CHP plant, Cheshire, Viridor SLR Chris Herbert 3 SLR Consulting Limited Curriculum Vitae 2017 Key responsibilities: Expert witness support; budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. 2013-15 – Deep Moor Energy Park, Devon, including an energy recovery facility, solar farm and landfill time extension, Devon Waste Management Key responsibilities: project managing the planning application and Environmental Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. 2013-14 – Bromley Anaerobic Digestion Facility, London, Tamar Energy Key responsibilities: submission of planning application to allow for the use of a revised AD technology, reviewing technical assessments, budgetary control and key client contact 2012-13 – Cannington Anaerobic Digestion Facility, Somerset, Cannington Enterprises Key Responsibilities: submission of planning applications for additional AD tanks and waste types and digestate storage facilities, review of technical assessments, budgetary control and key client contact. 2012-14 – Obuasi Engineered Landfill, Ghana, AngloGold Ashanti Key responsibilities: writing the Environmental Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessments to support the EIS, working with locally based consultants, budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. 2012-13 – Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park, including energy recovery, anaerobic digestion and mechanical treatment, AmeyCespa Key responsibilities: writing the introductory sections to the Environmental Statement for a 170 ktpa energy recovery facility; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. 2012-13 – Micheldever Sidings Energy Recovery Centre, Hampshire, including energy recovery and anaerobic digestion, Cleanpower Properties Key responsibilities: writing the introductory sections to the Environmental Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. 2012 – Otjikoto Gold Mine, Namibia, Auryx Gold Key responsibilities: writing the Environmental Statement and managing and reviewing the technical assessments to support the EIA. Key issue here was the turnaround of the project within a 4 week period. 2012 – Ardley Landfill, Oxfordshire, Viridor Key responsibilities: writing the introductory sections to the Environmental Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. SLR Chris Herbert 4 SLR Consulting Limited Curriculum Vitae 2017 2011-12 – Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine extension and associated water and power supply, Namibia, Langer Heinrich Key responsibilities: writing the Environmental Impact Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessments to support the EIS, budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. 2010-11 – Severn Road Resource Recovery Centre, Bristol, including a 350 ktpa energy from waste facility, materials recycling facility and a bottom ash recycling facility, Viridor Key responsibilities: writing the introductory sections to the Environmental Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, providing expert witness support; budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. 2009-12 – Ardley Energy from Waste Plant, Oxfordshire, Viridor Key responsibilities: writing the introductory sections to the Environmental Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, providing expert witness support; budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. 2008-9 – Otterpool Recycling and Anaerobic Digestion Plant, Kent, Countrystyle Recycling Key responsibilities: writing the introductory sections to the Environmental Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, budgetary and invoice control and client contact. 2008 – Walpole Anaerobic Digestion Plant, Somerset, Viridor Key responsibilities: preparation and submission of planning application, review of technical assessments, budgetary and invoice control and key client contact 2007-8 – Medway Waste Recycling and Transfer Facility, Kent, Veolia Key responsibilities: writing the introductory sections to the Environmental Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. 2007 – Houndsdown Materials Recycling Facility, Hampshire, SCA Recycling Key responsibilities: writing the introductory sections to the Environmental Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. 2007 – Deep Moor Landfill, Devon, Devon Waste Management Key responsibilities: writing the introductory sections to the Environmental Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, budgetary and invoice control and key client contact point. 2005-6 – Beddington Landfill, Sutton, Viridor Key responsibilities: writing the introductory sections to the Environmental Statement; managing and reviewing the technical assessment chapters within the ES, budgetary SLR Chris Herbert 5 SLR Consulting Limited Curriculum Vitae 2017 and invoice control and client