Environmental Permit Application Report: Version 1, November 2020
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Environmental Permit Application Rory J Holbrook Limited Lakenheath Country Club, Hereford Road, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 9PP. Environmental Permit Application Report: Version 1, November 2020 Document Control Table Project Reference 18/014c Project Title Lakenheath Bund: WR Permit Application Document Title Environmental Permit Application Report: Version 1, November 2020 Document Issue No. 1 Document Issue Date 19 November 2020 Client Rory J Holbrook Limited Status Issue Report Produced by/Date Georgina Watkins 12 November 2020 Report Checked by/ Date Kate Brady 13 November 2020 Rory J Holbrook Limited: Lakenheath Country Club, Suffolk ii Environmental Permit Application Report: Version 1, November 2020 Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Site location and setting ................................................................................................................................ 2 3. Operator details ............................................................................................................................................ 3 4. Non-technical summary of waste operations ................................................................................................ 4 Existing Operations ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Proposed Operations ................................................................................................................................... 4 5. Operational processes .................................................................................................................................. 5 6. List of waste codes ....................................................................................................................................... 6 7. Site management .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Environmental Management System (EMS) ................................................................................................ 8 Environmental Management System Report ............................................................................................... 8 Technically Competent Management ........................................................................................................ 10 8. Condition of the Site and risk assessments ................................................................................................ 11 Site Condition ............................................................................................................................................. 11 Environmental Risk Assessment ............................................................................................................... 11 Dust Management Plan ............................................................................................................................. 11 Tables Table 6.1 Waste types ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Drawings Drawing No. 18/014c 001 Permit Boundary Plan Appendices Appendix 1 Enhanced Pre-application Advice Appendix 2 Evidence of Technically Competent Management Appendix 3 Environmental Setting and Site Design Report Appendix 4 Dust Management Plan Rory J Holbrook Limited: Lakenheath Country Club, Suffolk iii Environmental Permit Application Report: Version 1, November 2020 1. Introduction 1.1. This Environmental Permit application seeks to apply for a new bespoke Environmental Permit at Lakenheath Country Club, Hereford Road, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 9PP (the Site). This application has been completed by Westbury Environmental Limited on behalf of Rory J Holbrook Limited (the Operator). 1.2. Lakenheath Country Club is home to a clay shooting centre. Landscaping at the Country Club is considered required to: • Dampen noise from the shooting centre. This is necessary, as a three-storey dormitory for USAF personnel is located north of the shooting ground on the RAF Lakenheath Base. • Provide security to the Country Club. • Improve health and safety on Site and for those working on adjacent farmland. • Increase vantage points for spectators of shooting events. • Benefit wildlife in the surrounding protected area. 1.3. Planning permission for a bund at Lakenheath Country Club was initially granted on 7 August 2006 by Forest Heath District Council. On 31 March 2009 further planning permission was granted to allow for bunding to be developed on the eastern boundary of the Country Club. 1.4. A Waste Recovery Plan for the Site was completed by Westbury Environmental Limited, see Appendix 3 Environmental Setting & Site Design (ESSD) Report – App1 Waste Recovery Plan. 1.5. The Waste Recovery Plan was deemed to be a "recovery" activity by the Environment Agency on 13 January 2020. The RvD Pre-Application Advice Letter EPR/JB3001MP/A001 has been provided as Appendix 3 ESSD Report- App2 EA Recovery Opinion. There have been no changes to the proposal since the RvD Pre-Application Advice Letter was received. 1.6. Due to the volume of waste to be deposited (c. 788,120m3) and location of the bund, the Site does not meet the criteria for a Standard Rules 2015 No. 39 Environmental Permit and therefore a bespoke Environmental Permit is being applied for. 1.7. The relevant Environment Agency forms (Part A, Part B2, Part B4 and Part F1) for a bespoke Environmental Permit are included within this Environmental Permit application. Pre-application Advice 1.8. Enhanced pre-application advice was requested from the Environment Agency. The Pre-application Advice Letter received stated that a Hydrogeological Risk Assessment and Stability Risk Assessment would be required as part of the permit application and detailed what should be considered in those assessments, see Appendix 1, Enhanced Pre-Application Advice. 1.9. It is considered that the Hydrogeological Risk Assessment and Stability Risk Assessment meet the requirements set in the Pre-Application Advice. 1.10. Both the Hydrogeological Risk Assessment and Stability Risk Assessments are provided as appendices in the ESSD Report. Rory J Holbrook Limited: Lakenheath Country Club, Suffolk 1 Environmental Permit Application Report: Version 1, November 2020 2. Site location and setting 2.1. The Site is located 2.4km to the southeast of Lakenheath. 2.2. The Site is surrounded by agricultural land and protected habitat to the south and east and the RAF Lakenheath Base to the north and west. 2.3. The Site extends to approximately 17ha, see Permit Boundary Plan, Drawing No. 18/014c 001. The proposed bund will surround the country club. 2.4. The Site is located within Groundwater Source Protection Zone 1. The Site is located on a Principal designated bedrock aquifer but not on a designated superficial aquifer. 2.5. There are protected areas located on or within the Site boundary including Breckland Farmland Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) , Breckland Special Protection Area (SPA), Lakenheath Warren SSSI and Breckland Special Area of Conservation (SAC). The protected areas are shown on the Sensitive Receptors Plan, Drawing No. 18/014c 002. 2.6. The closest residential dwelling is located approximately 70m to the northwest of the Site at RAF Lakenheath. 2.7. There are no surface water courses located on the Site. The nearest surface water feature is Caudle Head, approximately 700m to the northwest of the Site. 2.8. An Environmental Setting and Site Design (ESSD) Report has been completed for the Site and is included as Appendix 3. Rory J Holbrook Limited: Lakenheath Country Club, Suffolk 2 Environmental Permit Application Report: Version 1, November 2020 3. Operator details 3.1. Company details for Rory J Holbrook Limited are provided below: Company Name Rory J Holbrook Limited Company Number 04494452 Registered Address Roudham Road, East Harling, Attleborough, Norfolk, England, NR16 2QN Incorporation Date 25/07/2002 Companies House Link https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04494452 3.2. Rory J Holbrook Limited has one director. The name and date of birth information for the director are included below. Name Date of Birth Rory Joseph Holbrook 3.3. Previous relevant offences against Mr Rory Holbrook are included in the table below. The offences relate to once case held at Kings Lynn Magistrates Court on 16 October 2014. Date Conviction Amount (£) Contravention of Environmental Permitting Regulations 18,000 Deposit of waste without a permit 12,000 16/10/2014 Costs 20,000 Proceeds of Crime Act 247,278.74 Rory J Holbrook Limited: Lakenheath Country Club, Suffolk 3 Environmental Permit Application Report: Version 1, November 2020 4. Non-technical summary of waste operations Existing Operations 4.1. Part of the bund has been constructed to date. Aggregates produced under the WRAP Quality Protocol: Aggregates from inert waste and compressed / baled tyres have been used in the construction of the bund. Proposed Operations 4.2. Operations to be carried out at the Site will include the importation and deposit of waste for the construction of a bund as described in the Waste Recovery Plan. 4.3. There is a requirement for approximately 788,120m3 of waste to be used in the construction of the bund in order to be