Itchen Bank Sewage Treatment Works, Welsh Road West, Southam Near CV47 2BH
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Itchen Bank Sewage Treatment Works, Welsh Road West, Southam near CV47 2BH PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Installation of a kiosk Contents 01 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 Severn Trent Water ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Scope of Project/Background ............................................................................................................................... 1 STWL/External Driver............................................................................................................................................. 1 02 Site and Surrounding Area ......................................................................................... 2 03 Planning History ......................................................................................................... 1 04 The Development Proposal ........................................................................................ 2 Amount and Scale .................................................................................................................................................. 2 Layout ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Appearance ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Landscaping ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Access .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Flood Risk/Drainage .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Ecology ................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Noise ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Heritage .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Odour ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 05 Planning Policy ........................................................................................................... 8 Stratford on Avon District Core Strategy 2011-2031 (July 2016) ...................................................................... 8 Warwickshire County Council Waste Core Strategy (July 2013) ..................................................................... 13 National Planning Policy Framework NPPF (2019) .......................................................................................... 15 National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG) - Water supply, wastewater and water quality (22 July 2019) ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16 06 Planning Policy Assessment .................................................................................... 17 07 Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 19 Document Author Version Date Approved By Comments Antonia Wyatt LLB (Hons) MSc MRTPI A 29/04/2020 Sarah DeRenzy- 04/05/2020 Tomson 01 Introduction Severn Trent Water Severn Trent Water Limited (STWL) is a regulated business with statutory responsibilities for the provision of water and sewerage services to over eight million people and businesses in an area stretching across the heart of the UK, from the Bristol Channel to the Humber, and from the West to the East Midlands. STWL is currently implementing its Asset Management Plan for AMP7 (April 2020 to March 2025), which is the mechanism by which the regulator OFWAT defines in a five-year capital expenditure programme for all water companies. Investment during the AMP7 period is in response to a number of key challenges including population growth and the importance of protecting the environment. Investment during this period seeks to build the resilience of water supply, reduce leakage and pollution incidents. There will also be investment in treatment works and plans to protect the environment. Scope of Project/Background This document has been prepared on behalf of STWL to support the planning application seeking consent for the installation of a new Motor Control Centre (MCC) Kiosk within the existing sewage treatment works at Itchen Bank, Southam. This application should be read alongside the following plans and documents: • A7S13288 PA03601 B Site Location Plan • A7S13288 PA03602 A Existing Site Layout Plan • A7S13288 PA03603 B Proposed Site Layout Plan • A7S13281 PA03604 C Motor Control Centre Kiosk Plan & Elevations • Flood Risk Assessment MWH Treatment Ltd • Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Middlemarch Environmental Ltd (May 2019) • Otter and Water Vole Survey Middlemarch Environmental Ltd (October 2019) STWL/External Driver Itchen Bank STW is subject to tightening Phosphorous discharge consents and the proposed works are necessary in order for Severn Trent to meet the requirements of the Water Framework Directive and a growing population in the catchment area. 1 02 Site and Surrounding Area The proposed site is situated to the north-west of the town of Southam, to the north of Welsh Road West, at Grid Reference: SP40697 62786 (Easting: 440697, Northing: 262786). The site falls within the jurisdictional areas of the Stratford on Avon District Council and Warwickshire County Council. The application site is located within the boundary of the existing sewage treatment works and principally comprises areas of existing hard standing, tall ruderal and amenity grassland. The site is located outside the Built-up Area Boundary of Southam and is surrounded by farmland in arable use and pockets of woodland. The River Itchen runs along the north-western boundary of the site. Much of Itchen Bank Sewage Treatment Works is located within areas of Flood Zone 2-3, and therefore has a medium-high probability of flooding. There are a number of Sites of Special Scientific Interest within 5km of the application site. The nearest include: Long Itchington & Ufton Woods SSSI approximately 1.1km to the west of the site, Ufton Fields SSSI approximately 2.3km south-west of the site , Harbury Railway Cutting SSSI is approximately 3.2km to the sough-west of the site, Stockton Railway Cutting and Quarry SSSI approximately 3.5km to the north-east of the site, and Calcutt Locks Meadows SSSI is approximately 5.6km to the north-east. Ufton Fields Local Nature Reserve (LNR) is approximately 2.3km to the south-west of the site and Stockton Railway Cutting LNR is approximately 3.7km to the north-east. The nearest heritage assets to the site are Stoney Thorpe Hall and adjoining stable block and outbuildings (Grade II) approximately 650m to the south-west of the site. There are also several II listed assets in Bascote approximately 800m to the north of the site and a large number in the centre of Southam approximately 1.3km to the south-east of the site. The nearest residential property to the site is located at Ford Farm, approximately 350m to the south of the site. The farm buildings adjacent to this property appear to have been converted to industrial units. The site is not affected by any public rights of way. 2 03 Planning History The site has the following planning history: • SDC/14CM009 – Internal Improvements with new plant and machinery within the existing site – approved 31/03/2014. • SDC/11CM021 – New Motor Control Centre Kiosk – approved 10/10/2011. • 96/00307/FUL (Stratford on Avon Reference) – Proposed mess room, blower house kiosk and sludge thickener kiosk – permitted 23/04/1996. • 93/01488/FUL (Stratford on Avon Reference) – Improvement of access road – permitted 01/06/1994. 1 04 The Development Proposal The works proposed at Itchen Bank STW are required to upgrade the existing infrastructure on site to meet the requirements of the Water Framework Directive, and the future needs of the catchment. The works will be predominantly located in the north-western section of the existing STW which currently comprises an area of existing hardstanding and areas of tall ruderal, and will include the installation of: - An LV Kiosk - A Backwash Returns Pumping Station - A Dirty Backwash Tank - A Tertiary Filter Slab - A Clean Backwash Tank - A Tertiary Solids Removal (TSR) Motor Control Centre (MCC) Kiosk (22m3) - A Motor Control Centre (MCC) Kiosk - A Tertiary Filter Feed Pumping Station All of the works proposed above comprise permitted development, as set out under out in Schedule 2, Part 13, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, with the exception of the MCC kiosk which will exceed the