Environmental Statement – Volume 2: Main Text West Lodge Farm, Roxholm, Nr Sleaford, Lincolnshire Presented to Stonegate Farmers Ltd Issued: November 2019 Delta-Simons Project No. 18-0995 Environment | Health & Safety | Sustainability Environmental Statement – Volume 2: Main Text West Lodge Farm, Roxholm, Nr Sleaford, Lincolnshire Delta-Simons Project Number 18-0995 Page i Report Details Client Stonegate Farmers Ltd Report Title Environmental Statement – Volume 2: Main Text Site Address West Lodge Farm, Roxholm, Nr Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 8NB Project No. 18-0995 Delta-Simons Contact Michael Robinson Quality Assurance Issue Technical Status Issue Date Comments Author Authorised No. Review - First 1 - Issue Michael Michael Various Robinson Robinson Unit Director Unit Director About us Delta-Simons is a trusted, multidisciplinary environmental consultancy, focused on delivering the best possible project outcomes for customers. 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With more than 200 offices located on every continent, more than 6,430 staff worldwide, and projects completed in more than 120 countries, Inogen provides a single point of contact for diverse markets as Automotive, Chemical, Consumer Products & Retail, Financial, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Non Profit Organisations, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Services Firms, Technology and Transportation, among others. Environment | Health & Safety | Sustainability Environmental Statement – Volume 2: Main Text West Lodge Farm, Roxholm, Nr Sleaford, Lincolnshire Delta-Simons Project Number 18-0995 Page ii Abbreviations and Glossary Term Definition AOD Above Ordnance Datum - ‘Ordnance Datum’ is the standard measure of sea level in the UK, from which all heights are measured for mapping purposes. AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic - A daily total traffic flow (24hrs), expressed as a mean daily flow across all 365 days of the year. Air quality Policy target generally expressed as a maximum ambient concentration to be achieved, either objective without exception or with a permitted number of exceedances within a specific timescale (see also air quality standard). Air quality The concentrations of pollutants in the atmosphere which can broadly be taken to achieve a standard certain level of environmental quality. The standards are based on the assessment of the effects of each pollutant on human health including the effects on sensitive sub-groups (see also air quality objective). Ambient air Outdoor air in the troposphere, excluding workplace air. Annual mean The average (mean) of the concentrations measured for each pollutant for one year. AQMA Air Quality Management Area. AQO Air Quality Objective. Baseline In EIA, ‘baseline conditions’ are the environmental conditions in existence just before the occurrence of an impact – i.e. they are the conditions that would be affected. Baseline conditions are not the same as existing conditions, which are those in existence at the time of carrying out the EIA, because, this may be some time in advance of the occurrence of an impact and environmental conditions may change in the intervening period. CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan - A plan prepared by a contractor before the start of construction work, detailing ‘environmental aspects’ that may be affected by the construction work and management methods to prevent any such effects. The CEMP would include methods and site management practices to be applied to prevent generation of nuisance dust, accidental pollution events and a range of other potential sources of accidental damage to the environment, and response and reporting procedures to minimise the damage in the event of a pollution incident. Defra Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. EA Environment Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment – an assessment of certain types of major project of the significant effects that the project could have on the environment. Emission rate The quantity of a pollutant released from a source over a given period of time. EPUK Environmental Protection (UK). A period of time where the concentrations of a pollutant is greater than the appropriate air quality Exceedance standard. FRA Flood Risk Assessment. H2S Hydrogen-sulphate Environment | Health & Safety | Sustainability Environmental Statement – Volume 2: Main Text West Lodge Farm, Roxholm, Nr Sleaford, Lincolnshire Delta-Simons Project Number 18-0995 Page iii Term Definition HDV/HGV Heavy Duty Vehicle/Heavy Goods Vehicle. HRA Habitat Regulations Assessment. IAQM Institute of Air Quality Management. LAQM Local Air Quality Management. LNR Local Nature Reserve. Mitigation Measures which have the purpose of avoiding, reducing or compensating for adverse environmental impacts. It may also include measures to create environmental benefits. NKDC North Kesteven District Council NNR National Nature Reserve. NO2 Nitrogen dioxide. NOx Nitrogen oxides. National Planning Policy Framework – a statement of central government guidance on planning NPPF policy, replacing the previous system of topic-specific PPGs and PPSs. ouE European Odour Unit PM10 Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 micrometres. PM2.5 Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres. Ramsar site Wetlands of international conservation importance, designated under the Ramsar Convention, often but not always for the protection of populations of water birds. Receptor The existing environmental feature that would be affected by an impact – for instance, the population of a protected species, or a specific archaeological site, or the occupants of a residential property. SAC Special Area of Conservation – strictly protected sites designed under the EU Habitats Directive, representing internationally important, high-quality conservation sites that significantly contribute to conserving the 189 habitat types and 788 species identified in Annexes I and II of the Directive (as amended). SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest – a statutory designation under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), protecting nationally important wildlife sites, habitats and geological sites. µg/m3 A measure of concentration in terms of mass per unit volume. A concentration of 1µg/m3 means microgrammes that one cubic metre of air contains one microgram (millionth of a gram) of pollutant. per cubic metre Environment | Health & Safety | Sustainability Environmental Statement – Volume 2: Main Text West Lodge Farm, Roxholm, Nr Sleaford, Lincolnshire Delta-Simons Project Number 18-0995 Page iv Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Need for an Environmental Statement .............................................................................................. 1 1.3 Need for the Development ................................................................................................................ 1 1.4 ES Structure ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.5 Competent Experts ............................................................................................................................ 2 1.6 Key Terms / Glossary ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.7 Access to the Planning Application and Environmental Statement .................................................. 2 2 THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Site Context ....................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 The Proposed New Poultry Units and Site Changes ........................................................................ 4 3 CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES ....................................................................................................................... 8 3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 8 3.2 Site Selection .................................................................................................................................... 8 3.3 Design Evolution and Embedded Environmental