The Sizewell C Project 8.4 Planning Statement Revision: 1.0 Applicable Regulation: Regulation 5(2)(q) PINS Reference Number: EN010012 May 2020 Planning Act 2008 Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 SIZEWELL C PROJECT – PLANNING STATEMENT NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 9 1.1 The Planning Statement ......................................................................................... 9 1.2 The Applicant ............................................................................................................ 9 1.3 The Proposal .......................................................................................................... 10 1.4 Planning and Environmental Designations ............................................................. 11 1.5 Planning History ..................................................................................................... 14 1.6 Overview of the Consultation Process .................................................................... 17 1.7 Legislative and Policy Summary ............................................................................. 18 1.8 Guide to the Application .......................................................................................... 20 1.9 Planning Statement Structure ................................................................................. 21 2 Location and Site Description ................................................................................. 23 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 23 2.2 The Main Development Site ................................................................................... 24 2.3 The Associated Development Sites ........................................................................ 26 3 Legislative and Policy Context ................................................................................ 31 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 31 3.2 Legislative and Policy Context ................................................................................ 32 3.3 The Approach to Decision Making in this Case ...................................................... 34 3.4 NPS EN-1 and EN-6 ............................................................................................... 36 3.5 NPS EN-1 and EN-6: Established Need ................................................................. 38 3.6 Need – Changes in circumstances? ....................................................................... 42 3.7 NPS EN-1 and EN-6: Site Specific Assessment ..................................................... 47 3.8 Site Specific Assessment: Change in circumstances? ........................................... 54 3.9 NPS EN-1 and NPS EN-6: Applying the Policies to the Sizewell C Application ...... 55 3.10 Other Planning Policy Considerations .................................................................... 61 3.11 Other Legislative Requirements ............................................................................. 67 4 The DCO Application .............................................................................................. 68 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 68 4.2 The Draft DCO Overview ........................................................................................ 68 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Planning Statement | i SIZEWELL C PROJECT – PLANNING STATEMENT NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 4.3 Consents and Powers in the Draft DCO ................................................................. 69 4.4 The ‘Authorised Development’ and Works Numbers .............................................. 71 4.5 Approach to Environmental Mitigation and Management ....................................... 73 4.1 The Approach to Flexibility ..................................................................................... 75 4.2 Plans Submitted with the Application ...................................................................... 76 4.3 Approach to Subsequent Approvals ....................................................................... 88 5 Main Development Site ........................................................................................... 93 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 93 5.2 Design Evolution ..................................................................................................... 93 5.3 Design Principles and Rationale .......................................................................... 94 5.4 Site Composition ................................................................................................... 95 5.5 Permanent development ....................................................................................... 96 5.6 Construction Works ............................................................................................... 99 5.7 Construction Programme .................................................................................... 101 6 The Development of Related Strategies ............................................................... 104 6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 104 6.2 Workforce ............................................................................................................. 104 6.3 SZC Co.’s Workforce Strategies ........................................................................... 107 6.4 Transport Strategy ................................................................................................ 121 6.5 Freight Management Strategy .............................................................................. 124 6.6 Water Supply Strategy .......................................................................................... 130 6.7 Associated Development ...................................................................................... 131 7 Planning Assessment – Benefits and Assessment Principles .............................. 150 7.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 150 7.2 Benefits of the Sizewell C Project ......................................................................... 150 7.3 Assessment Principles .......................................................................................... 159 8 Planning Assessment – Main Development Site .................................................. 180 8.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 180 8.2 Air Quality and Emissions (NPS EN-1) ................................................................. 181 8.3 Biodiversity and Geological Conservation (NPS EN-1 and NPS EN-6) ................ 187 8.4 Coastal Change (NPS EN-1 and NPS EN-6) ........................................................ 198 NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Planning Statement | ii SIZEWELL C PROJECT – PLANNING STATEMENT NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 8.5 Dust, Odour, Artificial Light, Smoke, Steam and Insect Infestation (NPS EN-1) ... 202 8.6 Flood Risk (NPS EN-1 and NPS EN-6) ................................................................ 205 8.7 Historic Environment (NPS EN-1) ......................................................................... 211 8.8 Landscape and Visual (NPS EN-1 and NPS EN-6) .............................................. 218 8.9 Land Use, Including Open Space, Green Infrastructure and Green Belt (NPS EN-1) 227 8.10 Noise and Vibration (NPS EN-1) .......................................................................... 230 8.11 Socio-economics (NPS EN-1 and NPS EN-6) ...................................................... 234 8.12 Traffic and Transport (NPS EN-1) ........................................................................ 238 8.13 Waste Management (NPS EN-1) .......................................................................... 242 8.14 Water Quality and Resources (NPS EN-1 and NPS EN-6) ................................... 245 8.15 Further Issues (NPS EN-6) ................................................................................... 250 9 Planning Assessment – Associated Development Sites ....................................... 253 10 Requirements, Obligations and Securing Mitigation ............................................. 271 10.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 271 10.2 Requirements ....................................................................................................... 272 10.3 Planning Obligations ............................................................................................. 273 10.4 Summary .............................................................................................................. 282 10.5 Community Fund .................................................................................................