REDEVELOPMENT OF THE COMINO HOTEL & BUNGALOWS, COMINO PROJECT DESCRIPTION STATEMENT Version 2: February 2021 Report Reference: Adi Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd, 2021. Redevelopment of the Comino Hotel & Bungalows, Comino. Project Description Statement. San Gwann, February 2021; vi + 41 pp. THIS IS A DIGITAL COPY OF THE REPORT. RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT – KEEP IT DIGITAL i Quality Assurance Redevelopment of the Comino Hotel & Bungalows Project Description Statement February 2021 Report for: HV Hospitality Ltd Revision Schedule Rev Date Details Written by: Checked by: Approved by: 00 Nov 2020 Submission to client Eilis McCullough Rachel Xuereb Adrian Mallia Senior Planning Director Managing Director Consultant 1.0 Feb 2021 Submission to ERA Eilis McCullough Rachel Xuereb Adrian Mallia Senior Planning Director Managing Director Consultant File ref: G:\_Active Projects\EIA\KEM003 - EIA Comino Hotel\PDS\Comino Hotel Redevelopment_PDS V2.docx This document has been prepared in accordance with the scope of Adi Associates’ appointment with its client and is subject to the terms of that appointment. It is addressed to and for the sole and confidential use and reliance of Adi Associates’ client. 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Email: [email protected] © Adi Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd 2021 Web: www.adi-associates.com iii CONTENTS Introduction .............................................................................................. 1 Background ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Alternatives .................................................................................................................................................. 1 The Scheme .............................................................................................. 3 Location of Scheme Site ............................................................................................................................ 3 Characteristics of the Scheme Site ......................................................................................................... 3 Character of the Area Around the Scheme Site ............................................................................... 11 Land Uses .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Geology ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 Natural and Cultural Heritage ............................................................................................................... 12 Description of the Scheme ..................................................................................................................... 17 Comino Hotel ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Villas (Santa Marija Village) ...................................................................................................................... 18 Access and Circulation ............................................................................................................................ 28 Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 31 Energy .......................................................................................................................................................... 31 Water .......................................................................................................................................................... 31 Raw Materials ............................................................................................................................................. 32 Waste Management .................................................................................................................................. 32 Construction Phase .................................................................................................................................. 32 Operational Phase ..................................................................................................................................... 33 Construction .............................................................................................................................................. 33 Construction Timing ................................................................................................................................ 34 Construction Machinery .......................................................................................................................... 34 Employment ................................................................................................................................................ 37 Potential Environmental Impacts ......................................................... 39 Mitigation Proposals ................................................................................................................................. 41 FIGURES Figure 1: Location of the Scheme Site .................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2: Comino Policy Map (extracted from the Gozo and Comino Local Plan 2006) .......... 5 Figure 3: Images of the Scheme Site – Hotel ........................................................................................ 6 Figure 4: Images of the Scheme Site – bungalows .............................................................................. 7 Figure 5: Block plan of the existing Hotel ............................................................................................ 8 Figure 6: Block plan of the existing bungalows ................................................................................... 9 v Figure 7: Surrounding Land Uses ......................................................................................................... 13 Figure 8: Images of the Land Uses in the Vicinity of the Scheme Site .......................................... 14 Figure 9: Geology of the Scheme Site ................................................................................................. 15 Figure 10: Natural and Cultural Heritage Designations .................................................................. 16 Figure 11: Existing and proposed disturbed land of the hotel ....................................................... 20 Figure 12: Existing and proposed building footprint of the hotel .................................................. 21 Figure 13: Block Plan of the Proposed Hotel .................................................................................... 22 Figure 14: Visual of the Proposed Hotel - montage ......................................................................... 23 Figure 15: Land to be restored at the hotel Site .............................................................................. 24 Figure 16: Existing and proposed disturbed land of the Santa Marija Village ............................. 25 Figure 17: Existing and proposed building footprint of the Santa Marija Village ........................ 26 Figure 18: Master Plan for the Santa Marija Village .......................................................................... 27 Figure 19: Land to be restored at the Santa Marija Village Site ..................................................... 28 Figure 20: Access and circulation ......................................................................................................... 30 Figure 21: Site layout during Construction (hotel) ......................................................................... 36 Figure 22: Site layout during Construction (village) ........................................................................ 37 TABLES Table 1: Comparison between existing and proposed Gross Floor Area .................................. 19 Table 2: Estimated Raw Materials for Construction ........................................................................ 32 Table 3: Estimated Waste Generation during Construction ......................................................... 33 Table 4: Construction Phasing .............................................................................................................. 34 Table 5: Construction Equipment and Machinery ............................................................................ 35 vi INTRODUCTION 1. This document describes a proposal to redevelop the existing 100-guestroom Comino Hotel and bungalows complex located on the north coast of