Bristol City and South Gloucestershire Councils AVONMOUTH AND SEVERNSIDE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT STUDY February 2012 Address: Ropemaker Court, 12 Lower Park row, Bristol, BS1 5BN Tel: 01179 254 393 Email: [email protected] www.wyg.com creative minds safe hands Document Control Project: A066776 Client: SWRDA, Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council Job Number: A066776 File Origin: X: \Projects \A0 60000 -\A066776 - Avonmouth Infrastructure Study \Final Report \April 2012 \A066776 wyg report final feb 2012.doc Document Checking: Prepared by: AS Signed: AS Checked by: ND Signed: ND Verified by: ND Signed: ND Issue Date Status 1 3rd October 2011 Draft 2 22 nd December 2011 Revised Draft 3 10 th February 2011 Final Draft 4 24 th April 2012 Final Issue www.wyg.com creative minds safe hands Contents Page Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1 1.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................................4 1.1 The Opportunity.........................................................................................................................4 1.2 WYG .........................................................................................................................................4 1.3 Location ....................................................................................................................................5 1.4 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................5 1.5 Challenges.................................................................................................................................6 1.6 Constraining Influence of Environmental Factors..........................................................................7 1.7 The Brief ...................................................................................................................................7 1.8 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment – Level 2 (SFRA 2) .....................................................................9 1.9 Severnside and Avonmouth Wetland Habitat Project ....................................................................9 1.10 Methodology............................................................................................................................10 1.11 Structure of Report ..................................................................................................................10 1.12 Costs.......................................................................................................................................10 1.13 Land Ownership.......................................................................................................................11 1.14 Consultation ............................................................................................................................11 1.15 Technical Reports.....................................................................................................................12 1.16 District Heating ........................................................................................................................12 2.0 Planning History ...............................................................................................................13 2.2 Avonmouth..............................................................................................................................13 2.3 Severnside – the 1957/58 Permissions.......................................................................................13 2.4 Western Approach Phase 1 (WAP 1) Development .....................................................................14 3.0 Planning Policy Context....................................................................................................18 3.1 The Development Plan .............................................................................................................18 3.2 Policy Changes.........................................................................................................................18 3.3 Implications of Change.............................................................................................................19 3.4 RPG10.....................................................................................................................................19 3.5 Joint Waste Core Strategy (JWSC).............................................................................................19 3.6 Joint Replacement Structure Plan..............................................................................................20 3.7 South Gloucestershire Local Plan...............................................................................................21 3.8 South Gloucestershire Core Strategy .........................................................................................23 3.9 Bristol Local Plan......................................................................................................................26 www.wyg.com creative minds safe hands M49 Junction............................................................................................................................... 27 3.10 Bristol Core Strategy ................................................................................................................29 3.11 Site Allocations Development Plan Documents (DPD) .................................................................29 3.12 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) ........................................................................................30 3.13 Bristol Employment Land Review...............................................................................................30 3.14 South Gloucestershire Employment Land Review........................................................................31 3.15 South Gloucestershire Local Economic Assessment (LEA)............................................................31 3.16 Conclusions .............................................................................................................................31 4.0 Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) ...................................................................32 4.1 Context ...................................................................................................................................32 4.2 Implications for the Study Area.................................................................................................33 4.3 Transport Infrastructure ...........................................................................................................33 4.4 National Grid’s Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Storage Facility at Avonmouth...................................33 4.5 Risks .......................................................................................................................................34 4.6 Conclusions .............................................................................................................................35 5.0 Statutory Undertakers Services........................................................................................36 5.1 Context ...................................................................................................................................36 5.2 Overhead Power Lines..............................................................................................................36 5.3 Pipelines..................................................................................................................................36 5.4 Wessex Water Proposals...........................................................................................................37 5.5 National Grid Proposals.............................................................................................................38 5.6 Risks .......................................................................................................................................39 5.7 Conclusions .............................................................................................................................40 6.0 Contamination ..................................................................................................................41 6.1 Context ...................................................................................................................................41 6.2 Implications for the Study Area.................................................................................................41 6.3 Costs.......................................................................................................................................41 6.4 Risks .......................................................................................................................................42 6.5 Conclusions .............................................................................................................................42 7.0 Green Infrastructure (GI).................................................................................................43 7.1 Context ...................................................................................................................................43 7.2 Implications for the Study Area.................................................................................................45