The Hollies (Site 1) Environmental Assessment Land Adjacent to Kings Wood (South of Stoneleigh Road), Stoneleigh, Warwick Proposal for an Anaerobic Digester and Associated Infrastructure Environmental Report Material Change Ltd Report prepared by: Ecus Ltd. Brook Holt 3 Blackburn Road Sheffield S61 2DW 0114 266 9292 May 2014 Land Adjacent to Kings Wood: Anaerobic Digester Material Change Ltd Report to: Material Change Ltd Land Adjacent to Kings Wood (South of Stoneleigh Road), Report Title: Stoneleigh, Warwick. Proposal for an Anaerobic Digester and Associated Infrastructure Revision: Final Issue Date: 05.05.2014 Report Ref: 4590 Originated By: Sarah Brooks Principal EIA Consultant Date: 31.03.2014 Reviewed By: Dr Holly Smith EIA Team Leader Date: 05.05.2014 Approved By: Erica Kemp Director Date: 12.05.2014 Prepared by: ECUS Ltd. 3 Blackburn Road Sheffield S61 2DW TEL: 0114 2669292 FAX: 0114 2668243 The report and the site assessments carried out by ECUS on behalf of the client in accordance with the agreed terms of contract and/or written agreement form the agreed Services. The Services were performed by ECUS with the skill and care ordinarily exercised by a reasonable Environmental Consultant at the time the Services were performed. Further, and in particular, the Services were performed by ECUS taking into account the limits of the scope of works required by the client, the time scale involved and the resources, including financial and manpower resources, agreed between ECUS and the client. Other than that expressly contained in the paragraph above, ECUS provides no other representation or warranty whether express or implied, in relation to the services. This report is produced exclusively for the purposes of the client. ECUS is not aware of any interest of or reliance by any party other than the client in or on the services. Unless expressly provided in writing, ECUS does not authorise, consent or condone any party other than the client relying upon the services provided. Any reliance on the services or any part of the services by any party other than the client is made wholly at that party’s own and sole risk and ECUS disclaims any liability to such parties. This report is based on site conditions, regulatory or other legal provisions, technology or economic conditions at the time of the Service provision. These conditions can change with time and reliance on the findings of the Services under changing conditions should be reviewed. ECUS accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of third party data used in this report. i Land Adjacent to Kings Wood: Anaerobic Digester Material Change Ltd Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 SITE DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT ............................................................................................. 1 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................. 3 2.1 THE APPLICANT ............................................................................................................ 3 2.2 ANAEROBIC DIGESTION AND PRODUCTS ........................................................................ 3 2.3 SITE SELECTION ........................................................................................................... 3 2.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................ 4 3. LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL AMENITY ......................................................................... 11 3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 11 3.2 METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 11 3.3 PLANNING POLICY AND LEGISLATION ........................................................................... 16 3.4 BASELINE CONDITIONS ............................................................................................... 21 3.5 ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION .................................................................................... 31 3.6 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................ 42 3.7 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 43 4. ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ........................................................... 44 4.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 45 4.2 METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 45 4.3 PLANNING POLICY AND LEGISLATION ........................................................................... 48 4.4 BASELINE CONDITIONS ............................................................................................... 49 4.5 ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION .................................................................................... 56 4.6 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................ 58 4.7 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 62 5. ECOLOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION ............................................................... 65 5.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 65 5.2 METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 65 5.3 PLANNING POLICY AND LEGISLATION .......................................................................... 72 5.4 BASELINE CONDITIONS ............................................................................................... 76 5.5 ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION .................................................................................... 86 5.6 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................ 92 5.7 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 93 6. ODOUR ........................................................................................................................ 94 6.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 95 6.2 METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 95 6.3 PLANNING POLICY AND LEGISLATION ........................................................................... 97 6.4 BASELINE CONDITIONS ............................................................................................... 99 6.5 ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION .................................................................................. 103 6.6 CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................... 104 6.7 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................... 105 ii Land Adjacent to Kings Wood: Anaerobic Digester Material Change Ltd Figure no. Figure Name Figure 1.1 Site Location Figure 1.2 Proposed Site Layout - Pipelines Figure 1.3 Proposed Site Layout - ADP Figure 3.1 2.54 km Study Area, Landscape Designations and Landscape Character Figure 3.2 Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) ‘Bare Ground’ Figure 3.3 Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) ‘With Screening’ Figure 3.4 Viewpoint Locations Figure 3.5 Local Context Figure 3.6 Viewpoint 1 – Existing View (submitted under a separate cover) Figure 3.7 Viewpoint 1 - Photomontage (submitted under a separate cover) Figure 3.8 Viewpoint 2 – Existing View (submitted under a separate cover) Figure 3.9 Viewpoint 2 - Photomontage (submitted under a separate cover) Figure 3.10 Viewpoint 3 – Existing View (submitted under a separate cover) Figure 3.11 Viewpoint 4 – Existing View (submitted under a separate cover) Figure 3.12 Viewpoint 4 - Overlay (submitted under a separate cover) Figure 3.13 Viewpoint 5 - Existing view (submitted under a separate cover) Figure 3.14 Viewpoint 6 - Existing view (submitted under a separate cover) Figure 3.15 Site View Points (submitted under a separate cover) Site Plan Showing Non-designated Heritage Assets (based on WHER Figure 4.1 Data) Figure 4.2 Site Plan showing Designated Heritage Assets (based on EH Data) Figure 4.3 1628 Kenilworth Estate Plan (Overlying Modern OS) Figure 4.4 1766 Leigh Estate Map Figure 4.5 1887 Ordnance Survey Map Figure 4.6 1955 Ordnance Survey Map Figure 5.1 Phase 1 Habitat Survey Figure 5.2 Buffers on Identified Ponds Figure 5.3 Great Crested Newt Ponds in Stoneleigh Park Figure 6.1 Receptor Locations Figure 6.2 Wind Rose for Coventry Airport Meteorological Station Appendix no. Appendix Name Appendix 1.1 Consultation Correspondence with WDC EHO Appendix 3.1 LVIA Methodology Appendix 3.2 Warwick Landscape Guidelines Appendix 4.1 WHER Data Appendix 4.2 Site Photographs Appendix 5.1 Biological Data Appendix 5.2 Amphibian HSI Results Appendix 5.3 Pond Photographs iii Land Adjacent to Kings