30214 Mulberry NTS FINAL - IEMA · Mulberry Logistics Park Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary Prepared on behalf of Mulberry Commercial Developments Ltd Barton Willmore

MULBERRY LOGISTICS PARK

ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY

June 2019

Mulberry Logistics Park

Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary

Prepared on behalf of Mulberry Commercial Developments Ltd

Barton Willmore LLP 7 Soho Square London W1D 3QB Tel: 020 7446 6888

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Project Ref: 23214/A5/ES Status: Draft Final Issue/Rev: 01 03 Date: June 2019 June 2019 Prepared by: Project Team MM Checked by: MM MW

Mulberry Logistics Park Contents

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CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1

2.0 EIA METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................. 4

3.0 SITE AND DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................ 6

4.0 ALTERNATIVES & DESIGN EVOLUTION .................................................................................. 9

5.0 CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY & PHASING ....................................................................... 10

6.0 SOCIO-ECONOMICS ............................................................................................................ 12

7.0 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ........................................................................................ 13

8.0 WATER RESOURCES AND FLOOD RISK ................................................................................. 15

9.0 AIR QUALITY ..................................................................................................................... 16

10.0 NOISE ............................................................................................................................... 17

11.0 TRANSPORT ....................................................................................................................... 18

12.0 AGRICULTURE AND SOILS .................................................................................................. 19

13.0 ECOLOGY .......................................................................................................................... 20

14.0 CULTURAL HERITAGE ......................................................................................................... 22

15.0 SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 24

FIGURES

Figure 1.1 Site Plan

Figure 3.1 Parameter Plan

Mulberry Logistics Park Introduction

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Mulberry Commercial Developments Ltd (the Applicant), is applying for outline planning

permission for the construction of up 235,000 square metres of commercial development,

associated access and infrastructure (referred to hereafter as the Development) on 81

hectares of land located south of Harworth, Nottinghamshire (the Site), situated within the

administrative area of Bassetlaw District Council (BDC). A site plan is provided as Figure 1.1.

Requirement for Environmental Impact Assessment

1.2 EIA is the process by which development proposals deemed likely to have significant

environmental effects are appraised. EIA establishes the nature of a development and the

environment in which it is likely to take place, during both construction and operational

phases. An Environmental Statement (ES) is the document reporting the assessment process

and is submitted with the planning application.

1.3 On 14th March 2017 planning consent was granted for an employment park on the Site

comprising up to 235,000sqm of commercial development (planning application reference:

15/00971/OUT). The development fell within the remit of the Town and Country Planning

(Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011i (as were in force at the time) and

therefore a comprehensive ES was prepared and submitted in support of the planning

application.

1.4 Following changes to requirements the Applicant intends to submit a Section 73 application1

to amend the consented development parameters. The Planning Practice Guidance advises

that for development considered to be EIA development, as was the case in the 2015

application, “… an environmental statement must be submitted with a section 73

application’ii. This ES has been prepared in accordance with the Town and Country Planning

(Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017iii and the methodology for the ES is

discussed further in Chapter 2.

Project Team

1.5 The ES has been coordinated by Barton Willmore and presents the results of technical studies

carried out in conjunction with a number of specialist consultants appointed by the Applicant.

The project team is listed in Table 1.1 along with their respective disciplines and contributions

to the ES.

1 An application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 can seek to vary or remove conditions associated with a planning permission.


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Table 1.1: Project Team

Organisation Expertise / Competence Barton Willmore Planning, EIA Coordination, Socio Economic Effects; and

Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Ecology Solutions Ltd Ecology Assessment RPS Group Noise and Vibration Assessment; Air Quality Assessment; Water

Resources and Flood Risk Assessment. Cotswold Archaeology Cultural Heritage Assessment Development Planning Ltd Transport Assessment and ES Transport Chapter.

Other Documents

1.6 In addition to the ES a number of other documents have been submitted to BDC in support

of the planning application. These include:

Planning Statement;

Statement of Community Involvement;

Transport Assessment; and

Design and Access Statement.

Environmental Statement Availability

1.7 Following submission and validation of the planning application, the ES will be available for

public viewing at: https://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-

services/comment-track-and-view-current-applications/ and, during normal office hours, at

the following address:

Bassetlaw District Council

Queen’s Buildings

Potter Street

Worksop

Nottinghamshire, S80 2AH

1.8 Copies of the ES can be purchased from:

Environmental Planning Team

Barton Willmore LLP

7 Soho Square

London, W1D 3QB

Tel: 020 7446 6888 / Email: [email protected]


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1.9 The ES may be purchased as a whole document or in separate volumes, the costs for which

are as follows:

Non-Technical Summary (NTS) - £15

Volume 1: ES Main Text & Figures - £180

Volume 2: ES Appendices - £250

Full copy (with NTS) of the ES on CD - £20.

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Mulberry Logistics Park EIA Methodology

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2.0 EIA METHODOLOGY

2.1 EIA is a procedure used to assess the likely significant effects of a proposed development on

the environment. The results are written into an ES which is submitted with the planning

application. The ES provides the local planning authority (in this case BDC) with sufficient

information about the potential environmental effects (which may arise during the

demolition/construction and/or operational phases) of the Development before a decision is

made about the planning application.

2.2 The ES predicts what the significance of each environmental effect would be, which is

determined by two factors:

The sensitivity, importance or value of the environment (such as people or wildlife); and

The actual change taking place to the environment (i.e. the size or severity of change

taking place).

2.3 Most environmental disciplines classify effects as negligible, adverse or beneficial, where

effects are minor, moderate or major. Some disciplines use bespoke criteria based on

published guidance.

2.4 The ES includes a description of the current environmental conditions known as the baseline

conditions, against which the likely significant environmental effects of the development are

assessed.

EIA Scope

2.5 An ES should focus on the likely significant effects of a development on the environment. The

Applicant did not seek a scoping opinion from BDC. The scope of this 2019 ES was established

through consideration of the scope of the 2015 ES which was agreed in a scoping opinion with

Bassetlaw DC on 2nd June 2015 and the existing extensive knowledge base within the

consultant team. The technical assessments scoped into this ES comprise:

Socio-Economics;

Landscape and Visual Impact;

Water Resources and Flood Risk;

Air Quality;

Transport;

Noise and Vibration;

Agriculture and Soils;

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Biodiversity; and

Cultural Heritage.

Stakeholder Engagement and Public Consultation

2.6 The planning application involved consultation with BDC, statutory consultees, the local

community and other stakeholders. A public exhibition was held at Banbury Memorial Hall,

High Street, Blyth on Wednesday 5th June 2019 between 3pm and 6:30pm, and on Thursday

6th June 2019 between 3pm and 6:30pm at Harworth Town Hall, Scrooby Road, Harworth. In

advance of the public exhibition an invitation letter was distributed to local residents and the

exhibition was also advertised within the Doncaster Free Press local newspaper. At the events,

clear information about the Development was provided on boards and representatives from

the project team were available to answer questions.

Cumulative Effects

2.7 EIA must assess any potentially significant effects of a development that may arise

cumulatively (when combined with) other major development with planning permission or

under construction in the local area. Government guidance states that ‘existing and approved’

developments should be considered. The ES included assessment of cumulative effects of the

Development with seven identified schemes.

Mulberry Logistics Park Site & Development Description

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3.0 SITE AND DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION

Site Context

3.1 The Site (refer Figure 1.1) is located approximately 1.5km to the south of Harworth and 500m

to the north of Junction 34 of the A1M. To the north is an area of existing employment uses,

Harworth Business Park and the former Harworth Colliery, and further to the north are the

residential areas of Harworth and Bircotes. To the south is a group of residential dwellings,

to the east it is predominantly open countryside, and to the west there are spoil heaps

associated with the former colliery’s operations. The main roads to either side of the Site,

Bawtry Road (the A614) to the east and Blyth Road to the west, are the key routes for

connecting Harworth Bircotes and Bawtry to the A1(M).

3.2 Features in the surrounding area include the River Ryton and its associated floodplain

approximately 400m to the west of the Site boundary; Coronation Clump Sandpit a non-

statutory Site of Importance for Nature Conservation adjacent to the north-eastern boundary

of the Site; and Serlby Hall a Grade I listed building with its historic (but not listed) parkland

located to the east beyond Bawtry Road. The parkland is a prominent landscape feature

containing numerous listed buildings and Serlby Golf Course. There are no conservation areas

on or adjacent to the Site.

Site Description

3.3 The Site, broadly triangular in shape, extends to 81 hectares (ha), and comprises farmed

agricultural land with intermittent hedgerows and tree belts on the western and north-eastern

boundaries. Buildings associated with Steer Bank Farm are located in the north-eastern part

of the Site adjacent to a farm access road which bisects the northern part of the Site,

connecting Blyth Road to Bawtry Road.

3.4 There are no ponds, watercourses or public rights of way on the Site, and the Site slopes

from north to south from 34m to 13m above ordnance datum (AOD). The Site is located

entirely within Flood Zone 1 which is defined as land having a less than 0.1% annual

probability of flooding.

Description of Development

3.5 The Applicant intends to submit a Section 73 planning application for the development of a

235,000sqm business park, comprising General Industry (Use Class B2), and Storage and

Distribution (Use Class B8) uses and ancillary development. Outline permission will be sought


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with all matters reserved apart from access. The buildings associated with Steer Bank Farm

will be demolished.

Development Parameters

3.6 For an outline planning application where EIA is required, the description of the development

must be sufficient to enable the requirements of the EIA Regulations to be fulfilled, and in

particular, to enable the potential significant effects of a development to be identified. In the

case of the Development, it would not be feasible to make a detailed application at this stage,

however, to ensure that as it evolves with the benefit of further approvals (i.e. reserved

matters) the Development remains consistent with that assessed within this ES, ‘Development

Parameters’ have been established and assessed. Development Parameters detail all the

limits, or controls, necessary to define and fix those aspects of a development capable of

having significant environmental effects. This will enable planning conditions to be drawn up

and agreed to control the implementation of the Development. The Development Parameters

to be defined by such conditions include:

the location and types of land use; and

the maximum heights of development in storeys and as overall maximum metres AOD.

3.7 The development parameters for the Development are shown on Figure 3.1.

Land Use

3.8 The land uses proposed within the Development are detailed in Table 3.1 and shown on Figure

3.1. The Development may comprise all B8 floorspace or could provide up to 70,500sqm of

B2 floorspace with the remainder of the Development B8 floorspace. The total built

Development will not exceed 235,000sqm.

Table 3.1: Land Use

Zone Maximum finished floor level

Max Ridge height Max. Building Footprint (B8)

Max. B2 Area (30%)

1 17.00m AOD 38.50m AOD 235,000 sqm 70,500 sqm 2 29.45m AOD 50.95m AOD

3 28.35m AOD 42.00m AOD Total Gross Internal Area for Zones 1-3 Not to Exceed 235,000 m²

Building Heights and Massing

3.9 The proposed maximum heights of the Development are shown on Table 3.1.


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Green Infrastructure

3.10 The Development will include approximately 14ha of green infrastructure comprising a

landscape, ecological and drainage framework across the Site.

Access

3.11 The principal vehicular accesses to the Development will be from new junctions on Bawtry

Road and Blyth Road. Pedestrian access will also be provided associated with the proposed

Bawtry Road, Blyth Road and Snape Lane vehicle access points. further pedestrian access

points will also be provided to the Development.

Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change

3.12 Through careful detailed design and use of appropriate technology, the Development will offer

an appropriate and effective response to climate change issues. All such measures will be

agreed with BDC at the appropriate time and thereafter regulated through a combination of

planning conditions, and planning obligations.

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P4 - General update follwoing review/comments 05.04.2019 MF

P5 - Draft revsion issued for information 01.05.2019 MF

P6 - Zone 3 plateau, buffer zones updated and drawing updated to suit 10.05.2019 MF

P7 - blue line omitted and vehicle access added to development area 10.05.2019 MF

P8 - Floor area restriction note updated 14.05.2019 MF

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TOTAL GROSS INTERNAL AREA FOR ZONES 1-3 NOT TO EXCEED: 235,000 m² / 2,529,520 ft²

Zone 3 28.35m AOD

Max. B2 Area (30%)

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PEDESTRIAN/CYCLE ACCESS

LOCATIONS INTO DEVELOPMENT

NO BUILDING FLOOR AREA

(Excludes B2/B8 building floor area. Where within

Development Zone area includes ancillary use, car

parking, and B2/B8 service/ancillary uses).

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AREAS AROUND

THE DEVELOPMENT ZONE

(Including areas for Landscape buffers, structural

planting, foot/cycle paths, ecological mitigation and

earthwork banks

RETAINED TREE / WOODLAND / HEDGE

ROOT PROTECTION BUFFER ZONE

PLANNING BOUNDARY

200.81 Ac / 81.26 Ha

235,000 m² / 2,529,520 ft²

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4.0 ALTERNATIVES & DESIGN EVOLUTION

4.1 The EIA Regulations require an ES to detail any alternatives that have been considered to the

development submitted for planning permission. Alternatives can include:

No Development;

Alternative Locations or Uses Sites; and

Alternative Designs.

The ‘do nothing’ Alternative

4.1 Under the ‘do nothing scenario’ the Site would remain undeveloped but with planning consent

for commercial buildings. However, subsequent to the 2015 proposals, current and anticipated

market demand has evolved with a requirement now for delivering fewer but larger scale

logistics facilities. The demand for larger scale units has modified the earthworks approach

and hence the requirement for a new masterplan and Section 73 planning application to

amend the consented proposals. Accordingly, the Applicant did not consider the do-nothing

scenario.

Consideration of Alternative Locations and Uses

4.2 This option was also not considered by the Applicant. The Site is suitable for the proposed

end uses and has planning consent for a similar commercial development, and the Applicant

can deliver commercial development on this Site.

Consideration of Alternative Designs

4.3 The Development submitted for approval is the result of a thorough analysis of environmental

constraints and opportunities. Consultation with BDC and statutory consultees has been a key

influence in design evolution. The key environmental issues raised during consultation can be

grouped into themes and relate to the potential for:

effects on drainage;

noise effects from HGVs on existing residential properties;

effects on existing landscape features;

visual effects of the buildings on existing residential properties; and

effects on and the local highway network and public transport.

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5.0 CONSTRUCTION METHODOLOGY & PHASING

Construction Phasing

5.1 Planning for construction is broad at this stage. The assessment of construction phase

environmental effects is based on reasonable assumptions and experience.

5.2 Construction is expected to start in 2020 subject to gaining planning permission and take

approximately 10 to years to complete with the overall development expected to be completed

by 2030.

5.3 Construction will include the following activities:

Enabling works (including demolition);

Site preparation (including excavation and grading);

Provision of infrastructure;

Construction of substructure;

Construction of superstructure;

Fit out of buildings; and

Landscaping.

Controls to Protect the Environment

5.4 A Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) will be prepared for the Development.

This is a document that will set out all the limits and controls that need to be complied with

to reduce or avoid effects on the environment as a result of the construction process (e.g.

dust). The requirement for a CEMP will be secured by a condition to the planning application.

Construction Vehicle Movements

5.5 Construction vehicle movements will be managed to minimise the impact on the local road

network. The HGV movements would be dispersed across the working day outside of the AM

and PM peak periods. The arrival and departure of light vehicles would be concentrated during

the morning and evening periods but would be less than the predicted levels of traffic during

the operational phase of the Development.

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Hours of Work

5.6 Working hours on the Site will be agreed with BDC through the CEMP. It is likely that the

standard hours of work will be adhered to. These are:

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm;

Saturday, 8am to 1pm; and

Sunday and Bank Holidays, no work on-site.

5.7 All work outside these hours will be subject to prior agreement of, and/or reasonable notice

to BDC as appropriate. Night-time working will be restricted to exceptional circumstances,

and work internally within buildings. By arrangement, there may be some out of hours

construction deliveries made to the Site.

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6.0 SOCIO-ECONOMICS

6.1 The ES included an assessment of the likely significant socio-economic effects of the

Development from both the construction and operational phases. Specifically, the assessment

addressed:

Direct and indirect employment during the construction phase;

Direct and indirect employment during the operational phase; and

Direct and indirect local expenditure during the construction and operational phases.

Baseline Conditions

6.2 The Site is located within a local area which has a population of 8,100 people, equating to

approximately 7% of Bassetlaw’s total population. Within this study area, 4.6% of residents

aged 16-64 years are claiming unemployment related benefits, this is considerably higher than

the proportion for Bassetlaw (2.7%), the East Midlands region (2.3%) and England (2.6%).

Likely Significant Effects

6.3 The construction phase of the Development is expected to generate a significant number of

jobs (equivalent to 172 full time jobs over the 10-year build period) across all construction

disciplines from ground workers to construction management, resulting in an effect of minor

to moderate beneficial significance.

6.4 The operational phase of the Development is expected to generate 2,326 – 3,048 additional

jobs. Baseline evidence identified that the study areas has a comparatively high percentage

of unemployment related benefits claimants and therefore it is considered that the creation

of additional jobs will have a permanent, moderate to major beneficial effect on employment.

6.5 Assessment of potential cumulative socio-economic effects has identified the potential for

minor to major beneficial effects on employment.

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7.0 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT

7.1 The ES included an assessment of the potentially significant effects of the Development on

local views and landscape character. Photographs have been included in the ES to assist in

determining the visibility of the Site and effects from the Development.

Baseline Conditions

7.2 The Site is adjacent to industrial and business parks, and the former colliery site and colliery

tip, and to the north of residential development along the A614 Bawtry Road and Harworth

Avenue. The A1(M) Junction 34 is located approximately 500m to the south. The Site lies

between the A614 Bawtry Road and Blyth Road and comprises intensively farmed agricultural

land. Vegetation within the Site is limited, with few internal hedgerow field boundaries

remaining and the condition of vegetation generally poor. Nook Flat Wood is located

immediately to the east of the Site.

7.3 In terms of views from the surrounding area, the Site is relatively well screened by intervening

landform and vegetation. A visual appraisal of the Site and surrounding area has

demonstrated that the main visual receptors of the Site are residential properties in the

immediate vicinity of the Site, on Harworth Avenue and Bawtry Road and users of a public

right of way, with intermittent views into the Site afforded from Snape Lane, Bawtry Road

and Blyth Road.


7.4 The Development includes a landscape strategy which will seek to protect important landscape

features, such as the tree belt and hedgerows along the boundaries of the Site, and woodland

adjacent to the Site as well as provide locally appropriate landscape planting to allow the

Development to assimilate into the wider landscape setting and enhance biodiversity and

habitat links within the Site.

7.5 In terms of significant effects on landscape features, the Development would inevitably result

in the loss of arable fields, and some trees and hedgerows, to accommodate built form and

green infrastructure. However, it is considered that the provision of landscaping provides the

opportunity to enhance woodland, trees and hedgerows within the Site through positive

management and proposed planting. This is considered likely to offset adverse effects on

landscape features, and result in a beneficial effect over time.

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7.6 In terms of visual effects, the assessment illustrates that despite the large scale of the

Development, significant visual effects (ranging from major adverse to neutral) are very

limited as a result of intervening landform and vegetation. It is residential properties in the

immediate vicinity of the Site who are most likely to be adversely affected due to the

introduction of large built form, although no views are afforded from Harworth Bircotes, with

residential views limited to properties on Bawtry Road, Blyth Road and Harworth Avenue.

Adverse effects will be less significant with the establishment of the proposed planting over

20 years.

7.7 Cumulative landscape and visual effects have been identified which range from major to

moderate adverse for the construction and operational phases.

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8.0 WATER RESOURCES AND FLOOD RISK

8.1 This chapter in the ES assessed the potential effects of the construction and operation phases

of the Development on the water environment. The water environment includes groundwater

resources, ground and surface water quality, flood risk and drainage.

Baseline Conditions

8.2 There are no ponds or watercourses on the Site. The River Ryton, which flows in a generally

northerly direction before discharging into the River Idle south of the village of Bawtry, is the

nearest main river to the Site and is located approximately 475 m east at its nearest point.

8.3 A review of the Environment Agency’s Flood Map, and consultation with the Environment

Agency, has confirmed that Site is wholly located within Flood Zone 1 i.e. the land is classified

as having a less than 1 in 1,000 annual probability of river flooding. The geology underlying

the Site is classified as a Principal Aquifer2. A groundwater abstraction point for public water

supply is located within the Site and is licensed for spray irrigation associated with the current

farming use of the Site. It is assumed, however, that the requirement for irrigation will end

with the start of the Development.


8.1 The Site is located in a low flood risk zone, however surface water run-off during the

construction phase has the potential to be of moderate to major adverse significant, if

unmitigated. It will be the contractor’s responsibility to manage flood risk and should a flood

occur, implement emergency plans. Following the implementation of mitigation measures

(including a CEMP), the potential flooding and drainage effects are considered to be reduced

to minor adverse to negligible significance. The impact on groundwater and water quality are

not considered to be significant.

8.2 During the operational phase, the potential impact of flood risk and drainage effects are

considered to be of minor adverse to negligible significance. This effect can be managed

through the incorporation of surface water drainage features into the design of the

Development to reduce the effects. The impact on groundwater and water quality is

considered negligible.

8.3 There are not expected to be any cumulative impacts in relation to the Development as each

development will be required to ensure there is no flood risk from the respective schemes.

2 Aquifers are layers of rock or that usually provide a high level of water storage.

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9.0 AIR QUALITY

9.1 The ES included an assessment of the effects as a result of the Development on Air Quality.

This has been based upon a review of the construction phase activities and has been informed

by computer modelling of traffic flows during the operation of the Development.

Baseline Conditions

9.2 The Site does lie within, or in the vicinity of, a statutory Air Quality Management Area3. A

number of sensitive locations were selected for inclusion within the air quality assessment;

these receptors included adjacent residential properties and receptors in close to roads that

may be affected by traffic generated by the Development.


9.3 Construction of the Development has the potential to generate dust which could affect

adjacent residential properties. Mitigation measures will aim to minimise the release of dust

entering the atmosphere during the construction and particular attention would be paid to

operations close the Site boundary. Effective implementation of these mitigation measures

will result in an no significant effects during construction.

9.4 Detailed modelling of emissions from road traffic associated with the Development when

complete and operational has been undertaken. In all modelled scenarios, the operational

impact of the Development on existing receptors in the local area is predicted to be negligible.

9.5 Significant cumulative effects are not anticipated.

3 An area where air pollution is higher than national objectives.

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10.0 NOISE

10.1 The ES has considered the potential impact of noise and vibration at existing and proposed

noise and vibration sensitive receptors4 (NVSRs) during the construction and operational

phase of the Development.

Baseline Conditions

10.2 In order to define baseline noise and vibration conditions, long term daytime and night-time

noise measurements were undertaken at two locations in the vicinity of the Development,

and short-term daytime noise measurements were undertaken at two further locations. These

measurements informed computer modelling of future noise on the Site.


10.3 The impact of the construction of the Development with regard to noise and vibration was

considered in accordance with the relevant guidance. The assessment identified that after

mitigation, construction noise will give rise to negligible to minor significant effects at existing

residential receptors. Piling noise may give rise to temporary moderate adverse significance

when undertaken close to residences. Construction traffic noise is of negligible significance

and construction vibration is of negligible to minor adverse significance. Proposed mitigation

measures, to be secured through a CEMP, include:

scheduling of works to avoid too many noisy activities concentrating in one area;

local enclosure/ screening of noisy plant or equipment; and

identification of less noisy plant or methods of working, etc.

10.4 The operational effects of the Development, after mitigation, will be of negligible to minor

adverse significance at existing residential receptors. Operational traffic on the existing

highway network is of negligible significance. As the design of the Development progresses,

mitigation against noise will be provided through sustainable design which will maximize

screening of HGV noise at receptors through route orientation, and the massing of buildings

within the Development, and providing, where necessary, noise barriers.

10.5 Significant cumulative effects are not anticipated.

4 Premises sensitive to noise e.g. domestic properties, schools, hospitals.

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11.0 TRANSPORT

11.1 An assessment has been undertaken of the likely effects of the Development with respect to

transport. The assessment of the effects of traffic from the Development has considered the

baseline year of 2020, the construction phase, two future years: 2025 which is part-way

through the construction works and 2030 when the Development is expected to be complete

and operational.

Baseline Conditions

11.2 All major junctions surrounding and serving the Site have been forecast to operate with

adequate spare traffic capacity and there have been no significant highways safety concerns

within the study area. Currently, there are no dedicated pedestrian or cycle routes within the

Site, however there are regular buses passing by the Site along Bawtry Road.


11.3 The significance of the effects on traffic during the construction phase are considered to be

less than during the operational phases. Prior to mitigation, the effect on highways safety is

considered to be significant, however, with the implementation of a Construction Logistics

Plan, there will be no significant effects on traffic capacity or highways safety.

11.4 Once compete and operational, the effect of the Development on traffic levels is considered

to be not significant. Furthermore, the overall traffic impact as a result of the Development

would be managed through the introduction of a Travel Plan. The Travel Plan would include

measures to reduce reliance on the private car.

11.5 The Development also provides the opportunity for enhanced walking, cycling and public

transport usage, particularly for those in the local area. The residual significance of the non-

car mode measures is considered to be Minor Beneficial.

11.6 Cumulative effects with other nearby developments will be negligible to moderate beneficial

should all schemes provide enhancements to benefit the wider community.

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12.0 AGRICULTURE AND SOILS

12.1 An agriculture and soils assessment was undertaken at the Site in order to determine the

baseline environment and what effects, if any, the Development will have upon this

environment.

Baseline Conditions

12.2 A survey of the quality of the agricultural land on the Site was undertaken in 2015 in order

to determine whether the land would be classified as ‘best and most versatile5’ land. The

results from the survey indicate that the majority of the site is Grade 3b (which is not

considered to be ‘best and most versatile’ land) with some Grade 3a (which is considered to

be best and most versatile. Due to the presence of Grade 3a, the land at the Site is considered

best and most versatile.


12.3 Effects identified through the construction phase are the degradation of the soil resource

(assessed as being of moderate-minor adverse significance) and loss of soil resource

(assessed as of negligible significance).

12.4 During the operational phase, the effects on soil sealing (due to increased areas of

hardstanding) were assessed as being of potentially minor adverse to negligible significance

and the effect of the land being taken out of agricultural use was assessed as being of major

adverse significance. Mitigation measures will include conforming to best practice guidance,

reuse of excavated soils on site and prompt reinstatement of soils and keeping areas of

hardstanding to a minimum.

12.5 There is some potential for cumulative effects with other nearby development in relation to

loss of agricultural land and soils, but this is not assessed as being significant.

5 Best and Most Versatile land is the most flexible, productive and efficient in response to inputs and which can best deliver future crops for food and non food uses.

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13.0 ECOLOGY

13.1 The likely significant environmental effects of the Development on ecology was undertaken

as part of the ES. The assessment was carried out in accordance with all relevant guidelines.

Baseline Conditions

13.2 A review of the baseline conditions on the Site, identified through examination of relevant

databases and site surveys, identified that overall, the Site is considered to be of low

ecological value, predominantly comprising arable fields bordered by field margins and an

intermittent / fragmented hedgerow network with a farmhouse property in the north. The

features of highest ecological value are the boundary tree belts and adjacent off-site

woodlands.

13.3 There are no statutory designated sites within the Site itself. The nearest statutory site

designated for nature conservation is the River Idle Washlands Site of Special Scientific

Interest (SSSI), which lies approximately 3.4km northeast of the Site and will not be affected

by the Development.

13.4 The nearest non-statutory site for nature conservation is the Coronation Clump Sandpit Site

of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC), which is situated adjacent to the north-eastern

boundary of the Site. This SINC is a sand quarry and is designated for its botanical interest.

13.5 Faunal surveys for bats and badgers were undertaken as part of the assessment along with

information collected on birds, invertebrates and other species such as Great Crested Newts.


13.6 No significant adverse impacts are considered to arise on any statutory designated sites.

Mitigation measures, such as dust control procedures, will be put in to place within a CEMP

to ensure there are no adverse effects on the Coronation Clump Sandpit SINC.

13.7 The Development provides the opportunity to enhance the ecological interest of the Site

through the provision of areas of species-rich grassland within areas of open space, new

woodland buffer planting, new tree / hedgerow planting and the creation of a sustainable

drainage features, providing green links throughout the Site which would result in moderate

beneficial effects. The loss of sections of hedgerows would be offset by new tree / hedgerow

and woodland buffer planting together with enhancements to the retained tree belts. The

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creation of new species-rich grassland in the open spaces together with the creation of a

sustainable drainage features will provide new and enhanced foraging opportunities for bats

through an increase invertebrate food source, maintain resources for badgers (if present) and

other small mammals. In addition, measures to avoid impacts on nesting birds (e.g. any

clearance of suitable bird nesting vegetation will be undertaken outside of the bird breeding

season (March – July inclusive) or only after prior checks by a suitably qualified ecologist)

will be secured through a CEMP and. The creation of new habitats as part of the Development

to enhance foraging and nesting opportunities post-construction will maximise the assemblage

of birds attracted to the Site post-development. The provision of bird boxes of a variety of

designs will also provide new nesting opportunities for birds. A moderate beneficial residual

effect.

13.8 With the mitigation proposed, the Development would not result in any adverse residual

impact on habitats of species of any significance, and there will be no net loss of features of

ecological importance.

13.9 There are not deemed to be any significant cumulative impacts resulting from the

development of the Site with any other committed developments.

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14.0 CULTURAL HERITAGE

14.1 An assessment of the potential effects of the Development upon cultural heritage was

undertaken as part of the ES.

Baseline Conditions

14.2 A review of existing available information to determine the baseline conditions at the Site

identified the buried remains of potential prehistoric/Romano-British field systems, indicated

by cropmarks, within of two areas of the Site. These remains comprise part of a larger buried

prehistoric/Romano-British agricultural landscape and are considered to be non-designated

heritage assets of archaeological importance.

14.3 Steer Bank Farm is located within the Site and comprises built elements which date to the

18th century. This asset has been extensively altered through its use as a modern farmhouse

and is considered to be a non-designated heritage asset of some limited architectural and

historic interest.

14.4 The Grade I Listed Building, Serlby Hall, and a Grade II* Listed Arch are located within Serlby

Park, which is approximately 780m to the east of the Site and are designated heritage assets

of the highest significance.


14.5 The construction of the Development is likely to remove the non-designated archaeological

remains, indicated by cropmarks, that occur within the Site. However, as these remains

comprise part of a wider network of prehistoric/Romano-British field boundary remains, only

a small part of the network will be removed. This loss can be mitigated with an appropriate

programme of archaeological work, agreed with the County Archaeological Advisor, to record

the remains. Therefore, this loss is not considered to be significant in EIA terms and is a

minor adverse effect.

14.6 The construction of the Development will also remove Steer Bank Farm and therefore the

historic built aspects. As this asset is only of limited heritage value, its loss can be mitigated

through an appropriate programme of recording, agreed with BDC. This loss is also not

considered to be significant in EIA terms and is a minor adverse effect.

14.7 The effects of the Development on Serlby Hall and the Listed Arch during the operational

stage will be mitigated through sympathetic detailed design of the Development and the

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introduction of further vegetation to screen the Development. These measures would ensure

the Development was largely screened within the important views towards the Arch from

Serlby Hall. Following the implementation of these measures there will be no harm to the

heritage significance of Serlby Hall or the Listed Arch.

14.8 All cumulative developments will be required to adhere to relevant planning policy and

legislation and no significant cumulative effects are anticipated.

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15.0 SUMMARY

15.1 This section summarises the residual effects identified in each of the technical assessments

included in the ES, which has been prepared to accompany section 73 planning application

for up to 235,000 square metres of commercial floorspace with access, landscaping and

drainage (collectively referred to hereafter as the Development) on 18 hectares of land south

of Harworth in Nottinghamshire.

15.2 The Development has been subject to an iterative design process. As this process progressed

measures have been incorporated into the development parameters in order to avoid, reduce

or offset significant environmental effects.

15.3 In summary, the Development is expected to result in the following beneficial residual effects:

Benefits to the local economy, through job creation and increased spending from

employment during construction and once the Development is complete;

beneficial effect on non-car modes of transport;

Provision of new habitats on the Site and opportunities for nature.

15.4 The ES has also identified some adverse effects including:

Loss of best and most versatile agricultural land;

Effects resulting from changes to the landscape and views;

Effects from noise from the construction process.

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