Environmental Statement Non Technical Summary. Anthony s Way Frindsbury June creative minds safe hands

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1 Environmental Statement Non Technical Summary Anthony s Way Frindsbury June creative minds safe hands

2 Contents Section A Introduction Part 1 Background Part 2 Environmental Assessment Part 3 Site Description Section B The Proposals Part 1 Background and Need Part 2 Alternatives Part 3 Descriptions of the Development Section C Consultation Section D Environmental Impacts Part 3 Terrestrial Ecology Part 4 Aquatic Ecology Part 5 Archaeology and Built Heritage Part 6 Landscape and Visual Impact Part 7 Traffic and Transport Part 8 Air Quality Part 9 Noise Part 10 Lighting Part 11 Waste Part 12 Sustainability and Climate Change Part 13 Cumulative Developments Section E Conclusions Part 1 Geology, Hydrogeology and Ground Conditions Part 2 Surface Water, Flood Risk and Drainage Section F Further Information creative minds safe hands

3 Introduction Section A Section B creative minds safe hands

4 Aerial photograph of the site

5 Introduction Background This summary gives an overview of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed development of a Sainsbury s supermarket and a Park and Ride (P&R) facility at Plot 1, Anthony s Way, Medway City Estate, Frindsbury, Rochester. This is a summary of the main Environmental Statement (volume 2). The main Environmental Statement contains more detailed information on the scheme and each of the environmental topics considered. Panoramic view of the application site locking towards the River Medway creative minds safe hands

6 Environmental Assessment EIA is a formal process by which the environmental impacts of a project are assessed, and where there is a significant impact that cannot be avoided, compensation or mitigation works are identified. The Environmental Statement reports on the findings of the EIA and sets out those areas where potentially significant environmental effects have been identified. It forms an important part of the planning application decision making process. The development is considered to fall under schedule 2 of the EIA Regulations (The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999) and because a previous planning application at the site for a DIY store required an EIA, it was considered that an EIA would also be required for this application. The topics to be included within the Environmental Statement were agreed with Medway Council (the local planning authority) through a process known as scoping. Scoping involves considering how the development could potentially impact on the local environment, and identifying those areas where those impacts might be significant. Medway Council considered the scoping report produced for the development and consulted with statutory bodies such as Natural England and the Environment Agency, before providing their scoping opinion. The scoping opinion identified that the following topics should assessed as part of this EIA: Geology, Hydrogeology and Ground Conditions Surface Water, Drainage and Flood Risk Landscape and Visual Impact Terrestrial Ecology Aquatic Ecology Archaeology and Built Heritage Traffic and Transport Air Quality Noise Lighting Waste Sustainability and Climate Change creative minds safe hands

7 The EIA project team has been led by consultants WYG, with input from other specialists within the company together with external consultants and is set out below: Role / Topic ES Management, Co-ordination and general chapters Geology, Hydrogeology and Ground Conditions Surface Water, Drainage and Flood Risk Landscape and Visual Impact Terrestrial Ecology Aquatic Ecology Archaeology and Built Heritage Traffic and Transport Air Quality Noise Lighting Waste Sustainability and Climate Change Author WYG Royal Haskoning Royal Haskoning Capita Lovejoy WYG Royal Haskoning Wessex Archaeology / WYG Mayer Brown WYG WYG WYG WYG WYG creative minds safe hands

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31 Lighting The development site is located in an urban and industrial location, and the baseline lighting survey indicated that there are existing significant sources of lighting in the area surrounding the development. The main sources of light in the local area were identified as the street lighting along Anthony s Way and Vanguard Way and lighting from the Co-op petrol station and McDonalds. The main receptors that are sensitive to changes in lighting conditions were identified to be residential properties, nearby commercial properties and wildlife. It is predicted that there will be an increase in light at the nearby commercial properties, but it is not considered likely that this will impact on their operations. In terms of wildlife receptors, there is predicted to be an increase of light on Whitewall Creek, although only within close proximity to the site boundary; it is considered that the landscaping proposed would sufficiently help to reduce the effect of this light spillage. An outline lighting plan for the development has been produced which aims to maintain adequate lighting for site access and crime prevention, whilst ensuring that receptors do not suffer from light spillage. This information has been used to predict the levels of brightness (illuminance) that will arise from the development. During the construction phase, it is anticipated that there will be minimum night time working, and it has been assumed that out of hours lighting will be for security purposes only and focussed on areas of concern. Due to the limited out of hours lighting on site the potential impacts of lighting during the construction phase are considered to be neutral. Once the supermarket and P&R are operational, the lighting will be associated with the car parks and buildings on site. The nearest residential receptors are not predicted to have increased light spillage as the result of the development. creative minds safe hands

32 Waste The development of the Sainsbury s store and P&R facility will generate a wide range of wastes during both the construction and operational phases of the development. The types of waste generated during construction will include soils, timber, packaging and plastics. The types of waste generated once the site is operational will predominantly be commercial waste from the supermarket, which will include mostly food waste, and other wastes such as packaging and plastics. As the site is levelled and vacant, no waste is currently produced from the site and there will also not be any demolition waste generated prior to construction. One of the potential environmental effects that has been identified is the potential fly tipping of both construction and operational waste, that could pollute local waters and damage wildlife and habitats and present hazards to human health. To ensure that this does not happen, the construction and operational phases will strictly adhere to Sainsbury s management procedures regarding sustainable waste management practices, and will also ensure that a Duty of Care is maintained and all relevant waste legislation is met. In addition to this, the design of the site has ensured that there is sufficient internal and external space for waste to be segregated into separate containers and stored externally prior to collection. The design of the scheme also incorporates a recycling centre for local residents. A second potential environmental effect is the quantities of waste produced and the impact that this will have on local waste infrastructure. In particular, the amount of commercial waste produced by the store is likely to be a significant proportion of that produced annually in the Medway area. As far as possible, construction waste will be managed on site, being reused wherever possible. Where it is necessary to manage waste offsite, the waste assessment has identified that there are a number of local facilities which are readily available to accommodate the predicted quantities of waste. The developer will comply fully with the legislation governing construction in the form of Site Waste Management Plans. The waste minimisation elements of the design are set out in the Site Waste Management Plan. When considering operational waste, Sainsbury s aims to manage all food waste by anaerobic digestion or similar treatment methods such as composting. In the short term, due to the limited number of anaerobic digestion facilities, it is likely that the food waste will be composted. As far as possible, the management of the remaining waste generated by the supermarket will be managed in accordance with the good waste management (reduce, reuse, recycle). Based on the performance of other Sainsbury s stores nationally, the Frindsbury store is likely to perform well in terms of its recycling figures. It is the aim of Sainsbury s that no operational wastes from the development will be sent to landfill. Taking all of these factors into account it is considered that the site could be developed without causing significant waste impacts. creative minds safe hands

33 Sustainability and Climate Change Sustainable development means developing our economy, our infrastructure and built environment in ways that minimise environmental pollution, protect natural habitats, make efficient use of resources and tackle social inequalities. A sustainability appraisal has been undertaken of the development, to measure how well the development meets sustainability objectives. The assessment has found that the development will have a light sustainability footprint. This is due to low carbon construction techniques, use of sustainable and local materials where possible, and the aim of achieving zero waste to landfill. The use of sustainable drainage as proposed will help the development to take account of potential future climate change impacts, and the reconstructed habitats on land and in the water will benefit local biodiversity. The biggest gains in sustainability terms will be the creation of local jobs, both at the construction and operational phases, which will also benefit the local economy. There will also be improved choice and accessibility to shopping and the nearby towns for local residents. The development has also been assessed in terms of its carbon emission and how it will contribute to regional and national targets relating to climate change and carbon emissions reduction. The Energy Strategy developed for the site has highlighted areas, where efficiency can be improved and has specified the use of a biomass boiler in the store to provide energy; the transport and air quality assessments have highlighted measures that will reduce traffic congestion and vehicle journey lengths regionally. As a result of this, the development will exceed regional and local targets for carbon emissions reduction. Vanguard Way (A289) looking towards the application site creative minds safe hands

34 Cumulative Developments Consideration has been given to whether any of the individual effects of the proposed development will combine to create a cumulative effect that could potentially be significant, or to whether the effects of the development could combine with similar effects from other developments in the locality to increase the overall scale of an environmental effect. Through discussions with the planning officer at Medway Council, a number of potential cumulative developments were identified, these included: 1 Temple Waterfront 2 Rochester Riverside 3 Chatham Town Centre 4 Gillingham Waterfront All of the topics have considered the potential effects of the Sainsbury s and P&R development and compared them to the likely effects that could arise from the developments considered as part of the cumulative assessment. Generally, due to the distances involved from the site to these other developments, cumulative effects are unlikely. The potential traffic and air quality effects of these developments, have been built into the calculations and therefore these have been taken account of; it is likely that some of the highway improvements specified by this development will also help potential traffic issues for some of the other developments too. The waste impacts have been considered in some detail as if all of the developments were to progress there would be an increase with waste being transported to local and regional waste treatment facilities, but the assessment has concluded that at this stage, there is sufficient capacity for this effect not to be significant. Overall it is not considered that there will be any significant cumulative effects arising from the Sainsbury s and P&R development. 5 Phases 4 and 5 Liberty Park Land to the West of the Eastern Bypass A228/A289 6 Land East of Bells Lane (Northern Parcel of Land) 7 Land North-East of Kingsnorth Industrial Estate 8 Isle of Grain Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal Expansion Cumulative Development sites creative minds safe hands

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37 Section D Conclusions Section E Section F creative minds safe hands

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39 Conclusion The proposed development of a Sainsbury s supermarket and a park and ride at plot 1 of the Medway City Estate in Frindsbury has the potential to address an identified need for convenience shopping facilities in this area. The assessments have considered how the environment and the local community would be affected by the development as part of this EIA. The assessments have concluded that there are two potentially significant adverse effects from the development, these are the visual impact of the development during the construction phase, and the disruption and congestion that will arise during the offsite highway improvements. These impacts, the visual impact and the traffic impact, relate to the construction phase and will therefore only be temporary effects, and once the site is operational these effects will be minimised and in the case of traffic will become beneficial. The archaeology impact, will be potentially adverse but it is likely that the Kent County Archaeologist will require a watching brief during this phase of the development, which will ensure that all archaeological features are fully protected. The impact on the setting of the Chatham Historic Dockyard is considered to be minor. There will also be benefits in relation to the reduced journey distances through the provision of a more local shopping facility for residents and a P&R facility. The development will also create local jobs, both at the construction and operational phases, which will also benefit the local economy. There will also be improved choice and accessibility to shopping for local residents. In terms of sustainable development the proposals will exceed regional and local targets for carbon emissions reduction. It is therefore concluded that the beneficial effects of the development outweigh the adverse effects, especially over the longer term. The assessments have also concluded that there will be three significant beneficial effects, which are the positive landscape change once the site is operational, and the improvements to traffic congestion, once the highway improvements have been completed. creative minds safe hands

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41 Further Information & The Next Steps Section F Section E creative minds safe hands

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43 Further Information & The Next Steps Prior to making a decision on this planning application, Medway Council will seek advice from Natural England, the Environment Agency, English Heritage and other consultees and will make the full Environmental Statement available for the general public to view and comment on. The ES can be viewed during office hours at Medway Council offices: Medway Council Gun Wharf Dock Road Chatham ME4 4TR Or online on Medway Council s planning application pages at: The ES can be purchased from: Alex Webster WYG Planning and Design 100 St John Street, London EC1 4EH Tel: at a cost of 100 for a hard copy and 5 for a copy on CD, plus post and packing. creative minds safe hands

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