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Viridor Waste Management Limited

Energy from Waste with Combined Heat and Power Facility, Oxwellmains

Environmental Statement

(Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 1999)

May 2008

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Viridor Waste Management Limited Energy from Waste with Combined Heat and Power Facility,

Oxwellmains

Environmental Statement

(Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 1999)

Prepared by: Reviewed by: Steve Newlands David Harper In association with Alanna Malcolm Ocean Point One 4th Floor 94 Ocean Drive Edinburgh EH6 6JH Tel: 0131 555 5011 Fax: 0131 555 4911 Email [email protected]

Planning & Development

Viridor Waste Management Limited May 2008

EfW Facility, Oxwellmains ES (Revised) RPS Planning & Development SAW0602/SN/DRH Final

Contents Non Technical Summary ........................................................ 1

1. Introduction ................................................................... 16

1.1 Background .........................................................................................16 1.2 Outline Description of Proposal and Site .........................................16 1.3 Environmental Impact Assessment...................................................17 1.4 Need and Benefits of the Development.............................................18 1.5 PPC Application ..................................................................................20 1.6 Scoping Exercise and Statement of Community Consultation ......20 1.7 Next Steps in the EIA ..........................................................................25 1.8 Report Structure..................................................................................25

2. Planning Context........................................................... 27

2.1 Introduction .........................................................................................27 2.2 Development Plan – The approved Edinburgh and the Lothians

Structure Plan 2015 (2004) .................................................................27 2.3 Development Plan – The adopted East Lothian Local Plan 2000

(2001) and the Finalised East Lothian Local Plan 2005...................30 2.4 Legislation ...........................................................................................33 2.5 The National Planning Framework ....................................................33 2.6 National Planning Policy ....................................................................34 2.7 Planning Advice Notes .......................................................................37 2.8 Planning for Waste Management Facilities – A Research Study ...39 2.9 Waste Strategies/Plans & Other Material Considerations...............40

3. Project and Site Description ........................................ 45

3.1 Site Selection.......................................................................................45 3.2 Site Location........................................................................................46 3.3 Site Description ...................................................................................47 3.4 Description of Development...............................................................49 3.5 Energy Recovery .................................................................................57 3.6 Plant Operation....................................................................................58 3.7 Construction Operations ....................................................................59 3.8 Decommissioning and Restoration...................................................60

4. Air Quality and Health Risk Assessment.................... 61

4.1 Executive Summary ............................................................................61 4.2 Introduction .........................................................................................62



4.3 Methodology ........................................................................................68 4.4 Baseline Assessment .........................................................................74 4.5 Impact Assessment.............................................................................75 4.6 Mitigation .............................................................................................86 4.7 Statement of Significance ..................................................................87 4.8 Summary and Conclusions................................................................88 4.9 References ...........................................................................................88

5. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage............................. 90

5.1 Executive Summary ............................................................................90 5.2 Introduction .........................................................................................90 5.3 Methodology ........................................................................................90 5.4 Baseline Assessment .........................................................................97 5.5 Impact Assessment and Mitigation .................................................101 5.6 Mitigation ...........................................................................................104 5.7 Statement of Significance ................................................................105

6. Aviation ........................................................................ 106

6.1 Introduction .......................................................................................106 6.2 Methodology ......................................................................................106 6.3 Baseline Assessment .......................................................................107 6.4 Impact Assessment and Mitigation .................................................108 6.5 Statement of Significance ................................................................109

7. Ecology ........................................................................ 110

7.1 Executive Summary ..........................................................................110 7.2 Introduction .......................................................................................111 7.3 Methodology ......................................................................................113 7.4 Baseline Assessment .......................................................................119 7.5 Impact Assessment...........................................................................146 7.6 Mitigation ...........................................................................................153 7.7 Residual Effects ................................................................................154 7.8 Statement of Significance ................................................................154

8. Hydrology and Hydrogeology.................................... 155

8.1 Executive Summary ..........................................................................155 8.2 Introduction .......................................................................................156 8.3 Planning Context...............................................................................156 8.4 Methodology ......................................................................................158 8.5 Baseline Assessment .......................................................................161 8.6 Impact Assessment...........................................................................169



8.7 Mitigation ...........................................................................................173 8.8 Residual Impacts...............................................................................175 8.9 Cumulative Impact Assessment ......................................................176 8.10 Statement of Significance ................................................................177 8.11 References .........................................................................................178

9. Land Contamination and Ground Conditions .......... 180

9.1 Executive Summary ..........................................................................180 9.2 Introduction .......................................................................................180 9.3 Methodology ......................................................................................181 9.4 Baseline Assessment .......................................................................188 9.5 Impact Assessment...........................................................................191 9.6 Mitigation ...........................................................................................192 9.7 Cumulative .........................................................................................193 9.8 Statement of Significance ................................................................193

10. Landscape and Visual ................................................ 196

10.1 Executive Summary ..........................................................................196 10.2 Introduction .......................................................................................197 10.3 Methodology ......................................................................................198 10.4 Baseline Assessment .......................................................................209 10.5 Impact Assessment...........................................................................224 10.6 Mitigation ...........................................................................................255 10.7 Statement of Significance ................................................................256

11. Need, Alternatives and Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO)................................... 258

11.1 Executive Summary ..........................................................................258 11.2 Introduction .......................................................................................261 11.3 Needs Assessment ...........................................................................261 11.4 Alternative Technologies..................................................................271 11.5 Best Practicable Environmental Option..........................................275

12. Noise and Vibration .................................................... 315

12.1 Executive Summary ..........................................................................315 12.2 Introduction .......................................................................................315 12.3 Methodology ......................................................................................316 12.4 Baseline Assessment .......................................................................321 12.5 Impact Assessment...........................................................................323 12.6 Mitigation ...........................................................................................329



12.7 Statement of Significance ................................................................330

13. Traffic and Transport .................................................. 331

13.1 Executive Summary ..........................................................................331 13.2 Introduction .......................................................................................331 13.3 Methodology ......................................................................................331 13.4 Impact Assessment...........................................................................334 13.5 Road Safety........................................................................................336 13.6 Residual Effects ................................................................................337 13.7 Statement of Significance ................................................................337

14. Socio-Economic Impacts ........................................... 338

14.1 Executive Summary ..........................................................................338 14.2 Introduction .......................................................................................338 14.3 Methodology ......................................................................................338 14.4 Planning Framework .........................................................................341 14.5 Baseline Description.........................................................................341 14.6 Impact Assessment...........................................................................348 14.7 Mitigation ...........................................................................................351 14.8 Statement of Significance ................................................................353

15. Amenity Issues............................................................ 354

15.1 Executive Summary ..........................................................................354 15.2 Introduction .......................................................................................354 15.3 Methodology ......................................................................................355 15.4 Baseline Conditions..........................................................................357 15.5 Impact Assessment...........................................................................358 15.6 Mitigation ...........................................................................................361 15.7 Residual Impacts...............................................................................366 15.8 Conclusions.......................................................................................367

16. Cumulative Impacts .................................................... 368

16.1 Executive Summary ..........................................................................368 16.2 Introduction .......................................................................................368 16.3 Methodology and Scope of Assessment ........................................369 16.4 Baseline..............................................................................................369 16.5 Cumulative Impact Assessment ......................................................370 16.6 Mitigation ...........................................................................................372 16.7 Statement of Significance ................................................................372



17. Conclusions................................................................. 373

17.1 Significance of Effects......................................................................373 17.2 Overall Conclusions..........................................................................379 Appendix 1 – Scoping Letter and Report.......................... 380 Appendix 2 – East Lothian Council’s Scoping Opinion .. 381 Appendix 3 – Site Selection Report................................... 382 Appendix 4 – Heat Plan ...................................................... 383 Appendix 5 – Air Quality Technical Report ...................... 384 Appendix 6 – Human Health Risk Assessment................ 385 Appendix 7 – Ecological Technical Reports..................... 386 Appendix 8 – Flood Risk Assessment .............................. 387 Appendix 9 – Interpretative Site Investigation Report..... 388 Appendix 10 – Transport Assessment.............................. 389 Appendix 11 – Sustainability Appraisal ............................ 390 Appendix 12 – Statement of Community Engagement.... 391 Appendix 13 – Carbon Footprint ....................................... 392 Appendix 14 – Footnote References ................................. 393 Appendix 15 – Glossary of Technical Terminology and Acronyms............................................................................. 397 Figures Non Technical Summary Figures NTS1 Site Location Plan NTS2 Facility Application Boundary Plan NTS3 Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian Authorities Areas NTS4 Designations within 4km of the Site NTS5 Inputs/Outputs Flow Diagram NTS6 Site Layout and Key Components NTS7 (A & B) Proposed Cladding Elevations NTS8 Simplistic Process Overview NTS9 Contour Plot NO2 NTS10 Contour Plot SO2 NTS11 Phase 1 Habitat Plan NTS12 Geological Conceptual Site Model NTS13 Initial Conceptual Site Model NTS14 Innerwick Photomontage NTS15 Access Road to White Sands Photomontage NTS16 Noise Survey Locations



Main ES Figures Figure 1.1 Site Location Plan Figure 2.1 Constraints Plan Figure 3.1 Facility Application Boundary Plan Figure 3.2 Designations within 4km of the site Figure 3.3 Facility Site Plan Figure 3.4 Proposed Building Plan Figure 3.5 Simplistic Process Overview Figure 3.6 North-West and South-East Elevations Figure 4.1 Ecological Receptors within 15km of the site Figure 4.2 Site Boundary and Environs – Dust Contours Figure 4.3 Edinburgh Windroses (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Figure 4.4 Grangemouth Windroses (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Figure 4.5 Contour Plot of Scenario 2 Predicted Annual Mean NO2 Contributions (µg.m-3) Figure 4.6 Contour Plot of Scenario 2 Predicted 99.18th Percentile 24 Hour SO2 Contributions (µg.m-3) Figure 5.1 Cultural Heritage Sites within the immediate Application Area Figure 5.2 Historic Map Extracts Figure 5.3 Cultural Heritage Sites within 5km Figure 7.1 Designated Sites Figure 7.2 Phase 1 Habitat Plan Figure 7.3 Breeding Bird Survey Figure 7.4 Winter Walkover Survey Figure 7.5 Locations of Great-Crested Newt Surveys Figure 8.1 Cross Section for Geological CSM Figure 8.2 Geological Conceptual Site Model Figure 8.3 Groundwater Flow Direction Figure 9.1 Initial Conceptual Site Model Figure 10.1 20km Zone of Theoretical Visibility Figure 10.2 5km Zone of Theoretical Visibility Figure 10.3 Landscape Character Figure 10.4 Viewpoints and Additional Photograph Location Plan Figure 10.5 Landscape Designations Figure 10.6 Photo A and Photo B White Kirk (A198) and Thornton loch Campsite Figure 10.7 Site Layout Plan Figure 10.8 Photo C and D Thurston Manor Campsite and The Brunt Figure 10.9 Viewpoint 01: Dunbar Settlement at Spot Road Figure 10.10 Viewpoint 02: Access Road to White Sands Visualisation Figure 10.11 Photomontage 02 Access Road to White Sands Figure 10.12 Viewpoint 03: Access Road to Barns Ness Figure 10.13 Viewpoint 04: Skateraw Figure 10.14 Viewpoint 05: A1 (East Linton at Pencraig Wood Picnic Area) Figure 10.15 Viewpoint 06: A1 (Lay-by Past Thistly Cross Roundabout) Figure 10.16 Viewpoint 07: A1 (Spott roundabout) Figure 10.17 Viewpoint 08: A1 (Junction to Innerwick) Figure 10.18 Viewpoint 09: A1 (Thornton loch)



Figure 10.19 Photomontage 09: A1 (Thornton loch) Figure 10.20 Viewpoint 10: A1 (Near Cockburnspath) Figure 10.21 Viewpoint 11: Doonhill Ancient Monument Figure 10.22 Viewpoint 12: Meikle Pinkerton Figure 10.23 Viewpoint 13: Innerwick Figure 10.24 Photomontage 13: Innerwick Figure 10.25 Viewpoint 14a: Blackcastle Hill Figure 10.26 Viewpoint 14b: Blackcastle Hill Figure 10.27 Viewpoint 15: North Berwick Law Figure 10.28 Viewpoint 16: Broxburn A1087 Figure 10.29 Photomontage 16 Broxburn A1087 Figure 11.1 Comparison of Growth Profiles for Municipal Waste Arisings Figure 11.2 Comparison of Growth Rates for Municipal Waste Arisings, Stabilising in 2010 Figure 11.3 Growth Rate of Commercial and Industrial Wastes Figure 11.4 BMW Permitted to be Landfilled in Lothians and Borders Area Figure 11.5 Predicted Residual Waste Arisings for MSW for 18% Growth Rate Figure 11.6 Predicted Residual Waste Arisings for MSW for 18% Growth Rate Stabilising in 2010 Figure 11.7 Predicted Waste Arisings for C&I Wastes Figure 11.8 Scenarion 1: ‘Do Nothing’ Figure 11.9 Scenarion 2: Energy from Waste without Heat Recovery Figure 11.10 Scenarion 3: Energy from Waste with Heat Recovery Figure 11.11 Scenario 4: MBT (Bio-Stabilisation) with Residues to Landfill Figure 11.12 Scenario 5: MBT (Mechanical Separation) with Residues to Anaerobic Digestion Figure 11.13 Scenario 6: MBT (Bio-Drying) with ‘Fluff’ to On-site Gasification Figure 11.14 Scenario 7: MBT (Bio-Drying) with ‘Fluff’ to Off-site Energy Recovery Figure 11.15 Scenario 8: Autoclaving with ‘Fluff’ to On-site Gasification Figure 11.16 Scenario Global Warming Potential, by Activity Figure 11.17 Scenario Eutrophication Results, by Activity Figure 11.18: Scenario Acidification Results, by Activity Figure 11.19 Freshwater Aquatic Ecotoxicity Results, By Activity Figure 11.20 Scenario Abiotic Resource Depletion Results, By Activity Figure 11.21 Scenario Human Toxicity Results, By Activity Figure 11.22 Abiotic Resource Depletion Figure 11.23 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Figure 11.24 Human Toxicity Figure 11.25 Freshwater Aquatic Toxicity Figure 11.26 Acidification Figure 11.27 Eutrophication Figure 12.1 Noise Survey Locations

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