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PROJECT DOVE Non-Technical Summary Nestlé UK July 2012

Project Dove Non-Technical Summary 2

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Issue/revision Issue 1 Revision 1 Revision 2 Revision 3

Remarks Draft Final

Date July 2012 18th July 2012

Prepared by Kyle Welburn Kyle Welburn

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Checked by Alison Talbot Alison Talbot

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File reference 2805/Project Dove/05/07/Volume III – Non-Technical Summary/final

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INTRODUCTION Overview Nestlé UK are applying for planning permission to build an extension to their existing Hatton coffee manufacturing facility on open land adjacent to their existing site. This extension will enhance the coffee manufacturing centre at the site, bringing together for the first time all forms of coffee production on one site. The project is referred to as Project Dove.

As part of the planning process, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been undertaken to understand the potential environmental impacts that the new factory may have on the surrounding environment and residential amenity during both the construction and operation of the proposed development.

What is an Environmental Impact Assessment? An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process that identifies the key environmental impacts of a development and suggests ways that these impacts can be reduced/managed. It is required by law for large developments that have the potential to cause a lot of different environmental impacts. For this specific facility the requirement for the EIA was a decision made by the local planning authority, South Derbyshire District Council (SDDC). The findings of this process are reported in a document called an Environmental Statement (ES), which will be in the public domain for anyone to review.

What is a Non-Technical Summary? The full results of the EIA (baseline information, survey information and technical assessments) for Project Dove, as stated above are available in the ES. The findings are then summarised and presented in this Non-Technical Summary. This document is presented as a series of key questions and answers regarding the proposed extension to the existing coffee factory and how environmental issues will be addressed by Nestle during the construction and future operation of the factory.

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THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT What is being built? Nestle UK propose to construct a new Freeze Dried Coffee manufacturing facility adjacent to Nestle UK’s exist-ing coffee manufacturing facility. The proposed factory will be made up of 16 different buildings and the height of the buildings will vary from single storey to approximately 39.5m in height. The tallest stack at the site will be located to the south; the height of this stack will not exceed the height of the current stack on site.

Where will be it built? The new factory will be built on open land adjacent to the east of the existing factory, as shown in the Figure below. The red line on the aerial plan defines the extent of the planning application boundary. Please note that this figure is for illustration purposes only.

Figure 1 - Illustration showing the Extent of Proposed Development and Extent of planning application boundary

Why is it being built here? Nestlé UK have decided to expand their coffee manufacturing facilities in Hatton and for the first time, bring to-gether all forms of coffee production on one site. This is in line with how they operate in other European coun-tries. This expansion also accommodates the growing demand for their products. The site at Hatton has the potential to expand a skilled workforce available in the local area and has good access to the national transport network as well as the availability of land to expand the factory.

When will it be built? Preparation of the site for building will start following receipt of planning consent, anticipated to be at the back end of 2012. The buildings will start to be constructed in spring 2013 and will be completed by spring 2014. Fol-

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lowing constriction of the buildings they will then be fitted out with the technical equipment. The new factory will be fully operational by the end of 2014.

What will it look like? The visualisations below give an impression of what the new factory will look like. Figure 2 - View of the new development from the east from along the proposed new bridleway

Figure 3 - View of the new development from the south-east where the proposed new bridleway meets Marston Lane

Who has been told about this development? A significant amount of consultation with the regulators, including SDDC, Derbyshire County Council, the Environment Agency (EA), Natural England (NE), English Heritage (EH) and Severn Trent Water (STW) has been undertaken during the preparation of the planning application. Presentations have also been given to the councillors at SDDC and local parish councils.

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In addition, a public exhibition was also held on the 19th May 2012 in Hatton, which 174 individuals attended. The feedback from this event indicated that traffic, noise, air quality, odour, dust and what the development will look like were the main areas of interest. The findings of this consultation are provided in a Statement of Community Engagement, which has been submitted with the planning application.

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS What is the existing environment like in and around the site? The proposed development site is located adjacent to the east of the existing manufacturing facility in Hatton. To the north and east, the site is bounded by agricultural land. To the south, is bounded by the Derby-Crewe Railway Line, beyond which there is farmland and the River Dove.

The proposed development site is generally flat and mostly made up of pasture and grassland and is currently surrounded by a 2 metre high palisade fence. The wide corridor associated with the bridleway that currently crosses this area is dominated by a mixture of dense scrub, trees (generally immature) and gappy hedgerows.

The Salt Brook flows south along the eastern boundary of the existing factory / the western boundary of the proposed development. The Brook is currently being diverted around the outside of the proposed development as part of the wider EA Hatton flood alleviation scheme, which will reduce the risk of flooding in Hatton. The River Dove lies approximately 400m to the south of the site.

What will happen to local air quality during the construction and operation of the new factory? The local air quality is currently rated as good and South Derbyshire has not declared any air quality management areas in the district.

The study area for the air quality assessment has been based on criteria set out in air quality guidance documents and includes sensitive receptors (people, ecology) close to the Nestlé factory and along the routes that will be used by vehicles travelling to and from the site. Extensive consultation has been undertaken with the Environmental Health Officers at South Derbyshire District Council to determine the scope of the assessment.

Detailed profiles of likely construction traffic (no, type, vehicle speeds), split over the duration of the construction programme and predicted new operational traffic have been prepared by the transport consultants in conjunction with the client and contractors. This traffic data, together with the likely traffic flows from other potential developments in the area, was inputted into an air quality model to predict the impact these additional vehicles will have on the local air quality.

This model shows that the concentrations of monitored air pollutants for both construction and operational do not increase significantly and that the predicted levels are within recommended objective levels.

During the operational phase, due to the processes within the new factory there will be emissions to the air mainly associated with the boilers used on the new processes. These emissions reach the air through the stacks and the emissions are then dispersed (spread out) from the stack.

Different factors affect the dispersion of air pollutants, the height of the stack is important – taller stacks may result in pollutants being dispersed over a wider area which means they are less concentrated and the environmental impact is reduced. Also the width of the stack will influence how fast pollutants come out of the top, the smaller the diameter, the faster the speed and the further the pollutants will disperse.

Stack optimisation studies have been carried out, this means that different stack heights have been modelled to see what impact this has on the overall levels of air pollutants, this model also considers the influence of the stack diameters and meteorological data e.g. wind speed and direction has also been used in the model to increase the accuracy of the results. This study allows the optimum height to be chosen to ensure that there are no pollutants that exceed the local air quality objectives of the council; this is reported in detail within the ES.

Before the facility can operate it will require a permit from the Environment Agency, to secure this permit air quality will be carefully considered and the site would not secure this permit without ensuring that there would be no detrimental impact on the local air quality.

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Overall, building the new factory will not significantly alter the existing air quality and therefore is compliant with the law and recognised standards.

Will dust be released during construction and operation of the new factory? Sometimes the activities will generate dust but these will be localised and are more likely associated with the early stages of the construction process when the ground works are being undertaken e.g. foundations are being installed or earth is being moved about to provide a platform to build the factory on. The potential for dust to be released has been considered qualitatively as part of the environmental assessment and consideration has been given to sensitive receptors including residential properties that are close to the site.

During the construction of the new factory, the contractors will adopt best practice measures to reduce the dust from the site including covering of stockpiles and dust suppression, which will be controlled with a management plan. It is concluded that dust from construction activities on site will not cause serious long term effects to local air quality.

During the operation of the new factory, dust may be released by the new roasters, boiler and skips. A bag filter will be installed on the new boiler that will minimise any dust emissions, the new roasters will have filters to capture any chaff within the release gas and the skips will be covered. The new facility is unlikely to produce significantly more dust. In case there are any issues, local residents will be provided with a point of contact at the Nestlé factory.

Will there be a smell from the new factory? Yes. Odours from processes on site will be released into the surrounding area. However, an odour assessment has been undertaken that included three site visits and computer modelling (including consideration of wind speed and direction) to determine the level of smells associated from the proposed factory. This assessment found that whilst the new factory will cause a slight increase in the levels of odour, the design of the new factory will ensure that overall change will be of only be minor. A log will be kept of all complaints relating to odour and there will be a point of contact at the factory for local residents.

Will the construction and operation of the new factory cause a lot of noise? The local noise environment comprises of a mix of road traffic noise, industrial noise (including from the existing factory) and occasional rail noise; the precise mix being dependent on the location of the individual sensitive receptors to these noise sources.

To find out what the likely noise impacts are associated with the new factory, a detailed assessment has been undertaken. Firstly the study area was defined and includes the nearest local noise-sensitive receptors beyond the site boundary. These include the properties at Mercia Close and Hoon Road to the west of the Site, the dwellings at Dove Side and Marston Old Lane to the south of the Site and the dwellings at Holly Cottage and Hoonhay Farm to the east of the Site.

Secondly, noise surveys were carried out; WSP took measurements from around the existing factory at the sensitive receptors identified above to assess the background noise levels over a typical 24 hour period.

Finally, URS have prepared (based on specific site measurements) a detailed noise map of the existing site to show the different levels of noise across the factory. This, together with information provided by Nestle UK on the equipment that would be used in the new factory, was used to generate the predicted noise levels of the new factory.

The advanced computer model generated the likely noise “outbreak” from the new factory i.e. areas of the site where noise levels may be considered too high. The model is run again incorporating different noise reduction measures, for example walls and screens on the areas where noise outbreak was recorded. Consideration was also given within this model to the likely noise from additional construction and operation traffic using measurements from the transport consultants (details as per the air quality questions above).

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It is the intention of SDDC that noise levels from the Proposed Development and existing manufacturing facility combined are reduced in the long term. Therefore, it is intended that the Proposed Development demonstrates no more than a negligible impact i.e. very little change on the local amenity. In order to achieve this, further noise surveys will be undertaken during operation to ensure that the computer model predictions and proposed noise reduction measures are effective. Furthermore, as the detailed design develops, it is possible that more detailed information will become available and this will allow the noise consultants to refine the model predictions and ensure that we can advise on any further mitigation that is required. To operate the new factory, Nestle will require a permit from the EA. As part of this, the new factory will have to operate within strict limits to prevent excessive noise pollution.

During the construction of the new factory, the contractors will adopt best practice measures to reduce the noise levels from the site for example deliveries will be programmed to arrive during daytime hours only and noisy equipment will be fitted with mufflers.

Will the new factory be brightly lit up at night time? No, the lighting for the new factory has been sensitively designed to reduce light spill i.e. it will be directional lighting and not shine in the direction of any residential properties nearby, a lighting strategy has been prepared in accordance with best industry practice.

A computer model has been prepared that includes the lighting proposed for the new factory and a visualisation of what the lighting will look like during night time is provided in the figure below.

Figure 4 - Night time visual showing the lighting at the new factory

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Will the construction of the new factory lead to more traffic along Station Road and the surrounding local roads? A construction traffic management plan has been prepared for the planning application, which outlines measures that will be adopted to control and reduce the level of construction traffic.

Throughout the preparation and construction phase, access for vehicles onto the proposed development site will be split via Station Road and Marston Lane. Heavy goods vehicles (HGV) will use the improved Station Road/Marston Lane entrance whilst, light contractor vehicles will approach from the east of the Site along Marston Lane. The purpose of this is to reduce the impact upon Station Road and Hatton Village.

It is anticipated that there will be some car sharing or minibuses for contractors to reduce the number of cars travelling to the site during the construction phase.

The building contractors will also adhere to a reduce speed limit on Marston Lane and through Hatton Village to minimise the risk of accidents. In addition, a driver awareness programme may be implemented to further reduce the negative effects of the additional traffic on the local road network.

These measures will be managed through the framework construction traffic management plan and are likely to be a condition of any planning consent.

Will the operation of the new factory lead to more traffic through Hatton and the sur-rounding roads? Currently there are approximately 58 HGVs per day travelling to and from the site. With the completion of both the Dolce Gusto plant and the new factory, there will be an additional 42 HGVs per day on the local road network. Furthermore, the number of employees will increase by approximately 125 once the development is operational. The road junctions in the area have been considered in relation to these additional vehicle movements to ensure that they can deal with the additional traffic and not lead to congestion.

All operational traffic (including staff) will continue to use the improved Station Road/Marston Lane junction to access the factory. To lessen the impact of additional vehicles on the local road network, a Travel Plan will be implemented, which will include a car sharing scheme and further car parking will be provided on the Nestle site to accommodate these staff.

What impact will the development have on local wildlife? A full ecological survey has been carried out at the site by a qualified ecologist.

Overall the site was classified as having low ecological value and does not contain many rare and protected species, except for a small number of breeding birds and bats.

Bat surveys are on-going until the autumn of 2012; so far we have found that bats are using some of the trees along the Salt brook as a feeding ground. No evidence of bat roosts on site has been found.

If bats are found to be roosting on the site during the final surveys, then a special protected species licence will be obtained and an appropriate strategy to deal with them developed. This would be agreed with Natural England.

There is the opportunity to provide new habitat as part of the new factory development including the provision of new trees, shrubs and hedgerows along the northern, eastern and southern boundary of the development site.

Furthermore, as part of the new bridleway there will be extensive planting that will provide foraging habitat for bats as well as other wildlife and Nestle UK have committed to the erection of bat boxes around the factory and new development site.

More generally, a precautionary approach will be adopted during construction to ensure that if any unexpected animals or plants are found then these are also managed and protected in accordance with legislation. This will include having an ecologist available to provide guidance and advice to the contractors on site.

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Is there any contaminated land on the site? The development site is previously undeveloped and as such no soil or groundwater contamination has been recorded on the land.

A Construction Environmental Management Plan will be created that details measures to be adhered to that will substantially reduce the risk of releasing potential contaminants e.g. oil spills or sediments into the ground, Salt Brook and River Dove during the construction of the factory.

During operation, the presence of the new buildings will protect the groundwater to an extent and the implementation of best practice and a new drainage system (for both rain water and water from the factory processes) will prevent contamination of the Salt Brook and River Dove.

Will the development bring new jobs to the area? Yes. The new factory will employ approximately 125 people with a mixed range of skills and some of these will be sourced from the local area.

Will building the new factory cause flooding problems? No. Runoff from the new factory will be captured in a series of drainage channels, which will incorporate pollution control measures, such as silt traps to reduce the amount of sediment going into local watercourses. Due to the ground conditions at the site it has been possible to use natural drainage systems rather than engineered systems. These are more preferable to the Environment Agency and the Local Authority.

Two new drainage ponds will be created to hold water during periods of heavy rain, which will allow the release of water at a controlled rate into the Salt Brook and then the River Dove to minimise the risk of flooding.

I live in Hatton; will I be able to see the new factory? Visualisations of what the new factory will look like from various viewpoints from around the village have been created . As the new factory is located adjacent to the eastern side of the existing factory, most of the new factory will be screened and won’t be widely visible from the centre of Hatton.

Some examples of what views you will see once the factory has been constructed are shown below

Figure 5 - View from the junction of Heathway with Scropton Road

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However, the new factory will be able to be seen from the northern end of the village as shown in Figure 6 below. Figure 6 - View from Hassal Road, Hatton

I live in Tutbury; will I be able to see the new factory? From the centre of Tutbury, the existing buildings block the views onto the site and therefore you will not be able to see the new factory. This is shown in the photographs below.

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Figure 7 - View towards the site from Tutbury Mill Mews, Lower High Street, Tutbury

Figure 8 - View from the Dog and Partridge, High Street, Tutbury

The new factory will be visible from Tutbury Bridge, as shown in the visualisation below.

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Figure 9 - View from Tutbury Bridge

I live in Marston on Dove; will I be able to see the new factory? The existing factory is visible in the distance, although the mature trees and telegraph poles and wires cross the view. The visualisation below shows what the view will look like once the new development has been built.

Figure 10 - View from St Mary’s Church, Marston on Dove

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What will the new factory look like from the new Bridleway? Visualisations have been created to show what the new factory will look like from the diverted bridleway once the Salt Brook has been diverted and the new factory finished. These are below. Figure 11 - View from the diverted bridleway towards the new factory once completed

Is any archaeology likely to be found the construction of the new factory? A desk based study has been undertaken to identify any known remains in the local area. Based on this it is anticipated that there may be some small areas of local archaeological interest but any deposits identified will not be of great value.

Following the desk based assessment, an archaeological evaluation is being completed to identify anything in the soil that is of archaeological interest e.g. evidence of old field boundaries or pieces of pottery. Anything identified would only need to be investigated (excavated, evaluated and recorded in the field), a process referred to as “”Preserved by record”.

Will you be able to see the factory from local historic buildings and structures? Once built, the new factory will be visible from a number of historic buildings in the local area, including Tutbury Castle, St Mary’s Church (see Figure 10) and Tutbury Bridge (see Figure 9). As Nestle have had a factory at Hatton since the early 20th century, the addition of new industrial buildings does not create a new major feature the landscape and the more visible parts of the new factory will be screened.

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Figure 12 - View from Tutbury Castle

What measures may be undertaken to limit negative impacts? The measures that will be employed to reduce or mitigate the potential impacts on the environment are summarised in the table below.

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Topic area Measures to reduce the negative effects

Site preparation, earthworks and construction phase Operational phase

Traffic and transportation

A traffic management plan

Marston Lane will be widened near St Mary’s Church and north of Marston-on-Dove and two passing places will be created on the lane

Provision of signage to warn motorists in advance of pedestrian crossings

20mph imposed on vehicles on Marston Lane and through Hatton village

Driver induction and training schemes

Point of contact for any concerns

Establishment of a car share scheme

Use of longer vehicles to carry more per vehicle so there are less overall

Noise and vibration

Adoption of the best practicable means to reduce noise

All pneumatic tools will be fitted with silencers or mufflers;

Deliveries will be programmed to arrive during daytime hours only.

Care will be taken when unloading vehicles to minimise noise.

Delivery vehicles will be prohibited from waiting on the highway or within the works site with their engines running

No radios or music will be allowed to be played on the Site.

Vehicles will be routed to minimise disturbance to local residents

No significant impacts of the noise from the additional vehicles are anticipated.

All equipment and machinery on site will be designed to reduce the amount of noise they create as much as practically possible

On-going monitoring of the noise levels in and around the site to highlight any areas of concern

Air quality, dust Additional measures in CEMP including: Maintain complaints telephone line and complaints

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and odour

Use dust suppressed equipment;

Cover stockpiles and delivery vehicles; and

Use of wheel washers

Restriction to large scale vehicle movements;

records

Adherence to measures in Travel Plan

Ground conditions, hydrogeology and contamination

A Construction Environmental Management Plan will be written that will state what practices must be adhered to

All work on site will be carried in accordance with the Considerate Contractors Scheme commitments which require works to be carried out respectfully and in an environmental friendly way.

Safe working practices will be adhered to at all times on the site

Temporary pollution control measures will be put in place e.g. silt traps to prevent large volumes of silt entering the Salt Brook and River Dove.

Remedial action will be taken if contamination is found on site

On-going ground gas monitoring to ensure this does not reach dangerous levels

Pollution control measures will be included as part of the development and all runoff will be channelled into drainage systems on site

Flooding, hydrology and water resources

Pollution in the runoff from the construction site will be prevented through the construction of a temporary drainage network, which will include silt traps.

Environmental awareness talks will be organised for the contractors on site

A construction phase management plan will be written and adhered to

Vehicles will be cleaned before leaving site, preventing the local road network becoming muddy

The new buildings will be built on slightly higher ground than the surrounding area

The slopes on site will be designed to drain away from the buildings

Severn Trent Water is currently investigating how to increase the capacity at the local pumping station

Off site works may be required to ensure that there would be no detriment to the water supply of Severn Trent Water customers

Ecology

Surveys are ongoing to identify whether bats are using the site and how they are using it. If required, a special protected species license will be requested from Natural England

Creation of new habitat for bats by putting up bat boxes

Planting a mix of new native and shrubs trees along the northern boundary with the new bridleway

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Eight bat boxes will be installed to replace the trees that will be cut down during the construction phase.

Lighting on site will be designed to minimise the disturbance to bats

Lighting on site will be designed to minimise the disturbance to bats

Planting of a hedgerow along the southern boundary and trees

Landscape and visual

Planting of mature shrubs and trees along the northern boundary with the bridleway

Landscaped mounds along the northern boundary with the Salt Brook

Trees and Hedgerows along the southern boundary with the railway line

The quality of the building design and materials, as well as careful design of the stacks and their positioning, contribute to minimising adverse effects and are built in to the design

Creation of Nestlé Heritage Trail along bridleway

high quality lighting design will be used to minimise light spill and glare, and create a soft glow will reduce the perceived intrusion of the site

Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

An archaeologist will be on site when the contractors are excavating to build the new factory. They will keep checking to see if they come across any archaeology

None required.

Socio-economics

At the peak of construction activities there is likely to be approximately 400 contractors on site, of which some may be sourced from the local area.

The new factory will create a new 125 jobs. Some of these may be sourced from the local area.

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What happens next? The ES has been submitted along with other environmental documents and architectural drawings to South Derbyshire District Council for the councilors to make a decision on the planning application. During this period of determination, the Council will contact government bodies and agencies for advice on the new factory. Members of the general public are also allowed to make comments on the application during this time. The feedback from these discussions will be provided back to the consultancy team to consider and address and taken into account by SDDC in reaching the decision.

Who do I contact if I would like more information?

Please contact the individual below

Alison Talbot – WSP

3 White Rose Office Park

Millshaw Park Lane,

Leeds, LS11 0DL

[email protected]

Tel: 07825 843638

Chris Lees – Nestle UK

Nestle UK,

Tutbury Factory

Hatton

DE13 9LY

[email protected]

Tel: 01283 816816

Tim Dening – SDDC

Area Planning Officer

Civic Way,

Swadlincote

Derbyshire

DE11 0AH

[email protected]

Tel: 01283 228706

Can I have a copy of the Environmental Statement or this Non-Technical Summary? ES will be available to view on line in the planning portal. Hard copies can be provided of the full document at a cost of £250 + VAT. Copies of the NTS can be provided on email at no cost from WSP or £20 for a hard copy.

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3 White Rose Office Park, Millshaw Park Lane Leeds LS11 ODL United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)113 395 6200 Fax: +44 (0)113 395 6201 www.wspenvironmental.com

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