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BATH QUAYS WATERSIDE PROJECT
Environmental Statement
Non‐Technical Summary
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EIAQualityMark
ThisEnvironmentalStatement,andtheEnvironmentalImpactAssessment(EIA)carriedouttoidentifythesignificantenvironmentaleffectsoftheproposeddevelopment,wasundertakeninlinewiththeEIAQualityMarkCommitments.
TheEIAQualityMarkisavoluntaryscheme,operatedbytheInstituteofEnvironmentalManagementandAssessment(IEMA),throughwhichEIAactivityisindependentlyreviewed,onanannualbasis,toensureitdeliversexcellenceinthefollowingareas:
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EIAContent
EIAPresentation
ImprovingEIApractice
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NON‐TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Introduction
Bath&NorthEastSomersetCouncil(theCouncil)andtheEnvironmentAgencyareworkinginpartnershiptodeliveraprojectcalled‘BathQuaysWaterside’(referredtoas‘theProject’fromnowon).TheProjecthasthefollowingthreeprimaryobjectives:
toreduceexistingandfuturefloodrisktoimportantroadsandresidentialandcommercialpropertiesonthesouthsideoftheRiverAvon;
tomakeimprovementstothewaythewatersoftheRiverAvonwillflowandbemanagedduringtimesoffloodinordertoenablefuturedevelopmentsassociatedwiththeCouncil’s‘InnovationQuays’Project;
toenhancetheriversideenvironmenttothebenefitofwildlife,localpeopleandvisitorstoBath.
TheProjectissubmittinganapplicationforplanningpermissionandisthereforealsosubjecttotheprovisionsoftheTownandCountryPlanning(EnvironmentalImpactAssessment)Regulations2011(SI2011/1824)(referredtoas‘theEIARegulations’).InaccordancewiththeseRegulations,anEnvironmentalImpactAssessment(EIA)hasbeencarriedouttounderstandtheeffectsthattheworkswhichcomprisetheProjectwillhaveontheenvironment.TheresultsoftheEIA,includingdetailsofhowpotentiallyadverseeffectswillbepreventedorreduced,arereportedinanEnvironmentalStatement,whichwillaccompanytheplanningapplication.ThisNon‐TechnicalSummarysummarisestheimportantfindingsoftheEIA.
Project location
TheProjectislocatedclosetothecentreofBathbetweenChurchillBridgeandMidlandBridge(asshowninFigure1).
Figure 1: Location of Bath Quays Waterside Project
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Origins of the Project
TherecentlyAdoptedBathandNorthEastSomersetCoreStrategy(adoptedon10thJuly2014),includesforseveralnewdevelopmentsalongthecorridoroftheRiverAvoninBath.Someoftheareasidentifiedforregenerationarelocatedwithinthefloodplainoftheriverand,undercurrentGovernmentpolicy,arethereforenotpermissiblefordevelopmentwithoutsuitablemeasurestoalleviatefloodriskbeinginplace.Hence,weareproposingtoprovidethefloodmitigationandimprovementworksrequiredtoenablefutureregenerationworksinBathQuaysNorth,BathQuaysSouthandManversStreet.
ItwasalsorecognisedearlyoninthedevelopmentoftheProjectthattherewouldbeopportunitiestoreduceexistingandfuturefloodrisktokeyroadsandresidentialandcommercialareas;aswellasopportunitiestoenhancethelocalriversideforthebenefitofwildlifeandpeople.
Alternative options considered
TheCouncilhaspreviouslycarriedoutcomputermodellingoffloodeventsintheRiverAvonanditsfloodplain.Thismodellingwasusedtoassessthelikelyimpactonthepassageoffloodwater(conveyance)andfloodwaterstoragefromfuturedevelopments(BathQuaysandManversStreet).Theresultsshowedthattheprincipleimpactofground‐raisingwithinthefuturedevelopmentareaswouldbealossofflowconveyance,ratherthanalossoffloodstorage.Arangeofalternativeapproacheswerethenconsideredtoaddressthisproblemincluding:increasingchannelcapacity(dredgingthechannel);providingcompensatorystorageareasupstreamofBath;and,providing‘compensatoryflowconveyance’(i.e.locallyincreasingtheamountofspaceavailableforfloodwaterflowstopassdowntheriverchannel).Themodellingconcludedthatthebestsolutionformitigatingthelikelyfutureincreaseinfloodriskasaresultoftheproposeddevelopmentswastoprovidecompensatoryflowconveyance.
Alternativeoptionstoprovidethecompensatoryflowconveyanceconsidered:thelocationofoptionsforcompensatoryflowconveyance;designandroutingofnewflooddefences;designoffloodprotectiononaffectedbuildings;and,thecompositionandlocationsoflandscapingworks.
The solution (the proposed Project)
InordertoachievetheProject’sobjectives,arangeofworksareproposed.Theseinclude:localwideningoftheupperpartsoftheriverbank;improvementstoexistingflooddefencewalls;newstretchesofflooddefencewalls;replacementofwindowsanddoorsonbuildingscurrentlyvulnerabletoflooding;alocalroadrealignmentwithassociatedhighwaysworks;and,landscapingworks.
Thepreferredoptionconsistsofseveninterlinkedelements.Thefirstelement,whichwouldbecarriedoutpriortoconstruction,istheremovalofthetreesandvegetationthatmustbetakenoutbeforetherestoftheProjectelementsarebuilt.Theothersixelementsaredistinctconstructionactivities,someofwhichcanbecarriedoutalongsideeachotherwhilstothersmustfollow‐onfromeachother.Thelocationofthesixconstruction‐stageProjectelementsareshowninFigure2andallsevenelementsaredescribedfurtherinTable1.
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Figure 2: Overview plan of proposed works (construction elements)
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Table 1: Descriptions of the seven elements of the Project
ELEMENT DESCRIPTIONOFWORKS
Pre‐constructionTreeandVegetationClearance
Treeandothervegetationremoval.ThiswillbethefirstactivityfortheProjectsothatitcanoccurpriortothebirdnestingseason.
BathQuaysNorthHighwaysWorks
Establishmentofnorthbanksitecompound(seeFigure3);constructingthenewhighway;andreconfiguringexistingroadstoprovideforthediversionofGreenParkRoad(includingworkstoAvonStreet,AvonStreetCoachParkandCarPark,CornStreetandAmbury).
BathQuaysSouthFloodResilienceWorks
Establishmentofsouthbanksitecompound(seeFigure3)andbuildingworkstoBayerBuilding,CamdenMillandWaterfrontHouse.Installationoffloodresiliencemeasuresincludes:replacementwindowsandnewbalustrades.
BathQuaysNorthBankRe‐Profiling
ConstructingtheconveyancestriponthenorthbankoftheRiverAvon(includinglandscapingworksandthenarrowingofGreenParkRoad).
SurfaceWaterPumpingStation Newsurfacewaterpumpingstation,topumpsurfacewaterfromLowerBristolRoadintotheRiverAvonwhenwatercannotdischargetotheriverbygravityduetohighriverlevels.
GreenParkLandscapingWorks
GreenParklandscapingworks(whichincludethelocalrealignmentoftheriversidefootpathandremovalofahedgerowinordertoprovidevisualenhancementsandimproveaccesstoGreenParkandtheriverside).
BathQuaysSouthNewandReplacementFloodDefenceWalls
Constructingthenewstretchesofflooddefencewallonthesouthbank,improving(replacing,repairingandraisingincertainsections)theexistingflooddefencewallsonthesouthbankandinstallingnon‐returnvalvesonexistingsurfacewateroutfalls.
Theextentoftheconstructionoperations,includinglocationsofkeytemporaryconstruction‐stageworksareas(suchasaccesspointsandsitecompounds),isprovidedinFigure3.
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Figure 3: Construction working areas and site access
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Stakeholder engagement and consultation
EngagementwithstakeholdersbringsgreatbenefittotheEIAprocess.
TheCouncilandEnvironmentAgencyhaveconsultedwithexpertswithintheirownorganisationsandawiderangeofotherstakeholders(statutoryconsulteeorganisationsandnon‐statutorygroupsaswellasindividualmembersofthepublicwithaninterestintheProject).
Detailedconsultationhasalsobeencarriedoutonatopic‐by‐topicbasisasneeded.Forexample,toinformthefloraandfaunaassessment,meetingswereheldwitharangeofbiodiversityspecialists.
ExhibitionshavebeenheldwithintheGuildhallandGreenParkStationandfeedbackhasbeenincorporatedintotheoutlinedesignsfortheProject.TheCouncilwillformallyissuetheEnvironmentalStatementtostatutoryconsulteesaspartoftheplanningapplicationprocess.AlltheEIAandplanningapplicationdocumentswillalsobemadeavailabletoanyinterestedpartiesontheProject’sdedicatedpagesontheCouncil’swebsite:(http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/planning‐and‐building‐control/major‐projects/bath‐quays‐waterside‐reconnecting‐bath‐its).
Stakeholder engagement events, including public exhibitions, have been carried out as part of the Project and information gathered has helped shape the outline design.
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The Environmental Impact Assessment
ItwasestablishedataveryearlystagethattheProjectwouldrequirestatutoryEIA.Throughaprocessknownas‘Scoping’,theCouncilprovideditsformalopiniononwhichaspectsoftheenvironmentwerelikelytoexperiencesignificanteffectsandthereforeshouldbeincludedwithintheEIA.
ThefollowingaspectsoftheenvironmenthavebeenincludedforassessmentthroughtheEIAprocess:
HumanBeings(Population) LandscapeandVisualImpacts TrafficandTransportation FloraandFauna Soil,ContaminationandLandUse Water(includingfloodriskassessmentandtheWaterFrameworkDirective)
AirandClimaticFactors(includingClimateChange)
NoiseandVibration CulturalHeritage ResourcesandWaste CumulativeEffects
TheEIAconsideredtheexistingconditionoftheenvironmentandthewayinwhichthismaychangeasaresultofconstructionandoperationoftheProject.Whennegativeeffectswereidentified,waysofpreventingorreducingthemagnitude(scale)oftheeffectswereconsidered.InsomecasesitwaspossibletoalterthedesignoftheProject(to‘design‐in’measures)inordertopreventorreduceadverseeffectswhichmayhaveotherwisearisen.Forexample,toreducetheadverseeffectsofunavoidabletreeloss,thedesignhasincludedextensivelandscapingproposalswhichwillseetheplantingoffarmoretreesthanarebeingremoved.WhererequiredtheEIAalsoidentifiedarangeofmitigationmeasuresthatwillbeimplementedtopreventorreduceenvironmentaleffects.
AllrequiredmitigationhasbeensetoutinanEnvironmentalManagementPlan.ThiswillbefollowedandupdatedastheProjectprogressesthroughthedetaileddesign,constructionandultimatelyoperationalstages.
ThekeyfindingsoftheEIAaresummarisedinthefollowingsections.
Human Beings (Population)
TheProjectwillreducefloodriskto70homesand39commercialproperties.Thenewandimprovedflooddefenceswillalsomakecurrentlyvacantlandmoreattractivefordevelopment,helpingtosupportfutureregenerationoftherivercorridor.Therewillhoweveralsobesomeunavoidabletemporarydisturbance(e.g.noise,vibration,dustandaccessrestrictions)toresidential,commercial,communityandrecreationalareasduringconstruction.Goodconstructionsitepracticesanddetaileddiscussionswithaffectedpropertyownerswillhelptokeepthisdisturbancetoaminimum.ATrafficManagementPlanwillbeproducedandfollowedduringtheconstructionperiodtominimisedisturbancefromconstructiontrafficimpacts.
ItwillbenecessarytotemporarilycloseareasofGreenParkandtodivertfootpathsduringtheconstructionworksforthesafetyofthePublic.Alternativerouteswillbeputinplacetominimiseanydisruption.Inthelong‐term,theProjectwillbringpermanentbenefitsthroughtheprovisionofnewandimprovedspacesforrecreationandtourismandtheprovisionofnewwalking,cyclingandseatingareas.
Thereisariskthatafloodeventduringtheconstructionworkscouldpresentahazardtothesafetyofsiteworkersandthepublic.Toreducethisrisk,asiteevacuationplanwillbeproduced.Theconstructionworkssupervisorswilltakeaccountofweatherforecastsandavoid
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potentiallyriskyactivitiesattimesofheavyrainfallandthesitewillalsobesignedupforfloodwarningsfromtheEnvironmentAgency.
ImprovingaccesstoriversideareasatriskoffloodingalsopresentsthepotentialforsafetyrisksoncetheProjectiscompleted.Measures,suchastheinstallationofsignstowarnthepublicoffloodrisksandproceduresfortheclosureandevacuationoftheareaattimesofflood,willbeimplemented.
Local realignment of Green Park Road will provide new and improved public spaces for recreation and tourism as well as new traffic‐free footpaths and cycle routes
Landscape and Visual Impact
TheProjectwillpermanentlychangethelandscapeandvisualamenityofthisparticularareaofBath.Inparticular,thelocalreconfigurationofhighways,provisionofnewandimprovedflooddefencewallsandthebankre‐profilingtoprovideimprovedfloodconveyancewillallchangethelandscapeandappearanceofthearea.Inplaces,thecharacterofthelandscapeandviewsfromsensitivelocations(suchasresidentialpropertiesorculturallyimportantlandmarks)couldbeaffected.Anumberofmeasureshavebeendesigned‐intotheProjecttopreventorreduceadverseeffectsfromarisingtothelandscapeandvisualamenity.Theseinclude:
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HistoricallymuchofthesouthbankoftheProjectareahasseenindustrialuse.Consequently,thereisariskofareasofcontaminatedlandwithintheProjectarea.However,testingcarriedoutforcontaminateshasrecordedonlyslightlyelevatedlevels.Whilstcautionwillberequiredduringconstruction,indicationsarethatonlylimitedcontaminationislikelytobepresent.
Goodpracticemeasureswillbefollowedduringconstruction,includingthecarefulmanagementofsoils.Earthworkswillalsoadheretoworkingmethodswhichcontroltheriskofcontaminatedsoilsorcontaminatedsurfacewaterrun‐off.
Water (including flood risk assessment and the Water Framework Directive)
TheProjecthasbeenthesubjectofdetailedfloodriskmodellingwhichhasshownthatpropertiesandareasonthesouthbankoftheRiverAvonwillexperiencebenefitsthroughincreasedprotectionfromflooding.Aswellasbenefitingpropertiesthatwouldotherwisehavedirectlyflooded,theflooddefenceandresiliencemeasureswillalsobringwiderbenefitstootherpeople(forexampleresidentsofflatsabovegroundfloorwhichwouldotherwisehaveexperienceddisruptionduringfloodevents).
Theriskoftemporary,localised,pollutionofsurfacewatersduringconstructionwillbemanagedbygoodsitepracticemeasures.Othermeasureswillalsobeimplementedtoreducepotentialeffectsduringoperation(suchasthesealingoffoulsewermanholecoverswherecoverlevelswillbereducedaspartofthenorthbankre‐profilingworks).TheassessmenthasconcludedthattheProjectcomplieswiththerequirementsoftheWaterFrameworkDirective.
Air and Climatic Factors (including Climate Change)
ManagementofairqualitywithinBathisanimportantfocusfortheCouncilandtheyhaveanAirQualityManagementArea(AQMA)inplacetolimitpotentialpollutingemissions.PartsoftheProjectworksoraccessrouteswillfallwithintheAQMA.Anassessmenthasconcludedthattherewillbenosignificanteffectsonairquality,eitherwithintheAQMAoroutsideofitsboundaries,duringconstructionoroncealltheworksarecompleted.ThisassessmentwasinformedbythechangestotrafficvolumesandflowsduringconstructionandoperationpredictedbythedetailedstudiescarriedoutfortheTrafficandTransportationchapter.
TheProjectdesignhasincorporatedmeasurestotakeintoaccountanticipatedfutureclimaticconditions(suchaschangesinrainfallandsurfacewaterflooding).
Noise and Vibration
MonitoringhasbeencarriedoutaroundtheProjectareatoestablishbaselinenoiselevels.Estimationshavealsobeenmadeofthetypesofequipmentandplanttobeusedduringtheconstructionstageandthedurationthattheywillbeusedfor.Usingthisinformation,detailedmodellinghasbeencarriedouttoestablishanticipatednoiselevelsarisingasaresultoftheProjectbothduringconstructionandduringoperation.Arangeofpossiblemitigationmeasureshavebeenidentified.Examplesincludetheuseoflocalisednoisebarriersduringtheuseofhydraulicbreakersandconcrete/floorsaws.Priortoconstruction,theProjectwillberequiredtoagreetheprecisemeasuresthatwillbeinplaceinordertoobtain‘Section61’consentfromtheCouncilfortheworkstoprogress.
Despitetheapplicationofgoodpracticeandanyfurtherrequiredmeasurestopreventorreducenoise,itisanticipatedthatsomereceptors(suchasindividualresidenciesincloseproximitytoworksareas)willexperiencetemporarysignificantadverseeffectsasaresultofincreasednoise
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duringconstruction.Followingcompletionoftheworks,therewillbepermanenteffectsarisingasaresultoftheGreenParkRoadrealignmentandchangestotrafficnoise.Thechangeintrafficnoisewillonlybesignificantinasmallnumberoflocations:oneresidential(QuasarstudentapartmentsonAmbury)willexperiencemoderateadverseeffects;whilstanotherresidentialandcommercialbuilding(WaterfrontHouseonLowerBristolRoad)willexperiencemoderatebeneficialeffects.
Cultural Heritage
BathhasarichculturalheritageandtherearearangeofarchaeologicalandheritagesitesprotectedinandaroundtheCity.MostnotableistheCityofBathWorldHeritageSite(WHS).
OthernotableculturalheritagefeaturesinandaroundBathincludeScheduledMonuments;theBathConservationArea;multipleListedBuildings;designatedheritageandarchaeologicalsites;and,undesignatedsitesofculturalheritageinterest.
Aswellastheapplicationofgoodsitepractice,theculturalheritageassessmenthasidentifiedarangeofsite‐specificmitigationwhichwillbeappliedduringconstruction.Thesemeasuresincludemonitoring;trial‐trenchinginvestigations;archaeologicalwatching‐briefs;and,therecordingofheritagebuildingsandpreviouslyundiscoveredarchaeologywithinareaswhichhavebeenassessedasbeingparticularlyvulnerable.
Followingtheapplicationofmitigation,theProjectisnotanticipatedtogiverisetosignificantadverseeffectsuponculturalheritage.
TheProjectisinfactlikelytoproduceanoverallbeneficialeffectupontheculturalheritageresourceduetothe:
increasedprotectionfromflooddamageitwillprovidetobuiltheritagereceptors; increasedvalueoftheriversideenvironsasapublicamenityandengagementwithitshistory;
enhancementofthesettingsofthebuiltheritagealongtherivercorridor.
TheProjectwouldcreateanopportunityfortheneglectedareassurroundingtherivertobedevelopedwhich,ifconductedinaconsideredfashion,couldrepresentanimportantfirststageinthetransformationofthissectionoftheCityintoakeyelementoftheCityofBathWHS.
Resources and Waste
ConstructingtheProjectwillrequiresignificantvolumesofmaterialsincludingconcrete,crushedstone,tarmac,geotextile,steelandothermaterials.Materialswillbesourcedlocallywhereverpossible.SomematerialsarisingfromtheconstructionoftheProjectwillbedirectlyre‐usedwithinotherelementsoftheworks.Alltopsoilrequiredforsitereinstatementandlandscapingworkswillbesourcedfromthetopsoilexcavatedduringtheconstructionearthworks.Themajorityoftherestoftheexcavatedspoilwillnotbeabletobereusedonsitebutwillbemadeavailableforreuseelsewhere.
ASiteWasteManagementPlanwillbeusedtoidentifywherematerialcanbereusedwithintheProject,whichmaterialscanberecycled,andsuitablestorageanddisposalmethodsforwastethatcannotbereusedorrecycled.
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Cumulative effects
TheEIAhasconsideredwhetherchangestotheenvironmentcausedbytheProjectcouldinteractwithotherprojectstogeneratelarger,moresignificanteffectsthanwouldbecausedbyeachprojectindividually.AnumberofotherplanneddevelopmentswereidentifiedwithinthevicinityoftheProject,includingtheBathWesternRiversideDevelopmentandanofficebuildingatPinesgateEast(PinesWay).
Ithasbeenconcludedthatifappropriategoodpracticeconstructiontechniquesareimplemented,andworksareplannedinconsultationwiththeCouncil,significantcumulativeeffectsareunlikelytoarise.
Conclusions
TheBathQuaysWatersideProjecthasbeendevelopedinpartnershipbetweenBath&NorthEastSomersetCouncilandtheEnvironmentAgency.TheProjectwillhaveasignificantbeneficialeffectofreducingfloodriskto70residentialproperties,and39commercialpropertiesandtheimportantaccessroute,LowerBristolRoad.
TheEIAidentifiedanumberofpotentiallysignificantadverseeffectsontheenvironment.MeasureshavebeenincludedwithinthedesignoftheProjecttopreventadverseeffectswherepossible.Mitigationmeasurestominimisethescaleofeffectsthatcannotbepreventedhavealsobeendeveloped.AnEnvironmentalManagementPlanhasbeenproducedtocaptureallthemeasuresthatwillrequireimplementingduringthedetaileddesignandconstructionstagesoftheProject.TheEnvironmentalManagementPlanincludedwithintheEnvironmentalStatement,willbekeptup‐to‐dateastheProjectdevelopsandwillbefollowedduringconstruction.
Despitetheapplicationofmitigation,therearestilllikelytobeasmallnumberoftemporarysignificantadverseeffects.Duringconstructionandintheshorttomediumterm,thelossoftreesandforagingandcommutingrouteswhichtheyprovideforbatsislikelytogiverisetosignificantadverseeffectsuntilreplacementvegetationestablishes.Therearealsolikelytobetemporarydisturbanceeffectsonotterstravellingthroughtheareaduringtheconstructionperiod.Itisalsoanticipatedthatsomelocationswillexperiencetemporarysignificantadverseeffectsasaresultofincreasednoiseduringconstruction.
Inthelonger‐term,inadditiontoprovidingsignificantbenefitsthroughthereductioninfloodrisk,theProjectisalsoanticipatedtoresultinanumberofminorbenefitstothelandscapeandvisualamenity,flora&fauna,culturalheritageandcyclistsandpedestrians.
Contact us
ForfurtherdetailsabouttheBathQuaysWatersideProject,pleasevisit:www.bathnes.gov.uk/bathquayswaterside
Alternatively,pleasecontacttheCouncil’sProjectDeliveryTeambyemailat:[email protected]
ThisNon‐TechnicalSummaryandthefullEnvironmentalStatementareavailabletoviewatthefollowingaddress:
TheOneStopShop,3‐4ManversStreet,Bath,BA11JQ
Oronlineat:http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/planning‐and‐building‐control/view‐and‐comment‐planning‐applications