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Worksop Road, Aston

Environmental StatementNon-Technical Summary

November 2013

Worksop Road Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary

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Contents

Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 3

Project Description ........................................................................................................................................ 4

Site and Surrounding Area .................................................................................................................... 4

Project Overview ................................................................................................................................... 7

Need for Residential Development ............................................................................................................... 8

Alternatives.................................................................................................................................................... 9

Environmental Assessment Methodology ..................................................................................................... 9

EIA Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 9

Scoping ............................................................................................................................................... 10

EIA Process......................................................................................................................................... 10

Consultation ........................................................................................................................................ 11

Topic Assessment ....................................................................................................................................... 12

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

Ecology and Nature Conservation ...................................................................................................... 13

Hydrology and Flood Risk ................................................................................................................... 15

Further Information ...................................................................................................................................... 18

References .................................................................................................................................................. 19

Figures

Figure 1: Site Location Plan

Figure 2: Site Boundaries

Figure 3: Site Layout

Figure 4: An image from the Street Scene showing two of the 5 bed detached houses

Figure 5: An image from the Street Scene showing one of the 5 bed detached houses and the four 2-3 bed terrace houses

Figure 6: Soft Landscape Plan

Figure 7: Drainage

Figure 8: Phase 1 Habitat Survey


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Photographs

Photograph 1: Amenity Grassland

Photograph 2: Area of tall unmanaged grassland

Photograph 3: Orchard trees

Photograph 4: Worksop Road (B6067)


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Non-Technical Summary

Introduction

S.1 This Non-Technical Summary (NTS) has been prepared by RPS on behalf of Jones Homes (the applicants). It summarises the likely significant environmental effects identified within the Environmental Statement (ES) for the proposed development of 22 dwellings on land north of Worksop Road on the edge of Aston, Rotherham (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Site Location

S.2 The project requires planning permission from Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The ES has been prepared in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011 No. 1824) (referred to hereafter as the EIA Regulations). The ES accompanies the planning application of the development.


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Project Description

Site and Surrounding Area

S.3 The site location is shown in Figure 2 and occupies an area of approximately 1.68 hectares. The site lies on the edge of the residential area of Aston, in the metropolitan borough of Rotherham. The site is an irregular shape and is bounded by semi-natural broadleaved woodland to the north and east followed by agricultural land; Worksop Road (B6067) and residential gardens to the south; and a species-rich hedgerow followed by amenity grassland to the west.

Figure 2: Site Boundary

S.4 The site comprises two areas of grassland; one comprising short, amenity grassland (Photograph 1) and the other comprising tall unmanaged grassland (Photograph 2). Small areas of broad-leaved woodland, an orchard (Photograph 3), scattered trees and scrub, hedgerows, and small shed type buildings are also present.


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Photograph 1: Amenity Grassland

Photograph 2: Area of tall unmanaged grassland


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Photograph 3: Orchard trees

S.5 As can be seen on Figure 1, the site is in a location with good transport links to Sheffield via the M1. There are local shops within 600 m west of the site located within the village of Aston. The site lies on the B6067 (Photograph 4) which links with the A57, leading to the M1. This includes good bus links close to the proposed development site along the B6067. The site only has one point of vehicular access from the local highway network via Worksop Road. There is currently no public access to the site.

S.6 The site itself is within Aston Conservation Area. There are no listed buildings within or adjoining the site. The Environment Agency has confirmed that the site lies in Flood Zone 1 indicating low probability of flooding.

S.7 The site is located in close proximity to a number of residential properties and is well contained with semi-natural broadleaved woodland, hedgerows and boundaries of residential gardens providing concealment and defined edges to the site.

S.8 An Arboricultural Impact Assessment has been carried out for the site. The majority of trees surveyed were considered to be of a low retention value. Two trees to the front of the site are subject to Tree Preservation Orders, of which one will require removal.

S.9 The nearest statutory site designated for nature conservation interest is Woodhouse Washlands Local Nature Reserve (LNR), a floodplain site which is important for migrating birds, located 3.2 km west of the site. The nearest site of international importance is Anston Stones Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), which is about 6 km south east of the site. There is also an area of wet woodland to the north of the site that Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has highlighted as supporting a population of Water Voles.


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Photograph 4: Worksop Road (B6067)

Project Overview

S.10 The site is proposed for development as residential accommodation. The layout design is shown on Figure 3 at the end of this document and shows the 22 proposed dwellings.

S.11 The scheme would feature 18 five bedroom detached (shown in an extract from the Street Scene below) and 4 two-three bedroom terraced dwellings. All vehicular access to the site would be via Worksop Road. The project will include provision for car parking including private garages. Given the small scale of the proposal, it is considered unlikely that significant increases in baseline traffic flows would arise from the proposed development.

Figure 4: An image from the Street Scene showing two of the 5 bed detached houses


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Figure 5: An image from the Street Scene showing one of the 5 bed detached houses and

the four 2-3 bed terrace houses

S.12 The proposal includes a mix of different housing types (including affordable and market housing). Across the site a number of scattered trees and shrub areas will be removed along with an area of hedgerow in the centre of the site. Access to the site will require the removal of the orchard. The majority of trees and hedgerow forming the boundary of the site will be retained. The development would include the creation of three ponds in the eastern most section of the site and the creation of an orchard within the central area of the site.

S.13 The proposed development includes the following areas of open space:

Approximately 0.76 hectares of greenspace featuring landscaped areas and private gardens;

The creation of hedgerow planting, three ponds and ecological compensation through the creation of an orchard.

S.14 The landscape proposals (shown on Figure 6 at the end of this document), which have been incorporated into the proposed scheme, include a network of structured planting. Within the site managed lawns, ornamental shrubs and trees would be planted. The landscape proposals will help soften the view of the built form through the use of structured planting and greenspace provision. A variety of structural landscape elements and open spaces within the development proposal will help achieve a natural look to the greenspace.

Need for Residential Development

S.15 The justification and need for housing lie within the Rotherham Unitary Development Plan (UDP), which was adopted in June 1999 (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 1999). The UDP will eventually be superseded by the Local Plan and provides the development plan for the area. Housing policy HG4.2 relates to proposed housing sites as follows: ‘New sites for residential use are allocated in the following locations…H57 The Warren, Aston’.

S.16 The area of the site referred to in the UDP is 2.3 hectares in size, which is larger than the proposed site being considered within this ES. This is due to an area of land immediately to the west of the currently proposed site being included within the site boundary, as outlined on the UDP Proposal Map.

S.17 The UDP suggests an average gross density of 25 dwellings per hectare for each of the sites identified, with the aim of meeting Policy HG3 as follows: ‘Sufficient land is allocated to allow for the completion of around 7,400 new dwellings over the period April, 1991 to March, 2001’.


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Alternatives

S.18 The proposed development of Worksop Road has gone through a number of iterations and refinements. The development has been influenced by a combination of factors including feedback from public consultation, as well as engineering and environmental constraints and opportunities.

S.19 The proposed dwelling layout incorporates large areas of public open space to the front and centre of the properties. Dwellings have been arranged to overlook the central area of the site to encourage natural surveillance of the public areas. The proposed layout ensures the retention of the mature landscaping along the north, east and west boundaries which are of ecological value.

S.20 The layout of the buildings has resulted in the creation of large open areas of greenspace within the site. This includes the creation of a large green area in the centre of the site which will feature an orchard, providing ecological enhancement for the site. By retaining the green buffer around the edge of the site and along Worksop Road this will reduce visual intrusion and also maintain opportunities for wildlife. The addition of three ponds to the eastern most area of the site will provide further ecological enhancement at the site.

S.21 The drainage strategy for the site has evolved alongside the evolution of the overall design. The system for draining water from the road, parking and other covered areas uses conventional storage and pipework to an outflow at the watercourse to the north of the site. Alongside this a series of cut-off surface water drains are proposed along the southern boundary to divert surface water flow to the northern boundary where the outfall would either be as below ground water or falling out of the granular material, the purpose of which is to maintain surface water flows into the wet woodland. The site drainage design is shown on Figure 7 which can be found at the end of this document.

Environmental Assessment Methodology

EIA Requirements

S.22 The legislative framework for EIA is set by European Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, which codifies previous Directives 85/337/EEC, 97/11/EC, Directive 2003/35/EC and Directive 2009/31/EC. The EIA Directive requires an EIA to accompany an application for development consent for certain types of project. Projects of the type listed in Annex I of the Directive require EIA in all cases. Projects of the type listed in Annex II may require EIA in certain circumstances, such as for locations in sensitive areas.

S.23 The proposed development would fall within the category 10(b) of Schedule 2 of the EIA Regulations ‘Urban development projects’. The total development site area exceeds the threshold for the area of development (0.5 hectare). It may therefore be considered that the proposed development could constitute Schedule 2 development.

S.24 It is not considered that such development would generally require EIA to be undertaken. However, it is noted that a screening opinion from Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council dated 27th February 2013 stated that the proposal would be EIA development and identified the topic areas that it considered needed to be addressed in any EIA.


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Scoping

S.25 The process of identifying what to consider within an ES (establishing the scope of the assessment) is known as scoping. Scoping is not a mandatory requirement under the EIA Regulations, however, it is recognised as a useful part of the assessment process which helps to identify the main effects that a project is likely to have on the environment.

S.26 The scoping of an EIA by which these main or significant effects are identified is, therefore, an important preliminary procedure, which sets the context for the study. A Scoping Report was prepared by the applicants and submitted to the planning authority, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, in August 2013. This report set out the proposed scope of the EIA. A Scoping Opinion has not been received by the applicants at the time of submission of this ES.

S.27 The following topics were scoped into the EIA as part of the scoping process:

Ecology and Nature Conservation;

Noise and Vibration; and

Hydrology and Flood Risk.

S.28 Several topics were scoped out of the EIA due to the lack of any significant potential effects on the environment. Topics scoped out were traffic and transport, historic environment, landscape and visual, air quality and climate, agriculture, socio-economics and material assets.

S.29 Should Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council consider that the statement should contain additional information in order to be an environmental statement this would need to be made through a Regulation 22 request whereby further information and evidence is formally requested. In accordance with the EIA regulations any such further information would be publicised and made available to the public. Furthermore, determination would be suspended until 14 days after the date the further information was made available or 21 days after the date that the notice of it was published in a local newspaper, whichever is the later.

EIA Process

S.30 The EIA Regulations require the identification of the likely significant environmental effects of the project. The process takes into account each stage of the development, including construction and operation.

S.31 Assessment of the significance of effects takes into account both the sensitivity/importance of receptors affected and the magnitude of the likely impact in determining the significance of the effect. The significance is generally described as substantial, major, moderate, minor or negligible. Where an effect is described as negligible this means that there is either no effect or that the significance of any effect is considered to be beneath levels of perception. All other levels of significance apply to both adverse and beneficial effects.

S.32 The following stages have been completed for each environmental topic within the ES:

Scoping of the issues to be addressed by the EIA through consultation with the local authorities and consultees;


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Description of the environmental baseline (existing conditions);

Identification of likely effects;

Evaluation and assessment of the significance of the identified likely effects, taking into account any mitigation measures designed to reduce or avoid environmental effects;

Identification of any further mitigation measures envisaged to avoid, reduce and, if possible, remedy adverse effects (in addition to those measures that form part of the project);

Identification and evaluation of the effects of the project together with other developments planned in the area (cumulative effects); and

Submission of the ES to the relevant authorities.

S.33 After submission the planning application will be determined by the local planning authority and a decision on whether the project should proceed will be made.

Consultation

S.34 Consultation with relevant parties has been undertaken during the development of the proposals. Topic specialists have consulted the relevant experts within Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council on their approach to EIA.

S.35 Input to the EIA process has also been received through consultation with or requests of information from a number of organisations, including:

The Environment Agency;

Natural England;

Rotherham Biological Records Centre;

South Yorkshire Bat Group;

South Yorkshire Badger Group; and

Sheffield Bird Study Group.

S.36 As part of the consultation process, the applicant has engaged with the local community. A summary of all pre-application public consultation carried out is detailed below:

Pre-application meeting: 9th March 2010 with written feedback received on 15th March 2012;

Pre-application meeting: 7th November 2012 with written feedback received on 27th February 2013;

Letter from Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Planning Department giving details of relevant local and national policies and considerations with regard to previous applications for development of the site: 2nd April 2012; and


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Mail shot sent out to local residents requesting comments on the scheme: 12th November 2012.

Topic Assessment

Noise and Vibration

S.37 An assessment has been made of the likely significance of noise and vibration effects of the proposed development during construction and operation (occupation) on houses adjacent to the site at Worksop Road and a prediction of noise levels at a possible Water Vole habitat to the north of the site. The assessment of noise effects on ecological receptors is provided in the ‘Ecology and Nature Conservation’ section below, on the basis of the description of the likely changes to the acoustic environment.

S.38 An assessment has also been made of the suitability of the site for residential development in the context of the existing noise environment on the basis of a baseline noise survey that was undertaken over a period of 24-hours at two locations.

S.39 The assessment has been undertaken on the basis of the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Noise Policy Statement for England (NPSE), and the policies contained within Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s (RMBC) Unitary Development Plan (UDP) and Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG).

S.40 The results of the assessments indicate that, with regards to existing and proposed residential receptors:

The noise and vibration effects associated with the construction of the development, including construction traffic, are likely to be of negligible significance provided works are undertaken in accordance with Best Practicable Means (BPM), as described in British Standard (BS) 5228 ‘Code of practice for noise and vibration control on construction and open sites’.

Noise and vibration associated with the operation (occupation) of the development are not likely to result in a material change from baseline conditions and, therefore, no adverse effects are likely to occur.

The noise and vibration effects of traffic associated with the operation (occupation) of the development are likely to be of negligible significance.

The site is suitable for residential development with regards to environmental noise and vibration.

S.41 The assessments demonstrate that, with regards to existing and proposed residential receptors, the proposed development is unlikely to give rise to significant adverse noise and vibration impacts on health and quality of life; and includes mitigation to reduce to a minimum other adverse noise and vibration impacts. On this basis, the proposed development is commensurate with the NPPF and NPSE with regards to noise and vibration.


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S.42 The results of the assessments demonstrate that the standard of design of the proposed development is appropriate to achieve a suitable residential environment that is not likely to suffer poor environmental amenity due to noise. The assessments also demonstrate that the proposed development is not likely to give rise, either immediately or in the foreseeable future, to noise pollution or to other nuisances that would be beyond acceptable standards or Government Guidance. On this basis, the proposed development is commensurate with the RMBC’s planning policies namely; UDP policies HG5, ENV3.1 and ENV3.7 and SPG HG6.

Ecology and Nature Conservation

S.43 The project would have a minor adverse effect on hedgerows resulting from the construction phase of the project as the species rich hedgerow across the centre of the site would be completed lost. This will only be a temporary effect as five replacement hedgerows will be incorporated into the landscape design to replicate the wildlife corridor across the site.

S.44 The project would have a minor adverse effect on the wet woodland adjacent to the north of the site during the construction and operational phases. The wet woodland will not be directly impacted on by the proposed development but there may be some noise and light disturbance from the residential development and properties. There are areas of semi natural broadleaved woodland on the site that would be completely lost to the development.

S.45 The project would have a minor adverse effect on the existing orchard on site during the construction phase. It is being completely removed and the tree trunks placed upright within the area of habitat created in the north east corner of the site. A new orchard is then being created in the centre of the site, with linkages to the hedgerows incorporated into the landscape design. The trees planted would consist of semi mature established trees of the same species as those being lost.

S.46 The project would have a minor to negligible adverse effect on the trees within the site during the construction phase. An appropriate amount of supplementary planting is included within the landscape design to compensate for the removal of these trees. Bat boxes are included in the proposals to mitigate for the loss of a tree with the potential to contain a small bat roost.

S.47 The project would have a minor adverse effect on the areas of scattered scrub within the site during the construction phase, as the habitat is of site value and shrub planting has been incorporated into the landscape design. This will mitigate for the loss of any scrub from the site, and create a habitat for nesting birds and invertebrates.


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Figure 8: Phase 1 Habitat Survey

S.48 The project would have a minor adverse effect on the areas of marshy and neutral grassland within the site during the construction phase. The entire habitat would be lost to the development and it is an important habitat for amphibians, badgers and invertebrates.

S.49 The project would have a minor adverse effect on Toads and other amphibians during the construction phase, since a large area of amphibian habitat is being lost to the development. However, to mitigate this loss habitat is being created in the north east section of the site to provide suitable habitat for amphibians. A translocation programme is also being implemented prior to construction to clear the site to ensure that none are harmed during the development.

S.50 The project will have a minor adverse effect on Badgers during the construction phase. Evidence suggests that there is a low level of Badger activity within the area of neutral grassland on the site. However although this habitat is being lost to the development there are still large areas of more suitable habitat in the surrounding area for Badgers to forage in, such as the wet woodland and arable farmland.

S.51 The project will have a minor adverse effect on bat activity across the site during the construction phase. The species rich hedgerow through the centre of the site, which is known to be used as a commuting route by bats, is being lost to the development. Four individual category 2 trees and 1


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group of category 2 trees and one category 1 tree is being lost to the development. Category 1 trees have definite bat roost potential and category 2 trees have some features which may be suitable for a bat roost.

S.52 Further surveys will be carried out prior to construction to determine whether the category 1 tree being removed is being used as a bat roost. Mitigation measures put in place to mitigate against these losses include heras fencing during construction, creation of new hedgerows in the landscape proposals and the appropriate placement of bat boxes on trees. The creation of artificial lighting within the site may both encourage and discourage bats from foraging in the area.

S.53 The project will have a minor adverse effect on invertebrates during the construction phase. Invertebrates are important at a local level and provide a food source for other species that use the site. Due to the loss of trees during construction, scrubs and areas of grassland, shrub and tree planting has been incorporated into the landscape proposals as mitigation. The trunks and other large wood from the old orchard will be placed in the receptor site to provide habitat for invertebrates associated with dead wood and would mitigate the loss of this habitat within the site.

S.54 During the operational phase the effects on the existing and created habitats will be disturbance from the residential development. Disturbance will be in the form of people, traffic and domestic pets introduced onto the site from the residential development.

S.55 All the species that have been recorded using the site or the adjacent wet woodland will be affected by new types of disturbance that will have been introduced to the area by the creation of the residential development.

S.56 Specific species which may be directly affected by the residential development include Badgers and bats. Residential gardens provide opportunities for badgers to forage such as for food scraps from bins. Increased levels of lighting associated with housing developments have been known to attract Pipistrelle bats to forage due to the large numbers of insects that are also attracted to the artificial lighting.

S.57 The results of the assessment indicate that the noise levels created during the construction and operational phases of development will not have a significant effect on the Water Vole habitat, if any, in the woodland adjacent to the north of the site. The highest noise levels within the woodland are predicted to occur when site preparation is undertaken along the northern boundary of the site, during the construction phase. The noise generated by the occupation of the residential development will be typical of a residential area such as the existing housing on Worksop Rd. It is expected that these noises will have minimal influence on the baseline environmental noise level within the northern half of the woodland.

Hydrology and Flood Risk

S.58 The site slopes from south to north towards the woodland, where a watercourse runs in a westerly direction through the woods along the northern edge of the site. Infiltration tests were conducted at the site in September 2012. The results of which found ‘the majority of the soils on the site to be practically impervious, as either no, or very little, fall in water level was recorded’


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(ARP 2013). The unnamed stream that flows from east to west is located c.20 m to the north of the site. This passes through woodland for c.190 m, before emerging in an open channel. The stream converges with another watercourse to form Ulley Brook (See Figure 1). The Brook then flows generally north to its confluence with the River Rother. Ulley Brook is designated as an ordinary watercourse, maintained by the Rotherham Council as the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA). In terms of water quality, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) records show that the watercourses in close vicinity to the proposed development area have a varying WFD status of poor to moderate.

S.59 In terms of flood risk the site is within an area defined as ‘Flood Zone 1’ which is land assessed as having a less than 1 in 1,000 annual probability of river or sea flooding (<0.1%). Nevertheless, the proposed development will increase the amount of low permeability land in this location and without mitigation, surface run-off to local watercourses.

S.60 The proposed development has been subject to a Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) in order to meet the requirements of planning policy and best practice and presents a drainage strategy for the development. The FRA indicates that the attenuation requirement for the 1.68 ha development is 150 m3 for a 1 in 30 year event, increasing to 305 m3 for a 1 in 100 year event including 30% climate change allowance.

S.61 The proposed development includes a range of storage techniques for water in line with guidance, including oversized pipe storage, infiltration trenches and underground storage. The Flood Risk Assessment indicates that the 305 m3 of storm water can be attenuated within the site development footprint.

S.62 Surface water would enter a drainage pipe located under the main road via the highway drains. The surface water would then travel, via another pipe, in an easterly direction through an area of woodland, before travelling in a north-westerly direction to the receiving water course (tributary of Ulley Brook) beyond the northern boundary of the site. The water would be discharged at the current Greenfield run-off rate as agreed with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

S.63 In order to maintain water flows into the wet woodland to the north of the site a gravel filled cut-off drain will be constructed along the southern boundary of the site. The drain will capture shallow groundwater and/or surface water. The water gathered will be diverted from the south of the site to the north via a pipe running through the development to an infiltration trench on the northern boundary. This will feed into the woodland, thereby maintaining current water volumes.

S.64 The underground storage provision also features a series of pipes beneath a 75 m3 overflow basin located in the centre of the site.

S.65 As the site has been found to be practically impervious with very low infiltration rates the wet conditions within the woodland are primarily the result of a watercourse entering the woodland from the south east and then spreading. The development would have no effect on the flows in this watercourse upstream of the woodland, which appears to be the principal source of water within the woodland. A reduction in the surface water run-off from the application area as a result of the development would be equivalent to 2.66% of the flow of the watercourse from the south east. However, as detailed above a cut off drain along the southern boundary of the development


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would divert flows from the south of the site to the north, where the drain would enter a gravel filled trench from where the water would percolate into the wet woodland.

S.66 Surface watercourses in the study area are assessed to be of minor value. Due to the mitigation measures committed to and best practice to be followed the predicted impacts on these watercourses would be of a low magnitude. Construction phase effects on water quality are considered to be of minor adverse significance.

S.67 In terms of flood risk, the site slopes from south to north indicating that during periods of abundant rainfall, water would flow over the site and enter the watercourse located to the north. Construction phase mitigation measures will include locating stockpiles of excavated/construction materials in appropriate locations reducing the likelihood of drainage blockages; the provision of gaps to allow the passage of surface water and development of the drainage strategy. Therefore, the risk of flooding from rainfall has been assessed to be low.

S.68 During the operational phase of the development there may be potential for increased silt laden run-off, heavy metals and oil contamination from roads and car parking areas. The inclusion of the sediment/attenuation basins will allow for the filtration and sedimentation of water prior to the discharge to controlled waters. The drainage network would also include silt traps to remove potential contaminants. This will reduce the risk of increased pollution in nearby watercourses. Taking into account the mitigation measures and the drainage scheme the operational impacts would be of low magnitude and effects on water quality are considered to be of minor adverse significance.

S.69 The site has been assessed as being in an area at low risk of flooding and the overall significance of the operational phase effect once the mitigation measures are in place is considered to be negligible.

S.70 Through the implementation of mitigation measures, it is considered that the effect of the project on flood risk would be negligible during the construction and operational phases. The effect of the proposed development on water quality is considered to be minor adverse during the construction and operational phases.

S.71 A series of ponds, to be used as a receptor site for amphibians, will be created in the eastern most section of the site. This will consist of one large pond containing deep water and two smaller shallower ponds. The ponds will be lined, have a one metre maximum water depth and an elevated crest level. The design of the ponds will ensure that surface water run-off, from areas to the south of the development, will not be restricted from entering the wet woodland. Therefore the change in the water regime of the development site should not have any significant adverse effect on the existing hydrology of the wet woodland. This is due to the relatively small change in surface run-off compared to the existing water supply to the wood, and the measures that would be taken to collect surface water at the south of the site and carry this to the north where it would be allowed to percolate into the woodland.


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Further Information

S.72 This NTS has been prepared by RPS Planning and Development. The ES, including this NTS, can be viewed at:

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Customer Service Centre

Riverside House

Main Street

Rotherham

S60 1AE

S.73 A paper copy of the full ES can be obtained for a cost of £350 or an electronic copy (CD Rom) for a cost of £5. Paper copies of the ES can be obtained from the following address:

RPS Planning and Development

20 Western Avenue

Milton Park

Abingdon

OX14 4SH


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References

ARP (2013) Flood Risk Assessment Report on Worksop Road, Aston, Sheffield. October 2013

Council of European Committees (1985) Council Directive of 27 June 1985 on the Assessment of the Effects of Certain Public and Private Projects on the Environment. 85/337/EEC.

Council of European Union (1997) Council Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 on the Assessment of the Effects of Certain Public and Private Projects on the Environment. 97/11/EC.

Council of European Union (2011) Council Directive 2011/92/EU of 13 December 2011 on the Assessment of the Effects of Certain Public and Private Projects on the Environment. 2011/92/EU.

HMSO (2011) Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011 No. 1824).

HMSO (1990) Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

IEEM (2006) Guidelines for Ecological Impact Assessment in the United Kingdom. IEEM.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (1999) Rotherham Unitary Development Plan: Written Statement, Adopted Version.

RPS (2012) Worksop Road, Aston: EIA Scoping Report

RPS (2013) Arboricultural Impact Assessment.


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FIGURE 3: SITE LAYOUT


FIGURE 6: SOFT LANDSCAPE PLAN


FIGURE 7: DRAINAGE

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