TETRON WELBECK LLP

AA Environmental Limited Units 4 to 8

Cholswell Court Shippon, Abingdon

Oxon OX13 6HX

T 01235 536042 F 01235 523849

E [email protected] W www.aae-llp.com

TETRON WELBECK LLP

RESTORATION OF WELBECK COLLIERY MEDEN VALE

OPERATIONAL STATEMENT

Job No 163033 May 2017

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AA Environmental Limited 163033

Welbeck Colliery Meden Vale

Report for: Tetron Welbeck LLP Hadzor Court Hadzor Droitwich Worcestershire WR9 7DR

Tetron Welbeck LLP Welbeck Colliery

Meden Vale Mansfield

Issued by

…………………….. Ed Brown BSc (Hons)

Approved by

Matthew Lawman MSc BSc (Hons)

Issue Date July 2017

Issue Final

AA Environmental Limited (Registered Office) Units 4 to 8 Cholswell Court Shippon, Abingdon Oxon OX13 6HX T 01235 536042 F 01235 523849 E [email protected] W www.aae-llp.com Company No. 84743322

Table of Revisions

Issue Description of status

2/05/2017 Final

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Data Protection

Data Protection

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Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF REPORT 1

2.0 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW & WORKING CONTROLS 2 3.0 MATERIAL REQUIREMENT 4 4.0 PROPOSED PHASING OF WORKS 4 5.0 SUMMARY 5 DRAWINGS 163033/PL/D/001 Site Location Plan 163033/PL/D/002 Existing Topographical Survey 163033/PL/D/003 Site Working Plan 163033/PL/D/004 Phasing Plan APPENDICES Appendix A Process Flow Diagram Appendix B Environmental Permit (EPR/LB3933RK)

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1 Welbeck Colliery Meden Vale

1.0 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF THE REPORT 1.1 AA Environmental Limited (AAe) has been commissioned by Tetron Welbeck LLP (Tetron) to

prepare an Operational Statement, to support a planning application to vary existing conditions to extend the permitted use of tipping operations and use of the Soil Management Area (SMA).

1.2 The site is approximately 127 hectares and is located to the north of the village of Meden Vale

in Nottinghamshire. The site is centred at National Grid Reference: SK 576700. The site was an active coal mine until 2010. The working site area currently has an extant planning permission (1/13/01390/CDM), granted in 2012 to restore the northern part of Welbeck Colliery spoil heap. The site location plan is shown in drawing 163033/PL/D/001. The existing topographical survey is shown in 163033/PL/D/002.

1.3 The works involve the importation of circa 1.9 million cu m of suitable engineering fill,

recovered aggregates and other suitable materials, including wastes such as pulverised fuel ash, third party soils and stone. As part of the works, Tetron operate the SMA to treat waste to produce a recovered aggregate for use in the restoration. The SMA is regulated under an existing Bespoke Environmental Permit (EPR/LB3933RK) issued by the Environment Agency. The SMA is shown in 163033/PL/D/003.

1.4 The operations at the site and the SMA are unchanged from those approved in 2014, including

the amount of waste permitted to be processed at the facility; the operational working methods at the site, the types of waste to be used or the final formation.

1.5 The sites operations were fully assessed during the original planning application in 2012. The

planning application was approved by Nottinghamshire County Council in 2012. 1.6 This Operational Statement provides an overview of the operations to continue until May 2023

including phases of work, details of works within each phase and justification for the extension of the restoration phase.

1.7 This Statement should be read in conjunction with the following documents:

• Site Working Plan (as amended) (which forms part of the Environmental Permit); and

• CL:AIRE Material Management Plan for the direct transfer. NC

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2.0 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW & WORKING CONTROLS 2.1 All fill material will be transferred to the SMA for recovery to ensure that all economically

recoverable material is removed from the waste. Soils, recovered construction and demolition materials, earthworks, bulk construction, demolition inerts and ash will be processed to create a recovered suitable engineering material for use within the wider restoration in accordance with an agreed CL:AIRE Material Management Plan strategy.

Hours of Operation

2.2 Table 2.1 sets out the working hours at the site.

Table 2.1. Working Hours

Activity Day Hours

HGV arrival and site operation Monday to Friday Site mobilisation 07:00 to 08:00 Deliveries 08:00 – 18:00

Saturday 08:00 – 13:00

Sundays, Public or Bank Holidays

These activities shall not occur.

Processing of wastes within permitted area

Monday to Friday 07:30 – 17:30

Saturday 08:15 – 12:30

Sundays, Public or Bank Holidays

These activities shall not occur.

Pre-acceptance 2.3 Tetron will only accept waste from pre-selected contracts. There will be no-adhoc acceptance

at the gate. No more than 550,000 tonnes of waste will be accepted at the site per annum in accordance with the SMA permit.

2.4 Tetron will obtain and check the following information prior to accepting wastes at the facility:

• the nature of the process producing the waste including variability of the process;

• composition of the waste, including analysis of a representative sample from the production process; and

• each new enquiry will complete the Waste Acceptance Form (WAF), setting out its EWC Code and characteristics, including chemical constituents, state (form), quantity and categorisation.

2.5 Tetron will only approve acceptance of the waste for treatment if it is satisfied that the

characterisation is sufficient, including a consideration of variability. Furthermore, no waste will be accepted unless the facility has a prior defined management process for the treatment or disposal and sufficient capacity.

Waste Acceptance 2.6 Where wastes are imported by rail an inspection will be undertaken of each wagon prior to

unloading. Only permitted waste that conforms to the type and description in the documentation supplied by the producer and/or holder will be accepted. The waste must confirm to the WAF data sheet.

2.7 Vehicular unloading will be supervised by a trained operative and the waste material will be

further inspected. If there is any uncertainty regarding the waste type against the expected characterisation as set out in the WAF then the material and/or the vehicle will be isolated until the assessment can be concluded. If the total waste is unacceptable the vehicle will be reloaded and the waste consignment rejected from the site.

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2.8 In the event that potentially unacceptable waste is identified post tipping this will be segregated and taken to the Quarantine Area. All quarantined waste and further testing will be in accordance with the Permit’s Environmental Management Systems.

Physical treatment of soil and aggregate wastes 2.9 The re-sizing, screening and blending of materials will occur within the soil handling area. The

process flow diagram is shown in Appendix A. 2.10 Waste will be screened/crushed through a standalone power screen and crushers. The

systems will operate with the dust suppressions systems accordingly. During periods of no rain, the dust prevention systems will be on, in particular whenever PFA is processed.

2.11 The crusher will be used to re-size demolition and construction waste which is > 50 mm in

diameter, as determined necessary by the Site Manager. The crusher segregates metals from concrete. Segregated metal will be transferred to bulking up containers.

2.12 Soils may also be sized through a power screen. This process removes potential foreign items

from the soil mix, including metals, plastics and pipework. This material will be manually separated segregated to the relevant bulking up container.

2.13 Once recovered the soils will be transferred to recovered stockpile area. Material will be stored

prior to onward transfer. Material testing and records 2.14 The crushing and screening of material to generate aggregate will be subject to a detailed

inspection and testing regime, including both chemical analysis and engineering tests in accordance with the principles set out in the WRAP Protocol and Highways Specification.

2.15 These tests will demonstrate whether the materials have been recovered to an agreed

specification for the wider restoration project and/or waste characterisation. Transfer of material and waste 2.16 The recovered soils will be bulked up for onward use. Transfer may occur via either railway or

by haulage vehicle. In the event that soils remain waste when they are transferred from the facility for further recovery at a suitably permitted site.

Restoration Phase 2.17 Recovered bulk fill will be transferred by haulage vehicle to the restoration area. The material

will be placed, compacted and tested in accordance with the Restoration Material Management Plan.

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3.0 MATERIAL REQUIREMENT AND IMPORTATION

3.1 The residual void at the time of application is estimated as circa 600,000 cu m. This has been derived from the January 2017 topographical survey and the import data since this was undertaken.

3.2 The rate of import has dropped from over 500,000 tonnes per annum in 2013-2014 due to reduced PFA supply. Current data is showing import to the SMA as 170,000 cu m per annum. Recovery rates in the SMA are in excess of 95%. It is anticipated that the import will be fully completed within 4 operational year. However, due to economic uncertainty contributed by the political and economic Brexit, Tetron seek a contingent two year period. Even at these rates of import in the last two years, there will be ongoing land formation, drainage, soil manufacture and landscaping works taking place.

3.3 Table 3.1 below sets out the cumulative void space through to May 2023.

Table 3.1. Cumulative Residual Void Space

Year Rate of Import (cu m per year)

Residual Void Space (cu m)

May 2017 170,000 600,000

May 2018 170,000 430,000

May 2019 170,000 260,000

May 2020 170,000 90,0000

May 2021 90,000 0

May 2022 0 0

May 2023 0 0

3.4 Material is primarily soils from construction sites and mineral recovery facilities in and around Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire from typically within a 20 mile radius of the site. In addition, ashes are imported from energy from waste, biomass and coal power stations in Nottinghamshire and North Lincolnshire.

4.0 PROPOSED PHASING OF WORKS

4.1 Tetron seek to extend the restoration activity until May 2023. This is an extension of 5 years beyond the current permitted life time. The proposed phasing of the works is shown in drawing 163033/PL/D/004 and an overview is shown below:

4.2 Although the works across the land formation are progressing, the justification for the extension is due to a down turn in import to the SMA in recent years.

• 2017 – ongoing land formation and import to western section and soiling;

• 2018 - completion of western section and import into central section and top of landformation and soiling/seeding;

• 2019 to 2020 - completion of central formation and commencement of landscaping anddrainage;

• 2021 - completion of eastern void and progression of landscaping and drainage;

• 2022 – contingent period for importation, soiling, drainage and landscaping site wide; and

• 2023 - contingent period for importation, soiling, drainage and landscaping site wide.

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5.0 SUMMARY 5.1 Tetron are seeking to extend the life time of the current restoration activity. The permitted land

use currently ends in May 2018. Tetron propose to extend this to May 2023. The justification for extending is due to the reduction in import to the SMA in recent years.

5.2 The site is progressively being worked and restored in accordance with the existing plans,

which were approved under the existing planning permission (1/13/01390/CDM). 5.3 The restoration operations, including activities, controls and testing regime, are exactly the

same as currently approved. 5.4 The application will not increase the tonnages of waste being recovered at the site. There are

no additional impacts associated with transport, or related air quality and noise emissions than assessed and approved.

5.5 With the existing good practice working controls applied, the restoration life span extension will

not cause reduced air quality, noise, land quality, or landscape, as approved. 5.6 It is considered that with the continuation of the approved appropriate design and operational

controls, the proposed extension of operations can be completed without causing a negative impact on the surround land uses or the environment.

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DRAWINGS

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APPENDIX A

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NON HAZARDOUS FEED STOCK STORAGE

R13

SCREEN/CRUSHER

WITH MAGNER &

EDDIE CURRENT

ATTCHMENTS

R3 R4 R5

METAL FRACTION R13

Process flow diagram for aggregate and soil manufacture

MANUAL

SEGREGATION

R3 R4 R5

TIMBER R13

PLASTICS R13

AGGREGATE

MIXED TO

SPECIFICATION

R13

INERT FEED STOCK STORAGE

R13

MANUAL

SEGREGATION

R3 R4 R5

SCREEN/CRUSHER

WITH MAGNER &

EDDIE CURRENT

ATTCHMENTS

R5 R4

AGGREGATE

MIXED TO

SPECIFICATION

R13

Waste activity Activity code

Waste activity Activity code

Waste type Activity code

General process

Recovered product

Off site recovery or disposal

Key

Normal process through put

Potential process throughput

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APPENDIX B

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Notice of variation with introductory

note

Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) Regulations 2010

Tetron Welbeck LLP

Welbeck Colliery Waste Facility

Elkesley Road

Meden Vale

Mansfield

Nottinghamshire

NG20 9PU

Variation application number

EPR/LB3933RK/V002

Permit number

EPR/LB3933RK

Variation application number EPR/LB3933RK/V002

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Permit number EPR/LB3933RK

Introductory note

This introductory note does not form a part of the notice The following notice gives notice of the variation of an environmental permit.

The purpose of this variation notice is to increase the permitted boundary of the

site and add waste types.

The schedules specify the changes made to the original permit.

The status log of a permit sets out the permitting history, including any changes to

the permit reference number.

Status log of the permit

Description Date Comments

Application received

EPR/LB3933RK/A001

Duly made

12/11/2012

Application for waste treatment and

transfer facility.

Permit determined

EPR/LB3933RK

03/01/2013 Permit issued to Tetron Welbeck

LLP.

Application

EPR/LB3933RK/V002

(variation)

Duly made

16/04/2014

Application to increase the

permitted boundary of the site and

add waste types.

Variation determined

EPR/LB3933RK

27/06/2014 Notice of Variation issued.

End of introductory note


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Notice of variation

Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010

The Environment Agency in exercise of its powers under regulation 20 of the

Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 varies

Permit number

EPR/LB3933RK

issued to:

Tetron Welbeck LLP (“the operator”)

whose registered office is

2 Frederic Mews

London

SW1X 8EG

company registration number OC366746

to operate a regulated facility at


Elkesley Road

Meden Vale

Mansfield

Nottinghamshire

NG20 9PU

to the extent set out in the schedules.

The notice shall take effect from 27/06/2014

Name Date

Derek Franklin

27/06/2014

Authorised on behalf of the Environment Agency


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Schedule 1 – conditions to be deleted

None

Schedule 2 – conditions to be amended

The following conditions are amended as a result of the application made by the

operator

Table S1.2 Operating techniques

Description Parts Date

Received

Application Appendix A, H1 risk assessment in response to question 7

of part B2 of the application form – doc ref H1 risk

assessment (section 4)

‘How to comply with your environmental permit’ in response

to section 3a – Technical standards and operating

techniques, Part B4 of the application form.

19/10/2012

Additional information Site working plan and Technical Standard document dated

October 2012 Rev B

Amendments to the site working plan to account for sealed

drainage, dust emissions and operational hours.

06/12/2012

Application Variation All parts of the application received 16/04/2014

Email from Matthew

Lawman dated

06/06/2014

Detailing operating techniques for dust suppression and the use of a 20m buffer for the purposes of protecting the woodlands in proximity to Site Area B.

06/06/2014


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Table S2.1 Waste types and quantities

Maximum Quantities

The total quantity of waste accepted at the site shall be less than 550,000 tonnes a year.

Waste Code Description

01 WASTES RESULTING FROM EXPLORATION, MINING, QUARRYING, AND

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF MINERALS

01 01 wastes from mineral excavation

01 01 01 wastes from mineral metalliferous excavation

01 01 02 wastes from mineral non-metalliferous excavation

01 04 wastes from physical and chemical processing of non-metalliferous

minerals

01 04 08 waste gravel and crushed rocks other than those mentioned in 01 04 07

01 04 09 waste sand and clays

02 WASTES FROM AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AQUACULTURE,

FORESTRY, HUNTING AND FISHING, FOOD PREPARATION AND

PROCESSING

02 02 wastes from the preparation and processing of meat, fish and other foods of

animal origin

02 02 02 Shellfish shells only (no soft tissue of flesh)

02 04 wastes from sugar processing

02 04 01 soil from cleaning and washing beet

03 WASTES FROM WOOD PROCESSING AND THE PRODUCTION OF PANELS

AND FURNITURE, PULP, PAPER AND CARDBOARD

03 01 wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture

03 01 01 waste bark and wood

03 03 wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing

03 03 01 waste bark and wood

10 WASTES FROM THERMAL PROCESSES

10 01 wastes from power stations and other combustion plants (except 19)

10 01 01 bottom ash, slag and boiler dust (excluding boiler dust mentioned in 10 01 04)

10 01 02 coal fly ash

10 01 03 fly ash from peat and untreated wood

10 01 05 calcium-based reaction wastes from flue-gas desulphurisation in solid form

10 01 15 bottom ash, slag and boiler dust from co-incineration other than those mentioned

in 10 01 14

10 01 17 fly ash from co-incineration other than those mentioned in 10 01 16

10 02 wastes from the iron and steel industry

10 02 01 wastes from the processing of slag

10 02 02 unprocessed slag

10 03 wastes from aluminium thermal metallurgy

10 03 30 wastes from treatment of salt slags and black drosses other than those mentioned

in 10 03 29

10 09 wastes from casting of ferrous pieces


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Maximum Quantities



10 09 03 furnace slag

10 09 08 casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring other than those

mentioned in 10 09 07

10 10 wastes from casting of non-ferrous pieces

10 10 03 furnace slag

10 12 wastes from manufacture of ceramic goods, bricks, tiles and construction

products

10 12 08 waste ceramics, bricks, tiles and construction products (after thermal processing)

10 13 wastes from manufacture of cement, lime and plaster and articles and

products made from them

10 13 14 waste concrete only

15 WASTE PACKAGING; ABSORBENTS, WIPING CLOTHS, FILTER

MATERIALS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED

15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)

15 01 07 glass packaging

16 WASTES NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE LIST

16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road

machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle

maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)

16 01 03 end-of-life-tyres

16 01 20 glass

17 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES (INCLUDING EXCAVATED

SOIL FROM CONTAMINATED SITES)

17 01 concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics

17 01 01 concrete

17 01 02 bricks

17 01 03 tiles and ceramics

17 01 07 mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics other than those mentioned in

17 01 06

17 02 wood, glass and plastic

17 02 02 glass

17 03 asphalt, tar and tarred products

17 03 02 road base and road base planings only (other than thoses containing coal tar)

17 05 soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and

dredging spoil

17 05 04 soil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03

17 05 06 dredging spoil other than those mentioned in 17 05 05

17 05 08 track ballast other than those mentioned in 17 05 07


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Maximum Quantities



17 08 gypsum-based construction material

17 08 02 gypsum-based construction materials other than those mentioned in 17 08 01

19 WASTES FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, OFF-SITE WASTE

WATER TREATMENT PLANTS AND PREPARATION OF WATER INTENDED

FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION/INDUSTRIAL USE

19 01 wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste

19 01 14 fly ash other than those mentioned in 19 01 13

19 02 wastes from physico/chemical treatments of waste (including

dechromatation, decyanidation, neutralisation)

19 02 06 Sludges from physico/chemical treatment other than those mentioned in 19 02 05

19 08 wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified

19 08 01 screenings

19 08 02 washed sewage grit (waste from de-sanding) free from sewage contamination

only

19 08 99 stone filter media (if free from sewage contamination) only

19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting,

crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified

19 12 05 clean crushed glass only

19 12 09 minerals (for example sand, stones)

19 13 wastes from soil and groundwater remediation

19 13 02 solid wastes from soil remediation other than those mentioned in 19 13 01

20 MUNICIPAL WASTES (HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND SIMILAR COMMERCIAL,

INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTES) INCLUDING SEPARATELY

COLLECTED FRACTIONS

20 02 garden and park waste (including cemetery waste)

20 02 02 soil and stones

Schedule 3 – conditions to be added

The following conditions as a result of the application made by the operator

2.4 Pre-operational conditions

2.4.1 The activities shall not be brought into operation until the measures specified in schedule 1

table S1.3 have been completed.


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