DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
R & L HOLT LTD, HORNSFIELD NURSERY,
NEAR BADSEY, WORCESTERSHIRE
PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A RENEWABLE
ENERGY BIOMASS BOILER ROOM
AND FUEL STORE WITH
ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE SILO
1.0
INTRODUCTION
This statement has been prepared to accompany the application for the proposed
construction of a Portal frame steel building to contain a Biomass boiler and
associated fuel store to facilitate the replacement of mains gas with Biomass heating of
the adjacent 2.43 ha commercial glasshouse. Its purpose is to demonstrate that the
proposals are appropriate in terms of its context and that the site and building is
accessible.
2.0
BACKGROUND
The commercial glasshouse which grows tomatoes has since its initial construction in
2004 been heated using fossil fuels (mains gas) and the opportunity now exists to
remove the dependency on mains gas and replace the fossil fuels with Biomass
burning clean wood. In order to do this a new building has to be constructed.
3.0
LAYOUT AND SCALE
The proposed building will be 25m by 10m (total floor area of 250 sqm) and will be 5
metres high to the ridge and will hold the Biomass boiler and associated plant in one
section and a fuel store in the second part. The proposals will have a flue of 8 metres
giving 3 metres clearance over the ridge to ensure suitable dispersal. To store surface
water adjacent to the biomass building will be a metal silo that would store 75m3 of
water with a 5m diameter and 4m high.
Design and Access Statement
Hornsfield Nursery
For R&L Holt Ltd
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Framptons
May 2015
PF/9419
4.0
DESIGN AND EXTERNAL APPEARANCE
The building will be of a portal frame design and will be clad in box profile steel
cladding. The colour will be Olive green and the silo galvanised steel. There will also
be a flue standing 8 metre in height, which is 3 metres above the ridge of the proposed
biomass building.
5.0
LAYOUT
The fuel store is designed to enable vehicles delivering fuel to tip inside the building
and collect waste by-product. No material will be tipped outside the building. The
adjacent silo will store storm water and control its release into the nearby site reservoir
utilising an existing drainage system with ample capacity for a less than 1% increase
in new impermeable floor area.
6.0
SCALE AND APPEARANCE
The scheme is designed to complement the materials used in the adjacent nursery
operation and those commonly found in the locality n similar enterprises which
characterise the Vale of Evesham. The height is being kept to a minimum level
without in the process limiting the size of the delivery vehicles for wood chip.
Design and Access Statement
Hornsfield Nursery
For R&L Holt Ltd
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Framptons
May 2015
PF/9419
7.0
LANDSCAPING
The existing trees and hedges are unaffected by the proposal.
8.0
ACCESS
The proposals will use the existing access road from the public highway. All vehicles
movements associated with the biomass facility will be able to park off road and enter
and exit the site in a forward gear. All works will comply with current Building
Regulations requirements in terms of accessibility.
9.0
CONCLUSION
This is a simple Portal Frame Farm building designed to reduce the use of Fossil fuels
on this site. It’s appearance is designed to blend as sympathetically as possible into
the existing landscape.
Framptons May 2015
Design and Access Statement
Hornsfield Nursery
For R&L Holt Ltd
4
Framptons
May 2015
PF/9419