Overview - Transboundary screening undertaken by the Secretary of State
Project name:
East Midlands Intermodal Park, (Rail Freight Interchange)
Address/Location:
Adjacent to the junction of the A50 and the A38, South
Derbyshire
Planning Inspectorate TR050003
Ref:
Date(s) screening
First screening – 29 September 2014 following the applicant’s
undertaken:
request for a scoping opinion
EEA States identified
for notification:
First screening: None identified
FIRST TRANSBOUNDARY SCREENING UNDERTAKEN BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Document(s) used for East Midlands Intermodal Park Scoping Report (‘the Scoping
transboundary
Report’)
Screening:
Date
29 September 2014
Screening Criteria:
Secretary of State Comments:
The proposed East Midlands Intermodal park comprises of the
infrastructure to enable the exchange of freight between road
and rail, including railway sidings with a connection to the
adjacent railway line and an intermodal terminal incorporating
mobile container handling equipment and external container
storage. The site area is 255ha.
The principle components of the development are identified as:
Characteristics of the
Development
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Geographical area
Location of
Development
(including existing
use)
Rail-linked Class B8 distribution units, to include
associated landscaping, access, parking and servicing
areas;
Lorry parking area including facilities for drivers;
New vehicular access point onto the A50/A38
intersection;
New estate roads;
Earthworks to create development plots and areas for
mounding and balancing ponds;
Extensive new landscaping areas; and
Green spaces accessible to the local community by
footways/cycleways.
The extent of the area of likely impact under the jurisdiction of
another EEA State has not been provided within the Scoping
Report.
The main features and uses within the Site are identified on the
plan included in Appendix 3 include:
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An existing waste water treatment facility operated by
Severn Trent Water Ltd and an in-vessel composting
facility operating by Biffa Waste Services Ltd are located
centrally within the Site;
Parts of the Site are used for the growing of crops for use
as biofuel or animal feed. In the past the majority of the
land has been used for intensive sewage sludge recycling
and as such is unsuitable for growing crops direct for
human consumption.
 Three residential dwellings are located within the Site:
Round House Farm, 1 Standpipe Cottage and 2 Standpipe
Cottage;
 Boundary Road provides access to the waste water
treatment facility and residential dwellings;
 Pylons and overhead electric power lines straddle the
northern part of the Site;
 Parts of the Site have been subject to previous minerals
extraction for sand and gravel and now incorporate inert
imported material;
 Trees within the Site include a plantation on the western
boundary, which is subject to a group Tree Preservation
Order;
 An existing flood attenuation pond is located in the
eastern part of the Site and connects via a culvert to the
existing development on the northern side of the A50;
 Watercourses within the Site comprise Etwall Brook
(which cuts across the north western corner) and
Willington Brook (on the eastern side).
The Toyota car factory lies to the north east of the site.
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Cumulative impacts
Carrier
Environmental
Importance
The Scoping Report states that cumulative impacts with other
existing and planned development in the area will be considered
within the ES.
A list of completions and committed sites, including strategic
sites for Derby, has been provided in the Info Note: East
Midlands Intermodal Park Reference Case Assumptions
(Appendix 5 of the Scoping Report).
Potential impact pathways include the transport of pollutants
from the site by air, water and land.
Ecology and Nature Conservation
Hilton Gravel Pits SSSI lies approximately 1.7km north-west of
the Site. There are no Natura 2000 sites within 5km; no
National or Regionally important sites within 2km and no
County or Locally important sites within 1km.
Landscape
The scoping report identifies the National, County and Local
Landscape Character Areas (Appendix 7 of the Scoping Report).
No Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) are identified
by the Scoping Report. The nearest AONB being Cannock Chase
which is over 20km away.
Heritage Assets
The Scoping Report identifies a number of heritage assets and
conservation areas on or in the vicinity of the site including:
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Extent
Remains of pre-historic burial and settlement remains;
Roman agricultural remains;
Traces of medieval strip cultivation;
World War II ‘mushroom’ pillbox; and
Victorian octagonal structure (once housed sewagecontrolling valves for settling pond. (Appendix 10 and
Appendix 11 of the Scoping Report).
Transboundary issues are not identified in the Scoping Report.
On the basis of the location and nature of the development and
the information provided. no significant effects have been
identified which could impact on another EEA Member State.
No impacts identified which would be likely to affect another
EEA State.
No potential impacts identified which would be likely to affect
Probability
another EEA State.
No potential impacts identified which would be likely to affect
Duration
another EEA State.
No potential impacts identified which would be likely to affect
Frequency
another EEA State.
No potential impacts identified which would be likely to affect
Reversibility
another EEA State.
Transboundary screening undertaken by the Secretary of State
Magnitude
Under Regulation 24 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)
Regulations 2009 (as amended) (the EIA Regulations) and on the basis of the current
information available from the Applicant, the Secretary of State is of the view that the
proposed development is not likely to have a significant effect on the environment in
another EEA State.
In reaching this view the Secretary of State has applied the precautionary approach (as
explained in the Planning Inspectorate’s Advice Note 12: Transboundary Impacts
Consultation); and taken into account the information currently supplied by the Applicant.
Action:
No further action required at this stage
Date 29 September 2014
Note: The Secretary of State’s duty under Regulation 24 of the EIA Regulations continues
throughout the application process.