High Heavens Dano remediation and Biowaste Transfer Station update - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Buckinghamshire County Council Buckinghamshire County Council High Heavens Dano remediation and Biowaste Transfer Station update High Heavens Liaison Committee Richard Marks Tuesday 25 th July 2017

Buckinghamshire County Council Presentation Objective To provide information for the upcoming Dano remediation planning application and To update on progress regarding the Biowaste transfer station 2

Buckinghamshire County Council The High Heavens site 3

Buckinghamshire County Council Some history of the DANO area…. • The DANO was built in the mid 1970s and used to separate out the heavy fraction (metal and glass) in the waste stream before being landfilled (everything went into the bin in this era). • Once the DANO stopped operating in the mid 90s, it was not demolished because the lower part of it housed the electric transformer and the electric distribution network for the site. The upper Dano building was reused for Biowaste operations. • The lower DANO yard area was used for ancillary waste activities. • However, • In 2014/15 a new transformer and electric distribution network was installed. • Therefore, there was no reason for keeping the lower DANO building ……… but the yard was still useful. 4

Buckinghamshire County Council Before and after the demolition Demolition took place of the lower DANO in Jan - Feb 2017 this year 5

Buckinghamshire County Council Post demolition of the lower Dano building • As part of the demolition notice BCC is duty bound to remediate this area. • BCC are looking to infill the void left with inert soil and then put a concrete slab on top. • This will then bring the area up to the level of the rest of the operational site and reinstate its usefulness, whilst still being hidden from view behind the landfill restoration. • The area will continue to be used for a variety of waste management activities including storage / repair of recycling centre containers and emergency storage if other sections of High Heavens are not available. 6

Buckinghamshire County Council Concrete area TANK TANK TANK TANK WHEEL SLAB AREA WASH U P P E A R D Grass area A N O B U I L D I N G A GRASS AREA Landfill bank Plan drawing 7

Buckinghamshire County Council CONCRETE EDGE OF GRASS AREA EXG. BUILDING EXISTING LANDSCAPING PROFILE CONCRETE SLAB SOIL FILL LINE A A Cross-section 8

Buckinghamshire County Council The Planning Process Pre planning application comments period: 18 th July to 11 th August. • Dedicated web site: www.buckscc.gov.uk/hh-remediation-works Public exhibition on Tuesday 1 st August at High Heavens (10.00am- • 4.00pm). • Planning application submitted by BCC: late August 2017 • Formal planning process is due to take sixteen weeks, therefore determination: December 2017 / January 2018 Construction Period is planned for: February – April 2018 9

Buckinghamshire County Council The Biowaste Transfer Station Update 10

Buckinghamshire County Council Why do we need a new Biowaste Transfer Station? The new Waste Transfer Station (WTS) will: • Replace existing transfer infrastructure at High Heavens with a modern, more flexible facility; • Help the Council comply with Waste Disposal Authority (WDA) statutory duties; • Achieve beneficial interfaces with other WDA projects/contracts e.g. bulky waste shredding, Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) etc.; and • Provide continued VfM for the Council’s rate-payers. 11

Buckinghamshire County Council Existing vs. Proposed Transfer Infrastructure* From & To * Image for illustrative purposes only Image credit: TEG 12

Buckinghamshire County Council The Planned Biowaste Layout ……so far 13

Buckinghamshire County Council Selected Next Steps for the Biowaste Transfer Station* •Business Case (before Waste Transfer Station [WTS] procurement) [Jun – Jul 2016]  •Cabinet Member Key Decision [Aug 2016 ]  BCC decision phase •WTS contractor appointed – Galliford Try  • Pre-planning application stage consists • Consultation • Local public exhibition(s) Planning • Comments period • Submission of Planning Application [Autumn 2017]. Decision Jan – Feb 2018 • ( Subject to gaining planning consent) • Cabinet Member Key Decision – award of the construction contract Construction • Start of construction of the Biowaste Transfer station - mid 2018 • Commissioning [Mar 2019 – Apr 2019] Operational • WTS Operational [Apr - May 2019] 14 * Timelines are indicative and subject to change.

Buckinghamshire County Council Any Questions? 15

Buckinghamshire County Council For further information, please contact: Richard Marks Waste Commissioning Lead Officer Transport Economy Environment Direct Dial: 01296 387391 Mobile: 07860 187428 Email: rimarks@buckscc.gov.uk Buckinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1UA Claire Oakins Waste Commissioning Team Leader Transport Economy Environment Direct Dial: 01296 387425 Mobile: 07802789836 E-mail: coakins@buckscc.gov.uk Buckinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1UA 16