Appendix CRF - Part 3 - Northamptonshire County Council

4.0 Site Background Information
4.1 Site Description and Local Environment
4.1.1 The landfill site lies approximately 2.5km north of the village of King’s Cliffe in the
East Northamptonshire District of the County of Northamptonshire at National
Grid Reference TF010 001 (ref 15) (Figure 1). The setting is generally rural with
a majority of the land surrounding the landfill site comprising open farmland or
woodland. The only properties in the immediate vicinity of the landfill comprise a
terrace of three houses (Westhay Cottages) and Westhay Farm with associated
agricultural and commercial buildings. These properties are all located to the
east of the eastern boundary of the landfill site on the other side of the site
access road.
4.1.2 Landfilling operations at East Northants Resource Management Facility
commenced in 2002.
4.1.3 The closest village to the site is Duddington, approximately 2.2km to the
northwest and King’s Cliffe village which lies approximately 2.5km to the south
(Figure 1). Collyweston village is approximately 3.3 km to the north of the site.
The only other development within the vicinity of the site is the RAF airfield at
Wittering which lies approximately 800m to the northeast. This is an operational
airfield used for pilot training.
4.1.4 The landfill lies within the Rockingham Forest/Lower Nene Valley Special
Landscape Area, a local designation adopted by the County Council in 1974.
This is an area of relatively level to gently undulating land at an elevation of
approximately 85m above ordnance datum. The predominant land uses within
the immediate area of the site are agriculture and woodland.
4.1.5 Part of the Collyweston Great Woods to the north of the site is designated a Site
of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a National Nature Reserve (NNR).
4.1.6 The A47 road lies approximately 1 km to the north of the site, with the Stamford
Road, an unclassified road linking the A47 to the village of King’s Cliffe, passing
along the eastern boundary of the site (Figure 1).
4.1.7 The geology of the site consists of an upper clay strata formed from glacial till
and estuarine mudstone to a depth of approximately 11.5m, underlain by
Jurassic limestone. The clay strata have been partially worked as part of the
quarrying operations on site, with overburden materials stockpiled to the western
end of the site and when required silica clay is exported off site.
4.1.8 There are no main water courses in proximity to the landfill site, the closest being
Willow Brook (3km south) and the River Welland (2.5km west), the landfill site
being approximately on the watershed between these two.
Application for disposal of LLW including HV-VLLW under RSA 1993,
for the East Northants Resource Management Facility:
Supporting Information
July 2009
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