BStE Design FAQLeaflet-v6 - Suffolk County Council
BStE Design FAQLeaflet-v6 - Suffolk County Council
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Proposed developmentof a new waste facilityat Bury St Edmunds
Household Waste Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer StationThe <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is proposing to develop a waste transfer station and redevelopedHousehold Waste Recycling Centre at Rougham Hill, Bury St Edmunds.The waste transfer station will accept waste and recycling collected at the kerbside. Thematerial will then be bulked up and transported in larger vehicles so that recycling can besent to reprocessing facilities and residual waste can be sent to <strong>Suffolk</strong>’s central Energyfrom Waste facility which is currently being built and will be operating in December 2014.The bulking of waste onto fewer larger vehicles will greatly reduce the number of vehiclemovements and help to minimise the environmental impact.In order to make the best use of the site it will be necessary to relocate the HouseholdWaste Recycling Centre to the extended rear part of the site, which will allow us to developa new modern split-level Household Waste Recycling Centre for Bury St Edmunds.Frequently Asked QuestionsWhy do we need a transfer station?The transfer station will allow waste collected from the west of <strong>Suffolk</strong> to be transported to the Energy from Wastefacility and recycling to be transported to reprocessing facilities more efficiently on fewer larger vehicles. The transferstation needs to be in place towards the end of 2014 when the Energy from Waste facility starts operating and newrecycling contracts begin.What is a waste transfer station?A waste transfer station is a large shed where collected waste and recycling is brought for bulking onto larger lorriesfor onward transport. The waste and recycling is brought in by collection vehicles and put into storage areas insidethe building. When there is enough waste or recycling to fill a large articulated vehicle, the material is taken toreprocessing facilities and residual waste is taken to the Energy from Waste plant. All waste and recycling is movedquickly from the waste transfer station, often each day.Household Waste Recycling Centre and Transfer Station (view from North)
What are the benefits?The waste transfer station will save money and be better for the environment by reducing vehicle mileage on ourroads. Waste from refuse collection vehicles will be delivered to the waste transfer station then moved into largerarticulated vehicles for onward transport to the treatment facilities. Therefore, fewer collection vehicles will betravelling long distances on the county’s roads and refuse collection vehicles will have more time to carry out theircollection rounds.Why has this site been chosen?A waste transfer station at Bury St Edmunds will minimise the distance that waste collection vehicles have to traveland will therefore minimise the cost to the taxpayer.Rougham Hill was chosen as a suitable site because the Household Waste Recycling Centre is already located there,the compatibility with surrounding land uses and the good transport links, being close to the A14 (T).The site is at Rougham Hill, Bury St Edmunds where the Household Waste Recycling Centre is located. The site to beredeveloped will include an extra piece of land to the rear of the existing recycling centre.P1Scale and boundary revisedSITE LOCATIONDRAFT CONCEPT FORDISCUSSIONSUFFOLK COUNTY COUNBURY ST. EDMUNDSHOUSEHOLD WASTE RECWASTE TRANSFER STATSITE LOCATION MAPLocation PlanContains Ordnance Survey opendata © Crown copyright and database right 20135115921-ATK-BR
How much waste will be accepted?The waste transfer station will receive the waste which is collected from households and businesses by StEdmundsbury Borough and Forest Heath District <strong>Council</strong>s in the west of <strong>Suffolk</strong>. Some waste from other HouseholdWaste Recycling Centres such as Mildenhall and Haverhill may also be brought to the transfer station for onwardtransport.What will the site look like?The waste transfer station will be a steel framed building with a footprint of 54m x 37m.Waste will arrive at the site in refuse collection vehicles or skip lorries. Bulked waste will be transported away fromthe site in larger articulated vehicles.The Household Waste Recycling Centre will have a raised area where waste will be dropped into containers at a lowerlevel, rather than the current situation where you need to climb stairs to put waste into the containers and skips.Household Waste Recycling CentreHow has the site been designed?The new Household Waste Recycling Centre will be more efficient and compact, compared to the current HouseholdWaste Recycling Centre. It will have a separate entrance for public vehicles and the waste vehicles to keep trafficseparate. It will also have a split level design so that visitors to the site no longer have to climb stairs to drop theirwaste into the containers.The waste transfer station will be located inside a building with doors which will be closed when not in use to keepany odour and noise inside as much as possible. A misting and ventilation system will be used to control odour asnecessary. Drainage from all hard standing areas will be through oil and petrol interceptors to prevent pollution.Why change the current Household Waste Recycling Centre?In order to make the most efficient use of the site, the Household Waste Recycling Centre needs to be relocated to thenorthern half of the site to allow the waste transfer station to be constructed. This relocation will allow us to constructa modern split level Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Will I be able to take the same waste types to the new HouseholdWaste Recycling Centre?Yes, all materials currently accepted at the Household Waste Recycling Centre will still be accepted at the new centre.The Household Waste Recycling Centre will also have an area for reuse where items such as televisions, furniture,bikes, freezers and small electrical items can be deposited before being sent for reuse.What are the opening hours?The Household Waste Recycling Centre opening hours are not expected to change from the current opening hourswhich are as follows;April to SeptemberOctober to MarchSundays and bank holidays9am until 5pm - Monday to Saturday.9am until 4pm - Monday to Saturday.10am until 4pm all year round.The Household Waste Recycling Centre will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.The Waste Transfer Station will operate up to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, excluding Christmas Day and NewYear’s Day.What will the visual impact be?The southern half of the site is currently used as the Household Waste Recycling Centre. A new building will beconstructed on site. The local area already has a number of commercial buildings and this facility will be similar insize. We intend to keep as much of the existing vegetation on site as possible.What will the traffic impacts be?The number of vehicles accessing the Household Waste Recycling Centre will remain similar to now.There are likely to be peaks in traffic into the site from 10-11am and 2-3pm when refuse collection vehicles finishtheir rounds and bring waste to the site. The refuse collection vehicles will continue to use the shortest route fromwhere the vehicle becomes full during the collection rounds.The large articulated vehicles will be collecting waste from the transfer station throughout the day, aiming to avoidthese peak times. Large articulated vehicles will be routed along the A14 (T) to and from the site.Will the site be noisy?Some noise is expected to be generated onsite during the site preparation and construction period which is expectedto last approximately 9 months.During operations, noise may be generated from the transfer station, primarily from on-site vehicles. Waste transferstation operations happen mainly within the building and closing doors will minimise the amount of noise that can beheard off site.Noise generated by vehicle movements at the Household Waste Recycling Centre will be similar to now.
Will the new waste transfer station smell?Waste sites can generate odour. However, in this instance the waste will be stored within a closed building beforebeing transferred. Waste will not be stored on site for any significant period, in most cases it will be less than a day.Therefore, it is not considered that the site will generate any significant odour. <strong>Design</strong> features such as misting spraysand ventilation will be incorporated to the building to minimise any potential odour issues.Will the new waste transfer station attract pests, vermin or birds?Waste sites can attract pests, vermin or birds especially if they handle food waste. However, in this instance the wastewill be stored and transferred within a closed building and the waste will not be on site for very long. Therefore, it isnot considered that the site will attract any significant number of pests, vermin or birds.What happens next?We will consider your comments and prepare a planning application which will be submitted to the WastePlanning Authority at <strong>Suffolk</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> later in summer 2013.Once the application has been submitted, any member of the public will be able to make comments to theWaste Planning Authority as part of the planning process. The application will be determined by the WastePlanning Authority in accordance with the Development Plan and Government policy.If planning approval is granted then we hope to start construction of the new site at the beginning of 2014.We will be appointing a waste company to operate the transfer station in 2014. Once the operator isappointed they will need to apply for and obtain an Environmental Permit from the Environment Agency toensure that they will operate the site safely.We plan for the site to be operational from the end of 2014 to support the start of the Energy from Wasteoperation in Great Blakenham which starts operating in December 2014.