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BOC Immingham Dissolved Acetylene Project Environmental Statement: Vol. 2 Main Text
Conformity of Proposed Development
17.68 The EIA process has included specialist assessment to define the baseline socio-economic
characteristics of the area within which the site is located and explore the potential impacts of the
Project in terms of socio-economic factors such as job-creation, community impacts (e.g. stress;
interference with leisure and amenity) and land and property values. The adopted approach is
considered to reflect the policy requirements in terms of understanding and commenting upon the
contribution of the Project in social and economic terms, which includes the sustainability of the
proposals.
17.69 At the Scoping stage it was recognised that no specific consultation would be undertaken as part
of the socio-economic impact assessment, given the location of the proposed development away
from residential areas and within an existing industrial environment.
17.70 The socio-economic assessment (see Chapter 15) concluded that the Project is likely to have
mostly positive socio-economic impacts at both the local and regional levels (in terms of job
creation). It is expected that the Project will create a small number of permanent jobs, which are
viewed as positive contributions against social aims within relevant policies. In addition, the
Dissolved Acetylene Project would assist with safeguarding manufacturing roles within the
160,000 fabrication customers for acetylene in the UK, all of which would be impacted by the
failure to invest in a new acetylene manufacturing facility. Limited adverse impacts are anticipated
on the economic and social level related to stress caused by inconvenience, primarily during the
construction stage.
Waste
Key Policies
17.71 ‘PPS 10 Planning for Sustainable Waste Management’ aims to deliver the Government policy for
waste: ‘to protect human health and the environment by producing less waste and by using it as a
resource wherever possible. By more sustainable waste management, moving the management
of waste up the ‘waste hierarchy’ of prevention, preparing for reuse, recycling, other recovery, and
disposing only as a last resort, the Government aims to break the link between economic growth
and the environmental impact of waste’. The PPS is primarily concerned with the development of
waste management facilities; however, it also stressed that development proposals have a role to
play in terms of producing site waste management plans and supporting the waste hierarchy
through appropriate on site provision and arrangements.
17.72 The forthcoming LDF includes a strategy for the management and disposal of waste includes for
major new development to identify and minimise waste generated, and address the sustainable
management of waste as an integral element of the development.
Conformity of Proposed Development
17.73 Waste management for the Project will reflect the Government policy for waste, prioritising re-use,
recycling and recovery in preference to disposal, as far as is practicable given the nature of the
development. For both construction and operation, good practice will be adhered to the intention
to recycle process water; re-use harvested rainwater as process water; and process the lime byproduct
of the acetylene manufacturing process for productive uses in the locale all provide
examples. For unavoidable waste disposals, the proposed development includes space for wastes
to be segregated, stored, handled, labelled, packaged and disposed of in accordance with good
practice and relevant legislation.
17.74 The approach to waste management, which includes construction being governed by a WMP (as
part of the CEMP) and operation in accordance with the EMS and EA permit, is considered to
accord with relevant policies.
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