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BOC Immingham Dissolved Acetylene Project Environmental Statement: Vol. 2 Main Text
2.28 The nearest railway station is Stallingborough Station, which is located on the main Grimsby Line
that connects Barton-on-Humber in the west to Grimsby and Cleethorpes in the east. The Grimsby
Line then connects to a number of other destinations including Lincoln and Manchester Piccadilly.
It is understood that an average of 40 passenger services operate on the Grimsby Line throughout
the day from Grimsby Town.
2.29 In addition to the main passenger line, the nearby Grimsby Light Railway Line also provides the
potential for the movement of freight to and from the Port of Immingham. The Line connects to the
main Grimsby Line to the west of Immingham at Ulceby railway station and to the east of Great
Cotes Railway Station (located on the western outskirts of Grimsby). Part of the line forms the
south west boundary of the field that houses the proposed development area (see Figure 1.2).
The line is operational but is not currently used.
2.30 The development area is well served by the existing highway infrastructure (see Figure 12.1). The
existing BOC site is connected to the strategic road network, the A180, either via Kiln Lane to the
north which joins the A1173 before joining the A180 at a grade separated roundabout, or South
Marsh Road to the south which joins North Moss Lane before joining Kiln Lane and connecting on
to the A180 via the A1173. The development area also benefits from having good transport links
to Immingham Dock.
2.31 There are no bus services operating in the immediate vicinity of the development site. The closest
services are the 45 45M and 46 which operate along Kiln Lane and Laporte Road near
Immingham.
2.32 There is no formal cycling infrastructure in the vicinity of the site, although there are a number of
paved footways and public bridleways which connect Hobson Way to the residential areas of
Stallingborough and Immingham. A bridleway (bridleway 34) runs along two of the boundaries of
the field (Hobson Way and South Marsh Road) and there is a public footpath (footpath 35) that
runs from the corner of Hobson Way and South Marsh Road to the Humber Estuary.
Ecological Features in the Surrounding Area
2.33 The closest statutory sites of nature conservation importance are: Humber Estuary Site of Special
Scientific Interest (SSSI), Humber Estuary Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Humber Estuary
Special Protection Area (SPA), Humber Estuary Ramsar site, and Humber Estuary European
Marine Site. The Estuary is of particular importance for over wintering and breeding birds. Habitats
associated with the Estuary include intertidal and subtidal muds and sands, and salt marsh and
fringing reed beds which support a large number of rare or threatened mammals, fish,
invertebrates and plants.
2.34 Water voles have been recorded as being present at Middle Drain, within 500 m of the proposed
development.
Local Air Quality
2.35 NELC has declared two Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) within 10 km of the proposed
development site. The nearest AQMA, which resulted from exceedences of the 24 hour objective
for particulate matter with a diameter of less than 10 μm (PM10) in 2004 and 2005, is located at
Immingham, in the town centre, approximately 3 km to the north west of the development site. The
second AQMA, declared in September 2010 for a breach in the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) annual
mean objective, is in Grimsby and is over 6 km south east of the development site. A decision
regarding the potential revocation of the Immingham PM10 AQMA has been deferred while a
decision is made by the Government on the funding allocation for the proposed A18/A180 Link
Road (Immingham Bypass).
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