APPENDICES

APPENDIX TA1

1488-01-HTN01b 1 29 January 2015

Highways Technical Note 1 (1488-01 / HTN-01b) Project: - Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre (RERC) Title: - TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT SCOPING Date: - 29 January 2015

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Axis have been commissioned by FCC Environment to consider highways and

transport issues related to proposals to develop a Recycling and Energy

Recovery Centre (RERC), employing thermal treatment technology, at land off

Whitehill Road, Millerhill, South East of Edinburgh. The RERC development is

proposed to process contract municipal waste supplied by Edinburgh City

Council and Midlothian Council Waste Collection Authorities and offers the

potential to accommodate additional third party Commercial & Industrial waste. It

is proposed that the RERC facility could process up to 195,000 tonnes per

annum (tpa) of waste feedstock, including 108,000tpa of municipal contract

waste inputs.

1.2 FCC Environment were confirmed as preferred bidder for the Edinburgh &

Midlothian Zero Waste Contract in late 2014 and work is now ongoing to develop

a final masterplan scheme, including public consultation in early February on the

principles of the development and the emerging design. It is anticipated that a full

planning application, supported by a formal Transport Assessment and

Environmental Statement will be submitted in Spring / Summer 2015.

2.0 Relevant Planning & Highways Background

2.1 As noted above, the proposed RERC facility would be developed on land at

Millerhill, to the south east of the City of Edinburgh (see Figure HTN1). This land

represents the Edinburgh and Midlothian Zero Waste Contract ‘reference site’

and already benefits from Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) for an

integrated waste management facility, including Mechanical Biological Treatment

and Energy from Waste processes (Permission 11/00174/PPP issued

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19/1/2012), known locally as the Zero Waste Facility (ZWF). This extant consent

is considered to represent a material planning matter when reviewing highways

and transport issues for the current proposals, as it establishes the principle of

development at the site and a ‘fall-back’ threshold of development related traffic

demand that highway stakeholders have previously identified as being

acceptable.

2.2 The existing PPiP for the ZWF at the Millerhill site relates to a facility capable of

processing 230,000 tpa of predominantly, but not exclusively, municipal residual

waste comprising all, or a combination, of the following waste management

facilities:

• Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT);

• Energy from Waste (EfW) (Combined Heat and Power Plant); and

• An Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility.

2.3 The ZWF development was also to be supported by local highway network

improvements, including a new dedicated site access road connection to

Whitehill Road and minor improvements to surrounding local network junctions.

The details of the proposed access strategy are illustrated in Appendix HTN1 to

this report. As noted below, the access road benefits from separate planning

consent and is currently being installed to facilitate access to the application site

and adjoining under construction AD facility. It is understood that the local road

network improvements identified as being required to support the PPiP ZWF

scheme (primarily associated with carriageway widening on Whitehill Road and

minor junction amendments) are to be delivered separately by Midlothian Council

in support of the Zero Waste Contract.

Previously Consented Site Traffic Volumes

2.4 The formal highways and transport submissions prepared to support the

consented 230,000tpa ZWF (Feb 2011 Transport Assessment Report by Colin

Buchanan & Partners Ltd & parallel Traffic & Transport Chapter to the

Environmental Statement) identified the following anticipated typical weekday

daily traffic levels (NB – assuming no back loading and including for the potential

for 24/7 deliveries of local authority waste to the site):

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• Waste Inputs: 164 arrivals / 164 departures

• Other Raw Materials / Outputs: 12 arrivals / 12 departures

• Staff Trips: 24 arrivals / 24 departures.

Total Traffic (two way): 400 movements (352 HGVs)

2.5 The supporting TA & ES reports for the ZWF scheme concluded that the above

traffic levels would not result in a material detrimental impact on the operation of

the surrounding road network – a position accepted by the neighbouring local

highway authorities (City of Edinburgh Council and Midlothian Council) and

Transport Scotland (strategic highway network). The above predicted values

therefore represent the extant traffic generation ‘fall-back’ position for the

Millerhill proposal site and thus should act as the starting point for the

assessment of the traffic effects of the current RERC development.

Delivery of the Anaerobic Digestion Element of the ZWF Project

2.6 Following approval of the ZWF, Aluana Renewable Energy has been progressing

with proposals for the AD plant element of the project, which will serve the food

waste portion of the Edinburgh & Midlothian Zero Waste contract. An application

for the Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) of the PPiP was

granted, with an additional condition relating to landscaping, on 12th June 2013

(Reference: 13/00077/MSC).

2.7 The AD facility is currently under construction and understood to be programmed

for completion by Autumn 2015. The AD facility is entirely separate from FCC

Environment’s RERC proposal, which expands on the principles of the MBT and

EfW facilities approved as part of the original ZWF PPiP. Notwithstanding this,

cognisance of the traffic generation implications of the consented AD facility will

be included as part of the formal transport appraisal of the RERC facility and to

provide a comparison to the total site traffic demand levels associated with the

consented ZWF.

2.8 As part of the enabling works for the ZWF, planning consent (Ref:

12/00060/DPD) has also been granted (19/03/12) for the formation of a new

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access road, bridge (over the new Waverly Line rail route) and junction to

Whitehill Road. The access road is currently under construction and will be fully

delivered by Autumn 2015 to support the commencement of operations at the

consented AD facility and future operations on the remainder of the site.

3.0 Review of the Development Proposals

3.1 The proposed FCC Environment RERC solution is based upon the reception of

all Contract Waste at the proposed Millerhill site. Following reception at the site

this waste will undergo primary treatment by processing through a Mechanical

Treatment (MT) facility. This MT process is designed to recover recyclable

materials (primarily ferrous and non-ferrous metals) from the Contract Waste and

produce Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) from the remainder. The RERC scheme

also provides the opportunity to accept third party Commercial & Industrial waste

(also to be treated at the MT facility) and pre-treated SRF.

3.2 All SRF will then be processed through the Secondary Treatment, EfW process,

for the production of Combined Heat & Power. Ash waste materials from this

EfW process will be exported from the site for treatment and re -use.

.

4.0 Anticipated Development Traffic Demand

4.1 The RERC proposals envisage delivery to the site of up to 195,000tpa waste /

SRF inputs (including for 5,529tpa of rejects and recyclables which will be

subsequently extracted from the waste supply) and additional process

consumables such as lime, activated carbon, ammonia and oil. The site would

be road served in terms of both waste / consumables inputs and the export of

process (ash / pollution control) residues (estimated at circa 51,858tpa).

Input materials

• Municipal Waste Direct Delivery: 108,000tpa

• Third Party Waste Direct Delivery: 13,500tpa

• Third Party Waste Bulk Delivery: 13,500tpa

• Third Party SRF Bulk Delivery: 60,000tpa

• Total Consumables (lime / ammonia / oil / carbon): 2,814tpa

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Export materials

• Recyclables from treated waste inputs: 2,740tpa

• Rejects from treated waste inputs: 2,789tpa

• Ash output: 46,533tpa

• Air Pollution Control Residues: 5,305tpa

4.2 Further details of the calculation of HGV traffic estimates associated with the

transport of these materials, will be set out in the formal Transport Statement /

Environmental Statement to be prepared to support the planning application for

the RERC scheme. The estimates will be undertaken via a robust ‘first principles’

exercise, based on predicted staffing levels and relevant waste delivery practice

information provided to the FCC Environment bid team by the Edinburgh &

Midlothian Zero Waste team.

4.3 Preliminary estimates of future maximum site operation (195,000tpa waste

inputs) suggest the following daily traffic levels (based on no back loading at the

site and including the potential for 24/7 deliveries to the RERC):

RERC Facility (195,000tpa)

• Waste Inputs / Consumables: 53 arrivals / 53 departures

• Recyclables:/ Process Exports 11 arrivals / 11 departures

• Staff / Visitor Trips: 50 arrivals / 50 departures.

Total Traffic (Two-way): 228 movements (128 HGVs)

5.0 Comparison to Traffic Levels Associated with the extant Consented ZWF

Scheme

5.1 As noted in section 2 above, the Millerhill proposal site already benefits from

PPiP planning consent for an integrated waste management development (the

ZWF), which was anticipated to generate of the order of 400 vehicle movements

per day (352 HGVs).

5.2 In contrast the RERC facility is predicted to generate a lower level of operational

traffic demand. Total trip demand to the total Millerhill site under the proposed

RERC scheme would be as set out below (including for estimates associated

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with the consented and under-construction adjacent AD facility to be operated by

Aluana Renewable Energy):

Consented AD Facility (30,000tpa)*

• Waste Inputs / Compost Product Output : 23 arrivals / 23 departures

• Staff Trips: 10 arrivals / 10 departures.

Proposed FCC RERC Scheme (190,000tpa)

• Waste Inputs / Compost Product Output : 64 arrivals / 64 departures

• Staff Trips: 50 arrivals / 50 departures.

Total Traffic (Two-way): 294 movements (174 HGVs)

*No specific AD related traffic estimates submitted as part of the ZWF project. AD traffic estimates therefore based on experience of the operation of other AD facilities across the UK.

5.3 Based on the above exercise it is therefore clear that the ‘net’ traffic effects of the

proposed RERC development would be to reduce overall site traffic demand

when compared to the planning fall-back case (development of the consented

ZWF scheme). Indeed, site related daily HGV levels associated with the RERC

proposed development could be expected be of the order of 178 movements (in

+ out) less than estimates for the previously consented scheme.

6.0 Highway Network Operational Assessment: Appraisal Scope

RERC Operational Traffic

6.1 Given the predicted positive ‘net’ impact case identified above and on the basis

that the new access road is being constructed to accommodate those

operational traffic estimates established as part of the ZWF PPiP, it is proposed

that technical highway capacity and road network operational matters can be

dealt with via a relatively simple Transport Statement (TS) report, reflecting the

guidance set out in June 2010 Transport Scotland good practice document

“Transport Assessment Guidance”.

6.2 Ultimately it is anticipated that the scope of assessment set out in the TS report

could be limited to a comparison of predicted traffic demand under the following

scenarios:

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• ‘Fall Back’ Baseline Planning Scenario: i.e. Full development of the

consented ZWF scheme;

• Development Scenario: Proposed RERC + retained AD facility.

6.3 The TS report will set out the predicted traffic estimates associated with the

proposed development for relevant time periods across a typical working

weekday. This presentation of information is in line with the approach pursued in

support of the previous ZWF scheme.

6.4 Due to the predicted reduction in overall site related traffic demand associated

with the proposed development when compared to the extant ‘fall back’ planning

position for the site, it is not anticipated that any off-site network safety or

operational capacity assessment would be required.

RERC Construction Traffic

6.5 The TS report would also include reference to estimates of the likely construction

traffic levels for the RERC proposed development. It should be recognised that

construction traffic is, by its nature, temporary in duration (circa 30 month

construction window, including for an 8 month commission period) and that the

delivery of any construction works at the site would be supported by a

Construction Traffic Management Plan to assist in managing the transport effects

of the works.

6.6 Preliminary estimates of site construction requirements have identified that peak

site construction staffing levels could range between 150 – 290 staff during a

core central 11 month period (associated with building construction and process

machinery installation), with less than 100 - 110 construction staff based on the

site at other times.

6.7 Peak construction HGV levels could be anticipated to take place during the initial

6 months of the project, when construction staffing levels would be at generally

lower levels - associated with site clearance, site establishment and the delivery

of construction materials and infrastructure. HGV levels during these initial

months (4 – 5 month period) could reach levels of circa 50 – 65 HGV arrivals per

day. HGV demand for the remainder of the construction period could be

expected to be of the order of 20 – 30 HGV arrivals per day. A secondary peak is

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predicted towards the end of the construction period, associated with facility

testing and including for the beginning of waste deliveries to the site.

6.8 In general construction HGV levels are typically expected to be less than future

day-to-day proposed site operating demand and significantly less than the

operational HGV traffic demand estimates associated with the consented ZWF

scheme. Construction HGV traffic is therefore not anticipated to generate any

material network traffic issues.

7.0 Traffic Related Environmental Impact: Appraisal Scope

7.1 Given that the proposed development could be expected to result in an overall

reduction in site related HGV traffic volumes when compared to the planning ‘fall

back’ position of the delivery of the consented ZWF scheme, which itself was

identified as only being expected to result in negligible traffic related

environmental impacts, it is considered that there is no requirement for a detailed

assessment of development traffic related environmental issues.

7.2 It is therefore proposed that the ES Transport Chapter will therefore be limited to

a simple setting out of the summary of the ‘net’ traffic case identified in the

supporting TS report.

FIGURES

APPENDICES

APPENDIX HTN1

From: Andrew Bell

Sent: 29 January 2015 13:03 To: james.gilfillan@midlothian.gov.uk

Cc: 'joyce.learmonth@midlothian.gov.uk'; Martin Pollard; 'David Molland' Subject: Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre - Millerhill - Transport Assessment Scoping James Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre - Millerhill - Transport Assessment Scoping Further to my e-mail of 19 November 2014, I am writing to update you with respect to progress with respect to proposals for Waste Management development at the Millerhill site, off Whitehall Road. Firstly, as you may already know, I can confirm that our client (FCC), has been confirmed as the preferred bidder for the Zero Waste Contract and that the Millerhill proposals are now being worked up towards a planning application due Spring / Summer 2015. The project is also now in the public domain and indeed a public consultation / exhibition event is planned to take place next week, to present the emerging proposals to the public and to receive feedback on the evolving site design. The project has also now been formally renamed and henceforth will be referred to as Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre or Millerhill RERC. In highway access and traffic terms there have been a few minor changes to the principles of the scheme but nothing that will impact materially on the main conclusions of the previous scoping report or require any change to the proposed highways assessment methodology. Key points are as follows:

• The proposed capacity of the RERC facility is now envisaged to be 195,000tpa (previously just over 175,000tpa). This will result in a slightly higher number of HGVs per day serving the site than previously predicted (10 two way trips, in + out), but would still represent a combined level well below that previously approved for the site under the extant ‘Zero Waste Facility’ consent.

• It is understood that Midlothian Council, in support of the Zero Waste Contract, will deliver those local widening improvement works on Whitehill Road identified as necessary to support the consented ZWF facility in advance of the commissioning of RERC waste operations and therefore these local highway improvements will not form part of the planning application for the RERC scheme. This position has yet to be formally confirmed, but currently is the approach that I have been advised is to be taken forward.

• No changes to the construction traffic / staffing estimates. In the light of the above, I attach a copy of a revised scoping note (1488-01-HTN01RevB) which updates the preliminary traffic forecasts for the RERC scheme to take account of the change to a maximum plant capacity of 195,000tpa. To assist your review I include both a ‘clean’ pdf copy of the full updated note, as well as a ‘tracked changes’ version of the text identifying the relatively minor changes from the original scoping report prepared and circulated to you in November 2014. I trust that you will find the attached information of interest and that it clearly sets out the current position of the project. Should you have queries regarding the information therein or should you wish to make any further comments on the assessment approach identified, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards

Andrew Bell Technical Director

From: Andrew Bell

Sent: 19 November 2014 14:23 To: james.gilfillan@midlothian.gov.uk

Cc: 'joyce.learmonth@midlothian.gov.uk'; Martin Pollard; 'David Molland' Subject: FW: Residual Waste Treatment Facility - Millerhill - Transport Assessment Scoping James Residual Waste Treatment Facility - Millerhill - Transport Assessment Scoping Further to our telephone conversation of a couple of weeks ago, please find attached a short scoping document setting out the key principles of the Millerhill RWTF facility and a comparison to the traffic estimates associated with the extant consented Zero Waste Facility (ZWF). As noted, this demonstrates that the current proposal scheme is likely to generate a level of day-to-day operational traffic much below that previously estimated (and subsequently approved) for the ZWF scheme. I attach some extracts from the emerging ‘first principle’ modelling to demonstrate how these estimates have been worked up – much more detail will be provided in the final formal Transport Statement (TS) document. Given the generally positive store with respect to predicted operational traffic levels we are not proposing to ‘re-invent the wheel’ by carrying out significant new capacity assessment work, but rather prepare a short TS report which sets out the predicted development traffic estimates and provides a comparison to the consented traffic volumes in order to demonstrate the overall ‘net benefit’ case. A similar approach is also proposed for the ES, which will to all intents a purposes represent a summary of the TS conclusions. Both the TS and ES will also include for a review of construction traffic issues. I’m able to provide a much more detailed review of likely construction traffic volumes than was originally set out in the ZWF application, albeit that these estimates suggest a greater number of construction staff trips than previously identified. Given that the majority of such staff trips are likely to take place outside of the core ‘rush hour’ peak travel periods and peak construction staffing levels are strictly temporary in duration, we feel it is unlikely that such staff movements would result in material network traffic concerns. I would welcome your thoughts on this and the level of assessment you might want to see of such construction staff movements. I trust that you will find the attached information of assistance. Should you have any queries or wish to discuss any aspect of the project highway case in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards

Andrew Bell Technical Director

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Andrew Bell

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Sent: 26 February 2015 12:10

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Cc: james.gilfillan@midlothian.gov.uk; joyce.learmonth@midlothian.gov.uk; John

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Subject: RE: Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre - Millerhill - Transport Assessment

Scoping

Andrew,

Thank you for this. We have now finished reviewing your Transport Assessment scoping note and supporting

material, and on behalf of Transport Scotland, we can respond as follows.

We agree with the conclusions of your scoping note that these new proposals should not have any greater impact

on the trunk road network compared to the previous consented proposals (ref: 11/00174/PPP), and as such, your

proposal for a simple Transport Statement would be sufficient from Transport Scotland’s perspective.

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To: Donaldson A (Andy) Subject: FW: Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre - Millerhill - Transport Assessment Scoping Andy Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre - Millerhill - Transport Assessment Scoping Further to our telephone conversation of earlier today, Axis are working on behalf of our client (FCC) to prepare a planning application for a new waste management development “Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre” (RERC) at the Millerhill Development site, Midlothian. A copy of a location plan is illustrated below.

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This facility is being prepared to assist FCC in delivering the terms of the Edinburgh and Midlothian ‘Zero Waste Contract’ for the handling and disposal of municipal waste - which FCC successfully secured just prior to Christmas. I attach a copy of a scoping note that has been prepared to consider the highways and transport implications of the proposed RERC scheme. This note was prepared initially to assist discussions with Midlothian Council (as local planning and highway authority) and was updated just after Christmas following a change to the proposed waste handling capacity of the plant (from 175,000tpa to 195,000tpa – see e-mail chain below). It is envisaged that a planning application for the scheme (based on 195,000tpa input capacity) will be submitted in late March / early April. In terms of the traffic impacts of the scheme, the development will generate a daily level of HGV trips to / from the site (associated with the delivery of waste & consumables and the export of ash & recyclables) of circa 128 HGVs a day (64 in / 64 out) and a limited level of staff and visitor trips (circa 100 movements, 50 in / 50 out). Many of the HGV trips will likely seek to access the A1 as part of daily waste collection runs from the two local authority areas, but some will obviously also utilise other main local access roads (see anticipated approach routes below). When assessing the potential traffic impact of the proposal scheme, it is important to note that the site of the RERC already enjoys planning permission in principle (PPiP) for a larger waste management facility (230,000tpa Zero Waste Facility -Permission 11/00174/PPP issued 19/1/2012), with the detailed TA for the consented scheme considering traffic levels significantly above those now proposed for the RERC. The previous consent received no highways objections from either of the immediate local highway authorities (Midlothian Council / Edinburgh City Council) or Transport Scotland.

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Given the generally positive story with respect to predicted operational traffic levels, we are not proposing to ‘re-invent the wheel’ by carrying out significant new capacity assessment work, but rather prepare a relatively simple TS report which sets out the predicted development traffic estimates and provides a comparison to the consented traffic volumes - in order to demonstrate the overall ‘net benefit’ case. A similar approach is also proposed for the parallel Environmental Statement, which will to all intents and purposes represent a summary of the TS conclusions. I trust that you will find this initial review of assistance and that it sets out the nature of the proposal scheme and the key principles of the assessment case. I would of course welcome you and your colleagues comments on the attached scoping note and the proposed assessment approach. Should you have any queries regarding the attached information or should you wish to discuss any aspect of the development proposals or the highways impact case in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards Andrew Bell Technical Director

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From: Andrew Bell

Sent: 29 January 2015 13:03 To: james.gilfillan@midlothian.gov.uk

Cc: 'joyce.learmonth@midlothian.gov.uk'; Martin Pollard; 'David Molland'

Subject: Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre - Millerhill - Transport Assessment Scoping James Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre - Millerhill - Transport Assessment Scoping Further to my e-mail of 19 November 2014, I am writing to update you with respect to progress with respect to proposals for Waste Management development at the Millerhill site, off Whitehall Road. Firstly, as you may already know, I can confirm that our client (FCC), has been confirmed as the preferred bidder for the Zero Waste Contract and that the Millerhill proposals are now being worked up towards a planning application due Spring / Summer 2015. The project is also now in the public domain and indeed a public consultation / exhibition

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event is planned to take place next week, to present the emerging proposals to the public and to receive feedback on the evolving site design. The project has also now been formally renamed and henceforth will be referred to as Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre or Millerhill RERC. In highway access and traffic terms there have been a few minor changes to the principles of the scheme but nothing that will impact materially on the main conclusions of the previous scoping report or require any change to the proposed highways assessment methodology. Key points are as follows:

• The proposed capacity of the RERC facility is now envisaged to be 195,000tpa (previously just over 175,000tpa). This will result in a slightly higher number of HGVs per day serving the site than previously predicted (10 two way trips, in + out), but would still represent a combined level well below that previously approved for the site under the extant ‘Zero Waste Facility’ consent.

• It is understood that Midlothian Council, in support of the Zero Waste Contract, will deliver those local widening improvement works on Whitehill Road identified as necessary to support the consented ZWF facility in advance of the commissioning of RERC waste operations and therefore these local highway improvements will not form part of the planning application for the RERC scheme. This position has yet to be formally confirmed, but currently is the approach that I have been advised is to be taken forward.

• No changes to the construction traffic / staffing estimates. In the light of the above, I attach a copy of a revised scoping note (1488-01-HTN01RevB) which updates the preliminary traffic forecasts for the RERC scheme to take account of the change to a maximum plant capacity of 195,000tpa. To assist your review I include both a ‘clean’ pdf copy of the full updated note, as well as a ‘tracked changes’ version of the text identifying the relatively minor changes from the original scoping report prepared and circulated to you in November 2014. I trust that you will find the attached information of interest and that it clearly sets out the current position of the project. Should you have queries regarding the information therein or should you wish to make any further comments on the assessment approach identified, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards Andrew Bell Technical Director

andrewbell@axisped.co.uk

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Camellia House, 76 Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5BB

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From: Andrew Bell

Sent: 19 November 2014 14:23 To: james.gilfillan@midlothian.gov.uk

Cc: 'joyce.learmonth@midlothian.gov.uk'; Martin Pollard; 'David Molland' Subject: FW: Residual Waste Treatment Facility - Millerhill - Transport Assessment Scoping James Residual Waste Treatment Facility - Millerhill - Transport Assessment Scoping Further to our telephone conversation of a couple of weeks ago, please find attached a short scoping document setting out the key principles of the Millerhill RWTF facility and a comparison to the traffic estimates associated with the extant consented Zero Waste Facility (ZWF). As noted, this demonstrates that the current proposal scheme is likely to generate a level of day-to-day operational traffic much below that previously estimated (and subsequently approved) for the ZWF scheme. I attach some extracts from the emerging ‘first principle’ modelling to demonstrate how these estimates have been worked up – much more detail will be provided in the final formal Transport Statement (TS) document. Given the generally positive story with respect to predicted operational traffic levels we are not proposing to ‘re-invent the wheel’ by carrying out significant new capacity assessment work, but rather prepare a short TS report which sets out the predicted development traffic estimates and provides a comparison to the consented traffic volumes in order to demonstrate the overall ‘net benefit’ case. A similar approach is also proposed for the ES, which will to all intents a purposes represent a summary of the TS conclusions.

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Both the TS and ES will also include for a review of construction traffic issues. I’m able to provide a much more detailed review of likely construction traffic volumes than was originally set out in the ZWF application, albeit that these estimates suggest a greater number of construction staff trips than previously identified. Given that the majority of such staff trips are likely to take place outside of the core ‘rush hour’ peak travel periods and peak construction staffing levels are strictly temporary in duration, we feel it is unlikely that such staff movements would result in material network traffic concerns. I would welcome your thoughts on this and the level of assessment you might want to see of such construction staff movements. I trust that you will find the attached information of assistance. Should you have any queries or wish to discuss any aspect of the project highway case in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards Andrew Bell Technical Director

andrewbell@axisped.co.uk

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