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053064 60-PV49-01-A02E-1002 Design and Access Statement (DAS)
Client:
Kimberly Clark
Location:
Flint
Project Title:
Kasabian
Project Number:
60-PV49-01
Document Title:
Design and Access Statement
Jacobs Document No.: 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002
Rev.
A
Issue Date
09-Dec-2014
Pages
20
Issue Purpose
Issued for Planning Application
Prepared
Checked
Approved
AS
MH
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
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1.1
Background
Pre-Application Discussions
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2.1
2.2
2.3
Site Details
Site Location
Site Constraints and Opportunities
Planning Policy
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3.1
The Proposal
Elements of the Scheme
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4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
Character and the Basis of Design
Introduction
Background
Structure of Proposed New Development
Scope of the Development
Scale and Massing
Materials
Landscaping
External Lighting
Existing Surface Water System
Proposed Surface Water System
Environmental Sustainability
Community Safety
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5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
Access and Movement
Introduction
Site Access
Car Parking
Personnel Access and Egress to Flint Mill
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Summary
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Appendix A
Photographs of Existing Elevations of Flint Mill
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PREFACE
The purpose of this Design and Access Statement (DAS) is to explain how the principles of good
design have been considered during the preparation of the scheme to expand Flint Mill, at the Kimberly
Clark (K-C) Flint Site and the underlying principles in relation to:
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Accessibility;
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Character;
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Community safety;
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Environmental sustainability; and
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Movement to, from and within the development.
It also highlights details of pre-application consultations with Flintshire County Council local planning
authority and other statutory consultees undertaken prior to submission.
Overall, this DAS complements and should be read in conjunction with the associated Planning
Statement and the Planning Drawings for the scheme - also forming part of this planning application.
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BACKGROUND
The K-C Flint Mill is located to the north of the town of Flint and is involved in the manufacture and
packaging of baby care products. It is one of 5 large facilities on the site, which are used as factories,
offices or for warehousing. The aim of this project is to double the existing capacity of the baby wipes
manufacturing and packaging facility by extending the Flint mill at its southern end. The scheme is
known as ‘Project Kasabian’. Refer to drawing DWG 60/PV49/01/A.01a/0002 for the proposed layout
and extent of scheme.
1.1
Pre-Application Discussions
In order to design a scheme and provide a submission appropriate for the proposed site, meetings
were held with Flintshire County Council Planning Department on 23rd September 2014 and 11th
November 2014 at the site (and subsequent conversations) to discuss the emerging proposals. In
addition feedback was received from FCC Highways Department on 5th December 2014, with regard
to vehicle movements and car parking. Advice was also received from Natural Resources Wales on
31st October 2014 with regard to flood risk.
The main design implications arising from the discussions were that the proposal:
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Had limited impacts upon its surroundings given its central location within the overall K-C
site;
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Should blend in with the current development on the site; and that it
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Seemed to have an appropriate level of car parking and servicing arrangements to
accommodate the new development.
It was also determined that the affect upon the site’s strategic landscaping scheme, to the south of
Flint Mill, was not a significant change in the locality.
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SITE DETAILS
2.1
Site Location
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The site is located to the north of Flint town centre and the site entrance is via Aber Road (A5119)
which is off the main coastal road (A548). Figure 2.1 is an indicative layout plan, which illustrates the
location of the proposed elements of the scheme. The main element is the proposed Flint Mill
expansion area that will be accommodated on land within the immediate curtilage of an existing
manufacturing facility. To the south of the proposed development, is a small man-made lake, which
forms part of the site’s landscaping scheme and is unaffected by the proposed development.
Figure 2.1 - Indicative Site layout
2.2
Site Constraints and Opportunities
The existing site in Flint has been developed over a number of years and the massing of the structures
has largely been dictated by the evolution of the processes undertaken on site.
The following constraints have been considered for the new development:
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Heritage / Listed buildings: This is not applicable to the proposal for the new development
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Conservation Area: The works proposed does not fall within a conservation area.
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Flood Risk: Flood attenuation measures have been incorporated into the design
(see DOC 60/PV49/01/A.02e/1003).
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Contaminated Land: An land assessment has been considered as part of this proposal
(see DOC 60/PV49/01/A.02e/1004).
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Biodiversity/ Ecology: Pre-application advise determined that no report was required for
the proposal.
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Tree Preservation: No Tree Preservation Orders (TPO’s) are affected by the proposed site
clearance works
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Proximity: The functional need to house the required expansion close to the existing
manufacturing, packaging, ancillary and utility areas;
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Integration: The design of the new facilities must be considerate and in-keeping with the
existing Flint Mill facility;
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Site Boundaries: The extension will not affect the privacy of any nearby overlooking
boundary given the site’s location, being remote from any adjoining residential receptors.
The proposed development is located centrally within the applicant’s site boundary. A large
amount of existing screening shall be maintained throughout the site;
Noise: The additional operations shall be within the current parameters and shift patterns
and shall not add to the current noise profile for the site. Heating, Ventilation & Air
Conditioning (HVAC) equipment, and waste / dust handling plant shall be located within the
new building extensions and will have acoustic attenuation treatment;
The existing temporary air cooling plant on the southern elevation will be relocated to a new location on
the southern elevation of the extension. There will be no change to the current operational regime.
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2.3
Planning Policy
A full planning policy based around the Flintshire Unitary Development Plan (FUDP), which is the
adopted development plan for the 15 year period 2000 – 2015 is included within the accompanying
Planning Statement. In summary however,, given the central location of the proposals within the K-C
Flint site, and as the massing, design and scale of the development is consistent with the existing large
scale buildings on the site, the proposal is considered in keeping with it surrounding and thus in
keeping with Policy GEN1 with regard to the general requirements for all types of development, and
Policy D1 (Design Quality, Location and Layout).
The proposed extension is estimated to take the proposal to a level of activity previously experienced
at the site and before the Delyn Mill operation was closed in 2011, and whilst not providing the extra
numbers of car parking spaces commensurate with the extension, it is considered the existing
provision is in excess of what is currently required and that the circumstances mean that it conforms
with the car parking exemptions as outlined in the FCC Local Planning Guidance Note 11 and
provisions of Policies AC13 (Access and Traffic Impact) and AC18 (Parking Provision and New
Development).
Flood attenuation measures have been incorporated into the design so that the capacity of the pond to
the south can cope with any increased surface water flow. As a consequence it is considered that any
risk from flooding from surface water has been satisfactorily mitigated against and thus it is in
accordance with the provisions of policy EWP 17 –Flood Risk.
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THE PROPOSAL
3.1
Elements of the Scheme
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Figure 2.1 also shows the location of the development elements of the scheme:
1.
Flint Mill Extension (Use Class B2);
2.
Effluent Tank;
3.
Pallet Store (Use Class B8);
4.
Air Compressor Housing*;
5.
Allocated Car Parking area;
6.
Fork Lift Truck Building (Use Class B2)*; and
7.
New Road and Hard Landscaping area
* The existing Fork Lift Truck Maintenance Garage and the existing Air Compressor Housing will be
demolished as part of this development.
The Flint Mill extension will comprise four internal functional areas at ground floor level, plus a
mezzanine level, together these will create 3,190 m² of new floor space. The floor space of the
existing Flint Mill is currently approximately 10,410 m² and thus the expansion results in a 30.7%
increase. The Flint Mill extension floor space is broken down as follows:
Area Description
Dimensions
Gross Floor Area
(by Grid Line)
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Converting Hall
70m x 25m
1,790 m²
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Dust Handling Annex
30m x 12m
370 m²
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Despatch Hall
30m x 25m
613 m²
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Fork Lift Truck Corridor
30m x 5m
150 m²
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Mezzanine Floor
25m x 10m
267 m²
Total:
3,190 m²
In addition, there are 3 proposed auxiliary buildings / enclosures:
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Pallet Store
109 m²
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Fork Lift Truck Maintenance Building
50 m²
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Compressor Housing
72 m²
Grand Total:
3,421 m
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CHARACTER AND THE BASIS OF DESIGN
4.1
Introduction
The following section identifies the key issues for the design philosophy adopted for the proposal.
4.2
Background
The existing Flint Mill was constructed circa 1982 as a warehouse. It consists of a steel framed building
of pitched lattice truss roof design, with main building stanchions on a 15m x 15m grid, with ground
bearing pad foundations. Perimeter intermediate sheeting posts are spaced at 5m centres, with the
sheeting rails spanning horizontally between them.
The manufacturing process to be expanded as part of this current proposal was installed within the
mill, circa 2002. At the same time, the current palletising area extension, on the east elevation, was
constructed. Appendix A includes of photographs of the various elements and elevations of Flint Mill.
4.3
Structure of Proposed New Development
The proposed construction of the Flint Mill extension building will comprise of:
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Foundations – These will be shallow, ground bearing pad foundations similar to the existing
Flint Mill foundations. Excavation for foundations will be around 1.5m deep;
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Primary Structural Frame – The new building extensions will be steel framed, of pitched
lattice truss roof design, with main building stanchions on a nominal 15m x 15m grid, similar
to the existing Flint Mill, and 2002 despatch extension. Perimeter intermediate sheeting
posts will be spaced at 5m centres, with the sheeting rails spanning horizontally between
them;
4.4
Scope of the Development
New Building Extensions to Flint Mill
Comprising:
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CL-3 Converting Hall Extension
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Dust Handling Annex
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Despatch Hall Extension
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Fork Lift Truck Transit Corridor
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Mezzanine Floor area
Demolition Works
Existing Fork Lift Truck Maintenance Garage
Existing Air Compressor Housing
New Auxiliary Works
Comprising:
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Air Compressor Housing
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Pallet Store Enclosure
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Fork Lift Truck Maintenance Building
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Effluent Storage Tank Bund Extension (3 effluent tank to be added, 3m dia. x 8m high)
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Infrastructure Works
Comprising:
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Re-alignment of the access road to the south of Flint Mill
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Modifications to the existing surface water drainage system to the south of Flint Mill
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Modifications to the existing effluent drainage system to the south of Flint Mill
Scale and Massing
The overall scale of proposed development is subordinate to the massing of the existing facility, and is
considered of an appropriate scale to fit neatly onto the existing facility (see DWG
60/PV49/01/A.01a/0002).
The proposed development will be a number of single storey buildings / annex buildings of similar
construction to the existing mill. At its highest point the proposed new development is approximately
12 m above ground level, the same as the existing mill at its highest point.
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The total new floorspace of the buildings will be 3,421 m , of this the Flint Mill extension is 3,190 m ,
which will constitute an increase in floorspace of the Flint Mill of approximately 30.7%.
4.6
Materials
Materials are designed to mirror and where possible match the existing Flint Mill (see DWGs
60/PV49/01/A.01a/0010 & 11). In particular the cladding of the elevations of the proposed extension
will be composite insulated cladding, colour to closely match the existing Flint Mill (see photographs of
the existing mill in Appendix A).
A summary of the key components are shown in Table 4.1:
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Table 4.1 - Material Schedule
Wall / Roof Cladding
Flint Mill (Proposed)
Flint Mill (Existing)
Description
Material
Colour
Material
KS1000 FC Vert' Cladding
Metal comp.
Willow Green
Metal comp. Willow Green
(Kingspan or similar)
panels
RAL 100 80 20 panels
Feature Flashing
PPC pressed Black
PPC pressed Black
(Kingspan or similar)
metal
metal
RAL 9005
Secondary Flashing and trims PPC pressed Willow Green
(Kingspan or similar)
metal
Colour
RAL 100 80 20
RAL 9005
PPC pressed Willow Green
RAL 100 80 20 metal
RAL 100 80 20
*Note: The existing cladding colour noted above is representative of the predominant colour (some existing panel shades vary)*
Roof Lights
Flint Mill (Proposed)
Flint Mill (Existing)
Description
Material
Colour
Material
KS1000 DLTR Rooflight
None
None
PolycarbonateTranslucent
Colour
(Kingspan or similar)
Rainwater Accessories
Description
Rainwater Down Pipes
(Kingspan or similar)
Insulated Trapezoidal gutter
(Kingspan or similar)
Flint Mill (Existing)
Material
Colour
Plastic
Black
RAL 9005
Metal
Black
RAL 9005
Material
Plastic
Metal
Flint Mill (Proposed)
Colour
Black
RAL 9005
Black
RAL 9005
*Note: Rainw ater pipes below roof level are routed internally and are concealed from view *
Penthouse Louvres
Description
Single Bank Louvre System
(Colt or similar)
Flint Mill (Existing)
Material
Colour
Black
PPC metal
RAL 9005
Flint Mill (Proposed)
Colour
Black
PPC metal
RAL 9005
Material
*Note: West facing penthouse louvres are continuous at mezzanine level*
Wall Louvres
Description
Single Bank Louvre System
Flint Mill (Existing)
Material
Colour
Metal comp. Willow Green
(Colt or similar)
panels
External Goods Doors
Description
Rapid Roll shutter doors
(Stertile stokvis or similar)
Flint Mill (Existing)
Flint Mill (Proposed)
Material
Colour
Material
Colour
Aluminium
Cinnamon
Aluminium
Cinnamon
Curtain/Frame RAL 080 70 30 Curtain/FrameRAL 080 70 30
External Personnel Doors
Description
Insulated Steel security
doors
(Stertile stokvis or similar)
Flint Mill (Existing)
Flint Mill (Proposed)
Material
Colour
Material
Colour
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
PPC Steel
RAL 080 70 30 PPC Steel
RAL 080 70 30
Low Level Concrete
Description
Cast In Situ Concrete
Flint Mill (Existing)
Material
Colour
Cast
Buff
Concrete
Self finish
Material
Cast
Concrete
Mansafe System
Description
Flat Bar Grill Walkway
Flint Mill (Existing)
Material
Colour
Galvanised
Self finish
Steel
Material
Galvanised
Steel
External Escape Stair
None
Safety Handrail/ Barrier
Cat Ladders
Flint Mill (Proposed)
Material
Colour
Metal comp. Willow Green
RAL 100 80 20 panels
None
Galvanised
Steel
RAL 100 80 20
Flint Mill (Proposed)
Colour
Buff
Self finish
Flint Mill (Proposed)
Colour
Self finish
Self finish
Traffic Yellow
PPC Steel
Traffic Yellow
Polyester
RAL 1023
RAL 1023
Powder
Coated Steel
* Printed colours are as accurate as possible but are for guidance purposes only
** British Standard (BS) or RAL reference numbers represent the nearest colours and are not exact matches
to the manufacturers individual colour range.
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Landscaping
An existing landscaping berm and a number of trees will be removed to make way for the new
development (see DWGs 60/PV49/01/A.01a/0002). The excavated materials from the berm will
remain on site and be relocated to create an enhanced landscaping are elsewhere on the site.
The existing man-made pond to the south of the new development will not be directly impacted (the
pond’s weir will be adjusted slightly to increase the pond’s capacity to cope with any additional surface
water discharge from the proposal). This is a well-managed amenity and there are no plans to modify
the current arrangement. There are no rare species, and the flora and fauna will remain undisturbed.
An ecology survey is not required.
An amount of new landscaping, consisting of re-seeding and modest planting, will be reinstated locally
around the new development.
4.8
External Lighting
The existing street lighting posts along the south elevation will be removed to make way for the new
development and re-alignment of the perimeter access road.
New access road lighting will be provided to maintain the same level of illumination for operations,
maintenance and emergency access vehicles. This lighting will take the form of down-lighting
mounted on the new south façade of the extension.
4.9
Existing Surface Water System
Roads & hard-standings
The existing road and hard-standings are drained via a traditional network of below ground drainage
pipes with manholes for inspection & maintenance (see DWGs 60/PV49/01/C.01a/0021). The network
gravity flows downstream, via an interceptor, to the lower-lying fire water pond at the northerly
boundary of the site. The existing road gullies, drains and manholes, which serve the existing hardstanding, will be capped and abandoned/removed where necessary to facilitate construction of the new
extension.
The redundant system will be disconnected from the operational site drainage system at the last
upstream manhole. This existing remaining system will remain in place, and will not be amended in
any way.
Roof Drainage
The roof drainage system consists of a series of internal downpipes from the valley gutters, connected
to internal manholes below the existing ground floor slab. This existing system will remain in place,
and will not be amended in any way.
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Proposed Surface Water System
Roads & hard-standings
The new roads and hard-standings will be drained via a system of gullies to the nearby pond,
immediately to the south, via grit traps. The pond will act as attenuation before gravity flowing
downstream to the lower-lying fire water pond at the northerly boundary of the site
(see DWGs 60/PV49/01/C.01a/0021).
Roof drainage
The new roof drainage will consist of internal downpipes from the valley gutters, connected to new
external manholes, which will flow to the nearby pond via grit traps.
The pond will act as attenuation before gravity flowing downstream to the lower-lying fire water pond at
the northerly boundary of the site.
4.11
Environmental Sustainability
In response to the need to identify the scheme’s Environmental Sustainability Criteria, K-C currently
send 50% of the raw materials (the large paper rolls known as co-form) off site for conversion in to wet
wipes by a 3rd party. Upon completion of Project Kasabian, 100% of the co-form produced on site, will
be converted within Flint Mill. This will eliminate these off-site movements, and associated packaging
etc. Elimination of this activity, partly offsets the doubling of ‘on-site’ production of final product. i.e.
Kasabian will only increase the total site on/off vehicle movements by around 10% for a doubling of wet
wipes production.
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This overall 10% increase will be more than off-set by reduction is vehicle movements at the 3 party
site, resulting in a net Environmental benefit.
The materials to be used for the new extension will be insulated in accordance with current regulations,
and will incorprate roof lights, resulting in day-time energy savings.
Electrical motors will be controlled by variable speed drives (VSD’s) thus matching energy use to the
required demand. All machinery & electrical equipment will be the latest technology and low energy
types.
All dust and waste paper generated by the conversion process will be recovered and pelletised for use
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in 3 party waste to engery operations.
It is also worth noting that during the conceptual design stage, the scheme was reduced in size, in
order reduce impact upon the surroundings. This reduced land-take, building materials, construction
activities, and in particular eliminated the need to impact upon the artificial landscaping pond to the
south of the proposed extension.
4.12
Community Safety
It is considered that given the site’s self-contained ‘campus style’ layout, and as the proposal is located
within a central area of the site that the proposal, community safety will not be affected by the proposal.
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ACCESS AND MOVEMENT
5.1
Introduction
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The accompanying Planning Statement provides an overview of the parking and vehicle movements
associated with proposal. The following section provides additional details and identifies the key
issues associated with access and car parking.
5.2
Site Access
The entrance from Aber Road (A5119) will remain the main access way into the K-C Flint site, with no
alterations considered necessary after correspondence with the Local Highway Authority. All staff and
visitors must pass through the security gate. Visitors must be pre-booked and must obtain a visitors
pass from the security lodge.
The existing internal site access road around the Flint Mill will be re-aligned further southwards to
make way for the new development. Under normal operations the access road will be one-way in an
anti-clockwise direction. The re-alignment will maintain full emergency access around the building.
Primary access ways for emergency vehicles are un-affected and will remain as they currently are on
the site.
There will be approximately a 10% net increase of HGV movements on/off the site. This will return the
total site vehicle movements to around the same numbers as those experienced at the site prior to
2011 (before the closure of the Delyn Mill facility), as summarised in Table 5.1:
Table 5.1 – Estimated HGV Movements
HGV Movements
Total
Movements/Year
Average Movements/
Day (24 hours)
Peak Day Movements/
Day (24 hours)
2011
19,406
53
64
15,599
50
58
19,500
54
64
(Pre-Delyn Closure)
2014
(Year to Date)
2016
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Car Parking
It is proposed to utilise existing under-utilised car parking spaces adjacent to the nearby Delyn Mill in
order to cater for the increased number of personnel for the Kasabian project.
There are a total of 253 car parking spaces on the Flint site. There are 10 spaces outside the site
security gate, for visitors, leaving 243 usable spaces for staff parking. Table 5.2 gives a breakdown of
parking spaces around the site.
Table 5.2 - Location and Numbers of Vehicle Parking Spaces
Area
Disabled
Car
Car
Cycle
Motor
Bike
Contractor & Visitor Sign in (Main gate)
1
9
10
Flint Mill Visitor Car Park
2
10
10
4
10
2
30
6
National Distribution Centre NDC
55
Delyn Mill Car Park
49
Coleshill Mill Staff Car Park
64
Coleshill Mill Contractor Car Park
16
Delyn Offices and AOE Car Park
47
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250
Of the current 310 employees, around 124 are day workers (8.00am to 5.00pm, 5 days / week) the
remaining work shifts (a five shifts rota over seven days). There are currently 186 shift workers in total.
The maximum number per shift is currently 38, which means 76 on site during change-over.
Therefore, the average number of employees on site between Monday to Friday is 162, however the
number increases to around 198 during shift change-over.
From available data it has been established that there is an average of up to 170 car parking spaces
used by the employers, contractors and visitors on a daily basis, leaving (on average) approximately 73
unused spaces within the site.
From available data it has been established that there is a maximum of approximately 200 car parking
spaces used by the employers, contractors and visitors during the shift change-over periods, leaving
approximately 43 unused spaces within the site.
The increase in employees as a result of the new development will be 43 (this will be 5 day workers
and 38 shift workers). There will be 7 employees on each of the 5 shifts, over 7 days, therefore 14
during shift change-over.
As a result of the Kasabian project (from 2016) it is envisaged that there will be an average of
approximately 184 car parking spaces used by the employers, contractors and visitors on a daily basis,
leaving (on average) approximately 59 unused spaces within the site.
As a result of the Kasabian project (from 2016) it is envisaged that there will a maximum of
approximately 221 car parking spaces used by the employers, contractors and visitors during the shift
change-over periods, leaving approximately 22 unused spaces within the site.
A plan showing the location of the existing car parking spaces on the site and an area to be allocated
for the additional workers from Flint Mill is indicated on drawing 60/PV49/01/A.01a/0012 - Site Car
Parking & Vehicle Movements.
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As a means of cross-checking the vehicle type and numbers on site at any one time, a physical count
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was carried out at mid-day of Wednesday 12 November 2014. The total number of vehicles (all
types) on site at that time, including the pre-security visitor car park, was 205. Survey Note: the HGV
and a small number of contractor vehicles (vans) tend to be parked in operating / servicing areas
rather than parking spaces.
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LGV’s
17
•
Cars
170
•
Vans
12
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Motorcycles
2*
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Bicycles
4*
* N.B. Bicycle & Motorcycle numbers increase significantly over the summer months, estimated at 25
per day, ordinarily resulting in an equivalent drop in car numbers.
Based strictly upon Flintshire County Council’s parking requirements (one parking space/50m²) the
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development floor space of 3,190 m would equate to an extra 64 spaces. However, as defined above,
there will only be 14 additional employees (a maximum of 21 at shift change-over) out of the 43 new
employees, on site at any one time.
There is an overprovision of car parking spaces for both the current and the proposed increased
number of employees. All employees intending to travel to work using their private motor vehicles can
be amply accommodated within the existing par parking.
Therefore, K-C are proposing that there is no need to provide additional car parking spaces, as a result
of the new development.
5.4
Personnel Access and Egress to Flint Mill
Access to the proposed development will be restricted in accordance with Kimberly Clark’s on-site
policies. Authorised personnel only will enter the new building and will have undertaken a site safety
induction or will be accompanied by a trained supervisor. The induction includes evacuation
procedures and identification of safe zones and potential hazards.
The staff operating the within the proposed extension will enter and leave the facility via a clean
change room (gowning) facility, similar to the system which already exists for the current facility. The
existing clean change room will be enlarged and relocated slightly, within the existing mill, to facilitate
access to/egress from both the existing production area and the proposed production area.
Other accessibility features will include:
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The existing fire escapes routes are to be retained and will pass through the proposed
extension;
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Travel distances via these routes will be limited to those recommended within Building
Regulations Part B;
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Provision will be made to provide ramped egress from the building in accordance with
Disability Discrimination Act;
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Members of the public and children are not permitted access to the site during normal
operations.
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SUMMARY
The proposed extension of the Flint mill and the associated development (to service this development
and replace facilities to be demolished), constitute and significant investment by K-C in the Flint site.
The elements of the development are considered in-keeping with the existing site building in terms of
scale, massing and design. The construction and materials to be used are also in-keeping with those
currently used on site, are of the latest specification and meet environmental sustainability aspirations
of the project.
The access and servicing of the site will increase up to similar levels to those experienced at the site
prior to the closure of Delyn Mill in 2011, and are considered to be easily accommodated upon the
surrounding highway network. The slight increase of vehicle movements at the site represents an
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overall net environmental benefit when offset against 3 party traffic reductions. Parking at the site is
currently in excess of demand and therefore has the capacity to deal with the increased numbers of
employees on the site level of increased.
With slight modification to the adjustable weir of the artificial ‘landscape pond’ to the south, the
attenuation of the additional surface water run-off will be satisfactory accommodated. Water will then
be gradually released under gravity flow to the downstream fire water pond at the lower lying northerly
boundary of the site.
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APPENDIX A PHOTOGRAPHS OF EXISTING ELEVATIONS OF FLINT MILL
Existing East Elevation
Existing East Elevation
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Existing South Elevation (West End)
Existing South Elevation (East End)
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Appendix A (Continued)
Existing South West Corner of Flint Mill
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(View Showing Existing Effluent Treatment Tank Bund – A New 3 Efflunet Tank is to be Added)