053064 60-PV49-01-A02E-1002 Design and Access Statement (DAS)
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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 CT Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 2 of 20 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 4 1 1.1 Background Pre-Application Discussions 5 5 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 Site Details Site Location Site Constraints and Opportunities Planning Policy 6 6 6 7 3 3.1 The Proposal Elements of the Scheme 8 8 4 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 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Access and Movement Introduction Site Access Car Parking Personnel Access and Egress to Flint Mill 14 14 14 15 16 6 Summary 17 Appendix A Photographs of Existing Elevations of Flint Mill 18 Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement REVISION HISTORY Revision A Main Changes New Document – Issued for Planning Application Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 3 of 20 Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 4 of 20 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: • Accessibility; • Character; • Community safety; • Environmental sustainability; and • 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. Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement 1 Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 5 of 20 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: • Had limited impacts upon its surroundings given its central location within the overall K-C site; • Should blend in with the current development on the site; and that it • 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. Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement 2 SITE DETAILS 2.1 Site Location Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 6 of 20 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: • Heritage / Listed buildings: This is not applicable to the proposal for the new development • Conservation Area: The works proposed does not fall within a conservation area. Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 7 of 20 • Flood Risk: Flood attenuation measures have been incorporated into the design (see DOC 60/PV49/01/A.02e/1003). • Contaminated Land: An land assessment has been considered as part of this proposal (see DOC 60/PV49/01/A.02e/1004). • Biodiversity/ Ecology: Pre-application advise determined that no report was required for the proposal. • Tree Preservation: No Tree Preservation Orders (TPO’s) are affected by the proposed site clearance works • Proximity: The functional need to house the required expansion close to the existing manufacturing, packaging, ancillary and utility areas; • Integration: The design of the new facilities must be considerate and in-keeping with the existing Flint Mill facility; • 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. • 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. Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement 3 THE PROPOSAL 3.1 Elements of the Scheme Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 8 of 20 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) • Converting Hall 70m x 25m 1,790 m² • Dust Handling Annex 30m x 12m 370 m² • Despatch Hall 30m x 25m 613 m² • Fork Lift Truck Corridor 30m x 5m 150 m² • Mezzanine Floor 25m x 10m 267 m² Total: 3,190 m² In addition, there are 3 proposed auxiliary buildings / enclosures: • Pallet Store 109 m² • Fork Lift Truck Maintenance Building 50 m² • Compressor Housing 72 m² Grand Total: 3,421 m 2 Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 9 of 20 4 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: • 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; • 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: • CL-3 Converting Hall Extension • Dust Handling Annex • Despatch Hall Extension • Fork Lift Truck Transit Corridor • Mezzanine Floor area Demolition Works Existing Fork Lift Truck Maintenance Garage Existing Air Compressor Housing New Auxiliary Works Comprising: • Air Compressor Housing • Pallet Store Enclosure • Fork Lift Truck Maintenance Building • Effluent Storage Tank Bund Extension (3 effluent tank to be added, 3m dia. x 8m high) rd Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 10 of 20 Infrastructure Works Comprising: • Re-alignment of the access road to the south of Flint Mill 4.5 • Modifications to the existing surface water drainage system to the south of Flint Mill • 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. 2 2 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: Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 11 of 20 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. Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement 4.7 Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 12 of 20 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. Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement 4.10 Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 13 of 20 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. rd 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 rd 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. Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement 5 ACCESS AND MOVEMENT 5.1 Introduction Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 14 of 20 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 Project KASABIAN) Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement 5.3 Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 15 of 20 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 3 250 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. Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 16 of 20 As a means of cross-checking the vehicle type and numbers on site at any one time, a physical count th 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. • LGV’s 17 • Cars 170 • Vans 12 • Motorcycles 2* • 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 2 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: • The existing fire escapes routes are to be retained and will pass through the proposed extension; • Travel distances via these routes will be limited to those recommended within Building Regulations Part B; • Provision will be made to provide ramped egress from the building in accordance with Disability Discrimination Act; • Members of the public and children are not permitted access to the site during normal operations. Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement 6 Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 17 of 20 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 rd 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. Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 18 of 20 APPENDIX A PHOTOGRAPHS OF EXISTING ELEVATIONS OF FLINT MILL Existing East Elevation Existing East Elevation Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement Appendix A (Continued) Existing South Elevation (West End) Existing South Elevation (East End) Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 19 of 20 Project Title: Kasabian Project No: 60-PV49-01 Document Title: Design and Access Statement Document No. 60-PV49-00/A.02a/1002 Revision A Page 20 of 20 Appendix A (Continued) Existing South West Corner of Flint Mill rd (View Showing Existing Effluent Treatment Tank Bund – A New 3 Efflunet Tank is to be Added)