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FCC ENVIRONMENT London Road East Waste Transfer Station Environmental Statement

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Abbreviations

AADT Average Annual Daily Traffic

AD Anaerobic Digestion

AGLV Areas of Great Landscape Value

ALC Agricultural Land Classification

AHLV Area of High Landscape Value

AOD Above Ordinance Datum

AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

AQAP Air Quality Action Plan

AQMA Air Quality Management Area

AQO Air Quality Objectives

AQS Air Quality Strategy/Standards

BAP Biodiversity Action Plan

BCC Buckinghamshire County Council

BGS British Geological Survey

Bgl Below ground level

BMWCS Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Core Strategy

BNS Biological Notification Sites

BRE Building Research Establishment

BS British Standard

CBDG Chilterns Building Design Guide

CC County Council

CCP Construction Code of Practice

CCTV Closed Circuit Television

CDC Chiltern District Council

CDM Construction Design and Management

CEMP Construction and Environmental Management Plan

C&I Commercial and Industrial

CIRIA Construction Industry Research and Information Association

COPA The Control of Pollution Act

CRTN Calculation of Road Traffic Noise

CSM Conceptual Site Model


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DAS Design and Access Statement

DC District Council

DCLG Department of Communities and Local Government

Defra Department for Food and Rural Affairs

DfT Department for Transport

DMRB Design Manual for Roads and Bridges

DPD Development Plan Document

DSR Dust Sensitive Receptors

DTM Digital Terrain Model

EA Environment Agency

EfW Energy from Waste

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EPSL European Protected Species Licence

ES Environmental Statement

EU European Union

GCN Great Crested Newt

GHG Greenhouse gases

GWDD Groundwater Daughter Directive

EA Environment Agency

EcIA Ecological Impact Assessment

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EPA Environmental Protection Agency (US)

EPSL European Protected Species Licence

EQS Environmental Quality Standard

ES Environmental Statement

FCC FCC Environment (Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas)

FRA Flood Risk Assessment

GIS Geographical Information System

GLVIA Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

GPS Global Positioning System

ha hectare

HAP Habitat Action Plan

HER Historic Environment Record


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HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle

HLC Historic Landscape Character

HWRC Household Waste Recycling Centre

IAQM Institute of Air Quality Management

IEEM Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management

IEMA Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

IPC Integrated Pollution Control

IPPC Integrated Pollution Prevention Control

LAA Local Aggregate Assessment

LAPC Local Air Pollution Control

LAQM Local Air Quality Management Plan

LCA Landscape Character Area

LI Landscape Institute

LNR Local Nature Reserve

LOAEL Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level

LPA Local Planning Authority

LVIA Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

LWS Local Wildlife Site

m metres

MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

MAGIC Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside

MMP Material Management Plan

MSW Municipal Solid Waste

MWCS Minerals and Waste Core Strategy

MWLP Minerals and Waste Local Plan

NAQS (UK) National Air Quality Strategy

NCA National Character Area

NE Natural England

NGR National Grid Reference

NOEL No Observed Effect Level

NPPF National Planning Policy Framework

NPSE National Policy Statement for England

NNR National Nature Reserve


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NTS Non Technical Summary

NVC National Vegetation Classification

NVZ Nitrate Vulnerable Zone

ODPM Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

OS Ordinance Survey

PDL Previously Developed Land

PM Particulate Matter

PM10 Fine particulates

PPE Personal Protective Equipment

PPS Planning Policy Statement

PPS10 Planning Policy Statement 10 (Waste)

PROW Public Right of Way

PSD Particle Size Distribution

RCV Refuse Collection Vehicle

SAC Special Area of Conservation

SAM Schedule Ancient Monument

SBDC South Bucks District Council

SBI Sites of Biological Importance

SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment

SFRA Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

SLA Special Landscape Areas

SM Scheduled Monuments

SOAEL Significant Observed Adverse Effect Level

SPA Special Protection Area

SPZ Source Protection Zone

SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest

SuDS Sustainable Drainage System

SWC Strategic Waste Complex

SWMP Site Waste Management Plan

TA Transport Assessment

TG Technical Guidance

TLS Transfer Loading Station

TN Target Notes


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tpa tonnes per annum

TPO Tree Preservation Orders

UKBAP National Biodiversity Action Plan

VEM Visual envelope maps

WCS Outline Water Cycle Study

WFD Water Framework Directive

WRG Waste Recycling Group (now FCC Environment)

WSI Written Scheme of Investigation

WTS Waste Transfer Station

ZTV Zone of Theoretical Visibility


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GLOSSARY

Abstraction Removal of water from surface water or ground water usually

by pumping.

Adaptation (Climate

Change)

Sometimes referred to as ‘addressing the consequences of

climate change’ - adaptation is a process of assessing risks from

climatic variability and climate change and making changes in

response to associated effects / impacts and opportunities (i.e.

preparing to better survive change). Although the focus is

increasingly on human systems, adaptation also has importance

within a biodiversity context for species and habitats.

Central to adaptation is the principle of building resilience

within and across the subject, be it a business, development,

project, event etc. Climate Change adaptation is increasingly

being addressed within organisations -- from environmental

management and sustainability through to supply chain

initiatives, risk management and business continuity.

Alluvium Sedimentary deposits (generally clay, silt, sand and gravel)

resulting from the action of a river or body of running water.

Deposited in areas such as flood plains.

Aquifer A water-bearing bed of strata, either by virtue of its porosity or

because it is pervious.

Attenuation A reduction of peak flows over a longer period of time by way

of storing water which would otherwise exceed the allowable

discharge rate. An attenuation area, therefore, is the storage

area where surface water runoff is held prior to being

discharged into the watercourse/ drainage system, which

comes into use when the inflow exceeds the restricted outflow.

Augering A subsurface detection method using either a hand or machine-

powered drill to determine the depth and character of

archaeological deposits.

Baseline Studies of existing environmental conditions which are

designed to establish the existing conditions against which any

future changes can be measured or predicted.


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Biodiversity The variety of life expressed through the diversity of habitats,

the species which live in them, and the natural variation in the

genetic constitutions of these species.

Biodiversity Action Plan

(BAP)

The UK Government’s plan for the protection and sustainable

use of biodiversity, published in 1994. It represents a

commitment to joint action nationwide through the securing

and better use of resources.

Bore/borehole A hole drilled into rock or soils to allow an assessment to be

made of the rock, soil or ground encountered.

Bund A protective structure used to prevent the spillage and dispersal

of potentially contaminated liquids, such that if the original

container failed there would be no spillage onto surrounding

ground. A health and safety preventative measure.

Cartographic Relating to maps.

Controlled waters Inland, coastal, territorial and groundwater to which British

pollution control legislation applies. Waters defined and

protected under the Water Resources Act 1991.

Core strategy The Core Strategy is the principal document in the Local

Development Framework (LDF). It sets out a vision, spatial

strategy and core policies to guide development and change in

the Local Authority.

Corridor studies A study to determine the best way to serve existing and future

travel demands.

Culvert A drain or pipe that allows water to flow under a road, railroad,

trail, or similar obstruction.

Cumulative impacts The summation of effects that result from changes caused by a

development in conjunction with other past, present or

reasonably foreseeable actions.

Decibel (dB) Unit used to describe quantify sound pressure levels or noise

levels. 0 dB is the approximate threshold of hearing and 120 –

140 dB is the threshold of pain. A decibel is a logarithmic

quantity and for sound pressure is calculated relative to a

reference sound pressure level of 20 μPa. A change of 1 dB is

just detectable under carefully controlled listening conditions.


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Deciduous Flora that sheds its leaves annually.

Dewatering The removal of naturally occurring water from excavated

trenches.

Drift A general term used for superficial deposits i.e. as opposed to

solid rock formations.

Easement Width/ Strip An area of land that may require further maintenance post

construction.

Ecosystem A biological community of interacting organisms and their

physical environment.

Enhancement Improvement through restoration, reconstruction or creation.

Environmental impact The processes whereby a change, which may be adverse,

beneficial, or both, is brought about in the existing environment

as a result of development activities.

Environmental Impact

Assessment

The process of identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating

the biophysical, social, and other relevant effects of

development proposals prior to major decisions being taken

and commitments made. The Process in conducted in England

under the terms of the Town and Country Planning

(Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011, England.

Environmental Statement A document which sets out the developer's assessment of the

likely effects of the project on the environment and which is

submitted in conjunction with an application for planning

permission.

European Protected

Species

Species of plants and animals (other than birds) protected by

law throughout the European Union.

Fauna All members of the animal kingdom: vertebrates (e.g. birds,

mammals and fish) and invertebrates (e.g. insects).

Flood risk A combination of the probability and frequency occurrence of

harm being realised from a flood hazard.

Flood Risk Assessment A formal consideration of flood risk at a particular site. Required

to be submitted to accompany planning applications for

development sites that are at risk of flooding and could increase

the flooding risk to surrounding areas.


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Floodplain A flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that

stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the

enclosing valley walls and experiences flooding during periods

of high discharge.

Flora All members of the plant kingdom: higher ferns, ferns and fern

allies, mosses and liverworts, algae and phytoplankton, fungi

and lichens.

Geology The science comprising the study of solid Earth and the

processes by which it evolves

Geophysical survey A range of methods used to detect buried archaeological

remains without excavation, by measuring magnetic responses

or electrical conductivity.

Glacial till Unsorted glacial sediment of various sizes.

Groundwater Water that has percolated into the ground. It includes water in

both the unsaturated zone and the water table.

Habitat The space occupied by a community of plants and animals.

Haul roads Temporary roads constructed for access and safe movement of

plant/machinery.

Hectare (ha) 1 hectare being equivalent to 10,000 m2 (approx 2.4 acres).

Historic Environment

Record (HER)

A county by county database of archaeological sites, maintained

by the relevant local authority.

Indirect Impact Impacts on the environment, which are not a direct result of the

development but are often produced away from it or as a result

of a complex pathway. Sometimes referred to as secondary

impacts.

Impact Significance Impact significance places value on impact magnitude. It relates

to the importance society places on the resources affected, the

importance of the impact to system stability and sustainability.

Invasive species A species that is non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under

consideration and whose introduction causes or is likely to

cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human

health. Invasive species can be plants, animals, and other

organisms (e.g., microbes).


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LA90 dB The LA90 noise parameter is A-weighted noise level exceeded

for 90% of the measurement per iod. This noise index is widely

accepted as a descriptor of ‘background’ noise levels which is

the underlying noise in the absence of short-term events.

LAeq,T The equivalent Continuous Sound Pressure Level. This is a

notional level of steady dB(A) level having the same acoustic

energy as a fluctuating A-weighted sound level over a specified

measurement period (T).

LAeq dB The LAeq noise level is defined as the equivalent steady-state

sound level over a specified measurement period with the same

energy as the

actual fluctuating noise over the same time period. This noise

index is widely accepted as a descriptor of ‘ambient’ or average

noise level.

Land Use The primary use of the land, including both rural and urban

activities.

Landscape Human perception of the land conditioned by knowledge and

identity with a place.

Landscape Character The distinct, recognisable and consistent combination (or

pattern) of elements which occurs in an area of landscape; the

way in which all the components come together to make the

landscape distinctive.

Landscape Feature A prominent eye-catching element, e.g. wooded hill top or

church spire.

Landscape Value The importance attached to a landscape or view, (often as a

basis for designation or recognition) which expresses national

or local consensus, because of its quality, special qualities,

cultural associations or ecological state.

Leachate Liquid waste formed as a product of confined waste.

Leaching Removal of soluble substances by action of water percolating

through soil, waste and rock.

Madeground Land engineered or constructed by man, either through

reclamation or use of artificial fill such as refuse.

Methodology The specific approach and techniques used for a given study.


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Mitigation Any process, activity or thing designed to avoid, reduce or

remedy adverse environmental impacts likely to be caused by a

development project.

Natural England Non-departmental public body of the UK government

responsible for ensuring the protection of England's natural

environment.

Pathways The routes by which impacts are transmitted through air, water,

soils or plants and organisms to their receptors

Permeability The ability of rock, soil or made ground to allow fluids to flow

through their pores and fractures. Measured as a rate of flow.

Perched water Zone of unpressurized water held above the water table by

impermeable rock or sediment

Potential Impact Impacts which could occur in the absence of appropriate design

modifications or preventative measures.

Protected species Animals and plants which are protected through UK or EU

statute, principally by various schedules of the Wildlife and

Countryside Act 1981 and amendments.

Receptor A component of the natural or manmade environment such as

water, air, a building, human beings or a plant that is affected

by an impact.

Residual noise The ambient noise remaining at a given time and place when

the specific noise is suppressed to the point where is does not

contribute to the ambient noise

Riparian Situated on the banks of a river

Scheduled monument A statutory designation pertaining to an archaeological or

heritage site of national importance.

Scoping An initial stage in determining the nature and potential scale of

the environmental impacts arising from the proposed

development, and assessing what further studies are required

to establish their significance.

Sett A hole dug by a badger, a place where it rests and sleeps, used

as a place to rear cubs.


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Site of Special Scientific

Interest (SSSI)

A statutory nature conservation designation.

Soil horizon The differing layers of soil , including topsoil and subsoil which

themselves have further divisions.

Source Protection Zone A zone designated by the environment agency to protect

groundwater from developments that may damage its quality.

Special Area of

Conservation (SAC)

Strictly protected sites designated under the EC Habitats

Directive.

Special Protection Areas

(SPA)

Areas which have been identified as being of international

importance for the breeding, feeding, wintering or the

migration of rare and vulnerable species of birds found within

European Union countries. They are European designated sites,

classified under the ‘Birds Directive 1979’.

Superficial geology Shallow deposits of soil and clay which overlie the bedrock.

Sustainability The prudent use of resources by today's society to ensure that

the needs of future societies are not compromised.

Strata A rock unit comprised of a series of layers.

Tithe A proportion of annual agricultural produce rendered to the

church.

Trial pit Is an excavation of ground in order to study or sample the

composition and structure of the subsurface, usually dug during

a site investigation, a soil survey or a geological survey.

Visual amenity The value of a particular area or view in terms of what is seen.

Visual Effect Change in the appearance of the landscape as a result of

development. This can be positive (i.e. beneficial or an

improvement) or negative (i.e. adverse or a detraction).

Waterbodies A body of water forming a physiographical feature, for example

a sea , reservoir, lake or pond.

Wildlife and Countryside

Act 1981

National legislation which details protected plant and animal

species, the circumstances under which they are protected.

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