{TOC} Applications details - [[this>Teesworks/Planning/R-2021-0589-PND|R/2021/0589/PND]] ===== Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Planning (Development Management) ===== APPLICATION NUMBER: [[R-2021-0589-PND-Officer Report|R-2021/0589/PND-Officer Report]] LOCATION: FORMER BOS PLANT LACKENBY REDCAR PROPOSAL: PRIOR NOTIFICATION FOR DEMOLITION OF OBSOLETE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES ===== APPLICATION SITE AND DESCRIPTION ===== The application seeks prior approval for the demolition of obsolete buildings and structures at the former BOS Plan at the former Redcar Steel Works, South Bank, Redcar. The buildings are functionally obsolete and are no longer required for their intended purpose. The site has been identified as one of a number of opportunities to clear assets in advance of future redevelopment, in line with Teesworks aspirations for the wider site area as set out in its Regeneration Master Plan. ===== PROPOSAL ===== The applicant has provided the following description in a supporting letter outlining the works that are intended to take place. The application seeks prior approval for the demolition of the BOS Plant. This includes the following: * BOS Steel Making Plant * Charging Bay * Converter Bay * Ladle Bag * Tundish Repair Bay * Casting Bay * Maintenance Bay * Mould Bay * Cooling Bay * Export Bay Within the submission is a plan STD-ATK-NZT-ZZ-DR-G-0002 Rev. P01 that illustrates the location of these various buildings and structures. The application has been accompanied by an outline method statement with regard to the demolition process. Within this a summary of the general scope of works has been provided. The summary is as follows; * General site clearance – to clean, tidy and remove general rubbish, debris and above ground loose materials off site from the project site area; * Remove and dispose of identified asbestos; * Undertake structural surveys/ temporary works design where close proximity to structures are to be retained / protected; * Decontaminate above ground assets; * Complete soft strip to all above ground assets, structures and buildings; * Demolish and remove from site all the above ground assets within the project site boundary and leave safe; * Backfill below ground voids and other excavations with appropriate material, tested and compacted; and * Disposal and recycling of materials arising from the works. In terms of the restoration of the site the submitted documentation details this as; Following the completion of the demolition works, the processing and removal of all arisings and the area is clear, all surface areas will be cleanedoff level with adjacent surface area levels and any remaining trip hazards will be cut flush with the surrounding ground level. Remaining stumps / rebar will be cut flush with ground level using oxy / propane hot cutting equipment. ===== CONSIDERATION OF PLANNING ISSUES ===== The proposal to demolish the BOS Plant has the potential to fall within the definition of Schedule 2 Development as specified in the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. The applicant in their submission has considered the potential impacts of the development with regard to whether the demolition would constitute EIA development. The supporting letter details the following; In this case we have considered whether the demolition would give rise to significant effects and note the following: 1 Measures to ensure the safety of demolition works and humans in the surrounding area, including from the risk of hazards or major accidents and from contaminated materials within the buildings; 2 Dust management measures, which will ensure no significant effects from dust on human health or ecological receptors and thus no likely significant air quality impacts; 3 Tertiary noise and vibration measures, which will ensure no significant noise or vibration effects on human receptors in the area; and 4 Pollution control measures to ensure no likely significant effects on the water environment or soils/ground conditions or any ecological receptors in the area. None of the buildings to be demolished are listed and the demolition site is not within a Conservation Area. There are therefore unlikely to be any significant cultural heritage effects arising from the demolition of the buildings. Furthermore, the development of the original buildings is likely to have removed any potential archaeological remains. Therefore the demolition works, including the removal of building foundations is unlikely to give rise to any effects on archaeology. It is considered that through the demolition method statement and the mitigation measures that the proposed demolition works would not result in significant environmental impacts that would require the works to be supported by an EIA with the significance not being beyond the local area. Prior Approval for demolition deals only with the method of demolition and the after care of the site and this issue is examined below. The proposed structures to be demolished are considered to be in a location surrounded other industrial buildings and structures. While the demolition and clearance of the site will leave an empty part to the site, it is considered that their removal would not have a significantly detrimental impact upon the surrounding area either with regard to general amenity or visual appearance and will allow for future development of this site and the wider STDC site. The proposed method of demolition and retention of the site thereafter is considered to be acceptable given the location of the site and the potential development that will take place at the site in future years. ===== RECOMMENDATION ===== Taking into account the content of the report the recommendation is to: ===== PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED ===== Case Officer Mr D Pedlow Principal Planning Officer David Pedlow 9 August 2021 Delegated Approval Signature Adrian Miller Head of Planning and Development 9 August 2021