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BRADLEY LIAISON COMMITTEE PRESENTATION

2 September 2019

ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE

(from Liaison meeting in May)

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Christine Hogarth

UK National air quality objectives for the protection of human health

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Pollutant Applies Objective Concentration measured as Date to be achieved by (and maintained thereafter) Particles (PM10) UK 50 µg/m3 not to be exceeded more than 35 times a year 24 hour mean 31 December 2004 UK 40 µg/m3 annual mean 31 December 2004 Particles (PM2.5) Exposure Reduction UK (except Scotland) 25 µg/m3 annual mean 2020

Air Quality There have been no exceedances of the UK’s air quality objectives for PM10 or PM2.5 recorded at the four monitoring locations around the Bradley Surface Mine

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Our Blessed Lady and St Joseph Church Continuous Air Quality Monitoring May to Aug 19 - 24 hour mean values

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Moisture due to foggy conditions

Church Continuous Air Quality Monitoring - 24 Jun 19 hourly mean

Moisture due to foggy conditions

Douglas Terrace Continuous Air Quality Monitoring May to Aug 19- 24 hour mean values

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Moisture due to heavy rain

Douglas Terrace Continuous Air Quality Monitoring 27 Jul 19 hourly mean

Moisture due to foggy conditions Moisture due to heavy rain

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Pont Road Continuous Air Quality Monitoring May to Aug 19- 24 hour mean values

Moisture due to foggy conditions

Moisture due to foggy conditions

Pont Road Continuous Air Quality Monitoring 24 Jun 19 - hourly mean

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Moisture due to foggy conditions

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Low Bradley Continuous Air Quality Monitoring May to Aug 19 - 24 hour mean values

Moisture due to foggy conditions

Low Bradley Continuous Air Quality Monitoring 30 Jul 19- hourly mean

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Moisture due to heavy rain & fog

Planning Condition - Site Noise Limits

Condition 32 Noise emitted from operations on the site shall not result in noise levels greater than those listed below, except when temporary

• perations are taking place.

Brooms Farm 55dB LAeq, 1Hr (free field) Pont Road 55dB LAeq, 1Hr (free field) Douglas Terrace 50dB LAeq, 1Hr (free field)

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Noise conditions continued

Condition 33 During periods of temporary operations (soil stripping, the construction and removal of baffle mounds, soil storage mounds and spoil heaps, construction of new permanent landforms and aspects of site road construction and maintenance) the Noise Monitoring Scheme shall provide that the noise emitted from

• perations on the site shall not result in noise levels greater than

70dB LAeq, 1Hr (freefield) as measured at Brooms Farm, Pont Road and Douglas Terrace. The duration of such activities shall not exceed 8 weeks in relation to each of the respective noise monitoring properties in any 12 month period.

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Site noise complies with planning condition noise limits at the Bradley site

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Noise Monitoring Brooms Farm

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DATE TIME TOTAL AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL LAeq dB NORMAL OPERATION S LAeq dB PLANNING LIMIT NORMAL OPS LAeq dB COMMENTS 30/05/2019 14:29 50.4 55 70 Total ambient noise level. Road traffic dominant (road quieter with half term) &

• birdsong. Site audible in the breaks of traffic - 785's tipping sub soil on restoration

area. 06/06/2019 15:21 56.3 52 55 70 Total ambient noise level. Road traffic dominant. Dozer tracks audible at times in breaks of traffic - 52dBA. Reading cut short a resident came over to talk & then site was

• n break.

25/07/2019 09:33 53.2 55 70 Total ambient noise level. Road traffic noise dominant but quieter with schools on

• holiday. Some birdsong. Site operations not audible

02/08/2019 10:22 60.7 52 55 70 Total ambient noise level. Road traffic noise dominant & almost constant, some

• birdsong. Site operations only audible at times in breaks in traffic 51-52dBA - dump

truck engines & clunk from skip

Brooms Farm ambient sound levels 2 Aug 2019

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Short break in traffic

Ambient Noise Monitoring at Pont Road

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PLANNING LIMIT NORMAL OPS LAeq dB

COMMENTS

16/05/2019 13:35 63.01 52.2 55 Road traffic dominant noise source& birdsong. Site audible - works in Area B including PC3000 engine, occasional clunk of bucket & dump truck engines. 06/06/2019 12:30 66.4 44.4 55 Road traffic dominant, some birdsong. Site audible in breaks of traffic - engines &

• dd dozer track

05/07/2019 09:12 60.7 45.3 55 Road traffic main source, some birdsong. Site just audible in breaks of traffic - PC3000, material into skip & dozer tracks 02/08/2019 09:27 65.6 50.5 55 Road traffic main source, some birdsong. Site audible in breaks of traffic - excavator engine, material into skips

Noise Monitoring at Pont Road 2 Aug 2019

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Birdsong Road Traffic

Ambient Noise Monitoring at Douglas Terrace

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DATE TIME TOTAL AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL LAeq dB PLANNING LIMIT NORMAL OPS LAeq dB PLANNING LIMIT TEMPORARY OPS LAeq dB NOTES

16/05/2019 14:24 Top of bank 49.9 50 70 Total ambient sound including birdsong throughout the measurement & road traffic. Site audible - dozer tracks & dump trucks working on backfill & subsoil restoration 14:31 Bttm of bank 45.7 50 70 Total ambient sound including birdsong throughout the measurement & buzz from pylon. Site audible - dozer tracks & dump trucks working on backfill & subsoil restoration 21/05/2019 16:14 Top of bank 45.9 50 70 Total ambient sound including some road traffic, birdsong throughout the measurement & buzz from pylon. Site audible - dozer tracks & dump trucks working on backfill & subsoil restoration 16:19 Bttm of bank 46.6 50 70 Total ambient sound including some road traffic, birdsong throughout the measurement & buzz from pylon. Site audible - dozer tracks & dump trucks working on backfill & subsoil restoration plus dozer tracks in Area B 28/05/2019 09:05 Top of Bank 46.2 50 70 Total ambient sound including some road traffic, birdsong throughout the measurement & buzz from pylon. Site audible - dozer tracks & dump trucks working on backfill & subsoil restoration plus engines in Area B 09:05 Bttm of Bank 48.1 50 70 Total ambient sound including birdsong throughout the measurement & buzz from pylon. Site audible - dozer tracks & dump trucks working on backfill & subsoil restoration plus engines in Area B 06/06/2019 14:03 15 Douglas Terr 52.3 50 70 Total ambient sound including birdsong, aircraft & some road traffic. Temporary site operations being carried out with higher noise level applicable since the afternoon of 03/06/2019. Restoration of permanent landform, D9 & large dump trucks working on subsoil & topsoil mound being constructed on eastern boundary. 25/07/2019 09:12 15 Douglas Terr 45.5 50 70 Total ambient sound including buzz from pylon, birdsong & horn blasting from road vehicle. Site audible - dozer tracks at times & dump trucks tipping material onto restoration area.

Ambient Noise Monitoring at Douglas Terrace

DATE TIME TOTAL AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL LAeq dB PLANNING LIMIT NORMAL OPS LAeq dB PLANNING LIMIT TEMPORARY OPS LAeq dB NOTES

28/08/2019 09:21 15 Douglas Terr 50.1 50 70 Total ambient sound including buzz from pylon, birdsong & aircraft. Site audible - sub soil removal & mound construction, dozers & articulated dump trucks. 09:27 Top of bank 51.8 50 70 Total ambient sound including buzz from pylon, road traffic, birdsong & aircraft. Site audible - sub soil removal & mound construction, dozers & articulated dump trucks.

NOISE KIT INSTALLED AT DOUGLAS TERRACE ON 3 JUNE 2019

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Noise Monitoring at Douglas Terrace 6 Jun 2019

Temporary operations:

Ambient Noise Monitoring Our Blessed Lady and St Joseph Church *

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DATE TIME TOTAL AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL LAeq dB NORMAL OPERATIONS LAeq dB COMMENTS 02/05/2019 13:55:19 55.8 Total ambient noise level. Traffic noise dominant, some birdsong. Site operations audible - restoration

• f Area A, dozer tracks at times

06/06/2019 12:53:57 49.0 Total ambient noise level. Traffic noise, some birdsong - site not audible 25/07/2019 12:08:36 46.8 Total ambient noise level. Road traffic noise, car passing & little birdsong 02/08/2019 10:00:00 54.0 Total ambient noise level. Road traffic noise, birdsong & passing car. Some activity from site workshop audible

Low Bradley Ambient Sound Levels *

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DATE TIME TOTAL AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL LAeq dB NORMAL OPERATIONS LAeq dB COMMENTS 16/05/2019 13:08 59.9 Total ambient sound level. Birdsong, tractor, sheep & dog barking. Site audible - PC3000 in area B, dump truck engines & dozer tracks. Tractor & dog barking removed gives 48.9dB 06/06/2019 12:05 48.9 Total ambient sound level. Sheep bleating, birdsong. Site operations audible in Area B 05/07/2019 08:43 46.6 Total ambient sound level. Birdsong, aircraft, sheep bleating & cockerel. Site audible - dozer tracks, dump truck engines & excavators 02/08/2019 08:56 44.7 Total ambient sound level. Birdsong, aircraft & sheep bleating. Site audible - dozer tracks, dump truck engines & excavators

Blasting operations:

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BRADLEY PPV (MM/S) RESULTS

Brooms Farm Douglas Terr Pont Road 95%<6mm/s All <12 mm/s

Complaints:

1 x Dust 2 x Blasting 3 x Noise

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SITE PROGRESS

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Jamie Drysdale Site Manager

PROGRESS OF SITE OPERATIONS

Area A

• Restoration of soils 85% complete.
• Soils being replaced in 3 layers, each being inspected by DCC
• Haul road to compound and footpaths 26/28 left unsoiled for access purposes .
• Restoration works suspended on occasions to prevent environmental issues

with dust due to wind speed and direction. Area B

• Soil stripping ongoing after Ecological checks – all areas checked by qualified

ecologist and signed off prior to any works commencing.

• Area B overburden excavation on going.
• Blasting to continue when required throughout area B.

Area A Restoration

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OPERATIONS IN AREA B

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Box cut now complete and now advancing cut 3. Soil stripping continuing through September.

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Area B - looking West

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Area B - Brass Thill old workings

HIGHWAYS UPDATE

Steven Hanlon Transport Manager

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• NO. OF HGV MOVEMENTS

HGV Movements (Monday to Friday)

Daily Total 4 Week Average (Actual) 4 Week Average (Planning Permission)

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• NO. OF HGV MOVEMENTS

HGV Movements (Saturdays)

Daily Total 4 Week Average (Actual) 4 Week Average (Planning Permission)

Range - 17th August 2018 to 25th August 2019

• Total HGV Movements (In & Out) 13978 (13144 - Coal & 834 - Other)
• Distance covered on approved route – 153,758 Miles
• Coal exported – circa. 185659 tonnes
• No. of road traffic accidents – Zero
• DVSA Enforcements - Zero
• No of issues raised - Zero

Traffic Data Analysis

PLANNING UPDATE

Jill Lomax Development Planner