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Radioactive Waste Planning Group – 2nd September 2015

Restoration of Winfrith

Mike Garrity, Dorset County Council

Winfrith End State Engagement

Landscape Options: L1: Habitat and Ecology L2: Amenity L3: Fit for Purpose Management Options: M1: Delicense at 2021 M2:Release of license at Interim End Point M3:Reduction in Licensed Site Area at Interim End Point M4: Delicense at the Final End Point

End State Preferred Options: Landscape: a combination of

• L1: Habitat and Ecology and
• L2: Amenity

Management:

• M3:Reduction in Licensed Site Area at

Interim End Point

Winfrith Optimisation Programme

• Decommission redundant

facilities on site

• Make radioactive waste

passively safe

• Empty the Treated

Radwaste Store (TRS)

• Transfer waste off site
• Demolish redundant

buildings

• Remediate contaminated

ground

• Restore and landscape site

Interim end state – 2021

The interim end state will be achieved when all remaining facilities have been decommissioned and all ILW transferred off the Winfrith site.

Final end state – post 2021

The Winfrith final end state will set a precedent for other UK nuclear

• sites. After 2021, there will be an additional period of time between

2021 and a final end point. During this time, the site will remain under institutional control until the condition is reached such that the remaining institutional controls can be removed.

Restoration Programme: Issues

• Complex Regulatory framework
• County and District responsibilities
• Other regulators
• Planning policy framework
• Need for planning permission?
• Who is the relevant planning authority?
• Restoration vs. Waste
• LPA resources
• Licensing and on-going responsibilities
• Site Management
• Contaminated Land issues
• Dorset Green and other business interests
• Political and Public

Winfrith Decommissioning and Restoration Area

Partnership Approach

• Regular meetings between

Magnox, Purbeck District Council and Dorset County Council

• Extend this to Environment

Agency?

• Aimed at path-finding through

regulatory processes

• Economic and other objectives

such as Dorset Green, railway, etc.

Appendix A: Winfrith End State Project - Issues and Engagement with Dorset County Council / Purbeck District Council Issue DCC interest? PDC Interest? Planning Permission Required?

Management options for de- licenced areas between Interim End Point (IEP) and Final End Point (FEP) Yes if:

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DCC involved in delivery of management (e.g. highways, surface water issues) Yes if:

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PDC involved in delivery of management (e.g. on-going policy protection of heathland status via SANG designation; use

• f CIL);

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Ancillary ‘development’ needed such as new fencing or change of use of land

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Fencing for managed ‘island(s)’ likely to require planning permission (from PDC)

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Use of land for amenity/recreation may be classed as D2 in the Use Classes Order which could require planning consent for change of use (PDC matter) Detailed habitat / amenity

• ptions including potential

SANG Issue(s) where engagement is advisable:

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county ecologist can advise (in liaison with Natural England) on management options which

• ptimise heathland conditions

and minimise need for active management

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Landscape issues relating to layout of surface roads, fencing and retention/ removal of trees (DCC can advise on compatibility with County Landscape Assessment) Yes:

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Potential change of use application for recreation-based uses Issue(s) where engagement is advisable:

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Landscape issues relating to layout of surface roads, fencing and retention/ removal of trees

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visual amenity for surrounding area

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ensuring status of land remains as heathland/amenity for Permission may be required:

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Use of land for amenity/recreation may be classed as D2 in the Use Classes Order which could require planning consent for change of use (PDC matter)

Concluding observations

• Positive and open discussions are vital
• Finding solutions rather than barriers
• Anticipating political issues
• Positive use of planning policy framework
• Close working between county and district
• Engaging other regulators as and when necessary
• Duty to co-operate
• Local governance, LEP and LNP