Sharpness Docks

British Waterways is working with Partnerships for Renewables to develop renewable energy on land at Sharpness Docks. 

Planning Application - S.11/2448/FUL

Having completed numerous technical and environmental studies of the site at Sharpness Docks, PfR is now confident that it is an appropriate location for a single wind turbine of between 1.5 and 2.5 megawatts. The turbine would have a maximum tip height of 122m and would provide as much electricity as used by between 700 and 1,200 homes (depending on whether the 1.5 or 2.5MW turbine were used).

Now that we are satisfied with the results of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) work we have undertaken since 2009, we have produced an Environmental Statement (ES) based on the results and submitted this alongside a planning application to Stroud District Council. The ES contains several volumes: Volume 1 the written statement; Volume 2 Figures, along with a table of contents, Photo Montages, and a plan showing the locations from which Photo Montages have been produced.

Stroud District Council will now undertake a public consultation exercise to find out the views of the local community, local stakeholder organisations and statutory consultees (such as Natural England, the MOD and English Heritage).

After considering the contents of our planning application and related documents, as well as the responses to the consultation, Stroud District Council's planning officers will make a recommendation on whether to approve or refuse the planning application. This recommendation will then be considered by members of the Council's planning committee who will ultimately decide.

Hard copies of the planning application are available to view at the Council's offices and also in the Dockers Club at Sharpness. Meanwhile, electronic copies of all of the various documents can also be seen below. A good starting point is perhaps the Non Technical Summary (NTS) document. This will provide a good overview of the proposal for those with limited time.

Please click on the PDF files below to open and read them:

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• 1 - Covering Letter (1015.16 KB)
• 2 - Planning Application Form (2.84 MB)
• 3 - Non Technical Summary (11.11 MB)
• 4 - Planning Statement (2.92 MB)
• 5 - Site Location Plan (PA001) (1.3 MB)
• 6 - Existing Site Plan (PA002) (282.86 KB)
• 7 - Block Plan (PA003) (810.97 KB)
• 8 - Typical Wind Turbine Structure (PA004) (84.66 KB)
• 9 - Indicative Elevation and Layout of Kiosk (PA005) (98.25 KB)
• 10 - Typical Cable Trench Detail (PA006) (133.08 KB)
• 11 - Typical Turbine Foundation (PA007) (167.94 KB)
• 12 - Typical Crane Hardstanding (PA008) (153.67 KB)
• 13 - Typical Access Track Cross Section (PA009) (97.62 KB)
• 14 - Indicative Extent of Works at Site Access (PA010) (2.2 MB)
• 15 - Design & Access Statement (13.31 MB)
• 16 - Statement of Community Involvement (19.78 MB)
• 17 - Environmental Statement Vol1 (3.1 MB)
• 18 - Environmental Stetement Vol 2 - Table of contents for figures 1.1 to 14.1 (103.31 KB)
• Fig 1.1 - Site Location Plan (2.79 MB)
• Fig 1.2a - Site Layout (805.49 KB)
• Fig 1.2b - Site Layout (1.25 MB)
• Fig 3.1 - Constraints (1.29 MB)
• Fig 3.2 - Alternative Site Designs (2.06 MB)
• Fig 3.3 - Cumulative Development Sites (2.09 MB)
• Fig 4.1 - Typical Wind Turbine Structure (239.02 KB)
• Fig 4.2 - Typical External Transformer Kiosk (46.74 KB)
• Fig 4.3 - Typical Cable Trench Detail (126.85 KB)
• Fig 4.4 - Proposed Access (1.33 MB)
• Fig 4.5 - Typical Turbine Foundation (158.91 KB)
• Fig 4.6 - Typical Crane Hardstanding (162.34 KB)
• Fig 4.7 - Typical Track Cross-section (100.81 KB)
• Fig 7.1 - Proposed Access Route (1.33 MB)
• Fig 7.2 - Site Access Options (1.45 MB)
• Fig 7.3 - Pinch Point C (113.86 KB)
• Fig 7.4 - Pinch Point D (92.53 KB)
• Fig 7.5 - Pinch Point E (93.86 KB)
• Fig 7.6 - Pinch Point E (92.12 KB)
• Fig 7.7 - Pinch point F (110.21 KB)
• Fig 7.8 - Pinch Point G (91.07 KB)
• Fig 7.9 - Pinch Point H (103.87 KB)
• Fig 7.10 - Pinch Point I (119.53 KB)
• Fig 7.11 - Public Rights of Way & access (3.14 MB)
• Fig 9.1 - Landscape & Visual Study Area (713.13 KB)
• Fig 9.2a - ZTV (2.23 MB)
• Fig 9.2b - ZTV (1.66 MB)
• Fig 9.3a - ZTV (1.25 MB)
• Fig 9.3b - ZTV (1.71 MB)
• Fig 9.4a - ZTV (1.17 MB)
• Fig 9.4b - ZTV (1.55 MB)
• Fig 9.5 - National Landscape Character Areas (4.24 MB)
• Fig 9.6 - LCA (3.56 MB)
• Fig 9.7 - NLDP (2.28 MB)
• Fig 9.8 - LLPD (1.26 MB)
• Fig 9.9a - PROW (1.46 MB)
• Fig 9.9b - PROW ZTV (1.43 MB)
• Fig 9.10 - Residential Properties (1.44 MB)
• Fig 9.11b (1.63 MB)
• Fig 9.12 - Viewpoint 1 (2.99 MB)
• Fig 9.13 - Viepoint 1 (2.36 MB)
• Fig 9.14 - Viewpoint 1 (2.66 MB)
• Fig 9.15 - Viewpoint 2 (2.35 MB)
• Fig 9.16 - Viewpoint 2 (3.25 MB)
• Fig 9.17 - Viewpoint 2 (1.69 MB)
• Fig 9.18 - Viewpoint 3 (1.6 MB)
• Fig 9.19 - Viewpoint 3 (1.42 MB)
• Fig 9.20 - Viewpoint 3 (1.16 MB)
• Fig 9.21 - Viewpoint 4 (1.83 MB)
• Fig 9.22 - Viewpoint 4 (1.54 MB)
• Fig 9.23 - Viewpoint 4 (1.32 MB)
• Fig 9.24 - Viewpoint 5 (2.6 MB)
• Fig 9.25 - Viewpoint 5 (2.18 MB)
• Fig 9.26 - Viewpoint 5 (2.32 MB)
• Fig 9.27 - Viewpoint 6 (2.71 MB)
• Fig 9.28 - Viewpoint 6 (2.39 MB)
• Fig 9.29 - Viewpoint 6 (2.42 MB)
• Fig 9.30 - Viewpoint 7 (3.27 MB)
• Fig 9.31 - Viewpoint 7 (2.79 MB)
• Fig 9.32 - Viewpoint 7 (2.55 MB)
• Fig 9.33 - Viewpoint 8 (2.7 MB)
• Fig 9.34 - Viewpoint 8 (1.9 MB)
• Fig 9.35 - Viewpoint 8 (1.24 MB)
• Fig 9.36 - Viewpoint 9 (1.97 MB)
• Fig 9.37 - Viewpoint 9 (1.92 MB)
• Fig 3.38 - Viewpoint 9 (1.37 MB)
• Fig 9.39 - Viewpoint 10 (2.72 MB)
• Fig 9.40 - Viewpoint 10 (2.18 MB)
• Fig 9.41 - Viewpoint 10 (2.49 MB)
• Fig 9.42 - Viewpoint 11 (3.08 MB)
• Fig 9.43 - Viewpoint 11 (2.67 MB)
• Fig 9.44 - Viewpoint 11 (2.38 MB)
• Fig 9.45 - ZTV (2.17 MB)
• Fig 9.46 - ZTV Sharpness & Lynch Knoll (2.18 MB)
• Fig 9.47 - ZTV Sharpness and Alveston (2.16 MB)
• Fig 9.48 - ZTV Sharpness and Bristol Port (2.16 MB)
• Fig 9.49 - ZTV Sharpness and Bristol Port Extension (2.16 MB)
• Fig 9.50 - ZTV Sharpness and Tesco Magnor (2.17 MB)
• Fig 9.51 - ZTV Sharpness and Bristol STW (2.16 MB)
• Fig 9.52 - ZTV Sharpness and Berkeley Vale (2.16 MB)
• Fig 9.53 - ZTV Sharpness and Stoneyard Lane (2.16 MB)
• Fig 9.54 - ZTV Sharpness and Oldbury nuclear (2.15 MB)
• Fig 9.55 - ZTV Sharpness and Oldbury Nuclear (2.17 MB)
• Fig 9.56 - ZTV Sharpness and Poolway Wind (2.19 MB)
• Fig 9.57 - ZTV Sharpness and Great Dunkilns Ltd (2.16 MB)
• Fig 9.58 - ZTV Sharpness and SPP Pumps (2.19 MB)
• Fig 9.59 - Viewpoint 1 Cumulative (1.18 MB)
• Fig 9.60 - Viewpoint 2 Cumulative (1.42 MB)
• Fig 9.61 - Viewpoint 4 Cumulative (871.13 KB)
• Fig 9.62 - Viewpoint 5 Cumulative (1.24 MB)
• Fig 9.63 - Viewpoint 6 Cumulative (1.25 MB)
• Fig 9.64 - Viewpoint 7 Cumulative (1.54 MB)
• Fig 9.65 - Viewpoint 8 Cumulative (1.18 MB)
• Fig 9.66 - Viewpoint 9 Cumulative (1.15 MB)
• Fig 9.67 - Viewpoint 11 Cumulative (1.37 MB)
• Fig 9.68 - Viewpoint 12 Cumulative (2.68 MB)
• Fig 9.69 - Viewpoint 13 Cumulative (4.33 MB)
• Fig 9.70 - Viewpoint 14 Cumulative (4.51 MB)
• Fig 9.71 - Viewpoint 15 Cumulative (4.53 MB)
• Fig 9.72 - Viewpoint 16 (4.47 MB)
• Fig 9.73 - Viewpoint 17 (4.01 MB)
• Fig 9.74 - Viewpoint 18 (2.63 MB)
• Fig 9.75 - Viewpoint 19 (4.49 MB)
• Fig 9.76 - Viewpoint 20 (3.47 MB)
• Fig 9.77 - Viewpoint 21 (3.83 MB)
• Fig 10.1 - ZVI Heritage (919.9 KB)
• Fig 10.2 - ZVI Heritage (1.08 MB)
• Fig 10.3 - Sharpness Old Dock Conservation Area (1.07 MB)
• Fig 10.4 - Sharpness Old Dock Conservation Area (842.23 KB)
• Fig 10.5 - Sharpness Old Dock Conservation Area (632.9 KB)
• Fig 11.1 - Phase 1 Habitat (216.79 KB)
• Fig 11.2 - 2010 and 2011 Bat Surveys (377.06 KB)
• Fig 11.3 - Bat Desk Study Results (1.55 MB)
• Fig 11.4 - Bat Survey Results (398.91 KB)
• Fig 12.1 - Location (4.22 MB)
• Fig 12.2 - Bird Survey Locations (1.71 MB)
• Fig 12.3 - Gull Flight Paths (1.06 MB)
• Fig 12.4 - Peregrine Flight Paths (1 MB)
• Fig 12.5 - Wildfowl Flight Paths (612.52 KB)
• Fig 12.6 - Wader Flight Paths (1 MB)
• Fig 12.7 - Other Target Species Flight Paths (1 MB)
• Figure 12.8 - Notable Breeding Species (1.83 MB)
• Fig 12.9 - Nocturnal Flights (1 MB)
• Fig 12.10 - Visual Envelopes (552.08 KB)
• Fig 13.1 - Water Features (3.82 MB)
• Fig 14.1 - Shadow Flicker (1.24 MB)
• Figure 9.11a (1.64 MB)
• 19 - Environemental Statement Vol 3 - Appendices, Table of Contents (79.06 KB)
• Appendix 3.1 - Scoping Report (16.41 MB)
• Appendix 3.2 - Scoping Response (489.08 KB)
• Appendix 7.1 - Access Survey (6.98 MB)
• Appendix 7.2 - Site Access Swept Path Analysis (1.98 MB)
• Appendix 8.1 - Noise Assessment (2.79 MB)
• Appendix 10.1 - Gazetteer of Heritage Assets (279.77 KB)
• Appendix 10.2 - Sharpness Archaeology DBA (2.63 MB)
• Appendix 11.1 - Bat Surveys (704.29 KB)
• Appendix 11.2 - HRA (2.02 MB)
• Appendix 11.3 - Summary of Legislation (101.35 KB)
• Appendix 11.4 - Desk Study Results from GCER (1.4 MB)
• Appendix 11.5 - Bat Buffer Calculation (3.39 MB)
• Appendix 12.1 - Target Species (138.25 KB)
• Appendix 12.2a - Survey Dates Weather (Spring/Summer) (2.05 MB)
• Appendix 12.2b - Survey Dates Weather (Autumn/Winter) (1.99 MB)
• Appendix 12.3 - Collision Modelling (254.91 KB)
• Appendix 12.4 - Desk Study Results (71.96 KB)
• Appendix 12.5 - Summary of species recorded (275.4 KB)
• Appendix 12.6 - Assessment of Nature Conservation Value (120.18 KB)
• Appendix 13.1 - Geotechnical Feasibility Report (343.82 KB)
• Appendix 13.2 - Flood Risk Assessment (1.18 MB)
• Appendix 14.1 - Shadow Flicker (1.31 MB)
• Appendix 16.1 - Draft Site Waste Management Plan (245.62 KB)
• Appendix 16.2 - Site Waste Minimisation Statement (151.79 KB)