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Design and Planning
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DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
Proposed Warehouse Extension,
Shotton CHP
Zone 4 – Deeside Industrial Estate
Weighbridge Road
Deeside
Flintshire
CH5 2LF
For GDF SUEZ ENERGY
October 2010
Design & Planning Associates Limited
Belgrave House
15 Salop Road
Oswestry
SY11 2NR
Tel: 01691 659595
Fax: 01691 670263
Site location/description of existing site use.
Shotton Combined Heat and Power Station is a 210MWe gas-fired CHP power station in
Flintshire, Wales.It is located on Weighbridge Road in Deeside, near the A548 in Shotton,
Flintshire.CHP Shotton power plant is accessed off Weighbridge Road and situated within Zone 4
– Deeside Industrial Estate.
The power station opened in 2001 as Shotton CHP Ltd, when owned by TXU Europe. The plant
is near the site of UPM's Shotton paper mill. It is near steelworks owned by Corus Group. In
December 2002, TXU had financial problems when the price of electricity plummeted. The plant
went into administration. In January 2003, the administrators, Pricewaterhousecoopers,
successfully restarted the power plant. It was the first time a power station had been
commercially running whilst in receivership. In October 2003, the plant was bought by Gaz de
France (GdF), being their only power station in the UK until the company bought the Teesside
power station in February 2008. Late 2008 Gaz de France merged with Suez (a major global
utility company) to form GDF Suez. The trading company is [1].
The site is next door to the Deeside Power Station, north of the River Dee.
The site is 276sqm approximately in area and is situated within the Shotton CHP power plant.
An aerial View of the power station and the red arrow indicating the site of the warehouse
extension.
The site is level and presently it is used as an external storage yard.
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Position of the proposed warehouse. Photo shows existing site useage.
Close up view of the site as existing.
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Proposal
The proposal is for a 247sqm warehouse extension allowing the operators at the power station to
store equipment under cover, away from the weather elements.
Image showing the artist view of the warehouse extension.
Access
There is no change to the access onto the power station site. Access into the warehouse
extension is off the main internal circulatory road which runs around the power station.
Layout
The layout of the warehouse is governed by the existing faceted shape of the concrete retaining
wall on the West Elevation and the road on the East Elevation.
The warehouse is positioned in line with existing warehouse along the the East Elevation and
1200mm away from the retaining wall structure on the West Elevation.
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Scale/design
The scale of the extension is smaller in height than the existing building, however the materials
and colour of the building fabric matches that of the existing. The proposed wall cladding starts
above ground level as the omission of a facing brick wall like the existing building would be cost
effective.
Car parking
No car parking facilities are required as outlined in the clients brief.
Energy efficiency/carbon reduction strategy
The new extension will comply with Part L.2B of the Building Regulations “Conservation of Fuel
and Power” using the latest insulated wall and roof panels. The ground floor will be insulated. The
warehouse will not be heated at this stage however the extension proposed will be future proofed
should heating be required.
Sustainable materials
Doors will be constructed of steel and aluminium.
The steel structure will be galvanised thus less maintenance required.
The new cladding panels are long-life, with zero ozone depletion potential and with the thickness
ensuring optimum u-values (energy savings and less carbon emissions).
Drainage
Surface water drainage will be discharged to the main drainage system via the existing on-site
surface water drainage system.
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ACCESS STATEMENT
Statement of Intent
The design complies with current regulations and good practice to provide reasonable access for
all: elderly, young and disabled persons.
Building Regulations & DDA
The works are subject to approval under the Building Regulations 2000 as a new build work. The
works should therefore comply with Requirement M1.
Compliance with Requirement M1 can be shown by following guidance contained in Approved
Document M (2004).
Sources of Guidance
Approved Document M (2004 Edition)
BS8300:2001
DRC Guidance Note ‘Access Statements’
Consultations
Consultation with the Local Authority Building Control Department will be undertaken as part of
any Building Regulations application.
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SPECIFIC ACCESS ISSUES
Car Parking
No car parking is required.
Approach to Building
The approach to the building is basically level and will be suitably furnished with a non-slip
surface.
Accessible Entrance
The ground floor level to the extension is elevated from the external level by approximately
150mm and the main or principal entrance is accessed via 1/20 level access of paved material or
limited steps to accommodate site levels. Entrance doors give a clear unobstructed width of
800mm with level threshold in compliance with current Building Regulations.
Internal layout and facilities
No internal layout is required.
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