Concerns grow after Curo Housing buys 48 acres of land heavily contaminated with heavy metals and asbestos for £47m
I quote the following facts for consideration:
“Bath Demolition Ltd. Traffic Management proposal for MOD Foxhill Demolition Phase of 16 weeks duration …Estimated Traffic Movements…It is envisaged that there will be numerous traffic movements Monday to Saturday throughout the duration of the demolition phase. The volumes of traffic will vary from day to day but at its peak the following is to be expected... 2 x 8 Wheeled skip lorries per day for Asbestos... (spread over 11 hours 7:00 – 17:00)
“Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Report Prepared on behalf of The Curo Group March 2014…3.15 Buildings within the proposed development would be predominantly no more than 3 storeys in height. The exception to this would be small areas of up to 6 storeys… 3.18 The geology of the site (from ground level, down) comprises: Made Ground –below the topsoil to depths between 0.4 and 1.0m below ground level (bgl), comprising gravels and clays with demolition rubble, ash, clinker, waste and asbestos tiles.3.19 The site investigation found the principal contaminants to comprise benzoapyrene, arsenic, vanadium, copper, nickel and polyaromatic hydrocarbons in addition to asbestos.
Mr Richard Gamow of Oldfield Park, Bath knows all about exposure to asbestos having just “ won a claim against his former employers, N. G. Bailey Limited, for exposing him to asbestos dust while working at sites in the Bristol and Bath area.Mr Gamow, an electrician, worked in a number of different places for the company including the Ministry of Defence sites at Ensley and Fox Hill in Bath…” (Bath Chronicle 5th May 2014)
The residents of neighboring properties to the MOD Foxhill site should be rightly concerned at this potentially very serious risk to their health and wellbeing over the coming weeks and months.
The Foxhill Mole
“Bath Demolition Ltd. Traffic Management proposal for MOD Foxhill Demolition Phase of 16 weeks duration …Estimated Traffic Movements…It is envisaged that there will be numerous traffic movements Monday to Saturday throughout the duration of the demolition phase. The volumes of traffic will vary from day to day but at its peak the following is to be expected... 2 x 8 Wheeled skip lorries per day for Asbestos... (spread over 11 hours 7:00 – 17:00)
“Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Report Prepared on behalf of The Curo Group March 2014…3.15 Buildings within the proposed development would be predominantly no more than 3 storeys in height. The exception to this would be small areas of up to 6 storeys… 3.18 The geology of the site (from ground level, down) comprises: Made Ground –below the topsoil to depths between 0.4 and 1.0m below ground level (bgl), comprising gravels and clays with demolition rubble, ash, clinker, waste and asbestos tiles.3.19 The site investigation found the principal contaminants to comprise benzoapyrene, arsenic, vanadium, copper, nickel and polyaromatic hydrocarbons in addition to asbestos.
Mr Richard Gamow of Oldfield Park, Bath knows all about exposure to asbestos having just “ won a claim against his former employers, N. G. Bailey Limited, for exposing him to asbestos dust while working at sites in the Bristol and Bath area.Mr Gamow, an electrician, worked in a number of different places for the company including the Ministry of Defence sites at Ensley and Fox Hill in Bath…” (Bath Chronicle 5th May 2014)
The residents of neighboring properties to the MOD Foxhill site should be rightly concerned at this potentially very serious risk to their health and wellbeing over the coming weeks and months.
The Foxhill Mole
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TENANT HEALTH WARNING: Heavy metals and asbestos dust
27.07.2014 09:41
Prepared on behalf of Curo March 2014
(d) Production of waste
Will the development produce wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning ?
The employment of appropriate mitigation measures for the operational phase of the proposed development will ensure that any potential effects will not be significant.
(e) Pollution and nuisances
Will the development release any pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air ?
During site preparation works and construction of the proposed development, dust may be generated but is not anticipated to generate significant adverse effects.
A Ground Investigation and Desk Study have been undertaken. This identifies measures to mitigate the risks with respect to land contamination. This includes the removal of any asbestos encountered by specialist contactors and the excavation and examination of soils below and around fuel tanks and removal of any petroleum hydrocarbon impacted soils.
Is there a potential risk from leachates or escape of wastes of other products/by-products that may constitute a contaminant in the environment ?
This is considered unlikely to occur….”
Foxhill Tenants Group
32 plus loads a day of heavy metals, scrap metal, asbestos dust & fibre
28.07.2014 09:19
MOD Foxhill
Estimated Traffic Movements – Demolition Phase
It is envisaged that there will be numerous traffic movements Monday to Saturday (spread out over 11 hours 7:00 – 17:00) throughout the duration of the demolition phase. The volumes of traffic will vary from day to day but at its peak the following is to be expected
6-8 transit sized vans
5 x 8 Wheeled skip lorries per day for General Waste
2 x 8 Wheeled skip lorries per day for Asbestos
5 x 8 Wheeled tipper per day for scrap Metal
Articulated low loader movements delivering plant at the start of the project ”
The Foxy Lady