Kemsley Paper Mill, Sittingbourne
DCO application for a replacement CHP plant, on behalf of DS Smith.
DHA have undertaken numerous projects for DS Smith, a leading global manufacturer of sustainable corrugated case materials and speciality papers, based at the Kemsley Paper Mill in Sittingbourne.
The paper mill was supplied with some of its electricity and steam requirements by K1, an onsite Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant. K1 was nearing the end of its operational life and DS Smith therefore sought to replace it with K4, a modern CHP plant.
The size and scale of K4 means that it is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project for which a Development Consent Order is required.
DHA was responsible for managing the project team, undertaking statutory consultation with the local community and prescribed bodies, acting as planning consultants to compile and submit the DCO application, co-ordinating and managing the preparation of an Environmental Statement and managing the post submission examination process.
The DCO application was accepted for examination by the Planning Inspectorate at the end of April 2018. Following a 9 month examination period development consent order was granted by the Secretary of State in July 2019, making K4 the 71st Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project to be consented since the introduction of the 2008 Planning Act.
Project Team
David is a Director at DHA, and works on a number of high profile, large scale projects. David joined DHA as a graduate planner in 2007 having spent two years in the planning policy department at Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. David has gained nearly 20 years of knowledge and expertise at DHA and has cemented his reputation in the Planning and NSIP industry.
David Harvey MRTPI PISEP
Director
David has worked on numerous industrial, commercial and energy projects as well as on large scale agricultural schemes and healthcare projects. He also regularly works on various scales of residential projects and mixed use schemes.
David has secured consent for three Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, comprising two gas fired Combined Heat and Power plants and an upgrade to an Energy from Waste facility. He has been heavily involved during his time at DHA in work on large manufacturing projects including a new paper mill in Kings Lynn and has secured consent for industrial and agricultural anaerobic digesters. David has secured planning permission for the NHS for student accommodation at the Tunbridge Wells Hospital for the training of new doctors and for an orthopaedic surgery barn theatre facility at the Maidstone Hospital.
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