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Design and Access Statement
P/2013/00070

Received 22/01/13

Design and Access Statement

Molson Coors UK Ltd
Burton North Brewery Energy Centre
GB0910075-48-RP-9001, Issue: B

Customer Project Number: 10500920

Issue date: 21st January 2013
Design and Access Statement
Design and Access Statement
Molson Coors UK Ltd
                                                      Burton North Brewery Energy Centre
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Contents
1          Introduction                                                               4
           1.1        Applicant                                                       4
           1.2        Project Overview                                                4
           1.3        Site Investigation                                              5

2          Proposed Development                                                       5
           2.1        Building Layout and Location                                    5
           2.2        Building Orientation                                            5
           2.3        Design and Concept                                              6
           2.4        Plant and Building Efficiency                                   6

3          Access & Landscape                                                         6

4          Application Statement                                                      7

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1         Introduction
1.1       Applicant
           Molson Coors Brewing Company is a leading global brewer delivering extraordinary brands that
           delight the world’s beer drinkers. Brewing in Burton since 1777, the company brews, markets and
           sells a portfolio of leading premium brands such as Carling, Coors Light, Cobra and Worthington’s.
           The brewery itself is the UK’s biggest and around 1.3 billion pints of beer leave the brewery gate
           every year. Molson Coors is proud of its heritage and fully support The National Brewery Centre
           and The Burton Civic Society which promote the heritage of brewing and the town of Burton
           respectively.
           In August 2011, Molson Coors embarked on a journey to build Britain’s best brewery and get fit for
           long term future. The company committed to investing an additional £15million per year into the
           site until 2015. Overall the investment will deliver outstanding performance through greater
           capability, flexibility and efficiency. State-of-the-art packaging, brewing and energy facilities will
           ensure Molson Coors has the infrastructure to meet the future needs of customers and consumers.
           The first year of redevelopment has seen obsolete maltings facilities and tower demolished to
           create space for the new energy centre and brewing vessels (later in the programme). A new
           £6.3 million shrink wrap packaging line has been installed, improving our environmental
           performance and providing consumers with unique benefits such as a carry handle for larger packs
           of beer. During the year Molson Coors has also engaged with community stakeholders including:
           local residents, National Brewery Centre, Burton Civic Society, Burton & South Derbyshire
           College, local government and Andrew Griffiths MP.
           The proposed Energy Centre provides an opportunity for the site to improve its energy efficiency,
           minimise its impact to the environment and sustain brewing in Burton for generations to come.
           The new facility is the first in a series of proposed new buildings over the five year redevelopment
           programme to improve efficiency and future viability of the site.
           At Molson Coors being recognised for World Class Corporate Responsibility is important. In
           September 2011 the company was listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) and,
           in the company of ten other food and beverage companies, was appointed Beverage Sector
           Leader.
1.2       Project Overview
           The proposed Energy Centre consolidates at one central location the heating, cooling and energy
           required for beer production at the North Brewery site, an essential function of the supply chain
           process. The driving force for the new facility is to ensure Burton Brewery is fit for the future and
           the company is able to meet the future needs of customers and consumers. In addition, the Energy
           Centre will bring environmental benefits and contribute towards Molson Coors’ goal of saving 2
           billion pints of water and to reduce energy usage by 20% by 2020
           The current facilities have reached ‘end of working life’ stage and the new facility will replace
           inefficient heating and cooling systems that do not have the capability to support beer production
           at Burton Brewery in the long term.
           Due to the site being developed over many decades, including the significant merger of the former
           Carlsberg Tetley brewery, the utilities are poorly located and also restrict further site development.
           The location of the Energy Centre removes these restrictions and unlocks the potential for future
           development as a key manufacturing site within the Molson Coors global supply chain network.
           Incorporated within this plant is a chimney flue that sits approximately 50m above ground level to
           exhaust the new facility. The overall brewery site accommodates several listed buildings but the
           location of the proposed energy centre is not in or within close proximity to the Conservation Areas
           of Burton.
          This Design and Access Statement should be read in conjunction with the full planning application
          and other supplementary information.

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1.3       Site Investigation
          In addition to the Phase 1 Due Diligence Report within this planning application, a geotechnical
          survey has been under taken to provide information on ground conditions to facilitate the design of
          foundations.
          The survey also included groundwater sampling and laboratory analysis which identified low levels
          of oil and elevated pH in the groundwater samples, common for a site of this age and previous
          industrial use.
          Molson Coors will undertake further investigation including additional intrusive works to provide
          further information.
2         Proposed Development
2.1       Building Layout and Location
          The application site is located within the Molson Coors Burton Brewery in the centre of Burton-
          Upon-Trent. The proposal is positioned adjacent to the railway lines to the North of the site with
          existing access over Horninglow Street from Hawkins Lane, as shown in the Site Location Plan
          within this planning application. The overall site is bound by Horninglow Street, Guild Street,
          Station Street and the Railway lines.
          The proposed location of the new energy centre is situated to the north portion of the site, nestled
          between the existing keg plant and warehouse buildings; this is part of the area previously
          occupied by the recently demolished Burton Maltings and Maltings Tower. This location is key to
          the connection to existing service distribution routes and potential future arrangement of the site.
          The proposed size and position of the areas within the proposal are dictated by the plant required,
          an existing underground culvert through the area (the Moor Mill Dam) and the lines of the existing
          buildings to this location.
          The design of the proposed layout is split into three areas;
          -    Heating; Boiler plant and associated systems.
          -    Cooling; condensers, refrigeration units and associated systems.
          -    Air Compressors, air driers and associated systems.
          -    Personnel; Control room, meeting room and ancillary spaces; with the addition of the air
               compressors to the back of this central area.
          The two opposite wings for the functions of heating and cooling are split by the central personnel
          accommodation within the C-shaped plan.
2.2       Building Orientation
          The proposed building maintains the axis of the existing surrounding existing buildings of the site.
          In the current context the proposed building sits within a corner location with an offset of 7.5m from
          the existing building lines and an easement of the existing sewer culvert (as shown on Site Plan
          GB0910075-48-DR-9004). These parameters provide the available footprint for the Energy Centre;
          maximising the flexibility of the site for further redevelopment for the brewery.
          The building orientation allows HGV passage through to the Northern drop-off locations for the
          grain silos, maintenance for the surrounding buildings and sufficient space to access the rear
          perimeter of the proposed building. Given the access and the flexibility required around this portion
          of the site, there is a need to connect to the elevated pipe bridges that carry the existing necessary
          service runs around the site. The proposed pipe bridges and the connection to the existing have
          been shown in the drawings within the application.

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2.3       Design and Concept
          The arrangement of spaces, as previously mentioned, is based on two separated wings of heating
          and cooling by a central personnel (control) core. This concept is accentuated in the front
          elevations and plan.
          The South West elevation provides a front entrance to the proposed energy centre and key
          aesthetic to the arrangement of the building. The aesthetic emphasised by the clean lines of the
          cladding panel and vertical articulation to this elevation; provides a more appropriate scale and
          depth to this prominent approach. The varied apertures to the central portion of this elevation,
          provides a more human scale and orientation of the main access.
          Large roller shutter doors to the North West elevation allow direct access to each of the large
          boilers; with similar access provision to the South East Elevation that fronts the Keg Warehouse
          and tanks. The rest of the large external apertures include detachable louvered panels and solid
          panel fire escape doors.
          The envelope uses a long span (horizontally arranged) proportioned flat composite panel, reducing
          the visual scale of the elevations and proportions of the overall form.
          The energy centre is the first of a potential redevelopment within the brewery grounds; of which
          accommodates several listed buildings to the south of the site. The use of the cladding panels are
          to provide a modern aesthetic with a skin that ‘reflects’ its context whether it be of existing Victorian
          red brick or of modern architecture. The energy centre provides clean lines of the façade and use
          of a simplistic palette to complement and contrast the existing and not be of a pastiche.
2.4       Plant and Building Efficiency
           The proposed Energy Centre provides an opportunity for the site to improve its energy efficiency,
           minimise its impact to the environment and sustain Burton Brewery as a brewing site for the future.
           The Energy Centre is the first proposed new building of a wider re-development of the brewery in
           order to improve efficiency and viability of the brewing at this site in Burton.
           The replacement of the boilers, cooling plant, compressors and ancillary equipment and the
           consolidation of this plant provides significant improvements of efficiency that ultimately reduces
           the ongoing energy consumption and therefore carbon emissions. It is also intended that some of
           the waste heating and cooling can be recovered and used else where.

3         Access & Landscape
          Staff Access;
          The immediate area of the proposal is predominately level and of made ground following the
          demolition of the Maltings Tower. Access into the building is made from the South West main
          entrance, and leads into a permit station and security / control room for the building. The building
          has a low occupancy with a maximum of 8 operators and 4 craftsmen. There is a single shared
          toilet to the ground floor but all staff welfare is catered for at a centralised location in the brewery.
          There are no anticipated changes to staff, traffic or car parking numbers because the project is a
          relocation of existing facilities.
          Landscaping;
          No significant alterations will be made to the established landscaping on the site other than to
          make good to surfaces, set the ground floor slab level above the level to take account of the Flood
          Risk Assessment and comply with the breweries traffic management plan. Open areas are to be
          left as large pebbled areas to reduce on the impermeable areas that currently exist on the site.
          There are no trees within the proposed site area or surrounding this area.

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4         Application Statement
          The proposed energy centre has use, character and massing in common with the existing buildings
          on what is a manufacturing site; as such we believe the proposed use to be acceptable for the
          location and provide an appropriate design for a modern addition to the brewery.
          The current facilities have reached ‘end of working life’ stage and the new facility will replace
          inefficient heating and cooling systems that do not have the capability to support beer production at
          Burton Brewery in the long term
          Molson Coors offer valuable employment opportunities across a number of skill levels & globally
          are a significant employer. The company is keen to retain their presence in the Burton area; the
          energy supply from this building promotes increased efficiency, value and sustainability; this is
          likely to result in new manufacturing facilities and further investment.

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