Anaerobic digestion and rural energy.

HGV and tractor movements through the year, harvest peaks, the routes vehicles will take, the access design, and construction traffic for the plant itself.

• A movement schedule by month, based on feedstock tonnages.
• Routing plans and, where needed, a routing agreement.
• Access design for articulated vehicles and tractor trailers.
• A Construction Traffic Management Plan.

Small wind turbines and other rural energy projects mainly raise construction access questions, including abnormal load deliveries. We plan these with the delivery contractor.

• A movement schedule by month based on tonnages.
• Routing plans and, where needed, a routing agreement.
• Access design for HGVs and tractor trailers.
• A Construction Traffic Management Plan.
• An assessment of effects on villages along the routes.

A typical case is an anaerobic digestion plant on a farm, taking crops and slurry from nearby farms. The council asks about tractor and lorry movements at harvest. We convert feedstock tonnages into vehicle movements by month, agree routes that avoid village centres, and design the access for articulated lorries and tractor trailers.

Feedstock tonnages and digestate spreading drive the movement numbers, with peaks at harvest. A Section 106 routing agreement can secure routes. Small wind and biomass projects mainly raise construction access questions, including abnormal loads.

Feedstock is often collected from farms within a short distance, using tractors and trailers rather than lorries. Digestate may be taken back to the same farms for spreading, so some trips are linked. We show the movements on each route and propose routing that avoids sensitive roads, with weighbridge records used to monitor compliance.

Concerns usually relate to HGV and tractor movements through villages. A routing agreement, movement caps and access improvements usually resolve them.

Where seasonal peaks are a concern, we show movements by month so officers can see the busiest periods.

We prepare the transport statement or assessment, routing plans and CTMP.

The same questions arise in Scotland and Wales, where they are assessed against NPF4 and Scottish guidance or Planning Policy Wales and TAN 18 rather than the NPPF.

To get a quote, send us:

• The site address or a location plan.
• The feedstock tonnages and sources.
• The proposed routes and access.
• Any pre-application advice or highways comments you already have.