Environmental Protection and Enhancement
| Policy and Indicator | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| EV1: Environmental Protection and Enhancement | ||
| Hectares of Derelict land reclaimed |
24 named sites (plus others) see below: Wigan's Derelict Land Survey undertaken in 2005 shows a total of 442ha remaining, spread over 102 sites. Since that time 59ha (13% of the total remaining in 2005) have been reclaimed at Sandyforth. The total remaining derelict land in Wigan is 383ha. |
1 site (Sandyforth) = 58.7 ha |
| Improvements in Air Quality |
Number of days when air pollution exceeds national air quality standard for particles: below 35 days per year; Nitrogen dioxide concentration: annual average below 40 ug/m3 |
PM 10 (Particulate) - 1 day NO2 (annual mean nitrogen dioxide) - 24ug/m3 |
3.52 Whilst we do not currently have a rolling programme for the reclamation of sites, we can report on two of the borough’s largest reclamation sites as follows:
3.53 Sandyforth Former Opencast Site, Billinge: The 58.7ha site is now complete.
3.54 Bickershaw Colliery, Leigh:The site itself covers 240 hectares, including 207 hectares of operational land associated with the former Bickershaw Colliery. Large parts of the site have been subject to previous reclamation schemes. There are currently two proposed reclamation projects for the site. The Bickershaw North site is on hold until funding is re-allocated to the project but the Bickershaw South site work has now commenced and will result in the reclamation of approximately 16 hectares by July 2011, with mixed use development taking place over a number of years following reclamation and infrastructure development.
3.55 Air quality met both the targets indicated in the above table. Whilst showing a considerable reduction on last years levels for PM10 (from 5 days to 1 day), annual mean nitrogen dioxide levels remained constant at 24ug/m3. Air quality information is provided for the calendar year 2009.