snowdown - plan B

Snowdown: Plan B
Bee Equipment Ltd.
Snowdown Colliery Redevelopment
April 2016

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God made bees,
The bees make honey,
Trammers do the work,
Colliers get the money.
- Anonymous, recorded at National Coal Mining Museum in an oral history of the Kent Coal Fields

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Executive Summary
Bee Equipment Ltd. is an established Kent based company specialising in the manufacture
and supply of bee keeping equipment to both commercial and hobbyist apiarists, an
expanding market in the UK. The company has seen a rapid growth, and is now seeing
new premises to expand its business.
Snowdown Colliery, located between Dover and Canterbury just off the A2, has been
derelict since its closure in 1987, and the past 30 years have seen many schemes for its
renovation presented, none of which has come to fruition. Snowdown’s 19 buildings now
represent the best, and only, example of a Kent Colliery architecture, and form a key part of
the industrial heritage of East Kent.
Since the colliery’s closure, job creation has been a priority for the site for Dover District
Council. There is support in the local community for the reuse of the site for business use
on the understanding that jobs of all grades (unskilled and apprenticeship to highly skilled
and post graduate) are available, alongside training and development opportunity.
Any development of the site needs to take account of the limitations of the site in regards
ground conditions, and lack of services on the site (such as a lack of foul water treatment or
sewers).
Bee Equipment Ltd. propose a mixed use development, utilising the manufacturing and
trade business as a driving force for the improvement of the site. We intend to make the
site, ultimately, accessible to the local community to visit and utilise as an education,
heritage and leisure resource. We intend to make Snowdown a sustainable development,
not only on an environmental basis, but also economically and socially.
Due to its commercial nature, Bee Equipment Ltd. already have funds secured for the first
phases of taking on the site, and if agreeable, could take on the site in the next twelve
months.

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Content
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CONTENT 4
INTRODUCTION 6
Who we are 6
CONTEXT 8
Our Situation 9
SIMILAR SCHEMES 10
CREATION OF BUSINESS PREMISES 11
Development of New Business Opportunity 13
Infrastructure 13
Staffing and Employment Opportunities 14
Transport to and from site 14
Making Good 15
DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS BASED TRAINING IN PRACTICAL FIELDS 16
Business Development 16
CREATING EDUCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES 17
Other Educational Opportunities 17
Heritage Center 18
Visitor Center 18
CREATE HERITAGE SPACE FOR THE KENT COALFIELD COMMUNITY. 19
CREATE AN OPEN AND IMMERSIVE, COUNTRY PARK 20
Visitor Center 21
Events 21
Overnight accommodation 22
SUSTAINABLE DELIVERY 23
Economic Sustainability 23
Social Sustainability 23
Environmental Sustainability 24
FUNDING AND PHASING 27
Phases 27
Proposed Phase Schedule 27

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EMPLOYMENT AND JOB CREATION 30
Current situation 30
Year 2 30
Year 4 31
Year 6 31
Job Grades 32
Funded Positions 33
Further Employment Opportunity 33
REQUIREMENTS 34
Provision of Contaminates Study 34
Liability for Dumped Equipment 34
Security of the Site 34
Make Structures Safe 34
Roofing of Pit Head Buildings 34
APPENDIX: PLANS AND CHARTS 35
Proposed Site Plan 36
Detailed Pit Head Plan 37
HGV Access Plan 38
Solar PV Array Plan 39
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Current Organisational Chart 42
Year 2 Organisational Chart 43

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Introduction
Snowdown Colliery has been derelict since it closed in 1987 as a working colliery. Various
proposals have been made for the improvement of the site and its re-use, but have largely
been focused away from the needs of the local community, those principally being the
creation of employment opportunity, skills training and development, and community
involvement. This proposal is for a mixed-use site with a strong emphasis on these targets,
whilst still being attentive to the heritage of the site in relation to the wider community and
environment.
Our aims for this site are;
Creation of a new business premises for our existing operations, allowing for business
expansion and growth; and the development of new business opportunity within known
markets.
Development of skills based training in practical fields.
Create opportunities for developing businesses in supportive environment.
Create educational and academic opportunity for apiculture research and development
Create a community space to develop the heritage of the site in relation to the wider
Kent coalfield community.
Offering an open, immersive, country park style space, which is free to be used by the
local community.
Be able to offer all of our aims in a sustainable manner, retaining the character of the
site.
Who we are
Bee Equipment Ltd. is an equipment supplier to the European beekeeping industry
business; we are the European distributors for Mann Lake Ltd. products, USA. We currently
rent 20,000 sq. ft. and employ 14 people, on a property run by Farmcare Trading Ltd, owned
by the Wellcome Trust, near Canterbury in Kent.
We assemble a limited range of equipment on this site, but the main purpose of our
warehouse is distribution of beekeeping equipment across most of Europe, Russia and
South Africa and the rest of the world, which due to trading arrangements sit outside the
USA’s reach.
In addition, we are bee farmers (apiarists) with over 300 beehives, supplying bees for
pollination on this farm and on farms across the Kent countryside as well as taking part in
industry trials and training new beekeepers.
Our interest
Bee Equipment Ltd. are local to the Snowdown area, (which is important for us as we are
keen to retain our fantastic staff team); we know of the Snowdown site, its history and
significance locally. We are inspired to regenerate a disused brownfield site and have
familiarised ourselves, as best we can, with available documents and past proposals. The
size of the site is good for us, as is the location, the heritage and personality.
We are aware that the site comes with several complex issues – not least the cost of the
current lease and its contents, the commitments to the Plumptre Trust, the deteriorating
state of the existing buildings, including the two that are listed; the juxtaposition of a
particular lichen; the poor state of the utilities and possible need for associated road
improvements…

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In spite of all these issues, we remain keen to explore Snowdown Colliery for our business
development and plan to create a commercially viable, environmentally responsible
commercial site.

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Context
The National Planning Policy Framework1
(NPPF) seeks to promote a strong rural economy
through sustainable growth and expansion of all types of business and enterprise in rural
areas … through conversion of existing buildings – this included the expansion of tourist and
visitor facilities as well as the development of securing economic growth in order to create
jobs and prosperity, building on the country’s inherent strengths, and to meeting the twin
challenges of global competition and of a low carbon future. The NPPF recognises that
protection and enhancement of the natural environment is an essential part of a sustainable
development, and seeks to enhance the landscape.
Dover’s local plan2
, supports the NPPF, and in this supports the development of sustainable
development for rural communities. In the case of the Aylesham area (and Aylesham
Development Area), the local plan allocated 4.3 hectares for ‘employment’ in 2002, though
the 2015 Employment Update Report3
had shown that this area allocation was less
important to the area than prior to the changes to the economy in 2008 with the effects of the
closure of the Pfizer site at Sandwich, etc. adding to the increase in unemployment in the
district. Dover has made efforts to help to address this employment deficit, but as of
February 2014, the district had an above average rate of unemployment4
. Dover would like
to see 8,000m2
of new employment opportunity develop within the Aylesham development
area.
Tourism and visitors to Dover and Canterbury districts contribute around £459 million to the
local economy, attracted by a combination of heritage, cultural attractions and rural
landscape – a “Kent appeal”. The areas proximity to both London and The Port of Dover
stand to attract a range of visitors, from domestic day-trippers to visitors from the continent.
Research from Visit England suggests that for every £50,000 increase in the value of
tourism for an area, one sustainable full time equivalent job is created in that area.
Snowdown
The Snowdown site is a former colliery pit head, located around 10 miles from both Dover
and Canterbury, about 2 miles from the A2, and on the Faversham/ Canterbury East / Dover
Priory train line (with its own station). Around 220,7005
people live in Dover and Canterbury
districts, out of around 1.75 million people in the County of Kent (including Medway). The
combination of both road and rail links gives the site a great potential market of visitors from
within the districts – families, groups (including school groups) and older persons with
specific interests.
The site has unique appeal in terms of both industrial heritage and as an opportunity to
develop a rural visitor attraction, coupled with fantastic transport links, which would make it
ideal for a business specialising in distribution and export.
1
Department for Communities and Local Government, March 2012
2
Dover District Council Land Allocations Local Plan, Adopted 2015
3
Dover District Employment Update, Scott Bownrigg / Ramidus Consulting Limited for Dover District Council,
September 2012
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3.2% (over 3% nationally) - Research & Evaluation Statistical Bulletin, Kent County Council, February 2014
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2014 Mid-Year Population Estimates: Total population of Kent authorities, Kent County Council

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Our Situation
We are currently based on a fabulously conducive site for our current business needs, but
have out-grown it. We want to exploit the potential to add manufacturing and the production
of certain, unique to Europe products, to our portfolio as well as increase our 2,000 product
lines (our US catalogue has over 3,000) and storage capacity to meet the increasing
demand as we continue to extend our customer-base worldwide. In achieving these aims,
we will be able to offer 70 jobs directly associated with our core business, with a further 30
being generated from our wider ambitions for the site. With this in mind, we are necessarily
seeking to identify and secure suitable premises to support this overall business expansion.
We currently have a very strong indigenous workforce; we always receive in excess of 100
applicants for each role that we advertise.
The majority of the new jobs to be created are expected to be low to medium skilled and in
personnel, sales, warehouse, manufacture and assembly. We expect to be able to offer
higher skilled roles in research and development, and would like to be able to offer
apprenticship and other roles for young people wanting to develop in practical skilled
employment.

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Similar Schemes
Our proposal follows a well-established pattern of using business to act as a catalyst to the
redevelopment of brown field sites at a time when communities around the country are being
placed under financial strain. The Forestry Commission are keen to promote the use of
planting and the natural environment to efficiently and effectively reduce the levels of
contamination within brownfield sites, and as such are keen to promote this model.
A very comparable scheme is the work that has taken place in the Bold Colliery, which has
been redeveloped with the input of local council and business bodies to become the Bold
Community Forest. Similarities continue past the former use of the site – it is situated
between St. Helens and Warrington, areas needing development of employment opportunity
and is close to both rail and road links. Industrial development in the area has been of a
mixed nature – a brewery and bottling site occupy a central area, with other business
propagating on the periphery of the site, driving employment and investment. The site has
been planted and developed off the back of money raised from development of industry and
business around the site, and now attracts around 300,000 visitors each year6
to a mixed
planted and activity space.
The Bold Forest Park scheme gives additional income and employment to the local
community through work in food and beverage outlets, equipment (such as cycle) hire, and
activities (such as horse riding and fitness activities). The development of the business and
park elements of the scheme have been used to drive urban redevelopment and investment
in education and community services.
The project is now 20 years old and is entering a new phase of development and
investment.
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Bold Forest Park Area Action Plan, St. Helen’s Council, 2015

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Creation of Business Premises
Bee Equipment Ltd. would like to see its portfolio grow from our existing 2,000 product lines
to some 3000 and require storage capacity to meet the increasing demand as we continue to
extend our customer-base worldwide.
Bee Equipment Ltd. would build a new facility incorporating number of units, principally
consisting refurbishment of existing buildings at the pit head: a distribution, warehouse and
manufacturing unit; a sales and show room building; and an administration space.
Building A
Building A would consist of a greatly expanded version of the group of buildings located to
the west of the site - the store, car repair workshop, blacksmiths workshop and carpenters
shop. Expansion of the buildings would be in keeping with the existing buildings, but take
the foot print of the building up to 5600m2
. This will allow for all of our existing business
operation, and its expansion, providing in the region of 40 jobs to deal with existing proven
demand.
This building would work as the main transport hub for the building, and by defining the
routes for HGVs carefully, would isolate vehicle movement from those of people. This is of
highest concern to the HSE and as such needs to be carefully designed into the scheme.
We would look to work in the development of this unit as a phased scheme, with a primary
refurbishment of the existing structures being the first phase. Additional works would take
place as the business grows to fill the space.
Building B
Building B would be formed of Winder House #3 and the Power House. This space will be
used as a primary sales office for the activities of Bee Equipment Ltd. and would house a
show room and call center. The sales office would have ten people working in mixed face-
to-face, telesales and online sales processing.

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A mezzanine added to the building will host the call center, with the main body of the
building being used for the show room – the bricked up windows being re-opened and the
roof being repaired to provide a huge amount of natural light, in an airy open space. In
addition to being the sales hub for Bee Equipment Ltd., this space would also act as the
businesses primary reception area, giving access through to Building C.
Building C
Building C would be formed from the Lamp House, towards the center of the site. This
would be utilised as the administrative office for Bee Equipment Ltd. and would house its
purchasing and administrative team. We would be looking to recruit HR, payroll and
accounts teams to support our growing workforce and business partners, as well as IT and
other skilled service teams.

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Development of New Business Opportunity
Though our core business would remain unchanged, the opportunity presented by an
expanded site presents opportunity to exploit known markets that Bee Equipment Ltd.
already supplies with third party goods.
Manufacture and Assembly
We have the opportunity to manufacture our own hives and other accessories for
beekeepers. This requires a mixed skilled workforce who can work in wood, metal, plastics
and apply surface treatments. These roles fit with possibilities for development of
apprenticeship and skills development.
We currently import these items readymade and assembled from the US, where they are
machined from US grown timber. We would look to produce all of these products in house
using timber and other materials from the UK market – maximising on local, East Kent
suppliers such as timber merchants working from Clowes and Kings woods – and from
imports through the areas ports. Manufacturing these products on our premises not only
reduces our carbon footprint, but also give us control of the supply chain, ensuring use of
FSA and PEFC approved timber suppliers and minimising waste.
Syrup Production
We have a Syrup Production Plant waiting to be delivered to us from the USA. Once
installed it will be the only company in the UK to produce Inverted Syrup Products for feeding
bees, which again we have to currently import from the USA. This would make Bee
Equipment Ltd. the principle supplier of this product to the UK apiarist sector, across other
suppliers.
The process requires medium skilled staff, preferably with an industrial chemical process
background, to manage it safely. It is reliant on good relationships with the UK sugar
business and third party suppliers.
Accommodation
The new manufacturing processes would be hosted within building A, alongside the
warehouse and distribution operations. This would reduce the impact of industrial process
on the wider site and help to control small vehicle and goods movement away from
customers and sales and support staff.
Infrastructure
We will be supplementing as many systems as possible with those with lower carbon
footprint and lower energy signatures. This would be for both economic as well as
environmentally sustainable needs and would help to provide a reduced demand on the
running costs of the site. Further information can be found later in this document in the
Sustainable Delivery Chapter.
Electricity
High voltage power exists on site in the forms of substations in the north east and south of
the site. This would need to be broken down and distributed to the various buildings around
the pit head. In addition, Bee Equipment Ltd. would be keen to look at installation of
photovoltaic (PV) solar cells on the roof of all the buildings, maximising the southern aspect
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Water
Clean water would need to be brought on to the site from the nearest main, though we
intend to reduce the demand on supplies through use of a rain water harvesting and grey
water recycling system. Foul water would be processed on site as much as possible, utilising
septic tanks and reed bed filtering.
Heat
For environmental heating, as well as industrial process, we will utilise wood pellet (biomass)
boilers, which would maximise the use of waste product from our manufacturing processes.
In addition, we would look to utilise ground source heat pumps to reduce the amount of
energy that would need to be used to bring water to temperature.
Other Infrastructure
To service the sales and administration office we would require telephone and high speed
internet access. To this end we would seek the installation of telephone lines and fibre optic
internet exchanges. Cascading down from this would be the option to local people to utilise
the infrastructure run to site.
Staffing and Employment Opportunities
See Employment and Job Creation section for further details.
We estimate that our workforce will see significant growth over the six-year period from
taking occupancy of the site. This growth will be phased by the limitations of the site over
the period, but will be a continual process over the development phase. Employment over
the phases develops from being wholly concerned with the retail operations of Bee
Equipment into the development of manufacture, assembly and product development.
Transport to and from site
See Sustainable Delivery chapter for further details
Goods Vehicles
We anticipate that in addition to the staff movement we would need to receive 2 – 3 HGV
type vehicles a month, plus daily courier transport from 2 – 3 smaller commercial vehicles.
Bee Equipment Ltd. anticipate that this level of additional transport in the area will not add to
the overall traffic pressures of the area and anticipate moving these vehicles from the A2
down Holt Street, avoiding the pinch point of Spinney Lane.
Staff Vehicles
We can see staff travel being split between those who would drive to site and those who
would utilise the public transport offers of Snowdown station (with trains approximately every
half hour) and buses (every hour). Private transport (cars, motorbikes, etc.) will not be
traveling at the same time (arrival to and leaving site in time for staggered starts and finishes
based on work pattern), and as such, we would expect that traffic would be dispersed across
the local road network. Continual assessment, alongside communication with the local
authority, would enable Bee Equipment Ltd. to judge if there is a perceived need to instigate
more robust traffic management plans.

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Making Good
We would require a survey to be conducted before we took on the premises. Of primary
concern is the remedial work needed before refurbishment work to the buildings could take
place and of this, works such as removal of asbestos would need to be conducted as part of
the conditions of us taking on the site. It is essential that it is understood that the
responsibility for any and all industrial contaminate, or damage caused by mining activity,
must remain that of the Coal Authority and not transfer to Bee Equipment Ltd at the
expiration of any lease arrangement with Plumtre Holdings.

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Development of Skills Based Training in Practical Fields
Bee Equipment Ltd. is committed to developing its workforce, and sees that it has a duty as
a responsible employer to up skill and train its employees.
5.1% of 16 - 18 year olds in the Dover district7
were not in education, employment or training
(NEET) in 2015. Nationally 14% of 16 to 24 year olds fall into the NEET category. 86% of
those in the NEET category in the Dover district were looking for employment education or
training opportunities.
We hope to be able to offer practical skills training supported by an apprenticeship scheme
in areas of work that we conduct. These would potentially include:
Wood Working
Transport and logistics
Bee keeping and breeding
Buildings maintenance
IT and networking
Landscaping and ground care
We anticipate offering apprenticeships over both level 2 and 3 given the diversity of the work
roles we look to be bringing on line over the first 6 years of operation.
Business Development
Bee Equipment will create around 4,200m2
of additional business space as part of its
redevelopment of the Snowdown site. This has the potential to crates an additional 350 FTE
jobs8
.
Nursery Units
We intend to build ten spaces for small business to be able to develop in a nurturing
environment. These units, of around 100m2
, would be made available to rent to artisanal
businesses, and with the other businesses and activities on site, would form a community
which will act as catalyst towards attraction of customers and clients.
Further Development
In addition to the ten smaller units, we intend to build seven larger units, of around 500m2
, as
units for more developed business and as space for business which have out grown the
smaller units they may have started in – in the past this has been expressed as a major
business pressure within the Dover District – business out growing their premises. We
would hold these businesses to be of a similar vein to those others on site – driven either by
agri-business or artisanal workings. Preference would be shown to those who would be able
to take on apprentices and developing workers from elsewhere on the site.
7
Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) Monthly Report - February 2015, Management
Information Unit, KCC, March 2015.
8
12m
2
per FTE (Full Time Equivalent) position, Employment Densities Guide, Second Edition, 2010, Homes and
Communities Agency

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Creating Educational and Academic Opportunities
Bee Equipment Ltd. are well respected and long established beekeepers.
Hadlow Collage previously offered a base for beekeeping education in Kent, but
unfortunately now no longer offers these courses. As a result, we aim to move to be able to
offer accredited training in bee keeping and bee husbandry.
We intend to offer queen-bee breeding, and be able to hold a number of research specific
hives giving us the ability to run trials and tests in support of the wider apiculture sector, as
well as agriculture and horticulture. In addition, we hope to forge strong working
relationships with the wider academic and research sector, such as The Laboratory of
Apiculture and Social Insects at the University of Sussex.
Research Facility
We intend to convert one of the former colliery office buildings into a state of the art research
facility to allow us to become the Center of Excellence for Research into the health of
honeybee, managing the most serious invasive species to affect the honeybee such as the
small hive beetle, Asian hornet and the Varroa mite.
An important part of the National Pollinators Strategy9
, and one of DEFRAs priorities over
the next three to five years, is to invest in research to address key gaps in the understanding
of bee biology and behaviour to provide better evidence to inform national policy - pests and
pathogens have been identified as the key threats to managed honey bees, and research is
needed in these fields to feed into policies on imports, chemical usage, etc.
The research facility would employ highly skilled research scientists, as well as support
technicians, offering a different employment opportunity in the area and retaining skills in the
East Kent area.
Other Educational Opportunities
In addition to the Higher Education offering, we would hope that with the development of the
site that we would be able to offer educational opportunities across all key stages and on
into adult life. Over time, specific resources and programmes will be established to allow for
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The National Pollinator Strategy: for bees and other pollinators in England; Department for the Environment, Food
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learning opportunities outside of the classroom, which do not overly burden schools with
financial obligations. Bee Equipment Ltd. are committed to best practice in Health and
safety, and would seek to work with individual schools EVC to deliver a package which best
manages risk to learning opportunities.
KS1 – KS2
With the opportunity to offer talks and demonstrations to younger children as part of visits to
a unique part of Kent’s industrial heritage, Bee Equipment Ltd. aim to make Snowdown a
resource for primary schools to utilise in the teaching of biology, history and the wider world.
KS3, KS4 and Further Education
Specific support from, and access to, the research center and bee keepers will help teachers
be able to deliver specific, focused experience in the application of biology and the sciences
to the wider world. In addition, we would hope that the site would be a welcome resource to
teachers in other subjects (such as history, geography, and art) who wish to offer out of
class room activity within a controlled environment.
Adult Education
Bee Equipment Ltd. already offer courses to adults, from their current site, in Bee Keeping at
all levels. Courses are also offered to help bee keepers address specific situations, such as
queen rearing or dealing with pests.
Education facility
We intend to convert the existing Main Office building into two lecture theatres (a 196 seat
and a 50 seat), allowing us to deliver regular training and lectures. This would be built as a
multi – format space (with removable seating) to allow for use by school groups during their
visits. The space would also be available for use by other groups who wish to hire it.
Heritage Center
See Heritage Chapter for further details
Bee Equipment Ltd. Hope that through the restoration and repair of the buildings on the site,
to be able to add to the educational opportunity for Heritage and History education. Number
2 Winder House along with the Fan House would be ideal venues for such a scheme to be
abased, and with the support of local groups and bodies, we will make this space suitable for
teaching.
Visitor Center
See main Visitor Center chapter for detail
A longer term goal is the development of a visitor center to give wider access to information
about the life of bees and their role in our lives. This space would host a permanent
exhibition into the life of the honey bee, the history of bee keeping, a large living hive built to
allow visitors to see the insides of the hive (behind glass), as well as hosting temporary
exhibitions.
In addition to the main visitor center, we would hope to forge a relationship with the local
community to develop an educational offering relating to the industrial heritage of the site,
making use of the listed buildings and other industrial structures on the site.

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Create Heritage Space for the Kent Coalfield Community.
Bee Equipment Ltd. recognise that the communities of the Kent Coal Fields have retained a
distinctive character, despite the closure and in many cases demolition, of the collieries.
Snowdown represents the best survival of the collieries with sixteen of the original buildings
still surviving on the site, and though Number 2 Winder House and the Fan House are the
only listed structures the whole site has a heritage value, which goes beyond their
architectural qualifications.
Beyond our intention of honouring the buildings heritage by breathing new life into them, we
recognise the need for education and opportunity for the community to be able to experience
the buildings. To this end we intend to offer an open working relationship with Dover District
Council Museums Service, Kent Coal and Community, The National Coal Mining Museum,
and community heritage groups, such as the Aylesham Heritage Center. We hope that in
developing the relationship that the history of the site can be conserved.
In addition, we hope in time to be able to work directly with community groups such as the
Snowdown Colliery Welfare associated groups (band, choir, etc.), offering space for these
groups as premises allow, for functions such as the Miners Festival.
DDC are keen to see a scheme that allows the buildings to remain, whilst endorsing their
heritage – quoting for the New Heritage strategy, “The building remains at Snowdown are a
regionally important group of surviving buildings which have so far, to a degree, survived the
closure of the pit. The buildings however stand empty, vulnerable to the elements and have
so far withstood at least one regeneration proposal that promoted their demolition. Until a
viable reuse of the buildings can be found they will remain in a semi-derelict form and
seeking such a solution should be a priority.”

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Create an Open and Immersive, Country Park
Bee Equipment Ltd. have a vision for the Snowdown site which extends beyond the use of
the site as manufacturing base and an artisanal business park. We want to be able to
maximise on the use of the whole site and to capitalise on the visitor experience we can offer
in this unique setting.
The site has been effectively landscaped, by the deposits made during the channel tunnel
excavations) into an artificial hilly terrain. The site is covered in scrub woodland, and rough,
self-planting. There are no major changes to ecology across the site, and no real variation in
habitats. The site is not covered by any statutory or non-statutory biodiversity designations
and there are no statutory designated sites within 1km of the application site, though of note
is the presence of a form of lichen and fungi on the site which were assessed as being of
regional importance.
DDC have a strong desire for the site to be accessible to the public – Dover’s heritage
strategy raises concern that “Much of the industrial resource is on private land and
inaccessible. Regeneration of the colliery land at Snowdown should seek to redress this”.
We believe that in making the wider site safe and welcoming to the wider community, we can
achieve this aim, and unlike other options for the site, see this as a driving aspect behind the
use of the wider site. We will secure the site with appropriate fencing, and make the site car
free (we would utilise Neighbourhood Electric Vehicle (NEVs) as utility and service vehicles).
We propose to enhance the planting and habitats on the site to encourage wildlife and wild
flora to grow and develop the site. We intend to supplement the poor soil conditions by
offering on site composting, and by employing arborist and landscaping services to help to
manage the sites plant life. The regeneration of brownfield land such as this site to green
space can deliver multiple benefits to society and the environment through improvements in
the quality of a site and its surrounding landscape. Planting and woodland will improve the
quality of the site. We intend to create two additional habitats – a wetland reed bed (which
will be a wider expansion of our water treatment process), and an area of standing water. It
is hoped that these habitats, alongside the scrub and developing woodland will attract
wildlife and birdlife to the site. We hope that in addition to the industrial heritage of the site,
that visitors will be able to see and appreciate British wildlife in a location close to their
homes, and the addition of viewing spaces and hides will allow for viewing opportunities not
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Visitor Center
We hope to add a visitors center to the site, though not in the initial phase. This would be a
mixed-use expedition space, hosting a mix of permanent and temporary exhibition,
alongside toilet and café facilities. We hope that in offering this, we make the space more
welcoming to families and groups who wish to utilise the site.
To reduce the visual impact of the center on the site, we would hope that this would be
landscaped into its surroundings, utilising planted a roof in a free flowing shape. An outside
area allowing for market and festival area, plus a play area and space for picnicking will
supplement this building. This space will be family friendly, whilst maintaining the peace
and tranquility of the site.
Accessibility
The Visitor center would enable us to offer wider accessibility to persons requiring additional
assistance. Accessible toilets, baby changing, and alike can all be provided within the
visitors center.
Events
Once the center is open, we hope to be able to broaden its initial appeal by being able to
host events. We already have an established event of our own – Kent Festival of Bees –
and hope to be able to offer three other events in the year, celebrating the changing nature
of the site and the areas mining history. If successful, this would be a focal point for local
performance and community groups to become involved with the site.
Trade Shows
The apiary sector hosts trade and association shows around the country, but at the present
time have no show in the south east. These shows attract visitors and exhibitors from
across Europe and worldwide. We are aware that there is a demand for this in the area, and
as such would look to make this an early offering, targeting the pre-season period of
February. With 5,000 plus delegates expected, the boost to the local economy, particularly
at a time of the year when tourism is at an ebb.

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Overnight accommodation
As the project matures, we want to offer the option for overnight accommodation on the site,
allowing us to be able to offer residential courses (which are already in demand) and for
members of the public to book space to stay in a unique setting close to the tourist centers of
Canterbury, Dover and the Kent Coast, as well as being able to experience the Kent
countryside. Accommodation would be offered in small, self-contained lodges, serviced by
the same green infrastructure as the wider site. We would enforce the same ‘no car’ policy
on these visitors, but would offer a porterage service for baggage, allowing the tranquillity of
the site to be fully maintained.

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Sustainable Delivery
Bee Equipment Ltd. believe that sustainability needs to be a balanced, and follows the UN’s
approach to targeted sustainability.
“It is generally accepted that sustainable development calls for a convergence between the
three pillars of economic development, social equity, and environmental protection.”
Economic Sustainability
It would be pointless to look at our other sustainability challenges without having a strong
base of economic viability.
We believe that by using the work of Bee Equipment Ltd. as the catalyst to development of
the site gives the opportunity for leverage with funding for other elements of the
development. This may be in terms of direct capital financing through business loans, or in
the cases of specific elements of the project, may be through direct grants from UK and
European government funds, or from charitable trusts and foundations.
All other aims and objectives within this document need to be self-sustaining in terms of their
operational costs, and the revenue costs of each phase of the project need to be considered
as part of their design and specification.
Social Sustainability
Bee Equipment Ltd. are committed to training and development of the workforce, and in
such hope to be able to foster further generations to be able to use and develop on the site.
We aim to offer employment and skills training to Young people in the NEET group
Living Wage
Bee Equipment Ltd. are committed to meeting, and exceeding, the government target (set in
2015) to meet an enhanced Living Wage by 2020. We currently pay £9 per hour, 75 pence
ahead of the national set living wage, yet Bee Equipment Ltd. is keen to be paying in line
with the London Living wage by this target, due to the pressures of the costs of living in the
South East region.
Community Development
Through the offer of educational experience across all age groups, we hope to be able to
offer additional opportunity to those across the community. In addition, we hope that by
being able to generate an environment of support, to be able to help the growth and
development of other community groups.
Our ability to offer access to the site for use by these groups gives a unique opportunity, and
Bee Equipment Ltd. would look to engage the Kent Coal Fields community in the celebration
of this heritage.
Accessibility
As well as promoting access options for people with mobility and sensory disabilities, we
believe that social accessibility needs to be considered. By making the site free to access
and offering enhancements to public transport, we hope to make Snowdown a destination
for people from across the socio-economic spectrum.

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Environmental Sustainability
As shown throughout this document, Bee Equipment Ltd. are committed to the
environmental sustainability of the project. We are keen to endorse best practice in
ecological and environmental practice and hope to enhance the local environment,
redressing the damage to the ecology caused by 99 years of heavy industry. The Forestry
Commission support the use of woodland planting to re-invigorate brown field sites and
addressing ground contamination, as shown with other sites around the UK, and backed by
data from Forestry Research.
Environmental Impact Study Data
A phase 1 environmental impact study has already been drawn up, though it was conducted
by Campbell Reith on behalf of SEEDA and as such could be seen as being fairly dated by
this point, so a review would probably be useful. In addition to this study, we would want to
conduct a study of invertebrates, amphibians and reptiles, and small mammals on site –
studies have shown that there are no large mammals on the site at present.
Our plans to refurbish existing premises and to slowly expand and add other buildings
should allow us the time to prevent pollution of ground water or soil from building or
excavation works.
Green Solutions
We have a desire to employ as many solutions as possible to our infrastructure that reduce
energy consumption or offer viable solutions to the situations we need to address. These
would include:
Daylight. One of the most underestimated energy savings is by ensuring buildings
have adequate natural lighting from windows and roof lights. Utilising daylight can
reduce the need for artificial lighting by 85% or more.
Reed bed filtering to address foul water treatment. In building reed beds, we gain
additional wetlands (over and above what is in existence for treatment) which give us
the ability to create additional habitat for wildlife. We predict we will need 2600m2
of
dedicated beds to process waste on site, based on the least efficient systems (in
terms of space) which are currently in existence. We would also seek to forge a
relationship with the water companies in the area, with the option to expand the
scheme to help address sewage from properties in Nonnington and Snowdown, as
the area has potential to expand to tens of thousands of square meters of filtering
beds.
Pressure-assist and waterless Toilets. By utilizing air pressure assisted toilets, the
quantity of water used per flush is reduced by around 40%, without the addition of
any power driven system that were utilized with older systems. In addition, we would
make use of flushless systems for urinals, estimated to save around 198,400 liters of
water per year (based on 32 male employees). This reduction in water demand and
waste water to be processed should assist us in managing our water supply.
Rain water and ground water harvesting. Building A – our primary business
facility – will have a minimum of 5600m2
of roof space, harvesting around 3.3 million
litres of water each year (based on average rain fall), and holding around 10,000
litres in reserve in underground tanks. Other buildings will have similar, though
proportionally smaller, harvesting arrangements. We will supplement this with grey
water recycled from staff facilities around the site.
Ground source heat pumps. To aid warming and cooling in the buildings we will
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system can save considerable amounts of energy when compared to conventional
heating and cooling systems.
Biomass boiler. By utilising biomass boilers, we are able to utilise waste product
from our manufacturing processes. Information from the Renewable Heat Incentive
scheme, suggests that a biomass boiler could save around 50% of energy
consumption (and around 90% saving in CO2 emission) in our heating of spaces and
water.
Bio-gas harvesting. Though not particularly useful in the first instance for heating or
fuelling the business premises, bio-fuel capture can be utilised to improve the
efficiency of our waste processing.
Solar PV cells. By seeking micro generation solutions, we hope to supplement our
electrical consumption. With the sites orientation towards the south, we have the
opportunity to maximise solar harvesting without the associated aesthetic impact to
the wider community.
Onsite composting. We intend to offer composting solutions to address food waste
and green waste from around the site. In doing so we hope to be able to produce our
own compost and soil improver that should help us to develop the flora on the site.
We would be able to enforce this through our own staff and catering operations,
reducing waste removal from the site.
New technologies. As new technologies and solutions become available we intend
to pursue option to utilise them, if they represent an efficient saving both financially
and in energy efficiency. Technologies such as vibro-wind power, biological
hydrogen production and human energy capture technologies are likely to start to
become realities over the next ten years, and our phased approach to build allows us
to looks to exploit these technologies as they become viable.
Transport
Transport is one of the biggest challenges we face in regards the ecological and
environmental impact of the site. Road transport accounts for around 30% of the carbon
footprint of the county. KCC wish to see the effects of transport emissions reduced by 34%
by 2020. We have three main elements of transport to be addressed:
Staff getting to and from the site
Goods and materials getting to and from the site
Visitors getting to and from the site
We anticipate that, when at full capacity, the Snowdown site will receive the following
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350 cars, utilised by either staff or visitors (week/ weekend split)
4 HGVs, either transporting raw materials or finished goods
20 smaller trade vehicles, either acting on behalf of couriers or making delivery to
other units on site
140 users of public transport, utilised by either staff or visitors (week/ weekend split)
25 cyclists
In association with KCCs New Ways 2 Work Partnership we intend to promote use of public
transport through incentives such as season ticket loans, and the development of
relationships with rail and bus companies to offer attractive alternatives to driving.
Snowdown Station, located to the west of the site has trains stopping every half hour, and
run from Dover and Canterbury in around quarter of an hour. Trains are operated by South
Eastern, who already run a 2 for 1 scheme with Visit Kent. We will look to improve foot
access from the station to the site along Holt Street. In addition, we will seek to maximise
use of government incentives such as cycle to work (which would allow employees to save
42% on the cost of a new bike), and build relationship with local groups who promote
cycling. We will offer secure cycle parking at both the workplaces and visitor center, as well
as promoting cycle infrastructure around the site.
We intend to restrict the use of private vehicles, and limit parking, on site. In doing so, we
hope to be able to provide the ‘push’ factors to accompany the ‘pull’ of public transport and
cycling. The development of a travel plan, with support from DCC and KCC Highways
should enable us to develop this strategy further.
In regards our use of HGV transport, we hope that by producing more product on site in
comparison to our current importing model. At a stroke this will reduce the amount of cargo
vehicles we need to bring onto site, as raw material is generally more space efficient than
finished product. We utilise the wider UK transport network to distribute our sold product,
and as such, are not as tied to the issues affecting the A2 when operation stack is in
operation as other distributors, and have options for alternative routes to the site.
We intend to bring most vehicles onto site from the A2 via the A260 and onto Holt Street.
This will avoid the pinch point of Spinney Lane, and the village of Womenswold.
Additional Parking
We acknowledge that at peak times (such as during Bee Festivals where we would be
anticipating some 5,000 visitors each day) we may have cause to offer additional parking. In
this instance we would hope to utilise the colliery land to the north of Holt Street. In doing so
we would hope to bolster our available parking by an additional 1,000 spaces, and would
hope to utilise traffic marshalling and crossing marshals to ensure appropriate use of this
facility.

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Funding and Phasing
Bee Equipment Ltd.’s development is acting as the catalyst for the work on site and drives
forwards the funding as each phase of the business comes online, and as such are very
closely linked.
Funding
Bee equipment intend to fund all works through private financing, mostly coming directly
from company owner, Patrick Murfet and Murfet Investments (his property holding company:
Company Registration No. 03386328).
Phases
Each phase will follow an ISO 10006 / ISO 21500 type model of project management,
following in simple terms, a Plan/ Assess/ Implement/ Evaluate process. Assessment and
Evaluation criteria need to be defined based on the requirements of all stakeholders.
Seed capital
The project has a seeding capital of £200k, to be spent on the preparations for the main
works, securing specialist services, and the like. This funding is secured and available for
the project as soon as permissions to start works are given.
Proposed Phase Schedule
The proposed phasing schedule is based on Bee Equipment receiving the site in a condition
in which it is suitable to start works – contaminates (including asbestos) are removed, basic
working infrastructure is accessible to the site, etc.
Phase 1

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On commencement of project works, Murfet investments will liquidise approximately £3.5
million in residential property asset (from its portfolio of property worth approximately £7
million), which after fees should allow for a working capital of around £2.5 – 3 million.
Phase 1 would include the renovation of No.3 winder house, Lamp room, Store, Car repair,
workshop and carpentry shop.
Based on the visual structural inspection report10
, and the following costing report11
we
believe works on these structures would cost £2,360,886
• No. 3 Winder House - £450,000
Structural works would come to approximately £250k and £100k in glazing and door
wear, plus £100k in decoration, fixings and fittings
• Lamp Room – £268,715
Structural works would come in at approximately £210k and £32k for glazing and
door wear, with a further £60k for decoration, fixings and fittings.
• Store, Car repair, Workshop – £963,171
Applying the logic of the costing report, we estimate a cost of £960k for this building
• Carpentry Shop - £179,000
Structural works would come in at approximately £79k and £30k for glazing and door
wear, with a further £70k for decoration, fixings and fittings.
• Roofing – £500,000
2313m2
of roofing, allowing for £216 per m2
. This includes roofing of all above
buildings.
10
Snowdown Colliery, Kent, Visual Structural Inspection Report, March 2016, by Fairhurst (project number: 114140)
11
RIBA Stage 2 Cost Plan, Snowdown Colliery, Kent, for the Coal Authority; prepared by Betteridge & Milsom

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In addition, we would need install service infrastructure – foul water, fresh water, power,
telephonics. We estimate that this would cost an additional £250k to install on site.
These works would allow us to move our operation to site and expand our manufacturing
and assembly business.
We anticipate this first phase taking two years to complete, and would allow us to pursue the
more rigorous planning and environmental studies that will be required for the upcoming
phases of works.
Phase 1.5
At some point in the first two years, we will look to move our teaching space to the site. This
would move to the old Main office building, and again, based on the provided costings, will
cost around £300,000 to repair and make good, plus an additional £200,000 to fit out.
Timings are flexible on this as we intend to apply for grant funding form the British Bee
Keeping association and the Bee Farmers Association in developing this space for lectures
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Employment and Job Creation
Bee Equipment’s employment plan, as with those of building, needs to be a phased
approach as areas of the business come on line. The current vision is for significant
expansion of the business’ operation over a six-year period in three distinct phases, split (as
with the business plan) in 2 year periods. Larger scale copies of each year’s organisational
charts can be found in the appendices at the end of this document.
Current situation
MD
General Manager
Project ManagerSales Manager
Sales Assistant 1 Sales Assistant 2 Sales Assistant 3 Sales Assistant 4 Sales Assistant 4.1
Warehouse Manager
Assembly Assistant
Deputy Warehouse Manager
Warehouse Assistant 1 Warehouse Assistant 2 Woodworker
Bee Keeper
Currently the company is made up of 15 people (13 full time, 2 part time), accounting for
14.1 FTE positions. Split is largely between sales and the warehousing team, with a small
amount of managerial support functioning as administration support.
Skill sets are varied, with many roles being multi-functional, with sales operatives offering
product support, warehousing team supporting assembly and manufacture, and
management team offering hands on support to all levels of the business.
Year 2
MD
CEO
Accounts/ Payroll
Apiary Manager
Apiary Research
Head Bee Keeper
Apprentice Beekeeper
Bee Keeper Teacher 1 Teacher 2
Operations Manager
Grounds Keeper
Appretice Grounds KeeperMaintainence OperativeSafety and Security Officer 1 Safety and Security Officer 2
Product Development
Sales Manager
Sales Assistant 1 Sales Assistant 2 Sales Assistant 3 Sales Assistant 4
Sales Assistant 5 Sales Assistant 6 Sales Assistant 7 Sales Assistant 7.1
Product Manager
Assembly Supervisor
Assembly Assistant 1 Assembly Assistant 2
Construction Manager
Engineering Supervisor
Metal worker
Wood Work Supervisor
Woodworker 1 Woodworker 2
Woodworker 3
Warehouse Manager
Warehouse Assistant 1 Warehouse Assistant 2 Warehouse Assistant 3
Warehouse Assistant 4 Warehouse Assistant 5 Warehouse Assistant 6
By year 2 of occupancy on site we anticipate a growth in workforce to 44 persons (42 full
time, 2 part time), accounting for 43.1 FTE positions. There is a large expansion into self-
production (reducing net import) and through this into wholesale operation, prompting growth
in the sales team. The expansion of the organisation prompts the need for operational
support (grounds keepers and maintenance operative, as well as security and safety
operatives). Lastly, the expansion on site prompts the development of a full apiary
development and education team.
Skill sets become more specialised, with distinct hierarchies forming within teams, and more
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supervisory positions. This allows for apprenticeships to be offered across manufacturing,
landscaping and bee keeping.
Year 4
MD
CEO
Accounts/ Payroll
Apiary Manager
Apiary Researcher 1
Apiary Researcher 2
Head Bee Keeper
Bee Keeper 1
Bee Keeper 2 Bee Keeper 3
Teacher 1
Teacher 2
Operations Manager
Estates Manager
Grounds Keeper 1
Appretice Grounds Keeper
Grounds Keeper 2 House Keeper
Maintainence Operative Safety and Security Officer 1
Safety and Security Officer 2
Product Development
Product Manager
Warehouse Manager Assembly Supervisor
Assembly Assistant 5
Metal worker 1
Metal worker 2
Apprentice wood worker
Woodworker 5
Warehouse Assistant 1
Warehouse Assistant 3 Warehouse Assistant 4
Sales Manager
Buisness Development Manager
Sales Assistant 1 Sales Assistant 2
Sales Assistant 9 Sales Assistant 9.1
By end of year 4, expansion by a further 20 people raises the workforce to 63.1 FTE
positions. The expansion across the workforce is largely in the manufacturing and supply
areas of the business, but with business and estate management also growing. Growth will
be driven at this point by expanded manufacturing coming online, along with the start in
development of the wider site for visitor attraction. This further expansion allows us to look
to take on additional apprentices as the roles and expansions become available.
Year 6
MD
CEO
Apiary Manager
Apiary Researcher 1
Apiary Researcher 2
Head Bee Keeper
Bee Keeper 1 Bee Keeper 2
Bee Keeper 3
Teacher 1
Teacher 2
Head of finance
Accounts/ Payroll
Operations Manager
Estates Manager
Estates assistantGrounds Keeper 1
Grounds Keeper 2
Head Grounds Keeper
Appretice Grounds Keeper
Head of Facilities
House Keeping and Maintainence 1
House Keeping and Maintainence 2
Visitors Centre Manager
Visitors Centre Assistant 1 Visitors Centre Assistant 2
Visitors Centre Assistant 7
Product Manager
Warehouse Manager Assembly Supervisor
Assembly Assistant 9
Metal worker 1
Metal worker 2
Metal worker 3
Apprentice wood worker
Woodworker 7Woodworker 8
Sales Manager
Buisness Development Manager Product Development Supervisor
Product Development
Sales Assistant 9 Sales Assistant 9.1
By end of year 6 we believe we will be fully operational at the Snowdown Site. This puts us
in a position of being able to employ 87 people in 86.1 FTE positions, inclusive of three
apprentices in each cycle. This represents a rise in the workforce of over 600% over the
three phases of the business plan. The additional persons employed include those in a new
vein for Bee Equipment, as our visitors centre will have come on line by this point, and we
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Job Grades
In the current circumstance, 72% of our workforce are in non-management or supervisory
positions. As shown, we intend to maintain a similar percentage split of supervisors and
workers whilst reducing managers (by percentage) proportionally in each phase.
Though management levels do not drastically alter, the skills set raises over time, and
diversifies across the workforce over the six-year period, with skilled and highly skilled roles
rising nine-fold.
14%
14%
72%
Current
Manger
Supervisor
Worker
12%
14%
74%
Year 2
Manger
Supervisor
Worker
10%
14%
76%
Year 4
Manger
Supervisor
Worker
8%
15%
77%
Year 6
Manger
Supervisor
Worker
10.1
22.1
35.1
50.1
3
14
20
28
1
7
8
8
CURRENT YEAR 2 YEAR 4 YEAR 6
Low skill Skilled Highly skilled

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This diversity in skill set reflects the general populace of Dover District where “just under a
fifth of the workforce (22.0%) in the district is qualified to at least NVQ level 4, behind the
averages for Kent (24.7%), South East region (29.9%) and nationally (27.4%). The
percentage of those with no qualifications in the district, at 25%, is higher than the averages
for Kent (22.5%), South East (19.1%) and nationally (22.5%).12
” - We are looking at a 40%
skilled or highly skilled workforce. In addition, our offer of apprenticeship and on-job training
in practical skills gives us the opportunity to “home grow” talent in key areas.
Funded Positions
We believe that some of the roles we wish to take on have opportunity to attract funding,
based on current schemes. In principal, we would attract funding towards apprentices, and
wholly be able to fund Research positions from either EU or UK funding, which will largely be
dependent on the political landscape. DEFRA have committed to funding research into
pollinators in general and honey bees in general.
Further Employment Opportunity
Not explored in these figures are the potential for creation of employment through secondary
business on the site. Directly associated to the work of Bee Equipment would be the
concession element of catering operations on site (through the visitor’s centre and staff
catering options), laundering and contract cleaning operations.
In addition, the provision of premises for business development, over the artisan nursery
units and the development units, allows for other employers to expand their own workforces
in the development of their business.
12
Dover District Overview, Dover District Council, based on ONS Census 2011

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Requirements
Bee Equipment Ltd. require input from other stake holders if they are to take the site in a
safe and expedient manner. These requirements are laid out below.
Provision of Contaminates Study
Mining operations, by their nature, contaminate the landscape in which they take place. We
require full disclosure of all environmental sampling studies, with particular attention paid to:
Any gasses detected across the site as being released due to the mine workings
Any materials dumped on the site during the mining processes which may require
specialist disposal or may present a health risk to members of the public
encountering them.
Locations of dumping sites of abandoned equipment.
Liability for Dumped Equipment
Bee Equipment do not accept liability for materials dumped on site as a result of bad practice
in disposal in the past. To this end we do not anticipate a necessity to run a wide scale site
clearance of surface, or shallow buried detritus as part of our occupancy of the site. It is
expected that this clearance will have happened as part of the exit process of the Coal
Authority.
Security of the Site
As required by the lease of the Snowdown Colliery Site from Plumptre Trust, the site must
be secured against trespass. As part of the requirement of the CDM regulations 2015,
access control is a requirement of the Client group. To this end, we would expect the site to
have a secure fence line in position around its 3.2km perimeter.
Make Structures Safe
We require all structures on site to be made safe ahead of occupancy. At the time of writing,
we are still waiting to receive the Structural Engineers report as commissioned by the Coal
Authority, the sharing of which was agreed on the 16th
March 2016. We expect that at the
point of handing over the structures, that these have been made safe and are structurally
sound to begin work in.
Roofing of Pit Head Buildings
Buildings at the pit head are currently roofed in asbestos. Bee Equipment require this
material to be removed in full, and to be disposed of, in line with the Control of Asbestos
Regulations 2012, at the cost of the Coal Authority.
Following this removal, we would require the buildings roofing to be made good. Given the
sensitive nature of the heritage of the buildings, we would hope that this would be done in a
manner in which the aesthetic is sympathetic.

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Appendix: Plans and Charts
Proposed Site Plan
Detailed Pit Head plan
HGV Access Plan
Solar PV Array plan
Grey Water Recycling and Foul Water Plan
Nursery Unit Proposed Layout
Auditorium Proposed Layout
Current Organisational Chart
Year 2 Organisational Chart

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