London- West Midlands ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT Volume 2 | Community Forum Area Report CFA16 | Ladbroke and Southam
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LONDON-WEST MIDLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MIDLANDS LONDON-WEST | Vol 2 Vol LONDON- | Community Forum Area report Area Forum Community WEST MIDLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT Volume 2 | Community Forum Area report CFA16 | Ladbroke and Southam | CFA16 | Ladbroke and Southam Southam and Ladbroke November 2013 VOL VOL VOL ES 3.2.1.16 2 2 2 London- WEST MIDLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT Volume 2 | Community Forum Area report CFA16 | Ladbroke and Southam November 2013 ES 3.2.1.16 High Speed Two (HS2) Limited has been tasked by the Department for Transport (DfT) with managing the delivery of a new national high speed rail network. It is a non-departmental public body wholly owned by the DfT. A report prepared for High Speed Two (HS2) Limited: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU Details of how to obtain further copies are available from HS2 Ltd. Telephone: 020 7944 4908 General email enquiries: [email protected] Website: www.hs2.org.uk High Speed Two (HS2) Limited has actively considered the needs of blind and partially sighted people in accessing this document. The text will be made available in full on the HS2 website. The text may be freely downloaded and translated by individuals or organisations for conversion into other accessible formats. If you have other needs in this regard please contact High Speed Two (HS2) Limited. Printed in Great Britain on paper containing at least 75% recycled fibre. CFA Report – Ladbroke and Southam/No 16 | Contents Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Introduction to HS2 1 1.2 Purpose of this report 3 1.3 Structure of this report 3 2 Overview of the area and description of the Proposed Scheme 5 2.1 Overview of the area 5 2.2 Description of the Proposed Scheme 9 2.3 Construction of the Proposed Scheme 15 2.4 Operation of the Proposed Scheme 33 2.5 Community forum engagement 34 2.6 Route section main alternatives 36 3 Agriculture, forestry and soils 39 3.1 Introduction 39 3.2 Scope, assumptions and limitations 39 3.3 Environmental baseline 40 3.4 Effects arising during construction 46 3.5 Effects arising from operation 55 4 Air quality 57 4.1 Introduction 57 4.2 Scope, assumptions and limitations 57 4.3 Environmental baseline 58 4.4 Effects arising during construction 59 4.5 Effects arising from operation 62 5 Community 63 5.1 Introduction 63 5.2 Scope, assumptions and limitations 63 5.3 Environmental baseline 64 5.4 Effects arising during construction 67 5.5 Effects arising from operation 75 i CFA Report – Ladbroke and Southam/No 16 | Contents 6 Cultural heritage 77 6.1 Introduction 77 6.2 Scope, assumptions and limitations 77 6.3 Environmental baseline 78 6.4 Effects arising during construction 83 6.5 Effects arising from operation 90 7 Ecology 93 7.1 Introduction 93 7.2 Scope, assumptions and limitations 93 7.3 Environmental baseline 94 7.4 Effects arising during construction 110 7.5 Effects arising from operation 123 8 Land quality 127 8.1 Introduction 127 8.2 Scope, assumptions and limitations 128 8.3 Environmental baseline 128 8.4 Effects arising during construction 132 8.5 Effects arising from operation 140 9 Landscape and visual assessment 143 9.1 Introduction 143 9.2 Scope, assumptions and limitations 143 9.3 Environmental baseline 144 9.4 Temporary effects arising during construction 147 9.5 Permanent effects arising during operation 160 10 Socio-economics 177 10.1 Introduction 177 10.2 Scope, assumptions and limitations 177 10.3 Environmental baseline 178 10.4 Effects arising during construction 181 10.5 Effects arising during operation 184 11 Sound, noise and vibration 185 11.1 Introduction 185 11.2 Environmental baseline 186 11.3 Effects arising during construction 188 11.4 Assessment of impacts and effects 189 11.5 Effects arising during operation 191 12 Traffic and transport 197 12.1 Introduction 197 12.2 Scope, assumptions and limitations 197 12.3 Environmental baseline 197 ii CFA Report – Ladbroke and Southam/No 16 | Contents 12.4 Effects arising during construction 199 12.5 Effects arising from operation 205 13 Water resources and flood risk assessment 209 13.1 Introduction 209 13.2 Scope, assumptions and limitations 210 13.3 Environmental baseline 211 13.4 Effects arising during construction 220 13.5 Effects arising from operation 225 14 References 227 List of figures Figure 1: HS2 Phase One route and community forum areas 2 Figure 2: Area context map 6 Figure 3: Schematic of construction compounds for civil engineering works 19 Figure 4: Schematic of construction compounds for railway installation works 20 Figure 5: Indicative construction programme 31 Figure 6: Business sector composition in Stratford-on-Avon District Council and the West Midlands 179 Figure 7: Proportion of employment by industry in Stratford-on-Avon District Council and the West Midlands 180 List of tables Table 1: Demolition works 22 Table 2: Satellite construction compounds 25 Table 3: Location of worker accommodation sites 27 Table 4: Satellite rail systems compounds 28 Table 5: Estimated quantity of waste going to off-site disposal 30 Table 6: Operational waste forecast for the Proposed Scheme in the Ladbroke and Southam area34 Table 7: Summary of temporary effects on holdings during construction 45 Table 8: Agricultural land required for the construction of the Proposed Scheme 48 Table 9: Summary of temporary effects on holdings during construction 50 Table 10: Agricultural and forestry land required permanently 52 Table 11: Summary of permanent effects on holdings from construction 53 Table 12: Protected and/or notable species 100 Table 13: Summary of sensitive receptors 131 Table 14: Summary of baseline CSM for sites which may pose a contaminative risk for the Proposed Scheme 134 Table 15: Summary of temporary (construction) effects 135 Table 16: Summary of permanent (post-construction) effects 137 Table 17: Summary of temporary effects for mining and mineral resources 138 Table 18: Summary of effects for mining and mineral resources 139 Table 19: Train flows and speeds 191 Table 20: Direct adverse effects on residential communities and shared areas that are considered significant on a community basis 194 Table 21: Typical vehicle trip generation for construction site compounds in this area 201 iii CFA Report – Ladbroke and Southam/No 16 | Contents Table 22: Surface water features potentially affected by the Proposed Scheme 212 Table 23: Summary of geology and hydrogeology in CFA16 213 iv CFA Report – Ladbroke and Southam/No 16 | Structure of the HS2 Phase One Environmental Statement Structure of the HS2 Phase One Environmental Statement The Environmental Statement (ES) documentation comprises: Non-technical summary (NTS) – which provides a summary in non-technical language of the Proposed Scheme, the likely significant environmental effects of the Proposed Scheme, both beneficial and adverse, and the means to avoid or reduce the adverse effects; Volume 1: Introduction to the ES and the Proposed Scheme – this describes High Speed Two (HS2), and the environmental impact assessment process, the approach to consultation and engagement, details of the permanent features and generic construction techniques as well as a summary of main strategic and route-wide alternatives and local alternatives (prior to 2012) considered; Volume 2: Community forum area reports and map books – 26 reports and associated map books providing an assessment of local environmental effects; Volume 3: Route-wide effects – provides an assessment of the effects of the Proposed Scheme on a route-wide basis; Volume 4: Off-route effects – provides an assessment of the off-route effects of the Proposed Scheme where it is not practical to describe these within the community forum area descriptions in Volume 2; Volume 5: Appendices and map books – contains supporting environmental information and associated map books; and Glossary of terms and list of abbreviations – contains terms and abbreviations, including units of measurement, used throughout the ES documentation. v CFA Report – Ladbroke and Southam/No 16 | Structure of the HS2 Phase One Environmental Statement vi CFA Report – Ladbroke and Southam/No 16 | Introduction 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction to HS2 1.1.1 High Speed Two (HS2) is a new high speed railway proposed by the Government to connect major cities in Britain. Stations in London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, South Yorkshire and the East Midlands will be served by high speed trains running at speeds of up to 360kph (225mph). 1.1.2 HS2 is proposed to be built in two phases. Phase One, the subject of this ES, will involve the construction of a new railway line of approximately 230km (143 miles) between London and Birmingham. Construction will begin in 2017 and the line will become operational by 2026; with a connection to the West Coast Main Line (WCML) near Lichfield and to the existing HS1 railway line in London. 1.1.3 During Phase One beyond the dedicated high speed track, these high speed trains will connect with and run on the existing WCML to serve passengers beyond the HS2 network to destinations in the north. A connection to HS1 will also allow some services to access that high speed line through east London and Kent and connect with mainland Europe via the Channel Tunnel. 1.1.4 Phase Two will involve the construction of lines from Birmingham to Leeds and Manchester; with construction commencing approximately 2023, and planned to be operational by 2033. 1.1.5 Section 4 of Volume 1 describes the anticipated operational characteristics of HS2, including the anticipated frequency of train services. As Volume 1 shows, the frequency of trains is expected to increase over time and to increase further upon opening of Phase Two.