M6 Junction 10 Improvement Scheme Heritage Statement
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M6 Junction 10 Improvement Scheme Heritage Statement 04 August 2017 Mott MacDonald 35 Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PU United Kingdom T +44 (0)121 234 1500 F 44 (0)121 200 3295 mottmac.com M6 Junction 10 Improvement 370629-MMD-REP-ES-0010-01 Scheme http://pims01/pims/llisapi.dll?func=ll&objId=2119213024&objAction=browse&viewType=1 Mott MacDonald Heritage Statement 04 August 2017 Mott MacDonald Limited. Registered in England and Wales no. 1243967. Registered office: Mott MacDonald House, 8-10 Sydenham Road, Croydon CR0 2EE, United Kingdom Mott MacDonald | M6 Junction 10 Improvement Scheme Heritage Statement Issue and Revision Record Revision Date Originator Checker Approver Description A 04/04/17 K Luker P Riccoboni J Timothy First draft for internal comment J. Stroud B 27/04/17 K. Luker P. Riccoboni J. Timothy For client comment R. Mackay E. Lunt C 04/08/17 K. Luker P. Riccoboni J. Timothy Capturing client comments E Lunt Document reference: 370629-MMD-REP-ES-0010-01 Information class: Standard This document is issued for the party which commissioned it and for specific purposes connected with the above-captioned project only. It should not be relied upon by any other party or used for any other purpose. We accept no responsibility for the consequences of this document being relied upon by any other party, or being used for any other purpose, or containing any error or omission which is due to an error or omission in data supplied to us by other parties. This document contains confidential information and proprietary intellectual property. It should not be shown to other parties without consent from us and from the party which commissioned it. This report has been pr epared sol el y for use by the party which commissi oned it (the ‘Client’) i n connecti on with the capti oned proj ect. It should not be used for any other purpose. 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Under no circumstances may this report or any extr act or summar y ther eof be used in connection with any public or pri vate sec urities offering i ncluding any rel ated memorandum or prospectus for any securities offering or stock exchange listing or announcement. 370629-MMD-REP-ES-0010-01 | 04 August 2017 http://pims01/pims/llisapi.dll?func=ll&objId=2119213024&objAction=browse&viewType=1 Mott MacDonald | M6 Junction 10 Improvement Scheme Heritage Statement Contents Abbreviations 1 Executive Summary 2 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Introduction to Cultural Heritage 3 1.2 Overview of the M6 Junction 10 Improvement Scheme 3 1.3 Legislation Policy and Guidance 5 2 Approach and Methodology 9 2.1 Assessment Methodology 9 2.2 Study Area 9 2.3 Site Visit 9 2.4 Assumptions and Limitations 9 3 Baseline 10 3.1 Introduction 10 3.2 Existing conditions of the Anson Branch and Bentley Canal 10 3.3 Historical Background of the Anson Branch and Bentley Canal 10 3.4 Historic Map Regression of the Anson Branch and Bentley Canal 11 4 Heritage Significance of the Anson Branch and Bentley Canal 15 5 Impact Assessment 16 6 Conclusions 17 6.1 Summary of Assessment 17 7 References 18 Appendices 19 A. Selected photographs from the site visit of the study area 20 370629-MMD-REP-ES-0010-01 | 04 August 2017 http://pims01/pims/llisapi.dll?func=ll&objId=2119213024&objAction=browse&viewType=1 Mott MacDonald | M6 Junction 10 Improvement Scheme 1 Heritage Statement Abbreviations Abbreviation Definition CIfA Chartered Institute for Archaeologists DMRB Design Manual for Roads and Bridges EAR Environmental Assessment Report EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ES Environmental Statement GPA Good Practice Advice HER Historic Environment Record J10 Junction 10 NPPF National Planning Policy Framework UDP Unitary Development Plan 370629-MMD-REP-ES-0010-01 | 04 August 2017 http://pims01/pims/llisapi.dll?func=ll&objId=2119213024&objAction=browse&viewType=1 Mott MacDonald | M6 Junction 10 Improvement Scheme 2 Heritage Statement Executive Summary This Heritage Statement presents the heritage significance of the Anson Branch of the Walsall Canal and the Bentley Canal, and an assessment of the impact the development at the M6 Junction 10 (herby referred to as ‘the Scheme’) would have on the significance of these assets. It acts as a supporting document to the Environmental Statement. Both canals are non-designated heritage assets, meaning although they have no statutory protection they been identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions (National Planning Policy Framework, 2012). An Environmental Assessment Report (EAR) has assessed the impact the Scheme would have on all known and potential cultural heritage assets within a study area comprising up to 200m from the site boundary. The EAR concluded that during construction and operation the Scheme would have neutral or neutral/slight adverse effects on all heritage assets within the study area. It was therefore recommended in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Report that Cultural Heritage was not taken forward to EIA stage for either construction or operational phases. However, the EIA Scoping Report further recommended that it would be appropriate to produce a desk based assessment, focussing on the potential impact on the Anson Branch and Bentley Canal. This Heritage Statement fulfils this requirement. This assessment concludes that both assets have low heritage significance and that the Scheme would have less than substantial harm on them. 370629-MMD-REP-ES-0010-01 | 04 August 2017 http://pims01/pims/llisapi.dll?func=ll&objId=2119213024&objAction=browse&viewType=1 Mott MacDonald | M6 Junction 10 Improvement Scheme 3 Heritage Statement 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction to Cultural Heritage 1.1.1 This Heritage Statement presents the results of the assessment of impact the Scheme would have on the Anson Branch of the Walsall Canal and the Bentley Canal. These are both non- designated heritage assets, meaning although they have no statutory protection, they have been identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions (National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, 2012). This Heritage Statement will act as a supporting document to the Environmental Statement. 1.1.2 An Environmental Assessment Report (see Appendix 2.1 in Volume II of this ES) has assessed the impact the Scheme would have on all known and potential cultural heritage assets within a study area comprising a 200m radius from the Scheme. This assessment found that it is considered that during construction and operation the Scheme would have neutral or neutral/slight adverse effects on all heritage assets within the study area. It was therefore recommended in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Report (see Appendix 1.1 in Volume I of this ES) that Cultural Heritage was not taken forward to EIA stage for either construction or operational phases. However, the EIA Scoping Report further recommended that: ‘it is however proposed to undertake a Desk-Based Assessment focussing only on the Anson Branch Canal feature, using information from the design to understand more fully any potential impacts to this feature and if any specific mitigation measures are required to feed into the design’. 1.1.3 The Scoping Opinion Response from Walsall Council included comments from the Conservation Officer and the Canals and River Trust.