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Local Environmental Management Plan Aylesbury Vale District Council Document No.: 1EW03-FUS-EV-PLN-C000-002627 i nna te d Local Environmental Management Plan Aylesbury Vale District Council Document no.: 1EW03-FUS-EV-PLN-C000-002627 Revision Date Author Checked by Approved by Revision Details: P01 Dec 17 Melanie Knight, Ana Conde de Bianca Rees, First Issue to HS2 Fusion Vega Fusion C02 July 2018 Conor Paul Charlotte Liz Greenaway Update to scope Will Burke Harper Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.2 Area and scope 7 2 Purpose of the Local Environmental Management Plan 8 3 Policy and environmental management principles 9 4 Implementation 9 5 General requirements 9 5.2 Community relations 9 5.3 Construction site layout and good housekeeping 11 5.4 Site lighting 12 5.5 Worksite security 12 5.6 Hoardings, fencing and screening 12 5.7 Unexploded ordnance 13 5.8 Electromagnetic interference 13 5.9 Temporary living accommodation 13 5.10 Occupational healthcare 13 5.11 Clearance and re-instatement of sites on completion 13 5.12 Pollution incident control and emergency preparedness 13 5.13 Fire prevention and control 15 5.14 Extreme weather events 15 5.15 Carbon Management Plans 16 5.16 Interface management between adjacent construction areas 16 Document title: Local Environmental Management Plan- Aylesbury Vale District Council Document no: 1EW03-FUS-EV-PLN-C000-002627 Rev:C02 6 Agriculture, forestry and soils 16 6.2 Sensitive receptors 16 6.3 Local control measures 16 7 Air quality 17 7.2 Sensitive receptors 17 7.3 Local control measures 18 7.4 Monitoring Procedures 19 8 Cultural heritage 20 8.2 Sensitive receptors 20 8.3 Local control measures 21 8.4 Monitoring 22 9 Ecology 22 9.2 Sensitive receptors 22 9.3 Local control measures 27 9.4 Monitoring 32 10 Ground settlement 32 11 Land quality 33 11.2 Potential contamination sources and sensitive receptors 33 11.3 Local control measures 35 11.4 Minerals 35 12 Landscape and visual 36 12.2 Sensitive receptors 36 12.3 Local control measures 38 12.4 Trees 38 12.5 Site Buildings for Office and Welfare 38 13 Noise and vibration 39 13.2 Sensitive receptors 39 13.3 Local control measures 40 13.4 Monitoring 41 14 Traffic and transport 41 14.2 Local control measures 42 14.3 Works to the Highway and Access Measures 43 14.4 Monitoring procedures 49 15 Waste and materials 49 15.2 Local control measures 50 Testing and classification of materials 50 16 Water resources and flood risk 50 16.2 Sensitive receptors 50 16.3 Potential sources of contamination 52 Document title: Local Environmental Management Plan- Aylesbury Vale District Council Document no: 1EW03-FUS-EV-PLN-C000-002627 Rev:C02 16.4 Local control measures 52 Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms 55 Appendix 2: Non-exhaustive list of Community Groups in Aylesbury Vale 57 Appendix 3: Key Environmentally Sensitive Site Management Plan for Bernwood Forest 59 Appendix 4: Key Environmentally Sensitive Site Management Plan for Chiltern AONB 60 List of tables Table 1: Standard ecological issues and control measures relevant to this area 27 List of figures Figure 1. Key workstreams that will provide additional information for the LEMPs 5 Document title: Local Environmental Management Plan- Aylesbury Vale District Council Document no: 1EW03-FUS-EV-PLN-C000-002627 Rev:C02 1 Introduction 1.1.1 This Local Environmental Management plan (LEMP) sets out site specific control measures to be adopted by HS2 Contractors working within the Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC). 1.1.2 This LEMP builds upon but does not repeat, the HS2 general environmental requirements set out in the Control of Construction Practice (CoCP) (available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/5935 92/Code_of_Construction_Practice.pdf). 1.1.3 This LEMP contains control measures and standards to be implemented within AVDC. The sections within this LEMP should not be read in isolation from other sections due to the interconnected nature of the measures between disciplines. 1.1.4 For ease of reference the LEMP mirrors the topic headings in the CoCP. 1.1.5 Information of relevance to the formation and development of this LEMP (as shown in figure 1) is contained within this document, or links are provided to where it can be assessed. This includes: • Information from traffic, environmental surveys and ground investigation works. This could either be seasonal ecological surveys, tree surveys, air quality monitoring, noise monitoring, ground settlement or the results of ground investigations detailing levels of contamination (where present) and the nature of the ground; • Feedback on pertinent information from on-going engagement; and • Results of petitions of the Parliamentary process which have resulted in amendments to the mitigation measures contained within the CoCP. Figure 1. Key workstreams that will provide additional information for the LEMPs Page 5 Document title: Local Environmental Management Plan- Aylesbury Vale District Council Document no: 1EW03-FUS-EV-PLN-C000-002627 Rev:C02 1.1.6 This LEMP has been prepared taking into account findings of the Environmental Statement (ES), Supplementary Environment Statement (SES), The GreatmoorRailway Sidings Transport and Work Act Order and Additional Provision 2 ES (AP2 ES) and the SES2 and AP3 ES where relevant. It has evolved during the Parliamentary process and engagement with the Local Authority and other stakeholders, such as members of the National Environment Forum1, which have informed its development. This LEMP may be subject to further refinement, amendment and expansion as necessary as the project design progresses. 1.1.7 The Contractors will implement the requirements of the LEMPs and the CoCP through their own Environmental Management System (EMS), which will be certified to BS EN ISO 14001. 1.1.8 The Nominated Undertaker (HS2 Ltd)2 and/or its Contractors (refer to Section 4 below) will engage with the local communities. This will take the form of engagement events which will be carried out to introduce and brief the communities on local environmental information, management and mitigation as detailed within this document. 1.1.9 The HS2 Environmental Memorandum identifies key worksites along the route of HS2 Phase One that are environmentally sensitive in terms of nature conservation, terrestrial and aquatic ecology, water resources, geomorphology, recreation and amenity, landscape, public open space and agricultural land. The criteria for inclusion are ‘worksites where a key significant impact (that has been agreed with the National Environment Forum members) is generated in any of the environmental topics’ as mentioned above. Within Aylesbury District, Bernwood Forest is the only site identified as key environmentally sensitive area. The reasons for inclusion are Bechstein’s Bats, international asset of importance in nature conservation, and landscape. 1.1.10 The Nominated Undertaker will prepare site-specific management plans for these identified environmentally sensitive worksites (ESW), focusing on mitigation, compensation and monitoring requirements, with opportunities for enhancement in relation to the identified environmental topics as outlined within the Environmental Memorandum. Refer to Appendix 3. 1.1.11 The controls within this LEMP, as with those in the CoCP, are in line with HS2’s Safe at Heart Health & Safety (H&S) brand. Safe at Heart seeks to ensure that health and safety are at the heart of everything that we do including in the design and operation of the scheme. This aim stretches beyond the scheme itself, through instruments such as this LEMP, and into the communities along the scheme to ensure that we protect their safety and wellbeing. 1.1.12 HS2 documents referenced in this LEMP can be found on the www.gov.uk website. 1The National Environment Forum comprises Government departments and statutory bodies and was established to advise on environmental policy for HS2, including project-wide strategies for reducing the environmental impact of the line and principles for a Code of Construction Practice 2HS2 Ltd is the Nominated Undertaker. The two terms are used interchangeably throughout this LEMP. Page 6 Document title: Local Environmental Management Plan- Aylesbury Vale District Council Document no: 1EW03-FUS-EV-PLN-C000-002627 Rev:C02 1.2 Area and scope 1.2.1 Plans showing more details of the Scheme, as revised in AP5, an overview of the local authority area covered by this LEMP, are presented in the Environmental Statement (ES) maps (CFA10 to CFA13 Volume 2 Map Books ES Ref 3.2.2.10 to 3.2.2.13), CT-05- 001 to CT-06-001; • CFA10 – CT-05-034b (SES3 and AP4 ES), CT-05-035 (SES3 and AP4 ES), CT-05- 036 (SES and AP2 ES), CT-05-037 (SES4 and AP5 ES), CT-05-038 (SES4 and AP5 ES), CT-05-038-R1 (SES AP2 ES), CT-05-039 (SES3 and AP4 ES), CT-05-040a (SES3 and AP4 ES); • CFA11 – CT-05-040b (SES3 and AP4 ES), CT-05-041 (SES3 and AP4 ES), CT-05- 041-L1 (SES4 and AP5 ES), CT-05-042 (SES and AP2 ES), CT-05-043 (AP1 ES), CT-05-044 (SES3 and AP4 ES), CT-05-045 (Main ES), CT-05-046 (AP1 ES), CT- 05-047a (Main ES); • CFA12 – CT-05-047b (Main ES), CT-05-048 (Main ES), CT-05-048-L1 (Main ES), CT-05-049 (Main ES), CT-05-050 (SES3 and AP4 ES), CT-05-050 L1 (SES3 and AP4 ES), CT-05-051 (SES3 and AP4 ES), CT-05-051-R1 (SES and AP2 ES), CT-05- 051-R2 (Main ES), CT-05-051-R3 (SES4 and AP5 ES), CT-05-051-R4 (Main ES), CT-05-052 (SES and AP2 ES), CT-05-052-L1 (SES and AP2 ES), CT-05-052-L2 (Main ES), CT-05-052-L3 (SES4 and AP5 ES), CT-05-052-L4 (AP1 ES), CT-05-053 (SES and AP2 ES), CT-05-053-L1 (SES and AP2 ES), CT-05-053-R1 (Main ES); • CFA13 - CT-05-054 (SES3 and AP4 ES), CT-05-054-L1 (SES3 and AP4
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