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Environmental Statement Volume 3 Appendix 2.1 Scoping Report PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE KIRBY HILL MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA (MSA) ON LAND ADJACENT TO THE A1(M), NEAR KIRBY HILL, NORTH YORKSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT SCOPING REPORT APRIL 2017 Chester Office | Well House Barns | Chester Road | B r e t t o n | C h e s t e r | C H 4 0 D H South Manchester Office | Camellia House | 76 Water Lane | W i l m s l o w | S K 9 5 B B t 0844 8700 007 | e [email protected] CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ............................................................ 1 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1 1.2 The EIA team ..................................................................................................... 2 1.3 The Applicant ..................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Purpose of Scoping ............................................................................................ 3 1.5 Requirement for EIA .......................................................................................... 4 1.6 This Document ................................................................................................... 5 2.0 THE SITE .......................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Site Location and Context .................................................................................. 6 3.0 THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT................................................................... 8 3.1 Development Description ................................................................................... 8 3.2 Alternatives ........................................................................................................ 9 3.3 Risks of Major Accidents and Disasters ............................................................. 9 4.0 EIA METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................... 12 4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 12 4.2 Determining Impact Significance ...................................................................... 13 4.3 Residual Effects and Conclusions .................................................................... 16 4.4 Cumulative Effects ........................................................................................... 16 5.0 ECOLOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION ................................................. 18 5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 18 5.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 18 5.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 19 5.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 20 6.0 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ............................................................. 21 6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 21 6.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 21 6.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 24 6.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 24 7.0 NOISE AND VIBRATION ................................................................................ 26 7.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 26 7.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 26 7.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 27 7.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 27 A1(M) MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA i ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT APRIL 2017 8.0 AIR QUALITY .................................................................................................. 30 8.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 30 8.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 30 8.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 31 8.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 31 9.0 GROUND CONDITIONS AND HYDROGEOLOGY ......................................... 35 9.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 35 9.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 35 9.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 37 10.0 ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ............................................. 40 10.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 40 10.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 40 10.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 41 10.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 41 11.0 SURFACE WATERS AND FLOOD RISK ........................................................ 43 11.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 43 11.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 43 11.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 45 11.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 45 12.0 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ............................................................... 47 12.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 47 12.2 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 48 12.3 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 49 13.0 SOCIO-ECONOMICS ...................................................................................... 52 13.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 52 13.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 52 13.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 53 13.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 53 14.0 AGRICULTURAL LAND USE ......................................................................... 55 14.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 55 14.2 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 55 14.3 Potential Effects ............................................................................................... 55 14.4 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................ 56 15.0 PROPOSED CONTENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT ............ 57 A1(M) MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA ii ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT APRIL 2017 FIGURES Figure 1 Site Location Figure 2 Indicative Site Layout Figure 3a-c Indicative 3D Visualisations Figure 4 Landscape and Visual Viewpoint Locations Figure 5 Noise Receptor and Monitoring Locations Figure 6 Air Quality Study Area A1(M) MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA iii ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT APRIL 2017 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 This document has been prepared to aid a formal request, under Regulation 13 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011, to agree the scope of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that will be prepared to accompany a planning application for the development of a Motorway Service Area (MSA) on land immediately to the east of the A1(M) and north of the B6265, approximately 0.75km to the north- west of Kirby Hill, North Yorkshire. 1.1.2 The Proposed Development would comprise an on-line MSA, which would include an amenity building, fuel filling stations, parking and an abnormal load bay. The main MSA facility would be located entirely on the western side of the A1(M), away from the village of Kirby Hill, but would service both directions of travel on the motorway via a new, dedicated junction with slip roads and an overbridge. The slip roads and junction arrangement serving south bound traffic will necessitate a short realignment
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