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Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme 3 A14 10 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme Development Consent Order Application +($(; TR010018 HE/A14/EX/103 Highways England’s Response to Relevant Representations Update (updating version HE/A14/EX/25 from June 2015) August 2015 The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010 A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme Development Consent Order Application Highways England’s Response to Relevant Representations Update HE/A14 /EX/103 19 August 2015 A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Highway England’s Response to Relevant improvement scheme Representations Update HE/A14/EX/103 Page 2 of 190 August 2015 A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Highway England’s Response to Relevant improvement scheme Representations Update Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Purpose of this report .......................................................................... 6 1.2 Structure of this report ........................................................................ 7 1.3 Statements of common ground ........................................................... 9 2 Air quality and emissions ......................................................................... 10 2.1 Overview ........................................................................................... 10 2.2 Where are these issues dealt with in the application documentation? 10 2.3 Key issues ........................................................................................ 11 3 Biodiversity and ecological conservation ................................................. 16 3.1 Overview ........................................................................................... 16 3.2 Where are these issues dealt with in the application documentation? 16 3.3 Key issues ........................................................................................ 18 4 Carbon emissions .................................................................................... 29 4.1 Overview ........................................................................................... 29 4.2 Where are these issues dealt with in the application documentation? 29 4.3 Key issues ........................................................................................ 30 5 Compulsory acquisition ........................................................................... 35 5.1 Overview ........................................................................................... 35 5.2 Where are these issues dealt with in the application documents? .... 35 5.3 Key issues ........................................................................................ 36 6 Design and engineering standards .......................................................... 52 6.1 Overview ........................................................................................... 52 6.2 Where are these issues dealt with in the application documentation? 52 6.3 Key issues ........................................................................................ 53 7 Development Consent Order .................................................................. 64 7.1 Overview ........................................................................................... 64 7.2 Where are these issues dealt with within the application documents? 64 7.3 Key issues ........................................................................................ 65 8 Economic and social effects .................................................................... 85 8.1 Overview ........................................................................................... 85 8.2 Where are these issues dealt with in the application documents? .... 85 HE/A14/EX/103 Page 3 of 190 August 2015 A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Highway England’s Response to Relevant improvement scheme Representations Update 8.3 Key issues ........................................................................................ 86 9 Environmental impact assessment ........................................................ 108 9.1 Overview ......................................................................................... 108 9.2 Where are these issues dealt with in the application documents? .. 108 9.3 Key issues ...................................................................................... 109 10 Landscape and visual effects ............................................................. 115 10.1 Overview ......................................................................................... 115 10.2 Where are these issues dealt with in the application documents? .. 115 10.3 Key issues ...................................................................................... 116 11 Noise and Vibration ............................................................................ 124 11.1 Overview ......................................................................................... 124 11.2 Where are these issues dealt with in the application documents? .. 124 11.3 Key issues ...................................................................................... 125 12 Planning policy context ...................................................................... 141 13 Traffic and transportation ................................................................... 142 13.1 Overview ......................................................................................... 142 13.2 Where are these issues dealt with in the application documents? .. 142 13.3 Key issues ...................................................................................... 143 14 Water Issues ...................................................................................... 170 14.1 Overview ......................................................................................... 170 14.2 Where are these issues dealt with in the application documents? .. 170 14.3 Key issues ...................................................................................... 171 15 Borrow pits ......................................................................................... 183 15.1 Overview ......................................................................................... 183 15.2 Where are these issues dealt with in the application documents? .. 183 15.3 Key issues ...................................................................................... 184 Tables Table 2-1: Air quality, construction, and operational period ........................... 11 Table 3-1: Impacts on habitats and species ................................................... 18 Table 4-1: Assessment against the Government's carbon budget ................. 30 Table 5-1: Justification for powers of (1) compulsory acquisition of the interests in and rights over land and (2) temporary possession, set out in the draft DCO ....................................................................................................... 36 Table 5-2: Statutory undertaker land and apparatus ...................................... 45 Table 5-3: Access issues ............................................................................... 46 Table 5-4: Open space .................................................................................. 50 Table 5-5: Compensation ............................................................................... 51 HE/A14/EX/103 Page 4 of 190 August 2015 A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Highway England’s Response to Relevant improvement scheme Representations Update Table 6-1: Design concept and process ......................................................... 53 Table 6-2: Road alignment, carriageway design, junction strategy and design crossings, and elevations ............................................................................... 56 Table 7-1: Adequacy of the draft Development Consent Order including the proposed Requirements ................................................................................. 65 Table 7-2: Protective provisions and indemnities ........................................... 83 Table 8-1: Effect of local and wider economy ................................................ 86 Table 8-2: Effect on local communities .......................................................... 88 Table 8-3: Effect of loss of land ...................................................................... 99 Table 8-4: Alternatives to the submitted scheme ......................................... 102 Table 9-1: Cumulative effects including the effects of other planned developments ............................................................................................... 109 Table 10-1: Effects of the Great Ouse viaduct structure .............................. 116 Table 10-2: Artificial lighting ......................................................................... 119 Table 11-1: Noise and vibration during construction and operation ............. 125 Table 13-1: The soundness of traffic flow predictions and their consequences for the environment in locations including Brampton, Hilton and Huntingdon town centre .................................................................................................. 143 Table 13-2: Impact of travel times, traffic volumes and road safety on the surrounding highway network ...................................................................... 154 Table 13-3: Effects on public transport ........................................................ 157
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