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[email protected] Web www.sustainabledirection.com Brinklow Quarry Extension to Time and Area – Environmental Statement for 2015 Applications Table of Contents Table of Contents 1-2 Authorisation Sheet 1-6 1. Introduction and Approach to the EIA 1-7 1.1 Introduction 1-7 1.2 Approach to the Environmental Impact Assessment 1-8 1.3 Contributing Consultant Team 1-10 1.4 Assessment Approach 1-11 2. Project Description 2-1 2.1 Quarry Overview 2-1 2.2 Operational Plan for the Extension of Time and Extension of Area 2-2 2.3 Restoration and After-care 2-8 2.4 Assessment 2-10 3. Development Site Description 3-1 3.1 Description of the Site 3-1 3.2 Site History 3-2 3.3 Characteristics of the Local Environment 3-4 3.4 Consideration of Alternatives 3-4 4. Planning Policy Considerations 4-1 4.1 Introduction 4-1 4.2 National Planning Policy Framework 4-1 4.3 National Planning Policy for Waste (NPPW) (2014) 4-2 4.4 Waste Management Plan for England 2013 4-2 4.5 Development Plan Policies 4-3 4.6 Policy Summary and Conclusions 4-6 5. Impact on Highways and Public Rights of Way 5-1 5.1 Introduction 5-1 5.2 Methodology 5-1 5.3 Baseline Traffic and Transport Conditions 5-4 5.4 Impacts of the Proposals 5-14 5.5 Mitigation Measures 5-21 5.6 Residual Impacts 5-22 5.7 Conclusion 5-22 5.8 Summary of Impacts 5-22 6.