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West Cumbria Water Supplies Project – Thirlmere Transfer United Utilities plc Planning, Design and Access Statement Revision | 1 24 March 2016 Planning, Design and Access Statement West Cumbria Water Supplies – Thirlmere Transfer Project no: B2707061 Document title: Planning, Design and Access Statement Revision: 1 Date: 24 March, 2016 Client name: United Utilities plc Jacobs U.K. Limited 5 First Street Manchester M15 4GU United Kingdom T +44 (0)161 235 6000 F +44 (0)161 235 6001 www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2016 Jacobs U.K. Limited. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Jacobs. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Jacobs constitutes an infringement of copyright. Limitation: This report has been prepared on behalf of, and for the exclusive use of Jacobs’ Client, and is subject to, and issued in accordance with, the provisions of the contract between Jacobs and the Client. Jacobs accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, or in respect of, any use of, or reliance upon, this report by any third party. ii Planning, Design and Access Statement Contents Executive Summary ...................... ....................................................................................................................vii 1. Background and Approach .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ......................... ................... ................... ................................................................................ 1 1.2 Need for the Scheme .......... ...................................... ................................................................................ 1 1.3 Alte rnatives / Evolution of the scheme ...................... ................................................................................ 2 1.4 The Scheme .......................................... ................... ................................................................................ 2 1.4.1 The Main Elements............. ...................................... ................................................................................ 2 1.4.2 Decommissioning ............... ...................................... ................................................................................ 3 1.4.3 Other Scheme Elements ..... ...................................... ................................................................................ 4 1.5 Environmental Mitigation ........................................... ................................................................................ 5 1.5.1 Approach to Mitigation ........ ...................................... ................................................................................ 5 1.5.2 Construction Code of Practice ............... ................................................................................................... 6 1.6 Consultation ........................ ...................................... ................................................................................ 6 1.7 Planning Policy Context ......................... ................... ................................................................................ 6 1.7.1 Development Pl ans ............. ...................................... ................................................................................ 6 1.7.2 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) ............................................................................................ 7 1.7.3 Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) ........ ................................................................................................... 8 1.8 Statement Structure............ ...................................... ................................................................................ 8 2. The Lake District National Park ............................................................................................................. 9 2.1 Sch eme Description ............ ...................................... ................................................................................ 9 2.2 Planning Applications along the Route ...................................................................................................16 2.3 Planning Policy Assessment ..................................... ..............................................................................16 2.3.1 Context ............................... ...................................... ..............................................................................16 2.3.2 Lake District National Park - World Heritage Site Application .................................................................17 2.3.3 Development Pl an ................................. ................... ..............................................................................17 2.3.4 Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) .........................................................................................17 2.3.5 National Park Management Plan ........... .................................................................................................18 2.4 The English National Parks and the Broads: UK Government Vision and Circular 2010.........................18 2.5 Major Development within the National Park ..........................................................................................18 2.6 Allocations / Designations ... ...................................... ..............................................................................21 2.7 Planning Assessment ............................ ................... ..............................................................................23 2.7.1 Introduction ......................... ................... ................... ..............................................................................23 2.7.2 Landdscape and Visual Assessment ....... .................................................................................................24 2.7.3 Arboriculture ....................... ................... ................... ..............................................................................25 2.7.4 Water Environment ............. ...................................... ..............................................................................27 2.7.5 Flood Risk ........................... ...................................... ..............................................................................27 2.7.6 Eco logy and Nature Conservation ......... .................................................................................................28 2.7.7 Cultural Heritage ................. ...................................... ..............................................................................29 2.7.8 Soils Geology and Hydrogeology ........... .................................................................................................30 2.7.9 Mateerials and Waste .............................. ................... ..............................................................................31 iii Planning, Design and Access Statement 2.7.10 Public Access and Recreation .................................. ..............................................................................32 2.7.11 Socio Economic ..................................... ................... ..............................................................................32 2.7.12 Agriculture and Sporting Land Use ........ .................................................................................................33 2.7.13 Traffic and Trans port.............................. ................... ..............................................................................34 2.7.14 Noise and Vibration ............ ...................................... ..............................................................................35 2.7.15 Air Quality and Odour ............................ ................... ..............................................................................36 2.7.16 Summary of Consultation in the Lake District National Park ...................................................................37 2.8 Design and Access ............. ...................................... ..............................................................................38 2.8.1 Bridge End WTW - Connection Works ... .................................................................................................38 2.8.2 RWA and Associated Infrastructure .......................... ..............................................................................38 2.9 Summary ............................ ................... ................... ..............................................................................39 3. Allerdale Borough Council ...................................................................................................................40 3.1 Sch eme Description ............ ...................................... ..............................................................................40 3.2 Planning Applications along the Route ...................................................................................................49 3.3 Planning Policy Assessment ..................................... ..............................................................................49