From: Andrew Wintersgill Sent: 01 September 2020 16:28 To: Planning Policy Subject: Northampton Local Plan Part 2: Proposed Submission Consu ltation (Round 2) Attachments: Represention on NBC LP Part 2 R19 R2.pdf; Appendix 1 (Conceptual Master Plan).pdf; Appendix 2 (Integrated Housing Trajectory).pdf; Appendix 3 (Transport Technical Note).pdf

Dear Sir/Madam

I am pleased to submit a response to the above consultation on behalf of Vistry Latimer Collingtree LLP-

-·The response comprises the attached covering letter and three appendices. Please acknowledge safe receipt of all four items.

Many thanks

Andrew Wintersgill

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David Lock Associates Limited 50 North Thirteenth Street I Central Milton Keynes I MK9 3BP

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Proposed Submission Consultation (Round 2) Planning Policy Northampton Borough Council St Giles Square NORTHAMPTON NN11DE

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1st September 2020 Dear Sir/Madam

RE: NORTHAMPTON LOCAL PLAN PART 2: PROPOSED BHL008/AW SUBMISSION CONSULTATION (ROUND 2)

We are pleased to respond to this consultation on behalf of Vistry Latimer Co/lingtree LLP ( Vistry) and Lagan Homes (Lagan) in relation to the proposed site allocations 0168, 1009 and 1142, which are located immediately to the west of the Northampton South Sustainable Urban Extension (NSSUE).

Vistry controls and is currently delivering the NSSUE, which has Outline planning permission for up to 1,000 homes, a primary school and a local centre; and Reserved Matters approval for a first phase of 349 homes in its eastern part. Construction of that first phase of the NSSUE commenced in early 2020.

Vistry controls sites 1009 and 1142; and welcomes their proposed allocation for residential development in the draft Plan. Site 0168 is controlled by Lagan, with whom Vistry is collaborating as an adjacent landowner. Both Vistry and Lagan welcome the proposed allocation of that site for residential development in the draft Plan.

The development of all three sites (0168, 1009 and 1142) would be an eminently appropriate westerly extension of the NSSUE, extending that development as far west as the clear physical boundary of the Northampton Loop Line railway, while remaining within the confines of the Ml motorway to the south and the floodplain of the Wootton Brook to the north.

Prospective residents of the three sites would increase the catchment population of loca l retail and community facilities at the local centre for the NSSUE, increasing the prospect of their delivery and retention; and enhancing footfall and vibrancy in that local DAVID LOCK ASSOCIATES LIMITED centre. 50 North Thirteenth Street Central Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire Nevertheless, although we welcome the proposed allocation of these MK9 3BP three sites, we consider their identification as three separate sites in policies 13 and 38 and on the Policies Map and with a separate if housing trajectory for each site (Appendix A) is not "sound" (para. 35 of the NPPF), in being neither "justified" (in not being "an m appropriate strategy") nor "effective" (in not being "deliverable over I;] www.davidlock.com the Plan period").

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Although the reason why the land immediately to the west of the NSSUE has been identified as three sites is well understood (because site 1142 came under developer control after sites 0168 and 1009 – indeed, not until after the Round 1 Proposed Submission consultation, at which point the development of site 1142 became deliverable), the contiguity of the three sites and their adjacency with the NSSUE mean it is not appropriate to conceive of them as three separate allocations. Rather, they should be planned not only as a single allocation, but also as one to be delivered in conjunction with the immediately adjoining NSSUE.

Vistry and Lagan have commissioned Define to determine the housing capacity of the land between the NSSUE and the railway line, taking account of the constraints affecting that capacity (noise and air pollution from the M1 motorway; noise and vibration from the Northampton Loop Line railway; the floodplain of the Wootton Brook; hedgerows within the site; utilities easements crossing the site; and land needed for public open space, children’s play provision and surface water drainage attenuation). Assuming a suitable average net density of 40 dwellings per hectare, Define has determined that the land between the NSSUE and the railway line can accommodate some 336 dwellings. Its Conceptual Master Plan showing how the area can be developed as an appropriate extension to the NSSUE forms Appendix 1 to this representation.

The Council currently proposes 361 dwellings across the three sites (0168, 1009 and 1142), which would require an inappropriately high average net density of around 43 dwellings per hectare, resulting in an urban form that would be discordant with the average net density of 35 dwellings per hectare within the adjacent NSSUE. We consider that the ‘excess’ 25 dwellings that it is inappropriate to accommodate on sites 0168, 1009 and 1142 can and should be accommodated within the NSSUE itself, where it would be appropriate to increase the net density of housing in close proximity to its local centre and primary school above the currently permitted 35 dwellings per hectare. In this way, that area of the NSSUE close to its facilities can serve appropriately as its core.

The current housing trajectory for site 0168 at Appendix A to the Plan, which assumes housing completions taking place from 2019-20, is not deliverable. Not only does this site not benefit from a planning permission for its development (in common with sites 1009 and 1142), but it also relies upon the delivery of the NSSUE for its access and utility servicing (again, as for sites 1009 and 1142).

Appendix 2 to this representation presents an integrated housing trajectory for the enlarged NSSUE, demonstrating how the Council’s proposed addition of 361 dwellings can be delivered during the second five years of the Plan period (between 2024/5 and 2028/9) without requiring annual completion rates to rise to undeliverable levels over this large development that offers scope for several concurrent sales outlets alongside affordable housing provision.

Vistry and Lagan have also commissioned Stantec to confirm that around 360 additional dwellings across the extended NSSUE can be accommodated with regard to highway capacity and sustainable travel opportunities. Appendix 3 to this representation is a Technical Note prepared by Stantec which demonstrates that this would be the case.

The replacement of sites 0168, 1009 and 1142 by a single allocation for 336 dwellings therefore renders this element of the Plan “justified” (appropriate), while the accommodation of the ‘excess’ 25 dwellings within the NSSUE itself (near its local centre and primary school) renders the Plan both “justified” (appropriate) and “effective” (deliverable), with the replacement integrated housing trajectory for the NSSUE and its westerly extension presented at Appendix 2 to this representation rendering the Plan “effective” (deliverable). Policies 13 and 38, the Policies Map and Appendix A to the Plan should be altered accordingly.

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We wish to participate at the Examination hearings. As the deliverer of the NSSUE and the promoters of its proposed westerly extension, Vistry and Lagan are uniquely positioned to advise the Examination not only on the suitability and deliverability of that westerly extension, but also on its relationship with the NSSUE itself.

Yours faithfully

ANDREW WINTERSGILL PARTNER

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Encl: Appendix 1: Conceptual Master Plan Appendix 2: Integrated Housing Trajectory Appendix 3: Technical Note on Transport Matters

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Job Name: Land to the West of the Northampton South Sustainable Urban Extension (NSSUE) Job No: 49780 Note No: 001 Date: 27th August 2020 Prepared By: James Williams Checked By: John Hopkins Subject: Northampton Borough Council Local Plan (Part 2) Proposed Submission – Round 2 - Transport and Accessibility

1. Introduction

Stantec UK Limited has been appointed by Vistry Latimer Collingtree LLP (“Vistry”) and Lagan Homes (“Lagan”) to provide this technical note on transport and accessibility matters to support Vistry’s and Lagan’s representations on the Northampton Borough Council (NBC) Local Plan (Part 2) Proposed Submission Round 2. This relates to a Proposed Allocation for residential development of up to 361 dwellings on Land to the West of the Northampton South Sustainable Urban Extension (NSSUE).

This Proposed Allocation consists of three discrete sites – sites 0168, 1009 and 1142. Vistry controls sites 1009 and 1142, whilst site 0168 is controlled by Lagan Homes, with whom Vistry is collaborating as an adjacent landowner. These three sites are proposed by NBC for 100, 130 and 131 dwellings respectively, although the Proposed Allocation is being promoted as one site with full permeability throughout and connectivity to the adjacent NSSUE currently being implemented.

This Technical Note considers the following:

Site and the Surrounding Context;

Development and Site Access Opportunities;

Transport Accessibility and Connectivity Opportunities;

Potential Future Sustainable Transport Opportunities;

Highways Context; and

Summary and Conclusions

2. Site and the surrounding context

The site is on agricultural land south of East Hunsbury, to the south of Rowtree Road and to the east of the Northampton Loop Line railway, and would be located immediately to the west of the NSSUE. The site location and indicative layout of this Proposed Allocation are shown in the Conceptual Master Plan in Appendix A.

The NSSUE is currently being developed, with outline planning consent granted in 2016 for 1,000 dwellings, a primary school and a local centre. This NSSUE site was recognised as a logical location for a sustainable urban extension to Northampton within the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy Local Plan (Part 1) (December 2014), in Policy N5.

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Rowtree Road is an illuminated 7.3m wide single carriageway road, subject to a speed limit of 30mph. It forms the southern district distributor road connecting the East Hunsbury, Blacky More and Collingtree Park urban areas to Towcester Road to the west, with the A45 Wootton Interchange and Wooldale Road to the east. Rowtree Road benefits from a footway / cycleway along its entire length, predominantly within the northern verge, as well as being supported with an on-road facility.

To the west of the site, Rowtree Road connects with Towcester Road via a ghost-island T-junction. To the east of the site, Rowtree Road connects with the A45 and Wooldale Road to the east of the A45 via the A45 Wootton Interchange, a grade-separated dumbbell roundabout interchange.

The A45 is a trunk road, and forms a strategic connection from the M1 Junction 15 to Northampton and beyond to the north-east, towards Wellingborough, Irthlingborough and Rushden terminating eventually at A14 Junction 13. The section through Northampton is a grade-separated dual carriageway, of two or three lanes. Whilst derestricted adjacent East Hunsbury, there is a section with a speed limit of 60mph between the A45 / Queen Eleanor and Bedford Road junctions to the north. The A45 is illuminated through Northampton.

There are a series of seven strategic urban extensions proposed for Northampton and the surrounding area, of which the NSSUE forms one. Other significant development within the local area includes:

two other Sustainable Urban Extensions, also allocated within the same West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy Local Plan as NSSUE:

- the Land South of Brackmills SUE, located approximately 3km to the east of the NSSUE site. It consists of 1,200 dwellings within a 45.07 ha site, along with a local community centre, a medical centre, a primary school, public open space and allotments; and

- the Upton SUE, located approximately 4.5km north-west of the NSSUE. It consists of 1,000 dwellings within a 3.7 ha site, along with a local centre, as well as commercial and retail land uses, a primary school and other facilities that will be constructed over a 10 year period.

the Northampton Gateway Strategic Rail Freight Interchange. This was granted permission by Development Consent Order (DCO) in October 2019. This site is located to the south- west of the M1, and west of the A508 – with a highway access formed off the A508 to the south of the M1 Junction 15. Off-site commitments were made to significant junction improvements in the area - including to M1 Junction 15, and to the A45 / Watering Lane junction to the south of the A45 Wootton Interchange / Rowtree Road junction.

Highways England, the strategic highway authority, with support of the local planning authority partners, has developed the Northampton Growth Management Strategy (NGMS) to cover the A45 corridor between Junction 15 of the M1 and the Great Billing Interchange. The NGMS has the primary aim of managing and providing mitigation at each junction along this corridor to address the forecast increases in traffic arising from the planned development growth in and around Northampton. The detailed design and implementation of individual schemes is now starting; these improvement schemes should be delivered within the next five years.

This area of south Northampton has therefore long been recognised as a suitable area for sustainable development for some time, and as the employment and residential developments in the area progress, will continue to provide improved opportunities for active travel modes and public transport – reducing the dependency on the private car.

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3. Development and Site Access Opportunities

As shown on the Conceptual Master Plan in Appendix A, the Proposed Allocation would be connected to the NSSUE primary route at two locations by a crescent-type secondary route, thus connecting into the pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular accessibility provided by the NSSUE.

The following pedestrian and cyclist connectivity is proposed between the NSSUE Development and the surrounding area, as shown on the Conceptual Master Plan within Appendix A:

connections to the surrounding pedestrian and cyclist network to Rowtree Road to the north and Windingbrook Lane to the east are provided at the Site Accesses (see next paragraph for more details of these junctions):

via the proposed Windingbrook Lane / Site Access priority junction by a combined cycleway / footway;

via the proposed Rowtree Road / Site Access Roundabout by a combined cycleway / footway;

two pedestrian / cycle connections to the existing bridleway KG2 to the east of the Proposed Development, the right of way that currently links Windingbrook Lane and Collingtree.

The NSSUE site would be accessed via the two vehicle connections, as shown on the Conceptual Master Plan within Appendix A:

a proposed four-arm roundabout junction replacing the existing Rowtree Road / Lichfield Drive priority junction; and

by a priority junction on Windingbrook Lane, south of the Rowtree Road / Butts Lane Roundabout.

4. Transport Accessibility and Connectivity Opportunities

This section identifies the access opportunities to key local facilities and amenities - e.g., to schools, employment locations etc. This section also identifies the transport and accessibility opportunities of the Proposed Allocation, with a key focus on sustainable modes of travel.

Access to Local Facilities

Figure 1 provides a location plan of education, employment, retail and leisure facilities within the area. The plan shows facilities within 5km of the Proposed Allocation, acknowledging that walking offers the greatest potential to replace short distance car trips of less than 2km, while cycling offers the same potential to replace short and medium distance car trips of less than 5km.

Forthcoming facilities - e.g., the employment offer at Northampton Gateway, and the retail offer, the community facilities and the primary school within the NSSUE – are also shown on the plan, and would be easily accessible by walking and cycling respectively.

There is a significant range of facilities within 5km, and the extensive footway / cycleway network accessible immediately from the site provides considerable opportunities to access these facilities for day-to-day needs without relying on the private car.

Whilst facilities beyond 5km are not included on the plan, facilities within Northampton Town Centre would be easily accessible via public transport through the commitments made by the NSSUE.

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Pedestrian and Cycle Accessibility

As noted above, there is a continuous footway / cycleway along Rowtree Road between Towcester Road and Wooldale Road. This footway / cycleway is predominantly in the northern verge, although it transfers to the southern verge via informal crossings for the section between Towcester Road and Hill Farm Rise; and the section between Butts Road (eastern roundabout) and Wooldale Road. The off-road facility is supported with on-road sections of cycleway.

East of the A45 / Wooldale Road roundabouts, a footway / cycleway is present in the northern verge of Wooldale Road which continues around the southern and eastern periphery of Wootton – providing connections to Caroline Chisholm Secondary School, as well as other facilities within Wootton.

To the north of Rowtree Road, a series of local distributor roads provide connections to facilities within East Hunsbury and Blacky More - including Penvale Road, Hill Farm Rise, Hilldrop Road, Penvale Road, Clannell Road and Butts Road. All these roads have footway provision, and are also recognised as suitable on-road cycle routes for cyclists with “medium to high levels of skill” on the Northampton Cycle Map, contained within Appendix B.

The Northampton Orbital cycle route (Norbital) offers an 18 mile circular route around Northampton, providing connections to the range of facilities within the town. The closest access point is via Hill Farm Rise and Clannell Road, approximately 1km from the centre of the site. These are easily reached from the Proposed Allocation via the network described above.

To the east of the site, Windingbrook Lane provides a footway / cycleway connection to Collingtree village, with the roads within the village sufficiently lightly trafficked to be suitable for “well-trained school children” on the Northampton Cycle Map. As part of the Northampton Gateway proposals, a footway / cycleway connection would be provided from the Northampton Gateway employment site to High Street (Collingtree). As such, this future major employment site would be well within easy cycling distance of the Proposed Allocation.

To the west of the site, facilities within West Hunsbury are accessible via the cycle routes within Hunsbury Hill Country Park, which can be accessed via the Northampton Norbital cycle connections on Clannell Road referred to above. There is also footway provision available in the western verge of Towcester Road and northern verge of Ladybridge Drive.

The Potential Allocation benefits from being in a sustainable location for pedestrian and cycle facilities, as recognised through the Local Plan allocation and the planning consent for the NSSUE.

Public Transport Accessibility

The Proposed Allocation also benefits from good public transport accessibility, with existing bus stops located on Rowtree Road and Hilldrop Road approximately 700m from the centre of the site. These stops are served by Service 3, which operates a 30-minute service between Northampton Town Centre and East Hunsbury.

As part of the NSSUE proposals, an hourly public transport service will be provided between the site and Northampton Town Centre, increased to a 30-minute frequency following occupation of 379 dwellings. Whilst the specific route details are subject to agreement through a Service Level Agreement, it is likely a bus will route through the NSSUE site – with bus stops likely to be located within 400m of the centre of the Proposed Allocation site, albeit the specific locations of bus stops are yet to be agreed with Northamptonshire County Council.

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5. Potential Future Sustainable Transport Opportunities

Being located immediately adjacent the NSSUE – with its significant investment in enhancing local non-car modes of travel - and to the north of the range of employment offered at the Northampton Gateway site, the Proposed Allocation would deliver significant benefits of concentrated development, as follows:

opportunities to develop further the quality local walking / cycling network, to build upon the infrastructure which has been delivered and / or committed to date;

opportunities to offer additional contributions towards public transport – which would provide further early-stage financial support and additional patronage to ensure bus services are maximised, and the high-frequency level of services are maintained – thus increasing the attractiveness of buses as a mode of transport; and

as development progresses in this area and travel patterns are reviewed, the concentration of development makes new public transport services more feasible - e.g. to respond to a potential demand for a new bus service between the NSSUE and Brackmills.

Furthermore, this Proposed Allocation would enhance further the existing Movement Enhancement Strategy for this whole area of concentrated development, possibly with the following further measures:

working with local schools across East Hunsbury and Wootton to offer and develop Travel Planning to achieve synergies between these schools and existing / proposed developments. This technique, known as “trip-banking”, is most effective in locations where there is dense development – with any measure being applicable to the largest possible number of households;

the above could also be applicable for movements to significant employment areas - such as to Northampton Gateway and Brackmills - intensifying the promotion of travel demand management measures in this area where the length of trip is achievable by sustainable modes of transport;

investing in an area-wide personalised travel planning approach - e.g., introducing social marketing and community participation into the reduction of car usage by techniques such as a car share website.

In addition to the concentrated development within this area and the existing connectivity opportunities, the current and future innovations in transport technology and changing working / shopping habits in a post Covid-19 era also offer considerable opportunities to develop a sustainable community in a resilient way. This time of unprecedented change in the way we live, work and relate to one another is a significant “disruptor” to how our transport is planned and used. The impact of technological change - which can be rapid and unpredictable - becomes increasingly uncertain. Ways of working are now changing, with more home-working and flexible work patterns becoming more common as technology allows for enhanced communication, with the potential for radical changes to spatial planning as ‘the commute’ becomes less significant to where people choose to live.

A transport strategy containing many of the elements and opportunities listed below is considered essential to the delivery of a sustainable community, with these measures all contributing to reducing the number of vehicles on the highway network – which would thus reduce the impact of the Proposed Allocation:

e-bikes and scooters;

mobility as a service (MaaS);

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smart autonomous deliveries;

increasing quality of network (5G); and

superfast broadband.

6. Highways Context

As a result of the continued and ongoing development of schemes within the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy and the recent Northampton Gateway DCO, there are a number of highway schemes that will be delivered, providing significant benefit to this area, including:

junction and corridor schemes along the A45 corridor to enhance movement - to be delivered as part of the NGMS (referred to above);

significant junction improvements to M1 Junction 15 - to be delivered as part of the Northampton Gateway proposals;

junction improvements to the A45 / Watering Lane - including the provision of a third lane on the north / eastbound movement from M1 Junction 15 - to be delivered as part of the Northampton Gateway proposals; and

junction improvements to the A45 / Wootton Interchange – committed to the western Rowtree Road dumbbell roundabout, conditionally to the eastern Wooldale Road Roundabout - to be delivered as part of the NSSUE proposals (referred to in more detail below).

There are also a number of smaller schemes to be delivered within the local area by a number of local developments, including by the NSSUE. The NSSUE would deliver schemes along the Rowtree Road where required.

The enhancement scheme to be delivered to the western A45 / Wootton Interchange western Rowtree Road roundabout as part of the NSSUE proposals as shown in Appendix C would provide significantly more capacity than the existing scenario, by the increased flare length on Rowtree Road enabling northbound traffic to access more easily the filter lane.

Whilst a further scheme was identified and costs committed to it by the NSSUE Development for the A45 / Wootton Interchange eastern Wooldale Road roundabout, its delivery is conditional upon the monitored traffic conditions deteriorating - it had been agreed with Northamptonshire County Council that the scale of benefits to be achieved through the improvements to the western roundabout would resolve many of the issues experienced at the eastern roundabout. This scheme too is shown in Appendix C.

These schemes would offer benefit to the local area, as well as mitigating the impact of these developments. To ascertain this benefit in the context of future flows from Proposed Allocations, Northamptonshire County Council has undertaken a high-level initial analysis of future densification of residential development within the East Hunsbury areas of Merefield and Blacky More. To do this, use has been made of the Northamptonshire Strategic Transport Model, the county-wide highway model. The County Council concluded that:

“… this is indicating that as a whole the town’s road network is coping reasonably well with the overall level of development which has been tested. The network is still busy (very busy in parts), and it will still be very helpful to pursue policies which reduce the amount of travel by car, but overall the results do not indicate any of the proposed sites would have a severe impact which would mean they were unacceptable in transport terms in accordance with the NPPF.”

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As such, whilst this would still be subject at the outline planning application stage to a detailed transport analysis and its own supporting transport mitigation strategy, this Proposed Allocation can come forward on the basis of the proposals previously accepted above - particularly in today’s uncertain climate, in respect of changing travel patterns and technological improvements.

7. Summary and Conclusions

This Technical Note has been prepared to support representations for the Proposed Allocation for up to 361 residential dwellings on Land to the West of NSSUE in Northampton. It considers the current existing and potential future transport and accessibility opportunities.

This area of Northampton has been recognised within previous Local Plan analysis and through the DCO process as being a logical extension to the town, resulting in the planning consents being granted for the NSSUE and Northampton Gateway schemes.

The Proposed Allocation benefits from being located in an area of concentrated future development – particularly of the NSSUE and the proposed Northampton Gateway. The further enhancements being delivered to walking, cycling, and public transport in the area by these developments could benefit further by being extended through the delivery of the Proposed Allocation.

This Technical Note shows that, overall, the densification of development in the area provided by this Proposed Allocation would be well-located in terms of sustainable access: the site has very good access to local facilities and the site offers quality connections to existing and proposed sustainable means of travel – including to the footway / cycleway network and to public transport.

The continued delivery of development in this area would add significant benefits to sustainable travel opportunities, for both residents and employees of the local developments, as well as to the existing area of East Hunsbury.

The Proposed Allocation would be supported at the outline planning application stage with a detailed Transport Assessment, which would derive any necessary transport strategy with appropriate transport mitigation measures.

As such, there are a number of transport-related reasons why the Proposed Allocation is a suitable location for further residential development, further supporting the continued growth of Northampton and helping to meet its housing needs.

DOCUMENT ISSUE RECORD Reviewed Approved Technical Note No Rev Date Prepared Checked (Discipline Lead) (Project Director) 49780/5501/TN001 - 25/08/2020 J Williams J Hopkins This report has been prepared by Stantec UK Limited (‘Stantec’) on behalf of its client to whom this report is addressed (‘Client’) in connection with the project described in this report and takes into account the Client's particular instructions and requirements. This report was prepared in accordance with the professional services appointment under which Stantec was appointed by its Client. This report is not intended for and should not be relied on by any third party (i.e. parties other than the Client). Stantec accepts no duty or responsibility (including in negligence) to any party other than the Client and disclaims all liability of any nature whatsoever to any such party in respect of this report.

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Appendix A Conceptual Master Plan

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