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Army Basing Salisbury Plain: Outline Environmental Appraisal Interim Report Salisbury Plain Army Basing Programme Outline Environmental Appraisal Interim Environmental Report Version 1 Dated: 19 February 2014 DIO Ops Projects Ramillies Bldg Marlborough Lines Monxton Rd Andover SP11 8HJ © Crown Copyright (2014) DOCUMENT CONTROL SHEET Change Version Originator Date of Change Description of change No. No. of change 1 1 RD December Initial draft 2013 2 1 RB February 2014 Revised draft for comment 3 1 CCB February 2014 Draft final 4 1 GR/CCB February 2014 Final issue Contributors: DIO Programme Head David Underhill DIO Assistant Pro gramme David Snelgrove Manager: Study Team: DIO ABP Infrastructure Delivery Team & PSP URS Author: Colin Bush (URS) Reviewers: DIO ODC IPS Team Conditions of Use The material in this document is subject to Crown copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. The Crown copyright protected material (other than the Royal Arms and departmental or agency logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium provided it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. Where any of the Crown copyright items in this document are being republished or copied to others, the source of the material must be identified and the copyright status acknowledged. The permission to reproduce Crown protected material does not extend to any material in this document which is identified as being the copyright of a third party. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned. This document has been produced by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and is subject to standard Ministry of Defence conditions of use. Control of this document is to be in accordance with DIO Document Quality Management Procedure. Proposed amendments and comments should be directed to the Document Owner at the address above. Salisbury Plain Masterplan Outline Environmental Appraisal TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................ 1 1.1 About this Interim Environmental Report ........................... 1 1.2 Need for an Outline Environmental Appraisal .................... 1 1.3 Relationship with the Masterplan and Planning Applications ........................................................................ 1 1.4 Other forms of Assessment ............................................... 2 1.5 Structure of the Interim Environmental Report................... 3 1.6 To Comment on the Interim Environmental Report ........... 3 2. SALISBURY PLAIN MASTERPLAN .................................. 4 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................ 4 2.2 Army Basing Programme ................................................... 4 2.3 Salisbury Plain Training Area ............................................. 4 2.4 Salisbury Plain Masterplan ................................................ 4 3. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT .......................................... 6 3.1 The Proposals .................................................................... 6 4. MILITARY TRAINING ...................................................... 11 4.1 Overview of Training on SPTA ......................................... 11 4.2 Potential Environmental Impacts of Military Training Activities ........................................................................... 12 4.3 Environmental Management Arrangements on SPTA ..... 13 4.4 Future Training Requirement ........................................... 14 4.5 Methodology for Assessing Future Training Requirement16 5. APPROACH TO THE APPRAISAL .................................. 17 5.1 Introduction ...................................................................... 17 5.2 Outline Environmental Report .......................................... 18 5.3 Defining Significance ........................................................ 18 5.4 Mitigating Adverse Effects................................................ 20 5.5 Assessment Scenarios..................................................... 21 5.6 Spatial Scope ................................................................... 21 5.7 Trans-boundary Effects .................................................... 21 5.8 Development Programme and Construction .................... 22 6. ECOLOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION ................. 23 6.1 Baseline Environmental Conditions ................................. 23 6.2 Possible Ecology and Nature Conservation Effects ........ 25 6.3 Assessment Methodology ................................................ 26 7. ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ............. 31 7.1 Baseline Environmental Conditions ................................. 31 7.2 Possible Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Effects ....... 34 INTERIM ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT i Salisbury Plain Masterplan Outline Environmental Appraisal 7.3 Assessment Methodology ................................................ 34 8. WATER RESOURCES .................................................... 38 8.1 Baseline Environmental Conditions ................................. 38 8.2 Possible Water Resources Effects ................................... 38 8.3 Assessment Methodology ................................................ 40 9. LANDSCAPE, TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL.................... 42 9.1 Baseline Environmental Conditions ................................. 42 9.2 Possible Landscape, Townscape and Visual Effects ...... 43 9.3 Assessment Methodology ................................................ 44 10. SOILS ............................................................................... 48 10.1 Baseline Environmental Conditions ................................. 48 10.2 Possible Soils Effects ....................................................... 48 10.3 Assessment Methodology ................................................ 49 11. NOISE AND VIBRATION ................................................. 50 11.1 Baseline Environmental Conditions ................................. 50 11.2 Possible Noise and Vibration Effects ............................... 50 11.3 Assessment Methodology ................................................ 50 12. AIR QUALITY ................................................................... 57 12.1 Baseline Environmental Conditions ................................. 57 12.2 Possible Air Quality Effects .............................................. 57 12.3 Assessment Methodology ................................................ 57 13. SOCIO-ECONOMICS AND COMMUNITY ...................... 59 13.1 Baseline Environmental Conditions ................................. 59 13.2 Possible Socio-economic and Community Effects .......... 60 13.3 Assessment Methodology ................................................ 61 14. TRANSPORT AND ACCESS .......................................... 62 14.1 Baseline Environmental Conditions ................................. 62 14.2 Possible Transport Effects ............................................... 62 14.3 Assessment Methodology ................................................ 63 15. INTER-RELATIONSHIPS AND CUMULATIVE EFFECTS64 16. OUTLINE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT ......................... 65 16.1 Structure of the Outline Environmental Report ................ 65 17. GAP ANALYSIS ............................................................... 66 17.1 Introduction ...................................................................... 66 INTERIM ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT ii Salisbury Plain Masterplan Outline Environmental Appraisal 17.2 Identified Gaps ................................................................. 66 18. WORK CARRIED OUT TO DATE ................................... 68 18.1 Introduction ...................................................................... 68 18.2 Army Basing Programme Environmental Team .............. 68 18.3 Meetings with Key Stakeholders ...................................... 68 18.4 Environmental Sub-Group ............................................... 68 18.5 Scoping Report ................................................................ 68 19. REFERENCES ................................................................. 69 20. APPENDIX A – RESPONSE TO SCOPING COMMENTS71 20.1 Comments on the Scoping Report ................................... 71 INTERIM ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT iii Salisbury Plain Masterplan Outline Environmental Appraisal 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 About this Interim Environmental Report The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) proposes to seek planning permission for certain developments in and around Salisbury Plain as part of the Army Basing Programme (ABP), which provides accommodation for Army personnel returning from Germany or otherwise relocating during the period to 2020. A Masterplan is being developed to facilitate consultation on the ABP proposals as they affect Salisbury Plain, including Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA). The Masterplan will be accompanied by an Outline Environmental Appraisal (OEA), which will describe baseline conditions, identify possible significant environmental effects, capture the cumulative effects of the proposals and recommend mitigation measures to offset any identified significant adverse environmental effects at an early stage. This Interim Environmental Report (IER) summarises the work undertaken to date to inform the Masterplan and accompanies the Planning Context Report for public consultation. It includes a summary of the comments received from stakeholders to an earlier consultation on the Scope of the OEA which took place in December 2013. This can be found in Appendix A, which also
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