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Proposed Grantham North Sustainable Urban Extension 1.1.1. Environmental Statement Volume 1 July 2015 A 14–17 Wells Mews London W1T 3HF United Kingdom T +44 (0) 20 7467 1470 F +44 (0) 20 7467 1471 W www.lda-design.co.uk LDA Design Consulting Ltd Registered No: 09312403 17 Minster Precincts, Peterborough PE1 1XX Environmental Statement Preface This Environmental Statement has been prepared by LDA Design on behalf of the Applicants. LDA Design is a member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment EIA Quality Mark. Environmental Statement Environmental Statement Environmental Statement Contents VOLUME I List of Figures and Appendices ..................................................................................................................... i Acronyms and Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................... v Glossary of Terms ............................................................................................................................................. ix 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Project Description .................................................................................................................................. 7 3.0 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................................................... 15 4.0 Alternatives .............................................................................................................................................. 21 5.0 Planning and Policy Context ............................................................................................................. 33 6.0 Socio-Economics .................................................................................................................................... 57 7.0 Landscape and Visual Impact ........................................................................................................... 95 8.0 Ecology .................................................................................................................................................... 167 9.0 Built Heritage ........................................................................................................................................ 259 10.0 Archaeology .......................................................................................................................................... 313 11.0 Transport, Accessibility and Movement ................................................................................... 335 12.0 Noise and Vibration ........................................................................................................................... 369 13.0 Air Quality ............................................................................................................................................. 401 14.0 Flood Risk and Hydrology ............................................................................................................... 469 15.0 Agriculture and Land Use ................................................................................................................ 507 16.0 Cumulative Effects ............................................................................................................................. 531 17.0 Summary of Mitigation .................................................................................................................... 561 Version: 1.1 Version date: 24th August 2015 Comment Final This document has been prepared and checked in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 Environmental Statement List of Figures and Appendices Volume I Figure Figure 1.1: Site Location Plan Figure 1.2: Site Location in Context Plan Figure 2.1: Illustrative Masterplan Figure 2.2: Landuse Parameter Plan Figure 2.3: Building Heights & Density Parameter Plan Figure 2.4: Access Parameter Plan Figure 2.5: Landscape Parameter Plan Figure 2.6: Phasing Plan Figure 4.1: Alternative Site Figure 7.1: Site Location and Local Policy Context Figure 7.2: Topography Figure 7.3: Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) study including woodlands and settlements Figure 7.4: Local Context, Representative viewpoints and Public Rights of Way Figure 7.5: Aerial Photograph Figure 7.6: Local Landscape Character Figure 8.1: Ecology Desk Study Results Plan Figure 8.2: Ecology Phase 1 Habitat Survey Results Plan Figure 8.3: Ecology Bat Activity Survey Results Plan Figure 8.4: Ecology Mitigation Plan Figure 9.1: Plan of Heritage Assets within 1km of the Application Site Figure 10.1: Non-Designated Heritage Assets Figure 10.2: Great Gonerby with Manthorpe and Little Gonerby Inclosure Award 1809 Figure 11.1: Junction Locations for Delay Comparisons Figure 11.2: ATC Locations for Two-way Peak Flow Comparisons Figure 11.3: Journey Time Comparison Routes Figure 12.1: Noise and Vibration measurement locations Figure 13.1: Existing and Proposed Sensitive Receptor Locations Figure 16.1: Cumulative Assessment Developments Figure 16.2: Cumulative Assessment ZTV Environmental Statement i Volume II Appendices Appendix 1.1: EIA Screening Request (November 2014) Appendix 1.2: EIA Screening Opinion (November 2014) Appendix 1.3: Request for EIA Screening Direction (March 2015) Appendix 1.4: EIA Screening Direction (May 2015) Appendix 2.1: Code of Construction Practice Appendix 5.1: Development Plan Policy Relevant to the Proposed Development Appendix 7.1: LIVA Methodology Appendix 7.2: Study Area and Viewpoint Agreement Correspondence Appendix 7.3: Glossary Appendix 7.4: Planning Policy relevant to Landscape and Visual Amenity Appendix 7.5: Extracts from Landscape Character Assessment Appendix 7.6: Lighting Assessment Appendix 7.7: Tree survey and Arboricultural Impact Assessment Appendix 7.8: Tree Preservation Orders Appendix 8.1: Extended phase 1 survey report Appendix 8.2: Bat activity survey report Appendix 8.3: White-clawed crayfish survey report Appendix 8.4: Great crested newt survey report Appendix 9.1: Built Heritage Baseline Appendix 10.1 Non-Designated Heritage Assets Appendix 10.2 Historic Ordnance Survey Appendix 10.3 Geophysical Survey Appendix 10.4 Report on Archaeological Field Evaluation Appendix 12.1: Railway noise contours and levels at proposed dwellings Appendix 12.2: Road Traffic noise impact Appendix 13.1: Traffic Flow Information Used in the Air Quality Assessment Appendix 13.2: 2013 Wind Rose for Cranwell Meteorological Recording Station Appendix 13.3: Model Verification Procedure Appendix 13.4: Air Quality Assessment Modelling Results Appendix 13.5: Sensitivity Analysis Modelling Results Environmental Statement ii Appendix 14.1: Flood Risk Assessment Appendix 15.1: Soils and Agricultural Land Classification Appendix 15.2: ALC Land Classification Map Volume III Photo panels and Photomontages Figure 7.7: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 1 Figure 7.8: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 2 Figure 7.9: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 3 Figure 7.10: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 4 Figure 7.11: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 5 Figure 7.12: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 6 Figure 7.13: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 7 Figure 7.14: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 8 Figure 7.15: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 9 Figure 7.16: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 10 Figure 7.17: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 11 Figure 7.18: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 12 Figure 7.19: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 13 Figure 7.20: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 14A Figure 7.21: Photograph Panel: Viewpoint 14B Figure 7.22: Viewpoint 1: Existing View Figure 7.23: Viewpoint 1: Photomontage Year 1 Figure 7.24: Viewpoint 1: Photomontage Year 15 Figure 7.25: Viewpoint 3: Existing View Figure 7.26: Viewpoint 3: Photomontage Year 1 Figure 7.27: Viewpoint 3: Photomontage Year 15 Figure 7.28: Viewpoint 4: Existing View Figure 7.29: Viewpoint 4: Photomontage Year 1 Figure 7.30: Viewpoint 4: Photomontage Year 15 Figure 7.31: Viewpoint 11: Existing View Figure 7.32: Viewpoint 11: Photomontage Year 1 Figure 7.33: Viewpoint 11: Photomontage Year 15 Environmental Statement iii Environmental Statement iv Acronyms and Abbreviations AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic ACM Asbestos Containing Material ALC Agricultural Land Classification AOD Above Ordnance Datum AQLV Air Quality Limit Value AQMA Air Quality Management Area AQO Air Quality Objective AQS Air Quality Strategy BAP Biodiversity Action Plan BGS British Geological Survey BH Borehole BMV Best and Most Versatile BRERC Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre BS British Standards Institution BTO British Trust for Ornithology Cd Cadmium CC Climate Change CIRIA Construction Industry Research and Information Association COBA Cost Benefit Analysis CoCP Code of Construction Practice COPC Contaminant of Potential Concern CROW Act Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2006 CSM Conceptual Site Model Cu Copper CWRA Controlled Waters Risk Assessment DCLG Department of Community and Local Government DEFRA Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs DFT Department for Transport DMRB Design Manual for Roads and Bridges EA Environment Agency EcIA Ecological Impact Assessment Environmental Statement v ECMRL East Coast Main Railway Line eDNA environmental DNA EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ELC European Landscape Convention EPA Environmental Protection Act EPSL European Protected Species Licence EPUK Environmental Protection UK