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18 REFERENCES
18.1.1 Introduction
Official Journal of the European Union, 2011. EC Directive 2011/92/EU. Retrieved 2015 from: http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:026:0001:0021:En:PDF
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UK Government, 2011. The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011. Retrieved 2015 from: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1824/pdfs/uksi_20111824_en.pdf
The Highways Agency, 2008. Design Manual for Roads and Bridges: Volume 11. Retrieved 2015 from: http://www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/index.htm
Welsh Government, 2008. One Wales: Connecting the Nation – The Wales Transport Strategy. Retrieved 2015 from http://gov.wales/docs/det/publications/140909- transport-strategy-en.pdf
Welsh Government, 2015. Strategic Environmental Assessment in Wales. Retrieved 2015 from http://gov.wales/docs/desh/policy/150701-strategic-environmental- assessment-in-wales-en.pdf
Official Journal of the European Communities, 2001. Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Retrieved 2015 from: http://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32001L0042&from=EN
UK Government, 2004. The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004. Retrieved 2015 from: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1633/contents/made
European Commission, 2000. Managing Natura 2000 Sites: The provisions of Article 6 of the ‘Habitats’ Directive 92/43/EEC. Retrieved 2015 from: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/management/docs/art6/provision_ of_art6_en.pdf
UK Government, 2006. Government of Wales Act 2006. Retrieved 2015 from: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/contents
Highways Agency (2008). Screening of Projects for Environmental Impact Assessment. Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Volume 11, Section 2, Part 3. Highways Agency.
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18.1.2 The Project
The Highways Agency, 2005. DMRB BD 2/12: Technical Approval of Highway Structures. Retrieved 2015 from: http://www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/dmrb/vol1/section1/bd212.pdf
The Highways Agency, 2006. DMRB TD 19/06 Requirements for Road Restraint Systems. Retrieved 2015 from: http://www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/dmrb/vol2/section2/td1906.pdf
18.1.3 Alternatives Considered
None
18.1.4 Policy Overview
HM Government (2009) The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan, The Stationery Office
Welsh Government (2011) Programme for Government (2011- 2016), Welsh Government
National Assembly for Wales (2015) Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, The Stationery Office
Welsh Government (2015) National Transport Finance Plan 2015, Welsh Government
Welsh Government (2016) Planning Policy Wales edition 8, Welsh Government
Welsh Assembly Government (2004) Trunk Road Estate Biodiversity Action Plan 2004-2014, Welsh Assembly Government
National Assembly for Wales (2013) Active Travel (Wales) Act (2013), National Assembly for Wales
Welsh Government (2012) The Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan for Growth and Jobs 2012, Welsh Government
Welsh Assembly Government (2010) Climate Change Strategy for Wales October 2010, Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government (2010) Climate Change Strategy for Wales Adaption Delivery Plan 2010, Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government (2010) Climate Change Strategy for Wales – Emissions Reduction Plan 2010, Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government (2010) Economic Renewal – A New Direction July 2010, Welsh Assembly Government
National Assembly for Wales (2009) Trunk Road Forward Programme (November 2009), National Assembly for Wales
Welsh Assembly Government (2009) Capturing the Potential – A Green Job Strategy for Wales July 2009, Welsh Assembly Government
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Welsh Assembly Government (2009) One Wales: One Planet, The Sustainable Development Scheme of the Welsh Assembly Government May 2009, Welsh Assembly Government
Gwynedd Council (2014) Draft North Wales Joint Local Transport Plan 2015 – 2020, Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited
Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Planning Policy Unit (2011) Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan 2011 – 2026, Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Planning Policy Unit
Gwynedd Council (2000) Gwynedd Unitary Development Plan 2001 – 2016, Gwynedd Council
Gwynedd Council Supplementary Planning Guidance (adopted)
Taith (2009) North Wales Regional Transport Plan, Taith
Welsh Assembly Government (2008) Wales Transport Strategy – One Wales: Connecting the Nation, Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government (2008) People, Places, Future: Wales Spatial Plan 2008 Update, Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government (2006) Environment Strategy for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government.
HM Government (2000) Countryside Rights of Way Act 2000, The Stationery Office
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2002) New Guidance for Local Planning Authorities on European Protected Species and Changes in Licensing procedures, The Stationery Office
Welsh Office (1987) Use of Waste Material for Road Fill, The Stationery Office
Welsh Office (1994) Environmental Protection Act 1990: Part II, Waste Management Licensing, The Framework Directive on Waste, The Staionery Office
Welsh Office (1996) Planning and the Historic Environment: Archaeology, The Stationery Office
Welsh Office (1996) Planning and the Historic Environment: Historic Buildings and Conservation Areas, The Stationery Office
Welsh Office (1998) Planning and the Historic Environment: Directions by the Secretary of State for Wales, The Stationery Office
Welsh Office (1999) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), The Stationery Office
Welsh Office (2001) New Guidance for Local Planning Authorities on European Protected Species and Changes in Licensing Procedures, The Stationery Office
Welsh Assembly Government (2009) Technical Advice Note 5 – Nature Conservation and Planning, National Assembly for Wales
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Welsh Assembly Government (2010) Technical Advice Note 6 – Planning for Sustainable Rural Communities, National Assembly for Wales
Welsh Assembly Government (2005) Technical Advice Note 8 – Renewable Energy, National Assembly for Wales
Welsh Assembly Government (1997) Technical Advice Note 10 – Tree Preservation Orders, National Assembly for Wales
Welsh Assembly Government (1997) Technical Advice Note 11 – Noise, National Assembly for Wales
Welsh Assembly Government (2014) Technical Advice Note 12 – Design, National Assembly for Wales
Welsh Assembly Government (2004) Technical Advice Note 15 – Development and Flood Risk, National Assembly for Wales
Welsh Assembly Government (2007) Technical Advice Note 18 – Transport, National Assembly for Wales
Welsh Assembly Government (2014) Technical Advice Note 21 – Waste, National Assembly for Wales
Welsh Assembly Government (2014) Technical Advice Note 23 – Economic Development, National Assembly for Wales
18.1.5 Air Quality
5.1 Highways Agency (2007) Air Quality, Design Manual and Roads and Bridges Volume 11, Section 3, Part 1 (HA 207/07), Highways Agency
5.2 Highways Agency (2013) IAN 170/12 v3Updated air quality advice on the assessment of future NOX and NO2 projections for users of DMRB Volume 11, Section 3, Part 1 Air Quality, Highways Agency
5.3 Highways Agency (2013) IAN 174/13 Updated advice for evaluating significant local air quality effects for users of DMRB Volume 11, Section 3, Part 1 Air Quality, Highways Agency
5.4 Institute for Air Quality Management (2014) Guidance on the assessment of dust from demolition and construction, February 2014
5.5 Carslaw, D.C., Beevers, S.D. Westmoreland, E. Williams, M.L. Tate, J.E., Murrells, T. Stedman, J. Li, Y., Grice, S., Kent, A. and I. Tsagatakis (2011). Trends in NOx and NO2 emissions and ambient measurements in the UK. Version: July 2011.
5.6 Air Quality Strategy for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, 2007, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
5.7 European Union Directive on ambient air and cleaner air for Europe, 2008/50/EC
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5.8 UNECE (2004) ICP Modelling and Mapping Critical loads and levels approach. Available at: http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/WorkingGroups/wge/definitions.htm
5.9 Air Pollution Information System (APIS) (2015). Available at: http://www.apis.ac.uk
5.10 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2009) Local Air Quality Management Technical Guidance Note LAQM.TG(09)
5.11 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Available at: http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk
18.1.6 Cultural Heritage
6.1 Colcutt, S, 1999, The Setting of Cultural Heritage Features, Journal of Planning and Environment Law (June 1999; B99-B118), 498-513.
6.2 http://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/gpa3-setting-of- heritage-assets: accessed 3/12/2015.
6.3 Anon., 2015 ‘Neolithic houses from Llanfaethlu, Anglesey’, Past 81, pp. 1-3.
6.4 http://cadw.gov.wales/historicenvironment/protection/worldheritage/cstlsedward1/?lan g=en: accessed 3/12/2015.
6.5 Lynch, F., Aldhouse-Green, S., and Davies, J., 2000, Prehistoric Wales (Stroud: Sutton), pp. 8-9 and fig. 1.4.
6.6 Lynch, F., Aldhouse-Green, S., and Davies, J., 2000, Prehistoric Wales (Stroud: Sutton), pp. 24-32 and fig. 1.7.
6.7 Stanley, W. O. and Way, A., 1868, ‘Ancient Interments and Sepulchural Urns Found in Anglesey and North Wales, With Some Account of Examples in Other Localities’, Archaeologia Cambrensis 14 (3rd ser.), pp. 217-293.
6.8 Smith, G., 2002, Survey of Prehistoric Funerary and Ritual Monuments in Wales: West Conwy and North Gwynedd, GAT Report No. 449; Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments, 1960, Inventory of Ancient Monuments of Caernarvonshire, Volume II: Central (London: HMSO), Nos. 53, 54 and 99.
6.9 Smith, G., 2002, Survey of Prehistoric Funerary and Ritual Monuments in Wales: West Conwy and North Gwynedd, GAT Report No. 449.
6.10 See for example Fasham, P., Kelly, M., Mason, M, and White, R., 1998, The Graenog Ridge. The evolution of a farming landscape and is settlements in North- West Wales (Aberystwyth: Cambrian Archaeological Association).
6.11 Smith, G. 2005, A Survey of Prehistoric Defended Enclosures in North West Wales 2004-2005: West Conwy, Gwynedd (Arfon) and Anglesey, GAT Report No. 580.
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6.12 Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments, 1960, Inventory of Ancient Monuments of Caernarvonshire, Volume II: Central (London: HMSO).
6.13 Smith, G. 2005, A Survey of Prehistoric Defended Enclosures in North West Wales 2004-2005: West Conwy, Gwynedd (Arfon) and Anglesey, GAT Report No. 580; for recent project work on this site see http://www.heneb.co.uk/hengastell/index.html.
6.14 Wheeler, R.E.M., 1922, ‘The Segontium Excavations 1922.’ Archaeologia Cambrensis 7th ser. 77, pp. 258-326; Jarrett, M.G., 1969, The Roman Frontier in Wales (Cardiff: University of Wales Press), pp. 59-64.
6.15 Casey, P.J., Davies, J.L., and Evans, J., 1993, Excavations at Segontium (Caernarfon) Roman Fort 1975-1979. CBA Research Report 90 (York: Council for British Archaeology).
6.16 Hopewell, D., 2006, Roman Roads in North West Wales (Revision 3), GAT Report 636.
6.17 Hopewell, D., 2013, Roman Roads in North West Wales (Bangor: Gwynedd Archaeological Trust), pp. 28-29.
6.18 Wheeler, R.E.M., 1922, An earthwork at Bryn Glas near Caernarvon, Archaeologia Cambrensis 7th Series 77, pp. 126-34; Jarrett, M.G., 1969, The Roman Frontier in Wales (Cardiff: University of Wales Press), pp. 132-133.
6.19 Arnold, C., and Davies, J., 2000, Roman Wales (Stroud: Sutton), p. 38.
6.20 Hemp, W. J., and Raleigh Radford, C. A., 1961, ‘Some Early Crosses in Caernarvonshire’, Archaeologia Cambrensis 110, pp. 150-151.
6.21 Taylor, A., 2001, Caernarfon Castle and town walls (Cardiff: Cadw).
6.22 Angharad Stockwell, Historic Environment Record Archaeologist, GAT, pers. comm., 20/08/2015.
6.23 Jones, F., 1954, The Holy Wells of Wales (Cardiff: University of Wales Press).
6.24 For example: http://www.ffynhonnaucymru.org.uk/llanfair_is_gaer.htm: accessed 27/11/2015.
6.25 Senior, M., 1995, Caernarfon: the town's story (Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch); Lloyd, L., 1989, The port of Caernarfon, 1793-1900 (Harlech).
6.26 http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/caernarvon/index.shtml: accessed 3/12/2015.
6.27 There is a considerable literature on burnt mounds in North Wales. See for example: Smith, G, 2002, Excavation of a Middle Bronze Age burnt mound and associated pit at Bryn Cefni Industrial Park, Llangefni, Anglesey, 2001, GAT report No. 463; Kenney, J., 2008, Recent excavations at Parc Bryn Cegin, Llandegai, near Bangor, North Wales, GAT Report No. 764; Kenney, J., et al., 2013, Gas Pipeline Replacement: Pwllheli to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Report on archaeological mitigation
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Volume 1, GAT Report No. 1136 (esp. pp. 65-72). For a discussion of the palaeoenvironmental potential, see Gardner, T., The Burnt Mound Misconception: Environmental Possibilities. Paper presented 1/7/2014; https://www.academia.edu/9756832/The_Burnt_Mound_Misconception_Part_2_- _Palaeoenvironmental_Sampling?auto=download. Accessed: 4/5/2016
6.28 Cadw CCW & ICOMOS UK, 1998, The Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales, Part 2.1: Register of Landscapes of Outstanding Historic Interest in Wales (Cardiff: Cadw); Cadw, CCW & ICOMOS UK, 2001, The Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales, Part 2,2, Register of Landscapes of Special Historic Interest in Wales (Cardiff: Cadw).
6.29 Cadw, 2007, Technical Annex: A Staged process for the Assessment of the Significance of Impact of Development on the Historic Landscape Areas on the Register of Landscapes of Historic Interest in Wales (ASIDOHL). Guide to good practice on using the Register of Landscapes of Historic Interest in Wales in the Planning and Development Processes (Cardiff: Cadw).
6.30 Llangefni Link Road. See http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales- news/30-bodies-found-work-starts-11252886. Accessed: 5/6/2016
6.31 See for example: GAT 2006, A497 Pipeline Diversion Scheme, Abererch to Llanystumdwy: Archaeological Evaluation, Excavation and Watching Brief, GAT Report 624; GAT 2007, Archaeological Evaluation, Excavation and Watching Brief during the A497 Road Improvement Scheme, Gwynedd, GAT Report 625; Gwynedd GAT 2009, A499 Road Improvement Scheme: Post-excavation Assessment, GAT Report 1282.
Cartographic sources
1720 Britannia Depicta, or Ogilby Improved (Bowen)
1817 Ordnance Survey Draft (2”:1 mile)
1840 Tithe Map, Parish of Llanrug
1840 Tithe Map, Parish of Llanfaglan
1842 Tithe Map, Parish of Llanbeblig
1842 Tithe Map, Parish of Llanfair Isgair
1843 Tithe Map, Parish of Llanwnda
1891 Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6” Series Caernarfonshire
1901 Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 6” Series Caernarfonshire
1920 Ordnance Survey 3rd edition 6” Series Caernarfonshire
1938 Ordnance Survey 6” Series Caernarfonshire Provisional edition (with additions in 1953)
Aerial photographs
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Aerial photographs held by the Central Register of Air Photography for Wales, dated from 1948 to 2000, were examined as part of this study (Cover Search W-AP-PR-15- 091). Digital and web-based images were also viewed.
18.1.7 Landscape
7.1 Welsh Assembly Government (2006) Environment Strategy for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government.
7.2 Welsh Office (1996) Planning and the Historic Environment: Archaeology, The Stationery Office
7.3 Welsh Office (1996) Planning and the Historic Environment: Historic Buildings and Conservation Areas, The Stationery Office
7.4 Welsh Office (1998) Planning and the Historic Environment: Directions by the Secretary of State for Wales, The Stationery Office
7.5 Welsh Office (1999) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), The Stationery Office
7.6 Welsh Government (2016) Planning Policy Wales edition 8, Welsh Government
7.7 Welsh Assembly Government (2014) Technical Advice Note 12 – Design, National Assembly for Wales
7.8 Welsh Assembly Government (2008) Wales Transport Strategy – One Wales: Connecting the Nation, Welsh Assembly Government
7.9 Gwynedd Council (2000) Gwynedd Unitary Development Plan 2001 – 2016, Gwynedd Council
7.10 Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Planning Policy Unit (2011) Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan 2011 – 2026, Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Planning Policy Unit
7.11 Highways Agency (2011) Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Environmental Design and Management Volume 10 Section 4 Part 1 Highways Agency
7.12 Interim Advice Note 135/10(W) (2014) Landscape and Visual Effects Assessment, Welsh Government
7.13 The Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (GLVIA), Third Edition (2013), Landscape Institute (LI) and Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)
7.14 A487 Caernarfon – Bontnewydd Study DMRB Stage 2 Environmental Impact Assessment Report Volume 1 dated December 2011
7.15 All Wales LANDMAP Study, Natural Resources Wales
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7.16 Gwynedd Supplementary Planning Guidance - Landscape Character (2009), Policy and Performance Unit, Environmental Service, Regulatory Department (Planning, Transportation and Public Protection), Gwynedd Council
18.1.8 Nature Conservation
8.1 A487 Caernarfon – Bontnewydd Study DMRB Stage 2 Environmental Impact Assessment Report Volume 1 dated December 2011
8.2 A487 Caernarfon – Bontnewydd Environmental Scoping Report (3513874- PB-XX-XX-RP-EN-00001) April 2015
8.3 Countryside Council for Wales (1997) Phase 1 Habitat Survey Data
8.4 Nature Conservancy Council (1990) Handbook for Phase 1 Habitat Survey: A Technique for Environmental Audit Nature Conservancy Council
8.5 Highways Agency (2011) Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Environmental Design and Management Volume 10 Section 4 Part 1 HA 84/01 Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Highways Agency
8.6 Russ, J. (2012) British Bat Calls Pelagic Publishing
8.7 Hundt, L. (2012) Bat Surveys: Good Practice Guidelines, 2nd edition Bat Conservation Trust
8.8 Highways Agency (2011) Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Environmental Design and Management Volume 10 Section 4 Part 2 HA 59/92 Mitigating Against Effects on Badgers Highways Agency
8.9 National Rivers Authority (1993 a and b) Otters and River Habitat Management (Conservation Technical Handbook No 3) Bristol, National Rivers Authority
8.10 Highways Agency (2011) Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Environmental Design and Management Volume 10 Section 4 Part 4 HA 81/99 Nature Conservation Advice in Relation to Otters Highways Agency
8.11 British Trust for Ornithology Breeding Bird Survey Instructions Available: http://www.bto.org/sites/default/files/u16/downloads/forms_instructions/BBS- Instructions-2015-online.pdf_.pdf accessed 09 February 2016
8.12 Oldham R.S., Keeble J., Swan M.J.S. & Jeffcote M. (2000). Evaluating the suitability of habitat for the Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus). Herpetological Journal 10(4), 143-155.
8.13 English Nature (2001) Great Crested Newt Mitigation Guidelines English Nature
8.14 Highways Agency (2011) Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Environmental Design and Management Volume 11 Section 3 Part 4 Environmental Assessment Techniques: Ecology and Nature Conservation Highways Agency
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8.15 Chartered Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management (2006) Guidelines for Ecological Impact Assessment in the UK and Ireland Chartered Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management
8.16 Highways Agency (2011) Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Environmental Design and Management Volume 11 Section 4 Part 1 HD 44/09 Assessment of Implications (of Highways and/or Roads Projects) on European Sites (Including Appropriate Assessment) Highways Agency
8.17 Highways Agency (2010) Interim Advice Note 130/10 Ecology and Nature Conservation: Criteria for Impact Assessment Highways Agency
8.18 UK Biodiversity Steering Group (1995) Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report Volume 1: Meeting the Rio Challenge UK Biodiversity Steering Group
8.19 Highways Agency (2011) Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Environmental Design and Management Volume 11 Section 2 Part 5 HA 205/08 Assessment and Management of Environmental Effects Highways Agency
8.20 Countryside Council for Wales (2008) The Core Management Plan for the Afon Gwyrfai a Llyn Cwellyn SAC Countryside Council for Wales
8.21 Countryside Council for Wales (2009) Y Fenai a Bae Conwy / Menai Strait and Conwy Bay European Marine Site: Advice Provided by the Countryside Council for Wales in Fulfilment of Regulation 33 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 Countryside Council for Wales
8.22 Countryside Council for Wales (2008) The Core Management Plan for the Glynllifon SAC Countryside Council for Wales
8.23 Countryside Council for Wales (2008) The Core Management Plan for the Meirionnydd Oakwoods and Bat Sites SAC Countryside Council for Wales
8.24 Countryside Council for Wales (2008) The Core Management Plan for the Mwyngloddiau Fforest Gwydir / Gwydyr Forest Mines SAC Countryside Council for Wales
8.25 Environment Agency (2010) Fish Pass Manual Document – GEHO 0910 BTBP-E-E
18.1.9 Geology and Soils
A487 Caernarfon and Bontnewydd Bypass: Ground Investigation Report, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, December 2015.
A487 Caernarfon and Bontnewydd Bypass: Hydrogeological Desk Study, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, October 2015.
A487 Caernarfon and Bontnewydd Bypass: Preliminary Sources Study Report, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, February 2015.
Contaminated Land Statutory Guidance, Welsh Government, WG19243, 2013.
D J Rudland, R M Lancefield and P N Mayell. (2001). Contaminated Land Risk Assessment. A guide to good practice (C552). Ciria.
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Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Environmental Protection Act 1990: Part 2A. Contaminated Land Statutory Guidance (April 2012).
Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) Volume 11, Section 3, Part 11 Geology and Soils, June 1993.
Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. (DMRB). Volume 11, Section 2, Part 5 Assessment and Management of Environmental Effects, August 2008.
Directive [2008/98/EC] of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste.
Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. Official Journal L 327, 22/12/2000. P 0001 – 0073.
Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration. Official Journal 372, 27.12.2006. P 19-31.
Environment Agency. (2004). Contaminated Land Report (CLR) 11 .‘Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination.
Environmental Protection, England and Wales. The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations (Amendment) (2005). No 1640.
Environmental Protection, England. The Contaminated Land (England) (Amendment) Regulations (2012). No 263.
European Commission. (2006). The implementation of the Soil Thematic Strategy and ongoing activities.
Guidance for the Safe Development of Housing on Land Affected by Contamination. R&D Publication 66. Environment Agency / National House-Building Council (NHBC). Volume 1. 2008.
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Welsh Assembly Government. (2014). Technical Advice Note (TAN) 5 Nature and Conservation Planning (2009).
Welsh Assembly Government. Planning Policy Wales. Edition 8. (2016).
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18.1.10 Materials
Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). (2011). Guidance on applying the Waste Hierarchy.
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Environmental Protection, England and Wales. The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations (2011). No 988.
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Gwynedd Council (2009). Gwynedd Unitary Development Plan 2001-2016.
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18.1.11 Noise and Vibration
11.1 European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. (2002). Directive 2002/49/EC.
11.2 Welsh Government. (2013). A noise action plan for Wales 2013-2018. Retrieved 2015, from www.gov.wales: http://gov.wales/docs/desh/publications/131217noise-action-plan-for-wales- en.pdf
11.3 The Environmental Noise (Wales) Regulations. (2006). Crown Copyright.
11.4 The Noise Insulation Regulations. (1975). Crown copyright.
11.5 The Noise Insulation (Amendment) Regulations. (1988). Crown copyright.
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11.6 The Control of Pollution Act. (1974). Crown Copyright.
11.7 Welsh Government. (2016). Planning Policy Wales (edition 8). Crown copyright.
11.8 Welsh Government. (1997). Technical Advice Note 11: Noise.
11.9 Department of Transport, Welsh Office. (1988). Calculation of Road Traffic Noise. Crown copyright.
11.10 Gwynedd Council. (2001). Gwynedd Unitary Development Plan. Retrieved 2015, from www.cartogold.co.uk: http://www.cartogold.co.uk/gwynedd/index.html
11.11 Highways Agency, Transport Scotland, Welsh Assembly Government & The Dept for Regional Development Northern Ireland. (2011). HD213/11 - Revision 1 - Design manual for roads and bridges Volume 11 Section 3 - Environmental assessment techniques. Part 7: Noise and Vibration. Crown copyright.
11.12 Abbott, P. & Nelson, P.M. (2002). Converting the UK traffic noise index LA10,18h to EU noise indices for noise mapping. TRL.
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11.20 The Land Compensation Act. (1973). Crown Copyright.
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11.23 IEMA. (2014). Guidelines for environmental noise impact assessment. IEMA.
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12.3 Highways Agency (1993). Vehicle Travellers. Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Volume 11, Section 3, Part 9. Highways Agency.
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18.1.13 Community and Private Assets
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Highways Agency, 2009. Interim Advice Note 125/09 – Supplementary guidance for users of DMRB Volume 11 ‘Environmental Assessment’. Retrieved 2015 from: http://www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/ians/pdfs/ian125.pdf
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Welsh Government, 2010. Technical Advice Note 6
Soil Survey of England and Wales, 1983. Soils of Wales, Sheet 2
MAFF, 1977. 1:250,000 series Agricultural Land Classification
18.1.14 Road Drainage and the Water Environment
14.1 European Parliament and Council, Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the Community action in the field of water policy (European Parliament and Council, 2000).
14.2 European Parliament and Council, Directive 2007/60/EC on the assessment and management of flood risks (European Parliament and Council, 2007).
14.3 European Parliament and Council. Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration (Daughter to 2000/60/EC) (European Parliament and Council, 2006).
14.4 Welsh Assembly Government, Planning Policy Wales Edition 8 (Cardiff: Crown copyright, 2016).
14.5 Welsh Assembly Government, Planning Policy Wales technical Advice Note 15: Development and Flood Risk (Cardiff: Crown copyright, 2004).
14.6 Flood Risk Regulations 2009 (London: The Stationery Office Limited, 2009).
14.7 Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (London: The Stationery Office Limited, 2010).
14.8 Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (London: The Stationery Office Limited, 2009).
14.9 Water Resources Act 1991 (Her Majesty’s Stationery Office,1991).
14.10 Gwynedd Council, Gwynedd Unitary Development Plan 2001-2016. Available: http://www.cartogold.co.uk/gwynedd/index.html Accessed: January 2016.
14.11 Gwynedd Council and Isle of Anglesey County Council, Anglesey & Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan Independent examination stage 2016. Available: https://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/en/Council/Documents---Council/Strategies-and- policies/Environment-and-planning/Planning-policy/Deposit-Plan/Deposit-Plan- 2015.pdf Accessed: September 2016.
14.12 Environment Agency, River Basin Management Plan for the Western Wales River Basin District (Bristol: Environment Agency, 2009).
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14.13 Environment Agency, Pollution prevention guidelines. Available: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pollution-prevention-guidance-ppg Accessed: September 2015 (withdrawn on 17 December 2015).
14.14 Gwynedd Council and Isle of Anglesey County Council, Anglesey & Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan Strategic Flood Consequence Assessment (Level 1), (Bangor, Joint Planning Policy Unit, 2013).
14.15 Natural Resources Wales, Lleyn and Eryri Management Catchment Summary (Cardiff: Natural Resources Wales.
14.16 Natural Resources Wales, Western Wales Flood Risk Management Plan (Cardiff: Natural Resources Wales).
14.17 Gwyned Council, Gwynedd Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (2012, Caernarfon: Gwyned Council).
14.18 Highways Agency (2009). Road Drianage and the Water Environment. Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Volume 11 Section 3 Part 10. Highways Agency.
14.19 Environment Agency, Supplementary guidance document, 488_10_SD01, Assessing new modifications for compliance with WFD: detailed supplementary guidance (Environment Agency, 2010).
14.20 British Geological Survey, Geology of Britain Viewer. Available: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/geologyOfBritain/viewer.html Accessed: January 2016.
14.21 Ordnance Survey, Soil Survey of England and Wales (Ordnance Survey, 1983).
14.22 Environment Agency, Groundwater map. Available: http://maps.environment- agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?topic=groundwater&layerGroups=default&lang= _e&ep=map&scale=7&x=531500&y=181500 Accessed: September 2015.
14.23 CIRIA, C609 Sustainable Drainage Systems: Hydraulic, structural and water quality advice (London: CIRIA, 2004).
14.24 European Parliament and Council, Directive 2008/105/EC on Environmental Quality Standards (European Parliament and Council, 2008).
18.1.15 Assessment of Cumulative Effects
15.1 Highways Agency (2008). HA 205/08 Assessment and Management of Environmental Effects. Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Volume 11, Section 2, Part 5. Highways Agency.
15.2 Walker, L. J. & Johnson, J. (1999). Guidelines for the Assessment of Indirect and Cumulative Impacts as well as Impact Interactions. European Commission.
18.1.16 Environmental Management
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16.1 Highways Agency (2001). HA 87/01 Environmental Functions. Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Volume 10, Section 0, Part 2. Highways Agency.
16.2 Highways Agency (2001). HA 88/01 Landscape Elements. Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Volume 10, Section 0, Part 3. Highways Agency.
16.3 Highways Agency (2001). HA 89/01 Environmental Elements. Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Volume 10, Section 0, Part 4. Highways Agency.
18.1.17 Conclusion
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