P1S Local Environment Management Plan London Borough of Hillingdon
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P1S Local Environment Management Plan London Borough of Hillingdon Document no: P1S-HS2-EV-REP-Sooo-ooooo7 Security classification: OFFICIAL P1S Local Environment Management Plan London Borough of Hillingdon Document no: P1S-HS2-EV-REP-Sooo-ooooo7 Revision: Rev06 Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.2 Area and Scope 7 2 Purpose of the Local Environmental Management Plan 8 3 Policy and Environmental Management Principles 9 4 Implementation 9 5 General Requirements 9 5.2 Community Relations 9 5.3 Advanced Notice of Works 10 5.4 Working Hours 10 5.5 Core Working Hours 10 5.6 Construction Site Layout and Good Housekeeping 11 5.7 Site Lighting 11 5.8 Worksite Security 11 5.9 Hoardings, Fencing and Screening 12 5.10 Unexploded Ordnance 13 5.11 Electromagnetic Interference 13 5.12 Temporary Living Accommodation 13 5.13 Occupational Healthcare 13 5.14 Clearance and Re-instatement of Sites on Completion 13 5.15 Pollution Incident Control and Emergency Preparedness 13 5.16 Local Control Measures 14 5.17 Fire Prevention and Control 14 5.18 Extreme Weather Events 14 5.19 Carbon Management Plans 14 5.20 Interface Management between Adjacent Construction Areas 14 6 Agriculture, Forestry and Soils 15 6.2 Sensitive Receptors 15 6.3 Local Control Measures 15 7 Air Quality 16 7.2 Sensitive Receptors 16 7.3 Local Control Measures 18 7.4 Monitoring Procedures 19 8 Cultural Heritage 19 8.2 Sensitive Receptors 20 OFFICIAL Page i P1S Local Environment Management Plan London Borough of Hillingdon Document no: P1S-HS2-EV-REP-Sooo-ooooo7 Revision: Rev06 8.3 Local Control Measures 21 8.4 Monitoring 22 9 Ecology 22 9.2 Sensitive Receptors 22 9.3 Local Control Measures 26 9.4 Monitoring 29 10 Ground Settlement 29 11 Land Quality 30 11.2 Potential Contamination Sources and Sensitive Receptors 31 11.3 Local Control Measures 31 11.4 Minerals 32 12 Landscape and Visuals 32 12.2 Sensitive Receptors 32 12.3 Local Control Measures 34 12.4 Trees 34 12.5 Site Buildings for Office and Welfare 34 13 Noise and Vibration 35 13.2 Local Control Measures 35 13.3 Monitoring 36 14 Traffic & Transport 37 14.2 Local Control Measures 37 14.3 Site Access 38 14.4 Works to the Highway and Access Measures 38 14.5 Monitoring Procedures 39 15 Waste and Materials 39 15.2 Local control measures 40 15.3 Transport of Waste and Materials 40 16 Water Resources and Flood Risk 40 16.2 Sensitive Receptors 41 16.3 Potential sources of contamination 41 16.4 Local control measures 41 Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms 44 Appendix 2: Non-exhaustive list of Local Interest and Community Groups in Hillingdon 46 Appendix 3 Environmentally Sensitive Site: Specific Management Plans 48 OFFICIAL Page ii P1S Local Environment Management Plan London Borough of Hillingdon Document no: P1S-HS2-EV-REP-Sooo-ooooo7 Revision: Rev06 1 Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Key Environmentally Sensitive Worksite Management Plan 48 1 Introduction 2 2 Key Environmentally Sensitive Worksite 2 3 Supporting Information 3 3.2 LEMP 4 3.3 Environmental Statement 4 3.4 Ecology Site Management Plans 4 3.5 The Consenting and Licensing Process 4 3.6 Design commitments 5 4 Scope of Works 5 5 Environmental Topics 7 6 Nature Conversation, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology 9 6.1 Mitigation & Compensation 9 6.2 Monitoring Requirements 9 6.3 Opportunities for Enhancement 10 7 Water Resources and Flood Risk 10 7.1 Mitigation & Compensation 10 7.2 Monitoring Requirements 11 7.3 Opportunities for Enhancement 11 8 Recreation and Amenity Impacts and Public Open Space 12 8.1 Mitigation & Compensation 12 8.2 Opportunities for Enhancement 12 9 Landscape and Visual 13 9.1 Mitigation & Compensation 13 9.2 Monitoring Requirements 13 9.3 Opportunities for Enhancement 13 10 Agriculture 13 10.1 Mitigation & Compensation 13 10.2 Monitoring Requirements 13 10.3 Opportunities for Enhancement 14 11 Conclusion 14 List of figures Figure 1 Key Work Streams that will Provide Additional Information for the LEMPs. 5 List of tables OFFICIAL Page iii P1S Local Environment Management Plan London Borough of Hillingdon Document no: P1S-HS2-EV-REP-Sooo-ooooo7 Revision: Rev06 Table 1 Designated Heritage Assets 20 Table 2 Standard Ecological Issues and Control Measures Relevant to this Area26 OFFICIAL Page iv P1S Local Environment Management Plan London Borough of Hillingdon Document no: P1S-HS2-EV-REP-Sooo-ooooo7 Revision: Rev06 1 Introduction 1.1.1 This Local Environmental Management Plan (LEMP) sets out site specific control measures to be adopted by CSJV, FUSION and other HS2 contractors working within the London Borough of Hillingdon (LBH) that will be developed further following consultation with relevant stakeholders. This LEMP builds upon but does not repeat the HS2 general environmental requirements set out in the Code of Construction Practice (CoCP) (available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593 592/Code_of_Construction_Practice.pdf). 1.1.2 This LEMP contains control measures and the standards to be implemented within LBH. The sections within this LEMP should not be read in isolation from the other sections due to the interconnected nature of the measures between disciplines. 1.1.3 For ease of reference the LEMP mirrors the topic headings in the CoCP. 1.1.4 Information of relevance to the formation and development of this LEMP (as shown in figure 1) is contained within this document, or links are provided to where it can be accessed. This includes: Information from traffic, environmental surveys and ground investigation works. This could either be seasonal ecological surveys, tree surveys, air quality monitoring, noise monitoring, ground settlement or the results of the ground investigation showing levels of contamination in the ground and the nature of the ground; Feedback on pertinent information from on-going engagement; and Results of petitions from the Parliamentary process which have resulted in amendments to the mitigation measures contained within the CoCP. Figure 1 Key Work Streams that will Provide Additional Information for the LEMPs. OFFICIAL Page v P1S Local Environment Management Plan London Borough of Hillingdon Document no: P1S-HS2-EV-REP-Sooo-ooooo7 Revision: Rev06 1.1.5 This LEMP has been prepared taking into account findings of the Environmental Statement (ES); the Additional Provision ES (AP ES); the Supplementary Environment Statement (SES) and AP2 ES; the SES3 and AP4 ES; and the SES4 and AP5 ES, where relevant. It has evolved during the Parliamentary process and engagement with the Local Authority and other stakeholders, such as members of the National Environment Forum, which have informed its development. This LEMP may be subject to further refinement, amendment and expansion as necessary as the project design progresses. 1.1.6 The Contractors will implement the requirements of the LEMPs and the CoCP through their own Environmental Management System (EMS), which will be certified to BS EN ISO 14001. 1.1.7 The nominated undertaker (HS2 Ltd)1 and/or its Contractors will continue to engage with the local stakeholders. This will take the form of engagement events which will be carried out to introduce and brief the communities on local environmental information, management and mitigation as detailed within this document. 1.1.8 The HS2 Environmental Memorandum identifies key worksites along the route of HS2 Phase One that are environmentally sensitive in terms of nature conservation, terrestrial and aquatic ecology, water resources, geomorphology, recreation and amenity, landscape, public open space and agricultural land. The criteria for inclusion are ‘worksites where a key significant impact (that has been agreed with the HS2 National Environment Forum2 members) is generated in any of the environmental topics’ as mentioned above. 1.1.9 The nominated undertaker will prepare site-specific management plans for these identified key environmentally sensitive worksites, focusing on mitigation, compensation and monitoring requirements, with opportunities for enhancement in relation to the identified environmental topics as outlined within the Environmental Memorandum. There is one such site within the LBH: the Mid-Colne Valley Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), due to the following key environmental sensitivities; recreation, nature conservation, terrestrial and aquatic ecology, water resources and flood risk and landscape. The plan for this SSSI can be found in Appendix 3 of this LEMP. 1.1.10 The controls within this LEMP, as with those in the CoCP, are in line with HS2’s Safe at Heart health and safety brand. Safe at Heart seeks to ensure that health and safety are at the heart of everything that we do including in the design, construction and operation of the scheme. This aim stretches beyond the scheme itself, through 1HS2 Ltd is the nominated undertaker. The two terms are used interchangeably throughout this LEMP. 2The National Environment Forum comprises Government departments and statutory bodies and was established to advise on environmental policy for HS2, including project-wide strategies for reducing the environmental impact of the line and principles for a Code of Construction Practice OFFICIAL Page vi P1S Local Environment Management Plan London Borough of Hillingdon Document no: P1S-HS2-EV-REP-Sooo-ooooo7 Revision: Rev06 instruments such as this LEMP, and into the communities along the scheme to ensure that we protect their health, safety and wellbeing. 1.1.11 For HS2 documents referenced in this LEMP, these can be found on the www.gov.uk website. 1.2 Area and Scope 1.2.1 Plans showing an overview of LBH areas covered by this LEMP are shown within the Environmental Statement (ES) maps (CFA 6 and CFA 7, between chainages 19+000 to 28+500): CT-05-015b to CT-05-019a in Volume 2, for CFA 6 (Ref: ES 3.2.2.6); and CT-05-019b to CT-05-023a for CFA7 (Ref: ES 3.2.2.7).