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OFFICIAL Network Rail Oxford Corridor Phase 2 Capacity Improvement Scheme Environmental Impact Assessment – Environmental Statement: Chapter 8 – Historic Environment 163390-JAC-REP-EEN-080000 Revision A01 Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 Network Rail Oxford Corridor Phase 2 Capacity Improvement Scheme Environmental Impact Assessment – Environmental Statement: Chapter 8 – Historic Environment Document Reference 163390-JAC-REP-EEN-080000 Author Jacobs Date June 2021 Revision Number A01 OFFICIAL Network Rail Oxford Corridor Phase 2 Capacity Improvement Scheme Environmental Impact Assessment – Environmental Statement: Chapter 8 – Historic Environment 163390-JAC-REP-EEN-080000 Revision A01 Environmental Impact Assessment – Environmental Statement: Chapter 8 – Historic Environment Document Version Control Version Date Author Reviewer Approver A01 Jun 2021 R. McNaught S. Griffin A. Naik Report for: Authored by: Network Rail Jacobs SN1 1180 Eskdale Rd Station Road Winnersh Swindon Reading SN11DG RG41 5TU © Copyright 2021 . The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Network Rail. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of constitutes an infringement of copyright. Limitation: This document has been prepared on behalf of Network Rail, and for the exclusive use of Network Rail, and is subject to, and issued in accordance with, the provisions of the contract between Jacobs and the Network Rail. Jacobs accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, or in respect of, any use of, or reliance upon, this document by any third party. OFFICIAL Network Rail Oxford Corridor Phase 2 Capacity Improvement Scheme Environmental Impact Assessment – Environmental Statement: Chapter 8 – Historic Environment 163390-JAC-REP-EEN-080000 Revision A01 Contents 8. HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................ 1 8.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 1 8.2 Legislation, Policy and Guidance ................................................................. 2 8.3 Methodology ................................................................................................. 5 8.4 Baseline Conditions .................................................................................... 11 8.5 Design and Best Practice Measures .......................................................... 18 8.6 Assessment of Historic Environment Effects .............................................. 20 8.7 Additional Mitigation Measures .................................................................. 23 8.8 Summary of Residual Historic Environment Effects ................................... 23 8.9 Conclusions ................................................................................................ 26 References ........................................................................................................ 27 i OFFICIAL Network Rail Oxford Corridor Phase 2 Capacity Improvement Scheme Environmental Impact Assessment – Environmental Statement: Chapter 8 – Historic Environment 163390-JAC-REP-EEN-080000 Revision A01 Tables Table 8.1: Legislation relevant to historic environment ........................................................... 2 Table 8.2: Planning policy relevant to historic environment .................................................... 3 Table 8.3: Guidance relevant to historic environment ............................................................. 4 Table 8.4: Summary of consultation responses for historic environment scope and methodology ............................................................................................................................ 6 Table 8.5: Criteria for determining the sensitivity of receptors for historic environment .......... 8 Table 8.6: Assessment criteria for determining the magnitude of the impact for historic environment ............................................................................................................................. 9 Table 8.7: Factors in the assessment of significance of effect for historic environment ....... 10 Table 8.8: Summary of archaeological remains baseline ...................................................... 11 Table 8.9: Summary of historic buildings .............................................................................. 15 Table 8.10: Summary of historic landscape .......................................................................... 17 Table 8.11: Summary of design measures relevant to the historic environment assessment .............................................................................................................................................. 19 Table 8.12: Summary of construction management measures relevant to this historic environment assessment ...................................................................................................... 20 Table 8.13: Residual effects for historic environment ........................................................... 24 ii OFFICIAL Network Rail Oxford Corridor Phase 2 Capacity Improvement Scheme Environmental Impact Assessment – Environmental Statement: Chapter 8 – Historic Environment 163390-JAC-REP-EEN-080000 Revision A01 8. HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 8.1 Introduction 8.1.1 This chapter of the Environmental statement reports the potential effects resulting from the construction and operation of the Scheme on historic environment. The assessment has taken the following approach: • Identification of relevant baseline conditions; • Details of relevant mitigation embedded within the Scheme and construction management measures; • Assessment of potential historic environment effects from the Scheme; • Proposals for appropriate additional mitigation measures if possible; and • Conclusions on the likely significant residual effects of the Scheme for the historic environment. 8.1.2 A full description of the Scheme is given in Chapter 2 – Description of the Scheme. 8.1.3 The historic environment assessment considers the following factors: • Archaeological Remains; • Historic Buildings; and • Historic Landscape. 8.1.4 Historic buildings in the context of this report encompasses all elements of built heritage including bridges and other structures not traditionally considered to be buildings. 8.1.5 This chapter is supported by the following: Volume 3 • Figure 8.1 – Designated Heritage Assets; • Figure 8.2 – Non-Designated Heritage Assets; and • Figure 8.3 – Historic Landscape. Volume 4 • Appendix 8.1 – Heritage Statement; and Page 1 of 27 OFFICIAL Network Rail Oxford Corridor Phase 2 Capacity Improvement Scheme Environmental Impact Assessment – Environmental Statement: Chapter 8 – Historic Environment 163390-JAC-REP-EEN-080000 Revision A01 • Appendix 8.2 – Gazetteer of Cultural Heritage Assets. 8.1.6 Potential impacts on the ‘present day’ landscape and on people's views and visual amenity including impacts on listed buildings are addressed in Chapter 9 – Landscape and Visual. All technical terms used in this chapter are explained within Appendix 1.5 – Glossary and Acronyms. 8.2 Legislation, Policy and Guidance 8.2.1 The following section outlines the relevant national legislation, regional and local planning policies and guidance relevant to this assessment. 8.2.2 Table 8.1 sets out the relevant legislation for the historic environment; Table 8.2 sets out relevant planning policy for the historic environment whilst Table 8.3 provides a summary of relevant guidance for this historic environment assessment. 8.2.3 The legislation, policies and guidance listed have been taken into account in the assessment of the likely significant effects on the historic environment as a result of the Scheme and the development of appropriate mitigation measures. Table 8.1: Legislation relevant to historic environment Legislation Description in relation to historic Relevance to the Scheme environment Ancient Monuments and Establishes the protection of historic There are three Scheduled Archaeological Areas Act environment assets of national Monuments within the study 1978 importance as Scheduled area. Monuments. Planning (Listed Buildings Establishes the protection of built There are ten Listed and Conservation Areas) Act heritage assets of national Buildings and three 1990 importance as Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas within defines the parameters for the the study area. creation of Conservation Areas. Historic Buildings and Establishes a Register of Historic There is one Registered Ancient Monuments Act 1953 Parks and Gardens. Park and Garden in the (as amended) study area. Page 2 of 27 OFFICIAL Network Rail Oxford Corridor Phase 2 Capacity Improvement Scheme Environmental Impact Assessment – Environmental Statement: Chapter 8 – Historic Environment 163390-JAC-REP-EEN-080000 Revision A01 Table 8.2: Planning policy relevant to historic environment Policy Document Description in relation to historic environment Relevance to the Scheme National Planning Policy In Paragraph 189 of the NPPF, applicants for planning permission are required to Section 8.4 of this chapter presents a Framework (NPPF) 2019 provide a description of the significance of any affected heritage assets, including description of the significance of any contribution made by their setting in sufficient detail to enable local planning historic environment assets including authorities to understand