APPENDIX A – ABBREVIATIONS

4WLA Four Way Legal Agreement AMP Asset Management Plan AoS Appraisal of Sustainability APFP Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure (Regulations) BCWG Biodiversity Compensation Working Group BESSC Barn Elms School Sports Centre BPM Best Practicable Means BPS Power Station BPSOG Owning Group CA Compulsory Acquisition CABE Design Council CABE CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan CLWG Community Liaison Working Group CoCP Code of Construction Practice CoPA Control of Pollution Act CPNI Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure CS Core Strategy CSO Combined Sewer Overflow DAS Design and Access Statement dB Decibel, unit of sound pressure dBLAeq,T Equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level determined over the period of T dBLAmax Maximum value of the A-weighted sound pressure level DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government DCO Development Consent Order Defra Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DfT Department for Transport DML Deemed Marine Licence DO Dissolved Oxygen EA Environment Agency EEA European Economic Area EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EPS European Protected Species EqIA Equalities Impact Assessment ES Environmental Statement EU European Union ExA Examining authority FDAIR Flood Defence Assets Interpretive Report FFD Freshwater Fish Directive FRA Flood Risk Assessment FTW Free Trade Wharf GSP Government Support Package ha Hectare HBMCE Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for HCWG Habitat Compensation Working Group HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle HIA Health Impact Assessment HRA Habitats Regulations Assessment

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HSE Health and Safety Executive HSSE Health, Security, Safety and the Environment IP Infrastructure Provider IS Issue Specific IT Interim Target KEMP King Edward Memorial Park LB the Borough of LIR Local Impact Report LLAU Limits of Land to be Acquired or Used LOAEL Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level LoPS London Permit Scheme m metre m2 square metre m3 cubic metre MCA the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 MCZ Marine Conservation Zone MMO Marine Management Organisation MOL Metropolitan Open Land MPA Marine Protected Area MPS Marine Policy Statement MSFD Marine Strategy Framework Directive MUGA Multi-Use Games Area NE Natural England NERC Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 NEWT Not Environmentally Worse Than NNG Night Noise Guideline

NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide NOEL No Observed Effect Level NPPF National Planning Policy Framework NPPG National Planning Practice Guidance NPS the National Policy Statement for Waste Water: A framework document for planning decisions on nationally significant waste water infrastructure, March 2012 NPSE Noise Policy Statement for England 2011 NRSWA New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 NSER No Significant Effects Report NSIP Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project OAWSI Overarching Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation OF Open Floor OFA Overarching Framework Agreement PA 2008 Planning Act 2008 (as amended) PEIR Preliminary Environmental Information Report PHT Property Heads of Terms PLA Authority PM Preliminary Meeting

PM10 Particulate Matter of size less than ten microns PPV Peak Particle Velocity PSED Public Sector Equality Duty RB the Royal Borough of RHC Royal Hospital Chelsea RIES Report on the Implications for European Sites

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RT&TT and Tidal Tributaries RTS River Transport Strategy SAC Special Area of Conservation SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SFR South Fulham Riverside SINC Site of Interest for Nature Conservation SIP Specified Infrastructure Project SOAEL Significant Observed Adverse Effect Level SoCC Statement of Community Consultation SoCG Statement of Common Ground SPA Special Protection Area SPD Supplementary Planning Document SSAWSI Site-specific Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest STW Sewage Treatment Works SuDS Sustainable Drainage Systems SYR Save Your Riverside T Tonnes TA Transport Assessment TAP Trigger Action Plan TBM Tunnel Boring Machine TCPA 1990 the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) TfL Transport for London TMA Traffic Management Act 2004 TTSS Thames Tideway Strategic Study TWA Transport and Works Act 1992 UK United Kingdom UWWTD Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive VDV Vibration Dose Value VNEBOA Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea Opportunity Area WFD Water Framework Directive WHO World Health Organisation WIA 1991 Water Industry Act 1991 (as amended) WWTS Order the Infrastructure Planning (Waste Water Transfer and Storage) Order 2012

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