Report to the Secretary of State for The Planning Inspectorate 4/09 Kite Wing Transport and the Secretary of Temple Quay House 2 The Square State for Communities and Local Temple Quay Bristol BS1 6PN Government 0117 372 6372 By R M Barker, BENG(HONS), CENG, MICE, FCIHT An Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State Date: 19 October 2012 for Transport and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government HIGHWAYS ACT 1980 ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1981 The A46 Trunk Road (Newark to Widmerpool Improvement and Slip Roads) Margidunum Roundabout (Detrunking) Order 20.., The A46 Trunk Road (Newark to Widmerpool Improvement and Slip Roads) Supplementary (Side Roads) Order Number 1 20.., AND The A46 Trunk Road (Newark to Widmerpool Improvement and Slip Roads) Supplementary Compulsory Purchase Order Number 1 20.., Inquiry Opened: 08 November 2011 Ref: DPI/L3055/11/16 REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FILE REF: DPI/L3055/11/16 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS CASE DETAILS 3.............................................................................................................................................. 4 1. PREAMBLE 4 .................................................................................................................................................. 4 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE & ITS SURROU NDINGS 6.......................................................................................... 4 3. LEGAL/PROCEDURAL SUBMISSIONS 7.............................................................................................................. 4 4. THE CASE FOR THE ORDER MAKING AUTHORITY 29....................................................................................... 4 5. THE CASE FOR THE SUPPORTERS 38 ................................................................................................................ 4 6. THE CASE FOR THE OBJECTORS 38 .................................................................................................................. 4 7. REBUTTAL BY TH E ORDER MAKING AUTHORITY 53........................................................................................ 4 8. CONCLUSIONS 65 ........................................................ ................................................................................... 4 9. RECOMMENDATIONS 77.................................................................................................................................. 4 APPENDIX A APPEARANCE S 78 ......................................................................................................................... 4 APPENDIX B DOCUMENTS 82............................................................................................................................ 4 APPENDIX C GLOSSARY 98............................................................................................................................... 4 CASE DETAILS......................................................................................................................................................... 5 1 PREAMBLE....................................................................................................................................................... 6 FARNDON ROUNDABOUT/B6166............................................................................................................................... 9 ALLEGED COVERT SURVEILLANCE ......................................................................................................................... 10 The Objector’s (PAF’s) Submissions ............................................................................................................... 10 The Authority’s Submissions ............................................................................................................................ 11 THE QUESTION OF THE PAF ALTERNATIVE ............................................................................................................ 12 The Authority’s Submission ............................................................................................................................... 12 The Objector’s (PAF’s) Submissions ................................................................................................................ 16 EIA CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 21 The Objector’s (PAF’s) Submissions................................................................................................................. 21 The Authority’s Submissions.............................................................................................................................. 23 The Objector’s (PAF’s) Further Response ........................................................................................................ 27 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY .................................................................................................................................. 31 NEED FOR THE CURRENT (2011) SUPPLEMENTARY ORDERS ................................................................................... 32 DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2011 SUPPLEMENTARY ORDERS......................................................................................... 33 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY ORDERS PROPOSALS..................................................... 34 THE EXISTING PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS (PMA) AND PAF LORRY PARK .......................................................... 34 THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT ACCESS AND LORRY PARK (THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTARY ORDERS 2011) ........... 36 SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................... 39 MR C C S LAWRENCE ............................................................................................................................................ 40 P A FREIGHT (OBJ/003).......................................................................................................................................... 40 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 40 The Discharge of the Statutory Duty.................................................................................................................. 41 The Needs of the Business.................................................................................................................................. 41 Design Standards............................................................................................................................................... 43 The Level of Detail............................................................................................................................................. 44 The PAF Alternative .......................................................................................................................................... 44 The Current Impediments .................................................................................................................................. 45 The Absence of any Health & Safety Assessment............................................................................................... 45 The Absence of an Adequate Road Safety Audit ................................................................................................ 46 The Shortcomings of the Promoted Scheme....................................................................................................... 48 The Issue of Alternatives.................................................................................................................................... 53 Mr Patrick Mercer OBE MP ............................................................................................................................. 54 MR M R WALMSLEY (WALMSLEY AUTOS LTD) (OBJ/002).................................................................................... 54 MRS D PAVER (OBJ/001) NO 153 FARNDON ROAD................................................................................................ 55 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 55 THE MAIN ISSUES ................................................................................................................................................... 56 REASONABLENESS OF HA ALTERNATIVE ACCESS PROPOSAL................................................................................. 57 REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FILE REF: DPI/L3055/11/16 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ DETAILED ISSUES.................................................................................................................................................... 58 REBUTTAL OF MR PATRICK MERCER MP ............................................................................................................... 62 REBUTTAL OF MR A MORRIS.................................................................................................................................