WEST OF LOUGHBOROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT Volume 2 August 2014 LAND AT WEST OF LOUGHBOROUGH SUSTAINABLE URBAN EXTENSION OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR RESIDENTIAL AND ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT – VOLUME 2 September 2014 Our Ref: JBB7747.C2084 June 2014 RPS Planning & Development Ltd Highfield House 5 Ridgeway Quinton Business Park Birmingham B32 1AF Tel: 0121 213 5500 Fax: 0121 213 5502 Email: [email protected] rpsgroup.com QUALITY MANAGEMENT Prepared by: Tim Watton/ Eleanor Suttie/ Cameron Austin-Fell Authorised by: Mark Sackett Date: September 2014 Project Number/Document JBB7747/C2084 Reference: COPYRIGHT © RPS The material presented in this report is confidential. This report has been prepared for the exclusive use of Persimmon Homes (North Midlands) and William Davis Ltd and shall not be distributed or made available to any other company or person without the knowledge and written consent of RPS. CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1 2 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ........................................................................................................... 12 3 EIA METHODOLOGY AND NON SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ............................................................... 16 4 PLANNING POLICY ............................................................................................................................. 21 5 SOCIO ECONOMIC FACTORS ............................................................................................................ 31 6 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL AMENITY ................................................................................................ 57 7 ARCHAEOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 121 8 CULTURAL HERITAGE ..................................................................................................................... 136 9 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ............................................................................................................. 165 10 ECOLOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION ................................................................................... 188 11 AIR QUALITY ...................................................................................................................................... 276 12 NOISE AND VIBRATION .................................................................................................................... 297 13 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ............................................................................................. 315 14 GEOLOGY AND GROUND CONDITIONS ......................................................................................... 338 15 ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................................. 352 16 CUMULATIVE AND INDIRECT EFFECTS ........................................................................................ 358 17 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................... 363 TABLES 2.1 Land Use Budget 4.1 Policy Compliance with NPPF and PPG 4.2 Policy Compliance with Charnwood Local Plan 4.3 Policy Compliance with Emerging Development Plan Policies 5.1 Population Trends 5.2 Age Structure 5.3 Average Household Size 5.4 Economic Activity Rates in 2001 and 2011 5.5 Economic Inactivity – Full Time Students % in 2011 5.6 Unemployment Characteristics 5.7 Total Workplace Jobs 5.8 Primary Schools serving West of Loughborough 5.9 Secondary Schools serving West of Loughborough 5.10 Capacity at GPs in West of Loughborough area 5.11 Capacity at dental surgeries near to West of Loughborough 5.12 Adopted Local Plan Open Space Requirements 5.13 Emerging Core Strategy Open Space Requirements 5.14 Open Space Standards in Charnwood 5.15 Dwelling Stock by Council Tax Band 5.16 Estimated Proportion of Households unable to afford Market Housing without Subsidy 5.17 Estimated Proportion of Households in Unsuitable Housing 5.18 Housing Mix requirement by Unit Size Across Tenures 5.19 Construction Effects: New Jobs Created 5.20 Employment Effects: New Industrial Estate 5.21 Expected Population 5.22 Significance of Predicted Effects 7.1 Importance of Resource 7.2 Magnitude of Change Definitions 7.3 Significance of Impact and Importance of Resource 7.4 Summary of Effects 8.1 Sensitivities/Importance of Heritage Assets 8.2 Magnitude of Effect 8.3 Matrix of Effect and Significance 8.4 Summary of Significant Adverse Impacts 8.5 Summary of Summary of Significant Beneficial Impacts 9.1 Initial Significance Criteria 9.2 Significance Criteria by Magnitude and Sensitivity 9.3 External Vehicle Trip Generation 10.1 Summary of Ecological Baseline Surveys 10.2 Geographic Frames of Reference for Evaluation of Nature Conservation Value 10.3 Parameters used to determine impacts 10.4 Nationally Designated Sites 10.5 Local Wildlife Sites 10.6 Historical Non-Statutory Designated Sites 10.7 Summary of Habitats and Biodiversity Features 10.8 Summary of bats recorded during survey 10.9 Summary of notable bird species recorded during breeding bird surveys 10.10 Summary of notable bird species recorded during winter bird surveys 10.11 Habitat Suitability Assessment of Waterbodies for great crested newts 10.12 Summary of Priority Species Potentially Occurring within the Site 10.13 Potential construction effects on designated sites for nature conservation 10.14 Potential construction effects on habitats within the Site 10.15 Potential construction effects on fauna within the Site 10.16 Potential post-construction effects on designated sites for nature conservation 10.17 Potential post-construction effects on habitats within the Site 10.18 Potential post-construction effects on fauna within the Site 10.19 Proposed Mitigation of Potential Construction Effects 10.20 Proposed Mitigation of Potential Post-Construction Effects 11.1 Air Quality Standards, Objectives, Limit and Target Values 11.2 Methods for Assessing Magnitude of Likely Significant Effects on Air Quality 11.3 Methodology for Assessing Sensitivity of Receptor: Air Quality 11.4 Effect Significance Matrix 11.5 Continuous Monitoring Data 2012 11.6 Nitrogen Dioxide Monitoring Locations 11.7 Modelled Ecological Receptor Locations 11.8 Modelled Sensitive Receptor Locations 11.9 Effect Significance of Construction Activities with Design Mitigation 11.10 Assessment Summary and Likely Significant Residual Environmental Effects 12.1 Noise Exposure Hierarchy 12.2 Methodology for Assessing Sensitivity of Noise 12.3 Method for Assessing the Magnitude of the Impact 12.4 Clarification of Magnitude of Road Traffic Noise Impacts in the Long Term 12.5 Significance of Effects Matrix 12.6 Receptor Locations for the Development 12.7 Daytime Noise Survey Results 12.8 Evening Noise Survey Results 12.9 Night-time Noise Survey Results 12.10 Changes in Road Traffic Levels in 2016 12.11 Changes in Road Traffic Levels in 2031 13.1 Summary of Effects 14.1 Magnitude of Effects on the Three Receptors 14.2 Sensitivity of the Three Receptors 14.3 Significance of Impacts 14.4 Areas occupied by the Different Land Grades 14.5 Impacts of the Development on the Main soil Functions 14.6 Mitigation measures to avoid or reduce the main effects of construction on soil and land functions 17.1 Summary of Effects FIGURES 1.1 Site Boundary Plan 5.1 Claimant Count Trends 2006-14 5.2 Jobs Density 5.3 Sectoral Profile of Employment 5.4 Past and projected trends in job growth 5.5 All Crimes (excluding Anti-Social Behaviour) by month per 1000 population 5.6 Dwelling Stock by Council Tax Band 5.7 Charnwood Housing Trajectory 6.1 Location Plan 6.2 Topographical / Hydrological Plan 6.3 National and Regional Landscape Character Areas 6.4 Local Landscape Character Areas 6.5 Public Access 6.6 Visual Assessment 6.7 Photo Viewpoints 6.8 Photographs 6.9 Illustrative Sections 6.10 Illustrative Sections 6.11 Photomontages 6.12 Night-time Photographs 6.13 Charnwood Landscape Capacity and Sensitivity Appraisal 7.1 Map of Archaeological Features 10.1 Consultation Results Plan 10.2 Phase One Habitat Plans 10.3 Designated and Potential LWS Habitat Plan 10.4 Badger Data Records Plan (Confidential Plan bound separately) 10.5 Badger Survey Results Plan (Confidential Plan bound separately) 10.6 Badger Survey Bait Marking Results Plan (Confidential Plan bound separately) 10.7 Culvert Details Plan (Confidential Plan bound separately) 10.8 Badger Mitigation Plan (Confidential Plan bound separately) 10.9 Site Location and Consultation Results Plan 10.10 Bat Activity Transects 10.11 Building Reference Plan 10.12 Principal Habitat / Corridor Plan 10.13 Bat Roosting Potential in Trees Plan 10.14 Static Bat Detector Location Plan 10.15 Botanical Survey Locations 10.16 Breeding Bird Surveys Notable Species Locations Plans 10.17 Winter Bird Surveys Distribution of Notable Species Plan 10.18 Pond Locations Plan 10.19 Waterbody Locations Plan 10.20 Otter Activity Plans 10.21 Reptile Refugia and Results Plan 10.22 Tree Survey Site Location Plan 10.23 Tree Survey Plans 10.24 Tree Retention Plans 11.1 Air Quality Assessment Area 11.2 East Midlands Airport Meteorological Station Wind Rose 12.1 Noise Monitoring Locations 12.2 Traffic Receptor Locations 12.3 2021 DM LAeq 18hr Noise Levels 12.4 2031 DS LAeq 18hr Noise Levels 12.5 Contribution