June 2019 High Speed Two Phase 2b: Crewe to Manchester and West Midlands to Leeds Consultation on the working draft Environmental Statement Produced by Ipsos MORI for HS2 Ltd 18-054579-01 | For Publication | This work was carried out in accordance with the requirements of the international quality standard for Market Research, ISO 20252, and with the Ipsos MORI Terms and Conditions which can be found at http://www.ipsos-mori.com/terms. Ipsos MORI | Consultation on the Phase 2b working draft Environmental Statement 2 Contents 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 14 2. Structure of this report ............................................................................................................ 23 3. Analysis methodology ............................................................................................................. 27 4. Comments relating to the Non-technical summary ............................................................. 31 5. Comments relating to Volume 1: Introduction and methodology ..................................... 33 6. Comments relating to Volume 2: community area MA01 Hough to Walley’s Green ...... 36 6.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 36 6.2 Overview of the area ............................................................................................................................................ 36 6.3 Agriculture, forestry and soils ............................................................................................................................ 37 6.4 Air quality .............................................................................................................................................................. 38 6.5 Community ............................................................................................................................................................ 38 6.6 Ecology and biodiversity ..................................................................................................................................... 39 6.7 Health ..................................................................................................................................................................... 40 6.8 Historic environment ........................................................................................................................................... 40 6.9 Land quality ........................................................................................................................................................... 40 6.10 Landscape and visual ......................................................................................................................................... 40 6.11 Socio-economic .................................................................................................................................................. 41 6.12 Noise and vibration ........................................................................................................................................... 41 6.13 Traffic and transport ......................................................................................................................................... 42 6.14 Water resources and flood risk ........................................................................................................................ 43 7. Comments relating to Volume 2: community area MA02 Wimboldsley to Lostock Gralam ....................................................................................................................................... 44 7.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 44 7.2 Overview of the area ............................................................................................................................................ 44 7.3 Agriculture, forestry and soils ............................................................................................................................ 45 7.4 Air quality .............................................................................................................................................................. 46 7.5 Community ............................................................................................................................................................ 48 7.6 Ecology and biodiversity ..................................................................................................................................... 50 7.7 Health ..................................................................................................................................................................... 52 7.8 Historic environment ........................................................................................................................................... 53 7.9 Land quality ........................................................................................................................................................... 54 7.10 Landscape and visual ......................................................................................................................................... 54 7.11 Socio-economic .................................................................................................................................................. 55 7.12 Noise and vibration ........................................................................................................................................... 57 7.13 Traffic and transport ......................................................................................................................................... 58 18-054579-01 | For Publication | This work was carried out in accordance with the requirements of the international quality standard for Market Research, ISO 20252, and with the Ipsos MORI Terms and Conditions which can be found at http://www.ipsos-mori.com/terms. Ipsos MORI | Consultation on the Phase 2b working draft Environmental Statement 3 7.14 Water resources and flood risk ........................................................................................................................ 61 8. Comments relating to Volume 2: community area MA03 Pickmere to Agden and Hulseheath ................................................................................................................................ 63 8.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 63 8.2 Overview of the area ............................................................................................................................................ 63 8.3 Agriculture, forestry and soils ............................................................................................................................ 64 8.4 Air quality .............................................................................................................................................................. 65 8.5 Community ............................................................................................................................................................ 66 8.6 Ecology and biodiversity ..................................................................................................................................... 68 8.7 Health ..................................................................................................................................................................... 69 8.8 Historic environment ........................................................................................................................................... 70 8.9 Land quality ........................................................................................................................................................... 70 8.10 Landscape and visual ......................................................................................................................................... 71 8.11 Socio-economic .................................................................................................................................................. 72 8.12 Noise and vibration ........................................................................................................................................... 72 8.13 Traffic and transport ......................................................................................................................................... 73 8.14 Water resources and flood risk ........................................................................................................................ 76 9. Comments relating to Volume 2: community area MA04 Broomedge to Glazebrook .... 77 9.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 77 9.2 Overview of the area ...........................................................................................................................................