A19 / A184 Testos Junction Improvement Environmental Statement Appendix 15.1 APPROACH TO SCREENING DEVELOPMENT FOR POTENTIAL CUMULATIVE EFFECTS Developing a ‘long-list of potentially relevant other developments 15.1A.3 In addition, the local authorities, Natural England and the Environment Agency were invited to comment on the cumulative effects methodology as a matter of 15.1A.1 A ‘long list’ of potentially relevant other developments was developed, built up in good practice. line with the criteria set out in Table 15.1 and taking into account the following additional factors: Sifting the long list to identify a ‘short list’ of other developments for Any transport infrastructure or other development on the ‘traffic uncertainty assessment log’65 that was deemed sufficiently certain to be included in the ‘core scenario’ 15.1A.4 A proportion of the developments were not suitable for inclusion in the cumulative for traffic modelling were included in the long list. effects assessment, either because: Applications under other regimes were limited to ‘major applications’ within the There was too much uncertainty about the project going ahead, and therefore of relevant local authorities (South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Sunderland and its impacts occurring, to justify its inclusion in the assessment; or Gateshead) as defined in the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010 (TCPO). ‘Major applications’ There was too little information available about the project, and in particular its include: environmental effects, to allow an assessment. Employment proposals of 1000m2 or more; 15.1A.5 Therefore, the ‘short list’ of developments that may act cumulatively with the A19/A184 Testos Junction Improvement scheme for inclusion in the assessment Residential proposals with 10 or more houses or, where the number of was determined by taking into account the following factors: houses is not known, a site area of 0.5 hectares or more; How certain it is that each development will go ahead; Minerals or waste sites with an area of 1 hectare or more; or The availability of environmental information regarding the developments; Transport infrastructure proposals with an area of 1 hectare or more. Potential temporal overlap between any of the effects of the Scheme and the Any other relevant developments identified through consultation with effects of other developments; and developers and stakeholders. Potential spatial overlap between any of the effects of the Scheme and the 15.1A.2 The following stakeholders were consulted during the consultation process to effects of the other developments. ensure that all relevant developments were taken into consideration: 15.1A.6 Consideration of whether there is sufficient certainty of a project going ahead was South Tyneside Council; based on the ‘tiers’ identified in Table 15.1, as follows: Sunderland City Council; Any Tier 1 and Tier 2 project deemed to have sufficient certainty was taken into North Tyneside Council; the short list, providing other criteria were met (see paragraph 15.1A.5); Gateshead Council; For Tier 3 projects, there was variation in the level of confidence that a project would go ahead. Some individual projects have public commitments with a Sunderland City Council Highways Department; defined timescale and identified funding, while others remain policy or South Tyneside Council Highways Department; commercial aspirations. These projects were considered on a case-by-case basis to determine whether there was sufficient confidence to carry them Nexus (formerly Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive); forward into the short list, taking other criteria into account. North-East Combined Authority (formerly Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport 15.1A.7 Cumulative impact assessment cannot be undertaken unless there is sufficient Authority); information about the other developments included. As a minimum, this must Northern Powergrid (Northeast) Limited; include an environmental Scoping Report or other environmental report that enables: National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc; and Identification of the environmental zone of influence of the other project, overall National Grid Plc. and on a topic-by-topic basis; and Identification of the time period over which the impacts of the other project 65 The traffic uncertainty log is a similar ‘long list’ process used by traffic modellers to identify other planned could occur. developments that may influence the quantity, speed or distribution of traffic. 15.1A.8 Projects with sufficient confidence were placed on the short list. A19 / A184 Testos Junction Improvement Environmental Statement Gathering information on the projects in the short list 15.1A.9 The following categories of information were sought for each of the developments included on the short list of developments for assessment, to inform the cumulative effects assessment: The location and extent of the other development; Information on the design of the other development; Its proposed programme for obtaining consent (if relevant), construction, operation and decommissioning; Environmental assessment information that wouldl allow the identification of: The environmental baseline; The environmental effects of the development; The environmental zone of influence of the development as a whole and on a topic by topic basis; and The timescale on which effects would occur, overall and on a topic by topic basis. 15.1A.10 It was recognised that the extent to which this information is available, and the level of detail of the information, is likely to vary between developments, even where the minimum requirement for inclusion in the short list has been met. 15.1A.11 The starting point for data gathering was websites of the relevant competent authorities (i.e. the local authorities and the Planning Inspectorate). Where required, we supplemented by liaising with the competent authorities and consulting other stakeholders and statutory bodies. In some cases, information was available from the developers themselves, from their websites or directly. A19 / A184 Testos Junction Improvement Environmental Statement Appendix 15.2 SHORT-LISTED DEVELOPMENTS ID1: Land north of Nissan Agricultural Land, west of the A19, east of A road bridge across the A19 to connect with Washington Road; A1290 and north of Washington Road (also known as ‘Wearpoint 55’) Other associated ancillary uses (including a public transport interchange, retail, 15.2A.1 A proposed industrial/commercial development adjacent to the A19, located between leisure and a hotel, known as ‘the Hub’); and the Nissan plant and Downhill Lane junction. An application for planning consent, with Utilities provision with the potential provision of an energy centre, and electricity an ES, has been submitted to Sunderland City Council. Full planning permission was sub-station upgrades. sought to build two manufacturing warehouses (Unit A 27,870 sqm and Unit B 46,451 sqm) plus associated car parking and access from the A1290. Outline planning 15.2A.8 Environmental information for the IAMP site is available from an EIA Scoping Report permission was included for a third manufacturing warehouse (Unit C 28,863 sqm) and published on the Planning Inspectorate website, and from ecological survey reports 8,805 sqm of commercial development comprising a Hotel (use class C1), Retail (use that have been shared with Highways England. There has also been extensive liaison class A1) and Car Showroom (use class Sui Generis). between Highways England and the developers of IAMP and their respective environmental teams. 15.2A.2 It is important to note that Wearpoint 55 and IAMP (see short list site ID3) cannot both proceed without modification as the entirety of Wearpoint 55 would occupy some of ID4: Site of Former Industrial Units Bedewell Industrial Park/Baker the same land proposed for IAMP. Perkins Sports Ground, Red House Road ID2: Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited Washington Road, 15.2A.9 Consented housing development for 335 new residential dwellings and associated Usworth access, landscaping and engineering works. 15.2A.3 Construction of new link road between an existing supplier site and the main Nissan ID5: Land in Jarrow bounded by Eskdale Drive, Coniston Drive, site. Lodore Grove, Kirkstone Avenue and Grasmere Avenue ID3: International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP), Washington 15.2A.10 Planning application for construction of 36 new residential dwellings comprising a mix Road, Usworth of 1 to 3 bedroom: flats, bungalows, semi-detached and terraced properties. Would include new boundary treatments, landscaping, parking and associated access. 15.2A.4 An IAMP is proposed immediately south-west of Testos junction, south and west of Downhill Lane junction. The IAMP is a joint venture between Sunderland and South ID6: Housing development adjacent to east side of A19, north-west Tyneside Council to develop an employment site for advanced manufacturing that of Simonside would attract both national and international business investment and job creation. The site is predicted to generate £295 million of private sector investment and 5,200 new 15.2A.11 Planning application for construction of 20 new residential dwellings comprising 6 jobs by 2026/ 27. apartments, 10 bungalows and 4 houses, plus associated parking, landscaping and highways improvements. 15.2A.5 The IAMP site would be developed on an area that is currently in the Green Belt. Sunderland and South Tyneside Councils