A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements TR010044 Volume 6 6.8 First Iteration Environmental Management Plan Planning Act 2008 Regulation 5(2)(a) Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 26 February 2021 A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements First Iteration Environmental Management Plan Infrastructure Planning Planning Act 2008 The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements Development Consent Order 202[ ] First Iteration Environmental Management Plan Regulation Reference: Regulation 5(2)(a) Planning Inspectorate Scheme TR010044 Reference Application Document Reference TR010044/APP/) 6.8 Author A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements Project Team, Highways England Version Date Status of Version Rev 1 26 February 2021 DCO Application Planning Inspectorate Scheme Ref: TR010044 Application Document Ref: TR010044/APP/6.8 A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements Environmental Statement – First Iteration Environmental Management Plan Table of contents Chapter Pages 1 Introduction and background to the Scheme 1 1.1 Purpose of the Environmental Management Plan 1 1.2 The Scheme 4 1.3 Scheme Objectives 7 2 Project team roles and responsibilities 9 2.1 Site roles and responsibilities 9 3 Environmental actions and commitments 15 3.1 Introduction 15 3.2 Guide to the REAC tables 15 4 Consents and permissions 35 4.1 Consents and Agreements Position Statement 35 5 Environmental asset data and as built drawings 47 5.1 Highways England Environmental Information System 47 5.2 Collection and submission of EnvIS data 47 6 Details of maintenance and EMP monitoring activities 49 6.2 Environmental records inspections 49 6.3 Inspection check list 49 6.4 Procedures to monitor compliance 49 7 Induction, training and briefing procedures for staff 52 7.2 Environmental competencies 53 7.3 Training and site induction 53 7.4 Toolbox talks and induction supporting materials 54 8 References 55 8.1 References used in the First Iteration EMP 55 8.2 Glossary 63 9 Annex A - Air quality management plan 106 1.1 Background to the plan 107 1.2 Responsibilities 107 1.3 Consent requirements 107 1.4 General control measures 107 1.5 Specific control measures 109 10 Annex B - Noise and vibration outline management plan 115 1.1 Background to the plan 116 1.2 Responsibilities 116 1.3 Consent requirements 116 Planning Inspectorate Scheme Ref: TR010044 Application Document Ref: TR010044/APP/6.8 A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements Environmental Statement – First Iteration Environmental Management Plan 1.4 General control measures 116 11 Annex C - Waste management plan 119 1.1 Introduction 120 1.2 Waste management legislation 122 1.3 Details of the Scheme 124 1.4 Management arrangements 125 1.5 Estimate of material use and waste arisings 128 1.6 Design decisions 135 1.7 Materials and waste management on-site 136 1.8 Key responsibilities 143 Annex 1: Designing out waste opportunities log 145 Annex 2: Waste carriers 169 Annex 3: Aggregates imported to site 170 Annex 4: Waste management 171 12 Annex D – Biodiversity management plan 1 1.1 Background to the plan 2 1.2 The purpose and structure of this document 3 1.3 Responsibilities 4 1.4 Licence requirements 4 1.5 General biodiversity control measures 4 1.6 Habitat protection, mitigation and enhancement 5 1.7 Species-specific mitigation measures 7 1.8 Bats 7 1.9 Riparian mammals 12 1.10 Birds (breeding and wintering) 13 1.11 Hobby and Red Kite 14 1.12 Barn Owl 15 1.13 Reptiles 15 1.14 Great Crested Newt and other amphibians 16 1.15 Fish 18 1.16 Invasive non-native plant species 18 8 References 22 Appendix A – Reptiles: design principles for hibernacula, log piles and egg laying sites 23 Hibernacula 23 Log piles 23 Egg laying sites 23 Appendix B – Badger: illustrative content for the method statement 24 13 Annex E - Soil handling and management plan 27 14 Annex F - Water management plan 39 1.1 Background to the plan 40 Planning Inspectorate Scheme Ref: TR010044 Application Document Ref: TR010044/APP/6.8 A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements Environmental Statement – First Iteration Environmental Management Plan 1.2 Purpose of the OWMP 40 1.3 Aims 41 1.4 Document control 42 1.5 Responsibilities 42 Baseline conditions 44 2.1 Legislation and policy context 44 2.2 Existing water bodies 45 2.3 Flood risk 47 Potential impacts on the water environment from the Scheme 48 3.1 Potential impacts 48 Mitigation, monitoring and consents 51 4.1 Prior to construction / detailed design stage 51 4.2 During construction 58 4.3 Working in and over watercourses – Management of pollution risk 69 4.4 Works affecting navigation along the River Great Ouse 70 4.5 Management of dewatering activities 71 4.6 Draft action plan 71 4.7 Incident and corrective action reporting 72 Appendix A Indicative silt management techniques 78 15 Annex G – Energy and resource use management plan 79 16 Annex H – Materials management plan 83 1.1 Background to the plan 84 1.2 Purpose of the OMMP 84 1.3 Overview 84 1.4 Roles and responsibilities 85 1.5 Materials classification 86 1.6 Materials tracking and storage 87 1.7 Data management 88 1.8 Verification plan and reporting 89 17 Annex I – Contaminated land management plan 93 18 Annex J – Archaeological management plan 98 1.1 Background to the plan 99 19 Annex K – Construction compound management plan 107 20 Annex L – Landscape and Ecology Management Plan 114 1.1 Background to the plan 115 1.2 Responsibilities 116 Landscape and ecological context of the Scheme 118 1.3 Introduction 118 1.4 Landscape 118 1.5 Ecology 119 Planning Inspectorate Scheme Ref: TR010044 Application Document Ref: TR010044/APP/6.8 A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements Environmental Statement – First Iteration Environmental Management Plan 1.6 Arboriculture 120 Landscape strategy 122 1.7 Good road design 122 1.8 Landscape design vision and principles 122 Implementation 126 1.9 Introduction 126 1.10 Landscape element types 126 Establishment maintenance 138 4.1 Introduction 138 4.2 Habitat types 138 Long term management 143 6.2 Introduction 143 6.3 Habitat types 143 Monitoring and evaluation 146 6.4 Introduction 146 Appendix A: Landscape Character Areas – design considerations 148 Appendix B: Description of landscape element types associated with the Scheme 151 Appendix C: Landscape design objectives and principles 153 21 Annex M: Environmental method statement 157 1.1 Background 158 22 Annex N: Emergency procedures and record of any environmental incidents 159 1.1 Background 160 23 Annex O: Copy of evaluation of change register 161 1.1 Background 162 24 Annex P: Final environmental investigation and monitoring reports 163 1.1 Background 164 Planning Inspectorate Scheme Ref: TR010044 Application Document Ref: TR010044/APP/6.8 A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements Environmental Statement – First Iteration Environmental Management Plan Table of Figures Figure 1-1: Development of the EMP through construction and handover 4 Figure 1-2: The Scheme 6 Table of Tables Table 1-1: Key construction programme dates (indicative) 7 Table 2-1: Roles and responsibilities 9 Table 3-1: Guide to the REAC tables 15 Table 3-2: General provisions 18 Table 3-4: Air quality 20 Table 3-5: Cultural heritage 21 Table 3-6: Landscape and visual 23 Table 3-7: Biodiversity 25 Table 3-8: Geology and soils 26 Table 3-9: Materials and waste 28 Table 3-10: Noise and vibration 29 Table 3-11: Population and human health 31 Table 3-12: Road Drainage and the water environment 33 Table 3-13: Climate 34 Table 4-1: Consents and permissions that may be required 36 Table 7-1: Indicative list of induction and toolbox talks training required for the scheme 52 Table A-1: Dust mitigation control measures 108 Table A-2: Locations requiring additional dust mitigation control measures 110 Table A-3: Additional dust mitigation control measures 112 Table C-1: Terminology 120 Table C-2: Project details 124 Table C-3: Responsibilities for producing the WMP 126 Table C-4: Estimated main types and quantities of aggregates to be used during the construction of the Scheme and potential alternative aggregate content 129 Table C-5: Estimated main types and quantities of excavated materials arising and used during the construction of the Scheme 130 Table C-6: Estimated main types and quantities of demolition waste arising during the construction of the Scheme including potential management routes and recovery rates 132 Table C-7: Estimated main types and quantities of construction waste arising during the construction of the Scheme including potential management routes and recovery rates 133 Table C-8: Waste prevention actions 136 Table 3-1 Proposed monitoring for bats – indicative programme (dates to be confirmed by the PC) 11 Table F2-1 Summary of relevant legislation 45 Table F4-1 Summary of relevant best practice 59 Table F4-2: Incident categories 74 Table F4-3: Incident category, monitoring evidence and actions 78 Table H-1: Roles and responsibilities 87 Table H-2: Material identification and classification 87 Table H-3: Example site-specific material transfer pro-forma 89 Table J-1: Archaeological mitigation sites 102 Table L-1: Indicative amenity grassland mix 127 Planning Inspectorate Scheme Ref: TR010044 Application Document Ref: TR010044/APP/6.8 A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements Environmental Statement – First Iteration Environmental Management Plan Table L-2: Indicative species rich grassland mix (neutral grassland)