Safe roads, reliable journeys, informed travellers

An executive agency of the Department for Transport

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M4 junctions 3 to 12 smart motorway

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Development consent order application

Volume 6 – Environmental statement and related documents (4 of 5)

March 2015

     

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Volume 6 Contents

The contents of Volume 6, Environmental Statements and Related Documents, are

shown in the table below.

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Volume 6, Folder 1 of 5

6.1 Environmental statement

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Scheme context

Chapter 3: Design iterations and alternatives

Chapter 4: Scheme description

Chapter 5: EIA methodology

Chapter 6: Air quality

Chapter 7: Heritage

Chapter 8: Landscape

Chapter 9: Ecology and nature conservation

Chapter 10: Geology and soils

Chapter 11: Materials and waste

Chapter 12: Noise and vibration

Chapter 13: Effects on all travellers

Chapter 14: Community and private assets

Chapter 15: Road drainage and water environment

Chapter 16: Combined and cumulative impacts

Chapter 17: Summary

Chapter 18: References, glossary and list of abbreviations

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6.2 Environmental statement figures (1 of 2)

Figure 1.1: Proposed order limits with compounds

Figure 2.1: Scheme location plan

Figure 4.1: Scheme plans

Figure 4.2: Side road alignment drawings

Figures 6.0-6.35: Detailed assessment receptor results

Figure 7.1: Heritage assets

Volume 6, Folder 3 of 5

6.2 Environmental statement figures (2 of 2)

Continuation from Volume 6, Folder 2 of 5

Figure 8.1: Local landscape character areas

Figure 8.2: Visual effects drawings

Figure 8.3: Existing views day and night time

Figure 8.4: Existing landscape character darkness and lighting

Figure 9.1: Study area and statutory designated sites

Figure 9.2: Habitats j3-12

Figure 9.3: Protected species

Figure 10.1: Geology and soils receptors

Figure 12.1: Scheme study area showing noise monitoring locations and sensitive receptors

Figure 12.2: Noise mitigation details

Figure 12.3: Changes in road traffic noise levels (do minimum 2037 minus do minimum 2022)

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Figure 12.4: Changes in road traffic noise levels (do something 2022 minus do minimum 2022)

Figure 12.5: Change in road traffic noise levels (do something 2037 minus do minimum 2022)

Figure 12.6: Change in road traffic noise levels (do something 2037 minus do minimum 2037)

Figure 14.1: Community and private assets

Figure 15.1: Watercourses and source protection zones

Figure 16.1: Cumulative developments location plan

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6.3 Environmental statement appendices (1 of 2)

Appendix 4.1: Construction programme

Appendix 4.2: Outline environmental management plan (EMP)

Appendix 4.2A: Construction Environmental Management Plan

Includes Annexes A-E

Appendix 4.3: Photomontages

Appendix 5.1: Consultation and scoping report responses

Appendix 5.2: Assessment criteria and significance matrix

Appendix 5.3: Construction compound access

Appendix 6.1: Construction dust mitigation measures

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Appendix 6.2: Consultation responses from environmental health officers and air quality officers

Appendix 6.3: Quadro technical note

Appendix 6.4: Additional local air quality methodology

Appendix 6.5: Local planning policy

Appendix 6.6: Results for all receptors

Appendix 7.1: Cultural heritage gazeteer

Appendix 7.2: Cultural heritage sensitivity, magnitude of impact and significance of effect criteria

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6.3 Environmental statement appendices (2 of 2)

Continuation from Volume 6, Folder 4 of 5

Appendix 8.1: Landscape and visual amenity sensitivity, magnitude of impact and significance of effect criteria

Appendix 8.2: Landscape and visual amenity local regulatory and policy framework

Appendix 8.3: Visual effects schedules

Appendix 8.4: Schedule of existing vegetation to be retained

Appendix 9.1: Nature conservation technical appendix

Includes Annexes 1-6

Appendix 9.2: Confidential appendix (Badgers)

Not included within public copies

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Appendix 9.3: Assessment of Implications on European Sites (AIES) matrix

Appendix 9.4: Ecology and nature conservation sensitivity, magnitude of impact and significance of effect criteria

Appendix 9.5: Ecology and nature conservation local regulatory and policy framework

Appendix 10.1: Preliminary Sources Study Report (PSSR)

Appendix 11.1: Materials sensitivity, magnitude of impact and significance of effect criteria

Appendix 11.2: Landfill and waste management facilities

Appendix 11.3: Materials and waste local regulatory and policy framework

Appendix 12.1: Existing noise barriers and existing low noise surfacing

Appendix 12.2: Additional noise barriers and additional low noise surfacing

Appendix 12.3: Construction noise data and results

Appendix 12.4: Important areas

Appendix 12.5: Enhanced mitigation strategy

Appendix 13.1: Effects on all travellers sensitivity and magnitude of impact criteria

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Appendix 14.1: Community and private assets sensitivity and magnitude of impact criteria

Appendix 14.2: Community and private assets local regulatory and policy framework

Appendix 15.1: Road drainage and the water environment local regulatory and policy framework

Appendix 16.1: Cumulative assessment developments

Appendix 16.2: Traffic modelled cumulative developments

6.4 Environmental statement non-technical summary