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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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Volume 6, Folder 2 of 5
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
Volume 6, Folder 4 of 5
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
Volume 6, Folder 5 of 5
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
