NS&OC OPA Enivironmental Statement Volume 2, Part 1

Environmental Statement Volume 2: Technical Appendices, September 2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH SPROWSTON AND OLD CATTON APPENDIX 1.1

EIA SCOPING REPORT

APPENDIX 1.2

EIA FORMAL OPINION

APPENDIX 2.1

KEY PARAMETERS

APPENDIX 3.1

CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT

APPENDIX 3.2

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

APPENDIX 3.0

N/A

APPENDIX 4.0

N/A

APPENDIX 5.1

DETAILED ECOLOGY SURVEYS

APPENDIX 5.2

INFORMATION TO INFORM A HABITATREGULATIONS ASSESSMENT

APPENDIX 5.3

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APPENDIX 6.1

LANDSCAPE & VISUAL TECHNICAL APPENDICES

APPENDIX 7.1

ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT

APPENDIX 7.2

HISTORIC BUILDING ASSESSMENT

APPENDIX 8.1

BASELINE 2012 AADT AND AAWT

APPENDIX 8.2

2012 BASELINE JUNCTION MODELLING

APPENDIX 8.3

2017 AADT AND AAWT FUTURE BASELINE TWO-WAY FLOWS

APPENDIX 8.4

AAWT AND AADT 2017 BASE + DEVELOPMENT FLOWS

APPENDIX 8.5

2017 JUNCTION MODELLING WITHOUT THE NDR

APPENDIX 8.6

AAWT AND AADT 2032 FUTURE BASELINE

APPENDIX 8.7

AAWT AND AADT 2032 FUTURE BASELINE PLUS DEVELOPMENT FLOWS

APPENDIX 8.8

2032 JUNCTION MODELLING WITH THE NDR

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APPENDIX 8.9

CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN

APPENDIX 8.10

JUNCTION MODELLING – MITIGATION

APPENDIX 8.11

FRAMEWORK TRAVEL PLAN

APPENDIX 9.1

SUMMARY OF TRAFFIC DATA

APPENDIX 9.2

AIR QUALITY STANDARDS & OBJECTIVES

APPENDIX 9.3

PREDICTED NOX AND NO2 FROM PROPOSED ENERGY CENTRE

APPENDIX 10.1

ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY AND CRITERIA

APPENDIX 10.2

NOISE SURVEY RESULTS

APPENDIX 11.1

WHITE YOUNG GREEN DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT

APPENDIX 11.2

LAND RESEARCH ASSOCIATES AGRICULTURAL LAND BASELINE STUDY

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APPENDIX 13.1

LOWER LAYER SUPER OUTPUT AREAS (LSOAS): RELEVANT GEOGRAPHICAL ASSESSMENT BOUNDARIES

APPENDIX 13.2

ADDITIONALITY ASSESSMENT

APPENDIX 13.3

EMPLOYMENT DENSITY CALCULATIONS

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APPENDIX 15.0

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APPENDIX 16.0

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Appendix 1.1: EIA Scoping Report

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Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report, September 2011

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CONTENTS 1.0

INTRODUCTION

1

THE NEED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)

1

ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT

3

THE PURPOSE OF SCOPING IN THE EIA PROCESS

4

Structure of the Scoping Report

4

DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT

5

PROJECT OUTLINE

5

DEVELOPMENT MODEL AND PHASING

6

PLANNING CONTEXT

6

THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT

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POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITIES/SENSITIVE RECEPTORS

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4.0

CONSULTATION

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5.0

ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

10

APPROACH TO EIA

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STRUCTURE OF THE ES

10

MEANS OF ASSESSMENT

12

Impact Prediction and Significance Criteria

12

Types of Environmental Effects and Impacts

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ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS

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ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS NOT BEING ASSESSED

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TELECOMMUNICATION RECEPTION

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MICROCLIMATE

16

ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE EIA

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INTRODUCTION

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METHODOLOGY

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8.0

9.0

CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ASSESSMENT

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ALTERNATIVES ASSESSMENT

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DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION

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POLICY CONTEXT

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SCOPE OF THE EIA

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DETAIL OF TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS

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Timeframe for Environmental Effects

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ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS TO BE ASSESSED

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TRANSPORTATION

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NOISE & VIBRATION

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AIR QUALITY

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LANDSCAPE & VISUAL

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SOIL CONDITIONS, GROUNDWATER & CONTAMINATION

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WATER RESOURCES

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FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT

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ECOLOGY

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ARCHAEOLOGY & CULTURAL HERITAGE

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC

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CUMULATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT

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10.0 PRINCIPAL POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

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11.0 PROFESSIONAL TEAM

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12.0 ADDITIONAL MATERIAL SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION

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13.0 REFERENCES

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1.0

INTRODUCTION

1.1

Beyond Green Developments and Development Securities Ltd. (henceforth known as 'the applicant') on behalf of a consortium of landowners is seeking to submit an outline planning application for the development of approximately 180 hectares (ha) of land bring to the north of Norwich in Broadland District.

1.2

The application site forms part of the Old Catton, Sprowston, Rackheath and Thorpe St Andrew Growth Triangle, an area that is identified by Broadland District Council and the Greater Norwich Development Partnership in their adopted Core Strategy as having the potential to accommodate thousands of new jobs and homes over the next 20 years.

1.3

The proposed development is for between 3,300 and 4,000 residential dwellings plus other uses, including sufficient commercial space to sustain 2,000-2,500 jobs, plus community facilities, shops parks and open space, and associated physical and social infrastructure. The scheme will be delivered in phases over 15-20 years subject to market conditions, with an outline application, reserving all detailed matters except for access, to be submitted in March 2011.

THE NEED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) 1.4

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The EIA Regulations implement the European NDDC Directive No. 85/337/EEC 1985 3

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(as amended by Directive 97/11/EEC and Directive 2003/35/EEC ). They apply to the assessment of environmental impacts that are likely to arise from certain types of public and private projects subject to requirements for statutory consents, referred to in the directives as ‘Development Consents’.

1.5

The original 1999 EIA Regulations were recently updated and consolidated into the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 20011 .

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The new EIA Regulations in corporate recent changes to the 1999 Regulations, including an amendment to state that the EIA can now formally be required at all stages of the planning process (e.g. reserved matters, conditions, review of permissions) irrespective of whether an EIA has already been undertaken; and an amendment

to

the

provisions

relating

to

changes

or

extensions

to

existing

development, such that the effects of the development as a whole once modified should be considered.

1.6

The EIA is a systematic process during which potential significant environmental impacts from a proposed development project are identified, assessed and the scope for minimising these are presented to the relevant decision maker (the 'competent authority’) within an ES accompanying a planning application.

1.7

The aim of the EIA is to provide the competent authority with the information necessary to consider potential environmental impacts, to ascertain whether these are

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acceptable and to secure mitigation measures to minimise these impacts prior to granting relevant consents.

1.8

There are two types of development that may be subject to an EIA as defined by the EIA Regulations1. These are:

1.9



Schedule 1 Developments; and



Schedule 2 Developments.

It is mandatory for any development falling within the description of a Schedule 1 Development to be subject to an EIA. Applications for consents relating to Schedule 1 Developments must be accompanied by an ES.

1.10

It is not always mandatory for Schedule 2 Developments to be subject to an EIA. The EIA Regulations1 categorise development types and provide thresholds to assist with the identification of Schedule 2 Developments that may require an EIA. How the requirement for an EIA in relation to Schedule 2 Developments arises is identified and discussed below.

1.11

Schedule 3 of the EIA Regulations1 describes the criteria that must be taken into account in determining whether a development, which falls within the size threshold applicable to Schedule 2 Development, is likely to have significant impacts and hence should be subject to EIA. These include: 

The characteristics of the development (e.g. size, use of natural resources, quantities of pollution, waste generated);



The environmental sensitivity of the location; and



The characteristics of the potential impact (e.g. extent, magnitude, probability and duration).

1.12

The Government has provided guidance in Circular 2/99 Environmental Impact 6

Assessment . This provides advice on interpreting the EIA Regulations 1, and expresses a view that, in general, EIA will be needed for Schedule 2 Developments in three main types of case: 

For major developments, which are of more than local importance;



For developments which are proposed for particularly environmentally sensitive or vulnerable locations; and



For

developments

with

unusually

complex

and

potentially

hazardous

environmental impacts.

1.13

Where it is determined that a proposed development requires an EIA, the application is known as an 'EIA Development'.

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1.14

The proposed development does not fall under the description of a Schedule 1 Development and accordingly does not automatically require an EIA.

1.15

However, the proposed development does fall within the definition

of the following

sub-category of Schedule 2 of the EIA Regulations: 1.15.1 'Infrastructure

projects'

-

Industrial

estate

development

projects

(Sch.2(10)(a)).

1.16

The EIA Regulations advise that EIA should be carried out in respect of proposals for infrastructure projects covering an area of at least 0.5ha, if that development, due to its location and extent, is likely to give rise to significant environmental effects.

1.17

The site for the proposed development extends to approximately 180ha and the application is for large scale residential use with associated commercial development of a smaller scale.

1.18

The area of the proposed development is significantly above 0.5ha and, in addition, the proposed development is considered to be a major development of more than local importance. Accordingly, the applicant will carry out EIA and provide an ES with the planning application.

1.19

It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide all the necessary information and to compile the ES for the EIA application. Once submitted, the competent authority responsible for authorising the relevant development should publicise the availability of the ES (and any related additional information) to potentially interested parties, such as statutory and non-statutory consultees and the public, so as to enable their opinions on the project and ES to be represented in the planning process.

ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT 1.20

For the purposes of the EIA Regulations, the ES means ‘a statement: (a)

that includes such of the information referred to in Part I of Schedule 4 as is

reasonably required to assess the environmental effects of the development and which the applicant can, having regard in particular to current knowledge and methods of assessment, reasonably be required to compile, but (b)

that includes at least the information referred to in Part II of Schedule 4 (of

the EIA Regulations).’ 1.21

The EIA procedure set out in the EIA Regulations aims to ensure that Broadland District Council and the public properly understand the likely significant environmental effects, and the scope for reducing them, before a decision on the application is made.

1.22

Environmental Perspectives LLP have been commissioned by the applicant to prepare the EIA in accordance with the Regulations and EIA best practice, and to produce the ES that will be submitted with the outline planning application.

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THE PURPOSE OF SCOPING IN THE EIA PROCESS 1.23

The EIA Scoping Report describes how the EIA of the proposed development will be undertaken. The scoping determines the topics or areas of potential likely impacts to be addressed and the geographical area and timeframe over which they will be considered. It also sets out the methods to be used by the EIA to determine the likely significant environmental effects that will arise temporarily during the project's construction, and from its permanent physical impacts and operation. The scoping process also enables certain potential impacts to be scoped out as not being likely to give rise to significant environmental effects.

1.24

Scoping forms an early stage in the EIA process. It refers to the activity of identifying the likely significant environmental impacts of the proposed development. In doing so, the potential significance of impacts associated with each environmental aspect become more clearly defined, resulting in the identification of priority issues to be addressed in the EIA through mitigation.

1.25

Government guidance contained in Circular 02/99 states that: ‘In many cases, only a few of the effects will be significant and will need to be discussed in the ES in any great depth. Other impacts may be of little or no significance for the particular development in question and will only need very brief treatment to indicate that their possible relevance has been considered. While every ES must comply with the requirements of the Regulations, it is important that they should be prepared on a realistic basis and without necessary elaboration.’

1.26

In this way, the Scoping Report will form the basis for on-going consultation on the EIA with statutory authorities and other relevant stakeholders. Its contents, having taken account of comments received during consultation, will be incorporated within the ES.

Structure of the Scoping Report 1.27

The remainder of this Scoping Report is structured as follows: 

Section 2 describes the proposed development;



Section 3 describes the existing environment, and the potential environmental sensitivities/sensitive receptors;

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

Section 4 summarises the consultations that have or will be held, as appropriate;



Section 5 outlines the overall assessment methodology and approach to the EIA;



Section 6 details the environmental impacts not being assessed

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Section 7 presents the issues to be addressed by the EIA;

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Section 8 presents the scope of the EIA and the details of the environmental topics being assessed;



Section 9 details the principal potential environmental impacts to be assessed;



Section 10 presents principal potential environmental impacts;



Section 11 details the contributions to the ES by the professional team; and



2.0

Section 12 details additional material that will be submitted with the application.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OUTLINE

2.1

The proposed development is for between 3,300 and 4,000 residential dwellings plus other uses, including sufficient commercial space to sustain 2,000-2,500 jobs, plus community facilities, shops, parks and open space, and associated physical and social infrastructure.

2.2

The applicant’s vision is for a series of new and extended neighbourhoods north of the existing neighbourhoods of Sprowston and Old Catton which will offer the highest quality of life and lowest carbon footprint in Europe. This will be achieved by: 

Creating a compact, walkable mixed-use urban environment in which people can access almost all of their daily needs within walking distance of their home, in which many can work near where they live, and in which good sustainable modes of transport further afield (especially to central Norwich and key employment locations) are an easy and attractive choice – backed by ambitious and realistic mode share targets;



Investing heavily in the quality of streets, public spaces and green infrastructure to encourage active living and promote the face-to-face contact that underpins community vitality;



Creating physical and social connections to existing places locally, particularly Sprowston, and beyond to Norwich, ensuring that development provides benefits and resources to existing residents and supports the sustainable growth of Greater Norwich as a whole;



Offering a wide choice of housing by size, type and tenure, enabling people to move through different stages of life without needing to move away, and ensuring that homes both achieve good thermal performance and contribute to the achievement of attractive, inviting townscape;



Providing for retail, business and community uses with a particular focus on nurturing small and distinctive enterprises and providing premises for businesses wishing to be at the heart of their community in every sense;

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Installing exceptionally resource-efficient infrastructure which radically cuts carbon emissions

from

the

built

environment

and

secures

sustainable

use

and

management of water, waste and materials – including renewable energy systems, on-site grey and blackwater treatment and 

Pursuing an ‘estate’ model for the delivery and governance of the development which rewards upfront investment in quality of place and good community governance with faster build-out rates and strong public and private value growth.

DEVELOPMENT MODEL AND PHASING 2.3

The proposed scheme would be delivered in phases over 15-20 years subject to market conditions, with an outline application, reserving all detailed matters except for access, to be submitted in March 2011.

PLANNING CONTEXT 2.4

Norwich has been identified as a main focus for growth in the East of England. In assessing the evidence to help identify the most appropriate locations for growth outside of the urban area, the area to the north east of the city performs well, allowing for a concentration of new development to maximise the use of existing infrastructure, achieve a scale of development that will deliver new supporting infrastructure at lower cost per unit, and mitigate against the environmental impacts of developing in green field locations.

2.5

For this reason, the Greater Norwich Development Partnership (consisting of Broadland, Norwich and South Norfolk District Councils) has designated the area to the north east of Norwich between the parishes of Old Catton, Sprowston and Thorpe St Andrew, as a growth area, known as the north east Norwich ‘growth triangle’. The East of England Plan’s (EoEP) housing growth target in the north east Norwich ‘growth triangle’ is at present 7,000 to 2026 with a further 3,000 beyond that.

2.6

The applicant’s proposals will seek to deliver a significant element of the plans contained within the GNDP Joint Core Strategy for major development in ‘growth triangle’. Subject to the outcome of pre-applications discussions and studies, the proposals may provide for elements of area-wide infrastructure for the area, such as a new district centre, country park and/or secondary school.

2.7

Nonetheless, the context for large-scale land promotion at North East Norwich is complicated. In addition to working in partnership with several landowners, there are three local authorities of differing political views, three planning departments coordinating a Joint Core Strategy (JCS) which must meet challenging growth targets as well as the delivery of the proposed Norwich Northern Distributor Road (NNDR). There are also a number of other public and private stakeholders at the local and regional levels, including the County Council and a large neighbouring community.

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THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITIES/SENSITIVE RECEPTORS

3.1

When undertaking an EIA, it is important to determine which receptors should be considered as part of the technical assessments. Initial desk-based assessments have revealed the following potentially sensitive receptors in and around the application site: 

Grade 2 (very good quality) and Grade 3 (good to moderate quality) classified agricultural land within the application site and its vicinity;



Ecologically sensitive species within the application site and its vicinity;



Areas of woodland (including deciduous woodland) registered on the National Inventory of Woodlands and Trees within the application site and its vicinity;



A designated Public Safety Zone located at the end of Norwich Airport runway across part of the application site;



Designated ancient woodlands, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and parks and gardens located in the vicinity of the application site;

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Residents (proposed and existing) on and near-site; and

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Key short, medium, and longer distance views of the site.

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CONSULTATION

4.1

The process of consultation is critical to the development of a comprehensive and balanced ES. It is essential to determine those aspects that require detailed assessment, and to consider comments and positions of affected stakeholders.

4.2

The applicant is working in partnership with a number of landowners – including the Beeston Estate, Norfolk County Council, the Alderman Norman Foundation and the Morley Agricultural Foundation - to bring forward the proposals for a new community in North East Norwich.

4.3

In addition, information and views have been sought and received from a wide range of statutory and non-statutory bodies through a series of thematic public consultation workshops held by the applicant. Key consultees included (but are not limited to): 

Broadland District Council;



Norfolk County Council;



Norfolk Rural Community Council;



Broadland Land Trust;



Old Catton Parish Council;



Salhouse Parish Council;



Norfolk Wildlife Trust;



The Environment Agency;



Natural England;



University of East Anglia;



Anglian Water; and



The Forestry Commission.

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ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY APPROACH TO EIA

5.1

The EIA will be undertaken in accordance with the EIA Regulations and the DETR Circular 02/996. The ES, that is the product of the EIA, contains the information specified in Part I (where relevant) and Part II of Schedule 4 of the EIA Regulations: 

A description of the proposed development including information on the site, the proposed development size and design;



A description of the potential significant environmental impacts arising from the proposed development;



A description of the methods and data employed to identify and assess the likely significant environmental impacts;



A

description

of

the

measures

proposed

to

avoid,

reduce,

or

remedy

(enhance/compensate) any adverse environmental impacts; 

An outline of the main alternatives considered and an outline of the main reasoning for the preferred development option taking into account the associated environmental impacts; and

 5.2

A Non-Technical Summary of the above information.

In addition to the EIA Regulations, the ES will be prepared with reference to currently available good practice including: 

DETR Circular 02/99 - Environmental Impact Assessment6;

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Preparation of Environmental Statements for Planning Projects That Require 7

Environmental Assessment - A Good Practice Guide ; 8

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Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment ;

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Environmental Impact Assessment: A Guide to Procedures ; and



The Note on Environmental Impact Assessment Directive for Local Planning

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Authorities .

5.3

The ES will have regard to the potential impacts on sensitive receptors including human beings, climatic factors, material assets (cultural, archaeological and geological heritage), natural resources, and the landscape.

STRUCTURE OF THE ES 5.4

Each ES technical chapter will include: 

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An introduction and brief summary of the topic under consideration in the chapter;

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The policy and legislative context relevant to the topic;



Details of the impact assessment methodology employed and the scope of the assessment, with any limitations highlighted;



The significance criteria employed to evaluate the magnitude of potential impacts;



A description of the baseline conditions accompanied by details of the method employed to record those conditions;



Impact prediction, both positive and negative, during the construction and operational phases of the proposed development. Any uncertainties are described and, where assumptions have been used in the prediction of impacts, these are fully highlighted and accompanied with an indication of the certainty that can be applied to those assumptions;



Mitigation measures proposed to avoid, reduce or compensate in respect of any negative impacts predicted, supported by predictions of the effectiveness of these measures. Where potential negative impacts cannot be avoided, reduced, or compensated, this is recorded; and

 5.5

A conclusion.

The ES will comprise the following set of documents: 

Volume 1: Main Text & Figures (this document) – The technical chapters will be collated into one document that will present the full text of the ES and will be illustrated throughout by a series of figures. The technical chapters will be structured as follows: o

Introduction & EIA Methodology (Chapter 1.0):

o

Proposed Development (Chapter 2.0);

o

Development Programme & Construction (Chapter 3.0);

o

Land Use Planning (Chapter 4.0);

o

Ecology (Chapter 5.0);

o

Landscape & Visual (Chapter 6.0);

o

Archaeology (Chapter 7.0);

o

Transportation (Chapter 8.0);

o

Air Quality (Chapter 9.0);

o

Noise & Vibration (Chapter 10.0);

o

Agricultural Impact (Chapter 11.0);

o

Soil Conditions, Groundwater & Contamination (Chapter 12.0);

o

Water Quality, Resources & Flood Risk (Chapter 13.0);

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o

Socio-Economic (Chapter 14.0);

o

Cumulative Impact Assessment (Chapter 15.0); and

o

Residual Impact & Conclusions (Chapter 16.0).

Volume 2: Technical Appendices – This will include the full text (or appropriate section) of any reports referenced within the ES technical chapters, such as the Technical Reports undertaken as part of the EIA; and

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Volume 3: Non-Technical Summary (NTS) – This document will provide a summary of the key issues and findings of the EIA. The NTS will be presented using non-technical language to assist the reader to understand the site context, the proposed development, the design alternatives, the environmental issues arising, and the proposed mitigation measures.

MEANS OF ASSESSMENT 5.6

The current baseline condition, including the sensitivity and importance, of those environmental aspects likely to be significantly affected by the proposed development is determined to provide a context for the analysis. The baseline condition establishes a benchmark for impact prediction. Any change from the baseline informs the magnitude of the potential impact and its significance.

5.7

For the environmental elements under detailed consideration within the ES, the baseline conditions will be established using a combination of desk-top studies (drawing on published databases, maps, and reports, survey techniques and monitoring) and surveys, where relevant. The approach to be taken to establish the condition of particular environmental baselines will be agreed through consultation with the competent authority and statutory consultees. The specific methods employed to record the baseline conditions will be detailed within the corresponding chapters of the ES, but are outlined within the relevant sections of this EIA Scoping Report.

Impact Prediction and Significance Criteria 5.8

Appendix 4 of the EIA Regulations requires an ES to describe: ‘The likely significant effects of the development on the environment, which should cover the direct effects and any indirect, secondary, cumulative, short, medium and long-term

permanent

development….’

5.9

and

temporary,

positive

and

negative

effects

of

the

1

A number of criteria have been used to determine whether or not the potential environmental impacts from the proposed development are significant. These are outlined with reference to specific environmental issues in the relevant technical chapters of this ES. So far as appropriate, the impacts are assessed quantitatively using definitive standards and legislation. Where quantitative assessment is not

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possible, qualitative evaluation of significance based on professional judgement, with assumptions or uncertainties clearly highlighted, has been applied.

5.10

The significance of impacts has been assessed, taking into consideration a range of criteria:

5.11



Performance against environmental quality standards;



Relationships with international, national and local planning policy;



Sensitivity of the receptor;



Reversibility and duration (short, medium, long-term) of the impact;



Nature of the impact (direct/indirect, positive/negative);



Extent of influence and magnitude of the impact; and



Inter-relationship between impacts.

The impacts that were considered to be significant prior to and following mitigation have been identified in the ES. The significance of residual impacts following mitigation reflects judgements as to the importance or sensitivity of the identified receptor(s) and the nature and magnitude of the predicted changes. For example, a large adverse impact on a feature or site of low importance will be of lesser significance than the same impact on a feature or site of high importance.

5.12

The following terms have been used to define the significance of impacts, where they are predicted to occur: 

Major Positive or Negative Impact - where the development would cause a significant improvement or deterioration to the existing environment;



Moderate Positive or Negative Impact - where the development would cause a marginal improvement or deterioration to the existing environment;



Minor Positive or Negative Impact - where the development would cause a barely perceptible improvement or deterioration to the existing environment; and



Negligible - no discernible improvement or deterioration to the existing environment.

5.13

A distinction between direct and indirect; short and long-term; permanent and temporary; primary and secondary; positive and negative; and cumulative impacts; has been made, where applicable.

5.14

Where the above criteria have not been used, the criteria that have been used are stated within the methodology section of the technical chapters, giving reasons for their use.

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Types of Environmental Effects and Impacts 5.15

A number of criteria will be used to determine whether or not the potential impacts from the proposed development are significant. These will be outlined with reference to specific environmental issues in the relevant technical chapters of the ES. So far as appropriate, the impacts will be assessed quantitatively using definitive standards and legislation. Where quantitative assessment is not possible, qualitative evaluation of significance based on professional judgement, with assumptions or uncertainties clearly highlighted, will be applied.

5.16

Particular care will be taken to distinguish between environmental impacts and environmental effects. For the purposes of the EIA, these are defined as: 

Environmental Impacts: the processes whereby a change which may be positive or negative or both, is brought about in the existing environment, as a result of development activities; and



Environmental Effects: the consequences for human beings, in terms of health and well-being, including the well-being of ecosystems and natural systems on which human survival depend, which stem from environmental impacts.

5.17

The duration of effects resulting from the construction or operation of the phased development is one of the factors to be considered in determining their significance. In order to distinguish between permanent and temporary, permanent effects are defined as those that result from irreversible change to the environmental baseline or which persist for the foreseeable future. Impacts that are considered significant prior to and following mitigation will be identified in the ES, as shown at Table 5.1 below.

5.18

The significance of residual effects following mitigation will reflect judgements as to the importance or sensitivity of the affected receptors and the nature and magnitude of the predicted changes.

Table 5.1 Classification of Duration of Impacts Significance

5.19

Definition

Temporary

The period over which the impact is experienced lasts for the period of construction or less

Short-term

Less than 5 years (but longer than the full period of construction)

Medium-term

5–10 years

Long-term

The impact remains for a substantial time, for the duration of the operation of the development

The EIA will also distinguish the geographical extent of impacts; the following definitions have been adopted (bold and capitalise each word) as per Table 5.2.

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Table 5.2 Classification of Different Geographical Extents Significance

Definition

Local

The site and its immediate surroundings

County

The wider area of the County (Norfolk)

Regional

The region (i.e. East of England)

National

United Kingdom

International

Europe and beyond

ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 5.20

Certain assumptions will be made during the EIA, which are set out below.

Assumptions specific to individual environmental aspects are discussed in the relevant chapters of the ES. It is assumed that: 

Information provided by third parties, including publicly available information and databases, is correct at the time of receipt; and



Construction will commence in late 2013, with the first phase of development becoming fully operational after an 18 month construction period in mid-2015.

5.21

The EIA will be subject to the following limitations: 

Baseline conditions are accurate at the time of the physical surveys but due to the dynamic

nature

of

the

environment,

conditions

may

change

during

the

construction and operational phases; and 

The assessment of any cumulative impacts will be based upon the information available at the time of preparing the ES and currently available assessment techniques.

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6.0

ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS NOT BEING ASSESSED

6.1

The EIA Regulations require that where significant environmental effects are likely to occur, the associated impacts should be considered through the EIA. The following technical

areas,

however,

are

considered

to

be

issues

where

no

significant

environmental effects are likely to occur.

6.2

These areas are outside the requirement for any assessment under the EIA Regulations and, therefore, are not covered within the ES. It is not proposed that any further information or assessment be included on these areas within the EIA process.

TELECOMMUNICATION RECEPTION 6.3

The proposed development is located within a predominately rural location, and whilst there are some surrounding residential buildings; there are no proposed tall buildings that have the potential to create any telecommunication shadows.

6.4

Taking into account this relative scale and heights of the proposed development, it is not anticipated that disturbance to television and radio reception to local residents and businesses will occur from the scheme. No study is therefore proposed for this aspect.

MICROCLIMATE 6.5

As a predominantly rural setting, with some agricultural use within private ownership, access to the application site is currently limited to the public. As such, it is anticipated that the height and scale of the proposed development will not bring about any unwanted changes to wind patterns at pedestrian level, or create any potential risks to jeopardise the creation of a safe and comfortable wind environment in the vicinity.

6.6

In addition, it is not considered likely that the proposed development will have a significant effect on the local daylight and sunlight conditions on any neighbouring properties and open spaces, nor have any sensitive receptors been identified, where the quality of light conditions would be significantly changed. This is due both to the anticipated scale of the proposed buildings and to the existing site surroundings which constitute the main control on light quality in and around the site.

6.7

It is, therefore, not considered necessary to include a wind assessment or an assessment of daylight, sunlight and overshadowing impacts in the EIA.

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7.0

ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE EIA INTRODUCTION

7.1

The EIA and associated technical studies will reflect current best practice and will be carried out in accordance with statutory guidance including the requirements for the content of an ES.

METHODOLOGY 7.2

The EIA will address the direct effects of the development in addition to the indirect, cumulative, short, medium and long-term, permanent, temporary, positive and negative effects likely to arise. The main mitigation measures envisaged in order to avoid, reduce or remedy significant negative effects will be described. The concluding chapters will provide a summary of the cumulative and residual impacts.

7.3

The methodology will define the baseline against which the environmental impacts will be assessed. This will include the following scenarios: 

The existing site;



The proposed scheme; and



Cumulative impacts from other developments, if appropriate.

CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ASSESSMENT 7.4

The scope and requirement for an assessment of any cumulative effects of the proposed development are given through the EIA Regulations. Part I of Schedule 4 refers to an ES including a description of the likely significant environmental effects of the development on the environment, which should cover: ‘The cumulative effects of the development resulting from the existence of the development, the use of natural resources and the emission of pollutants, the creation of nuisances and the elimination of waste’.

7.5

As this ‘category’ of effects is contained in Part I of the Schedule, it is a category that should be covered in an ES if an applicant is able to do so, having regard to information available at the time the application is being formulated and the ES prepared.

7.6

The following principles have been adopted in establishing the cumulative assessment methodology of the ES that will accompany the application: 

(a) Subject to b) and c) below, we will assess the cumulative impacts of nearby schemes for which an application has been lodged at the date the applicant submits the planning application for the proposed development;

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

(b) We will assess the cumulative impacts of schemes in respect of which adequate details of the construction and operational timescale and phases are known at the date the application is submitted, sufficient to enable a useful, informed assessment to be reasonably carried out; and



(c) In each case, unless other principles apply that means a particular scheme falls outside the remit of part 1 of Schedule 4 of the EIA Regulations and therefore need not be covered in the ES, we will assess relevant schemes within a radius of the

application

site

dependent

upon

the

Zone

of

Influence

from

each

environmental aspect.

ALTERNATIVES ASSESSMENT 7.7

The EIA process provides an opportunity to consider alternative development options, such as locations at other sites, different locations within the site and other operational design options. In accordance with the EIA Regulations and statutory practice, the ES will describe the evolution of the scheme and alternatives considered by the development team where appropriate.

DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION 7.8

Construction works will therefore comprise of ancillary or minor site clearance and full enabling works, associated land levelling works and profiling, foundation and main structural construction and fit out.

7.9

The ES will provide details of the proposed programme, where appropriate, together with details of construction activities and methods, and their anticipated duration.

These will be developed having regard to the best practice in sustainable design and construction. Control measures and mitigation works will be outlined to reduce the impacts from: 

Site Clearance;



Site establishment and enabling works;



Infrastructure provision and works;



Piling and substructure;



Main construction;



Shell and core works and Fit out and completion for the non-residential components.

POLICY CONTEXT 7.10

The EIA will have regard to the draft National Planning Policy Framework, as well as the following national Planning Policy Guidance and Statements (PPG and PPS):

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PPS1 Delivering Sustainable Development;



Supplement to PPS1: Planning and Climate Change;



PPS5 Planning for the Historic Environment;



PPS9 Biodiversity and Geological Conservation;



PPG13 Transport;



PPG16 Archaeology and Planning;



PPS23 Planning and Pollution Control;



PPG24 Planning and Noise; and



PPS25 Development and Flood Risk.

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8.0

SCOPE OF THE EIA DETAIL OF TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS

8.1

The EIA Regulations state that an ES must describe: ‘the aspects of the environment likely to be significantly affected by the development, including, in particular, population, fauna, flora, soil, water, air, climatic factors, material assets, including the architectural and archaeological heritage, landscape and the inter-relationship between the above factors’.

8.2

For the EIA to be an effective tool for assessing and mitigating potential impacts, therefore, it needs to focus on potentially significant environmental issues. These issues have been identified through preliminary consultation, data review and early site visits and assessment.

8.3

In addressing the environmental scope prescribed above, the EIA will address effects (both positive and negative) on the following environmental issues:

8.4



Ecology;



Landscape & Visual;



Archaeology;



Transportation;



Air Quality;



Noise & Vibration;



Agricultural Land Loss Impact;



Soil Conditions, Groundwater & Contamination;



Water Quality, Resources & Flood Risk; and



Socio-Economic Impact.

The following section sets out what the EIA will address in terms of each topic, defining the assumed baseline against which the effects will be assessed and the proposed strategy for mitigating these effects.

Timeframe for Environmental Effects 8.5

The ES will address impacts arising from the construction and operation of the proposed development. Construction impacts may arise from construction activities themselves, from temporary occupation of land or associated changes such as air quality. Permanent landtake effects (at the operational phase) may arise from changes in land use and, in particular, the infrastructure for which consent is being sought.

Operational impacts may arise from the use of the infrastructure as part of the

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proposed development and wider plans for regeneration through additional transport movements, as well as cumulative air quality, and noise and vibration impacts.

8.6

In addition, within the technical assessments of the ES, the standardised baseline year of 2011 can be applied through the EIA. It has also been assumed that construction will commence in 2013, with the first phase of development becoming operational by mid 2015. It is envisaged that the whole development will take 15-20 years to complete with an average build-out rate of 160-220 homes a year depending on market conditions. The project would thus be completed by 2028-33.

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9.0

ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS TO BE ASSESSED TRANSPORTATION

9.1

The ES will provide a summary of the key issues and the likely significance of any identified impacts at the construction and operational stages; cumulative impacts associated with transport (notably air quality, and noise and vibration) are assessed within the relevant technical chapters. Suggested mitigation measures will be identified where appropriate.

Establishing the Baseline

9.2

The site’s proximity to the centre of Norwich and the choice of radial routes available present a strong argument for significant development in this location in the form of an integrated urban extension.

9.3

The application site is located adjacent to or incorporates some important radial routes, providing direct links to the centre of Norwich. The A1151 flanks the eastern edge of the site and the B1150 runs directly through the centre of the site.

9.4

This potential connectivity to the city centre and nearby residential areas may allow development from the south which is not dependent on the proposed Norwich Northern Distributor Road (NNDR) but rather relies on access from the south, at least in early phases.

9.5

There is scope to exploit and improve existing infrastructure such as park and ride and public transport. Additionally, Norwich has an existing car club which could well be significantly expanded in order to serve a project of this scale and location.

9.6

In order to establish the baseline transportation conditions for the site, the key areas of the highway network that should be assessed will first be agreed with the Highway Authority. Following this, a comprehensive site visit will be undertaken to identify the location of existing facilities, public transport provision, cycle and pedestrian networks and peak hour highway and traffic conditions.

9.7

Automatic Traffic Count (ATC) data will be complied in order to calculate the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) Flows for the site and surrounding area, which will then be used to estimate traffic generation resulting from the proposed development, and any potential environmental impacts associated with this.

Assessment Methodology

9.8

The transport assessment will examine the development proposals in terms of their compliance with both national and local policy. In addition, it will identify the levels of the traffic likely to be generated by the proposed development (using TRICS trip-rate database and TEMPRO assessment), the potential effects of construction traffic, and

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the potential impact of operational traffic on baseline conditions. This will include consideration of whether the proposed development and associated transport infrastructure could be implemented in a manner that does not prejudice highway safety, and whether the generated traffic would give rise to congestion of a level that would compromise highway safety. From this, proposed mitigation measures will be recommended, where necessary and appropriate.

9.9

The transportation assessment will consider any proposed mitigation to improve the existing infrastructure using the combined loading of development-related and background traffic. In addition, existing junctions that are likely to be subject to a material increase in traffic flow associated with the proposed development will also be assessed for the impact of generated traffic.

9.10

Relevant national, regional and local planning policy and other technical documents pertinent to transport and land use planning includes: 

PPG 13: Transport;



The draft East of England Plan;



East of England Regional Transport Strategy;



Joint Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD) for Broadland, Norwich and South Norfolk.

9.11

In addition, the following guidance will also be used or taken into account during the transport assessment as appropriate: 

The Design Manual for Roads and Bridges;



Guidelines for Traffic Impact Assessment;



Transport Analysis Guidance;



Guidance for Transport Assessment;



Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment of Road Traffic; and



Guidelines for the Assessment of Road Traffic.

NOISE & VIBRATION 9.12

The ES will assess the effects of noise and vibration from the construction of the proposed development, vehicular movements to and from the proposed development, and the operational uses at and around the site affecting noise sensitive receptors such as residents. Throughout, the assessment will be undertaken with reference to British Standards and national and international good practice guidance on noise and vibration impacts.

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Establishing the Baseline 9.13

After an initial review of the scheme, the acoustic consultant will liaise with Local Authority Environmental Health regarding the scope and assessment criteria for the noise assessment. It is then proposed to undertake baseline noise surveys on site to record the existing noise and vibration (where applicable) climate, around the development site and surrounding sensitive receptors as identified with the Local Authority, in order to establish the baseline background and ambient noise levels during day and night periods for the site. The methodology of the acoustic surveys will be undertaken in accordance with the guidance in British Standard 7445-1:1991.

Assessment Methodology

9.14

The assessment methodology will be based upon the scope agreed with the acoustic consultant and will be likely to consider the following issues: 

Road traffic noise assessment (in line with the guidance set out in PPG24 on those areas proposed for residential development) calculated using the procedures described in the Calculation of Road Traffic Noise (CRTN) (1998), supplemented by guidance provided within the IEMA Guidance Note No. 1 (Guidance for the Environmental Assessment of Road Traffic);



A noise and vibration assessment of the impacts on existing and proposed sensitive receptors at the construction stage, in line with guidance and limits set out in BS7385 and BS6472, as well as the methodologies set out in BS5228;



The impact at the operation stage of the proposed development on existing and proposed sensitive receptors (with reference to BS4142).

9.15

For the results and impacts identified at the construction stage, appropriate mitigation measures will be provided for inclusion within the Construction Environmental Management Plan. At the operational stage, where appropriate, mitigation measures will be identified to ensure any noise impact to any existing or proposed nearby/on-site receptors that will be minimised as part of the proposed development.

AIR QUALITY 9.16

The ES will assess the potential emissions to air and their impacts on surrounding air quality and climate that may arise during the construction, commissioning and operational phases of the proposed development.

9.17

The proposed development may introduce air quality impacts during both construction and operational phases. The following key air quality issues will be addressed: 

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Effect of increased traffic movements on nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM10) concentrations;



Effects upon roadside residents along the route identified for construction vehicles and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) plus post-construction traffic; and



Likelihood of suspended and resuspended fugitive dust emissions from demolition and construction activities and HGV movements.

Establishing the Baseline 9.18

The site does not fall within an existing Air Quality Management Area (AQMA), although concentrations of NO2 and PM10 are likely to be elevated due to traffic related emissions in the area.

9.19

A collection and review of air quality data for the site from nearby air quality monitoring stations and the National Air Quality Archive available on the web will be undertaken. In addition a desk study will be undertaken to establish the location of any receptors that may be sensitive to changes in air quality as a result of the proposed development.

9.20

A generic assessment of the effects on local air quality in terms of construction impacts (dust/particulate generation) will be carried out using recent publications and guidance such as the Quality of Urban Air Review Group’s (QUARG) publication Airborne Particulate Matter in the United Kingdom and the Building Research Establishment’s publication Controlling Particles from Construction and Demolition.

9.21

Concentrations of NO2 and PM10 will be predicted at sensitive receptors using the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB). The DMRB assessment will determine baseline concentrations in the area and identify any potential development constraints and impacts associated with the development during both the operational and construction phases.

Assessment Methodology

9.22

An assessment of the impact on air quality due to the traffic associated with the proposed development will be undertaken using a traffic dispersion model and traffic data provided by the TA. This will establish the impact of the proposed development on local air quality by modelling concentrations of pollutants such as NO2 and PM10, both with and without development. The assessment criteria will include the statutory air quality standards.

9.23

Predicted concentrations of NO2 and PM10 will be compared with air quality objectives set-out within the National Air Quality Strategy and carried out in accordance with DEFRA Technical Guidance LAQM TG(03). Predicted pollutant concentrations will be

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verified against any existing monitoring data, where this exists. Further air quality monitoring is not proposed as part of the assessment.

9.24

As it is not possible to accurately model impacts associated with construction dust, a qualitative assessment will be carried out using relevant guidance. This will assess the potential for dust impacts at sensitive receptors from construction activities proposed at the site.

9.25

A review of neighbouring industrial processes will be undertaken to determine potential development constraints.

9.26

The ES chapter will present the details of suitable mitigation measures that should be applied during both the construction and operational phases of the proposed development in order to reduce any negative impacts.

LANDSCAPE & VISUAL 9.27

Landscape is defined in the European Landscape Convention as ‘...an area, as perceived by people, whose character is the result of the action and interaction of natural and/or human factors’.

9.28

Visual considerations relate specifically to the views of a landscape afforded to people.

These separate but related issues form the basis for landscape and visual impact assessment.

9.29

The potential for landscape and visual impacts of the proposed development will be assessed, alongside the potential for integrating mitigation and enhancement measures within the design of the proposed development.

Establishing the Baseline

9.30

The site lies in the eastern, upland part of the Broadland region, within the wide expanse of land that separates the Rivers Bure from the River Yare to the south. The site lies some distance from the River Bure, the nearest extant water course being a tributary known as Dobbs’ Beck. The northern limits of Norwich lie close to the southern edge of the study area.

9.31

The application site area incorporates almost all of the land that lies south of Beeston Lane between Buxton Road and Wroxham Road. It also includes all of the fields immediately to the north of Beeston Lane and two fields to the west of Buxton Road.

Much of this land is currently arable fields, although the site also incorporates a small number of uncultivated blocks of pasture, as well as the sports grounds and playing fields that lie to the west of the North Walsham Road. The proposed development area includes a significant proportion of the land within the small parish of Beeston St Andrew as well as fields that fall within the neighbouring parishes of Sprowston, Spixworth and Old Catton.

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9.32

Much of the proposed development area lies within a relatively flat, gently undulating landscape. The easternmost fields do however show more marked changes in elevation, the ground dropping away, quite noticeably in places, towards Dobbs’ Beck and into a series of minor dells which run off it. The ground also drops away slightly from north to south in the southernmost fields.

9.33

The application site therefore sits on the urban fringe of Norwich but retains a largely rural character. The variety of landscape types in this area help to give a distinctive character to individual parts of the site. At the local level, two main landscape characters areas (LCAs)11reference required have been identified within the application site - the Spixworth Wooded Estate Lands (LCA E3) makes up the majority of the site, with the Rackheath and Salhouse Wooded Estate Lands (LCA E4) defining the remaining areas. Both these landscape types are generally comprised of a large-scale and open semi-rural character, with remnant patches of hedge boundaries, mature hedgerow trees and blocks of woodland in places. Part enclosure of the land has allowed medium sized estates to develop around large houses with associated parkland in certain areas, for example Beeston Hall and Park found in the north east part of the site; however these estates are generally smaller and less dramatic than those found in the north of the district.

9.34

Overall, the mixture of land uses within and around the application site has been said 11

to coincide with a ‘fairly weak sense of identity’ ; nonetheless there are certain inherent landscape sensitivities which have been identified and which should therefore be taken into account: 

Areas of mature landscape structure – including blocks of woodland, tree belts, copses of mature trees, remnant hedge boundaries and hedgerow trees, and parkland trees – punctuating a landscape of predominantly arable farmland;



Landscape and recreational value associated with mature woodland;



Landscape setting to the city of Norwich, albeit with a strongly ordered human influence; and

 9.35

Historic buildings with a strong local vernacular.

The assessment of baseline conditions on the site will therefore consist of two key elements: the landscape assessment and the visual assessment. As part of the landscape assessment, the surrounding landscape will be categorised into distinct character areas in order to understand the sensitivity and capacity of the existing landscape to accommodate the proposed development. An assessment of baseline visual characteristics will also be undertaken (based on existing and previous desk and field surveys) to identify the application site’s visual relationship with the surrounding landscape.

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Assessment Methodology 9.36

The following key stages will form the basis of the assessment: 

Description of the baseline landscape condition of the application and surrounding areas including:





o

A summary of the planning context of the application site;

o

The landscape character of the site and its context;

o

Identifies the key views to, from and within the site;

Assess the potential significant impacts of the proposed development on: o

The existing landscape character of the application site and surrounding area;

o

View to and from the site (based on an accepted visual impact methodology);

Identify the measures necessary to mitigate landscape and visual impacts associated with the proposed development;



Identify residual impacts following implementation of recommendations;



Assess the cumulative impacts of the proposed development, within the context of the expansion plans for the area and the site’s designation as a growth area within the Broadland, Norwich and South Norfolk Local Development Framework.

9.37

The assessment process for the proposed development will also refer to the following best practice documents and policy documents, where necessary: 

World Heritage Evaluation Report;



The Countryside Agency and Scottish Natural Heritage;



Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment;



The draft East of England Plan; and



Joint Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD) for Broadland, Norwich and South Norfolk.

SOIL CONDITIONS, GROUNDWATER & CONTAMINATION 9.38

The ES will consider any potential for contamination and risks associated with the baseline ground conditions and will highlight any potential impacts arising, proposed mitigation measures and any subsequent remaining environmental effects.

Establishing the Baseline

9.39

The underlying solid geology of the application site and surrounding area consists of Cretaceous chalk, which, apart from localised outcrops along the minor valleys, is sealed beneath by a range of quaternary drift deposits. In the northern half of the

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study area the chalk is overlain by sandy Crag deposits. To the south and covering much of the proposed development area are glacial sandy clays known as Norwich Brickearth, these deposits corresponding broadly with the areas of flatter ground.

Patches of later glacial sand and gravel are also present, mostly at the margins of the study area. Within the proposed development area the underlying Brickearth clay has given rise to the light and fertile sandy loam soils present across much of the Broadland uplands.

9.40

For the purposes of the ES, the baseline soil and groundwater conditions will be fully established with a desk-based study using a review of the available information including an Envirocheck Report containing historic maps, published geological mapping and groundwater vulnerability mapping.

9.41

The initial desk study will be carried out to support planning consultations related to ground contamination using PPS23 guidance and also including a discussion of other major potential in-ground considerations relevant to the area (such as checks on mining, radon, and dissolution features).

9.42

The study will focus on expected ground conditions and the latest environmental legislation. Where identified through desk based research, the assessment will identify broad

geo-environmental

issues

that

may

constrain

the

progression

of

the

development through the following: 

Site visit and visual inspection walkover;



Analysis of the current site status and key associated environmental influences observable by general visual inspection around the site;



An historical site and area review, primarily referring to past issues of Ordnance Survey Maps but utilising other sources such as published database records as appropriate and readily available;



Analysis of the general expected ground and groundwater conditions within the topographical and



area context referring to our own geological and hydrogeological maps library;



Details of preliminary data search by Envirocheck;



A ground contamination conceptual site model and assessment discussing the results of the research above, not only concerning potential on-site conditions and contamination but also an overview of the potential for migration onto or off-site with respect to the surrounding neighbouring sites;



A qualitative ground contamination risk assessment;



Consideration of any major geotechnical considerations identified in the area;

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Assessment Methodology 9.43

Following the comprehensive desk-top review of existing investigative reports prepared for the application site, an analysis of the contamination sources, receptors and pathways caused by activities from the construction and operational phase of the proposed development will be carried out.

9.44

Conditions during the construction phase will differ from the current (baseline) and operational phases as materials may be exposed to agents (e.g. water and air) that may lead to the dispersion of contaminants in the environment, and to direct contact with construction personnel. Exposure to agents are considered to increase as a result of the operation of the proposed development, particularly owing to the creation of new residential land uses, including garden areas, and areas of public open space.

9.45

From this, the ES chapter will incorporate recommendations for any remedial actions required

addressing

localised

ground

quality

issues

encountered

during

the

construction and operational phases of the proposed development in line with DEFRA/Environment Agency Contaminated Land Report 11 Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination. Similarly, mitigation measures will be employed to eliminate the risk of mobilising any contaminants during construction.

WATER RESOURCES 9.46

The ES will include a study of the hydrology and hydrogeology of the application site (including tidal and fluvial waters) in order to identify potential environmental constraints, including issues pertaining to surface water management.

Establishing the Baseline

9.47

The proposed development covers a large area of land which may be served by a number of drainage systems. It is located within a Zone 1 area as identified by Environment Agency (EA) Flood Maps, and therefore the flood risk is considered to be low.

9.48

The assessment of potential impacts to water resources and hydrology will include a desk-based assessment supplemented by a site walkover. The baseline assessment will include a review of current and previous data relating to ground, groundwater and surface water conditions.

Assessment Methodology

9.49

The methods and the assessment of the likely effects of the proposed development on the surface and groundwater regime will be undertaken in accordance with current Government guidance on EIA and groundwater protection.

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9.50

Consideration will be given where appropriate to a number of relegations such as the Guidance on the Groundwater Regulations. The potential environmental impacts will be assessed qualitatively by considering the environmental sensitivity of the area.

9.51

Assessment criteria developed from water quality and water resources policy, legislation and best industrial practice will be used in assessing the significance of the potential impacts to water resources as a result of the construction and operational stages of the proposed development.

9.52

As part of the assessment process, Broadlands District Council and the EA will be consulted in order to obtain their views and opinions on the proposed development as well as relevant baseline information.

9.53

Mitigation measures will be considered once the potential impacts associated with the proposed development have been identified. These will relate to construction Best Practice and measures that are in accordance with Pollution Prevention Guidelines as published by the EA.

FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT 9.54

In accordance with the guidelines set out in PPS25, a Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) will be undertaken for the proposed development to confirm that the design will appropriately manage surface waters and accommodate future flood risk levels.

Establishing the Baseline

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The initial stage of the FRA will comprise a desktop study, including organising EA and Utility searches, an assessment of EA and other available historical data, a site visit, and an initial appraisal of the potential to satisfy the EA's requirements. Desktop searches will consist of: 

EA External Relations Search – request and review latest data from the EA to assess current and future flood risk;



Water utilities and local authority searches – request and review data regarding surface water drainage, to enable consideration of the impact on existing drainage and assess the use of sustainable urban drainage systems – a requirement of PPS25.

Assessment Methodology 9.56

Consultations with the Environment Agency and Anglian Water have already begun and will continue to inform the assessment throughout the EIA process.

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A site survey with levels referenced to a GPS derived OS datum will be undertaken to support the FRA, and an initial hydrological appraisal will review the contours,

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elevations and sections of the development to assess likely flooding mechanisms and impacts.

9.58

As shown in Figure 9.1 below, the application site lies within flood zone 1 (as defined by the EA), which indicate that the site is at an area of low risk from flooding.

However, due to the predominantly Greenfield nature of the site, it is considered important that the likely effects of the proposed development on the drainage characteristics of the site are assessed. This will enable any unwanted change to surface run-off levels that might occur through the introduction of hard-standing to be effectively mitigated.

Figure 9.1 Environment Agency Flood Map

9.59

Further studies will therefore be undertaken to build up an understanding of existing drainage patterns and the local geology. From this a surface water drainage strategy will be developed which will seek to maximise use of SUDS techniques with due allowance for likely climate change impacts and sustainability.

9.60

In addition, the following issues will be considered within the FRA: 

Propose measures for the setting of ground levels and flood defences (beyond the recommendations set out in PPS25) to ensure that the proposed development and surrounding areas are safe, both for present day conditions, and with appropriate allowance for climate change;



Ensure that the proposed development does not increase flood risk elsewhere, and the proposed infrastructure will seek to improve surface water management (compared with present day conditions); and

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Incorporate measures on-site to provide significant sustainable surface water drainage benefits to the wider area.

9.61

The findings of the FRA will be used during the scheme design and evolution to accommodate and address this risk. The approach and results from the water resources and drainage assessments will be outlined in the ES.

ECOLOGY 9.62

The ES will identify the potential impacts of the proposed development on the principal features of nature conservation interest in land within and adjacent to the application site.

Establishing the Baseline

9.63

A Phase 1 Habitat Survey has been undertaken on the application site in order to establish the presence of any noteworthy habitats on the site and surrounding area.

Field surveys were undertaken over the course of the spring, summer and autumn of 2010 and spring 2011. A formal hedgerow survey and a detailed botanical survey were also undertaken.

9.64

During the course of the surveys, the following results were recorded:: 

No statutory designated nature conservation sites were recorded within 2km of the site;



It is considered that the site contains four UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) priority habitats, namely: parkland and wood-pasture, lowland mixed deciduous woodland, hedgerow and pond;



The Phase 1 survey reported the majority of the site to be arable cropland interspersed with hedgerows. The other Phase 1 habitats are: woodland (seminatural broad-leaved, broad-leaved plantation, mixed plantation and coniferous plantation); improved grassland; amenity grassland, parkland and scattered trees; semi-improved neutral grassland; tall ruderal; hedgerows of various types (defunct, intact, species rich, species poor and with and without standard trees) and ponds;



Plant communities in the main habitats consist of common and widespread species. Invasive non-native species are present in some areas, principally Japanese knotweed Arable cropland covers approximately 280ha, improved grassland 14ha, semi-natural woodland 17ha, and parkland 14ha;



There are 18.3km of hedgerows which included frequent mature trees, some with veteran characteristics. Veteran trees were also present in the parkland habitats.

The hedgerow survey identified eighty nine hedgerows or hedgerow sections, of which twenty four are ‘important’ under the Hedgerow Regulations 1997; and

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No notable plants were recorded during the botanical surveys.

In addition to the initial habitat surveys carried out, a number of species surveys were conducted in order to establish whether any noteworthy species are present on-site or whether there is potential for any protected species to be present. A series of Bat, Reptile and Great Crested Newt Surveys were undertaken during spring, summer and autumn of 2010 and spring 2011.

9.66

The species surveys concluded the following: 

There are no sizeable populations of any reptile species utilising the site, though the use of the site by transient individuals of widespread species such as common lizards, slow worms and grass snakes cannot be entirely discounted. No further reptile surveys are considered necessary;



No great crested newts were recorded on-site. Smooth newts were found in three ponds and both common frog and common toad were found in five ponds each. It is concluded from the results of the survey that great crested newts are not currently utilising the site. No formal mitigation or licensing is required; and



Large areas of high bat activity and probable roosting locations were recorded, in addition to areas of high importance for commuting bats, in several parts of the application site. Specific bat species recorded were Pipistrelles, Barbastelle, Natterer’s and Myotis.

Assessment Methodology 9.67

Information from the above Ecological Scoping Assessments will be used to provide a baseline for assessing the potential ecological impacts of any proposed development and to identify further ecological surveys necessary in order to comply with relevant legislation. This will ensure the ES provides a proper ecological assessment of the potential impacts of the proposed development.

9.68

The assessment will comprise: 

Review of appropriate legislation, planning guidance and biodiversity action plan guidance;



Liaison with relevant organisations such as Natural England, the EA, and the Norfolk Wildlife Trust;



Analysis of baseline data and evaluation of ecological receptors;



Assessment of the potential impacts to the ecology on-site during the construction works and once the proposed development is completed;



Measures, where appropriate, to mitigate potential impacts that are identified;



Measures, where appropriate, to enhance the ecological value of the application site once the proposed development is completed; and

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

Best practice guidelines will be followed where appropriate and the impact assessment will be carried out following Guidelines for Ecological Impact Assessment and detailed within the Construction Environmental Management Plan.

9.69

The ES chapter will provide descriptions of the findings of the ecological surveys and recommendations for appropriate mitigations measures in support of the application that are appropriate to the impacts associated with the nature of the proposed development.

ARCHAEOLOGY & CULTURAL HERITAGE 9.70

The assessment will identify the potential for the application site to hold existing features of archaeological and cultural heritage importance in order to consider the likely impacts of the proposed development on features of archaeological and cultural interest in the surrounding area.

Establishing the Baseline

9.71

An archaeological desk-based assessment, informed by a site walkover, has been undertaken on the application site in accordance with the Institute of Field Archaeologists Standards and Guidelines for archaeological desk-based assessments.

The assessment reviews the archaeological planning policy and the archaeological and historical background using information held in the Norfolk Historic Environment Record (NHER), mainly identified by the English Heritage Norfolk Mapping Programme (NMP), and a range of 18th, 19th and 20th Century maps of the site and surrounding area. A range of other published and unpublished sources were also consulted.

9.72

The assessment includes a review of any potential ‘heritage’ designations in the site and surrounding area, such as Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Listed Buildings and other cultural heritage resources, as well as any other points of archaeological interest or potential.

9.73

Overall, the archaeological potential of the proposed development area would appear to not be quite as high as that of many other locations on the periphery of Norwich.

The proposed development area contains no Scheduled sites or other sites of particular significance, and there is no clear evidence for locations that saw activity of any great intensity prior to the medieval period. There are however a number of locations where cropmarks have shown the presence of archaeologically significant features. These appear to be predominantly of medieval, roman or later date, although some may be earlier.

9.74

Other evidence for early activity in and around the proposed development area includes features that may have been associated with charcoal production and numerous clusters of iron smelting slag. Although these industries are undated it is likely that they predate the medieval period.

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9.75

In addition to subsurface archaeological remains the proposed development area also contains two areas of historic parkland: Red Hall Park and Beeston Park, the latter being locally listed due to its historical significance. While much of the proposed development area consists of unremarkable, flat arable fields, the two parks form part of an area that has retained much of its early 19th-century character.

Assessment Methodology

9.76

The assessment methodology, which is typically used in EIA to determine the significance of the impact, will be determined by the following factors: 

Importance of Resource – International/National (World Heritage Site, sites of International

Importance,

Scheduled

Monuments,

Listed

Buildings);

Regional/County (Conservation Areas/ Sites of regional/county importance); Local/District (Sites with a local or district interest, or with a district value or interest for education or cultural appreciation; Low Local (sites with a local or parish interest); Negligible (Sites or feature with no significant value or interest, or badly damaged); and uncertain (where current knowledge is insufficient to allow significant to be determined); 

Magnitude of Change - High, Medium, Low, or Uncertain; and



Significance of Environmental Effect - Comparison the importance of baseline resources with the magnitude of change.

9.77

The information obtained in the desk-based assessment will be used to assess the archaeological potential of the site and the predicted impact of the proposed development on any remains that may be present. This will form the baseline conditions for the archaeological chapter of the ES.

9.78

The need and scope of any further evaluation works will be considered. If further works are considered to be necessary, they are likely to form geophysical survey and/or trenching.

9.79

The ES chapter will combine the archaeological and built heritage background and will assess the impacts of the proposed development according to the sensitivity of the features/structures and the magnitude of impact of the proposed development on such remains. The chapter will also identify an appropriate mitigation strategy to ameliorate any impacts if necessary.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC 9.80

Given the policy context of the site and the potential perceived loss of green space, a socio-economic impact assessment will be undertaken in order to assess the impact of the proposed development on baseline social and economic conditions within the local and wider area.

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9.81

The likely impacts generated from the proposed development will be examined, accompanied by an assessment of their relative significance. In particular, the assessment will address the direct and indirect employment opportunities generated during the construction and operational phases, and potential impacts upon the social infrastructure of the area with particular reference to schools, GP/healthcare provision and open spaces.

Establishing the Baseline

9.82

The baseline conditions for the application site will be established with reference to the following sources: 

A policy review to provide an outline of the relevant local and regional, social and economic objectives for the area; and



A desktop review of all available information on current socio-economic conditions in the assessment area and, including the prevailing baseline industry and economic conditions to establish the base case.



Liaison and dialogue with Broadland District Council and other important stakeholders for information regarding the Supply of School Spaces and, Open Space, Parks and Children's Play/Recreation Space;



Liaison and dialogue with the region’s Primary Care Trust for information regarding the capacity of local GP Surgeries and other primary health care provision levels; and



A baseline review of current social and economic conditions prevalent in the local area in comparison with regional and national trends, utilising Geographic Information Systems and information available from the project team, the Local Authority, and published database records such as the Office of National Statistics and NOMIS.

Assessment Methodology 9.83

The socio-economic analysis will include the calculation of the forecast total population and child yield for the proposed development, and assessment of how these impact on: 

School places provision;



Children's play space provision (that should be provided within the development);



Open space provision;



Primary health care provision including GP Surgeries;



Economic impacts of the proposed retail and commercial elements and any resultant socio-demographic implications;

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

Housing need and affordability;



The quantum of construction work and its anticipated employment generation;



The quantum of operational employment opportunities generated on-site; and



The overall scheme aims in relation to a variety of additional socio-economic components, such as improving the quality of life for users of the site and its immediate surroundings; and meeting established social and economic policy objectives.

9.84

No specific comprehensive quantitative, socio-economic assessment methodology exists, and as such a quantitative analysis of the potential benefits will be undertaken using the Additionality Guide, a standard method to assessing the impacts of projects published by English Partnerships. The significance of these impacts will then be evaluated in a qualitative manner, using professional judgement and applying the significance criteria below as a standard against which the significance of impacts will be based.

9.85

The assessment will present the quantitative and qualitative evaluations of the social and economic effects of the proposed development and will identify suitable mitigation measures that should be applied during both the construction and operational phases of the proposed development to reduce any potential negative impacts.

9.86

The following types of socio-economic impacts are anticipated as a result of the scheme: 

Primary Impacts: Relate to direct, quantifiable employment impacts, housing provision or anticipated impacts on local facilities provision (schools, healthcare, open space) as a result of the forecast population of the proposed development.

Assessment is informed by previous experience and knowledge of the construction industry, generic job creation benchmarks, best practice methodologies in population projections and statutory consultees guidance regarding current capacities of local facilities;



Secondary Impacts: Relate to additional quantifiable impacts primarily derived through the use of forecasting models or the simple application of multipliers to the primary benefits to estimate the multiplier effects; and



Wider Impacts: Due to the scale of the development proposals, together with the envisaged development timescale, a number of non-quantifiable benefits are anticipated to occur across the wider area. A qualitative assessment has therefore been undertaken based upon the existing context of the locality, together with the likely impacts anticipated to be achieved as a result of the implementation of the proposed development.

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9.87

The range and extent of socio-economic impacts will be assessed over two phases; the construction stage and the ‘operational’ stage of the site once the proposed development is complete. A summary of potential impacts is provided in Table 9.1.

Table 9.1 Socio-Economic Impacts Impact Type

Construction Phase Impacts

Primary Impacts

Direct jobs

Operational Phase Impacts

Direct jobs School places provision GP list size (available spaces at local surgeries Intensity of use of local open spaces Provision of housing units (affordability and need)

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Secondary Impacts

Indirect and induced jobs

Wider Impacts

(NB: nuisance issues such as noise and vibration, dust, visual impacts etc. are assessed within the appropriate technical chapters of this ES)

Indirect and induced jobs Reduced crime levels/perception of crime Improved physical environment and overall quality of life Continuing community development Supporting social and economic strategies and objectives

An appraisal of the benefits resulting from proposed development will be provided. The results of the socio-economic assessment will benchmark the overall project aims against a variety of additional socio-economic components, such as improving the quality of life for users of the site and its immediate surroundings, and how these meet established social and economic policy objectives at the local, county, regional and national levels.

CUMULATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 9.89

The scope and requirement for an assessment of any cumulative effects of the proposed development are given through the EIA Regulations. Part I of Schedule 4 refers to an ES including a description of the likely significant environmental effects of the development on the environment, which should cover: ‘The cumulative effects of the development resulting from the existence of the development, the use of natural resources and the emission of pollutants, the creation of nuisances and the elimination of waste’.

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9.90

As this ‘category’ of effects is contained in Part I of the Schedule, it is a category that should be covered in an ES if an applicant is able to do so, having regard to information available at the time the application is being formulated and the ES prepared.

9.91

The following principles will be adopted in establishing the cumulative assessment methodology of the ES that will accompany the application: 

(a) Subject to b) and c) below, the cumulative impacts of nearby schemes for which an application has been lodged at the date the applicant submits the planning application for the proposed development will be assessed;



(b) The cumulative impacts of schemes will be assessed in respect of which adequate details are known at the date the application is submitted, sufficient to enable a useful, informed assessment to be reasonably carried out; and



(c) In each case, unless other principles apply that means a particular scheme falls outside the remit of part 1 of Schedule 4 of the EIA Regulations and therefore need not be covered in the ES, we will assess relevant schemes within a radius of the

application

site

dependent

upon

the

Zone

of

Influence

from

each

environmental aspect.

9.92

Various criteria have been adopted for establishing the scope of the cumulative assessment of impacts from more than one development. The scope of the assessment has been guided by the screening criteria listed in Table 9.2. In screening cumulative impacts to be included within the cumulative impact assessment, other developments under consideration must, when taken in isolation, generate an impact (positive or negative) of at least minor significance for a particular issue and in addition, and meet all the following criteria in Table 9.2 below.

Table 9.2 Criteria for Inclusion of Developments within Cumulative Impact Assessment Screening Criteria To be considered within the cumulative impact assessment other development schemes must meet the following criteria:

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

Generate their own residual impacts of at least minor significance;



Be likely to be constructed or operate over similar time periods;



Be spatially linked to the proposed development (for example using the same local road network of the application site); and



Be either consented or be the subject of applications with the relevant statutory authority in the area or be the subject of another statutory procedure.

Each of the schemes under assessment will be reviewed to determine potential cumulative impacts. Where possible, a quantitative assessment of the individual environmental impacts from the proposed development in accumulation with other

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developments will be undertaken and the outcome will be discussed in the technical component

chapters

of

the

EIA.

Therefore,

cumulative

impacts

of

individual

environmental components such as Transportation, Noise and Vibration, and Air Quality will be undertaken throughout the ES, where appropriate, in addition to being examined in the Cumulative Impact Assessment.

10.0 PRINCIPAL POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 10.1

The table below provides a summary of the principal potential environmental issues to be addressed within the detailed assessments, and an indication of the potential environmental impacts associated with these technical areas.

Environmental Issue

Potential Impact

Transportation

Increases to local traffic flows during both construction and operation

Noise & Vibration

Noise and vibration from construction on sensitive receptors and from transport, as well as impacts associated with the operation of the development

Air Quality

Air pollution impacts from the construction and operational phases of the development

Landscape & Visual

Changes to the landscape from surrounding areas

Soil Conditions, Groundwater & Contamination

Mobilisation of potential contamination on-site

Water Resources & Flood Risk

Changes to the hydrology underlying the application site and changes to the level of impermeable surfaces that could affect risk of flooding.

Ecology

Loss of habitat, direct impact on ecological receptors, changes to hydrological flows, dust affecting vegetative growth, barriers to movement and loss of foraging areas are all potential impacts. Other considerations will be effect from lighting, noise and vibration and disturbance.

Archaeology & Cultural Heritage

Potential impacts could be the loss or truncation of features not previously recorded.

Socio-Economic

Provision of employment opportunities at the construction and operational stages. Provision of housing and overall regeneration to the site and surrounding area

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11.0 PROFESSIONAL TEAM 11.1

The

Environmental

Impact

Assessment

will

be

written

and

co-ordinated

by

Environmental Perspectives LLP with contributions from the following specialist consultants and inputs from investigations/assessments:

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Land Use Planning - Bidwells;



Ecology – The Ecology Consultancy;



Landscape & Visual - Bidwells;



Archaeology – NAU Archaeology;



Transportation – Colin Buchanan;



Air Quality – Entran Ltd.;



Noise & Vibration – Sharps Redmore;



Agricultural Impact - LRA;



Soil Conditions, Groundwater & Contamination – White Young Green;



Water Quality, Resources & Flood Risk - Peter Brett Associates;



Socio-Economic – Environmental Perspectives LLP;



Cumulative Impacts - Environmental Perspective LLP; and



Residual Impacts & Conclusion - Environmental Perspectives LLP.

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12.0 ADDITIONAL

MATERIAL

SUBMITTED

WITH

THE

APPLICATION 12.1

In addition to the ES, the planning application will include a number of stand-alone documents, which will be formally agreed as scheme design progresses but currently includes: 

Design and Access Statement;



Transport Assessment;



Retail Impact Assessment; and



Supporting statements on: o

Sustainability;

o

Energy;

o

Waste And Recycling;

o

Drainage;

o

Water and Sewerage;

o

Green Infrastructure;

o

Crime and Safety;

o

Lighting;

o

Housing;

o

Economic Development;

o

Community Involvement;

o

Delivery and Management; and

o

Planning Obligations.

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13.0 REFERENCES

1

Great

Britain.

Parliament,

(2011);

The

Town

and

Country

Planning

(Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011: Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 1824. OPSI. 2

The Council of the European Communities, (June 1985); Council Directive on the Assessment of the Effects of Certain Public and Private Projects on the Environment No. 85/337/EEC 1985, OJ L175, 5.7.85, p.40-48

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The Council of the European Communities, (April 1997); Council Directive 97/11/EEC amending Directive 85/337/EEC on the Assessment of the Effects of Certain Public and Private Projects on the Environment, OJ L073, 14.03.117 p.5

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The Council of the European Communities, (June 2003); Council Directive 2003/35/EEC amending Directive 85/337/EEC on the Assessment of the Effects of Certain Public and Private Projects on the Environment, OJ L156, 25.6.2003 p.17-25

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Great

Britain.

Parliament,

(2008);

The

Town

and

County

Planning

(Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008 Statutory Instrument 2008 No. 2093. OPSI. 6

DETR, (1999); Circular 02/99 Environmental Impact Assessment. TSO.

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HMSO, (1995); Preparation of Environmental Statements for Planning Projects That Require Environmental Assessment - A Good Practice Guide. CLG.

8

The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), (2004); Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment. IEMA.

9

Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), (2000); Environmental Impact Assessment: A Guide to Procedures. ICE.

10

ODPM, (2002); Note on Environmental Impact Assessment Directive for Local Planning Authorities. CLG.

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Chris Blandford Associates, (2008); Broadland District Council Draft Landscape Character Assessment Supplementary Planning Document. BDC.

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Appendix 1.2: Formal EIA Scoping Opinion

ES Volume 2: Technical Appendices

Ask for Ext Direct Dial Email Fax Date

: : : : : :

Ben Burgess 2625 01603 430265 ben.burgess@broadland.gov.uk

01603 430591 20th August 2008

Miss Olivia Finch Environmental Perspectives LLP Heathrow Business Centre 65 High Street Egham Surrey TW20 9EY Dear Mr Finch Re:

Environmental Impact Assessment (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 Request for Scoping Opinion Mixed use Development by Beyond Green at Land North East of Norwich

I write in response to your letter dated 14th September 2001, which concerned the above.

Specifically you were requesting a scoping opinion for the above proposal under the Environmental Impact Assessment (England and Wales) Regulations, 1999 due to the size and nature of the site.

In accordance with the EIA regulations relevant bodies have been consulted on the proposal. These include:     

Norfolk County Council Highways Broadland District Council Environmental Health Norfolk Wildlife Trust Natural England Environment Agency

Included with this letter are copies of the responses from the above (except for the Norfolk Wildlife Trust who have not yet responded) and as such I will not address their comments specifically here. However, the general consensus was that the main issues identified in your scoping document should be addressed within the EIA and this is an opinion shared

by Broadland District Council.

It is hoped that the above is adequate as a scoping response from Broadland District Council, but should you require anything further then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Ben Burgess Planning Projects Manager

Jane Wakiwaka From: Sent: To: Subject:

Suzie Flatt <suzie.flatt@Broadland.gov.uk> Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:42 PM Ben Burgess Beyond Green

Ben, Further to our conversation this morning, I advise that my comments regarding the scoping assessment for Beyond Green are as follows: Although no map of the development is included in the scoping report, I understand that the proposal is to build up to the land which abuts the 54LAeq 16 hr dB contour for the Norwich airport landing and take off contour.

This contour was established from 2005 noise measurements, when movements at the airport were approximately 400 000 passengers per year, since then the airport use has gone up to terminal capacity of approximately 800 000 capacity in 2007, and then back down again to approximately 450 000 passengers currently. Clearly when the airport is at capacity the noise contours cover more land.

The Environmental Noise Directive requires member states to map noise sources and agglomerations a certain population size. Norwich Airport and the area around Norwich were too small to be mapped in the first 2007 round, but will be included in the next round in 2012 ( detailed national guidance for this is not yet published). Where the Lden noise level (which is the new measurement criteria, as opposed to a 16 hour LAeq) exceeds 55dBA, then action plans are required to be drawn up to mitigate the noise levels at affected properties.

There is potential for the Northern edge of the proposed development to come within the 55dBA Lden level, and therefore it would be advisable for the applicants to address the current and future potential airport noise to inform if any properties are likely to fall within this 55dBA Lden zone.

Noise from engine testing at the airport should also be taken into consideration.

If you have any further questions about this, please let me know.

For your information, we previously had a quote for mapping and predicting airport noise, and it came in around ÂŁ5000 Suzie Suzie Flatt

Tel: 01603 430542

Senior Environmental Health Officer

Fax: 01603 430616 www.broadland.gov.uk

Broadland District Council

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Jane Wakiwaka From: Sent: To: Subject:

Ben Burgess <Ben.Burgess@broadland.gov.uk> Wednesday, November 09, 2011 9:13 AM Olivia Finch FW: 20111430 Land North East of Norwich EIA Scoping Report

Follow Up Flag: Flag Status:

Follow up Completed

Morning Olivia, Further to my scoping response of a couple of weeks ago I have now received a further consultation response from my colleague in Archaeology. For your information it is attached below.

Regards, Ben. Ben Burgess Planning Projects Manager Broadland District Council Tel: 01603 430625 Fax: 01603 430591 www.broadland.gov.uk ben.burgess@broadland.gov.uk Broadland District Council - Ranked 3rd overall in The Times 20 Best Councils To Work For in 2008 This email and any attachments are intended for the addressee only and may be confidential. If they come to you in error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone. Please advise the sender by replying to this email immediately and then delete the original from your computer. Unless this email relates to Broadland District Council business it will be regarded by the council as personal and will not be authorised by or sent on behalf of the council. The sender will have sole responsibility for any legal actions or disputes that may arise. We have taken steps to ensure that this email and any attachments are free from known viruses but in keeping with good computing practice, you should ensure they are virus free. Emails sent from and received by members and employees of Broadland District Council may be monitored.

-----Original Message----From: Hamilton, Ken [mailto:ken.hamilton@norfolk.gov.uk] Sent: 08 November 2011 12:45 To: Ben Burgess Cc: Yardy, Alison Subject: 20111430 Land North East of Norwich EIA Scoping Report Dear Ben, Re: 20111430 Land North East of Norwich EIA Scoping Report HES Ref: CNF43779_1 Thank you for consulting us on this scoping opinion.

Given the size of the development, it is highly likely that it will impact on archaeological deposits. We recommend that the applicant submits a copy of their desk based assessment as soon as possible. It is highly likely that an archaeological field evaluation will be required as part of the environmental impact assessment.

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It is noted that the Scoping report makes no mention of the Historic Characterisation and Sensitivity Assessment carried out for the Greater Norwich Growth Point by Norfolk County Council in 2009. If this has not been consulted as part of the desk based assessment, we recommend the applicant updates their desk based assessment to include these data.

I note (paragraph 1.3) that the proposed submission date is given as March 2011 - is there an updated proposed submission date?

We recommend that the developer contacts us to discuss the scope of the archaeological field evaluation.

Yours aye Ken __________________________ Ken Hamilton PhD MIfA Senior Historic Environment Officer (Planning) Historic Environment Service Environment, Transport and Development Union House Gressenhall Dereham Norfolk NR20 4DR Direct: 01362 869275 Mobile: 07748 761354 Fax: 01362 860951 ken.hamilton@norfolk.gov.uk

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Mr Ben Burgess - Planning Projects Manager Broadland District Council Thorpe Lodge (1) Yarmouth Road Norwich Norfolk NR7 0DU

Our ref: Your ref:

AE/2011/113546/01-L01 550156

Date:

19 October 2011

Dear Mr Burgess SCOPING OPINION - RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. NORWICH.

LAND NORTHEAST OF

Thank you for consulting us on the submitted EIA Scoping Report (September 2011), prepared by Environmental Perspectives, for a proposed large-scale residential development in the Sprowston/Old Catton/Beeston area to the northeast of Norwich.

We have inspected the document and have the following comments to make:

Potential Environmental Sensitivities/Sensitive Receptors We note that the water environment has not been included in this list. This proposed development site is on a Principal Aquifer and a small part of it falls within Source Protection Zone 2. Groundwater in this area is therefore a potential sensitive receptor. The impacts on groundwater should be covered in proposed Chapters 12 and 13 of the ES. We also note that the proximity of the development to the Norfolk Broads has not been highlighted in this list. Although they do not fall within 2km of this site, this proposed development could have a significant impact on the sensitive Broadland environment. The potential impacts should be covered in proposed Chapter 5 of the ES.

Water Quality The submitted Scoping Report has not provided detail on how water quality impacts will be assessed. Water quality is a concern in this area and the ES must provide sufficient detail to assure us that there will be no deterioration as a result of this proposed development. We would expect a lot of this information to be supplied in the water strategy/ Water Cycle Study that will be undertaken in support of the planning application.

Through other discussions with the developers, we are aware of a number of options Environment Agency Cobham Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9JD. Customer services line: 03708 506 506 www.environment-agency.gov.uk

Cont/d..

for wastewater treatment that could impact upon water quality. The implications of each option need to be understood and the ES provides an opportunity to appraise the options against each other. Again, we would expect this information to form part of the site-specific Drainage Strategy/ Water Cycle Study. Particular regard must be paid to the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). A development of this size is likely to trigger the need for a WFD Assessment which must consider the water quality, hydromorphology and hydrological impacts of development. A Groundwater Risk Assessment is also likely to be required. Where less conventional technologies are proposed for use, please note that we would be happy to receive evidence of their performance in the form of case studies to support any risk assessments.

Water Resources We hold information regarding licensed abstraction locations and Broadland District Council hold some information regarding private water supply locations. These data sets are not necessarily complete. We would therefore recommend that a water features survey is included as part of the ES.

Flood Risk A development of this size is likely to generate significant surface water run-off, however we are aware of the integrated approach being proposed for water supply and drainage. We therefore feel that flood risk cannot be looked at in isolation and should instead form part of the overall water strategy/ Water Cycle Study being prepared for this site. This approach has been previously agreed with the developer and Peter Brett Associates.

We would be happy to provide further comment on these proposals as they mature.

Should you feel that a meeting would be beneficial, please feel free to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Miss Carrie Williams Planning Liaison Officer Direct dial 01473 706007 Direct fax 01473 271320 Direct e-mail carrie.williams@environment-agency.gov.uk

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Beyond Green Developments North Sprowston & Old Catton

Appendix 2.1: Key Parameters

ES Volume 2: Technical Appendices

Appendix A: Key Parameters This Appendix to the Design and Access Statement provides a single compendium of the main design and quantitative parameters proposed for North Sprowston and Old Catton (NS&OC).

A1. Layout, use and amount The development shall be laid out in broad accordance with the Masterplan Diagram The total amount of development by use class shall not exceed the following: Use Class(es)

Description

A1-A5

Shops, Financial and Professional Services, Restaurants and Up to 8,800m2 (Gross Internal Area) including up to 4,840m2 for convenience Cafes, Drinking Establishments, Hot Food Takeaways and comparison goods shopping (Class A1).

B1

Business

Up to 16,800m2 (Gross Internal Area)

C1

Hotels and guesthouses

Up to 2no. and 1,000m2 (Gross Internal Area)

C3

Dwelling houses

Up to 3,520no.

D1

Non-residential institutions including schools, libraries, public Up to 7,000m2 (Net Internal Area) including up to 5,000m2 for two two-form halls, health centres, crèches and nurseries entry primary schools; two community halls; a library; a health centre; and up to five nurseries/crèches.

Sui Generis

Amount

An energy centre of up to 1,500m2 (Gross Internal Area)

A2. Transect Development shall be brought forward in broad accordance with the Transect Schedule as follows: Heights (storeys/ metres above ground) Max Min

T1 Centre

T2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Urban

T3 SubUrban

T4 Edge

5/19

3/13

3/13

4/16

3/10

2/7

1/5

2/7

Approximate housing mix (%)

Housing density (dph) 1bf Max

100

70

40

50

Min

50

35

25

15

2bf

3bf

2bh

3bh

Design guidelines 4+bh

Housing typologies

Plot

Non-residential uses

Parking

7.5

Apartment blocks and flats and duplexes over commercial premises. Adaptable townhouses.

Terraces.

Generally narrow frontages to terraces and townhouses (5-8 metres). Wider frontages to apartment blocks and major non-residential buildings (up to 25m). Minimum 4m ground floor height on primary streets to allow for change of use.

Extensive retail, leisure, commercial & community uses and frontage.

Some commercial above ground floor.

On-street on secondary and tertiary streets.

Courtyards within blocks.

Very limited onplot parking

20

Townhouses on primary streets; many terraces; semis; paired villas; some apartment buildings on key corners.

Narrow frontages to terraces and townhouses (5-8m) widening for semi-detached (610m) and detached (8-12m) houses and apartment blocks (up to 25m).

Local community and retail facilities only. Adaptable building on key plots to allow future mixed-use.

On-street. Some parking courts off primary routes. On-plot to rear for larger properties.

30

Mostly semidetached and detached; some terraces and mews closer to centres; some apartments.

Predominantly 8-12m frontages narrowing to 6m for some terraces and mews and widening to up to 16m for larger homes and apartment villas.

Local community and retail facilities only. Adaptable building on key plots to allow future mixed-use.

On-plot parking to rear of most properties; some drives on detached houses; secondary parking onstreet.

35

Townhouses and large detached properties and paired villas fronting park; semis and detacheds on tertiary streets; apartment villas with shared gardens

Adaptable building on key plots to allow future mixed-use.

On-plot parking to rear of most properties; some drives on detached houses; secondary parking onstreet.

Ave

70

44

32

25

20

7.5

5

2.5

17.5

7.5

5

10

7.5

0

0

7.5

30

25

25

10

17.5

40

35

35

Generally wider frontages to 34 storey edge-front dwellings (8-16m) narrowing to 6-10m for 2-3 storey units and away from edge-fronts.

A3. Area parameters Total development in each area shall be in broad accordance with the following parameters (except where given as maxima, where the amount shall not be exceeded): Transect Area Total Main Square Wroxham Road Square Church Lane South Beeston Park Old Catton

T1

T2

T3

T4

13% 52% 22% 0% 0% 0%

50% 42% 52% 54% 48% 53%

25% 0% 9% 46% 12% 42%

12% 6% 17% 0% 41% 5%

Housing (Class C3): maximum amount (units) 3,520 900 750 1,100 640 810

1-bed flat 7-10% 12-15% 8-12% 4-7% 4-7% 4-7%

2-bed flat 7-10% 12-15% 8-12% 4-7% 5-10% 5-10%

Housing: type and size 3-bed 2-bed flat house 1-4% 23-25% 2-5% 25-30% 2-5% 22-26% 0-5% 23-27% 0-5% 18-22% 0-5% 23-27%

3-bed house 34-36% 25-30% 32-36% 35-40% 35-40% 35-40%

4+-bed house 20-23% 8-12% 13-18% 20-25% 20-25% 20-25%

Retail space (Class A): maximum amount (m2 GIA) 8,800 7,500 1,000 200 500 500

Schedule 3.1: Area parameters Non-residential uses shall be focused in the active frontage areas within the following blocks: Area Main Square Wroxham Road Square Church Lane South Beeston Park Old Catton

Focus of mixed-use activity Blocks MS01-04, MS07-11 and MS13 on frontage to Main Square and adjacent streets Blocks WRS05-06 and WRS10-11 on frontage to Wroxham Road Square adjacent streets Blocks CLS07-08 and CLS11-12 on frontage to green space (GS17) Block RH01 (Red Hall Farm); blocks BP11-13 frontages to North Walsham Road/Church Lane junction Blocks OC04 and OC06-08 on frontages to Spixworth Road; block OC02 on frontage to playing field (SP01); blocks OC11-12 near primary school

Schedule 3.2: Focus of non-residential activity

Employment space (Class B): maximum amount (m2 GIA) 16,800 9,000 9,000 n/a 1,000 n/a

A4. Block parameters Blocks of development shall be designed in accordance with the parameters set out in the table below Area

Main Square

Wroxham Road Square

Church Lane South

Block MS01 MS02 MS03 MS04 MS05 MS06 MS07 MS08 MS09 MS10 MS11 MS12 MS13 WRS01 WRS02 WRS03 WRS04 WRS05 WRS06 WRS07 WRS08 WRS09 WRS10 WRS11 WRS12 WRS13 WRS14 WRS15 WRS16 CLS01 CLS02 CLS03 CLS04 CLS05 CLS06

Storeys (no.)

Max Min 5 4 5 3 5 3 5 3 4 2 3 2 4 3 5 3 5 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 5 3 5 3 3 2 4 2 4 2 5 3 5 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 1

Height Metres above ground Max Min 13 19 10 19 10 19 10 19 7 16 7 13 10 16 10 19 10 19 10 16 10 16 7 16 10 16 7 16 7 13 7 13 7 13 10 19 10 19 7 13 7 16 7 16 10 19 10 19 7 13 7 13 7 13 7 16 7 16 7 13 7 13 7 13 7 13 5 13 5 13

Housing density (dph) Max

Min

100 100 100 66 70 88 88 88 88 73 62 100 62 70 70 70 100 100 70 64 64 82 100 70 40 40 50 50 70 55 61 70 40 40

Housing amount Expected

Max

n/a â&#x20AC;&#x201C; non-residential development 50 70 114 50 70 71 50 70 137 31 40 51 35 44 94 44 60 108 44 60 119 44 60 102 44 60 129 37 47 114 27 36 120 50 70 150 27 36 55 35 44 72 35 44 76 35 44 39 50 70 109 50 70 81 35 44 84 29 38 37 29 38 82 41 54 99 50 70 83 35 44 81 25 32 21 25 32 29 15 25 47 15 25 29 35 44 82 30 38 103 32 40 74 35 44 31 25 32 58 25 32 43

Min

Expected

57 36 69 24 47 54 59 51 64 57 52 75 24 36 38 20 54 41 42 17 37 49 41 41 13 18 14 9 41 56 39 16 36 27

80 50 96 31 59 73 80 69 87 73 70 105 32 45 48 25 76 57 53 22 49 65 58 51 17 23 24 14 52 71 49 20 46 35

Beeston Park

Old Catton

CLS07 CLS08 CLS09 CLS10 CLS11 CLS12 CLS13 CLS14 CLS15 CLS16 CLS17 CLS18 CLS19 CLS20 BP01 BP02 BP03 BP04 BP05 BP06 BP07 BP08 BP09 BP10 BP11 BP12 BP13 BP14 BP15 RH01 OC01 OC02 OC03 OC04 OC05 OC06 OC07 OC08 OC09 OC10 OC11

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2

13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 16 13 13 13 16 16 16 16 16 13 16 16 13 13 13 13 13 16 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 5 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 7

70 61 43 46 55 52 40 55 55 58 70 70 70 70 50 70 70 70 64 64 62 50 50 70 64 50 42 42 43

35 44 86 32 40 88 26 33 56 27 34 75 30 38 88 29 37 98 25 32 50 30 38 79 30 38 57 31 39 66 35 44 82 35 44 42 35 44 98 35 44 81 15 25 83 35 44 105 35 44 72 35 44 79 29 38 72 29 38 63 27 36 56 15 25 34 15 25 26 35 44 66 29 38 113 15 25 40 23 31 42 23 31 37 22 30 25 n/a – non-residential development 40 25 32 47 50 15 25 48 40 25 32 47 70 35 44 62 40 25 32 69 70 35 44 60 40 25 32 134 70 35 44 88 70 35 44 74 70 35 44 28 70 35 44 34

43 46 34 44 48 54 32 43 31 35 41 21 49 40 25 52 36 40 33 29 24 10 8 33 51 12 23 20 13

54 58 43 56 60 69 40 55 39 44 52 27 61 51 42 66 46 50 43 38 33 17 13 41 68 20 30 27 17 30 14 29 31 43 30 84 44 37 14 17

38 24 38 39 55 38 107 55 46 17 21

OC12 OC13 OC14 OC15 OC16 OC17

3 3 3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2 2 1

13 13 13 13 13 13

7 7 7 7 7 5

70 70 70 70 70 40

35 35 35 35 35 25

44 44 44 44 44 32

59 79 63 66 100 31

29 39 31 33 50 19

37 50 39 41 63 25

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Expectedâ&#x20AC;? housing amounts are based on the application of expected densities given the approximate capacity of the block. NB: the amounts of housing given in the above table do not account for the potential allocation of development space to integrated retail and commercial uses. In blocks which accommodate a significant amount of non-residential use (see Schedule 3.2) the amount of housing may be less than the minimum shown.

A5. Street hierarchy The design of streets shall be in accordance with the Street Hierarchy Schedule as follows: Lanes

Street Type

Max

Min

Lane width (m)

Cycle lanes (m)

Pavements (m)

Spill out (m)

Max

Min

Min

Min

Set bac k (m) Max

Car parking (m)

Trees/ planting

Cycle parking (Visitor/ additional resi)

Street furniture

Max

Max Design Speed (mph)

P1

Wroxham Road Square

3

2

3.25

2 x 1.5

1x3 1x2

2

0

2 x 2 (PZ)

Square/ Median

Pavement

Pavement

20

P2

General

3

2

3.25

2x2

2x2

0

2

2 x 2 (PZ)

Pavement/ FZ Median

Pavement/FZ

Pavement / FZ

20

P3

Main Square

2

2

3.25

2x2

1x3

2

0

1 x 2 (PZ)

Square

Pavement

Pavement

15

P4

Old Catton Connection

2

2

3.25

2x2/ 1x3

2x2

N

3

2 x 2 (FZ)

Pavement/ FZ Median

Pavement/FZ

Pavement / FZ

20

S1 T1

General Park Edge

2 2

2 2

3 2.4

N N

2x2 1x2

N N

5 5

2 x 2 (FZ) 2 x 2 (FZ)

FZ/Median FZ

FZ FZ

FZ FZ

20 12

T2

Urban

2

1

2.4

N

2x2

0

2

1x2 (FZ/OC)

Pavement/ FZ/OC

Pavement/ FZ/OC

Pavement / FZ/ OC

12

T3

Sub-Urban

2

1

2.4

N

2x2

N

5

2x2 (FZ/OC)

FZ/OC/ Median

FZ/OC

FZ/OC

12

T4

Church Lane South

1

1

Retain current width

N

N

N

5

N

Front gardens /OC

N

OC

12

Notes Peak time bus lane, with off peak parking. Minimum 2m median.

Southern pavement = minimum 3m.

Minimum 2m pavement to be clear of all obstacles. 3m carriageway where possible.

Minimum 2m median where provided.

Minimum 2m pavement to be clear of all obstacles. 3m carriageway where possible.

Minimum 2m pavement to be clear of all obstacles. 3m carriageway where possible.

Minimum 2m pavement to be clear of all obstacles. Minimum 2m median where provided. 3m carriageway where possible.

Minimum 2m median where provided.

3.5m carriageway on one way streets.

Shared space streets will be designed in accordance with LTN1/11. Minimum 2m pavement to be clear of all obstacles. Contraflow cycle lane on one way streets.

3.5m carriageway on one way streets.

Minimum 1.5m median where provided. Minimum 2m pavement to be clear of all obstacles. Shared space streets will be designed in accordance with LTN1/11. Contraflow cycle lane on one way streets

Schedule 5.1: Street hierarchy Notes: PZ = Parking zone (Parking only, allows potential for future widening of pavement/cycle lane). FZ = Flex zone (Parking integrated with planting, street furniture, etc). OC = on carriageway. Spill out = publicly accessible, but not adopted. Set back = no public access.

A6. Green infrastructure The layout and amount of green infrastructure shall be in broad accordance with the following schedule:

GS16 GS17 GS18 GS19 GS20 GS21 GS22 GS23 GS24

Natural/ semi-natural space

Distribute d Urban Green Spaces

LEAP

NEAP

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes No

Yes Yes

Yes Yes

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

No No

Yes No

No No

No Yes

Yes Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes

No Yes No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No

No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No

No Yes No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No

No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No

No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No

Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yesa

No

No

Yes

No No No No No No No No

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes

Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Yes No No No Yes No No Yes

No No No No No No No No

No No No No No No No No

Yes No No No No No No No

No No No No No No No No

No No No No No No No No

No No No No No No No No

52,480

500

No

41,701

300

No

188,892 12,000 17,781 4,127 26,953 812 293 1,866 2,592 734 4,187 13,285 12,883 404 2,832 2,998 853 6,006 5,706 8,473 2,961 924 788 527 194 4,133

2,107

10,673 11,439

872+2,126* 1,598+4,408 * 5,060 2,157

2,404

Food production

LAP

m2

27,382 295,245 52,446

Recreation

Informal amenity/ recreation space

Strategic green spaces

SP01 - Old Catton SP02 - Morley Field SP03 - Church Lane South Beeston Park Red Hall Park Semi-Natural Woodland Sprowston Allotments GS01 GS02 GS03 GS04 GS05 GS06 GS07 GS08 GS09 GS10 GS11 GS12 GS13 GS14 GS15

Play Largescale e.g. football

m2

Space

Sport and recreation grounds

Appropriate Uses

SUDS area Formal park/ garden

Amount

Smaller scale e.g. tennis, bowls, MUGA

Facilities e.g. changing, artificial pitches

Allotments

Community gardens

Total

GS25 GS26 GS27 GS28 GS29 GS30 GS31 GS32 GS33 GS34 GS35 GS36 GS37 Sport & Recreation Parks & Plantation Distributed Green Spaces All

3,365 8,519 603 479 260 470 4,007 1,641 4,381 2,125 715 695 5,393 121,563

Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes

3,824

4,007 1,641 4,381

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

-

548,583

-

154,965

50,163

825,111

50,163

At least 60,000m2 formal and informal open space

Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes

No Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes

At least 313,300m2 natural and seminatural space

Up to 34 LAP s

Up to 17 LEAP s

No No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes

No No No No No No No No No No No No No

Up to 3 NEAPs

Up to 13 footballequivale nt pitches

Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes Up to 9 pairs of tennis courts, 9 bowling greens and 9 MUGAs

No No No No No No No No No No No No No Up to 9 sets of changing facilities and associated parking

Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes At least 18,000m2 allotments & community gardens plus provision of 1.2ha for extension of existing Sprowston allotments

Schedule 6.1: Green Infrastructure *latter number denotes area for infiltration blanket only Note: all dimensions are approximate. “Appropriate uses” are intended to provide a framework for consideration of detailed design rather than a fixed set of proposals; “yes” indicates that the space would be suitable for the use rather than that the use must be incorporated; not all potential uses can be accommodated in any given space.

A7. Residential Car Parking The provision of residential car parking shall be to the following standards: Housing type 1-bed flat 2-bed flat 3-bed flat 2-bed house 3-bed house 4+-bed house Total

Overall spaces per dwelling 1.0 1.25 1.5 1.25 1.5

Parking Ratio Provision on-plot Allocated provision 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.25 0.5 0.75 0.25

Approx. quantum

Total spaces

Pool provision 0.5 0.75 0.5 0.5 0.5

% 8% 8% 2% 25% 35%

no.

280 280 75 880 1,230

All 280 350 113 1,100 1,845

On-plot 0 0 0 220 923

Allocated 140 140 75 440 307

Pool 140 210 38 440 615

2.0

1.0

0.25

0.75

22%

775

1,550

775

194

581

1.5

0.5

0.4

0.6

100%

3,520

5,238

1,918

1,296

2,024

Schedule 7.1: Residential parking standards “On-plot provision” means within the curtilage of the dwelling e.g. on a driveway. “Allocated provision” means within a space or group of spaces (e.g. within a courtyard) dedicated to a dwelling or group of dwellings. “Pool provision” means on-street or in other unallocated areas. NB the italicized figures illustrate likely quantums of residential parking based on the amount and approximate mix of housing proposed; they do not form part of the parameters.

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