Balsall Common and Hampton-in-Arden

118 Pages·2013·4.5 MB·English

PHASE ONE
DraFt
EnvironmE ntal
StatEmEnt
Community Forum Area Report
23 | Balsall Common and Hampton-in-Arden
HS2 London-West Midlands
May 2013
ENGINE FOR GROWTH
DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL
STATEMENT
Community Forum Area Report
23 I Balsall Common and Hampton-in-Arden
ENGINE FOR GROWTH
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Contents
Draft Volume 2: Community Forum Area Report – Balsall Common and
Hampton-in-Arden/No 23 5
Structure of the HS2 draft Environmental Statement 5
Part A: Introduction 6
1 Introduction 7
1.1 Introduction to HS2 7
1.2 Purpose of this report 7
1.3 Structure of this report 9
Part B: Balsall Common and Hampton-in-Arden – overview of the area and description of the
Proposed Scheme 10
2 Balsall Common and Hampton-in-Arden 11
2.1 Overview of the area 11
2.2 Description of the Proposed Scheme 15
2.3 Construction of the Proposed Scheme 22
2.4 Operation of the Proposed Scheme 33
2.5 Community forum engagement 34
2.6 Route section main alternatives 34
Part C: Environmental topic assessments 39
3 Agriculture, forestry and soils 40
3.1 Introduction 40
3.2 Policy framework 40
3.3 Assessment scope and key assumptions 40
3.4 Environmental baseline 40
3.5 Construction 42
3.6 Operation 45
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4 Air quality 47
4.1 Introduction 47
4.2 Policy framework 47
4.3 Assessment scope and key assumptions 47
4.4 Environmental baseline 47
4.5 Construction 48
4.6 Operation 49
5 Community 50
5.1 Introduction 50
5.2 Policy framework 50
5.3 Assessment scope and key assumptions 51
5.4 Environmental baseline 51
5.5 Construction 53
5.6 Operation 55
6 Cultural heritage 56
6.1 Introduction 56
6.2 Policy framework 56
6.3 Assessment scope and key assumptions 56
6.4 Environmental baseline 56
6.5 Construction 59
6.6 Operation 61
7 Ecology 63
7.1 Introduction 63
7.2 Policy framework 63
7.3 Assessment scope and key assumptions 63
7.4 Environmental baseline 64
7.5 Construction 67
8 Land quality 75
8.1 Introduction 75
8.2 Policy framework 75
8.3 Assessment scope and key assumptions 76
8.4 Environmental baseline 76
8.5 Construction 78
8.6 Operation 80
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9 Landscape and visual assessment 81
9.1 Introduction 81
9.2 Policy framework 81
9.3 Assessment scope and key assumptions 82
9.4 Environmental baseline 82
9.5 Construction 83
9.6 Operation 86
10 Socio-economics 90
10.1 Introduction 90
10.2 Policy framework 90
10.3 Assessment scope and key assumptions 90
10.4 Environmental baseline 90
10.5 Construction 91
10.6 Operation 92
11 Sound, noise and vibration 93
11.1 Introduction 93
11.2 Policy framework 93
11.3 Assessment scope and key assumptions 93
11.4 Environmental baseline 93
11.5 Construction 93
11.6 Operation 94
12 Traffic and transport 97
12.1 Introduction 97
12.2 Policy framework 97
12.3 Assessment scope and key assumptions 97
12.4 Environmental baseline 98
12.5 Construction 100
13 Water resources and flood risk assessment 105
13.1 Introduction 105
13.2 Policy framework 105
13.3 Assessment scope and key assumptions 105
13.4 Environmental baseline 105
13.5 Construction 107
13.6 Operation 109
14 References 112
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List of figures
Figure 1: HS2 Phase One route and community forum areas 8
Figure 2: Area context map 13
Figure 3: Indicative construction programme for the area 33
Figure 4: Business sector composition in Solihull and West Midlands 91
List of tables
Table 1: Location of construction site compounds 23
Table 2: Location of temporary worker accommodation sites 24
Table 3: Demolition works 26
Table 4: Watercourse diversions 26
Table 5: Highway and road diversions 27
Table 6: Footpath, cycleway and bridleway diversions 28
Table 7: Restricted accesses 29
Table 8: Viaducts, underbridges and overbridges 31
Table 9: Embankments and cuttings 32
Table 10: Holdings affected by the Proposed Scheme 42
Table 11: Preliminary evaluation of likely value of protected and/or notable species
occurring within this section of the route 66
Table 12: Significant residual construction effects on ecological receptors within
this section of the route 72
Table 14: Significant landscape effects during construction 84
Table 15: Significant visual effects during construction 85
Table 16: Significant landscape effects during operation year 1 (2026) 87
Table 17: Significant visual effects during operation year 1 (2026) 88
Table 18: Options for further mitigation 96
Table 19: Typical vehicle trip generation for site compounds in this area 101
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Draft Volume 2: Community Forum
Area Report
Balsall Common and
Hampton-in-Arden/No 23
Structure of the HS2 draft Environmental
Statement
The draft ES documentation for the purpose of this consultation comprises:
• A non-technical summary (NTS) – providing a summary of the Proposed Scheme, the likely
significant effects of the Proposed Scheme, both beneficial and adverse, and the means to
avoid or reduce the adverse effects;
• A main report – consisting of two volumes:
ȃ Volume 1: Introduction to the Environmental Statement and Proposed Scheme which
provides an introduction to HS2, an overview of the hybrid Bill process and the
environmental impact assessment (EIA) methodology, an introduction to consultation
and engagement, the main strategic and route-wide alternatives considered; and
ȃ Volume 2: Includes 26 Community Forum Area (CFA) reports, each with a separate
corresponding set of drawings, which together provide the assessment of local
environmental effects. An assessment of the effects of the Proposed Scheme on a
route-wide basis is presented in Report 27.
HS2 Ltd set up 26 community forums along the line of route of the Proposed Scheme, as a regular way of
engaging with local communities.1 Volume 2 of this draft ES supports this engagement strategy by
providing a draft ES report for each CFA. This is a report for the Balsall Common and Hampton-in-Arden
CFA (CFA 23).
The draft ES has been written in a clear and accessible manner. However, on occasion it has been
necessary to use technical terms. Given this, a glossary of terms and list of abbreviations for all draft ES
documentation is provided.
1 Details of these community forums are provided on the HS2 Ltd website at http://www.hs2.org.uk/have-your-say/forums/community-forums
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Part A: Introduction
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