The A47 Blofield to North Burlingham Development Consent Order 2022

PART 1 REQUIREMENTS

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“completed” means the relevant parts of the authorised development are completed and fully open to traffic and completion is to be construed accordingly;

“contaminated land” has the same meaning as that term is given in section 78A (preliminary)(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;

“drainage strategy” means the document certified as the drainage strategy by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 47 (certification of documents, etc.);

“DMRB” means the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, which accommodates all current standards, advice and other documents relating to the design, assessment and operation of trunk roads and motorways, or any equivalent replacement to the DMRB published;

“EMP (First Iteration)” means the first iteration of the environmental management plan produced in accordance with the DMRB during the preliminary design stage and certified as the EMP (First Iteration) by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 47 (certification of documents, etc.);

“EMP (Second Iteration)” means the second iteration of the environmental management plan produced in accordance with the DMRB, which is to be a refined version of the EMP (First Iteration) including more detailed versions of the outline plans contained or listed within the EMP (First Iteration) or any other plans as required;

“EMP (Third Iteration)” means the third iteration of the environmental management plan produced in accordance with the DMRB, which is a refined version of the EMP (Second Iteration) and which relates to the operational and maintenance phase of the authorised development;

“European protected species” has the same meaning as in regulations 42 (European protected species of animals) and 46 (European protected species of plants) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017(2);

“lead local flood authority” has the same meaning as in section 6 (other definitions)(3) of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010;

“the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works” means the document of that name published electronically by or on behalf of the strategic highway authority for England or any equivalent replacement published for that document;

“the masterplan” means the document certified as the masterplan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 47 (certification of documents, etc.);

“nationally protected species” means any species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(4);

“the outline landscape and ecology management plan” means the outline landscape and ecology management plan included at paragraph 7 of Annex B to the EMP (First Iteration);

“the outline traffic management plan” means the document certified as the outline traffic management plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 47 (certification of documents, etc.);

“REAC” means the Record of Environmental Actions and Commitments forming table 3.1 of the EMP (First Iteration).

Time limits

2.  The authorised development must commence no later than the expiration of 5 years beginning with the date that this Order comes into force.

Detailed design

3.—(1) The authorised development must be designed in detail and carried out so that it is compatible with the preliminary scheme design shown on the works plans and engineering drawings and sections unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation by the undertaker with the relevant planning authority and the local highway authority on matters related to their functions, provided that the Secretary of State is satisfied that any amendments to the engineering drawings and sections showing departures from the preliminary scheme design would not give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects in comparison with those reported in the environmental statement.

(2) Except where paragraph (3) applies, where cycle tracks are shown on the Rights of Way and Access Plans the authorised development must be designed so that those cycle tracks are no less than 2.5 metres in width.

(3) Where—

(a) there are existing physical constraints which mean that a 2.5 metre wide cycle track is not achievable; or

(b) providing a cycle track 2.5 metres in width would give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects in comparison with those reported in the environmental statement,

at those locations the authorised development must be designed so that those cycle tracks are no less than 2 metres in width for as short a length as is reasonably possible.

(4) Where amended details are approved by the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1), those details are deemed to be substituted for the corresponding engineering drawings and sections and the undertaker must make those amended details available in electronic form for inspection by members of the public.

Environmental Management Plan

4.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until an EMP (Second Iteration) for that part, substantially in accordance with the EMP (First Iteration), has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation by the undertaker with the relevant planning authority, the Environment Agency, the local highway authority and the lead local flood authority, to the extent that the content of the EMP (Second Iteration) relates to matters relevant to their functions.

(2) The EMP (Second Iteration) for a part must be written in accordance with ISO14001 and so far as is relevant to that part of the authorised development, must reflect the mitigation measures required by the REAC and set out in the Environmental Statement and must include as many of the following plans and strategies as are applicable to the part of the authorised development to which it relates—

(a) Biosecurity management plan;

(b) Construction communications strategy;

(c) Construction noise and dust management plan;

(d) Materials management plan;

(e) Landscape and ecology management plan;

(f) Site waste management plan;

(g) Soil management plan to include soil resource plan and soil handling strategy;

(h) Traffic management plan; and

(i) Water monitoring and management plan.

(3) The relevant part of the authorised development must be constructed in accordance with the EMP (Second Iteration).

(4) On completion of construction of each part of the authorised development the EMP (Third Iteration) relating to that part must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority, the Environment Agency, the relevant local highway authority and the lead local flood authority, to the extent that the content of the EMP (Third Iteration) relates to matters relevant to their functions.

(5) The relevant part of the authorised development must be operated and maintained in accordance with the EMP (Third Iteration).

Landscaping

5.—(1) The authorised development must be landscaped in accordance with a landscaping scheme which sets out details of all proposed hard and soft landscaping works and which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority on matters related to its functions.

(2) The landscaping scheme must reflect the mitigation measures set out in the REAC and must be based on the outline landscape and ecology management plan and the masterplan.

(3) The landscaping scheme prepared under sub-paragraph (1) must include details of—

(a) location, number, species mix, size and planting density of any proposed planting;

(b) cultivation, importing of materials and other operations to ensure plant establishment;

(c) existing trees to be retained, with measures for their protection during the construction period;

(d) proposed finished ground levels;

(e) implementation timetables for all landscaping works; and

(f) measures for the replacement, in the first available planting season, of any tree or shrub planted as part of the landscaping scheme that, within a period of 5 years after the completion of the part of the authorised development to which the relevant landscaping scheme relates, dies, becomes seriously diseased or is seriously damaged.

(4) All landscaping works must be carried out to a reasonable standard in accordance with the relevant recommendations of appropriate British Standards or other recognised codes of good practice.

Contaminated land and groundwater

6.—(1) In the event that contaminated land, including groundwater, is found at any time when carrying out the authorised development which was not previously identified in the environmental statement, it must be reported as soon as reasonably practicable to the Secretary of State, the relevant planning authority and the Environment Agency, and the undertaker must complete a risk assessment of the contamination in consultation with the relevant planning authority and the Environment Agency.

(2) Where the risk assessment prepared in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) determines that remediation of the contaminated land is necessary, a written scheme and programme for the remedial measures to be taken to render the land fit for its intended purpose and to prevent any impacts on controlled waters must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation by the undertaker with the relevant planning authority on matters related to its function and the Environment Agency.

(3) Remediation must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

Protected species

7.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until, for that part, final preconstruction survey work has been carried out to establish whether European or nationally protected species are present on any of the land affected or likely to be affected by that part of the relevant works, or in any of the trees and shrubs to be lopped or felled as part of the relevant works.

(2) Following pre-construction survey work or at any time when carrying out the authorised development, where—

(a) a protected species is shown to be present, or where there is a reasonable likelihood of it being present;

(b) application of the relevant assessment methods used in the environmental statement show that a significant effect is likely to occur which was not previously identified in the environmental statement; and

(c) that effect is not addressed by any prior approved scheme of protection and mitigation established in accordance with this paragraph,

the relevant parts of the relevant works must cease until a scheme of protection and mitigation measures has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State.

(3) The undertaker must consult with Natural England on the scheme referred to in sub-paragraph (2) prior to submission to the Secretary of State for approval, except where a suitably qualified and experienced ecologist, holding where relevant and appropriate a licence relating to the species in question, determines that the relevant works do not require a protected species licence.

(4) The relevant works under sub-paragraph (2) must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme, unless otherwise agreed by the Secretary of State after consultation by the undertaker with Natural England, and under any necessary licences.

Surface water drainage

8.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until, for that part, written details of the surface water drainage system, reflecting the drainage strategy and the mitigation measures set out in the REAC including means of pollution control, have been submitted and approved in writing by the Secretary of State following consultation by the undertaker with the Environment Agency, the relevant planning authority and the lead local flood authority, on matters related to their functions.

(2) The surface water drainage system must be constructed in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Secretary of State following consultation by the undertaker with the Environment Agency, the relevant planning authority and the lead local flood authority, on matters related to their functions, provided that the Secretary of State is satisfied that any amendments to the approved details would not give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects in comparison with those reported in the environmental statement.

Archaeological remains

9.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until, for that part, a written scheme of investigation of areas of archaeological interest, reflecting the relevant mitigation measures set out in the REAC, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation by the undertaker with the relevant planning authority and the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.

(2) The authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the scheme referred to in sub-paragraph (1).

Traffic management

10.—(1) No part of the authorised development comprising the construction, alteration or improvement of Work No. 1 is to commence until a traffic management plan for that part, reflecting the outline traffic management plan, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation by the undertaker with the relevant highway authority on matters related to its function.

(2) The authorised development must be constructed in accordance with the traffic management plan referred to in sub-paragraph (1).

Fencing

11.  Any permanent and temporary fencing and other means of enclosure for the authorised development must be constructed and installed in accordance with Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works maintained by or on behalf of the undertaker except where any departures from that manual are agreed in writing by the Secretary of State in connection with the authorised development.

New Pond

12.—(1) No part of Work No. 13 is to commence until the siting, design, method of construction and timetable for delivery of the new pond to be included within Work No. 13 and specified in W8 of the REAC has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority.

(2) The pond forming part of Work No. 13 must thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Approvals and amendments to approved details

13.  With respect to any requirement which requires the authorised development to be carried out in accordance with the details or schemes approved under this Schedule, the approved details or schemes are taken to include any amendments that may subsequently be approved in accordance with the provisions of the relevant requirement.

(1)

1990 c.43. Section 78A was inserted by section 57 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) and amended by section 86(2) of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37).

(2)

S.I. 2017/1012.

(3)

2010 c. 29. There are amendments to section 6 which are not relevant to this Order.

(4)

1981 c. 69.