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Safe roads, reliable journeys, informed travellers An executive agency of the Department for Transport Volume 1.0 A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme TR010018 1.3 Application Form APFP Regulation 5(2)(q) Revision 0 December 2014 Planning Act 2008 Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009

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Safe roads, reliable journeys, informed travellers

An executive agency of the Department for Transport

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A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme

TR010018 1.3 Application Form

APFP Regulation 5(2)(q)

Revision 0

December 2014

Planning Act 2008

Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009

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Application for Development Consent for Nationally

Significant Infrastructure under the Planning Act 2008

* required information

Application Form

Please read guidance documents relating to the submission of applications prior to completing this form including

guidance issued by the Department of Communities and Local Government and the advice note relating to

application submissions by the Planning Inspectorate (Advice Note 6)

* Do you have a reference number?

Yes No

* Reference number TR010018

1. Applicant ?

* Organisation Highways Agency

Address

* Building number or name Woodlands

* Street Manton Lane

* City or town Bedford

County or administrative

areaBedfordshire

* Postcode MK41 7LW

* Country United Kingdom

* Name of contact John Rowland

* Telephone number 07584126937

Fax number N/A

* Email [email protected]

2. Agent ?

* Are you an agent acting on behalf of the applicant?

Yes No

3. Fee ?

* State the arrangement for the application fee payment:

BACS CHAPS Cheque

* Please provide payment

reference detailsTR010018 - Application Fees - Highways

Agency - A14

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4. Confirming why the Planning Inspectorate should receive the application ?

* Brief statement to explain why this application is, or is to be treated as, a development for which development

consent is required under the Planning Act 2008

This application for development consent has been submitted by the Highways Agency for the improvement of the

A14 trunk road between Cambridge and Huntingdon. The proposed development lies wholly within England and

includes the construction, improvement and alteration of a highway for which the Secretary of State is the highway

authority. Part of the highway to be constructed and altered is expected to have a speed limit of 50 miles an hour

or greater and the areas of development for construction and alteration are each greater than 12.5 hectares; also

the improvement of the highway is likely to have a significant effect on the environment (which is considered in

detail in the Environmental Statement [document reference 6.1] accompanying the application). As a result the

overall proposed construction, alteration and improvement of a highway is a nationally significant infrastructure

project (NSIP) for the purposes of sections 14(1)(h) and 22 of the Planning Act 2008.

5. Non-technical description of the Development Proposal ?

* Brief non-technical description of the development proposal

The scheme comprises:

• widening of the A1 between Brampton and Alconbury over a length of approximately 5.6km (3½ miles) from the

existing two lane dual carriageway to a three lane dual carriageway. Between Alconbury and Brampton Hut this

would generally be achieved by widening on the east side of the existing road; between Brampton and Brampton

Hut a new road would be constructed to the west of the existing A1 which would become the new A1. This would

enable the existing carriageway over this length to form part of the new A14 Huntingdon Southern Bypass. A local

access road approximately 2.5 km (1.6 miles) would link the Ellington Junction with Woolley Road;

• a new Huntingdon Southern Bypass of approximately 20km (12½ miles) in length, which would provide a two

lane dual carriageway between Ellington and the A1 at Brampton and a three lane dual carriageway between

Brampton and Swavesey. The new bypass would cross over the Great Ouse river and the East Coast Mainline

railway. It would include junctions with the A1 at Brampton and with the A1198 at Godmanchester;

• downgrading the existing A14 trunk road (de-trunking to county road status) over approximately 21km (13 miles)

between Brampton Hut and Swavesey, as well as between Alconbury and Spittals interchange;

• Huntingdon Town Centre improvements, to include the closure and demolition of the A14 viaduct over the East

Coast Mainline railway and Brampton Road in Huntingdon. A new link road would be constructed to improve

accessibility into Huntingdon from the south and east by connecting the old A14 directly with Huntingdon Ring

Road near the bus station and by constructing a new link road from Brampton Road to connect with the A14 to the

west. As such, a through route for light vehicles would be maintained;

• widening of the existing A14 over approximately 7.9km (5 miles) to provide three lanes in each direction

between Swavesey and Bar Hill and four lanes in each direction between Bar Hill and Girton;

• widening of a 2.5km (1½ mile) section of the Cambridge Northern Bypass between Histon and Milton;

• improvement of existing A14 junctions at Swavesey, Bar Hill and Girton; to improve the capacity of the road,

ensure compatibility with adjacent proposed developments such as Northstowe and provide improved connections

for non-motorised users; and

• a new local access road following the route of the A14 over a distance of approximately 8km (5 miles), including

construction of a dual carriageway link between the existing A14 near Fen Drayton and Swavesey junction and a

single carriageway between Swavesey and Girton. The road would provide a route for local traffic between

Cambridge and Huntingdon as well as providing access to properties and businesses along the corridor.

6. Location or Route of the Development Proposal ?

* Description of location of application site(s), or route of development (reference to appropriate plans)

The proposed development is in the East of England region and is wholly located within the administrative area of

Cambridgeshire County Council and the application site and proposed scheme would pass through the

administrative areas of Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council. It is a linear

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development extending from the A14 Ellington, on the western outskirts of Huntingdon (approx. Ordnance Survey

Grid Ref. -518215, 271876), to Milton junction on the A14 Cambridge Northern Bypass (approx. OS Grid Ref.

-547078, 262079), and includes an upgrade to the A1 trunk road as far north as Alconbury.

The location of the application site is shown on the Location Plan (Document reference 2.1) and the route of the

development is shown on the Works Plans (Document reference 2.4). A detailed description of the location and

the route of the scheme is provided in Chapters 2 and 3 of the Environmental Statement (Document reference 6.1).

* Is the site a single site or a linear site?

Single site Linear site

Start grid reference

* Easting 519024

* Northing 276514

Middle grid reference

* Easting 529439

* Northing 267693

End grid reference

* Easting 547115

* Northing 262080

* Document reference Document reference 2.1

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7. Associated development ?

* Associated development is included within this application:

Yes No

* Document reference Document reference 3.1 and 3.2

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8. a) Consultation report ?

* Document reference Document reference 5.1

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8. b) Copies of newspaper notices ?

* Document reference Document reference 1.4

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9. Draft Order ?

* Document reference Document reference 3.1

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10. Explanatory Memorandum ?

* Document reference Document reference 3.2

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11. Land Plan ?

* Document reference Document reference 2.3

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12. Works Plan ?

* Document reference Document reference 2.4

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13. Compulsory acquisition of land or an interest in land or right

over land?

* Issues are relevant for this application:

Yes No

Statement of reasons

document referenceDocument reference 4.1

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Funding statement

document referenceDocument reference 4.2

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Book of Reference

document referenceDocument reference 4.3

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14. a) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) ?

* Environmental Statement (ES) required:

Yes No

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* ES Document Reference Volume 6 parts document reference 6.1 to

6.5

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14. b) Screening Opinion/Direction and Scoping Opinion/Direction ?

* Screening opinion sought, or direction received:

Yes No

* Scoping opinion sought:

Yes No

Document reference Document reference 6.3 Appendix 5.1

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14. c) Publicity required under Regulation 11 of the Infrastructure

Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009?

In addition to publishing the notice, a copy of the notice was sent to:-

* the consultation bodies

* Yes

* the persons notified to the applicant in accordance with regulation 9(1)(c) of The Infrastructure Planning

(Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009:

Yes No, not applicable

15. European sites (to which Regulation 48 of the Conservation

(Natural Habitats, & c.) Regulations 1994 applies) or a Ramsar site?

* Report required for this application:

Yes No

* Document reference Document reference 6.3 Appendix 11.12

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16. A plan, with accompanying information, identifying any statutory

or non statutory sites or features of nature conservation, geological

or landscape importance; habitats of protected species, important

habitats or other diversity features; and water bodies in a river basin

management Plan - together with an assessment of any effects likely

to be caused by the development.

?

* Issues are relevant for this application:

Yes No

* Document reference Document reference 6.2 Figures 2.3, 8.2,

11.14 (nature conservation).

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* Document reference Document reference 6.2 Figures 3.2, 3.4,

10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 (landscape).

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* Document reference Document reference 6.2 Figures 3.2, 3.4,

10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 (landscape).

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* Document reference Document reference 6.2 Figures 11.1 and

11.13 (habitats of protected species.

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* Document reference Document reference 6.2 Figure 14.1

(water bodies)

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17. A plan, with accompanying information, identifying any statutory

or non statutory sites or features of the historic environment such

as scheduled monuments, World Heritage sites, listed buildings and

other historic structures, archaeological sites and registered

battlefields, together with an assessment of any effects likely to be

caused by the proposed development

?

* Issues are relevant for this application:

Yes No

* Document reference Document reference 6.2 Figure 2.2

* Document reference Document reference 6.2 Figure 9.1

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* Document reference Document reference 6.2 Figure 9.2

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18. Flood Risk Assessment ?

* Flood risk assessment required:

Yes No

* Document reference Document reference 6.3 appendix 17.1

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19. Matters set out in section 79 (1) (statutory nuisances etc) of the

Environmental Protection Act 1990?

* Statement required for this application:

Yes No

* Document reference Document reference 6.4

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20. A plan with any accompanying information identifying any

Crown land?

* Issues are relevant for this application:

Yes No

* Document reference Document reference 2.8

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21. A plan identifying new or altered means of access, stopping up

of streets or any diversions, extinguishments or creation or rights of

way or public rights of navigation

?

* Issues are relevant for this application:

Yes No

* Document reference Document reference 2.5

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22. Additional information for specific types of infrastructure ?

* Additional information is required to be submitted in accordance with regulation 6 of the Infrastructure Planning

(Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009:

Yes No

* Provide a brief description

The proposed development is Highway related development. It therefore falls within the requirements of Regulation

6(2) of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009.

* Document reference Document reference 2.9

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Regulation 6 of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedures) Regulations 2009

requires additional information to be submitted with the following types of development.

* Please check any of the following boxes that apply:

Construction or extension of an offshore generating station (Reg. 6 (1a))

Construction or extension of a non offshore generating station (Reg. 6 (1b))

Highway related development (Reg. 6 (2) (part 1))

Construction or alteration of a railway (Reg. 6 (2) (part 2))

Construction or alteration of harbour facilities (Reg. 6 (3))

Construction of a pipeline (Reg. 6 (4))

Construction or alteration of a hazardous waste facility (Reg. 6 (5))

Construction of a dam or reservoir (Reg. 6 (6))

Highway related development (Reg. 6 (2) (part 1))

Ensure section drawings have been included as part of this application, with suitable horizontal and vertical scales,

which show the levels, proposed works including in particular and where relevant by reference to Ordnance Survey

or Chart datum

* Document reference Document reference 2.9

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Provide the levels of the proposed works, in particular and where relevant:

* Ground levels

See document reference 2.9 Engineering Section Drawings

* The height of every proposed bridge, viaduct, aqueduct, embankment and elevated guide way

See document reference 2.9 Engineering Section Drawings

* The depth of every proposed cutting and tunnel

See document reference 2.9 Engineering Section Drawings

* The levels of the bed of any tidal waters or inland waterway in which it is proposed that any works should be

situated

NA

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* The height of every structure or device intended to be erected above, on or below the surface of, or on or beneath

the bed of tidal waters or inland waterway

NA

* Drainage outfall details for highways

See document reference 2.9 Engineering Section Drawings

Provide a cross section of every intended tunnel and any altered gradient of a carriageway or a way forming part of a

guided transport system on either side of every level crossing, bridge tunnel or underpass which would carry the

carriageway or way or through which it would pass

* Document reference N/A

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23. Any other plans, drawings and sections necessary to describe

the proposal for which development consent is sought, and any

other documents, reports or information to support the application

?

Provide a brief description of any other plans, drawings and sections that are being submitted with this application

A Location Plan (document reference 2.1), General Arrangement Plans (document reference 2.2) a Variation of

Special Road Status Plan (document reference 2.6), De-trunking Plans (document reference 2.7), Traffic

Regulation Measures Plans (documenet reference 2.10), Special Category Land Plans (document reference 2.11)

and Classification of Roads Plans (document reference 2.12).

Document reference Document references 2.1

Document reference Document reference 2.2

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Document reference Document reference 2.6

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Document reference Document reference 2.7

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Provide a brief description of any other documents considered necessary to support the application

- Introduction to the Application (1.1)

- Covering Letter and Schedule of Compliance with Section 55 (1.2)

- Copies of Newspaper Notices (1.4)

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- Electronic Index (1.5)

- Consents and Agreements Position Statement (3.3)

- Case for the Scheme (7.1)

- Transport Assessment (7.2)

Document reference Document reference 1.1

Document reference Document reference 1.2

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Document reference Document reference 1.5

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Document reference Document reference 3.3

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Document reference Document reference 7.1

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Document reference Document reference 7.2

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Provide a brief description of any other information provided that is in support of the application, but which has not

been explicitly required

NA

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24. Other consents/licences required under other legislation ?

* Other consents/licences are required:

Yes No

* Provide a list of consents/licences

See Consents and Agreements Position Statement (document reference 3.3)

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You must cite the document references as appropriate

* Document reference Document reference 3.3

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25. Declaration ?

I declare to the best of my knowledge that the information given in this form and enclosed maps, plans and other

documents are true.

Please note there is a requirement for one hard copy of the form to be signed. Please ensure that when you submit

you include at least one signed copy. Further copies do not require the hand written signature.

Signature

(For and on behalf of the Applicant)

* Name JOHN ROWLAND

(In block letters)

* Date 30 / 12 / 2014

dd mm yyyy

* Organisation Highways Agency

* Position within the

organisationProject Manager