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AECOM Wolverhampton City Centre Metro Extension Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report 64

It can be concluded from the scoping report that the following topics should be scoped in for further assessment in the EIA:

� Ground Conditions;

� Surface Water Quality and Flood Risk;

� Cultural Heritage;

� Ecology;

� Landscape and Visual;

� Air Quality;

� Noise and Vibration;

� Transport;

� Waste; and

� Socio- Economics.

Further assessment will establish the likelihood of the significance of these effects, together with the potential to reduce them

through mitigation measures.

The scheme will be permanent infrastructure (twin track metro line). Unlike many schemes, there are no proposals for the tram to

become decommissioned and for all intents and purposes it should be considered a ‘permanent’ development of undefined

longevity. It is therefore considered that it would not be appropriate to assess a decommissioning phase for this scheme.

14 Conclusions


AECOM (2013) Wolverhampton City Centre Extension Old steam Mill – Track Alignment Optioneering.

Aerial Photography ( checked 2013), www.bing.co.uk

BCT Bat Surveys: Good Practice Guidelines, 2nd edition (2012)

Bird Monitoring Methods by Gillian Gilbert, David W Gibbons and Julianne Evans (RSPB, 1998)

Biodiversity Action Reporting System (BARS) http://ukbars.defra.gov.uk

Birmingham City Council Website

http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Development%2FPageLayout&cid=122309271523

7&pagename=BCC%2FCommon%2FWrapper%2FWrapper

Birmingham & The Black Country Biodiversity Action Plan

http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/urban/ecorecord/bap/acrobat/preface.pdf

Black Country Core Strategy, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton Councils (adopted 2011);

British Standard 5228:2009 Code of practice for noise and vibration control on construction and open sites

British Standard 6472-1:2008 Guide to evaluation of human exposure to vibration in buildings, Part 1: Vibration sources

other than blasting

British Standard 8233:1999 Sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings – Code of practice

Canal and Rivers Trust, Code of Practice for Works Affecting the Canal and Rivers Trust (April 2013)

Communities and Local Government (2010) Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk [online]

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/planningpolicystatement25.pdf

Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) guidance documents (various)

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) Volume 11, Section 3, Part 5;

DEFRA, Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside (MAGIC) website [online]

http://magic.defra.gov.uk/

Department for Communities and Local Government (2012) National Planning Policy Framework [online]

http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandbuilding/planningsystem/planningpolicy/planningpolicyframework/

Department for Communities and Local Government (2012) Technical Guidance to the National Planning Policy

Framework [online] http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/nppftechnicalguidance

Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton Local Authorities, Black Country Core Strategy (adopted February 2011)

http://www2.wolverhampton.gov.uk/environment/planning/policy/ldf/core_strategy.htm

EcoRecord http://www.ecorecord.org.uk/

Environment Agency (2012) Interactive Mapping [online]

http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?ep=maptopics&lang=_e

Environment Agency (2009), Humber River Basin Management Plan

Environment Agency (2004), Getting Your Site Right: Industrial and Commercial Pollution Prevention

Environment Agency (various), Pollution Prevention Guidelines

European Commission (2000) Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000

establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy [online]

References


http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-framework/index_en.html

Environmental Protection UK’s report (2010), Development Control: Planning for Air Quality.

Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment 3 (GLVIA 3), Institute of Environmental Management and

Assessment, 2013;

HM Government (2010) Flood and Water Management Act 2010 [online]

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/29/contents

HM Government (2003) The Water Act 2002 [online]


HM Government (1991) Water Resources Act 1991 [online]


HM Government (1991) Land Drainage Act 1991 [online]


Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM). Guidelines for Ecological Impact Assessment in the United

Kingdom (version 7 July 2006)

Institute of Air Quality Management (2012) ‘Guidance on the Assessment of the Impacts of Construction on Air Quality

and the Determination of their Significance;

Interim Advice Note 135/10 Landscape and Visual Effects Assessment;

Jacobs (2009) The Black Country Strategic Flood Risk Assessment [online]

http://www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/planning/planning-policy/local-development-framework/sfra/

Jacobs (2009) Wolverhampton City Council Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment [online]

http://www2.wolverhampton.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/39EF2686-29CD-4F86-8997-

66FB7837CFD0/0/WolverhamptonLevel2SFRAMainReport.pdf

JNCC Handbook for Phase 1 Habitat Survey (2010).

Landscape Institute Advice Note 01/11 Photography and Photomontage in Landscape and Visual Assessment.

Landscape Character Assessment: Guidance for England and Scotland, Countryside Agency and SNH publication

Local Development Scheme, Wolverhampton City Council (adopted 2012);

Multi-Agency Geographic Information (MAGIC) http://magic.defra.gov.uk/

National Biodiversity Network (NBN) gateway http://data.nbn.org.uk/

National Planning Policy Framework, UK Department of Communities and Local Government, 2012;

Natural England, Nature on the Map http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

Noise Policy Statement for England (Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Scott Wilson, (2009) Black Country Water Cycle Study and the Scoping Surface Water Management Plan

Springfield Brewery Conservation Area Appraisal, Wolverhampton City Council (2003);

The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (as amended)


The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

The Hedgerows Regulations 1997

The Protection of Badgers Act 1992

The UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework 2012

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended)

Unitary Development Plan, Wolverhampton City Council (adopted 2006);

Union Mill Conservation Area Appraisal, Wolverhampton City Council (1985);

Wolverhampton City Centre Conservation Area Appraisal, Wolverhampton City Council (1972);

Wolverhampton City Council (2009) Wolverh1ampton City Council Local Development Plan.

http://www2.wolverhampton.gov.uk/environment/planning/policy/ldf/introduction.htm

Wolverhampton Unitary Development Plan (2006, revised 2009)

http://www2.wolverhampton.gov.uk/environment/planning/policy/udp/

Wolverhampton City Council (2006) Air Quality Action Plan;

Wolverhampton City Council (2012) Updating and Screening Assessment


Figure 1 Proposed Scheme Alignment

Figure 2 Environmental Constraints

Figure 3 Ecological Constraints

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The Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2003)

The WFD (2000/60/EC) was transposed into law in England and Wales by the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive)

Regulations 2003. These regulations implement a holistic approach to the management, protection and monitoring of the water

environment. The aim of the WFD is to prevent further deterioration and protect and enhance the status of aquatic ecosystems

and associated wetlands, promote sustainable water consumption, and contribute to mitigating the effects of floods and droughts.

The Flood and Water Management Act (2010)

The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 intends to provide better, more comprehensive management of flood risk for people,

homes and businesses. It also tackles bad debt, improve the affordability of water bills, and help ensure continuity of water

supplies. In particular, it encourages the uptake of sustainable drainage systems by removing the automatic right to connect to

sewers and providing for unitary and county councils to adopt SUDS for new developments and redevelopments.

The Land Drainage Act (1991), as amended by The Water Act (2003)

The Land Drainage Act 1991 as amended by the Water Act 2003, places responsibility for maintaining flows in watercourses on

landowners. Classified watercourses maintained by the Environment Agency (EA) are termed “Main Rivers.” The EA has powers

to control works in, over, under, on the banks of, within 7 to 10m of the top of the bank of the river, and of all floodplain areas

under the Land Drainage Act 1991 (as amended) and Water Resources Act 1991 (as amended) through the issuing of Land

Drainage Consents.

The Water Resources Act (1991), as amended by The Water Act (2003)

Under the Water Resources Act 1991 (section 85) it is an offence to cause or knowingly permit poisonous, noxious, or polluting

matter, or any solid waste matter to enter controlled waters (which include rivers). The consenting regime for discharges to

controlled waters is set out in the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.

The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009

These regulations implement the Environmental Liability Directive in England. There is liability for activities requiring

Environmental Permits; discharges to water; groundwater discharges; water abstraction or impoundment, amongst others.

‘Environmental damage’ in relation to water quality refers to adverse effects on surface water or groundwater consistent with

deterioration in the water’s status (WFD term).

National Planning Policy

National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, 2012)

The NPPF was published on 27 March 2012 (superseding Planning Policy Statement 25 (PPS25)) and is supported by the

Technical Guidance to the National Planning Policy Framework.

The NPPF seeks to ensure that climate change is taken into account over the longer term including factors such as flood risk,

coastal change, water supply and changes to biodiversity and landscape. New development should therefore be planned to avoid

increased vulnerability to the range of impacts arising from climate change. Where new development is brought forward in areas

which are vulnerable to the range of impacts arising from climate change, care should be taken to ensure that flood risk can be

managed through sustainable adaptation measures.

In relation to flood risk, inappropriate development in areas at high risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development

away from areas at highest risk, but where development is necessary, making it safe without increasing flood risk elsewhere and

taking into account the impacts of climate change.

Appendix A Key Legislation


Building Regulations Part H (2000)

Buildings Regulations Part H provides guidance in terms of foul drainage, wastewater treatment systems and cesspools,

rainwater drainage, building over sewers, separate systems for drainage and solid waste disposal.

In relation to flood risk, Buildings Regulations Part H states a hierarchy of where surface water should discharge. This hierarchy

should be followed were practicable, and is listed below:

1) Infiltration

2) Watercourses

3) Public sewers

Sewers for Adoption (7th Edition, 2012)

Sewers for Adoption is a document which has become the standard for the design and construction of sewers to adoptable

standards in England and Wales. It acts as a guide to assist developers in preparing their submission to a sewerage undertaker

before they enter into an Adoption Agreement under Section 104 of the Water Industry Act 1991.

Local Planning Policy

Local Plan (previously referred to as Local Development Framework)

Wolverhampton City Council is currently drafting a Local Plan that will set out planning policy adhering with the NPPF discussed

above. A City Centre Area Action Plan is being currently being developed as part of this.

Two documents that are part of this Plan are: the Wolverhampton Unitary Development Plan (UDP) (adopted 2006; revised

2009) and Black Country Core Strategy (BCCS) (adopted 2011). Policies from these documents of relevance are as follows:

• EP2 - Environmental Impact Assessments (UDP);

• EP7 - Protection of Floodplains (UDP);

• ENV4 - Canals (BCCS); and

• ENV5 - Flood Risk, Sustainable Drainage Systems and Urban Heat Island (BCCS).

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

The Black Country Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) (Level 1) was prepared by Jacobs during February 2009. The Black

Country encapsulates the boroughs of Wolverhampton, Wallsall, Sandwell and Dudley and was driven by the requirements of

PPS25 (now superseded by NPPF) for local planning authorities to review the variation in flood risk across their district, and to

steer vulnerable development (e.g. housing) towards areas of lowest risk or to demonstrate that there are sustainable mitigation

solutions available that will ensure that the risk to property and life is minimised (throughout the lifetime of the development)

should flooding occur.

Relevant information from the SFRA has been used to inform the appraisal of flood risk to the route.

The Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment was prepared by Jacobs during September 2009. The primary purpose of the

Level 2 SFRA is to build upon the findings of the Black Country Level 1 SFRA, and to assess in further detail the potential risk of

flooding to potential development sites.

This SFRA focuses on the Bilston Corridor and Stafford Corridor. Regeneration is also proposed for Wolverhampton City Centre,

but the City Centre Area Action Plan (AAP) has been omitted from the Level 2 SFRA process as the degree of flood risk is

recorded as being generally ‘low’.


The Black Country Water Cycle Study and the Scoping Surface Water Management Plan Report (Scott Wilson, 2009) was

reviewed for information. Neither report contained any relevant information for the study area.

Wolverhampton Council is yet to set up a SUDS Approval Body and would refer to the Environment Agency for technical advice

on the adequacy of SUDS proposals.

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