The Norfolk County Council (Norwich Northern … Northern Distributor Road 1 The Norfolk County Council (Norwich Northern Distributor Road (A1067 to A47(T))) Order Composite Table

Norwich Northern Distributor Road

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The Norfolk County Council (Norwich Northern Distributor Road (A1067 to

A47(T))) Order

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Planning Act 2008

Infrastructure Planning

The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure)

Regulations 2009

PINS Reference Number: TR010015

Author: Norfolk County Council


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1.1 Introduction to the Application 1. Introduction 4 1.1 Introduction to the Applicant and the Application 4 1.2 Scheme Background 4 1.3 Proposed Scheme 4 1.4 Consenting Process 5 2. The Roles of the Applicant and Other Parties 7 2.1 Norfolk County Council (“the applicant”) 7 2.2 Other Parties/Authorities 8 3. The Application 9 3.1 History to the Scheme's Planning Process 9 3.2 The DCO Application Documents and their Compliance with Legislative

Requirements 9 3.3 The DCO Application and Examination Process 14 4. Appendices 16 4.1 Appendix A – Location Plan 16 4.2 Appendix B – S35 Application 17 4.3 Appendix C – S35 Direction 18 5. Glossary 19

1.3 Copies of Newspaper Notices Part 1 - Section 47 – Statement of Community Consultation Publication

Notices Eastern Daily Press 21st June 2013 Paper copy

Eastern Daily Press 21st June 2013 Online copy Eastern Daily Press 28th June 2013 Paper copy Eastern Daily Press 28th June 2013 Online copy Norwich Advertiser 21st June 2013 Paper copy Norwich Advertiser 21st June 2013 Online copy Norwich Advertiser 28th June 2013 Paper copy Norwich Advertiser 28th June 2013 Online copy

Part 2 - Section 48 – Section 48 Notices

Eastern Daily Press 12th July 2013 Paper copy Eastern Daily Press 12th July 2013 Online copy Eastern Daily Press 19th July 2013 Paper copy Eastern Daily Press 19th July 2013 Online copy Norwich Advertiser 12th July 2013 Paper copy Norwich Advertiser 12th July 2013 Online copy Norwich Advertiser 19th July 2013 Paper copy Norwich Advertiser 19th July 2013 Online copy The Times 12th July 2013 Paper copy The Times 19th July 2013 Paper copy London Gazette 12th July 2013 London Gazette 19th July 2013

Part 3 - Preliminary Environmental Information Report Publication Notices Eastern Daily Press 12th July 2013 Paper copy Eastern Daily Press 12th July 2013 Online copy


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Eastern Daily Press 19th July 2013 Paper copy Eastern Daily Press 19th July 2013 Online copy Norwich Advertiser 12th July 2013 Paper copy Norwich Advertiser 12th July 2013 Online copy Norwich Advertiser 19th July 2013 Paper copy Norwich Advertiser 19th July 2013 Online copy

2.1 Location Plans Location Plan – R1C093-R1-5000

2.2 Land Plans Land Plans – Key plan - DCO-LP-KP

Land Plans – Fakenham Road - DCO-LP-01

Street Plans –Fir Covert Road to Breck Farm Lane and Marriott’s Way –

DCO-LP-02

Land Plans - Reepham Road to Bell Farm Track - DCO-LP-03

Land Plans - East of Bell Farm Track to Drayton Lane – DCO-LP-04

Land Plans - Cromer Road Interchange to Old Norwich Road –

DCO-LP-05

Land Plans - Access to Norwich International Airport and St. Faiths Road -

DCO-LP-06

Land Plans - Buxton Road - DCO-LP-07

Land Plans - North Walsham Road to Beeston Lane and North Walsham

Road / Rackheath Lane / Crostwick Lane Junction Improvement - DCO-LP-08

Land Plans - Wroxham Road and Wroxham Road / Green Lane West

Junction Improvement - DCO-LP-09

Land Plans - Newman Road, Salhouse Road and Railway Crossing –

DCO-LP-10

Land Plans - Plumstead Road, Middle Road and Low Road and Thorpe End

Highway Improvement Measures - DCO-LP-11

Land Plans - Smee Lane and Postwick Interchange – DCO-LP-12

2.3 Works Plans Works plan key plan - R1C093-R1-5001

Works Plan – Sheet 1 - R1C093-R1-5002

Works Plan – Sheet 2 - R1C093-R1-5003

Works Plan – Sheet 3- R1C093-R1-5004








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2.4 Street Plans

Street Plans – Key Plan – DCO-SP-KP

Street Plans Fakenham Road – DCO-SP-01

Street Plans Fir Covert Road to Breck Farm Lane and Marriott’s Way –

DCO-SP-02

Street Plans Reepham Road to Bell Farm Track – DCO-SP-03

Street Plans East of Bell Farm Track to Drayton Lane – DCO-SP-04

Street Plans Cromer Road Interchange to Old Norwich Road –

DCO-SP-05

Street Plans Access to Norwich International Airport and St. Faiths Road –

DCO-SP-06

Street Plans Buxton Road – DCO-SP-07

Street Plans North Walsham Road to Beeston Lane and North Walsham

Road / Rackheath Lane / Crostwick Lane Junction Improvement –

DCO-SP-08

Street Plans Wroxham Road and Wroxham Road / Green Lane West

Junction Improvement – DCO-SP-09

Street Plans Newman Road, Salhouse Road and Railway Crossing –

DCO-SP-10

Street Plans Plumstead Road, Middle Road and Low Road and Thorpe End

Highway Improvement Measures – DCO-SP-11

Street Plans Smee Lane and Postwick Interchange – DCO-SP-12

2.5 Permanent Traffic Regulation (Clearway) and Speed limits Plans

Key Plan for Changes to Traffic Regulation Orders Plans –

R1C093-R1-5027

Changes to Traffic Regulation Orders – Sheet 1 - R1C093-R1-5028

Changes to Traffic Regulation Orders – Sheet 2 – R1C093-R1-5029











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Key Plan for Proposed Clearways - R1C093-R1-5040

Proposed Clearways – Sheet 1 - R1C093-R1-5041












2.6 General Arrangement Plans Key plan for General Arrangement - R1C093-R1-5014

General Arrangement – Sheet 1 - R1C093-R1-5015












2.7 Bridge & Elevation Plans Marriott's Way Bridge – Embankment Plan & Elevation -

R1C093/BD/BR1/300

Marriott's Way Bridge – General Arrangement - R1C093/BD/BR1/301

Bell Farm Bridge – Embankment Plan & Elevation - R1C093/BD/BR2/300

Bell Farm Bridge – General Arrangement - R1C093/BD/BR2/301

A140 Cromer Road Bridge - Embankment Plan & Elevation -

R1C093/BD/BR3/300

A140 Cromer Road Bridge – General Arrangement - R1C093/BD/BR3/301

Buxton Road Bridge – Embankment Plan & Elevation - R1C093/BD/BR4/300

Buxton Road Bridge – General Arrangement - R1C093/BD/BR4/301

Rackheath Bat Underpass – General Arrangement - R1C093/BD/BR5/300


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Newman Road Bridge - Embankment Plan & Elevation -

R1C093/BD/BR6/300

Newman Road Bridge – General Arrangement - R1C093/BD/BR6/301

Middle Road Bridge – Embankment Plan & Elevation - R1C093/BD/BR9/300

Middle Road Bridge – General Arrangement - R1C093/BD/BR9/301

Postwick Existing Bridge – General Arrangement – R1C150-TC-4101

Postwick Existing Bridge – General Arrangement – Proposed –

R1C150-TC-4102

Postwick Existing Bridge – General Arrangement - Retaining Wall –

R1C150-TC-4103

Postwick New Bridge – General Arrangement Sheet 1 –

R1C150-CI-4001

Postwick New Bridge – General Arrangement Sheet 2 –

R1C150-CI-4002

Rackheath Overbridge Option 2 - Sheet 1 - 233906-DU01-P002

Rackheath Overbridge Option 2 - Sheet 2 - 233906-DU01-P003

Plumstead Road Overbridge - 233906-DU01-P007

Rackheath Rail Overbridge - 233906-DU01-P006

Bat gantry locations - 233906-EC01-0010

Bat gantry General Arrangement – Sheet 1 – 233906-EC01-0001







Bat House Location Plan - MMD-233906-DT-0859

Hall Farm Bat House - MMD-233906-DT-0654

Gazebo Farm Bat House - MMD-233906-DT-0655

2.8 Detailed landscape Planting Proposals Detailed Planting Proposals-Keyplan - MMD-233906-DT-0941

Detailed Planting Proposals-Sheet1 - MMD-233906-DT-0866












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Detailed Planting Proposals-Inset A - MMD-233906-DT-0878

2.9 Indicative Sections

Indicative Section Location Plan - MMD-233906-DT-0956

Indicative Sections 1 and 2 - MMD-233906-DT-0957




2.10 Section Plans Key Plan for Plan and Long Section

Plan and Long Section (mainline) - R1C093-R1-5089












Key Plan for Plan and Long Section (Structures and Side Roads) –

R1C093-R1-5101

Plan and Long Section (Structures and Side Roads) – R1C093-R1-5102

Plan and Long Section (Structures and Side Roads) –R1C093-R1-5103

Plan and Long Section (Structures and Side Roads) –R1C093-R1-5104







Cross sections – Sheet 1 - R1C093-R1-5115








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2.11 Drainage and Surface Water Drainage and Surface Water Management – MMD-233906-DT-0970

Drainage and Surface Water Management – MMD-233906-DT-0942












Key Plan for Outline Drainage Works 0 - R1C093-R1-5063

Outline Drainage Works – Sheet 1 0 - R1C093-R1-5064


















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2.12 Crown Land Plan

Crown Land Plan - DCO-Crown-01

2.13 Classification of Highways Plan Classification of Highways - DCO-CLASS-01

3.1 Draft Development Consent Order PART 1 – PRELIMINARY 8 1. Citation and commencement 2. Interpretation PART 2 - PRINCIPAL POWERS 11 3. Development consent etc. granted by the Order 4. Maintenance of authorised development 5. Limits of deviation 6. Benefit of the Order 7. Consent to transfer benefit of the Order PART 3 – STREETS 16 8. Power to alter layout, etc., of streets 9. Street works 10. Construction and maintenance of new, altered or diverted streets and other

structures 11. Classification of roads 12. Stopping up of streets and private accesses 13. Public rights of way 14. Temporary prohibition or restriction of use of streets 15. Access to site during construction 16. Agreements with street authorities PART 4 - SUPPLEMENTAL POWERS 21 17. Discharge of water 18. Protective work to buildings 19. Authority to survey and investigate the land PART 5 - POWERS OF ACQUISITION 23 20. Compulsory acquisition of land 21. Compulsory acquisition of land – incorporation of the mineral code 22. Power to override easements and other rights 23. Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsory 24. Compulsory acquisition of rights 25. Private rights


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26. Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 27. Acquisition of subsoil only 28. Acquisition of part of certain properties 29. Rights under or over streets 30. Temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development 31. Temporary use of land for maintaining authorised development 32. Special category land 33. Statutory undertakers 34. Apparatus and rights of statutory undertakers in land acquired or used 35. Recovery of costs of new connections PART 6 – OPERATIONS 33 36. Felling or lopping of trees 37. Trees subject to tree preservation order PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL 34 38. Application of landlord and tenant law 39. Operational land for purposes of the 1990 Act 40. Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance 41. Protective Provisions 42. Certification of plans etc. 43. Service of notices 44. Traffic Regulation 45. Prohibition of entry, prohibition of motor vehicles, weight restrictions and

speed limits 46. Procedure in relation to certain approvals etc. 47. Arbitration

3.2 Explanatory Memorandum 1 Summary 5 2 Introduction 6 3 The Purpose of the Order 8 4 The Provisions of the Order 11 5 Glossary 28

4.1 Statement of Reasons 1. Summary 2 2. Introduction 11 3. Scheme Details 14 4. The Need for the Scheme and Alternatives Considered 17 5. Scope of Acquisition 30 6. Description of Land Subject to Compulsory Acquisition 32 7. Purpose in seeking Acquisition Powers 36 8. The Justification for Seeking Powers of Compulsory Acquisition 39 9. National Policy: The View of the Government 44 10. Special Considerations Affecting the Land 45 11. Impacts on Statutory Undertakers 47


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12. Obstacles and other Consents 48 13. Human Rights 52 14. Glossary 55 15. Bibliography 57

4.2 Funding Statement 1. Introduction 4 1.1. Summary 4 2. Capital funding 5 2.1. Scheme Cost 5 2.2. Scheme Funding 5 3. Land acquisition 8 4. Appendices 9 4.1. Appendix A – Development Pool Bid 9 4.2 . Appendix B – DfT confirmation 10 4.3. Appendix C – Cabinet report and minutes April 2012 11 4.4. Appendix D - Financial Profile 12 5. Glossary 13

4.3 Book of Reference 1. SUMMARY 3 2. INTRODUCTION 3 3. DESCRIPTION 4 3.1 PART 1 4 3.2 PART 2 4 3.3 PART 3 5 3.4 PART 4 5 3.5 PART 5 5 4. PART 1 6 5. PART 2 137 6. PART 3 163 7. PART 4 215 8. PART 5 223

5.1 Pre-application Consultation Report 1 Key Summary 8 1.1 Introduction 8 1.2 Section 47 and Section 48 Consultation Outcomes 11 1.3 Section 42 Consultation Outcomes 12 1.4 Scheme Refinements Following Consultation 13 1.5 Conclusions 13 2 Background 14 2.1 Introduction 14


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2.2 Structure of this Report 14 2.3 Background to NATS and the NDR 16 2.4 The Scheme 18 2.5 Development Consent Order Application and the Applicant 19 2.6 Other Local Authorities 20 2.7 Compliance with Legislative Requirements 22 3 Previous Consultations Prior to Planning Act 2008 Pre- Application

Consultations 33 3.1 Introduction 33 3.2 Consultations Prior to 2012 33 3.3 Public Consultations – April/May/June 2012 36 3.4 Public Consultations – February/March 2013 40 4 Pre-Application Consultation Strategy 42 4.1 Introduction 42 4.2 Section 47 - Consultation with the Local Community 44 4.3 Section 47 - Statement of Community Consultation 46 4.4 Section 47 - Rationale for the SOCC 53 4.5 Section 47 - Compliance with the SOCC 56 4.6 Section 47 - Inconsistencies with the SOCC 62 4.7 Section 47 - Other Promotion and Advertising of the Public Exhibitions 63 4.8 Section 47 - Public Exhibitions 64 4.9 Section 48 - Statutory Publicity 65 4.10 Non-Statutory Consultations 67 4.11 EIA Regulations Consultations 69 4.12 Section 42 - Consultation with Local Authorities, Prescribed Consultees

and Those with Interest in Land 70 4.13 Section 42 - Additional Consultees/Extended Consultation Deadlines 73 4.14 Section 42 - On-Going Diligent Inquiry 73 4.15 Traffic Modelling Presented for Consultation 75 5 Section 47 and Section 48 Consultation Responses 78 5.1 Section 47 and 48 Consultations – Introduction 78 5.2 Section 47 and 48 Consultations - Summary of Responses 79 5.3 Section 47 and 48 Consultations - Key Issues 82 5.4 Section 47 and 48 Consultations – Conclusions 112 5.5 Section 47 and 48 Consultations - Refinements Made to Proposals 115 6 Section 42 Consultation Responses 119 6.1 Section 42 Consultations - Introduction 119 6.2 Section 42 Consultations - Summary of Responses 119 6.3 Section 42 Consultations - Key Issues from Local Authorities 120 6.4 Section 42 Consultations - Key Issues from Prescribed Consultees 128 6.5 Section 42 Consultations - Key Issues from Those With Interest in Land. 152 6.6 Section 42 Consultations – Conclusions 166 6.7 Section 42 Consultations - Refinements Made to proposals 171 7 Further Consultations 175 7.1 Further Consultations – Introduction 175 7.2 Further Consultations - Summary of Responses 175 7.3 Further Consultations – Conclusions 179 7.4 Further Consultations - Refinements Made to Proposals 179 8 Conclusion and Summary 180 8.1 Introduction 180


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8.2 Conclusion from Section 47 Consultations 180 8.3 Conclusion from Section 48 Consultations 181 8.4 Conclusion from Section 42 Consultations 181 8.5 Summary of Key issues 181 8.6 Further Consultations 185 8.7 Scheme Refinements and Conclusion 185

Glossary 186

5.2 Flood Risk Assessment 1. Executive Summary 5 2. Introduction 6 3. Background Information 8 4. Definition of the Flood Hazard and Probability 14 5. Flood Risk Management Recommendations 43 6. Residual Risks 46 7. Conclusions 47 8. References 49

Appendix A. Road and Drainage Design Proposals 50 Appendix B. EA Flood Maps 51 Appendix C. Micro-Drainage Output Files 52 Appendix D. ReFH Calculation Summary Sheets 53 Appendix E. Overland Flow Flood Extents 54 Appendix F. Response to EA Comments on the Draft FRA 55

5.3 Environmental Protection Act Statement 1 Summary 4 2 Introduction 5 3 Statutory context 6 3.1 The requirement for this statement 6 3.2 Categories of statutory nuisance 6 4 Assessment of matters potentially engaged 9 4.1 Introduction 9 4.2 Dust 9 4.3 Artificial light 10 4.4 Noise 11 4.5 Matters not potentially engaged 12 5 Conclusion 13 6 Glossary 14

5.4 Details of other consents, licences and permits 1 Summary 4 2 Other Consents, Licences and Permits 5 2.1 Introduction 5


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2.2 Discharge Consents 5 2.3 Protected Species Licences 5 2.4 Land Drainage Consents 6 2.5 Noise Controls 6 2.6 Traffic Controls 7 3 Glossary 8

5.5 Transport Assessment 1 Key Summary 9 1.1 Summary 9 1.2 Conclusions 9 2 Introduction 13 2.1 Scheme Background 13 2.2 Structure of Report 13 2.3 Objectives 14 2.4 Discussions with Highway Authorities / Agreement on Scope 15 2.5 Study Area 18 3 Scheme Description 20 3.1 Introduction 20 4 Policy Context 21 4.1 Policy Fit 21 4.2 Norwich’s City Deal 21 4.3 National Policy Context 22 4.4 Local Planning Policy context 26 4.5 Local Transport Policy Context 29 4.6 Alignment with National and Local Policy 32 5 Existing Network Description 33 5.1 Route Network Hierarchy 33 5.2 Description of Key Routes 33 5.3 Description of Key Junctions 36 5.4 Airport Surface Access 42 6 Sustainable Transport 43 6.1 Bus 43 6.2 Park & Ride 44 6.3 Coaches 44 6.4 Rail 45 6.5 Non-motorised User Provision 45 6.6 Cycle Routes 47 6.7 Most Likely Future Sustainable Transport Provision 48 6.8 Bus 49 6.9 Bus Services Directly Affected by NDR 49 6.10 Park & Ride Services 51 6.11 Rail 51 6.12 Proposed NMU Provision 51 6.13 Effect of NDR on Existing PRoW/Permissive Paths and Cycle Routes 52 7 Transport Modelling Inputs and DM Appraisal 56 7.1 Introduction 56 7.2 Survey Report 56 7.3 Highway Local Model Validation Report (Highway LMVR) 56


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7.4 Public Transport Local Model Validation Report (PT LMVR) 57 7.5 Traffic Forecasting Report 57 7.6 Economic Appraisal Report 57 7.7 Modelling Inputs to TA Work 58 7.8 Do Minimum (DM) Appraisal 59 8 Traffic Impact Assessment 68 8.1 Junctions to be assessed 68 8.2 Junction Information 70 8.3 Junction Assessments 70 8.4 Junction Summary Results 72 8.5 ‘On-line’ Junction results 77 8.6 ‘Postwick’ Junction Results 90 8.7 Off-line junctions 101 8.8 Summary 111 9 Wider Effects of NDR 113 9.1 Introduction 113 9.2 Impact on Strategic Movements 113 9.3 Wider Impacts to the West of Norwich 115 9.4 Suburban Traffic Impacts 117 9.5 City Centre Traffic Impacts 119 9.6 Traffic Queues 119 9.7 City Centre Through Traffic 121 9.8 Highway Journey Times 124 9.9 Journey Times on Public Transport Routes 126 9.10 Effects on People 130 9.11 Economic Appraisal 130 10 Road Safety Review 131 10.1 Introduction 131 10.2 Methodology 132 10.3 Overview of Personal Injury Collisions 135 10.4 Cluster Site Identification 137 10.5 Flow Changes at Cluster Sites 143 10.6 Conclusions 150 11 Construction Traffic Assessment 152 11.1 Summary of Construction Methodology 152 11.2 Construction Traffic Assessment 155 11.3 Conclusions 157 12 Mitigation 158 12.1 Direct Mitigation 158 12.2 Indirect Mitigation 159 13 Conclusions 161 13.1 Summary 161 13.2 Conclusions 162 14 Glossary 166

5.6 Norwich Northern Distributor Road Traffic Forecasting Report: Volume 1 1 Key Summary 8


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1.1 Overview 8 2 Introduction 10 2.1 Background 10 2.2 Overview of the forecasts presented 10 2.3 Purpose and layout of Report 11 3 Overall Modelling Framework 13 3.1 The Modelling Framework 13 3.2 Model Definition 13 3.3 Demand Modelling 15 3.4 Forecasting Scenarios. 20 4 Forecast Year Networks 21 4.1 Requirements 21 4.2 Built Schemes 21 4.3 Do Minimum Network 21 4.4 Do Something Network 29 4.5 Change in Travel Costs 31 5 Future Year Traffic Growth 34 5.1 Requirements 34 5.2 Overview of Process 34 5.3 Developments 35 5.4 Development Trip Generation 35 5.5 Development at Broadland Gate 42 5.6 Trip Distribution 45 5.7 NTEM 6.2 Growth 47 5.8 Freight Growth 51 5.9 Derivation of 2017 and 2032 Reference Case Trip Matrices 51 5.10 Forecast Reference Demand 52 5.11 Constraint to NTEM 6.2 55 6 Variable Demand Traffic Forecasts 57 6.1 Overview 57 6.2 Demand Model Realism Testing 57 6.3 Convergence 58 6.4 Do-Minimum Demand Forecast. 61 6.5 Do Something Demand Forecasts 64 7 Network Performance 69 7.1 Traffic Impact 69 7.2 Traffic Queues 77 7.3 Effects on People 80 7.4 City Centre through Traffic 81 7.5 Highway Journey Times 86 7.6 Journey Times on Public Transport Routes 92 8 Abbreviations 97

5.7 Economic Appraisal Report 1 Key Summary 7 2 Introduction 8 2.1 Background 8 2.2 Purpose and Layout of Report 9


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3 Economic Appraisal 11 3.1 Overview 11 3.2 Modelling Framework 12 3.3 Do Minimum Assumptions 13 3.4 Do Something Network 14 3.5 Delays during Construction and Maintenance 14 3.6 NDR Scheme Costs 15 3.7 NDR Scheme Analysis of Monetised Costs and Benefits 15 3.8 Value for Money Criteria 16 4 Scheme Costs for Economic Appraisal 17 4.1 Scheme Costs 17 4.2 Conversion from Financial Year to Calendar Year 17 4.3 Adjustment for Construction Inflation 17 4.4 Application of Optimism Bias 18 4.5 Maintenance Costs 19 4.6 Operating Costs 19 5 Economic Appraisal Results 27 5.1 Overview 27 5.2 Transport Economic Efficiency (TEE) 27 5.3 Public Accounts 28 5.4 Analysis of Monetised Costs and Benefits 29 5.5 Inclusion of Wider Benefits 30 6 Analysis of User Benefits and Robustness of the Economic Appraisal 32 6.1 Total User Benefits by Time Period 32 6.2 Geographical Sectorisation of User Benefits 32 6.3 User Benefits by WebTAG Time and Distance Bands 36 6.4 Reliability and Stability of the Economic Appraisal Results 36 6.5 Warnings in the TUBA Appraisal 38 7 Accident Benefits 39 7.2 Data Sources 39 7.3 Traffic growth rates 40 7.4 Network Structure and Link Flows 40 7.5 Junction Assessment 41 7.6 Results Summary 41 8 Wider Economic Impacts 45 8.2 Approach Adopted for NDR Wider Impacts Appraisal 46 8.3 Wider Economic Benefits Results 47 9 Journey Time Reliability Benefits 49 9.2 Assumptions 49 9.3 Method Adopted for Calculation of Reliability Benefits 50 9.4 Journey Time Reliability Benefits 51 10 Conclusion 53 11 Appendices 55

5.8 Report of Surveys 1 Key Summary 9 1.1 Summary 9 2 Introduction 11 2.1 Background 11


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2.2 Report contents 11 3 Overview of Surveys 13 3.1 Purpose and Scope of Data 13 3.2 Commissioning Surveys 14 3.3 Automatic Traffic Counts 14 3.4 Manual Classified Counts 14 3.5 Roadside Interviews 15 3.6 Survey Programme 15 3.7 Additional data sources 16 4 Data for Re-Expansion of 2006 RSI Records 17 4.1 Overview 17 4.2 Location 17 5 2012 RSI Data 20 5.1 Overview 21 5.2 Location 21 5.3 Methodology 21 6 Counts for Calibration and Validation 29 6.1 Overview 29 6.2 Location 29 7 Journey Times 35 7.1 Overview 35 7.2 Methodology 35 7.3 Data Output 37 8 Other Sources of Data 39 8.1 TRADS 39 8.2 2006 Counts 39 8.3 Park and Ride 40 8.4 Turning Counts 40 8.5 Other Locations 41 9 Data Handling 43 9.1 ATC data 43 9.2 MCC data 44 9.3 RSI data 45 9.4 ATC Data Checking 47 9.5 RSI Data Checking 47 9.6 Data Manipulation 50 9.7 Data Output 50 10 Glossary of Abbreviations 51 11 Appendices 53

5.9 Highway Model – Local Model Validation Report 1 Key Summary 19 2 Introduction 21 2.1 Background 21 2.2 Overall Modelling System 22


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2.3 Purpose of Report . 23 2.4 Structure of Report 23 3 Data Used in Model Development 25 3.1 Overview 25 3.2 Summary of existing traffic data 25 3.3 Data for SATURN Model Update 28 3.4 New Roadside Interview Surveys 28 3.5 New Traffic Count Data 32 3.6 Other traffic count data 35 3.7 Normalisation of Counts 38 3.8 Application of Traffic Counts 38 3.9 Calibration screenlines 40 3.10 Validation screenlines 40 3.11 Journey Times 41 3.12 Park and Ride 44 4 Network Development 45 4.1 Summary Approach 45 4.2 Geographical Extent of Model and Network Hierarchy 45 4.3 Key Model Parameters 47 4.4 Assignment User Classes 47 4.5 Buffer Network Coding 49 4.6 Speed flow curves 50 4.7 Simulation Network Coding 51 4.8 Representation of Park and Ride 56 4.9 Assignment Algorithm 58 4.10 Generalised Cost Parameters 59 5 Development of Demand 61 5.1 Overview 61 5.2 Synthetic Matrix Development 61 5.3 Synthetic Private Vehicle Matrices 61 5.4 Synthetic Goods Vehicle Matrices 62 5.5 Development of 2012 Goods Vehicle Matrices 62 5.6 Comparison of Trip Length Distributions 63 5.7 Synthetic Matrix Assignment 63 5.8 Observed Matrix Build 64 5.9 Creation of Fully Observed Matrices 66 5.10 ERICA Set Up 66 5.11 Home-Based Purposes Matrix Build 69 5.12 Non Home-Based Origin-Destination Matrix 69 5.13 OGV Matrices 69 5.14 Creation of Time Period Matrices 70 5.15 Observed Matrix Assignment (12-hour) 71 5.16 Merge of Observed and Synthetic Matrices 71 5.17 Merged Matrix Assignment (12-hour) 71 6 Model Calibration 73 6.1 General 73 6.2 Traffic Flow Calibration Criteria 73 6.3 Traffic Count Dataset for Matrix Calibration 75 6.4 Network Calibration 75 6.5 Matrix Estimation from counts (12-hour level) 76


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6.6 Analysis of the effects of matrix estimation 78 6.7 Matrix Estimation from counts (Peak Hour level) 80 6.8 Conclusions 85 7 Model Validation 87 7.1 General 87 7.2 Assignment Model Convergence and Stability 87 7.3 Route Analysis 88 7.4 Flow Comparisons 88 7.5 Journey Time Validation 91 7.6 Summary 96 8 Conclusions 97 9 Glossary of Abbreviations 99 10 Appendices 103

5.10 Public Transport Local Model Validation Report (LMVR) 1 Key Summary 6 2 Introduction 7 3 Public Transport Data Collection 9 3.1 Background 9 3.2 Bus Monitoring Counts 9 3.3 Bus and Rail Service and Timetable Information Collection 13 3.4 Bus and Rail Fares 13 4 Supply and Assignment Development 14 4.1 Overview of the Model 14 4.2 Assignment Details 16 5 Model Calibration 18 5.1 Overview 18 5.2 Matrix Calibration using Matrix Estimation (ME) 18 5.3 Impacts of the ME process 23 6 Model Validation 36 6.1 Introduction 36 6.2 Validation of Trip Matrix 36 6.3 Network and Service Validation 36 6.4 Assignment Validation 37 6.5 PT flow validation 40 7 Appendices 41 7.1 Appendix A: Bus Survey Information 41 7.2 Appendix B: Fares 46 8 Glossary 48 9 Bibliography 49

5.11 Summary Results of Sensitivity Tests 1 Key Summary 8 2 Introduction 11 2.1 Background 11 2.2 Purpose and Layout of Report 11


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3 Description of Sensitivity Tests 14 3.1 Overview 14 3.2 New WebTAG Guidance Sensitivity Test 14 3.3 Low and High Growth Scenario Sensitivity Tests 16 3.4 Postwick Scheme in the Do Minimum Sensitivity Test 16 3.5 Dependent Development Sensitivity Tests 16 4 Revised Scheme Costs with Postwick in DM 20 5 New WebTAG Guidance Sensitivity Test Results 21 5.1 Flow Analysis Results 21 5.2 Safety Analysis Results 23 5.3 Economic Analysis Results 24 6 Low and High Growth Sensitivity Test Results 27 6.1 Flow Analysis Results 27 6.2 Safety Analysis Results 28 6.3 Economic Analysis Results 28 7 Postwick Scheme in the Do Minimum Sensitivity Test Results 31 7.1 Flow Analysis Results 31 7.2 Operational Analysis Results 31 7.3 Safety Analysis Results 33 7.4 Economic Analysis Results 33 8 Dependent Development Sensitivity Test Results 36 8.1 Flow Analysis Results 36 8.2 Operational Analysis Results 36 8.3 Safety Analysis Results 39 8.4 Economic Analysis Results 40 9 Conclusion 45 10 Appendices 46 10.1 Appendix A – Flow Diagrams 46 11 Abbreviations 72 12 Glossary 75

5.12 Traffic and Economic Appraisal of NDR Alternatives 1 Key Summary 8 2 Introduction 12 2.1 Background 12 2.2 Purpose and Layout of Report 12 3 Methodology and Description of Alternatives 14 3.1 Methodology 14 3.2 Alternatives to the DCO Scheme 15 4 Costs of Alternatives 16 5 Traffic and Economic Assessment Results for Alternative 1 (single

carriageway NDR) 17 5.1 Traffic Analysis Results 17 5.2 Junction Analyses 20 5.3 Safety Analysis Results 22 5.4 Economic Analysis Results 23 6 Traffic and Economic Assessment Results for Alternative 2 (dual

carriageway NDR between Postwick Junction and A140) 25 6.1 Traffic Analysis Results 25


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6.2 Junction Analysis 26 6.3 Safety Analysis Results 27 6.4 Economic Analysis Results 27 7 Traffic and Economic Assessment Results for Alternative 3 (single / dual

carriageway NDR) 30 7.1 Traffic Analysis Results 30 7.2 Junction Analyses 32 7.3 Safety Analysis Results 33 7.4 Economic Analysis Results 34 8 Traffic and Economic Assessment Results for Alternative 5 (developer

link roads) 36 8.1 Traffic Analysis Results 36 8.2 Junction Analyses 38 8.3 Safety Analysis Results 39 8.4 Economic Analysis Results 40 9 Conclusions 43 10 Appendices 45 10.1 Appendix A – Traffic Flow Diagrams 45 10.2 Appendix B – Public Transport (PT) Option 66

Traffic Analysis Results 69 11 Abbreviations 77 12 Glossary 80

5.13 Proposed Minor Change to the Application for Development Consent: Drayton Lane (south) 1 The Application 5 2 Introduction 6 3 The Proposed Modification to the Scheme 8 4 Need for Proposed Changes 20 5 Stakeholder Engagement 22 6 Engineering and Buildability Effects 23 7 Environmental Effects 24 8 Traffic, Safety and Economic Effects 26 9 Conclusion 28

5.14 Proposed Minor Change to the Application for Development Consent: Broad Lane / Plumstead Road PMA 1 The Application 5 2 Introduction 6 3 The Proposed Modification to the Scheme 8 4 Need for Proposed Changes 19 5 Stakeholder Engagement 20 6 Engineering and Buildability Effects 21 7 Environmental Effects 22 8 Traffic, Safety and Economic Effects 23 9 Conclusions 24


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6.1 Environmental Statement: Volume I 1. Introduction 6 2. The Scheme 23 3. Needs and Alternatives 53 4. Air Quality 145 5. Carbon 185 6. Cultural Heritage 213 7. Landscape 314 8. Nature Conservation 381 9. Geology and Soils 537 10. Materials 598 11. Noise and Vibration 617 12. Effects On All Travellers 694 13. Community and Private Assets 827 14. Road Drainage and the Water Environment 912 15. Cumulative Impacts 989 16. Conclusion 1034 17. Glossary 1043 18. References 1067

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 1. Introduction A. Planning Inspectorate Response to Regulation 6(1)(b) Notification B. Planning Inspectorate Response to Section 35 Request

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 2. The Scheme A. Construction Methodology B. Construction Programme C. Summary of Transport Assessment

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 3. Needs and Alternatives A. Figure 3.1: Radial and Orbital Route Road Network 5 B. Figure 3.2: Norfolk Route Hierarchy 6 C. Figure 3.3: Location of Routes 7 D. Figure 3.4: Route Options 8 E. Figure 3.5: Alternative 1 9 F. Figure 3.6: Alternative 2 10


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G. Figure 3.7: Alternative 3 11 H. Figure 3.8: Alternative 4 12 I. Figure 3.9: Alternative 5 13

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 4. Air Quality A. Air Quality Technical Report B. Air Quality Drawings MMD-233906-DT-0910 to -0918 C. Windroses for Norwich Weather Centre (2008-2012) D. Monitoring Site Details E. HA IAN 170/12 Calculation Tool

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 5. Carbon A. Study Area and Tables 5 B. Drawing MMD-233906-DT-0990: Study Areas Considered in the

Carbon Assessment 14

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 6. Cultural Heritage A. Historic Environment Desk Based Assessment B. Historic Environment Record Data C. Cultural Heritage Figures D. 2008 Field Walking and Metal Detecting E. 2007 Geophysics Survey F. 2009 Geophysics Survey G. 2013 Geophysics Survey H. 2008 Trail Trenching I. 2012 Trial Trenching J. Selected Site Photos K. Historical Mapping

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 7. Landscape A. Visual Intrusion Schedule B. Visual Effects Drawings MMD-233906-DT-0656 to -0667


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C. Topography Drawing MMD-233906-DT-0668 D. Landscape Designations and Results of Broadland District Council

Character Assessment Drawing MMD-233906-DT-0669 E. Landscape Character Drawings MMD-233906-DT-0670 to -0671 F. Landscape Zone of Visual Influence (ZVI) Drawings MMD-233906-DT-

0953 to - 0955 G. Landscape Character Assessment Field Survey Notes H. Photographs and Photomontages Procedures I. Index of Photographs J. Photomontage Location Drawings K. Photomontages

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 8. Ecology and Nature Conservation A. Designated Site Citations B. Phase 1 Habitat Survey Report C. Phase 2 National Vegetation Classification Report D. Bat Report E. Badger Report F. Great Crested Newt Report G. Breeding Birds Report H. Over-Wintering Birds Report I. Barn Owl Report J. Aquatic Invertebrate Report K. Terrestrial Invert Report L. Reptile Report M. Mater Vole and Otter Report N. Brown Hare Report O. Deer Report

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 9. Geology and Soils 1 Introduction 1 2 Route Overview 3 3 Historical Ground Investigation Works 6 4 Contamination Risk Assessment Methodology 17 5 Chainage 0.00 to 3300.00 25 6 Chainage 3300.00 to 6800.00 34 7 Chainage 6800.00 to 10900.00 41 8 Chainage 10900.00 to 14600.00 51 9 Chainage 14600.00 to 17800.00 60 10 Chainage 17800.00 to 19500.00 70 11 Chainage 19500.00 – 20403.16 78 12 Contaminated Land Risk Summary 87


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13 Conclusion and Recommendations 93 14 References 97

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 11. Noise A. Baseline Noise Measurement Sites: Drawings MMD-233906-DT-0861

to -0865 5 B. Predicted Traffic Noise Difference Contours: Drawings MMD-233906-

DT-0919 to-0936 6 C. Noise Calculations Detailed Study Area: Drawing MMD-233906-DT-

0940 7

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 12. Effects on All Travellers A. Drawing MMD-233906-DT-0795: Driver Stress and Non-Motorised

Users Study Area 5 B. Contractors Access Requirements from Public Roads (Table) 6 C. Drawing MMD_233906-DT-0882: Percentage of Change in Traffic Flow

(AADT) 2032 7 D. Accident Cluster Sites (Table) 8 E. Drawing MMD-233906-DT-0592 to -0597: Non-Motorised User

Routes 9 F. Norwich Cycle Map 10 G. Drawing MMD-233906-DT-0716: Non-Motorised Population by

Percentage - Severance 11 H. Drawing MMD-233906-DT-0938: Key Bus Routes in the NDR

Corridor 12

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 13. Community and Private Assets A. Agricultural Impact Assessment B. Land Use and Economic Development Report C. Key Employment Sites D. Business E. Works Areas F. Figures and Drawings

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 14. Road Drainage and the Water Environment A. Introduction 5 B. Groundwater levels 6 C. Groundwater Quality 18


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D. Flow Monitoring Results 129 E. Surface Water Quality 134 F. Licensed and Private Water Abstractors 190 G. Drainage Network Details 207 H. HD45/09 Risk Assessment Results 212 I. Management of surface water 215 J. References 218 K. Summary of stakeholder consultation 220 L. Groundwater Level Monitoring 221 M. Anglian RBMP extracts of WFD status 222 N. Appendix D Greenfield runoff rate calculations 223 O. Appendix E Groundwater Risk Assessment 224 P. HAWRAT Results 239 Q. Groundwater Spillage Risk Calculations 243 R. Drawings 261

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 15. Cumulative Impacts A. Cumulative Impacts Drawing MMD-233906-DT-0993 5

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 16. Climate Change Risk Assessment 1 Climate change resilience 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Methodology 1 1.3 Context 3 1.4 Baseline 7 1.5 Climate risk 8 1.6 Mitigation - Climate Resilience 11 1.7 Conclusion 14

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 17. Habitats Regulations Assessment A. Introduction 5 B. Stage 1 Screening 9 C. Stage 1 Outcomes 39 D. Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment 46


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E. Stage 2 Outcomes 64 F. References 70 G. Appendices 72

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 18. Draft EPS Licence Application Evidence of Submission A. Letters of Receipt from Natural England 5

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 19. Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP) A. Appendix 7: Draft Construction Environment Management Plan

(CEMP) 5 B. Appendix A. Drawings 59 C. Appendix B. Relevant Legislation, British Standards and

Guidelines 60 D. Appendix C. Schedule of Works 62 E. Appendix D. Permits and Consents Register 63 F. Appendix E. Inspections Checklist 64 G. Appendix F. Permits and Consents Programme 67 H. Appendix G. Arboricultural Implications Assessment 68 I. Appendix H. Site Waste Management Plan 69 J. Appendix I. Written Scheme of Investigation 70 K. Appendix J. Site Drainage Plan 71 L. Appendix K. Environmental Noise Surveys 72

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 20. Arboricultural Impact Assessment 1.0 Terms of Reference 2-3 2.0 Site Description 3-7 3.0 Tree Survey Details 7-9 4.0 Tree Constraints Plan 9-10 5.0 Arboricultural Impact Assessment 10-12


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6.0 Long Term Implications for Retained Trees and Woodland 12-13 7.0 Tree Management Issues 13-14 8.0 Comments on Remedial Works and Tree Planting 14-15 9.0 Further Arboricultural Input into the Design Process, Construction

and Aftercare 15 10.0 Permissions and Constraints 15-16 11.0 Conclusions 16-17

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 21. Flood Risk Assessment 1. Executive Summary 5 2. Introduction 6 3. Background Information 8 4. Definition of the Flood Hazard and Probability 14 5. Flood Risk Management Recommendations 43 6. Residual Risks 46 7. Conclusions 47 8. References 49

Appendix A. Road and Drainage Design Proposals 50 Appendix B. EA Flood Maps 51 Appendix C. Micro-Drainage Output Files 52 Appendix D. ReFH Calculation Summary Sheets 53 Appendix E. Overland Flow Flood Extents 54 Appendix F. Response to EA Comments on the Draft FRA 55

6.2 Environmental Statement: Volume II: Chapter 22. Health Impact Assessment 1 Introduction 1 2 Approach and methodology 3 3 Policy context 9 4 Community profile 13 5 Potential health effects 18 6 Conclusions and Recommendations 35 7 References 37

7.1 Photographs and Photomontages 1. Introduction 5 2. Procedure 6 3. Photographs and Photomontages 7

10.2 Design and Departures Report


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1 Key Summary 5 2 Introduction 6 2.1 The Scheme 6 2.2 Design Development 7 2.3 Design Concept 8 2.4 Road Design Standards and Design Speeds. 9 3 A47 Trunk Road Design 11 3.1 Eastbound Diverge Slip Road 11 3.2 Eastbound Merge Slip Road 11 3.3 Westbound Diverge Slip Road 12 3.4 Westbound Merge Slip Road 12 3.5 Structures 13 4 Local Highway Network 14 4.1 Carriageway Design 14 4.2 Mainline Horizontal Design 15 4.3 Mainline Vertical Design 15 4.4 Mainline Cross Section 16 4.5 Mainline Stopping Sight Distance 16 4.6 A140 Grade Separated Junction 17 5 Conclusion 19 6 Appendices 20

10.3 Land Use and Economic Development Report Executive Summary 1

1. Introduction 3 2. Economic baseline 9 3. Policy framework 27 4. Business consultation 43 5. Assessment of the potential impact of NDR on GVA and

employment 45 6. Summary 67

Appendix A – Economic impact calculations 69 Appendix B – Roads and economic growth: a review of literature 75

10.4 Consent from the Highways Agency to include Crown Land in the Development Consent Order 1 Key Summary 3 2 Introduction 4 3 Consent from the Highways Agency 5 4 Appendices 7