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The Government is promoting investment in infrastructure as a key driver for economic

growth and recovery with over £200bn earmarked for investment across various key

infrastructure sectors.

Upgrading and replacing outdated infrastructure and developing new infrastructure to

meet the requirements of the 21st century are key Government priorities as expressed

in the National Infrastructure Plan. Indeed Government support for infrastructure

investment is at its strongest for many years.

As ever, despite the underlying support from Government, project promoters face

the challenge of securing consents. Even the streamlined procedures under the new

Development Consent Order procedure for new Nationally Significant Infrastructure

Projects require careful navigation if pitfalls and unwanted delays are to be avoided. This

calls for the advice and assistance of experienced environmental planning consultants.

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Our ServicesAtkins is one of the UK’s leading multidisciplinary planning consultancies with around 600 qualified and experienced professionals covering a wide range of disciplines including planning, masterplanning, landscape design, socio-economics, heritage, transport, ecology, sustainability and environmental science. We provide an integrated range of services to assist project promoters to secure planning and environmental consents for infrastructure projects under various regulatory regimes including the Town and Country Planning Acts, the Planning Act 2008, the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Electricity Act 1989, Transport and Works Act Orders and Parliamentary Bills.

Our services include:• Environmentalplanningstrategicadvice

• Alternativesitesoralignmentsassessment

• Stakeholderandcommunityengagement

• Publicconsultation

• • Environmentalimpactassessment,includingalltherequiredenvironmental specialisms

• AppropriateAssessments

• Landscapeandvisualimpactassessment

• Transportassessment

• Sustainabilityappraisal

• Healthimpactassessment

• Equalitiesimpactassessment

• Consentingapplications(DevelopmentConsentOrders,environmental permits, planning permission etc)

• Expertwitnessevidenceatpublicinquiriesandhearings

We provide an integrated service to take projects from the initial concept through assessment, consultation, consenting and detailed design to implementation. It’s what we refer to asPLAN,DESIGN,ENABLE.

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Assessment(EIA, SA, EgIA,

TA, HIA)

Stakeholderengagement/consultation

Applicationfor consent(Hybird Bill,

TWAO, DCO, Planning

Permission)

Our Consenting Offer

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As one of the world’s leading design, engineering and project management consultancies we have the breadth and depth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time critical infrastructure projects. Our particular skills lie in the expansive area of infrastructure – the wiring of society – encompassing buildings; land, sea, and air transport; information communications and security systems;andutilities(includingenergyandwater);aswellasinourexperience of working for a broad range of clients, including national and local governments as well as the commercial sector. The social and environmental framework of our work is crucial, and we view all our projects in the context of the communities in which they are delivered.

AssessmentConsent applications for infrastructure projects are usually supported by a range of technical assessments including environmental impact assessment(EIA),socio-economicimpactassessment,transportassessment(TA),sustainabilityappraisal(SA),healthimpactassessment(HIA)andequalitiesimpactassessment(EqIA).Callinguponourin-depth resources across the full spectrum of technical specialisms we can provide all the necessary assessments for any particular application. Atkins is recognised as one of the UK’s leading EIA consultancies and was one of the first to be awarded the IEMA EIA Quality Mark in 2011 which recognises the high quality and standard of our EIA capabilities and services. Since 1988, when EIA became a legislative requirement in the UK, we have delivered over 200 Environmental Statements in support of infrastructure and development proposals across a range of sectors. As a consultancy we have a wealth of experience in undertaking EIAs and have experienced staff with the necessary coordination skills as well as experts in all the specialist environmental disciplines required for EIA.

Atkins has significant experience undertaking feasibility studies, economic appraisals and socio-economic impact assessments of major infrastructure projects. Our skills include socio-economic profiling of affected areas, stakeholder consultation and engagement, cost-benefit analysis and social, economic, community and equalities impact assessment.

Stakeholder Engagement and ConsultationStakeholder engagement and consultation is central to the consenting process for infrastructure projects under all consenting regimes. Productive engagement and meaningful consultation is crucial to achieving an efficient and successful outcome to consent applications. Failure to engage with stakeholders and the community will invariably delay or put at risk the granting of consent.

From our extensive experience we have developed an approach to engagement and consultation which enables us to establish trust and credibility, to resolve issues and tackle negative perceptions, and to ensure that all parties involved obtain a clear understanding of the project and its potential benefits.

Our aim is always to make the process genuinely participative. We try to reach and involve everyone who will be affected by, might think they will be affected by, have an interest in, something to contribute to, or can influence the project. This can include statutory consultees, local, regional and national government authorities and agencies, national and local special interest stakeholder groups, politicians and the wider community, including traditionally hard-to-reach groups.

Project Design

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We can manage the entire engagement process, including:• Understanding, identification and mapping of all stakeholders.

• Formulating strategies and plans for all stages of project development and implementation – engagement, involvement, consultation, management and communication.

• Organising and managing the engagement process, including all ongoing activities both within the project team and with external stakeholders; and organising meetings, workshops and focus groups and wider public events and exhibitions.

• Facilitating technical and non-technical workshops, focus groups, planning and design events and also chairing meetings and manning public exhibitions.

• Ongoing reporting and integration of views in the project design.

• Preparing Consultation Reports to support applications for consent which, amongst other things, set out how consultation has influenced project design.

Consent ApplicationsWe have substantial experience of formulating and taking applications for infrastructure projects through the consenting process under all of the relevant statutory regimes, including Transport and Works Act Orders, Development Consent Orders and Parliamentary Bills. Consent applications for infrastructure projects invariably comprise a large suite of documents and plans which need to be carefully drafted, reviewed, printed and collated for submission. In-house we have the resources necessary to undertake this production process efficiently.

Prior to the submission of consent applications we aim to establish a good working relationship with the consenting authority and to obtain a clear understanding of its guidance, requirements and expectations.

By setting up a dialogue from the outset we endeavour to ensure that when a consent application is made it is complete, meets the relevant requirements and holds no surprises for the consenting authority.

At the post-submission stage there are generally a number of activities to be undertaken:• Providing expert witnesses to prepare and present evidence to

public examinations.

• The preparation of rebuttals and responses to objections.

• The preparation of responses to requests for clarification and further information from the consenting authority.

From our substantial experience of involvement with infrastructure projects we are well versed in providing post-submission support to meet the above requirements. Recognising that requests for information have to be dealt with according to a strict timetable we have our technical specialists ‘on-call’ and ready to prepare responses at short notice, as required, for the duration of the consenting process.

Thames Tideway Tunnel Development Consent Order Application

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Our Project ExperienceOur project experience falls into the following main sectors:

• Energy

• Water

• Rail

• Highways

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Energy

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Dorset Green Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Energy Facility

New Earth Energy is developing a renewable and low carbon energy facility at

the Dorset Green Technology Park in Winfrith, Dorset. The facility will provide

approximately 20MWth of renewable heat and 10MWe of renewable power through

the pyrolysis of residual non-hazardous waste and biomass. In support of a planning

application for the facility we undertook an EIA.

OnbehalfofPartnershipsforRenewables(PfR)wecoordinatedanEIAfora

wind turbine at the Boddington Reservoir site and assisted PfR with stakeholder

engagement and public consultation. Planning permission was successfully

secured for the project.

Boddington Reservoir Wind Turbine

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New Nuclear Strategic Siting Assessment

We were commissioned to support the Department for Energy and Climate Change in identifying alternative sites to the

11 nominated sites in the UK government’s Strategic Siting Assessment (SSA) process for new nuclear power stations.

This exercise was primarily carried out to meet the EC Habitats Directive requirement to consider alternatives if sites are

proposed that would result in harm to the integrity of Natura 2000 sites.

To identify alternative sites we used information from energy companies and site studies carried out by the Central

Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) to undertake a national screening study of England and Wales. A customised GIS

system was set up using existing data sets to allow potential areas to be identified. Expert input was provided on ecology,

flood risk, population, air risk, coastal erosion, heritage and land use planning.

Bridgwater Waste Wood & Biomass Power Station

Express Power proposed to develop a power station fuelled

by biomass and waste wood at their site in Bridgwater. The

intention was to use 100,000 tonnes per annum of waste

wood from Forest Enterprise and commercial waste streams

as well as biomass fuel sources. We advised on planning issues

and undertook an EIA and Health Impact Assessment.

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The Grangemouth biodiesel plant near Falkirk in Scotland uses vegetable oils

to create a sustainable source of liquid fuel. INEOS appointed us to produce an

Environmental Statement to support the planning application for the plant, which

was to be the largest and one of the first of its kind in the UK. INEOS was successful

in obtaining planning permission for the plant.

Grangemouth Biodiesel Plant

Peterborough Energy from Waste

We provided Peterborough City Council with technical and planning support for

the expansion of its existing waste infrastructure with the addition of a new Energy

Resource Recovery Facility. This was on land adjacent to the Authority’s existing

Materials Recycling Facility.

We provided a technology review and analysis, soft market testing and a

conceptualisation of the proposed facility. We subsequently prepared the planning

application and Environmental Statement for the 75,000tpa Energy Resource Recovery

Facility which will take directly delivered waste and residual waste from the adjacent

Materials Recycling Facility.

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To assist EDF Energy in securing a Development Consent Order for a new nuclear

powerstationatHinkleyPointwemanagedthedeliveryofthetechnical

information required for submission to the Infrastructure Planning Commission

(nowthePlanningInspectorate).WealsomanagedthePlanningPerformance

Agreement(PPA)setupwiththelocalauthoritiestoprogrammeandfinance

the consents process.

Hinkley Point C Nuclear New Build

We were commissioned by National Grid to provide planning

and environmental services for the East Thurrock Connection

Project. National Grid were promoting a new substation

to facilitate the connection of a combined cycle gas turbine

plant to the existing transmission system.

The commission initially involved undertaking a Substation

Siting and Routeing Study to define possible substation

locations and subsequent alignments for connections to the

existing400kVOHL,takingenvironmentalconstraintsinto

account. A Scoping Report was undertaken in accordance

withTheInfrastructurePlanning(EnvironmentalImpact

Assessment)Regulations,2009(theEIARegulations)and

an EIA was prepared to support the Development Consent

Order(DCO)applicationbeingsubmittedbyNationalGrid.

East Thurrock Connection

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Humber Renewables Project

Transmission and Distribution

National Grid owns and maintains the high-voltage electricity

transmissionsystem(275&400kV)inEnglandandWales,together

with operating the system across Great Britain. We have also acted

as consents offices to secure Section 37 consents and planning

permissions for substation extensions.

We have provided a wide range of planning and environmental

services to National Grid through various specialist consultancy

frameworks. These services include planning applications and

environmental impact assessment.

DONG Energy was seeking to develop a biomass-fired power plant of approximately 299 MW generation rated capacity at a site

inHullDocks.Theplantwastobesufficienttogenerateenoughelectricitytomeettheaverageneedsofuptohalfamillion

homes and would help the UK to meet its target of generating 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. We were

commissioned to produce the Environmental Scoping Report and then the Environmental Statement presenting the findings of

anEnvironmentalImpactAssessment(EIA)forthepowerplant,undertakenwithintheframeworkoftheInfrastructurePlanning

(EIA)Regulations2009.ThiswaspartofthesubmissionforaDevelopmentConsentOrder.

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ForEDFEnergyweobtainedplanningpermissionforanEmergencyResponseCentre(ERC)forSizewellB.

The ERC was designed to incorporate back-up plant, equipment storage and office space for use as part of

enhanced emergency arrangements for Sizewell B. Our services involved an initial site selection exercise based

on key factors such as access, environmental sensitivity, visual impact and policy compliance. In support of the

planning application for the selected site we provided reports on various environmental impact assessment

studies and submitted a design and access statement.

The project involved a comprehensive public consultation process which we supported, providing advice and

assistance in the production of leaflets and media releases. We also attended public exhibitions to provide

technical information on the proposals to members of the public, councillors and interested parties.

Sizewell B Emergency Response Centre

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For Air Products plc we secured planning permission for the world’s largest Renewable Energy Facility (REF) using advanced gasification

technology to process municipal and commercial / industrial waste from the region, diverting non-recyclable waste from landfill for the

production of renewable energy. This 49MW facility is to provide renewable electricity for up to 50,000 homes.

In support of the planning application we carried out an EIA which addressed a wide range of issues including air and water quality,

emissions, noise and ecology. The proximity of the site to a number of sensitive areas covered by international designations, including

a Ramsar site and a Special Protection Area (SPA), required extensive engagement with a number of stakeholders including Natural

England, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Teesmouth Bird Club.

Tees Valley Renewable Energy Facility

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Water

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We co-ordinated an Environmental Impact Assessment on behalf of Severn Trent

Water (STW) to accompany a planning application for the construction and operation

of two new covered drinking water service reservoirs, with a combined maximum

capacity of 140ML to replace the existing Ambergate Strategic Service Reservoir.

The site which is located to the north of Ambergate village in Derbyshire includes

an area of ancient woodland, which also contains ecologically sensitive habitats and

species, including adjacent land that Natural England were considering designating

as a SSSI. The site also lies within the buffer zone of the Derwent Valley Mills World

Heritage Site and is served by narrow rural roads.

Ambergate Assest Renewal Scheme: For Severn Trent Water

Cockermouth Town Flood Alleviation Scheme: For the Environment Agency

Cockermouth and its adjoining communities in Cumbria

were the focal point of unprecedented flows on the Rivers

Cocker and Derwent during November 2009 when 537

properties were flooded. On behalf of the Environment

Agency, we prepared and submitted a planning application

and Environmental Impact Assessment for new flood defences

for the town, which included a combination of new flood

embankments, new flood walls, raising of existing flood walls,

new flood gates and flood proofing measures.

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Hardham Tidal Extraction and Water Storage

Hambledon and Wormley Sewerage System

On behalf of Southern Water we undertook the EIA

fortheHardhamtidalabstractionandbank-sidewater

storage scheme adjacent to the River Arun in West Sussex.

The development is in a sensitive location adjacent to

Pulborough Brooks, which is a Special Protection Area,

Ramsar site and Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is also

within the South Downs National Park area, and is close to

sites of historical and cultural importance.

We prepared an Environmental Statement on behalf

of Southern Water to accompany a successful planning

application for the installation of a First Time Sewerage

SystemfortheHambledonandWormleyarea.Theworksite

laywithintheSurreyHillsAreaofOutstandingNatural

Beauty, including local sites of conservation importance,

and had potential for archaeological features and suitable

habitat for reptiles and newts.

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Woolston Transfer Scheme

Tilbury Wastewater Treatment Works

After a full appraisal of the available options, Southern Water decided on a new transfer scheme to direct flows from the

existing wastewater treatment works at Woolston to a larger one approximately 15km away. The transfer scheme was

considered the most effective long term strategy. Atkins was commissioned to assess the need for EIA, following which we

were asked to write the scoping report and final Environmental Statement (ES).

We provided a range of consultancy services to Anglian Water, including the preparation of an EIA, to

assist with the development of a sewage sludge dryer at the Tilbury Wastewater Treatment Works. The

work included assessment of the effects of emissions on air quality; noise generation; site drainage and

pollution control; ecology; traffic generation; landscape and visual effects; archaeology and built heritage;

flood risk; and environmental risk.

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London Thames Tideway Tunnel

We are providing a range of planning and environmental services to

support Thames Water in securing a Development Consent Order

(DCO) for the Tideway Tunnel. Once implemented the Tunnel will

upgrade the sewerage system and substantially reduce the volume

and frequency of discharges of storm sewage to the tidal River

Thames. We managed the central London section town planning

work and contributed to preparation of documents for the largest

ever DCO submission.

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Bewdley Flood Alleviation Scheme

Bewdley Severnside has a long history of flooding. The works along the river bank

were divided into two phases. Phase 1 involved the construction of demountable

flood defence systems along the north of the river, phase 2 along the Southside.

Extensive consultations were carried out with both statutory and non-statutory

consultees. As the key wall and its environs were Grade I and II listed, the choice

of materials were carefully selected to integrate with the character of the area.

Additionally these materials needed to complement those used on Severnside North.

Further mitigation in the form of paving and street furniture was chosen to improve

the quality of the streetscape.

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Environment Agency National Engineering and Environmental Contract Agreement

We are one of six consultants appointed to the Environment Agency National Engineering and

Environmental Contract Agreement (NEECA). The framework is one of the largest consultancy

frameworks in the public sector and cover a range of environmental and planning services for

water infrastructure project promoted by the Environment Agency.

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Belfast Sewer Project

The project involved the construction of a 10.4km interceptor

tunnel system together with a terminal pumping station to

pump stormwater flows, collected by the tunnel system, to either

the Belfast Wastewater Treatment Works for full treatment or

for the excess stormwater flows to 5mm storm screens before

dischargetoBelfastLough.Wewereleaddesignconsultantand

also responsible for the environmental assessment and consenting

relating to the project.

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Rail

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CrossrailisanewrailwayacrossLondon,fromHeathrowAirportandcommuter

areas in the west, to Canary Wharf and the east. Due to open in 2018, more than

200m passengers are expected to use it each year. Atkins with Arup, has been

working on many aspects of this prestigious project, including the public realm.

Study of public realm opportunities created by the new station entrances in Oxford

Street, led to the detailed design of streets and spaces around the new Tottenham

Court Road entrance hall. Roads will be realigned to better reflect pedestrian

desire lines, footways widened and superfluous street furniture removed. A new

pedestrian space will be created on Dean Street.

Crossrail

Great Western Main Line

TheGreatWesternMainLineisthemainrailwaylinebetweenLondon,Bristol,

Oxford and south Wales. As part of the scheme to change from diesel to trains

powered from 25kV overhead lines, Network Rail commissioned us to undertake

an Environmental Impact Assessment of the construction and operational effects

associated with this change. The route assessed is some 300km long, representing

870 single track kilometres and covers 15 local authority areas.

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Bermuda Industrial Estate

George Eliot Hospital

Bermuda Park

Liverpool to Manchester Electrification

NUCKLE

Atkins undertook the environmental assessment for the electrification of approximately 50km of

railway line running between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria stations. The railway

has a long heritage, being one of the world’s first passenger railways.

TheNUCKLEprojectisanupgradeofanexistingrailwayline

between Coventry and Nuneaton. The project will result in

an increase in the frequency of services between Nuneaton

and Coventry, a new station at Bermuda Park, Nuneaton

and a new station at Coventry Arena, which will serve

both the Nuneaton and Coventry local area and the Arena.

We were commissioned by a consortium of Warwickshire

CountyCouncil,CoventryCityCouncilandCentro(the

West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority) to prepare

planning applications and associated public consultation for

both stations.

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Telford Railfreight Terminal

We carried out an EIA for a new railfreight terminal and

the opening up of an old railway line as part of a Transport

and Works Act application. The project included an

assessment of a Ministry of Defence site which is to be used

for employment purposes but had previously been used for

operational purposes.

HS2 London to West Midlands

ThisphaseofHighSpeed2(HS2)isa192kmlongrailcorridorconnectingLondonto

Birmingham that will operate at speeds up to 400kph, and will open in 2026. The project is

split into four sections, with Atkins undertaking the civil engineering and structural design

onCountrySouth,andtheEnvironmentalImpactAssessment(EIA)onCountryNorth.

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Birmingham New Street Station

The Birmingham New Street Gateway project is the £600m remodelling and

refurbishment of the station at the heart of the City of Birmingham – one of

the busiest in the UK, with a train arriving every minute during peak times.

Jointly funded by Advantage West Midlands, Centro and Birmingham City

Council, the project will create a world class gateway to the UK’s second largest

city, improving passenger facilities and the station environment, as well as

access and city links. A strategic regeneration project for the West Midlands

it will also improve the urban environment and public realm and support the

regeneration of the areas around the station. We are responsible for the

detailed design of the project.

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OurvisionmasterplanfortheholisticredevelopmentofEustonStationinLondon,

went beyond the development of a new station, creating a vibrant mixed use

community including retail, leisure, office space and residential buildings and high

quality public realm spaces, and a makeover for the landmark Euston Square at the

front of the station.

Euston Station Masterplan

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An increase in passengers and the transfer of the Dublin train

service from Belfast Central Station to Great Victoria Street

meant that the station’s capacity was no longer sufficient to

meet projected demand.

We were appointed by the Northern Ireland Transport

HoldingCompanytoproduceamasterplanforthearea

around and including the Great Victoria Street train and

bus stations.

WorkingwithFLACQarchitectureweproposedanew

integrated interchange that added 5 additional train

platforms, 12 additional bus stands and trebled concourse

areas. We also designed new commercial buildings to occupy

surplus land, alongside new residential units and a hotel.

Great Victoria Street Station

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Highways

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A14

WehaveworkedwiththeHighwaysAgencyoveranumberofyearstodevelop

engineering, landscape and environmental proposals and produced the Environmental

Statement for the mainly dual lane improvement of a section of the A21 to the east of

TunbridgeWells.WehavesupportedtheHightwaysAgencyatpublicinquiry,providing

expert witnesses on ecology, heritage, archaeology, landscape and planning policy.

A21 Tonbridge to PemburyA14 Improvement Ellington to Fen Ditton

The 210km A14 dual carriageway runs from the M1 / M6 motorway junction near

Rugby to Felixstowe Docks and suffers recurrent congestion and delay. A 37km

dual three-lane scheme was designed to reduce these problems between Ellington

and Fen Ditton. The sensitive nature of the project gave rise to significant local

oppositionwhichrequiredextensivepublicconsultation.OnbehalfoftheHighways

Agency we undertook various environmental and design services including:

• Feasibilitystudiesandpreliminarydesignstoidentifythepreferredroute

• Managingpublicexhibitions

• PreparationofanEnvironmentalImpactAssessmentand

Environmental Statement

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We were commissioned to produce access proposals for Terminal

5atHeathrowAirport.Theproposalscomprisedmotorwayaccess

on the adjacent M25 and associated widening of the M4 between

Junctions 3 and 4B. Our role included production of preliminary

highway design details and public consultation material;

preparation of environmental statements; taking the schemes

through public inquiry; and providing expert witnesses on traffic,

engineering and environmental matters.

Heathrow Terminal 5 Surface Access

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A1(M) Bramham to Wetherby

Extensive landscape and environmental measures were

developed through an EIA to help integrate the upgrade of

the existing A1 to a three lane motorway in the area around

and to the south of Wetherby.

The scheme is set in an attractive limestone landscape close

to substantial towns and villages and several large parkland

estates and the aim was to protect landscape, archaeological

and heritage features, restore and enhance the biodiversity

along the route and contain increases in traffic noise.

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We were the consultant for the environmental input

to an offline improvement project of a trunk road in

Pembrokeshire, South Wales. This included Environmental

ImpactAssessment(EIA),EnvironmentalClerkofWorks,

Water Quality Monitoring and Post Construction Monitoring.

We identified numerous protected species and vulnerable

habitats during a suite of ecological surveys to inform the

EIA. There were potential impacts on badger setts, otters,

bat foraging habitats and an internationally important river

habitat. The challenge was to deliver the construction of the

new road whilst minimising the short term and long term

impacts on the species identified.

A40 London to Fishguard trunk road improvements at the Kell, Treffgarne We undertook EIAs for improvement schemes along the A9 at Crubenmore and Kincraig in the Scottish Highlands. Both

schemes were within 1km of a Natura 2000 and Ramsar site, and had to be considered for assessment under the Habitats

Regulations. Our ecological impact assessments and design and integration of mitigation measures allowed Scottish

Natural Heritage to conclude that there would be no significant effects on the integrity of the sites.

A9 Crubenmore and Kincraig Improvement Schemes

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This new bridge over the River Thames at Walton-on-Thames will replace an existing

temporary road bridge and an earlier road bridge, now only used by pedestrians and

cyclists. The intention is to provide a new landmark structure across the river in scale

with the setting and improved facilities for riverside open space. We undertook the

EIA and prepared the Environmental Statement, as well as developing the scheme

design and construction process. We also provided planning support, including expert

witnesses, and co-ordinated the side road and compulsory purchase orders, Design

andAccessStatementandListedBuildingApplication.Welaterproduceddetailed

design proposals following the successful outcome of the planning application and

public inquiry process.

A244 Walton Bridge, Surrey

Thenew6kmHindheadbypassontheA3includesa1.9km

twin bore tunnel, which both relieves a heavily congested

bottleneckonthemainroutebetweenLondonand

Portsmouth and will allow nature to reclaim the former

roadoverNationalTrustownedHindheadCommon–better

known as the Devil’s Punchbowl – which is a nationally

famous beauty spot with SSSI, SPA and AONB status.

In addition to the tunnelling and geotechnical elements of

theprojectweweretheHighwaysAgency’srepresentative

and supervisor for the project as a whole. We were also

responsible for the environmental assessment and mitigation

strategy and the landscape works.

Hindhead Tunnel

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Paul White

Director, Environmental Planning

Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road,

London NW1 3AT England

Telephone +44 (0) 20 7121 2144

Mobile +44 (0) 7710 09 0435

Fax +44 (0) 20 7121 2806

Email [email protected]

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