§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport which sites of special scientific interest in England will he affected by trunk road and motorway schemes for which preferred routes have been announced. [11229]
§ Mr. WattsI have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Laurie Haynes to Mr. Graham Allen, dated 26 January 1996:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your recent question about sites of special scientific interest (SSSI) in England that will be affected by trunk road and motorways schemes for which preferred routes have been announced.I enclose a list of Trunk Road and Motorway schemes in England, for which preferred routes have been announced, that are likely to involve permanent or temporary landtake from a SSSI, a list of schemes that may have an impact on a SSSI but do not involve landtake and a list of those schemes which remain under review following the 1995 Review which may affect a SSSI.You will, I hope, appreciate that the lists are therefore dynamic and will be subject to change as, and when, scheme, designs are developed.I hope this is helpful.
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Schemes which may involve permanent or temporary landtake from SSSIs Scheme SSSI ROAD PROGRAMME SCHEMES: Main programme: M4/M49 Second Severn Crossing1 Magor and Undy Severn Estuary M5 Widening J18–191 Severn Estuary M6 J20–21a Widening1 Woolston Eyes A13 Thames Avenue—Wennington1 Inner Thames Marshes A249 M2—Iwade Bypass1 The Swale A34 Newbury Bypass2 Snelsmore Common Kennet River Lambourne River A1(M) Ferrybridge to Hook Moor Brockade A2/M2 Cobham—J4 Widening Shorne and Ashenbank Woods Cobham Woods A2/A282 Dartford Improvement Darenth Wood A31 Poole Harbour Crossing Poole Harbour (Holes Bay)
Schemes which may involve permanent or temporary landtake from SSSIs Scheme SSSI A31 Poole Link Road Slop Bog and Uddens Heath Canford Heath A43 Geddington Bypass River Ise and Meadows A120 Stanstead to Braintree High Wood, Dunmow (S. 272) A249 Iwade—Queensbrough The SwaleMedway Estuary and Marshes A259 Bexhill and Hastings Combe Haven Western Bypass Pevensey Levels Marline Valley Woods A259 Pevensey—Bexhill Pevensey Levels Improvement Birmingham Northern Relief Chasewater Heath Road Longer term: A5 Dunstable Eastern Bypass Blows Down A35 Chideock-Morcombelake Morcombelake West Dorset Bypass Coast A259 Dymchurch—M20 Lympne Escampment (The Improvement Roughs) A259 Rye Bypass Walland Marsh Camber Sands and Rye Saltings Rye Harbour A449/A456 Kidderminster, Hurcott and Podmore Pools Blakedown and Hagley Bypass NETWORK ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME: A13 West of Heathway—Mar The Wennington and Rainham Dyke Marshes A46 Upper Swainswick— Monkswood Valley Pennsylvania Improvement3 1 Scheme under construction on 30 November 1995. 2 Scheme expected to start main works during Spring of 1996. 3 This scheme was transferred to the Network Enhancement Programme as part of the 1995 Review and the Preferred Route will be reviewed.
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Schemes with possible indirect impacts on SSSIs which do not involve landtake Scheme SSSI ROAD PROGRAMME SCHEMES: Schemes which are part of Design Build Finance and Operate Contracts: M1—A1 Lofthouse-Bramham Hook Moor A21 Kipping's Cross- Brookland Wood Lamberhurst A65 Hellifield and Long Preston Long Preston Deeps Bypass Pan Beck Fen A303 Wylye-Stackton Wood Stackton Wood and Down A419 Latton Bypass North Meadow, Cricklade River Churn Main programme: A1(M) Ferrybridge-Hook Moor Fairburn and Newton Ings A57/A628 Mottram Tintwistle Dark Peak Bypass A303 lllminster-Marsh Long Lye A556(M) M6–M56 Imp Rostherne Mere Birmingham Northern Relief River Blythe Road Longer Term: A5 Dunstable Bypass Houghton Regis Marl Lakes A10 Wadesmill High Cross- Plashes Wood Colliers End Bypass
Schemes with possible indirect impacts on SSS/s which do not involve landtake Scheme SSSI Western Orbital Route Hurcott Pools (Birmingham) NETWORK ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME: A3 Thursley to Milford Thursley Hankley and Frencham Commons
Schemes under review which may involve temporary or permanent landtake from SSSIs or with possible indirect impacts on SSS/s which do not involve landtake Scheme SSSI ROAD PROGRAMME SCHEMES: M6 J11a-16 Widening Doxey and Tillington (Indirect) A27 Lewes to Polegate Southern Grey Pit Improvement (Possible Landtake) Milton Gate Marsh (Possible Landtake)