HL Deb 15 November 2000 vol 619 cc39-40WA
Baroness Hamwee

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are covered, or may potentially be affected, by the three tranches of multi-modal studies. [HL4574]

The Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston)

The Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Parks which fall within the Multi-Modal Study areas or may be affected by the outcome of the Multi-Modal Studies are:

Tranche 1:
Name of Multi-Modal Study Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) National Park
Access to Hastings High Weald; Kent Downs. None
London Orbital Chilterns; Surrey Hills; Kent Downs. None
West Midlands to North West Cannock Chase Peak District
South and West Yorkshire Motorway Box None Peak District (Dark Peak)
Cambridge to Huntingdon None None
North/South Movements in the East Midlands None Peak District NB: The study area does not include the park but journeys to and from the park account for some of the traffic

Tranche 1:
Name of Multi-Modal Study Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) National Park
South East Manchester None movements in the corridor. Peak District NB; Study area borders on to the park.
London to South West & South Wales North Wessex Downs; Cotswolds; Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs; Mendip Hills; Blackdown Hills; East Devon; South Devon; Tamar Valley; Cornwall (Coastal) Dartmoor
Tyneside Area None None
West Midlands Area None None
A453(M1 to Nottingham) None None

Tranche 2:
Name of Multi-Modal Study Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) National Park
Al (North of Newcastle) Northumberland Coast None
London to Ipswich Dedham Vale; possibly Suffolk Coast and Heaths. None
London to South Midlands Chilterns None
Southampton to Folkestone (South Coast) Sussex Downs; High Weald; Kent Downs; Chichester Harbour; South Hampshire Coast. None
Hull East to West Corridor None None
West Midlands to Nottingham None None
M60 Junction 12–18 (West to North Manchester) None None
London to Reading None None

Tranche 3:
Name of Multi-Modal Study Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) National Park
A34 (North from Southampton) North Wessex Downs; Chilterns. None
A47 (West of Norwich) None None