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Upper ThamesClay ValesCharacter Area108This description consists of two subcharacterareas: Wiltshire, Oxfordshire andBuckinghamshire Vales; Vales of the WhiteHorse and Aylesbury.Wiltshire, Oxfordshire andBuckinghamshire ValesKey CharacteristicsMARTIN JONES/COUNTRYSIDE AGENCY●●●●●Broad belt of open, gently undulating lowlandfarmland on Upper Jurassic clays containing a varietyof contrasting landscapes. Includes the enclosedpastures of the claylands and the wet valley bottomsand the more settled open arable lands ofthe gravel.The valley bottoms, with open floodplain landscapesdisplaying gravel workings and flooded pits, aregular and well-ordered field pattern, willowpollards and reedbeds along the water courses.The Vales in Oxfordshire are dominated by 18thcentury enclosure landscapes of small woods andhawthorn/blackthorn hedges. Former and currentgravel workings along the Thames floodplain alsoinclude open water features. The distinctivecharacter of Otmoor with its patchwork pattern ofsmall fields defined by healthy hedgerows of elmadd interest and variety to this area.In Buckinghamshire, the Vale is a predominantlypastoral landscape including regular fields within awell-defined network of trimmed hedgerows oftenwith oak/ash hedgerow trees and some small blocksof woodland.Brick-built buildings within the Vales reflect thewidespread use of the local clay as abuilding material.Willow pollards along the Thames Valley and other river systemsare distinctive features in the area.Landscape CharacterThe Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Valesform part of a larger belt of clay lowland that links theCambridgeshire Claylands to the Avon Vales. This areaconsists of a broad loosely-defined clay belt of open, gentlyundulating lowland farmland and major river valleyfloodplains. The clay Vales are bounded by the limestonescenery of the Cotswolds to the north and the narrowlimestone outcrop of the Midvale Ridge to the south.Much of the Vales are of a mixed farmland character witha regular and well-ordered field pattern defined by thickhedgerows. More open floodplain landscapes are also afeature of the area, especially west of Oxford and intoWiltshire, where gravel workings and flooded pits arefeatures in the landscape. Water courses contribute greatlyto local landscape diversity with their numerous maturewillow stands and pollards, and waterside reed beds.The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire parts of the Vales arecharacterised by 18th century enclosure landscapes of smallwoods and hawthorn/blackthorn hedges. Hedgerow elmswere a significant feature although these have inevitablydisappeared but there are still many hedges where thisspecies survives as a major shrub component. Former andcurrent gravel workings along the Upper Thames46
A420A4129A4010Area 108 boundaryAdjacent AreaMotorwayA Road109400-600'200-400'0-200'height above sealevelin feetB RoadRailway and stationCounty boundaryDistrict boundaryG L O U C E S T E R S H I R EA419A417 FairfordNorth WiltshireDistrictW I L T S H I R ECotswold DistrictKempsfordSWINDON UAHighworthWest OxfordshireDistrictCartertonKencottO X F O R D S H I R EBamptonStandlakeLangford ClanfieldLylordVale of White Horse DistrictCherwell DistrictStewkleyGranboroughB U C K I N G H A M S H I R EAylesbury Vale DistrictBlackthorneRiverEvenlodeRiverWindrushCharacter Area 108Upper Thames Clay ValesLechladeRadcotWitneyA40EynshamKidlingtonLongHanboroughWestonon-theGreenIslipNokeOxford DistrictWheatleyOXFORDBicesterArncottTwyfordMarshGibbonWestcottLudgershallSouth OxfordshireDistrictWinslowSteepleClaydonThameHaddenhamPrincesRisboroughAYLESBURYWycombe DistrictRiver ColnRiverLeachMeyseyHamptonThamesRiverCharltonSouthCerneyMinetyBrinkworthAshtonKeynesLeighPurtonWoottonBassettDownAmpneyCrickladeSWINDONWroughtonAshburyShrivenhamStanfordin theValeUffingtonGroveMarchamWantageSuttonCourtenayAbingdonDidcotStadhamptonApplefordCholseyDorchesterChetwodeA41A418A41A413A34107A413A4095BensonWallingfordWaterstockGreatHaseleyChalgroveStokeMandevilleA415A41RiverCherwellM40FarmoorResevoirA40A32910988A418A361RiverThamesA329A4095A415110A4130A417A417SO 0 SP116A429A419River RayM4117ST 0 SU1 23 457983SP0SU261A421A4421River RayCanalCharltonon-OtmoorRiver ThameA4165A44A418ChinnorA4074A338A34River OckRiverThamesWatchfieldWEST BERKSHIRE UA0 10kmA433A310247
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Transport and Works Act 1992Transpo
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CONTENTSVOLUME 1INTRODUCTION, SCHEM
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Evergreen 3 Project: The ChilternRa
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CONTENTS1 INTRODUCTION 11.1 PURPOSE
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capacity - which was completed in 2
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identified for railway use in the C
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KEY:Scheme BoundaryBicester North S
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Currently the rail corridor is used
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The CRCL plans for new platforms at
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• cumulatively significant effect
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significant effect may arise in rel
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types arising from the project, (eg
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• construction of new infrastruct
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3.3.3 In addition along the corrido
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WarwickshireNorthamptonshireTingewi
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Habitats3.4.8 ERM undertook a preli
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Habitats3.4.17 The works may involv
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Due to the limited land-take of the
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3.6 ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITA
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Although smaller, the settlements o
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3.7 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT3.7.1 Duri
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3.9.3 The purpose of the land quali
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4 METHODOLOGIES FOR ASSESSING ENVIR
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Figure 4.1Diagram Illustrating Nois
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noise level together with the durat
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from station activities. Since the
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4.3.4 The methodology will be based
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Evaluation of Receptor Sensitivity4
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Table 4.7 Levels of Significance of
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4.4 ECOLOGYMethodologyIntroduction4
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4.5 WATER RESOURCESMethodology4.5.1
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Evaluation Criteria4.5.7 With parti
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4.7 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTMethodolog
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Subject AreaMagnitude of EffectMajo
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not found.. This will be used to de
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5 PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
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Annex AProposed Consultation Listfo
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ERM has over 100 officesAcross the
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CONTENTSB1 PREFACE 1B1.1 THE PROJEC
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B1PREFACEB1.1 THE PROJECTB1.1.1B1.1
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B1.4.1The “site”, for the purpo
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B2PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS
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B3HOURS OF WORKINGB3.1.1B3.1.2B3.1.
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B4.1.2All working areas shall be in
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B4.4 ACCESS AND LOADINGB4.4.1B4.4.2
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B5TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTB5.1 OVERVIE
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that steps are unavoidable, an alte
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(ii) For control of traffic leaving
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B6.1.5B6.1.6In order to ensure that
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B6.2.2In order to ensure that these
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xvi.xvii.Plan site layout and take
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B8DISPOSAL OF WASTE AND CONTAMINATE
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B8.2.8B8.2.9B8.2.10Where necessary,
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Annex CSummary of AlternativesConsi
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This Annex describes the Options th
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C1.1.1Chinnor BranchThe former Prin
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C1.2.1Routes via the Bicester Milit
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Figure C2Possible Station Locations
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Bicester Interchange StationThe Che
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Site Options Reason for Selection/R
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Site Options Reason for Selection/R
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ReferencesBirdLife International (2
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F4-3 RESULTSF4-3.1DESK STUDY AND CO
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F4-4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMM
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Policy NE9 - Flood Risk Assessment
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Annex G2Flood Risk Assessment(FRA)
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2 Description of Scheme Works2.1 Ov
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3 Application of the Sequential Tes
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commitments to implement drainage s
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Avoids impacting upon both a Schedu
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AssessmentPointFloodZoneSTRequired?
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Table 3 Summary of impermeable runo
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5 ConclusionsA Level 2 Flood Risk A
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Annex HCultural Heritage andArchaeo
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NBicester RoadA4260 Oxford RoadKidl
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Bus Capacity SurveyService 7A/7B -
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Bus Capacity SurveyService S5 - AM
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J2DISPERSION MODELLING METHODOLOGY
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J2.3 MODEL INPUTSJ2.3.1Moving Train
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J3DMRB SCREENING FOR ROAD TRAFFICJ3
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Table J3.2Traffic Data (as Annual A
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Chiltern Railways Service Level - E
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Table L1Contaminated Land Risk Rank
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- Recreational or other shortterm/s
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Project Team ConsultantsArdent Mana
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