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1 NON TECHNICAL SUMMARY Introduction An (ES) has been prepared on behalf of Wilts & Berks Canal Trust (the applicant) to accompany a full planning application for the restoration scheme. The development comprises the Creation of a new waterway and towpath for the Wilts and Berks Canal between the Kennet and Avon Canal and the River Avon and associated footpath, cycleway and 10 x bridges along with new access roads to Berryfield. This is a summary of the ES. The Melksham Link site stretches for 3km from Melksham town centre, west along the river corridor then south through the village of Berryfield, to Kennet & Avon Canal at Semington. The purpose of the Melksham Link development is to deliver one project within the Trust s wider long-term strategy to restore the whole Wilts & Berks Canal from the Kennet and Avon Canal to the River Thames at Abingdon via Melksham and Swindon. As a stand-alone project the Melksham Link would be constructed and operated as an extension of the Kennet & Avon Canal, until full restoration of the 60 mile long Wilts & Berks Canal is progressed further. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a procedure required under European law and UK regulations that aims to ensure that the environmental implications of certain development projects (those likely to have significant effects on the environment) are assessed and taken into account prior to their approval. Where EIA is required, an ES must be prepared by the applicant and submitted with the planning application. For the Melksham Link, Wiltshire Council required an ES to be submitted, in line with Government guidance that EIA should be required for inland waterways developments of over 2 km. The ES constitutes an under Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011, as amended. It is submitted to Wiltshire Council together with a number of additional and revised planning drawings and reports, to update the planning application so that the planning application can be determined. The ES sets out the findings of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) work undertaken by the applicant and their team, and forms part of the environmental information to be used by Wiltshire Council to determine the outcome of the planning application. The ES was prepared by competent experts, as described in the ES. WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 1 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

2 Scope, Methodology and Consultation Chapter 2 of the ES examines the scope of the ES, the methodology for the EIA and the consultation undertaken to date. The EIA Regulations require an ES to identify the likely significant effects of a development. The primary purpose of scoping is to ensure that the assessment focusses on those aspects that are likely to give rise to significant effects. With this in mind, the scope of work for this ES has been defined by the EIA team taking account of the requirements of the EIA Regulations and relevant official guidance, the previous work and consultations undertaken for the planning application in 2012, a Scoping Report submitted with the planning application, the responses from consultees (including from Wiltshire Council officers, statutory agencies, parish councils, local organisations and individuals) on the planning application to date, and discussions at meetings and other correspondence with Wiltshire Council s Planning Officer, other officers and consultees. Each of the comments from consultees on the planning application has been carefully considered in the ES. As a result, the technical issues scoped into the ES included landscape and visual impacts, ecology and nature conservation, archaeology and heritage, the water environment (including flood risks and water quality), soils, agriculture and contaminated land, and socio-economic effects (including economic conditions, community facilities, recreation, public rights of way, and tourism). Each topic considers the baseline conditions, the predicted impacts of the development, and the mitigation measures required to minimise or avoid significant environmental effects. Consideration has been given to some aspects of possible cumulative effects from other developments envisaged in the area in future, such as the wider Wilts & Berks Restoration Strategy and possible mixed use development of land to the west. However, no existing or approved projects in the area have been identified with the potential for significant cumulative effects on the environment with the Melksham Link proposals. The will be subject to consultation with Wiltshire Council, statutory and non statutory consultees and members of the public, whose comments on the ES will need to be taken into account by Wiltshire Council when determining the planning application. Project Background and Alternatives Chapter 3 of the ES provides an outline of the alternatives studied by the applicants, and summarises the background to the project. WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 2 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

3 The Wilts & Berks Canal was built between 1796 to 1810 from the Kennet & Avon Canal at Semington to the River Thames at Abingdon as part of the canal network used for goods transport between the West Country and the Midlands. The canal operated successfully for several decades, but declined due to the Great Western Railway in 1841, and was abandoned under an Act of Parliament in Much of the canal then fell into disrepair and became unnavigable, and parts were converted back to farmland or built over. The Wilts & Berks Amenity Group was formed in 1977 to record and protect the remains of the canal, and commissioned a feasibility study for restoration of the canal in In 2001, the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust was formed and the Wilts & Berks Canal Partnership was established to bring together local authorities (including Wiltshire Council) and others to work towards the restoration of the whole 67 mile waterway. An overall Restoration Strategy has been prepared and several miles of waterway, and bridges, locks and towpath sections have been restored. The Trust decided to pursue a new route for the restoration of the canal at Melksham as a priority scheme, effectively as an extension of the Kennet & Avon Canal corridor until the rest of the Wilts & Berks is restored. Effective lobbying by the Trust led to the protection of the line of the canal and the allocation of the proposed canal route in local planning policies. Several alternative routes for the Melksham Link have been considered since Firstly a proposal to bypass the town to the east was identified. In 1998, 8 possible routes were identified, the preferred routes either again bypassing Melksham to the east or utilising the River Avon to the west, which was studied further and found to require 7 locks. Options were again reviewed in This identified a potential route in a concrete channel along the south bank of the River Avon through Melksham, which was ruled out after scrutiny and discussion. Alternatives were again considered in 2007, and identified the potential for a route to the west of Berryfield and using the river for navigation with a new 2m high weir downstream of Challymead bridge. The Trust then reviewed all the suggested routes and identified the potential to include Berryfield in the scheme, and to minimise changes in river level. This route was then adopted in Wiltshire Council s Core Strategy in policy 16, and was the basis of the planning application in Once the broad route had been chosen, decisions between alternative canal and lock widths, alternative positions for Berryfield lock, and the inclusion of a hydro electric scheme were also made. The original design included for a possible new marina near the Kennet & Avon Canal, but this has been reviewed and removed from the current scheme. The previously proposed route back to the historic line of the canal, using the Melksham Loop watercourse, has also been reviewed and removed from the scheme. WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 3 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

4 Description of the Development Chapter 4 of the ES provides a description of the development proposals, together with the planning drawings included in Appendix 4.2. This includes proposals for: a new canal waterway between the Kennet & Avon Canal at Semington and the River Avon downstream of Melksham town centre and Challymead Bridge; towpath and riverside paths; canal junctions with the Kennet & Avon Canal and River Avon; works beneath Challymead bridge to form a new towpath; four locks; an aqueduct to carry the canal over Berryfield Brook; two new access roads for Berryfield, to replace existing highway access; road and farm accommodation bridges; four footbridges (two fixed and two swing bridges); river works and a new weir; moorings; dredging proposals; a hydroelectric power plant, and alterations to the existing Melksham Gate weir; tree and hedgerow planting, reedbed habitat creation and other environmental mitigation proposals. Since the planning application was submitted in 2012, amendments have been made to the proposals, including: removal of the potential marina, and route out of the river upstream from the plans; change to one of the pedestrian bridges (north of Berryfield) from a swing to fixed design; inclusion of trees in the plans to identify impacts; the repositioning of the proposed Berryfield access roads to avoid losses of hedgerows and trees; detailing of the proposed 16 space car park off the A350 between the river locks; minor repositioning around service lines; and other minor amendments. The outline design has been carried out by a Principal Designer and member of the Trust to ensure health and safety issues have been fully considered during the design to date. Subject to project funding, the scheme will take 1-2 years to construct, but otherwise construction could be phased over 5 years to proceed as funds become available. The canal water would be sourced from the River Avon, under licence from the Environment Agency. Site compounds and haul routes would mostly be located within the application site, except some areas where arrangements with WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 4 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

5 adjacent landowners will be needed. The waterway would be staffed, managed and maintained, and monitoring carried out of water levels and moorings, by a properly constituted Navigation Authority set up by the Trust. The Trust will also seek agreement with the riparian owners to effectively become the Navigation Authority for the affected section of the River Avon. Other developments Chapter 5 outlines some other development projects in the vicinity of the Melksham Link. The Melksham Link is one of 65 projects defined in the Trust s Wilts & Berks Restoration Strategy, most of which are at concept or outline stage, with 5 other projects currently being progressed. (Reybridge to A4 crossing; Seven Locks; Templars Firs Extension and Marlborough Road Bridge; Studley Grange; and Moulden Hill). As a stand alone project the Melksham Link would be an extension to the Kennet & Avon Canal until the whole strategy is completed. The Trust has identified the potential for housing, leisure and tourism based development, including camping and a wetlands nature reserve, to be promoted on land largely to the west of the Melksham Link, which could act as a potential source of funding for the Melksham Link project, and concept masterplans and reports have been prepared in This Masterplan development does not form part of the Melksham Link project, and has not yet been subject to a planning application, but has the potential to be allocated for development in Wiltshire Council s Site Allocations document later in The potential for riverside development has also been identified for the north bank of the River Avon in Melksham, which the Melksham Link could inspire, although no firm proposals yet exist. The Wiltshire Air Ambulance has submitted plans to relocate to premises at Outmarsh Farm, near to the Melksham Link site. Planning Context Chapter 6 of the ES identifies the relevant national and local planning policies on issues relevant to this ES, as planning application must be determined in accordance with these unless material considerations indicate otherwise. This includes policies covering the natural environment, historic environment, promotion of recreation, and protection of community facilities. Wiltshire Council s Core Strategy also gives specific support to the proposed development, safeguarding the route from inappropriate development, and also requiring adequate consideration to be given to potential impacts on ecology, landscape, flood risk, water resources and water quality. These issues are assessed in this ES. WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 5 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

6 Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment A comprehensive Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) carried out by a Chartered Landscape Architect at Nicholas Pearson Associates has been undertaken of the Melksham Link proposals in accordance with the Landscape Institute/IEMA s LVIA Guidelines. This identified the effects of the proposed development on the landscape character and visual amenity (using representative viewpoints) along the route. The existing environment around the development site is mainly agricultural in character, although part of the site follows the River Avon through Melksham town centre and passes through Berryfield Village. Much of the landscape can be described as intensively managed fields and hedgerows of varying quality with open views to the west towards the River Avon corridor. Due to the close proximity to Melksham, areas of the site also have an urban edge character brought about by pressure to expand into the surrounding countryside, with busy transport corridors and intrusive built form degrading the rural tranquillity. The proposed development will in places improve and in places detract from the character of the area. When combined, the levels of effect determined for the landscape character zones during operational stage are seen as beneficial as the development incorporates components that would integrate with the existing landscape, in this respect the former canal. Therefore, in respect of Landscape Character, the effect of the proposed development is assessed as being not significant. The most affected view is considered to be at Boundary Farm / Westward Farm, which is assessed as receiving a moderate (adverse) effect at operational stage. Due to their close proximity to the development site, these views would undoubtedly experience a large change to their composition. They demonstrate the negative effects received by the hard engineered structures and edges. Despite this, the canal generally brings a distinctive and characterful feature to the environment. For example, in spite of possessing an immediate view of the canal, dwellings at Berryfield Park (north) are considered to have a moderate-substantial (beneficial) level of effect due the creation of a characteristic canal corridor. Again, although a mix of both adverse and beneficial levels of effects have been assessed in respect of visibility; the visual effect of the proposed development is assessed as being significant beneficial (positive). This is because overall the development will cause an obvious improvement to the majority of the existing views and any temporary disruption to views afforded by the visual receptors would not outweigh long term enhancement of such views. WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 6 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

7 Mitigation measures to reduce the effect of the development have been incorporated into the design, as shown in the planning drawings and Landscape and Ecological Framework drawings. The planting of hedgerows and hedgerow trees along the canal is the main method of mitigation. This will aid the integration of the proposals into the existing landscape through means of inclusion of existing characteristics and concealment of certain features where necessary. It will also more than compensate for the loss of existing sections of hedgerow that are to be removed by the proposals. Ecology and Nature Conservation An assessment has been undertaken by Nicholas Pearson Associates of the effects of the Melksham Link development on wildlife and biodiversity, in line with official guidance and taking account of legal and planning policy requirements. A desk study and ecological surveys (largely undertaken by Oecologic) were undertaken in areas affected by the project, including to meet the concerns raised by Wiltshire Council s Ecologist and Natural England on the planning application, including surveys of habitats, breeding birds, bats, badger, Otter, Water Vole, amphibians, reptiles, fish and invertebrates. The value of the species and ecological features was identified, and impacts of the project were assessed using guidance and professional judgement. Potential impacts, in the absence of mitigation that could arise as a result of the proposed construction of the canal link include: habitat loss and fragmentation/severance due to land take upon habitats and species; increased noise, light and human disturbance; impacts relating to the canalisation/re-profiling of sections of the River Avon; increased impoundment and restrictions to fish movements as a result of the new weir; increase sediment release into River Avon; and habitat degradation and damage impacting upon habitats and species. The effects of the operation of the Melksham Link are likely to include: impacts relating to the dredging of the River Avon to maintain a depth suitable for navigation; disturbance from an increased light, noise and human presence; potential wake from boat traffic; release of pollutants from boats. Ecological mitigation measures are outlined in the ES and will be detailed further in an Ecological Mitigation and Management Plan, to be submitted for the approval of Wiltshire Council. This would WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 7 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

8 ensure long-term protection of species and habitats during both construction and operation, and will include appropriate monitoring surveys. Habitat creation along the Melksham Link will include reedbeds, an extensive network of species rich hedgerows, together with marginal planting along the banks considered suitable for numerous species such as water vole, otter and invertebrates. It is anticipated that this will lead to a significant positive effect in the long-term. Further details are required on the scale and impacts on proposed works along the River Avon, and there is the potential for significant impacts on the River, the fish and possibly invertebrate populations. It is likely that suitable mitigation/compensations measures will be implemented to minimise these effects. Water Environment Chapter 9 of the ES has been prepared by Black & Veatch Ltd and focuses on the potential impact of the development upon local surface water bodies, flood risk and water quality within the Study Area within the context of relevant legislation. Flood risk Property flooding would be expected in Melksham in events with a magnitude of 1 in 50 years or greater. It is therefore essential that the proposed changes to allow navigation through Melksham do not increase this risk. The Flood Risk Assessment confirms that the works will have no permanent negative impact on flood risk. During construction it will be necessary to carry out works within the river, however assuming a standard Flood Defence Consent process is followed (including temporary consents) there are no predicted significant construction effects on flood risk requiring mitigation. With appropriate working methods in place it is considered that any increase in flood risk due to this work are unlikely and will have a temporary short term, minor impact. Water quality The baseline classification data for all water bodies is included in the WFD Compliance Assessment included in appendices. The WFD Compliance Assessment highlighted elements of the project that may pose a risk to WFD compliance; these have been considered further during the development of the design. A full list of anticipated effects (including minor and negligible effects) is provided. WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 8 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

9 Construction of a new weir along the River Avon is likely to have a permanent negative effect on hydromorphological quality elements (in particular river connectivity) and restrict the free movement of fish along the River Avon (Bristol) water body. However, the works are not considered to have permanent negative impacts on WFD quality elements which would lead to deterioration in status of any WFD water bodies (under Article 4.1(a)(i) of the EU Water Framework Directive), so long as the identified mitigation is implemented. Nor will the project prevent the achievement of good status by The mitigation required to achieve WFD compliance includes: The design of fish passes would need to incorporate passage for as many species as possible. Undertake habitat improvement works upstream of the existing weir and secure additional opportunities to better connect the channel with the floodplain elsewhere along the River Avon water body. Look to create additional areas of marginal reed growth and wetland areas around the channel. Look to retain soft vegetated banks as much as possible to help provide habitat and shelter for fish. The following additional mitigation is also required to reduce the significant effects identified within the EIA: A design specification for the new weir and sluice will be agreed with the Environment Agency to agree details of the fish and eel pass and continuity of flow during winter months. The canal will operate within the terms of abstraction licences from the Environment Agency to supply the canal from the river. The works along the Berryfield Brook will be designed to be as fish friendly as possible to retain natural channel bed and fish refuge areas. The length of hard bank revetment along the Berryfield Brook culvert will be reduced in detailed design to retain a vegetated stream edge as far as possible. All channel works will be undertaken outside of the migratory fish season (February to May for eels). Before any dredging is undertaken in the river to make the river navigable between the new weir and existing Melksham Gate weir, a full topographic survey of the river bed will be undertaken to ensure that only material to create the navigable depth is removed. Details of WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 9 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

10 the dredging required, working practices, disposal of dredged material, site management and monitoring will be set out in a Dredging Management Plan and agreed with Wiltshire Council and the Environment Agency before work starts. Dredging will follow good working practice to reduce sediment disturbance, and water quality will be monitored during and after dredging. Historic Environment Chapter 10 of the, prepared by AC archaeology, summarises the results of various studies undertaken at the request of Wiltshire Council, and assesses the effects of the new canal on the historic environment (archaeology and cultural heritage). The assessment has been derived from a staged process commencing with a desk based assessment, then a geophysical survey of the route, and finally a phase of trial trench investigations. There are no designated heritage assets directly adversely affected by the proposed works, but the surveys have identified several areas where prehistoric and Romano-British archaeological remains can be shown to exist. Additional archaeological surveys are planned in advance of construction, which are unlikely to reveal evidence of significant effects on the historic environment. The significance of those heritage assets that will be affected by the construction of the canal has been considered in relation to accepted assessment methodologies. Most assets affected relate to buried archaeological remains of prehistoric or Romano-British date where preservation already has been adversely affected by historical land use. In no case is there anticipated to be substantial harm to an asset where the overall effect is of moderate or greater significance. The process of assessment has been undertaken through close liaison with the Wiltshire County Archaeological Officer, and the Wilts and Berks Canal Trust have agreed a strategy for archaeology that encompasses advance surveys and future mitigation through archaeological excavations and watching briefs. The results of the archaeological investigations will be made publically available once the work is completed. Agriculture and Soils Chapter 11 of the ES has been produced by a Chartered Soil Scientist at Tim O Hare Associates. It assesses the impact of the proposed canal waterway on agricultural land quality, soil resources and local agricultural holdings. The assessment of agricultural land quality and soil resources at the Site has utilised published information on climate, geology, soil and Agricultural Land Classification (ALC). It follows the approach of the Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales: Revised Guidelines and Criteria for Grading the Quality of Agricultural Land, October, 1988 (henceforth referred to as the the ALC Guidelines ). The assessment of local agricultural holdings is based on a desktop study. WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 10 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

11 In terms of national planning policy, agricultural land classified as Grade 1, 2 and Subgrade 3a falls in the best and most versatile category in Paragraph 112 and Annex 2 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) of March The NPPF also includes policy on safeguarding soil resources in paragraph 109. Post 1988 ALC information produced by the former MAFF has determined that most of the agricultural land at the Site is graded as Subgrade 3b, with a small, localised area of Grade 2 and Subgrade 3a. Most of the agricultural land within the construction boundary of the proposed canal waterway falls within two main farm businesses, namely: Boundary Farm and Outmarsh Farm. The proposed Canal Waterway also crosses through agricultural land belonging to three separate small-holdings. There is no mitigation for the loss, or change of use of agricultural land. Therefore the residual effect of the proposed Canal Waterway on: approximately 1.5 ha of agricultural land classified as Grade 2 would be a direct, permanent/irreversible impact of moderate adverse significance at a national level; approximately 1.5 ha of agricultural land classified as Subgrade 3a would be a direct, permanent/irreversible impact of minor adverse significance at a national level; approximately 15.0 ha of agricultural land classified as Subgrade 3b would be a direct, permanent/irreversible impact of negligible significance at a national level; and non-agricultural/other land (i.e. urban development, residential development, roads, river, woodland/trees) would be of negligible significance. In line with current EU and UK Government thinking, the quality and quantity of soil resources available for reuse at the Site should be identified and safeguarded in a Soil Management Strategy (SMS). By protecting soil resources in this way, the residual effect of the Proposed Development on soil resources (topsoil and subsoil) would be negligible. Mitigation measures have been identified to avoid, offset or reduce the effects of constructing the Canal Waterway on the day to day operation of the affected agricultural holdings. The level of significance of the residual effect of the permanent land-take required for constructing the proposed Canal Waterway on the two main farm businesses (i.e. Boundary Farm and Outmarsh Farm) is assessed as minor adverse. The level of significance of the residual effect of the permanent land-take required for constructing the proposed Canal Waterway on the three small-holdings is assessed as moderate adverse. WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 11 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

12 Land Contamination A Land Contamination Desk Study and Site Survey has been undertaken by Bold Environmental, which aimed to establish whether the Melksham Link route has been or could be impacted by current or historic land uses, and identify the likely impacts of the proposed development. An assessment of likely sources of contamination was undertaken, based on a visual inspection of the route, a desk study of historical maps and a regulatory review of relevant environmental permits, incidents and registers. A Conceptual Model was used to identify potential source contaminants, pathways by which contaminants could migrate, and Receptors that could be impacted by contamination, and a risk assessment was undertaken for each identified potential pollutant linkage. Three potential contamination sources were identified as a Moderate Potential Risk: a discharge into the River Avon from the Murray Walk footbridge; silt sediment within the river, potentially contaminated by metals; and the poultry houses at Westward Farm, where the disposal route for poultry waste generated at the site is unknown. To mitigate impacts on river water quality from potential metal contaminants within silt, which is proposed to be dredged from the River Avon and reused for embankment construction, it is proposed to undertake appropriate chemical soil analysis of river sediments and to agree details of the extent of dredging required (based on a full survey of the river bed), the methods of dredging and disposal of dredged material, management and monitoring, in a Dredging Management Plan which would be submitted to Wiltshire Council and the Environment Agency for approval in advance. Also, the location of the poultry waste disposal route will need to be confirmed, and if it crosses the route of the proposed canal, soil analysis would be undertaken and measures included in the soil management strategy for the project. No high potential contamination sources were identified. All other potential contamination sources were determined as either a low or negligible risk. A Watching Brief is proposed when excavating any made ground along the route, so that any areas of unforeseen contamination can be assessed, sampled and removed safely as required. Social and Economic Effects This chapter, prepared by the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust, describes the likely social and economic effects the Melksham Link scheme would have on the communities it touches, including economic and social benefits, and recreation and tourism, together with possible negative effects which require mitigation strategies to be identified. A study has been commissioned by Wiltshire Council, Melksham Town Council and the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust to consider the likely economic benefits the Melksham Link scheme could bring to the WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 12 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

13 area. This identifies that the Melksham Link is likely to bring significant social and economic benefits to Melksham, Berryfield and Semington. Initially, the construction phase will create jobs, both directly and indirectly associated with this major infrastructure project. When complete, the waterway is likely to attract increased visitor numbers to boost local businesses mainly in the leisure sector, as well as providing direct jobs for management and maintenance staff. The study identifies the potential for associated separate developments to bring further benefits to the area in the longer term. In addition, the local community will benefit from the provision of a new green corridor and off-road cycle and footpath linking Semington and the Kennet & Avon Canal to Melksham town centre, with potential links to wider cycle and footpath networks likely to create opportunities for local residents to get outside and enjoy the new environment through walking, cycling and angling. A number of existing public rights of way and other public footpaths are crossed by the route and are proposed to be diverted across the canal corridor on a permanent basis. Temporary diversions or closures will also be required during construction, which will be managed and publicised locally. The existing village hall and children s play area at Berryfield will need to be relocated as part of the proposals. The applicants propose to relocate the play area to a suitable location, replace the existing Berryfield village hall, consult the local community further on the final locations and designs, and provide the replacement village hall and play area in advance of the existing facilities being closed. Schedule of Environmental Mitigation Measures have been defined to mitigate the significant environmental effects of the project during construction and operation. These mitigation measures will be designed further and implemented through detailed mitigation schemes which are to be submitted to Wiltshire Council and other authorities prior to the start of development, and a number are expected to be secured by planning conditions. Comments and further information Anyone wishing to make comments or representations about the should submit these in writing (noting ref. W/12/01080/FUL) to: Planning Services, Wiltshire Council, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge BA14 8JN; or by to developmentmanagement@wiltshire.gov.uk This ES will be available to the public for viewing at Wiltshire Council s offices, and available to download at the Council s planning application webpage via using the reference W12/01080/FUL. WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 13 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

14 Copies of the ES (in paper or compact disc format) can be purchased on request to the address below, and a reasonable charge will be made to cover the costs of reproduction: The Administrator Wilts & Berks Canal Trust PO Box 3630 Swindon SN4 4AN Telephone: Administrator@wbct.org.uk WBCT/NPA/10653 NTS - 14 NICHOLAS PEARSON ASSOCIATES

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