Background information and data for High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement
These documents do not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
These documents provide the background data and information used to inform reports on the environmental effects of constructing and operating HS2 Phase 2b Crewe – Manchester.
Agriculture, forestry and soils
These documents present the individual soil data logs for the soil profiles surveys undertaken for the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
These documents do not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
Air quality
These documents present the additional data used in the air quality assessments for the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement and comprise relevant policies and guidance, along with the baseline air quality data.
These documents do not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
Ecology and biodiversity
These documents set out the ecological baseline data associated with:
- Phase 1 habitat surveys;
- protected and notable flora;
- national vegetation classification and ancient woodland;
- hedgerows;
- river habitat, river macrophyte and ditch surveys;
- amphibian, pond and canal surveys;
- reptiles;
- breeding and wintering birds;
- otter and water voles;
- bats;
- white-clawed crayfish and other invertebrate; and
- fish.
These documents do not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
Historic environment baseline reports
These documets present baseline historic environment data for the historic environment assessments for the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
These documents do not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
Historic environment field survey reports
These documents present results of the analysis of field survey data for the historic environment assessments for the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
These documents do not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
Historic environment remote sensing reports
These documents present results of analysis of remote sensing data for the historic environment assessments for the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
These documents do not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
Land quality
These documents present land quality baseline data highlighting areas of contamination originating from historic and current land use, and mineral and geoconservations resources for the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
These documents do not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
Major accidents and disasters
This document presents the baseline datasets that represent sites and assets where safeguarding/consultation zones could interact with the proposed route of HS2 Phase 2b Crewe – Manchester to inform the major accidents and natural disasters assessments for the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
This document does not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
Traffic and transport
This document presents the relevant policies and guidance that have informed the development of HS2 Phase 2b Crewe to Manchester and its assessment, as well as baseline data and surveys that have been applied during the development of the Transport Assessment for the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
These documents do not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
Waste and material resources
This document presents the local policy framework applicable to waste and material generation and management associate with the proposed HS2 Phase 2b Crewe – Manchester and provides waste benchmarks for railway projects.
This document does not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
Water resources and flood risk: Water Framework Directive compliance assessment baseline data
These documents present baseline data relating to the Water Framework Directive compliance assessment, which includes:
- surface water bodies;
- groundwater;
- groundwater - surface water interactions; and
- water dependent habitats.
These documents do not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
Water resources and flood risk: Water resources assessment baseline data
These documents present baseline data relating to the water resources assessment, which includes:
- surface water bodies;
- groundwater;
- groundwater - surface water interactions; and
- water dependent habitats.
These documents do not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.