The Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing Order 2020

Articles 2 and 4

SCHEDULE 1 AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

In the administrative area of East Suffolk Council

A development which, in accordance with a direction made by the Secretary of State for Transport on 22 March 2016 under section 35 of the 2008 Act, is development for which development consent is required, and associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) of the 2008 Act, comprising—

Work No. 1 – as shown on sheets 1 and 2 of the works plans and being the construction of new highway comprising—

(a) Work No. 1A

(i) the construction of new highway comprising carriageway and cycleway and forming the new bridge northern approach;

(ii) the construction of a new roundabout, together with related approach roads and adjacent cycleways;

(iii) the construction of earth embankments supporting the new highway;

(iv) the construction of a building to accommodate electrical plant and the installation of electrical apparatus; and

(v) associated landscaping.

(b) Work No. 1B

(i) the construction of new highway comprising carriageway and cycleway;

(ii) the construction of a bridge deck supporting the new highway;

(iii) the construction of an abutment and pier supporting the new bridge deck;

(iv) the construction of piles and pile caps supporting the abutment and pier; and

(v) the construction of new private means of access as shown on sheet 1 of the rights of way and access plans.

(c) Work No. 1C

(i) the construction of new highway comprising carriageway and cycleway;

(ii) the construction of a bridge deck supporting the new highway;

(iii) the construction of piers supporting the new bridge deck;

(iv) the construction of piles and pile caps supporting the piers; and

(v) the construction of new private means of access as shown on sheet 1 of the rights of way and access plans.

(d) Work No. 1D

(i) the construction of new highway comprising carriageway and cycleway;

(ii) the construction of a bridge deck supporting the new highway;

(iii) the construction of piers within the watercourse supporting the new bridge deck;

(iv) the construction of piles and pile caps within the watercourse supporting the piers and fendering;

(v) the construction of an opening section of bridge and associated barriers and signage; and

(vi) the construction of fendering within the watercourse.

(e) Work No. 1E

(i) the construction of new highway comprising carriageway and cycleway and forming the new bridge southern approach;

(ii) the construction of a bridge deck supporting the new highway;

(iii) the construction of abutments and piers supporting the new bridge deck;

(iv) the construction of piles and pile caps supporting the abutments and piers;

(v) the construction of earth embankment with retaining walls to support the new highway;

(vi) the construction of new private means of access as shown on sheet 2 of the rights of way and access plans; and

(vii) the improvement of existing highways, including realignment, to facilitate tie-ins to Work No. 2.

Work No. 2 – as shown on sheet 2 of the works plans and being the alteration of the existing highway comprising—

(a) the construction of a new roundabout, together with related approach roads and adjacent cycleways;

(b) the improvement of existing highways, including realignment, to facilitate tie-ins to the works referred to at paragraph (a) above and the construction of new private means of access to premises as shown on sheet 2 of the rights of way and access plans; and

(c) construction of new turning head on Durban Road and provision of adjacent cycleway.

Work No. 3 – as shown on sheet 1 of the works plans and comprising—

(a) the improvement of existing highways and the provision of new cycleways, including the realignment of existing highways to facilitate tie-ins to Work No. 1A; and

(b) the construction of new private means of access as shown on sheet 1 of the rights of way and access plans.

Work No. 4 – as shown on sheet 2 of the works plans and being the construction of new highway comprising carriageway and cycleway and including the construction of a new turning head, to provide access to existing premises including the construction of new private means of access to premises as shown on sheet 2 of the rights of way and access plans.

Work No. 5 – as shown on sheet 2 of the works plans and comprising—

(a) the construction of new highway comprising carriageway and cycleway to provide access to existing premises including the construction of new private means of access to premises as shown on sheet 2 of the rights of way and access plans; and

(b) the improvement of existing highways, including realignment, to facilitate tie-ins to the existing highway network and Work No.4 and the construction of new private means of access to premises as shown on sheet 2 of the rights of way and access plans.

Work No. 6 – as shown on sheet 2 of the works plans and being the construction of a new control tower building area for the new bridge comprising—

(a) the construction of a new control tower building for the operation of the lifting section of the new bridge;

(b) the construction of a new electrical substation and plant room; and

(c) the construction of new highway to provide a new access road and parking facilities for the new control tower building and electrical substation and plant room referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b), and to accommodate the new private means of access being as shown on sheet 2 of the rights of way and access plans.

Work No. 7 – as shown on sheet 2 of the works plans and being the construction of a new mooring within Lowestoft Harbour.

And for the purposes of or in connection with the construction of any of the works and other development mentioned above, ancillary or related development which does not give rise to any materially new or materially different effects than those assessed in the environmental statement, consisting of—

works within highways, including—

(a) alteration of the layout of any street permanently or temporarily, including increasing the width of the carriageway of any street by reducing the width of any kerb, footway, cycleway, or verge within the street; and altering the level or increasing the width of any such kerb, footway, cycleway or verge within the street, works for the strengthening, improvement, repair, maintenance or reconstruction of any street;

(b) street works, including breaking up or opening a street, or any sewer, drain or tunnel under it, and tunnelling or boring under a street;

(c) relocation or provision of new road traffic signs, signals, street lighting and carriageway lane markings; and

(d) works to place, alter, remove or maintain street furniture or apparatus (including statutory undertakers’ apparatus) in, under or above a street, including mains, sewers, drains, pipes, cables, cofferdams, lights, fencing and other boundary treatments;

works within Lake Lothing (to the extent they are situated within the Order limits) to—

(e) alter, clean, modify, dismantle, refurbish, reconstruct, remove, relocate or replace any work or structure (including lake walls);

(f) carry out excavations and clearance, deepening, scouring, cleansing, dumping and pumping operations;

(g) carry out dredging, which may include such dredging works as may be required to provide side slopes or otherwise secure the dredged area against siltation, scouring or collapse;

(h) use, appropriate, sell, deposit or otherwise dispose of any materials (including liquids but excluding any wreck within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(1)) obtained in carrying out any such operations;

(i) remove and relocate any vessel or structure sunk, stranded, abandoned, moored or left (whether lawfully or not);

(j) temporarily remove, alter, strengthen, interfere with, occupy and use the banks, bed, foreshore, waters and walls of the lake;

(k) construct, place and maintain works and structures including piled fenders, protection piles and cofferdams; and

(l) provide lighting, signage and aids to navigation;

other works and development—

(m) for the strengthening, alteration or demolition of any building;

(n) to place, alter, divert, relocate, protect, remove or maintain services, plant and other apparatus and equipment belonging to statutory undertakers, utility companies and others in, under or above land, including mains, sewers, drains, pipes, cables, lights, cofferdams, fencing and other boundary treatments including bollards;

(o) ramps, steps, footpaths, footways, cycle tracks, cycleways, bridleways, equestrian tracks, non-motorised user routes or links, byways open to all traffic and crossing facilities;

(p) embankments, viaducts, bridges, aprons, abutments, shafts, foundations, retaining walls, drainage works, outfalls, pollution control devices, pumping stations, culverts, wing walls, fire suppression system water tanks and associated plant and equipment, highway lighting and fencing;

(q) settlement mitigation measures for the benefit or protection of, or in relation to, any land, building or structure, including monitoring and safeguarding of existing infrastructure, utilities and services affected by the authorised development;

(r) to alter the course of, or otherwise interfere with, navigable or non-navigable watercourses;

(s) landscaping, noise barriers, works associated with the provision of ecological mitigation, and other works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, operation or maintenance of the authorised development;

(t) areas of hard or soft landscaping works, or public realm, at various locations adjacent to the proposed highway and associated works;

(u) site preparation works, site clearance (including fencing and other boundary treatments, vegetation removal, works of demolition, including demolition of existing structures, and the creation of alternative highways or footpaths) and earthworks (including soil stripping and storage and site levelling);

(v) construction compounds and working sites, temporary structures, storage areas (including storage of spoil and other materials), temporary vehicle parking, construction fencing, perimeter enclosure, security fencing, construction-related buildings, welfare facilities, office facilities, other ancillary accommodation, construction lighting, haulage roads and other buildings, machinery, apparatus, works and conveniences;

(w) service compounds, plant and equipment rooms, offices, staff mess rooms, welfare facilities, and other ancillary and administrative accommodation;

(x) for the benefit or protection of the authorised development; and

(y) of whatever nature, as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes associated with or ancillary to, the construction, operation or maintenance of the authorised development.

(1)

1995 c. 21.