The A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Development Consent Order 2024

Other associated development

For the purposes of or in connection with the construction of any of the works and other development mentioned above, ancillary or related development within the Order limits which does not give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects in comparison with those reported in the environmental statement, consisting of—

(a) alteration to the layout of any street permanently or temporarily, including but not limited to increasing or reducing the width of the carriageway of the street by reducing or increasing the width of any kerb, footpath, footway, cycle track or verge within the street; and altering the level of any such kerb, footpath, footway, cycle track or verge;

(b) works required for the strengthening, improvement, maintenance or reconstruction of any street;

(c) parking laybys and emergency laybys;

(d) refurbishment works to any existing bridge;

(e) the strengthening, alteration or demolition of any building or highway bridge or structure;

(f) ramps, means of access, non-motorised links, footpaths, footways, cycle tracks and crossing facilities;

(g) embankments, viaducts, aprons, abutments, shafts, foundations, retaining walls, barriers, pumping stations, parapets, drainage, attenuation tanks, outfalls, ditches, wing walls, highway lighting, gantries, fencing and culverts;

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

(i) works to place, alter, maintain, decommission or remove street furniture, traffic signals and apparatus in a street, or apparatus in other land, including mains, sewers, drains, tanks, pipes, cables, connections, ducts, conduits and lights;

(j) works to alter the course of or otherwise interfere with a watercourse;

(k) landscaping, noise and visual bunds and barriers, works associated with the provision of ecological mitigation (including artificial badger setts) and other works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised development;

(l) works for the benefit or protection of land and apparatus affected by the authorised development;

(m) site preparation works, site clearance (including fencing, vegetation removal, demolition of existing structures and the creation of alternative footpaths); earthworks (including soil stripping and storage, site levelling); remediation of contamination;

(n) the felling of trees;

(o) the establishment of construction compounds and working sites, storage areas, temporary vehicle parking, construction fencing, perimeter enclosure, security fencing, construction-related buildings, temporary worker accommodation facilities, welfare facilities, construction lighting, haulage roads, protective works to apparatus, and other buildings, machinery, apparatus, works and conveniences;

(p) the provision of other works including pavement works, kerbing and paved areas works, signing, signals, gantries, road markings works, traffic management measures, temporary roads, temporary widening of carriageways and such other works as are associated with the construction of the authorised development;

(q) temporary crossings of footpaths, bridleways, footways, cycle tracks, carriageways and watercourses with associated plant crossings or bridging structures (at grade or grade separated);

(r) pumping for the purposes of dewatering excavations (including borrow pits) and the management of surface water flows and temporary storage, settlement and treatment of surface water flows;

(s) removal of surfaces for closed or redundant carriageways, accesses or streets; and

(t) such other works, working sites, storage areas and works of demolition, as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the authorised development.