The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022

1.  In this Part—

“Ashton Vale Road and Winterstoke Road Highway Works Plan” means the plan to be certified as the Ashton Vale Road and Winterstoke Road highway works plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

“Bridleway Extension under the Elevated M5 Plan” means the plan certified as the bridleway extension under the elevated M5 plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

“Cattle Creep Proposed General Arrangement drawing” means the plan certified at the Cattle Creep Proposed General Arrangement drawing by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

“Council’s archaeologist” means the chief archaeologist for the relevant planning authority;

“currently operational railway land” means any part of the existing operational national railway network owned and managed by Network Rail that is within the Order limits;

“environmental master plan” means the plans certified as the environmental master plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

“first commercial use” means the first use of Work Nos. 1, 1A and 1B for the carriage for fare paying passengers;

“fencing grades summary” means the summary of fencing types, based on plate 4.8 of the environmental statement and certified as the fencing grades summary by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

“general arrangement plans” means the plans certified as the general arrangement plans by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

“GSM-R mast” means Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway mast provided for the purposes of driver-signaller communications;

“habitat impacted by construction works within the Avon Gorge Woodlands SAC plan” means the plans certified as the habitat impacted by construction works within the Avon Gorge Woodlands SAC plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

“MOVA” means a traffic control strategy designed to maximise the operational efficiency of a highway junction or crossing by adjusting the green time required for each approach and assessing the number of vehicles approaching the signals, whilst determining the impact that queuing vehicles would have on the overall operation of the junction;

“Portbury Hundred location of additional tree planting plans” means the plans certified as such by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

“preparatory activities” means ecological mitigation works, archaeological investigations, boreholes, intrusive surveys, environmental surveys and monitoring, other investigations for the purpose of assessing ground conditions or the receipt and erection of construction plant and equipment, utility diversions or ground clearance works;

“railway landscape plans (disused line)” means the plans certified as the railway landscape plans (disused line) by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order; and

“stage” means one of the stages of the authorised development and such other associated development as is connected with that stage as is described in paragraph 3.