A1(T) Elkesley Junction Improvements - Highways Agency

A1(T) Elkesley Junction Improvements - Highways Agency A1(T) Elkesley Junction Improvements - Highways Agency

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ConnectivityControlled WatersCountrysideCropmarkCultural HeritageDeep CuttingDepartment for the Environment,Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)DesignationsDischarge ConsentDiffusion TubesDiversity‘Do Nothing’ ScenarioElementEnhancementEnvironmentEnvironmental BarriersEnvironmental Impact Assessment(EIA)Environmental Management PlanEnvironmental StatementErosionExceedenceFeatureFluvialGeologyGlacial TillHeritageHydrogeologyIndirect ImpactThe degree to which habitat patches in an urban or agriculturalmatrix are interconnected by linear habitats.Surface waters, groundwaters and coastal waters to which UKlegislation on pollution applies. It is an offence, with certainexceptions, to knowingly permit trade or sewage effluent, toxicpollutants or solid matter to enter controlled waters withoutdischarge consent.The rural environment and its associated communities.These are light and dark marks visible in growing and ripeningcrops, especially via aerial photography, which reflect thedifferences in the subsoil beneath.Encompasses the qualities and attributes of places that haveaesthetic, historic, scientific or social value for past, present orfuture generations.Road building operation where the proposed road alignment iscut deep into the earth.UK Government department with responsibilities for EIA onuncultivated land and semi-natural areas in England and Wales.Notable sites, areas, buildings or structures protected byplanning or other laws. Can be applied at Local, Regional andNational and International level.Statutory documents produced by Environment Agency whichpermits the discharge of effluent into controlled waters undercertain conditions and limits.Devices installed at locations in a study area to sample NO2levels. The tubes are exposed and then sent off to a laboratoryfor analysis.Where a variety of qualities or characteristics occurs.The continued change or evolution that naturally occurs in theabsence of development.A component part.Improvement through restoration, reconstruction or creation.Our physical surroundings, including land, air and water.Structure that will reduce noise impacts and screen developmentmainly constructed from earth mounds or hedgerows.The systematic, reproducible and interdisciplinary identification,prediction and evaluation, mitigation and management ofimpacts from a proposed development and its reasonablealternatives. Also referenced as Environmental Assessment.A structured plan that outlines the mitigation, monitoring andmanagement requirements arising from an EnvironmentalImpact Assessment.Document in which the results of an EIA are presented todecision-makers and the public.The wearing away of rock or soil by physical and chemicalprocesses, e.g. water, wind, ice and solution.A period of time where the concentrations of a pollutant isgreater than, or equal to, the appropriate air quality standard.A prominent, eye-catching element.Of, relating to, or inhabiting a river or streamThe scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of theearth.Accumulations of unsorted, un-stratified mixtures of clay, silt,sand, gravel, and boulders; the usual composition of a moraine.Historic or Cultural Associations.The branch of geology that deals with the occurrence,distribution, and effect of ground water.See Secondary Impact.8

L 10 hourly dB(A)L AeqL A1(T)0,18hLand coverLandformLandscapeLandscape CharacterLandscape Character ZoneLandscape EffectsLandscape QualityLand takeLand UseLegislationLinkListed BuildingMagnitudeMethod AMethod BMethod CMethod DMethodologyMitigationNon-Statutory AgenciesOrdnance SurveyPM 10PM 2.5PastureNoise level exceeded for just 10% of the time over a period ofone hour.Noise measurement term where varying levels are averaged togive an equivalent level of noise audible to the human ear over aperiod of time.The arithmetic average of the values of L 10 hourly dB(A) for eachof the eighteen one-hour periods between 0600 to 2400 hours.Combinations of land use and vegetation that cover the landsurface.Combinations of slope and elevation that produce the shape andform of the land.Human perception of the land contained by knowledge, culturalassociations and identity with a place.The distinct and recognisable pattern of elements that occurconsistently in a particular type of landscape, and how this isperceived by people. Character reflects combinations ofgeology, landform, soils, vegetation, and land use andsettlement pattern, inferring a sense of place.A landscape type expressing broadly similar physicalcharacteristics, discernible from maps and field surveys.Change in the elements, characteristics and overall characterand qualities that make up the landscape as a result ofdevelopment, both positive and negative.The physical state of the landscape and its intactness, based onjudgements on visual, functional and ecological perspectives.Extent of land required for a proposed development.The primary use of land, encompassing both rural and urbanactivities.A law or set of laws suggested by a government and madeofficial by a parliament.A stretch of road or route identified as lying between two definedpoints.A structure which is protected by English Law to protect itsarchitectural and historic interest.A combination of the scale, extent and duration of a given effect.A simple level assessment of pollution impacts from routine runoff. If this method shows that an impact is possible, furtherassessment using Method B would be required.Detailed level assessment of pollution from routine run offUsed to assess the pollution impacts from routine runoff onground watersProvides an assessment of pollution impacts from accidentalspillages on receiving watercoursesThe specific approach and techniques used for a given study.Measures, including any process, activity or design to avoid,reduce, remedy or compensate for adverse impacts for adevelopment.Organisations that the relevant determining authority mayapproach for information or opinions relating to a proposeddevelopment. These can include Parish Councils, Local InterestGroups etc.Digital mapping agency of the British Isles.Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10micrometres.Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5micrometres.Grassland maintained primarily for and by grazing, and on whichgrazing livestock is reared and kept for a significant part of theyear.9

L 10 hourly dB(A)L AeqL <strong>A1</strong>(T)0,18hLand coverLandformLandscapeLandscape CharacterLandscape Character ZoneLandscape EffectsLandscape QualityLand takeLand UseLegislationLinkListed BuildingMagnitudeMethod AMethod BMethod CMethod DMethodologyMitigationNon-Statutory AgenciesOrdnance SurveyPM 10PM 2.5PastureNoise level exceeded for just 10% of the time over a period ofone hour.Noise measurement term where varying levels are averaged togive an equivalent level of noise audible to the human ear over aperiod of time.The arithmetic average of the values of L 10 hourly dB(A) for eachof the eighteen one-hour periods between 0600 to 2400 hours.Combinations of land use and vegetation that cover the landsurface.Combinations of slope and elevation that produce the shape andform of the land.Human perception of the land contained by knowledge, culturalassociations and identity with a place.The distinct and recognisable pattern of elements that occurconsistently in a particular type of landscape, and how this isperceived by people. Character reflects combinations ofgeology, landform, soils, vegetation, and land use andsettlement pattern, inferring a sense of place.A landscape type expressing broadly similar physicalcharacteristics, discernible from maps and field surveys.Change in the elements, characteristics and overall characterand qualities that make up the landscape as a result ofdevelopment, both positive and negative.The physical state of the landscape and its intactness, based onjudgements on visual, functional and ecological perspectives.Extent of land required for a proposed development.The primary use of land, encompassing both rural and urbanactivities.A law or set of laws suggested by a government and madeofficial by a parliament.A stretch of road or route identified as lying between two definedpoints.A structure which is protected by English Law to protect itsarchitectural and historic interest.A combination of the scale, extent and duration of a given effect.A simple level assessment of pollution impacts from routine runoff. If this method shows that an impact is possible, furtherassessment using Method B would be required.Detailed level assessment of pollution from routine run offUsed to assess the pollution impacts from routine runoff onground watersProvides an assessment of pollution impacts from accidentalspillages on receiving watercoursesThe specific approach and techniques used for a given study.Measures, including any process, activity or design to avoid,reduce, remedy or compensate for adverse impacts for adevelopment.Organisations that the relevant determining authority mayapproach for information or opinions relating to a proposeddevelopment. These can include Parish Councils, Local InterestGroups etc.Digital mapping agency of the British Isles.Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10micrometres.Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5micrometres.Grassland maintained primarily for and by grazing, and on whichgrazing livestock is reared and kept for a significant part of theyear.9

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