Consultee Comments Response Hugh Conway - Gaydon The noise from the M40 has to be experienced to be believed. Need for mitigation is agreed. Resident Mitigation measures to reduce noise, air and light pollution are needed. Lighthorne Heath Parish The representatives at the GLH Public Consultation Friday The role of the SPD is to identify an issue or Council 27th February and Saturday 28th February 2015 advised that constraint that needs to be tackled and to set the the study was based on a 7 day period using static context for future work that will respond to that need. devices, which provided a definitive result. There appears to Section 3.9, as revised, is considered to provide a be no recognition of varying factors, e.g. the prevailing West robust basis for future work. wind would produce a successful result over that period, however a North Easterly wind would produce dramatically different results. The Planning Inspector was advised of this matter during his Examination in Public he agreed to walk through the site via the local public footpaths in order to experience the extreme noise levels generated by the busy M40 motorway. See section 3.10 on Air Quality the evidence on – The possibility of the adverse effect of nitrous oxide pollutants local conditions does not support the need for so close to a busy motorway is another concern which does additional analysis. not appear to have been taken into consideration in the SPD, despite previous submissions by this Parish Council. Highways Agency The Highways Agency notes the intention to provide a substantial landscape bund along the boundary with the M40 motorway in order to mitigate noise impacts over time. Whilst a typical cross-section for the landscape bund is provided, it is not clear from this whether additional tree planting is intended within the highways boundary; it should be noted Noted. This is not proposed. that the Highways Agency will not allow any such tree planting within the boundary. The Highways Agency will also need to be assured that the Noted. protection to be provided will ensure that current noise regulations are not breached.
Consultee Comments Response Hugh Conway - Gaydon Resident The noise from the M40 has to be experienced to be believed. Mitigation measures to reduce noise, air and light pollution are needed. Need for mitigation is agreed. Lighthorne Heath Parish Council The representatives at the GLH Public Consultation Friday 27th February and Saturday 28th February 2015 advised that the study was based on a 7 day period using static devices, which provided a definitive result. There appears to be no recognition of varying factors, e.g. the prevailing West wind would produce a successful result over that period, however a North Easterly wind would produce dramatically different results. The Planning Inspector was advised of this matter during his Examination in Public he agreed to walk through the site via the local public footpaths in order to experience the extreme noise levels generated by the busy M40 motorway. The possibility of the adverse effect of nitrous oxide pollutants so close to a busy motorway is another concern which does not appear to have been taken into consideration in the SPD, despite previous submissions by this Parish Council. The role of the SPD is to identify an issue or constraint that needs to be tackled and to set the context for future work that will respond to that need. Section 3.9, as revised, is considered to provide a robust basis for future work. See section 3.10 on Air Quality – the evidence on local conditions does not support the need for additional analysis. Highways Agency The Highways Agency notes the intention to provide a substantial landscape bund along the boundary with the M40 motorway in order to mitigate noise impacts over time. Whilst a typical cross-section for the landscape bund is provided, it is not clear from this whether additional tree planting is intended within the highways boundary; it should be noted that the Highways Agency will not allow any such tree planting within the boundary. The Highways Agency will also need to be assured that the protection to be provided will ensure that current noise regulations are not breached. Noted. This is not proposed. Noted.
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