Crossrail Context Report. Prepared for City of Westminster December 2008

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1 Crossrail Context Report Prepared for City of Westminster December 2008

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3 Table of Contents PREFACE... 3 PURPOSE OF THE CONTEXT REPORT... 3 STATUS... 3 STRUCTURE... 3 OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS CROSSRAIL INTRODUCTION TO THE CROSSRAIL PROJECT CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS A. CONTROLS WITHIN THE CROSSRAIL ACT (2008) B. CONTROLS OUTSIDE THE ACT (ENVIRONMENTAL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS) C. DISAPPLICATION OF LEGISLATION & OTHER SAFEGUARDS OVER-SITE DEVELOPMENT SAFETY AND SECURITY CROSSRAIL PROPOSALS IN THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER INTRODUCTION... 8 PERMANENT WORKS WESTBOURNE PARK ROYAL OAK PORTAL PADDINGTON STATION TUNNELS & SHAFTS HYDE PARK SHAFT PARK LANE SHAFT BOND STREET STATION TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STATION RAILWAY WORKS TRACKSIDE EQUIPMENT HIGHWAYS UTILITY DIVERSIONS PREPARATORY WORKS GROUND INVESTIGATION AND PREPARATION ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BUILDING ALTERATIONS AND DEMOLITIONS TEMPORARY WORKS CONSTRUCTION WORK SITES EXCAVATED MATERIAL TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ARRANGEMENTS BISHOP S BRIDGE ROAD (SERVICE DECK) SCHEDULE 7 REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL PROGRAMME ATTACHMENT 1: EXTRACTS FROM THE CROSSRAIL ACT (2008) ATTACHMENT 2: INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL

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5 PREFACE Purpose of the Context Report This Context Report provides an overview of the Crossrail works that will take place within the City of Westminster. It presents an explanation of that work, and a programme with respect to the making of requests for approval under Schedule 7 to the Crossrail Act (2008), and a high level description of highways and traffic related work within the local authority. The Crossrail Act (2008) (subsequently referred to in this document as the Crossrail Act or the Act ) effectively gives the nominated undertaker appointed to construct Crossrail deemed planning permission for the proposed works, subject to the conditions imposed by Section 10 and Schedule 7 to the Act (Attachment 1). The undertakers nominated for Crossrail works in the City of Westminster are Cross London Rail Links Limited (CLRL) and London Underground Limited (LU). This Context Report is a description of CLRL works within the City of Westminster. A Context Report describing LU works under the Crossrail Act has been submitted to the City of Westminster and should be read with this Context Report for a full description of Crossrail works within the local authority area. Other Relevant Documents To understand the full background to the Crossrail proposals and to the planning regime under which requests for approval are to be made, there is need to refer to the following documents: The Crossrail Act (2008); The Crossrail Environmental Statement 1 ; and The Crossrail Environmental Minimum Requirements. This Context Report has been prepared in response to Part 4, paragraph 25 of Schedule 7 to the Crossrail Act, which states that: 25 A planning authority shall not be required to entertain a request for approval under Part 2 or 3 unless a) the nominated undertaker has deposited with the authority a document setting out its proposed programme with respect to the making of requests under that Part to the authority, and b) the request is accompanied by a document explaining how the matters to which the request relates fit into the overall scheme of the works authorised by this Act. This Context Report accordingly sets out the proposed programme for making requests under Schedule 7 to the City of Westminster and describes how individual requests will relate to the overall scheme of works authorised by Part 1 of the Act. In doing this the document also aims to meet the requirement of the Planning & Heritage Memorandum, which states that the report is to include an indication of the location of the scheduled and ancillary works to which requests for approval are expected to relate. The document is intended to assist the local planning authority in understanding the scope, extent and timing of Crossrail works within the Borough as well as the requests for approval related to those works. Status This document is deposited for information only. It does not require the approval of the local planning authority. Structure This document contains three sections: Section 1: Crossrail Describes in outline the Crossrail project from Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east to Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west. It introduces the planning regime and outlines the obligations with respect to mitigation of environmental impacts. Section 2: Crossrail Proposals in the City of Westminster Outlines the proposals for Crossrail within the City of Westminster. These proposals are subdivided into Permanent, Preparatory and Temporary Works. Section 3: Schedule 7 Requests for Approval Programme Sets out the programme for submission of requests for approval to the City of Westminster. Supporting information is included in Attachments. 1 This comprises the Crossrail Environmental Statement which was published in February 2005 and the Supplementary Environmental Statements which were published in May 2005, January 2006, November 2006 and May2007. In addition Environmental Statements have been published for each of the four sets of Additional Provisions tabled by the Promoter in January 2006, May 2006, November 2006 (Erratum published Jan 2007) and May

6 1.0 CROSSRAIL 1.1 Introduction to the Crossrail project Crossrail is a major new cross-london rail link project that has been developed to serve London and the southeast of England. Crossrail will support and maintain the status of London as a World City by providing a world class transport system. The project includes the construction of a twin-bore tunnel on a west-east alignment under central London and the improvements to existing National Rail lines to the east and west of central London. The Crossrail route is shown in Figure 1. The project will enable the introduction of a range of new and improved rail journeys into and through London. It includes the construction of seven central area stations, providing interchange with London Underground, National Rail and London bus services, and the improvements or renewal of existing stations outside central London. Crossrail will provide fast, efficient and convenient rail access to the West End and the City by linking existing routes from Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, with Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west. Crossrail will be a significant addition to the transport infrastructure of London and the southeast of England. It will deliver improved services for rail users through the relief of crowding, faster journeys and the provision of a range of new direct journey opportunities. The project will also have wider social and economic benefits for London and the southeast of England Powers to construct the route have been obtained by the Crossrail Act (2008). 'Work No 1/3A - A railway (10,809 metres in length, in tunnel) commencing by a junction with Work No 1/3 at its termination, passing eastwards and terminating beneath a point 140 metres west of the junction of Stepney Green with White Horse Lane The Act also provides for the scheduled works to be constructed on land within the lateral limits of deviation (LoD) shown on the deposited plans and sections and provides for an upward limit of deviation which is mostly 3 metres from the levels shown on the deposited sections but in a limited number of places is 6 metres (subject to any maximum level for any station, depot or shaft shown on the sections). The deposited plans also show further land to be acquired or used outside the limits of deviation, which may be used for ancillary works authorised under Schedule 2 to the Act In addition, Schedule 7 to the Act defines the detailed planning regime which will apply to the local planning authority (LPA) affected by works to construct and operate Crossrail. It sets out the items requiring further detailed approval for both permanent works and the construction arrangements. It also sets out the grounds on which the planning authority can refuse to approve (or impose conditions in respect of) the plans and specifications. The nominated undertaker has the right to appeal against the decision of the LPA to refuse or impose conditions on an approval, and against non-determination of plans and specifications Schedule 16 to the Act allows the Secretary of State, by direction, to specify conditions of the planning permission deemed to be granted under the Act, which are in addition to, or in substitution for, those set out in Schedule 7 to the Act for facilities reinstating those discontinued by the Crossrail works. The discharge of such conditions and any related appeals will be carried out through the normal planning process as set out in the General Development Procedure Order Local authorities who have given the Secretary of State undertakings with respect to the handling of planning matters under Schedule 7 which he/she considers to be satisfactory, have become qualifying authorities. The advantage to the LPA of being a qualifying authority is that the conditions require the nominated undertaker to submit plans to them for approval for a range of both temporary and permanent works, thereby giving the LPA a greater degree of control over the works, much more so than if it was Non Qualifying Qualifying authorities have entered into a Planning & Heritage Memorandum. The Planning & Heritage Memorandum ensures that the process of securing detailed consents does not unduly hinder the construction of Crossrail and requires authorities to use best endeavours to determine approvals within eight weeks, by adopting measures such as dedicated staffing and use of delegated authority for decision making where appropriate The City of Westminster has become a qualifying authority. 1.2 Control of Environmental Impacts Figure 1: The Crossrail Route There are three distinct components that taken together will effectively control the environmental impacts of the construction and operation of Crossrail, they are: A. Arrangements within the Act for approving design and construction arrangements; B. Policies and commitments entered into outside of the Act; and C. Existing legislation, unless expressly or impliedly disapplied or modified by the Crossrail Act. 1.3 A. Controls within the Crossrail Act (2008) The Planning Regime The Act gives the nominated undertaker appointed to construct Crossrail deemed planning permission for the authorised works, subject to conditions set out in Schedule 7, which requires additional plans and specifications for the design to be approved by relevant local planning authorities The extent of the deemed planning permission is determined by works covered by Schedules 1 and 2 to the Act and by the Parliamentary Limits set out in the deposited Parliamentary Plans. Schedule 1 to the Act describes the 'scheduled works' that the nominated undertaker will be authorised to carry out. The descriptions set out the type of work and their location, for example: The grounds for the imposition of conditions and/or the refusal of Schedule 7 submissions, is limited in comparison to normal Town and Country Planning legislation, due to requirements within the Act itself and Crossrail s Environmental Minimum Requirements (EMR) including the Planning and Heritage Memorandum (to which all Qualifying Authorities sign up) Under the planning regime for a qualifying Unitary Authority, the operations or works for which plans and specifications will be submitted for approval of certain aspects are identified in Table 1 and the matters for which construction arrangements will be submitted for approval of certain aspects are identified in Table 2. Table 1: Operations or works requiring approval of plans and specifications from a qualifying Unitary Authority PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS CONSTRUCTION WORKS Buildings or road vehicle parks; Terracing, cuttings, embankments or other earth works; Fences, walls or other barriers (including bunds) for visual or noise screening or dust suppression. MINOR CONSTRUCTION Transformers, telecommunications masts or pedestrian accesses WORKS to the railway line. FENCES AND WALLS Fences and walls (other than for visual or noise screening or dust suppression). ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING WASTE AND SPOIL DISPOSAL Lighting equipment. Disposal of waste or spoil

7 Table 1: Operations or works requiring approval of plans and specifications from a qualifying Unitary Authority PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS BORROW PITS Excavations of bulk materials from borrow pits. Table 2: Matters requiring approval of construction arrangements from a qualifying Unitary Authority CONSTRUCTION ARRANGEMENTS ROAD TRANSPORT Routes by which anything is to be transported on a highway by HANDLING OF RE- USABLE SPOIL AND TOP SOIL STORAGE SITES CONSTRUCTION CAMPS SCREENING ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING CONTROL OF DUST MUD ON HIGHWAY large goods vehicle. Handling during removal, storage and re-use of any spoil or top soil. Storage of minerals, aggregates, other construction materials, spoil or top soil. Sites for residential accommodation of persons engaged in construction. Provision for screening working sites. Use of artificial lighting for construction purposes. Control of dust. Measures to prevent mud being carried onto public highways The Act also requires a restoration scheme be approved before any disposal of waste or spoil is begun The Act also removes the need to obtain conservation area consent or listed building consent under the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, for the demolition, alteration or extension of the listed buildings and unlisted buildings to the extent specified in Schedule 9 to the Act where this is necessary for the construction of Crossrail and the other associated enabling works (see Planning & Heritage Memorandum section below) In addition to the planning regime described in above, the Crossrail Act also authorises the stopping up or closure of highways and other public thoroughfares both permanently and temporarily, and the alteration of highways Planning Forum Those local authorities who have signed the Planning & Heritage Memorandum became eligible to join with other qualifying authorities and the nominated undertaker (together with representatives from the relevant Government Departments) the Planning Forum ( the Forum ), which was established to help co-ordinate and secure the expeditious implementation of the planning provisions in the Act The authorities and the nominated undertaker shall nominate, for the duration of the project s design and construction, individuals who will be responsible for approval procedures. These individuals shall be authorised to consult each other and shall meet regularly in the Forum. This provision should contribute significantly towards meeting a key objective of the Planning & Heritage Memorandum which is to achieve the shortest timescale for securing decisions on requests made under the Act s planning regime The Planning Forum is the main place for discussion with local authorities on Crossrail planning matters The Planning Forum s primary objectives are: To provide an opportunity for the regular dissemination of up-to-date information on the progress and future construction and planning consents programme to all qualifying authorities affected by the Crossrail scheme; To develop and help ensure the successful operation of common procedures which will facilitate the expedited handling of requests for approval of details and a co-ordinated and consistent approach between local planning authorities towards interpretation of the powers in the Act when determining requests submitted by the nominated undertaker for approval; and To enable issues and problems of common or cross-boundary concern relating to the scheme s planning regime to be discussed and, wherever possible resolved with the nominated undertaker with a minimum of delay The Planning Forum s role primarily is one of facilitating liaison, understanding, co-ordination and cooperation between local authorities determining submissions for the approval of detail. It will also have the important effect of enabling the nominated undertaker to develop a consistent approach to the submission of requests for approval. This involves a number of important functions and responsibilities including the following: Agreeing a common style and procedures for the submission and handling of details for approval for consultation arrangements, guidance on information requirements and presentation and the design of universally acceptable Crossrail proforma and decision notice format; Negotiating standard designs for minor works and identifying those limited number of sensitive locations where these would not be acceptable; Developing guidelines on those matters suitable to be reserved by condition for subsequent approval; Consideration of the form of appropriate standard conditions; Consideration of works involving cross boundary impacts and/or mitigation; Discussion of consents programming and resourcing issues; and Resolution of common problems relating to the operation of the approval system and the Planning & Heritage Memorandum, the quality of applications and decision speeds etc The forum is the main place for discussion with local authorities and heritage organisations regarding Crossrail powers on heritage matters relating to operational and non-operational land. The forum will agree the principles of the powers provided in the Crossrail legislation and their interpretation when they are exercised. It deals with local detail only when an issue cannot be resolved directly with Crossrail The Environmental Health (EH) sub-group of the Crossrail Planning Forum has been set up to: i. Facilitate discussion, negotiation and debate on generic environmental health matters associated with the design, construction and operation of Crossrail; and ii. Advise the Planning Forum on such matters which include contaminated land, emissions to atmosphere, and noise & vibration. Core membership of the sub-group comprises: the nominated undertaker and local authority environmental health officers, together with invitations to representatives of relevant Government departments, the Crossrail Referee, Chair, Planning Forum and others The focus of the Highways and Traffic Management sub-group of the Planning Forum concentrates on Crossrail consultation with highways authorities on generic traffic matters. The sub-group concerns itself with route-wide or cross boundary issues In addition to the planning regime described in Section 1.3 above, the Crossrail Act requires the nominated undertaker to gain certain environmental approvals. Schedule 17 to the Act requires consent for specified works from the Environment Agency, British Waterways Board and Port of London Authority. These consents cover issues such as water abstraction, works within watercourses or works within the flood plain. Environmental Statement An Environmental Statement (ES) containing the information referred to in Part II of Schedule 4 to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment England and Wales) Regulations 1999 was submitted with the Crossrail Hybrid Bill in February The ES has been updated with supplementary information in May 2005, January and November 2006 and May 2007 as well as environmental assessment of the Additional Provisions deposited in January, May and November 2006 and May Together with consultation responses and responses from the Secretary of State, these documents combine to create an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the project. The ES identifies the likely significant effects that will arise from the construction and operation of Crossrail and identifies the range of mitigation measures that could be used to reduce or eliminate these effects

8 1.4 B. Controls outside the Act (Environmental Minimum Requirements) There are a variety of control mechanisms and mitigation strategies which fall outside of the Crossrail Act. The overall framework is set out in the Environmental Minimum Requirements (EMR) for Crossrail. The EMR is a suite of documents that has been developed in consultation with local authorities and other relevant stakeholders. Any nominated undertaker will be contractually bound to comply with the controls set out in the EMR. In addition to general principles, the EMR comprise: the undertakings and assurances given to Parliament and petitioners by the Secretary of State during the passage of the Crossrail Bill; and three documents, namely the Planning and Heritage Memorandum, Construction Code and Environmental Memorandum. Planning and Heritage Memorandum The Planning and Heritage Memorandum (Annex 2 of the EMR) sets out in detail the responsibilities and requirements on planning matters in relation to those authorities that choose to become qualifying authorities. It also contains details in relation to heritage issues such as archaeology, listed buildings and conservation areas as described below Where the construction of Crossrail requires the demolition or alteration of a listed building (i.e. those buildings included in the relevant table of Schedule 9), an undertaking has been given that a site specific agreement detailing the appropriate arrangements for the works and any mitigation will be entered into by the nominated undertaker with the relevant local authority and English Heritage Where buildings playing a significant role in the local streetscape, namely those specified in the table in clause 14(2) of the Act, are to be demolished, the Over-Site Development (OSD) undertaking provides for the appropriate consultation arrangements with the local authority and English Heritage. In the case of buildings specified in the table which are also in a conservation area, it also provides that the baseline for the new development will be the site pre-demolition and not the cleared site, so helping bring the approval process back into line with normal planning practice applying in conservation areas, where demolition would not normally be allowed before the replacement development had been approved. Crossrail Construction Code The Crossrail Construction Code (Annex 1 of the EMR) sets out specific details and working practices in relation to construction. Construction is defined as site preparation (including site investigation and remediation, where appropriate), demolition, material delivery, excavated material disposal, waste removal and all related engineering and construction activities. These will be the arrangements by which the nominated undertaker and any sub-contractors will be required to work. Environmental Management Plans The Construction Code requires the production of a number of Environmental Management Plans (EMPs). These plans will set out how the project will deliver the environmental requirements (set out in the Environmental Minimum Requirements) and how environmental issues that arise will be handled to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulations and in accordance with the nominated undertaker s environmental policies. The EMPs will be discussed with relevant qualifying local planning authorities and in preparing the EMPs the nominated undertaker will take into account their observations The nominated undertaker will produce EMPs to cover the works authorised by the Crossrail Act and they will be appropriate to the scale and nature of work along the route of Crossrail. Where appropriate an EMP will be produced as a single document covering all of the environmental issues for a particular worksite or worksites The range of issues which will be covered by the EMPs, as appropriate, include: a) area management plan, providing general details of implementation, including working hours, site layout and site appearance; b) emergency plan, including pollution incident controls; c) noise and vibration management plan; d) dust management plan; e) lighting management plan; f) site waste management plan; g) ecological management plan; and h) water management plan. Health & safety plans will also be produced and they will be issued to the local authorities for information on request In addition, the Environmental Memorandum (Annex 3 of the EMR) identifies a number of environmentally sensitive work sites for which site-specific EMPs will be produced in accordance with the provisions set out in that document. The EMPs for the environmentally sensitive sites will be the subject of consultation with relevant statutory consultees, in addition to the qualifying local planning authority. Traffic Management Plan & Lorry Management Plan Lorry Management Plans (LMPs) will be produced, as supporting information for road transport submissions for approval under Schedule 7 construction arrangements. LMPs will include as appropriate: local routes to be used by construction lorries (over 7.5 tonnes); lorry holding areas; and means of monitoring lorry use and any routes prohibited from use Prior to the commencement of the works, Traffic Management Plans (TMPs) will be produced in consultation with highway and traffic authorities and the emergency services. The TMPs will include, as appropriate: site boundaries and the main access/egress points for the worksites; temporary and permanent closures and diversions of highways and public rights of way; and the proposed traffic management strategy Once contractors have been appointed, regular Traffic Liaison Group meetings will be arranged with highway authorities and the Police, bus operators (taxi trade representation as appropriate) and emergency services. These meetings will provide an opportunity for contractors to present proposals for future works affecting the highway including methods of construction and proposed programme and for a review of the associated traffic management requirements. The objective will be to achieve concurrence on a scheme prior to a formal submission to the relevant highway authority under the Act Some traffic management proposals may require Traffic Regulation Orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to cover measures such as the introduction of one-way streets, banned turns, temporary speed limits and the suspension of parking places. These will be discussed at the Traffic Liaison Group meetings and applications for these Orders will be made to the relevant highway authority. Environmental Memorandum An environmental memorandum (Annex 3 of the EMR) relating to the environmental aspects of the design, construction and operation of Crossrail has been developed in consultation with local authorities and other stakeholders such as the Environment Agency and English Heritage. Environmental Management System The nominated undertaker will develop and implement an Environmental Management System (EMS) that is consistent with the principles of ISO14001 to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, environmental provisions in the Crossrail Act, its own Policy Statement, and the Environmental Minimum Requirements Tenderers for the main construction contracts will be required to have an EMS which is consistent with the principles of ISO14001 before being included on the tender list. Environmental criteria will be used at tender stage to ensure environmental considerations are taken account of in the award of contracts. Archaeology All archaeological work will be undertaken in accordance with an archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) which will be based on the principles and methodologies laid down in the Crossrail Generic Written Scheme of Investigation. The WSIs will be prepared in consultation with the relevant statutory authorities

9 Air Quality The nominated undertaker will, as far as reasonably practicable, seek to control and limit emissions to the atmosphere in terms of gaseous and particulate pollutants from vehicles and plant used on the site and dust from construction activities. The nominated undertaker will identify potential sources and apply appropriate control techniques. Contaminated Land A Generic Activities Land Contamination Report has been prepared to build on the Construction Code by identifying, in land contamination terms, generic activities and the locations at which they are relevant; and setting out a draft framework for the nominated undertaker to consider land contamination issues when carrying out these generic activities. This report has been approved by the Statutory Agencies Forum and the EH Sub-Group at the Planning Forum. Water Resources A Water Strategy is being prepared in accordance with requirements set out in the Construction Code. This is a strategy for handling water resources issues in consultation with the Environment Agency and is based on accepted industry practice. Ecology and Nature Conservation In accordance with requirements set out in the Construction Code, a General Ecological Management Plan is being prepared which sets out methods for watching briefs, measures to be adopted in the event of the discovering of protected species (including licensing requirements) and measures for the protection and relocation of certain species. Excavated Material & Waste Management Strategy The project has sought, through the design process, to reduce the amount of excavated material and waste that will be produced, within the constraints of the project specification The project will recover, as far as reasonably practicable, useable aggregates from the material excavated during the construction phase and materials from the demolition process. CLRL has committed to finding sites for beneficial reuse of the remaining material. It is intended that, subject to finding suitable sites for beneficial reuse, land fill will only be used for hazardous waste from the excavation process The nominated undertaker and any contractor will use the national hierarchy for sustainable waste management for surplus materials management. The Excavated Material and Waste Management Strategy for Crossrail is presented in section 9.2 of the Construction Code. Noise and Vibration The nominated undertaker will, as far as reasonably practicable, seek to control and limit noise and vibration levels so that affected properties and other sensitive receptors are protected from excessive noise and vibration levels associated with construction activities. The nominated undertaker will apply Best Practicable Means (BPM), as defined under Section 72 of the Control of Pollution Act (CoPA) 1974, to all activities The nominated undertaker will obtain consents under the Control of Pollution Act 1974, Section 61 (which will include noise limits and vibration limits where relevant) for the proposed construction works. Site specific management and mitigation requirements for noise and vibration, both on and off-site, will be defined in the Section 61 consents. The nominated undertaker may agree with the local authority that, for certain activities not anticipated to be noise sensitive such as site investigation and site set up, a Section 61 will not be necessary. Register of Undertakings and Assurances The Crossrail Act Register of Undertakings and Assurances contains all the undertakings and assurances given to petitioners and to Parliament before and during the passage of the Bill. The register forms part of the Crossrail Environmental Minimum Requirements (EMR) and, as a result, any nominated undertaker will be contractually bound to deliver them (Attachment 2). 1.5 C. Disapplication of Legislation & Other Safeguards Unless a piece of existing legislation will be expressly or impliedly disapplied or modified by the Crossrail Act, it will continue to apply as normal to the design and construction of Crossrail. For example, waste management licences, discharge consents and consents under Section 61 of Control of Pollution Act 1974 (COPA), will still be required where appropriate. Heritage Agreements As explained in paragraph , the Crossrail Act contains clauses that disapply the usual statutory controls over demolition and alteration of listed buildings. In light of these clauses, the nominated undertaker have been required to enter into Heritage Agreements with local authorities and The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (English Heritage), providing for certain details of works affecting listed buildings to be approved by the local planning authority The Agreements also set out the requirements for consultation with English Heritage and the relevant National Amenity Societies. 1.6 Over-Site Development There are a number of locations where the Crossrail Act grants powers to demolish buildings, but does not grant powers for the replacement of those buildings above or around the operational (including station) works. These locations effectively fall into two categories: those where operational works are to take place, such as the construction of stations or shafts; and those where demolition is required for use as a work site, but there are no permanent operational works on the land In all such instances the Act does not grant permission for any non-operational development above the stations or structures (referred to as over-site development or OSD) The form of over-site development (OSD) will be applied for and determined through the normal Town and Country Planning Act planning process. The OSD undertaking, as summarised in the schedule of undertaking and assurances ensures that the nominated undertaker will submit planning applications and accompanying environmental information for any OSD within two years of commencement of the main works at a site and ensures that there will be full consultation with the local planning authorities regarding OSD. 1.7 Safety and Security All Crossrail tunnel infrastructure will be designed in accordance with appropriate standards and policies for public safety, and will be subject to approval by Her Majesty s Railways Inspectorate (HMRI). Below ground stations will have the following safety features: platform edge doors to eliminate the risk of falls onto the railway line; platforms and passenger routes designed to minimize congestion and to achieve required emergency evacuation target times; continuously recorded colour closed-circuit television (CCTV)-coverage of platform areas and passenger routes; public address systems and emergency and information help points linked to the station control room, with stations staffed throughout opening hours; use of non-flammable and fire-resistant materials in all below ground structures and finishes; fire detection, alarm and suppression systems and emergency lighting, with at least two independent emergency staircases to allow evacuation from Crossrail platforms; and ventilation systems to minimize/reduce smoke in evacuation routes Security measures at Crossrail Stations and shafts within the City of Westminster and across the Crossrail route will be established in consultation with the appropriate authorities and will meet the mandatory requirements of the Department for Transport, Police and other authorities

10 2.0 CROSSRAIL PROPOSALS IN THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER 2.1 Introduction This part of the report summarises the CLRL proposals and associated works within the City of Westminster Following a brief summary of the Crossrail route through Westminster the works have been sub-divided into the following major elements: Permanent works: new railways and associated structures, trackside equipment, highways and utilities works; Works at Bond Street station to provide new platform tunnels and construction of a new western ticket hall at 65 Davies Street and a new eastern ticket hall at 18/19 Hanover Square, where there will be interchange provision with existing London Underground infrastructure. A new ticket hall will be constructed by London Underground on the corner of Marylebone Lane and Oxford Street, on the site of Oxford Street; and Works at Tottenham Court Road station to provide new platform tunnels, a new western ticket hall at Dean Street and construction of a station box at Goslett Yard at the eastern end. A new eastern ticket hall will be constructed by London Underground beneath the Plaza at the front of Centre Point. There will be interchange provision with existing London Underground infrastructure at Tottenham Court Road station. Preparatory works: incorporating archaeological investigations, ground investigation and preparation; demolition and alterations to existing structures; and Temporary works: construction sites and excavated material management proposals The Crossrail route through the City of Westminster will be approximately 5.5km in length. About 1km of the route will be surface railway and the remaining 4.5km will be in tunnel Crossrail will enter the City of Westminster from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the west, crossing the local authority boundary formed by Great Western Road (by passing underneath the road via a realigned section of the existing surface railway network). The Crossrail line will then descend into twin bored tunnels adjacent to the western end of Royal Oak Station (Royal Oak Portal). The railway will then continue in tunnels for the remainder of its journey through the City of Westminster From Royal Oak the Crossrail tunnels will follow the route of the existing railway eastwards until it passes under the Westbourne Bridge. The Crossrail route will then turn south passing under Eastbourne Terrace (Paddington Station), continuing under Spring Street crossing Sussex Gardens and Sussex Square The Crossrail line will then turn eastwards passing under Bayswater Road, through the north east of Hyde Park, crossing under Park Lane, south of Marble Arch and following the alignment of Green Street through Mayfair. The line will continue eastwards running parallel to and approximately 100 metres south of the Central line (London Underground). It will pass under the Jubilee line at Davies Street and continue under Hanover Square before picking up the alignment of, and passing under, Great Marlborough Street and Noel Street The line will then pass under Soho Square before continuing into the London Borough of Camden under Charing Cross Road at Tottenham Court Road station The main elements of Crossrail works in the City of Westminster will be: Construction of the twin bored tunnels with the rails at a depth of between 15 metres and 30 metres below street level; Re-alignment of section of rail and construction of the Westbourne Park turn-back facility (reversing facility) which will comprise the approximate 1km of surface works; Construction of the western portal of the central area tunnels at Royal Oak and construction of a shaft between Westbourne and Ranelagh Bridges; Works at Paddington station consisting of a new box with an island platform, two entrances and associated ticket hall and a new taxi facility on Red Star Deck. The station will be located underneath Eastbourne Terrace, providing access to existing London Underground and Network Rail infrastructure; Construction of Hyde Park shaft, subject to the satisfactory further development of the Safety Case and evacuation strategy (see section 2.5); Construction of Park Lane shaft, subject to the satisfactory further development of the Safety Case and evacuation strategy (see section 2.5); - 8 -

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12 PERMANENT WORKS 2.2 Westbourne Park The Crossrail route runs along surface railway within the existing rail corridor at Westbourne Park. Predominant features in the surrounding area include residential land uses, the elevated Westway (A40), the Great Western Main Line (GWML) and the London Underground rail corridor to Paddington station. There are a number of commercial land uses to the north of the railway, including a concrete batching plant, transport-related uses (including a taxi servicing facility and Westbourne Park bus garage) and workshops, including Great Western Studios The shaft will provide an emergency intervention point for the emergency services with stairs and a lift, plus forced ventilation for the tunnels. At ground level surface structures will be provided for the ventilation terminal, plant rooms and the intervention lift/stair enclosures. The ventilation fans will be located below surface level A reversing facility will be constructed at Westbourne Park, to the west of the Royal Oak portal site, for Crossrail trains terminating at Paddington (Figure 3). There will be a facility where trains terminating at Paddington can be inspected, for safety requirements that all trains are cleared of passengers before going out of service, or reversing to return eastwards. The facility needs to ensure that trains being inspected can be overtaken or two trains can be inspected concurrently, so that services following behind are not significantly delayed The reversing facility at Westbourne Park will consist of two island platforms and four tracks. There will also be staff shelters and a dispatch office for the new reversing facility at Westbourne Park Track alterations to the GWML are also needed to accommodate the facility and the two Crossrail lines. The current 6-track layout between Ladbroke Grove Junction and Paddington will be amended to commence approximately a mile further east at Subway Junction Crossrail works at Westbourne Park requires the construction of a new bus deck extension to the existing bus garage. This will replace an existing area of open bus storage located on land required for construction The existing concrete batching plant will be demolished. A new permanent batching plant will be constructed to the east of the existing plant. This plant will include silos for the storage of materials and will be served by rail Other works include alteration of the northern end of the existing footbridge at Westbourne Park to permit new track layout. The southern end of the bridge will be rebuilt to provide access to persons with reduced mobility (PRM). This will require demolition of a short section of the wall on the northern side of Westbourne Park Villas. A new retaining wall adjacent to Westminster Academy and Murphy s Yard will be built to allow for construction of the portal and reconfiguration of track layout. 2.3 Royal Oak Portal Royal Oak Portal (Figure 4) will be located on a long narrow strip of land on the north side of the London Underground/Network Rail railway corridor which approaches Paddington Station from the west. The function of the Royal Oak Portal is to provide a transition between the surface railway and the bored running tunnels, plus provide for passenger evacuation via an escape stair located at the tunnel eye Royal Oak Portal will include a retained cut section, both propped and unpropped, the tunnel eye and passenger emergency facilities The tunnel eye will be capable of launching the two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for driving the running tunnels to the western wall of Farringdon Station. The portal structure has been designed to facilitate the installation and launch of the TBMs at this location The tunnel portal and approach consists of retained cut 280 metres in length, with the final 80 metres being propped due to the depth of the cutting. A series of canopies spanning the cutting provide weather protection to the inclined track at this point. Westbourne Bridge Shaft at Royal Oak Portal A shaft will be provided between Westbourne and Ranelagh Bridges. The shaft will be approximately 35m deep with an internal diameter of about 22m

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15 2.4 Paddington Station Paddington station is a Grade I listed building and was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt for Great Western Railway and built between 1852 and Shortly after completion the first underground connections were made and change has been fairly continuous ever since. Around 1910 to 1916 there was a major redevelopment with incorporation of a fourth span of the train shed. There were also significant changes and additions in the early 1930 s. More recently, development has included the shortening of the tracks in 1968 and in 1998 the incorporation of the Heathrow Express and the Lawn redevelopment. The station was listed in 1952 in recognition of its acknowledged architectural and engineering qualities and its historic significance. The extent of the listing notice and the acknowledged curtilage broadly follows the canal boundary, Bishops Bridge Road, Eastbourne Terrace and Praed Street Crossrail s twin-bore tunnels will pass beneath the surface railway lines that run into Paddington station. The route will then follow the alignment of Eastbourne Terrace before continuing under Spring Street and Sussex Square (Figure 5) The Crossrail station will be within the area currently occupied by Departures Road and Eastbourne Terrace and will primarily be under ground. The Crossrail station will consist of two entrances and associated ticket hall for Crossrail along with associated circulation space and the escalator route to platform level. The station will provide an interchange with the existing London Underground and National Rail services The station will incorporate two street level entrances. The main entrance will be contained within the existing MacMillan House with direct access to the mainline station and to Departures Road and will occupy the space of the existing mainline railway ticket office (Block E), extending into the pre-travel booking office within the bomb gap site (Block C) A secondary entrance will be located within the pavement adjacent to the Clock Arch. This will also provide access to Crossrail from the Hammersmith & City Line and from Paddington Central via the station overbridge and platform Direct interchange will be available to the District & Circle lines and the Bakerloo line from the eastern concourse via new connecting tunnels The area of the ticket hall which will be accessed from the main entrance by a bank of 3 escalators will be located on the concourse to the eastern end of the station box. The area of the ticket hall which will be accessed from the secondary entrance will be done so by 2 escalators. Provision for people with restricted mobility (PRM s) includes a lift at the main and secondary entrances and 2 further lifts from concourse to platform level. running both sides of the structures and approximately half the length of each structure from each end of the Crossrail station box. The station will be designed to provide daylight to the passenger circulation areas including the station island platform Connections to London Underground District and Circle lines will be made by a passageway at the eastern end of the paid concourse beneath the Eastbourne Terrace / Praed Street junction to the southern end of the District and Circle line station. The Crossrail Act provides powers for a lift to be located on the site of Praed Street, which will be demolished, and connection via a new over-bridge to a stair and lift to the west bound platform. However, less intrusive options are being investigated The Bakerloo line will be accessed from a landing area at the intermediate level of the station via a passageway leading to a staircase between the two Bakerloo line platforms. Taxis and Buses A new facility for taxi pickup and drop-off is to be provided on the site of the Lynx building (formerly Red Star building) with access from Bishops Bridge Road. The existing red star deck will be modified in order to provide a road layout suitable for taxi access and egress. A new vehicular ramp will be constructed linking the Red Star Deck to Bishop Bridge Road with a grade separated pedestrian access to the mainline station from the canal tow path beneath. A vertical circulation core will be provided at the eastern end of the deck with a lift, a bank of 2 escalators and a stair. A canopy structure will provide cover to the circulation core and passenger queuing areas The design of the taxi ramp and pedestrian access to the station will allow for the redevelopment of the London Underground Hammersmith & City line station, a new Network Rail concourse and allow for over-site development. However, these will not be authorised by the Crossrail Act and would require separate planning permission and Listed Building consent for those elements within the cartilage and attached to the Grade 1 station Bus services will incur little permanent change to their route. Discussions regarding the final lay out of bus provisions are on going. Potential options include moving eastbound buses from Eastbourne Terrace to Departures Road with a new bus stop of equal size close to the main station entrance and a new 6 bus capacity bus stand at the western end of Departures Road The ventilation and evacuation shafts will also incorporate emergency intervention stairs and fire fighting lifts. They will have louvres running both sides of the structures and approximately half the length of each structure from each end of the Crossrail station box. The station will be designed to provide daylight to the passenger circulation areas including the station island platform As part of the current overall scheme, Eastbourne Terrace will be lowered to the level of the current Departures Road, subject to paragraph This will eliminate the need for stairs and lifts between Eastbourne Terrace and Departures Road and improve the pedestrian environment, particularly for persons with reduced mobility (PRM) and will enhance road crossing facilities. In addition, this will provide alternative access to the mainline station and shorten journey times for passengers interchanging with the Hammersmith and City line. Passengers interchanging between Crossrail and the Hammersmith and City line would use the Crossrail western ticket hall and be directed to this central street level entrance. They would enter the main line station via the Clock Arch entrance onto platform one, which is considerably closer to the footbridge at the western end of the Network Rail platforms The lowering of Eastbourne Terrace will require that Chilworth Street and Cleveland Terrace be re-graded. Works will also be required to buildings along the lowered Eastbourne Terrace in order to facilitate access. Numbers 10, 20 and 40 Eastbourne Terrace will be accessed from the existing entrance via a new podium structure (providing stairs and lifts). A new basement access will be provided for Number 30 Eastbourne Terrace As the final design for the station under Eastbourne Terrace is being finalised other options are being considered which include re-instating Eastbourne Terrace at its current level. The ventilation and evacuation shafts will also incorporate emergency intervention stairs and fire fighting lifts. They will have louvres