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The A47 North Tuddenham to Easton Development Consent Order 2022

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Publication 2022-08-12

Last updated 2023-10-11

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Work No. 96 – environmental mitigation, including watercourse improvements and creation of ponds and wetlands between the River Tud and proposed A47 mainline dual carriageway (Work No. 1), shown on sheet number 6 of the works plans;

Work No. 97 – River Tud crossing ecological and environmental mitigation, including earthworks, watercourse alterations and creation of ponds and wetlands between the River Tud, existing A47, the proposed A47 mainline dual carriageway (Work No. 1) and the drainage basin east of Hall Farm underpass (Work No. 31), shown on sheet numbers 11 and 12 of the works plans;

Work No. 98 – new carriageway 50m in length and associated embankments, approaches and drainage to provide the option for Norwich Western Link road to connect to the proposed A47 Wood Lane Junction northern dumbbell roundabout (Work No. 20), shown on sheet number 10 of the works plans;

Work No. 99 – temporary haul route from the new field access carriageway connecting to the realigned Taverham Road (Work No. 51) to land parcels between the River Tud, Taverham Road, the A47 mainline dual carriageway (Work No. 1) and Church Lane, north of Easton, to replace access for large vehicles following severance of direct A47 access from Church Lane, shown on sheet numbers 14 and 15 of the works plans;

And for the purposes of or in connection with the construction of any of those works mentioned above, further 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 as part of de-trunking or stopping up orders, 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; altering the level of any such kerb, footpath, footway, cycle track or verge; installing low noise surfacing; and landscaping sections of abandoned sections;

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

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

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

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

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

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

(i) works for the benefit or protection of land affected by the authorised development;

(j) 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;

(k) the felling of trees;

(l) 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 and other buildings, machinery, apparatus, works and conveniences;

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

(n) 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.

SCHEDULE 2 — REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 — REQUIREMENTS

Interpretation

1

In this Schedule—

“completion or completed” means the relevant parts of the authorised development are completed and fully open to traffic;

“contaminated land” has the same meaning as that term is given in section 78A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990⁸⁷;

“DMRB” means the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, which accommodates all current standards, advice and other documents relating to the design, assessment and operation of trunk roads and motorways, or any equivalent replacement to the DMRB published;

“drainage strategy” means the strategy in Appendix 13.2 of the environmental statement;

“ecological works” means Work Nos. 56 and 97;

“EMP (Second Iteration)” means the second iteration of the environmental management plan produced in accordance with the DMRB, which is to be a refined version of the EMP (First Iteration) including more detailed versions of the outline plans contained or listed within the EMP (First Iteration) or any other plans as required;

“EMP (Third Iteration)” means the third iteration of the environmental management plan produced in accordance with the DMRB, which is a refined version of the EMP (Second Iteration) and which relates to the operational and maintenance phase of the authorised development;

“European protected species” has the same meaning as in regulations 42 (European protected species of animals) and 46 (European protected species of plants) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017⁸⁸;

“the environmental masterplan” means the document certified as the masterplan under article 50 (certification of documents, etc.);

“lead local flood authority” has the same meaning as in the Flood and Water Management Act 2010;

“IDB” means the Norfolk Rivers Drainage Board;

“the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works” means the document of that name published electronically by or on behalf of the strategic highway authority for England or any equivalent replacement published for that document;

“nationally protected species” means any species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981⁸⁹; and

“REAC” means the Register of Environmental Actions and Commitments forming table 3.1 of the EMP (First Iteration).

Time limits

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The authorised development must commence no later than the expiration of 5 years beginning with the date that this Order comes into force.

Detailed design

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(1) The authorised development must be designed in detail and carried out so that it is compatible with the preliminary scheme design shown on the works plans and engineering drawings and sections unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation by the undertaker with the relevant planning authority on matters related to its functions, provided that the Secretary of State is satisfied that any amendments to the engineering drawings and sections showing departures from the preliminary scheme design would not give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects in comparison with those reported in the environmental statement.

(2) Where amended details are approved by the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1), those details are deemed to be substituted for the corresponding engineering drawings and sections and the undertaker must make those amended details available in electronic form for inspection by members of the public.

Environmental Management Plan

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(1) No part of the authorised development, except for the ecological works, is to commence until an EMP (Second Iteration) for that part, substantially in accordance with the EMP (First Iteration) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation by the undertaker with the relevant planning authority, local highway authority, lead local flood authority, the Environment Agency and Natural England to the extent that the content of the EMP (Second Iteration) relates to matters relevant to their functions.

(2) The EMP (Second Iteration) for a part must be written in accordance with ISO14001 and so far as is relevant to that part of the authorised development, must reflect the mitigation measures required by the REAC and set out in the environmental statement and must include as many of the following plans and strategies as are applicable to the part of the authorised development to which it relates—

(a) Site waste management plan;

(b) Materials management plan;

(d) Construction noise and dust management plan;

(e) Construction communication strategy;

(f) Landscape and ecology management plan;

(g) Biosecurity management plan;

(h) Water monitoring and management plan;

(i) Detailed heritage Written Scheme of Investigation;

(j) Temporary surface water drainage strategy;

(k) INNS management plan; and

(l) Operational UXO emergency plan.

(3) The relevant part of the authorised development must be constructed in accordance with the approved EMP (Second Iteration).

(4) On completion of construction of each part of the authorised development the EMP (Third Iteration) relating to that part must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority and the relevant local highway authority to the extent that the content of the EMP (Third Iteration) relates to matters relevant to their functions.

(5) The relevant part of the authorised development must be operated and maintained in accordance with the EMP (Third Iteration).

Landscaping

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(1) The authorised development must be landscaped in accordance with a landscaping scheme which sets out details of all proposed hard and soft landscaping works and which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation with—

(a) the relevant planning authority; and

(b) Natural England.

(2) The landscaping scheme must reflect the mitigation measures set out in the REAC and must be based on the environmental masterplan.

(3) The landscaping scheme prepared under sub-paragraph (1) must include details of—

(a) location, number, species mix, size and planting density of any proposed planting;

(b) cultivation, importing of materials and other operations to ensure plant establishment;

(d) proposed finished ground levels;

(e) implementation timetables for all landscaping works; and

(f) measures for the replacement, in the first available planting season, of any tree or shrub planted as part of the landscaping scheme that, within a period of 5 years after the completion of the part of the authorised development to which the relevant landscaping scheme relates, dies, becomes seriously diseased or is seriously damaged.

(4) All landscaping works must be carried out to a reasonable standard in accordance with the relevant recommendations of appropriate British Standards or other more suitable recognised codes of good practice, provided these meet or exceed the appropriate British Standards.

Contaminated land and groundwater

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(1) In the event that contaminated land, including groundwater, is found at any time when carrying out the authorised development which was not previously identified in the environmental statement, it must be reported as soon as reasonably practicable to the Secretary of State, the relevant planning authority and the Environment Agency, and the undertaker must complete a risk assessment of the contamination in consultation with the relevant planning authority and the Environment Agency.

(2) Where the risk assessment prepared in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) determines that remediation of the contaminated land is necessary, a written scheme and programme for the remedial measures to be taken to render the land fit for its intended purpose and to prevent any impacts on controlled waters must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation by the undertaker with the relevant planning authority on matters related to its function and the Environment Agency.

(3) Remediation must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

Protected species

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(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until, for that part, final preconstruction survey work has been carried out to establish whether European or nationally protected species are present on any of the land affected or likely to be affected by that part of the relevant works, or in any of the trees and shrubs to be lopped or felled as part of the relevant works.

(2) Following pre-construction survey work or at any time when carrying out the authorised development, where—

(a) a protected species is shown to be present, or where there is a reasonable likelihood of it being present;

(b) application of the relevant assessment methods used in the environmental statement show that a significant effect is likely to occur which was not previously identified in the environmental statement; and

(c) that effect is not addressed by any prior approved scheme of protection and mitigation established in accordance with this paragraph,

the relevant parts of the relevant works must cease until a scheme of protection and mitigation measures has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State.

(3) The undertaker must consult with Natural England on the scheme referred to in subparagraph (2) prior to submission to the Secretary of State for approval, except where a suitably qualified and experienced ecologist, holding where relevant and appropriate a licence relating to the species in question, determines that the relevant works do not require a protected species licence.

(4) The relevant works under sub-paragraph (2) must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme, unless otherwise agreed by the Secretary of State after consultation by the undertaker with Natural England, and under any necessary licences.

Surface water drainage

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(1) No part of the authorised development, except for the ecological works, is to commence until, for that part, written details of the surface water drainage system, reflecting the drainage strategy and the mitigation measures set out in the REAC including means of pollution control, have been submitted and approved in writing by the Secretary of State following consultation by the undertaker with the lead local flood authority, IDB and the Environment Agency on matters related to their functions.

(2) The surface water drainage system must be constructed in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Secretary of State following consultation by the undertaker with the lead local flood authority, IDB and the Environment Agency on matters related to its function, provided that the Secretary of State is satisfied that any amendments to the approved details would not give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects in comparison with those reported in the environmental statement.

Archaeological remains

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(1) No part of the authorised development, is to commence until, for that part, a written scheme of investigation of areas of archaeological interest, reflecting the relevant mitigation measures set out in the REAC, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation by the undertaker with the relevant planning authority, Norfolk County Council Historic Strategy and Advice Team and Historic England on matters related to their functions.

(2) The authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the scheme referred to in sub-paragraph (1).

Traffic management

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(1) No part of the authorised development comprising the construction, alteration or improvement of Work No. 1 is to commence until a traffic management plan substantially in accordance with the outline traffic management plan, for that part has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation by the undertaker with the relevant highway authority on matters related to its function.

(2) The authorised development must be implemented in accordance with the traffic management plan referred to in sub-paragraph (1).

Fencing

11

Any permanent and temporary fencing and other means of enclosure for the authorised development must be constructed and installed in accordance with Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works maintained by or on behalf of the undertaker except where any departures from that manual are agreed in writing by the Secretary of State in connection with the authorised development.

Ecological works

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(1) No part of the ecological works is to commence until the siting, design, method of construction and timetable for delivery of the new ponds and ditches to be included within Work Nos. 56 and 97 have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority and Natural England.

(2) The construction of the ponds and ditches forming part of the ecological works must thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Ørsted works

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(1) No part of Work No. 94 is to commence without the written approval of Ørsted and all works must be carried out in accordance with requirements 10, 17, 18 and 22 in Schedule 1 Part 3 of the Hornsea Three Order.

Approvals and amendments to approved details

14

With respect to any requirement which requires the authorised development to be carried out in accordance with the details or schemes approved under this Schedule, the approved details or schemes are taken to include any amendments that may subsequently be approved in writing by the Secretary of State.

PART 2 — PROCEDURE FOR DISCHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS

Applications made under requirements

15

(1) Where an application has been made to the Secretary of State for any consent, agreement or approval required by a requirement (including consent, agreement or approval in respect of part of a requirement) included in this Order, the Secretary of State must give notice to the undertaker of the decision on the application within a period of 8 weeks beginning with—

(a) the day immediately following that on which the application is received by the Secretary of State;

(b) the day immediately following that on which further information has been supplied by the undertaker under paragraph 15 (further information); or

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), in the event that the Secretary of State does not determine an application within the period set out in sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State is taken to have granted all parts of the application (without any condition or qualification) at the end of that period.

(3) Where—

(a) an application has been made to the Secretary of State for any consent, agreement or approval required by a requirement included in this Order;

(b) the Secretary of State does not determine such application within the period set out in sub-paragraph (1); and

(c) the application is accompanied by a report from a body required to be consulted by the undertaker under the requirement that considers it likely that the subject matter of the application would give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects in comparison with those reported in the environmental statement,

the application is taken to have been refused by the Secretary of State at the end of that period.

Further information

16

(1) In relation to any part of an application made under this Schedule, the Secretary of State has the right to request such further information from the undertaker as is necessary to enable the Secretary of State to consider the application.

(2) In the event that the Secretary of State considers such further information to be necessary the Secretary of State must, within 21 business days of receipt of the application, notify the undertaker in writing specifying the further information required and (if applicable) to which part of the application it relates.

(3) In the event that the Secretary of State does not give such notification within that 21 day business period the Secretary of State is deemed to have sufficient information to consider the application and is not subsequently entitled to request further information without the prior agreement of the undertaker.

(4) Where further information is requested under this paragraph in relation to part only of an application, that part is treated as separate from the remainder of the application for the purposes of calculating the time periods referred to in paragraph 14 (applications made under requirements) and in this paragraph.

(5) In this paragraph, “business day” means a day other than Saturday or Sunday, which is not Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under section 1 (bank holidays) of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971⁹⁰.

Register of requirements

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(1) The undertaker must, as soon as practicable following the making of this Order, establish and maintain in an electronic form suitable for inspection by members of the public a register of those requirements contained in Part 1 of this Schedule that provide for further approvals to be given by the Secretary of State.

(2) The register must set out in relation to each such requirement the status of the requirement, in terms of whether any approval to be given by the Secretary of State has been applied for or given, providing an electronic link to any document containing any approved details.

(3) The register must be maintained by the undertaker for a period of 3 years following completion of the authorised development.

Anticipatory steps towards compliance with any requirement

18

If before the coming into force of this Order the undertaker or any other person has taken any steps that were intended to be steps towards compliance with any provision of Part 1 of this Schedule, those steps may be taken into account for the purpose of determining compliance with that provision if they would have been valid steps for that purpose had they been taken after this Order came into force.

Details of consultation

19

In relation to any provision of this Schedule requiring details to be submitted to the Secretary of State for approval following consultation by the undertaker with another party, the undertaker must provide such other party with not less than 15 business days for any response to the consultation and thereafter the details submitted to the Secretary of State for approval must be accompanied by a summary report setting out the consultation undertaken by the undertaker to inform the details submitted and the undertaker’s response to that consultation.

SCHEDULE 3 — CLASSIFICATIONS OF ROADS, ETC.

PART 1 — TRUNK ROADS

(1) Area	(2) Length of road
The classification of roads plans – sheets 1-2, 4-9 and 11-16	The classification of roads plans – sheets 1-2, 4-9 and 11-16
North Tuddenham Parish Hockering Parish East Tuddenham Parish Honingham Parish Easton Parish	A 9.169 kilometre length of new highway to be classified as part of the A47 Trunk Road. On the eastbound carriageway from point A 368 metres east of the centreline of the Fox Lane overbridge in an easterly direction to point B (sheet 16) for a distance of 9.169 kilometres. On the westbound carriageway from point C 368 metres east of the centreline of the Fox Lane overbridge in an easterly direction to point D (sheet 16) for a distance of 9.169 kilometres.
The classification of roads plans – sheet 7	The classification of roads plans – sheet 7
East Tuddenham Parish Honingham Parish	New eastbound diverge slip road A 794 metre length of carriageway to be classified as part of the A47 Trunk Road from point U 132 metres east of the centreline of the Church Lane junction in a north-easterly direction to point V (sheet 10).
The classification of roads plans – sheet 8	The classification of roads plans – sheet 8
East Tuddenham Parish	New westbound merge slip road A 644 metre length of carriage way to be classified as part of the A47 Trunk Road from point W 285 metres east of the centreline of the Church Lane junction in a south-easterly direction to point X (sheet 9) a distance of 644 metres.
The classification of roads plans – sheet 9	The classification of roads plans – sheet 9
East Tuddenham Parish Honingham Parish	New westbound diverge slip road A 664 metre length of carriageway to be classified as part of the A47 Trunk Road from point AI 693 metres north west of the River Tud in an easterly direction to point AJ (sheet 11).
The classification of roads plans – sheet 10	The classification of roads plans – sheet 10
Honingham Parish	New eastbound merge slip road A 609 metre length of carriageway to be classified as part of the A47 Trunk Road from point AG 185 metres north of the junction of the B1535 with the existing A47 in an easterly direction to point AH (sheet 11).
The classification of roads plans – sheet 13	The classification of roads plans – sheet 13
Honingham Parish	New eastbound diverge slip road A 707 metre length of new carriageway to be classified as part of the A47 mainline dual carriageway from point AS 233 metres east of the centrepoint of the roundabout with Norwich Road in a south-easterly direction to point AT (sheet 14).
Honingham Parish	New westbound merge slip road A 763 metre length of carriageway to be classified as part of the A47 Trunk Road from point AQ 223 metres east of the centrepoint of the roundabout with Norwich Road in a south-easterly direction to point AR (sheet 14).
The classification of roads plans – sheet 15	The classification of roads plans – sheet 15
Honingham Parish Easton Parish	New eastbound merge slip road A 716 metre length of carriageway to be classified as part of the A47 Trunk Road from point BB 403m west of the centrepoint of the A47 roundabout with Dereham Road in an westerly direction to point BA (sheet 14).
Honingham Parish Easton Parish	New westbound diverge slip road A 620 metre length of carriageway to be classified as part of the A47 Trunk Road from point BD 518m west of the centrepoint of the A47 roundabout with Dereham Road in an westerly direction to point BC (sheet 14).

PART 2 — CLASSIFIED B ROADS

(1) Area	(2) Length of road
The classification of roads plans – sheet 9	The classification of roads plans – sheet 9
East Tuddenham Parish	New roundabout to be classified as B Road with reference AB, 980 metres east of the centreline of the existing A47/Church Lane junction with the existing A47.
The classification of roads plans – sheet 10	The classification of roads plans – sheet 10
East Tuddenham Parish	New roundabout to be classified as B Road with reference AA, 990 metres east of the centreline of the existing A47/Church Lane junction.
East Tuddenham Parish Honingham Parish	New roundabout connector road A 111 metre length of carriageway to be classified as B Road from point AC, 953 metres east of the centreline of the existing A47/Church Lane junction, in a south-easterly direction to point AD (sheet 9).
East Tuddenham Parish	Link to Wood Lane A 305 metre length of new carriageway to be classed as B Road from point S, 145 metres west of the centrepoint of the proposed Wood Lane junction northern roundabout, in a northern direction to point T.
East Tuddenham Parish	Link Road to existing A47 A 95 metre length of new carriageway to be classed as B Road from point R1 at the junction with the proposed link to Wood Lane, in an easterly direction to point R.
The classification of roads plans – sheet 14	The classification of roads plans – sheet 14
Honingham Parish	New roundabout to be classified as B Road with reference AY, the centrepoint of the roundabout is 118 metres east of the centreline of Blind Lane.
Honingham Parish	New roundabout to be classified as B Road with reference AZ, the centrepoint of the roundabout is 103 metres east of the centreline of Blind Lane.
Honingham Parish	New roundabout connector road A 144 metre length of carriageway to be classified as B Road from point AX 82 metres east of the centreline of Blind Lane in a northerly direction to point AW.

PART 2A — CLASSIFIED C ROADS

(1) Area	(2) Length of road
The classification of roads plans – sheet 1	The classification of roads plans – sheet 1
North Tuddenham Parish Hockering Parish	Link Road to existing A47 A 1154 metre length of new carriageway to be classed as C Road. From point G 493 metres east of the Fox Lane overbridge in an easterly direction to point H (sheet 4).
The classification of roads plans – sheet 2	The classification of roads plans – sheet 2
North Tuddenham Parish Hockering Parish	Link to B1147 (Lyng Road) A 168 metre length of new carriageway to be classified as C Road from point E at the north side of the existing pond between the B1147 and the existing A47, in a southerly direction to point F on the B1147.
The classification of roads plans – sheet 4	The classification of roads plans – sheet 4
East Tuddenham Parish Hockering Parish	Existing A47 A 2090 metre length of de-trunked carriageway to be classed as C Road from point H 140 metres north west of the Matishall Lane Link Road junction in a south easterly direction to point Q (sheet 7).
Hockering Parish	Proposed Mattishall Lane Link Road A 471 metre length of new carriageway to be classified as C Road from point L, 160 metres north west of the centreline of the existing A47 / Mattishall Lane junction, in a south westerly direction to point K.
The classification of roads plans – sheet 7	The classification of roads plans – sheet 7
East Tuddenham Parish	Link Road to existing A47 A 820 metre length of new carriageway to be classed as C Road from point Q, 12.5 metres east of the centreline of the existing A47/Church Lane junction, in an easterly direction to point R1 (sheet 10).
The classification of roads plans – sheet 9	The classification of roads plans – sheet 9
Honingham Parish	Link to Dereham Road A 266 metre length of new carriageway to be classified as C Road from point AM, 269 metres south east of the centreline of the existing A47 / Berrys Lane junction, in a south then south easterly direction to point AN.
East Tuddenham Parish Honingham Parish	Link Road to existing A47 A 1680 metre length of new carriageway to be classed as C Road from point AK 38 metres south of the existing A47/Berrys Lane junction in an south easterly direction to point AL (sheet 13).
The classification of roads plans – sheet 13	The classification of roads plans – sheet 13
Honingham Parish	Link to Norwich Road A 1029 metre length of new carriageway to be classified as C Road from point AE, 46 metres east of the centrepoint of the Honingham roundabout in a south easterly direction to point AF (sheet 14).
Honingham Parish	Existing roundabout to be classified as C Road with reference BI the centrepoint of the roundabout is 375 metres west of the access to St Andrew’s Church.
The classification of roads plans – sheet 14	The classification of roads plans – sheet 14
Honingham Parish	Link to Taverham Road A 247 metre length of new carriageway to be classified as C Road from point AU, 29 metres south of the access to Church House Farm in a south easterly direction to point AV.
Honingham Parish Easton Parish	Link to Dereham Road A 1264 metre length of new carriageway to be classified as C Road from point BE, 29 metres south east of the centrepoint of the proposed Norwich Road junction southern roundabout in an easterly direction to point BF (sheet 16).
The classification of roads plans – sheet 17	The classification of roads plans – sheet 17
Easton Parish	Realignment of Rotten Row A 55 metre length of new carriageway to be classified as C Road from point BG, 55 metres west of the centreline of the Rotten Row / Church Lane junction to point BH.

PART 3 — UNCLASSIFIED ROADS

(1) Area	(2) Length of road
The classification of roads plans – sheet 4	The classification of roads plans – sheet 4
Hockering Parish	Existing A47 west of Hockering junction A 71 metre length of carriageway to be unclassified from point M, at the existing Mattishall Lane / A47 junction, in a south westerly direction to point N.
Hockering Parish	Link from Mattishall Lane Link Road to existing Mattishall Lane A 158 metre length of carriageway from point I, at junction with Mattishall Lane Link Road 330m south of junction with existing A47 in an easterly direction to point J.
The classification of roads plans – sheets 13	The classification of roads plans – sheets 13
Honingham Parish	Existing A47 to Taverham Road A 444 metre length of existing carriageway to be unclassified from point AO, at the access next to St Andrew’s Church, in an eastern direction to point AP (sheet 14).

PART 4 — SPEED LIMITS

Note: where speed limits are indicated on the plans relating to this Part (the traffic regulation plans) but are not referenced in this schedule they indicate that national speed limits apply in accordance with either:

(a) the national speed limit set out in—

(i) Section 86 (speed limits for particular classes of vehicles) of, and Schedule 6 (speed limits for particular classes of vehicles) to the 1984 Act; and

(ii) the 70 miles per hour, 60 miles per hour and 50 miles per hour (Temporary Speed Limit) Order 1977 as varied by the 70 miles per hour, 60 miles per hour and 50 miles per hour (Temporary Speed Limit) (Variation) Order 1978 and continued indefinitely by Regulation 2 of the 70 Miles Per Hour, 60 Miles Per Hour and 50 Miles Per Hour (Temporary Speed Limit) (Continuation) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1548)⁹¹; or

(b) sections 81 and 82 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (which defines speed limits on ‘restricted roads’ by reference to street lighting),

and are not subject to this order. For details of the scheme lighting design, refer to the general arrangement plans.

PART 5 — REVOCATIONS & VARIATIONS OF EXISTING TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS

(1) Parish	(2) Road name, number and length	(2) Road name, number and length	(2) Road name, number and length	(3) Title of Order	(4) Revocations or Variations
The traffic regulation plans – sheet 1	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 1	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 1	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 1	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 1	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 1
North Tuddenham Parish Hockering Parish East Tuddenham Parish Honingham Parish Easton Parish	North Tuddenham Parish Hockering Parish East Tuddenham Parish Honingham Parish Easton Parish	Existing A47 From point I to points B and D, a length of 8302 metres	The A47 Trunk Road (Wansford, City of Peterborough to Great Yarmouth) (24 Hour Clearway) Order 2013	The A47 Trunk Road (Wansford, City of Peterborough to Great Yarmouth) (24 Hour Clearway) Order 2013	Revocation of clearway along existing A47 from point I to points B and D (sheet 16).

PART 6 — FOOTPATHS, CYCLE TRACKS, FOOTWAYS AND BRIDLEWAYS

PART 7 — ROADS TO BE DE-TRUNKED

(1) Parish	(2) Length of Road
The de-trunking plans – sheets 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8	The de-trunking plans – sheets 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8
East Tuddenham Parish Hockering	A length of 2283 metres of the A47 Trunk Road from point A 303 metres north west of the centreline of the existing Mattishall Lane / existing A47 junction to point B.
The de-trunking plans – sheets 9, 11, 12 & 13	The de-trunking plans – sheets 9, 11, 12 & 13
Honingham Parish	A length of 1700 metres of the A47 Trunk Road from point C 174 metres south east of the centreline of the Berrys Lane / existing A47 junction, to point D.
The de-trunking plans – sheet 13	The de-trunking plans – sheet 13
Honingham Parish	A length of 948 metres of the A47 Trunk Road from point E 70 metres west of the access to St Andrew’s Church, to point F (sheet 14).
The de-trunking plans – sheet 15	The de-trunking plans – sheet 15
Easton Parish Honingham Parish	A length of 708 metres of the A47 Trunk Road from point G 683 metres west of the centrepoint of the existing A47 / Church Lane roundabout, to point H (sheet 16).
The de-trunking plans – sheet 16	The de-trunking plans – sheet 16
Easton Parish	A length of 39 metres of the A47 Trunk Road from point I 23 metres north of the centrepoint of the existing A47 / Church Lane roundabout, to point J.

PART 8 — TRAFFIC REGULATION MEASURES (CLEARWAYS AND PROHIBITIONS)

(1) Parish	(2) Road name, number and length	(3) Measures
The traffic regulation plans – sheets 1 to 16	The traffic regulation plans – sheets 1 to 16	The traffic regulation plans – sheets 1 to 16
East Tuddenham Parish Hockering Parish Honingham Parish Easton Parish	A47 Trunk Road eastbound from point A to point B (sheet 16) a distance of 8470 metres.	Clearway (including verges, hardshoulders).
East Tuddenham Parish Hockering Parish Honingham Parish Easton Parish	A47 Trunk Road westbound from point C to point D (sheet 16) a distance of 8470 metres.	Clearway (including verges, hardshoulders).
The traffic regulation plans – sheet 5	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 5	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 5
Hockering Parish	Layby on the A47 westbound reference point AU, 142 metres east of Mill Lane	Proposed waiting time restriction.
Hockering Parish	Layby on the A47 eastbound reference point AV, 298 metres east of Mill Lane	Proposed waiting time restriction.
The traffic regulation plans – sheet 8	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 8	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 8
East Tuddenham Parish Honingham Parish	A47 Trunk Road eastbound diverge slip road from point J to point K (sheet 10) a distance of 708 metres.	Clearway (including verges, hardshoulders).
East Tuddenham Parish Honingham Parish	A47 Trunk Road westbound merge slip road from point T to point U (sheet 9) a distance of 541 metres.	Clearway (including verges, hardshoulders).
The traffic regulation plans – sheet 9	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 9	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 9
East Tuddenham Parish Honingham Parish	A47 Trunk Road westbound diverge from point V to point W (sheet 11) a distance of 536 metres.	Clearway (including verges, hardshoulders).
The traffic regulation plans – sheet 10	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 10	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 10
East Tuddenham Parish Honingham Parish	A47 Trunk Road eastbound merge from point P to point Q (sheet 11) a distance of 514 metres.	Clearway (including verges, hardshoulders).
The traffic regulation plans – sheet 13	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 13	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 13
Honingham Parish	A47 Trunk Road eastbound diverge slip road from point AH to point AI (sheet 14) a distance of 617 metres.	Clearway (including verges, hardshoulders).
Honingham Parish	A47 Trunk Road westbound merge slip road from point AN to point AO (sheet 14) a distance of 663 metres.	Clearway (including verges, hardshoulders).
The traffic regulation plans – sheet 14	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 14	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 14
Honingham Parish	A47 Trunk Road eastbound merge from point AL to point AM (sheet 15) a distance of 595 metres.	Clearway (including verges, hardshoulders).
The traffic regulation plans – sheet 15	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 15	The traffic regulation plans – sheet 15
Honingham Parish	A47 Trunk Road westbound diverge from point AR to point AQ (sheet 14) a distance of 593 metres.	Clearway (including verges, hardshoulders).
Honingham Parish	Layby on the A47 eastbound reference point AP, 125 metres west of the Easton footbridge	Proposed waiting time restriction.

SCHEDULE 4

PERMANENT STOPPING UP OF HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS & PROVISION OF NEW HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS

In relating this Schedule to the rights of way and access plans, the provisions described in this Schedule are shown on the rights of way and access plans in the following manner—

(a) Existing highways are to be stopped up, as described in column (2) of Parts 1 and 2 of this Schedule, are shown by blue diagonal hatching (as shown in the key on the rights of way and access plans) over the extent of the area to be stopped up, which is described in column (3) of Parts 1 and 2 of this Schedule and given a reference label in a square box (a capital A followed by a number).

(b) New highways which are to be substituted for a highway to be stopped up (or which are otherwise to be provided), as are included in column (4) of Part 2 of this Schedule, are shown by—

(i) red honeycomb-hatching (for motorways and trunk roads),

(ii) yellow cross-hatching (for other classified roads and highways),

(iii) green vertical hatching (for cycle tracks and restricted byways),

(iv) a green dashed line (for public rights of way),

(as shown in the key on the rights of way and access plans) and are given a reference label in a square (D for new highway and CF for new public rights of way and cycle tracks to be substituted or provided) and will be a road unless the word ‘footpath’, ‘bridleway’, ‘footway’ or ‘cycle track’ appears beneath its reference letter in column (4) of Part 2 of this Schedule.

(c) Private means of access to be stopped up, as described in column (2) of Parts 3 and 4 of this Schedule, are shown by solid lime green shading (as shown in the key on the rights of way and access plans) over the extent of stopping up described in column (3) of Parts 3 and 4 of this Schedule, and are given a reference label in a square (a capital B followed by a number).

(d) New private means of access to be substituted for a private means of access to be stopped up (or which are otherwise to be provided), as are included in column (4) of Part 3 of this Schedule, are shown by red diagonal hatching (as shown in the key on the rights of way and access plans) and are given a reference label in a square (a capital C followed by a number).

PART 1 — HIGHWAYS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH NO SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED

(1) Area	(2) Highway to be stopped up	(3) Extent of stopping up
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 2	The rights of way and access plans – sheet 2	The rights of way and access plans – sheet 2
Norfolk County Council Hockering Parish	Reference A36 to A37 Hockering FP12	Reference A36 to A37 public footpath to be stopped up from a point A36 from the existing A47 in a southern direction to a point A37, a distance of 16m.
Norfolk County Council North Tuddenham Parish	Reference A42 to A43 Part of a cycle track	Reference A42 to A43 From point A42 located on the existing Lyng Road in a south easterly direction to point A43 a distance of 28 metres.
Norfolk County Council North Tuddenham Parish	Reference A44 to A45 Part of a cycle track	Reference A44 to A45 From point A44 located 52 metres west of the existing Lyng Road in a south easterly direction to point A45 a distance of 15 metres.
Norfolk County Council North Tuddenham Parish	Reference A46 to A47 Part of a cycle track	Reference A46 to A47 From point A46 located 37 metres north of the existing A47 in a southerly direction to point A47 a distance of 11 metres.
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 6	The rights of way and access plans – sheet 6	The rights of way and access plans – sheet 6
Norfolk County Council Hockering Parish	Reference A10 to A11 Part of Hockering FP7	Reference A10 to A11 Public footpath to be stopped up from point A10, 79 metres south of the access to Newgate House in a southern direction to point A11, a distance of 34 metres.
Norfolk County Council Hockering Parish	Reference A11 to A12 Part of Hockering FP7	Reference A11 to A12 Public footpath to be stopped up from point A11 in a westerly direction a distance of 95 metres to point A12.
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 7	The rights of way and access plans – sheet 7	The rights of way and access plans – sheet 7
Norfolk County Council East Tuddenham Parish	Reference A15 to A16 on Church Lane	Reference A15 to A16 Highway to be stopped up from point A15, at junction on existing A47 in a southern direction 125 metres to point A16.
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 9	The rights of way and access plans – sheet 9	The rights of way and access plans – sheet 9
Norfolk County Council East Tuddenham Parish	Reference A21 to A23 on Berry’s Lane	Reference A21 to A23 Highway to be stopped up from point A21, at junction connecting Berrys Lane to the existing A47 in a southern direction to point A23, a distance of 157 metres.

PART 2 — HIGHWAYS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED AND NEW HIGHWAYS WHICH ARE OTHERWISE TO BE PROVIDED

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