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Scheme Effects

Scheme Effects

 

Environment
Noise
  • Overall improvement for local residents due to
    the scheme.
  • On opening, an estimated 479 properties would
    experience a noticeable improvement in noise and
    97 properties would experience a noticeable
    increase in noise.
 Beneficial
 
Local Air Quality
  • Overall improvement in local air quality due to reduced
    congestion and improved traffic flow.
 Beneficial
 
Landscape
  • Landscape mitigation and reduced lighting would
    improve views.
 Slight beneficial
 
Heritage
  • Slight impact on rural historic landscape and setting of
    a listed building (Upper Widhill Farm).
    Slight adverse Heritage
 Slight adverse
 
Biodiversity
  • Loss and severance of species rich hedgerows
    from Lady Lane northwards would affect habitat
    connectivity.
  • Scheme would affect protected species habitats.
  • Mitigation would be provided through fencing,
    wildlife tunnels and habitat replacement.
 Slight adverse
 
Water
  • Neutral impact on surface and ground water
    quality and flow.
 Neutral
 
Pedestrians, Cyclists and Equestrians
  • Pedestrian/cyclist facilities provided from Cricklade
    Road to the Lady Lane Junction, with a signalised
    crossing of the slip roads at the junction.
  • Pedestrian/equestrian overbridge provided on the
    alignment of the existing bridleway.
  • Alternative Public Right of Way to be provided where
    existing footpath would be stopped up.
  • Pedestrian/cyclist facility provided on Blunsdon Hill.
 Slight beneficial
 
Community Effects
  • No residential properties demolished.
  • BP and Little Chef businesses and Countrywide Stores in Lady Lane would be demolished
  • Reduced community severance, with reduced traffic movements through Blunsdon.
 Beneficial
 
Journey Ambience
  • Reduced driver frustration and stress.
  • Loss of traveller facilities at BP/Little Chef.
 Neutral
 

Safety

  
  • Removal of through traffic from Blunsdon and the
    roundabout would result in reduction in accidents.
 Beneficial
  

Economy

Efficiency and Reliability
  • Scheme would reduce congestion.
Moderate
beneficial
 

Accessibility

  
  • Scheme would reduce severance for over 1000 known
    Non Motorised User movements.
 Large beneficial
 

Integration

  
  • Scheme would assist future major development
    allocated in North Swindon.
 Beneficial