Crossrail Assessment of Impacts on Heritage and Landscape. Technical Report Volume 6 of 6 February E0316-G0E

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1 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ON HERITAGE AND LANDSCAPE TECHNICAL REPORT This report has been prepared jointly by and Alan Baxter and for Cross London Rail Links Limited. Crossrail Assessment of Impacts on Heritage and Landscape Technical Report Volume 6 of 6 February E0316-G0E Date For Date For Alan Baxter and This report has been prepared by Alan Baxter and and for Cross London Rail Links Limited Cross London Rail Links Limited 1, Butler Place LONDON SW1H 0PT Tel: Fax:

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3 Introduction 3 Defi nitions and sources 5 Western Route West Drayton to Maidenhead OHLE Zone of Visual Infl uence and Character Area Plan (1) 17 Zone of Visual Infl uence and Character Area Plan (2) 19 Zone of Visual Infl uence and Character Area Plan (3) 21 Route window W25 Maidenhead Station 22 Route window W24 Maidenhead Railway Bridge 24 Route window W23 Taplow Station 26 Route window W22 Lent Rise 28 Route window W21 Burnham Station 30 Route window W20 Dover Road & Leigh Road Bridges 32 Route window W19 Stoke Poges Lane Bridge 34 Route window W18 Slough Station 36 Route window W17 Middegreen Road,St Mary s Road & Trenches Bridge 38 Route window W16 Langley Station 40 Route window W15 Dog Kennel Bridge 42 Route window W14 Iver Station 44 Route window W13 West Drayton Station 46 Route window W12 Horton Road and Old Stockley Road Bridges 48 Route window W11 Stockley Flylover 50 Route window W10 Hayes and Harlington Station 52 Route window W9 Southall West Sidings 54 Route window W8 Southall Station 56 Route window W7 Hanwell Station 58 Route window W6 West Ealing Station 60 Route window W5 Ealing Broadway Station 62 Route window W4 Acton Main Line Station 64 Route window W3 Old Oak Common Depot 66 Route window W2 Canal Way 68 Route window W1 Portobello Junction 70 Central Route Route window C1 Royal Oak Portal 80 Route window C2 Paddington Station 82 Route window C3 Hyde Park and Park Lane Shafts 84 Route window C4 Bond Street Station 86 Route window C5 Tottenham Court Road Station 88 Route window C5/6 Fisher Street Vent Shaft 90 Route window C6 Farringdon Station 92 Route window C7 Liverpool Street Station 94 Route window C7/8 Hanbury Street Vent 96 Route window C8 Whitechapel Station 98 Route window C8 Pedley Street 102 Route window C8A Mile End Conveyor Corridor 104 Route window C9 Stepney Green Shaft 106 Route window C10 Lowell Street Shaft 108 Route window C11 Isle of Dogs Station 110 Route window C12 Mile End Park and Eleanor Street Shafts 112 Route window C13 Pudding Mill Lane Portal 114 Route window C13A Abbey Mills 116 North Eastern Route Route window NE1 Stratford Station 124 Route window NE2 Forest Gate Station 126 Route window NE3 Manor Park Station 128 Route window NE4 Ilford Station 130 Route window NE4 Aldersbrook Stabling Sidings 132 Route window NE5 Seven Kings Station 134 Route window NE6 Goodmayes Station 136 Route window NE7 Chadwell Heath Station 138 Route window NE8 Romford Depot (West) 140 Route window NE8/9 Romford Depot (East) 142 Route window NE9 Romford Depot Station and Depot (East) 144 Route window NE10 Gidea Park Station 146 Route window NE11 Gidea Park Stabling Sidings (1 of 2) 148 Route window NE11 Gidea Park Stabling Sidings (2 of 2) 150 Route window NE12 Harold Wood Station 152 Route window NE15 Brentwood Station 154 Route window NE17 Shenfi eld Station 156 Route window NE17 Shenfi eld Stabling Sidings 158 Route Window R1 Pitsea 160 South Eastern Route Route Window SE1 Blackwall Way and Limmo Peninsula Shafts 168 Route Window SE2 Custom House Station 170 Route Window SE3 Connaught Tunnel 172 Route Window SE4 North Woolwich Portal and Thames Tunnel 174 Route Window SE5 Arsenal Way Shaft 176 Route Window SE6 Plumstead Portal 178 Route Window SE6A Manor Wharf 180 Route Window SE7 Church Manorway Bridge 182 Route Window SE8 Abbey Wood Station 184 1

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5 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 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 an east-west alignment under central London and the upgrading of existing National Rail lines to the east and west of central London. The Crossrail route is shown in Figure 1.1. buildings. (CBA) were appointed to examine the impacts upon landscape/townscape and visual amenity. These two major pieces of work have an area of overlap in so far as they both consider the impacts of the scheme on listed buildings and on conservation areas and they both address the requirements of Planning Policy Guidance Note 15 (PPG 15) Planning and the Historic Environment with regard to listed buildings and conservation areas. Consequently, there has joint working between the two consultancies. In addition, inputs have been obtained from both the engineering design consultants (Mott McDonald (MM) and Scott Wilson Railways) (SWR) and the architects (John McAslan & Partners and Hawkins Brown) to provide additional information in relation to the design development of proposals affecting listed buildings or buildings within conservation areas. Transport for London This report has been compiled from the series of studies carried out by these consultants and provides a synthesis of their work into a joint report on heritage and landscape. The responsibilities of the consultants in compiling this report are set out below: Direct impacts on listed buildings and structures and above ground Scheduled Ancient Monuments Alan Baxter & Overview of Crossrail Route 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 upgrading or renewal of existing stations outside central London. Crossrail will provide fast, effi cient and convenient rail access to the West End and the City by linking existing routes from Shenfi eld and Abbey Wood, in the east with Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west. Crossrail will be a signifi cant 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 benefi ts for London and the southeast of England 1.2 The Heritage and Landscape Report In 2002 Cross London Rail Link Ltd (CLRL) appointed consultants to carry out a number of studies into the environmental impacts of the Crossrail scheme as inputs into the Environmental Impact Assessment and Statement. Impacts on the setting of listed buildings Impacts on Conservation Areas Design development of proposals affecting listed buildings and buildings in Conservation Areas Impacts on townscape and landscape character Impacts on visual amenity 1.3 Structure of the Report supported by Alan Baxter & in relation to historic buildings. Chirs Blandford supported by an assessment by Alan Baxter & of the contribution to the Conservation Areas of buildings to be demolished. Cross London Rail Links supported by Mott MacDonald, Scott Wilson Railways, John McAslan & Partners and Hawkins Brown Volume 1 provides an overview of the scheme and sets out the methodologies employed by the consultants. Volumes 2 (West), 3 (Central West), 4 (Central East) and 5 (East) examine the detailed impacts for each route window. Each volume sets out the PPG 15 principles to be considered in the assessment and describes the relevant planning policy framework included in the Planning authorities is adopted and other statutory plans. The contents of each volume are set out in Appendix 1. Alan Baxter and (ABA) were appointed to examine the impacts of the scheme upon listed 3

6 For each route window there is: - a description of the temporary and permanent works; - a baseline description of the listed buildings, conservation areas, townscape/landscape character and quality, relevant landscape designations and the location and sensitivity of potential visual receptors; - an assessment of the impact of the works on heritage and landscape resources and visual amenity including the proposed mitigation works to ensure that adverse impacts are minimised as far, as is reasonably practicable; - a summary table of the impacts; - details of any assumptions made about the scheme; - references. Where there are predicted to be impacts on listed buildings, or where buildings within conservation areas are to be demolished, the report also sets out a description of the design development, explaining the reasons for the selection of the proposed scheme. Volume 6 contains plans including Townscape Character Baseline mapping and Zones of Visual Infl uence (ZVI) plans for each route window 1.4 Introduction to Volume Route Sections and Route Windows This volume provides the mapping for the Heritage and Landscape Report. For the purposes of assessment, the route has been broken down into four route sections and a series of route windows, a set out below Route Section Western Section Central Section North Eastern Section South Eastern Section Route Windows W25 to W1 and H1 to H5 C1 to C13A NE1 to NE17 SE1 to SE8 A summary index describing each of the route windows is provided at the beginning of each route section Route Window Plans Two plans are provided for route window a townscape character baseline plan and a visual appraisal plan. The Townscape Character Baseline Plans identify the locations of listed buildings, conservation areas and other landscape planning designations, along with key buildings and landmarks, key vegetation groups and keu movement corridors in the vicinity of the worksite. The plans also illustrate the extent of the temporary worksite and the extent of the permanent works. The Visual Appraisal Plans identify the zone of visual infl uence of the works, the key groups of visual amenity receptors who would obtain views of the proposed works and the types of views they would obtain. 4

7 Definitions and Sources Legend Feature Definition Source Extent of mapping Date Data Obtained Mapped by District/Borough Boundary Local Authority Boundaries. Ordnance Survey Boundary Line mapping. Route Window. As per Ordnance Survey (updated quarterly). County Boundary County Boundaries Ordnance Survey Boundary Line mapping. Route Window. As per Ordnance Survey (updated quarterly). Listed Building (Grades I, II* & II) Conservation Areas Buildings of special architectural or historic interest designated by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport in accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act The three grades are: Grade I: of exceptional interest. Grade II*: a particularly important building of more than special interest. Grade II: of special interest. Areas of special architectural or historic interest designated by local authorities in accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act Statutory lists of buildings of special architectural or historic interest. Maps showing listed buildings held by English Heritage and local planning authorities. Adopted UDPs and subsequent designations: Central and East: Kensington & Chelsea UDP Adopted 2002; Westminster UDP 1st Deposit Draft Sept 2000; Westminster UDP Adopted 1997; Camden UDP Adopted 2000; Review of Camden UDP 1st Deposit Draft June 2003; London UDP Adopted 2002; Islington UDP Adopted 2002; Tower Hamlets - digital data provided by the Council on Feb 2004; Newham UDP Adopted June 2001; Greenwich UDP Review 1st Deposit Draft 2002; Bexley UDP Adopted 1996; Dartford Local Plan 2nd Deposit Draft 2002; and Havering UDP Adopted March Boundary of Bayswater Conservation Area amended vicinity of Praed Street (Route Window C2) to take account of demolition in conservation area details received from Westminster City Council on West: City of Westminster UDP 1st Deposit Draft Sept 2000; The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea UDP Adopted May 2002; London Borough of Hounslow UDP Adopted Dec 1996; London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham UDP Adopted August 2003; London Borough of Hillingdon UDP Adopted Sept 1998; Slough Local Plan Deposit Draft Review March 2004; South Bucks District Local Plan Adopted March 1999; The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Local Plan Adopted July 1999; London Borough of Brent UDP Revised Deposit Draft April 2001; London Borough of Ealing 2nd Deposit Oct Within or adjacent to the Limits of Land to be Acquired or Used and the Limits of Deviation (LoD), whichever is greater. Within or adjacent to the area potentially subject to settlement of 10mm or more1. Within the visual envelopes identifi ed by Chris Blandford Route Window C: 4 July NE: 22 July SE: 18 July W: (W1- W11 & H): 2 April C&E: June 2003; updated December 2003; March 2004 W: April 2004 Crossrail Crossrail Alan Baxter & Strategic View & Consultation Area Strategic views of St Paul s Cathedral and the Palace of Westminster designated by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport & the Regions in RPG3a, as amended by Annex 2 of Circular 1/2000 and carried forward into the London Plan. Strategic views of St Paul s Cathedral and the Palace of Westminster designated by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport & the Regions in RPG3a, as amended by Annex 2 of Circular 1/2000 and carried forward into the London Plan. Route Window. For clarity, no distinction has been made between the wider setting and background consultation areas and overlaps have not been shown. C: June 2003; updated October 2004; March 2004; revised by Crossrail April 2004 W: N/A as views only affect C. SE:strategic views in Bexley deleted and Crossrail 5

8 Legend Feature Definition Source Extent of mapping Date Data Obtained Mapped by Registered Parks & Gardens Watercourse/ Waterbody Parks and gardens in England of special historic interest contained within the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England compiled by English Heritage. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. Boundaries of gardens clarifi ed by reference to Adopted Local Plans: Central & East: Westminster UDP 1st Deposit Draft Sept 2000; Westminster UDP Adopted 1997; Camden UDP Adopted 2000; Review of Camden UDP 1st Deposit Draft June 2003; City of London UDP Adopted 2002; Tower Hamlets - digital data provided by the Council in Feb 2004; Newham UDP Adopted June Western: The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea UDP Adopted May 2002; London Borough of Ealing 2nd Deposit Draft October 2002; South Bucks District Local Plan Adopted March 1999; London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham UDP Adopted August 2003; Route Window C&E: June 2003; updated March 2004 W: April 2004 Rivers, canals and other surface waterbodies. Ordnance Survey Vector mapping at 1:1250/1:2500. Route Window. As per Ordnance Survey (updated quarterly). Crossrail Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Areas outside National Parks of such outstanding natural beauty that the Countryside Agency considers it desirable, under Part IV of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, to conserve and enhance their natural beauty by providing them with the protection afforded by a ANOB designation. Adopted Local Plans. Route Window C&E: None present. W: April 2004 Area of Landscape Importance Areas of local landscape importance designated in Local Plans. Includes Special Landscape Areas and Areas of Landscape Importance. Adopted Local Plans. Route Window C: None present W: April 2004 SE: September 2004 Green Belt/ Metropolitan Open Land Comprise the following: Green Belt: A national policy designation (PPG2 Green Belts 1995) which aims to contain development, protect the countryside, preserve the setting and special character of historic towns and assist in urban renaissance. London s Green Belt is protected by policy contained in the London Plan (2002) with detailed boundaries defi ned in Unitary Development Plans. Metropolitan Open Land: A designation unique to London designed to protect strategic open land in urban areas that contribute to the physical structure of London by being clearly distinguishable from the built-up area. The London Plan affords MOL the same level of protection as the Green Belt. It is the responsibility of the London Boroughs to designate MOL through the UDP process, in consultation with the Mayor. Adopted development plans. Central & East: Barking & Dagenham UDP Adopted 1995; Brentwood Local Plan Adopted 1995; Camden UDP Adopted 2000; City of London UDP Adopted 2002; Havering UDP Adopted 1993; Islington UDP Adopted 2002; Newham UDP Adopted 2001; Redbridge UDP Adopted 1994; Tower Hamlets UDP Adopted 1998; Westminster UDP Adopted Western: Ealing UDP Adopted 1995; Hammersmith & Fulham UDP Adopted 2003; Hillingdon UDP Adopted 1998; Kensington & Chelsea Adopted 2002; Slough Local Plan 1st Deposit Draft 1999 (proposals map adopted); South Bucks Local Plan Adopted 1999; Windsor & Maidenhead Local Plan Adopted Route Window. As per date of sources listed. Drivers Jonas Other Protected Open Space Comprise the following: Protected London Squares as designated in the London Squares Preservation Act 1931 and carried forward into UDPs; and, Other open space, other than Green Belt/ Metropolitan Open Land, such as Green Spaces, Public Open Space and Allotments, as protected/designated in development plans. London Squares (affect Central only): London Squares Preservation Act Boundaries clarifi ed by reference to Westminster UDP 1st Deposit Draft September 2000; Review of Camden UDP 1st Deposit Draft June 2003; Islington UDP Adopted August 2002; London UDP Adopted 2002 and Tower Hamlets UDP; Remainder: Adopted Local Plans, as for Green Belt & Metropolitan Open Land. London Squares: Route Window. Remainder: Within 100m of Crossrail area of surface interest as shown on Parliamentary Plans London Squares: As per date of sources listed. Remainder: As per date of sources listed. London Squares: Remainder: Drivers Jonas 6

9 Legend Feature Definition Source Extent of mapping Date Data Obtained Mapped by Key Local Views View which have value to the local townscape. Identifi ed by site survey. Within the extent of the Blandford. Key Tree and Shrub Groups Individually surveyed trees Gateways and nodes Landmarks Key buildings Groups of trees and shrubs that provide a notable contribution to the local townscape. Identifi ed by aerial photographs, by site survey in the case of vegetation in the vicinity of the worksites. Within the extent of the Blandford. Individual trees Identifi ed by site survey. Within the extent of the Blandford for Central Section only. Architecture, space or structure that marks entry or departure from one area to another. Distinctive buildings or structures that help provide notable reference points in the townscape. Buildings that are important to the townscape as a result of their architecture, location or function. Identifi ed by site survey. Identifi ed by site survey. Identifi ed by site survey. Within the extent of the Blandford. Within the extent of the Blandford. Within the extent of the Identifi ed by site survey Blandford. Character Area Areas of the townscape that have a distinctive identify. Identifi ed by site survey Within the extent of the Blandford. Public Right of Way A footpath or bridleway that is given statutory protection. Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Scale Explorer Maps Within the extent of the Blandford series of aerial photographs. Site surveys: Carter Ecological June 2003, updated October 7

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