| answer text |
<p>Natural England has a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Heathrow Airport Limited
(HAL), to provide them with pre-application advice in relation to the proposed airport
expansion. The advice being provided to Heathrow is being led and coordinated by the
Thames Area Team.</p><p> </p><p>The potential impacts from the proposed expansion
of Heathrow airport, to the Thames Valley, and the avoidance, mitigation, and compensation
measures required to address them, are the focus of Natural England’s detailed advice
to HAL. This advice can be broadly categorised into the following:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Environmental
impacts related to transport emissions</li><li>Direct impacts to habitats and species</li><li>Impacts
to local and nationally designated landscapes</li><li>Impacts to public open space
and green infrastructure</li></ol><p> </p><p>Natural England are working closely with
Heathrow Airport Limited to ensure they submit sufficient information as part of their
Development Consent Order application, to enable the Secretary of State to take a
view as to the environmental impacts of the proposed expansion.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally
the Environment Agency (EA) has provided a response to HAL’s Preliminary Environmental
Information report and continue to be in discussion over their proposals as they form
their EA and Statement of Common Ground.</p><p> </p><p>The application stage for the
Development Consent Order is expected in Autumn 2020. We expect more details about
HAL’s proposals to be shared with the EA at this stage which will enable them to make
an informed judgement.</p>
|
|
