Representation by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council )
- Date submitted
- 15 September 2021
- Submitted by
- Local authorities
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council wishes to register to participate in the examination regarding the application by Highways England for an Order Granting Development Consent for the A57 Link Roads scheme (previously known as the Trans-Pennine Upgrade). The A57 Link Roads scheme broadly supports the aim of the Tameside Corporate Plan to ensure modern infrastructure and a sustainable environment and the policy aims of the Council’s Inclusive Growth Strategy (2021) and the Council’s growth priorities. The current scheme has evolved over more than 50 years as alternative ideas have been explored to address the heavy congestion on the A57 and A628 strategic roads between Manchester and Sheffield, currently resulting in unreliable journeys, poor air and noise quality and a general blight on communities.. The Council is currently finalising its Local Impact Report (LIR) against the headings noted below: - Economic Growth and Transportation, especially around: o Existing key businesses in and around the A57 including the Hattersley, Mottram, Hollingworth and local area; o Existing and potential strategic Housing Sites in the local area to include areas around Hattersley, Hyde and Godley Green; o The proposed Bredbury Industrial Estate on the Tameside/ Stockport boundary; o The effects of the initiative on land values / commercial property rental values at employment sites in and around the A57 as noted above; o Existing areas of underutilised economic development potential along the A57 corridor; o The benefits of the new initiative forming the first stage of a wider road programme around Mottram, Hollingworth and Tintwistle. - Noise and Vibration - Geology, Soil and Ground Condition as a result of the proposed scheme - Material impacts on the scheme - Air Quality especially linking in with the developing Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan - Landscape and Visual Impacts - Archaeology and Cultural Heritage - Ecological and Nature Conservation - Road Drainage and Water Quality - Construction Traffic - Road Safety Once completed the LIR will be submitted to the examination to enable the Council to give further details of the likely positive and negative impacts of the proposed development in Tameside.