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movements and the development footprint at Ladycross Plantation and Lockwood Beck has reduced in scale compared to the original planning permission. 51. The effect of the following construction and operational emission sources on human and ecological receptors were deemed non-significant : • Non-road mobile machinery exhaust emissions. • Blasting emissions. • Construction road vehicle exhaust emissions. • Operational road vehicle exhaust emissions. • Woodsmith Mine ventilation emissions. 52. Further conclusions on the impacts of nutrient nitrogen deposition on sensitive ecological receptors are detailed in Section 5.9 . 53. The assessment concludes that air quality conditions are currently good and are improving, even with the currently Approved Development being under construction. With the continued adherence to existing mitigation measures, it is anticipated that any effects on air quality during the construction or operational phases of the proposed amendments will be non-significant . 5.6 Chapter 10 Traffic and Transport 54. The potential traffic and transport impacts at Woodsmith Mine associated with the construction and operational phases of the proposed amendments to the currently Approved Development upon traffic sensitive receptors have been assessed. The assessment was undertaken in accordance with approaches informed by consultation with North Yorkshire Council and RCBC (as the local highway authorities), and in compliance with all relevant policies, legislation and guidance. 55. An assessment of traffic and transport impacts for Ladycross Plantation and Lockwood Beck has been scoped out, as there will not be an increase in vehicle movements as a result of the proposed amendments to the currently Approved Development. 56. In accordance with national guidance, a Traffic and Transport Study Area (TTSA) was identified. Existing traffic conditions were established and sensitive traffic receptors within the TTSA were identified. Any routes within the TTSA that could potentially be affected by changes in traffic associated with the proposed amendments to the currently Approved Development were identified. A total of 12 links were assessed for any impacts on pedestrian severance and delay, amenity, fear and intimidation, and road safety and driver delay. 57. The proposed amendments to the currently Approved Development will require a small increase in the maximum number of daily heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), increasing from 63 to 70 for a period of approximately six months during the construction phase. These additional HGVs will support the transport of polyhalite before the MTS is commissioned. During the operational phase, there will be an increase to a maximum of 40 HGV daily deliveries, which is consistent with the average number of deliveries that have been effectively managed since construction commenced in 2017. 58. Additional mitigation measures in relation to heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) were identified, including limiting HGV movements to outside sensitive hours, such as during school start and finish times, and any exceedance in approved HGV numbers would require notification and justification to North Yorkshire Council and the NYMNPA. 59. With the application of existing and additional mitigation measures, the impacts for both the construction and operational phases upon traffic receptors were assessed to be non-significant
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