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Transcript of Bedale Bypass
Business and Environmental Services
A responsive County Council providing excellent and efficient local services
A684 Bedale, Aiskew
and Leeming Bar bypass
If you have any queries or wish to send comments, please contact...
Telephone: Customer Service Centre on 0845 8 72 73 74
Fax: 01609 779838
Email: [email protected]
Post: A684 BALB
North Yorkshire County Council
Business and Environmental Services
County Hall
Northallerton
DL7 8AH
If you would like this information in another language or format
such as braille, large print or audio, please ask us.
Tel: 01609 532917
Email: [email protected]
Reference: B003 08/09
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Background to the current consultation
In 1995 a public consultation on the
route options for a bypass to the
north of Bedale, Aiskew and
Leeming Bar (BALB) was carried
out. As a result, a route was
selected. Some minor changes have
been made to the route since that
time.
Further progress of the A684 BALB
scheme is dependent on finance
being made available by the
Government and on the A1(M)
upgrade. The A1(M) upgrade started
construction in April 2009.
Following the Government’s
approval of the scheme to upgrade
the A1, the Regional Transport Board gave support to the County Council’s bid to
include A684 BALB as a regional priority. As a result of this, the County Council is
currently in discussion with the Department for Transport to secure funding for the
scheme.
How are the effects of the bypass being
assessed?
All roads impact on the environment that they pass through; a major consideration
in the design of the bypass will be to balance the need for the road and the
sympathetic treatment of the surrounding area.
To help in the process, the Council has commissioned a number of surveys and
studies including:
l ecological studies, for example for bats and trees;
l a mapping survey of the existing surface and features;
l an investigation into the ground beneath the bypass;
l an archaeological survey;
l noise and visual impact assessments; and
l the effects on farm holdings.
Some of this work is still ongoing, but the initial findings have already been used to
reduce the effect of the road on the landscape. As more information becomes
available it will be used to further reduce the road’s impact.
When will the bypass be built and will it
be good value for money?
Since the A684 BALB cannot be built until the new A1(M) Leeming junction is
completed, the construction of the bypass is currently programmed to start in
October 2012 and to be completed within two years.
It is forecast that the bypass will cost approximately £35 million. Using standard
calculations for putting a money value to the benefits of the scheme, it has been
calculated that the benefits outweigh the costs by roughly four to one. Typically,
the Department for Transport considers funding schemes at two to one, so A684
BALB represents very good value for money.
How can I find out more and comment
on the proposals?
Consultation on the proposed bypass is being carried out over a 12 week period.
The consultation aims to engage with the public, as well as statutory consultees,
stakeholders, and other interested groups.
First of all, the County Council have arranged exhibitions where you will be able
to view the detail of the proposals. You will also have the opportunity to discuss
the proposed bypass with staff from the County Council and the consultants
appointed to carry out the design.
The venues, dates and times of the exhibitions are given below:
Additionally you can also access information and participate in the consultation
on the Council’s web site at www.northyorks.gov.uk/balb
The exhibitions and online consultation are your opportunity to have your
say. Your views are important and will be considered along with those of
other members of the public and organisations.
After the exhibitions, once we have considered the issues and comments raised,
we will send you further details and a questionnaire. We will ensure that you have
this information in time for you to respond within the 12 week period. All opinions
will be considered before we start on the legal processes.
Next stepsThe results of the questionnaires will be considered by the County Council prior
to a planning application being submitted. Additionally, we will start preparing to
undertake the legal processes including Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) and
the Side Road Order (SRO). The CPO provides the County Council with the
authority to purchase the land necessary for the scheme and the SRO allows the
modification of the highway network, for example to “stop up” (close) highways
and create new roads and rights of way.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Exhibition Venue 1 Bedale - Market Place (Mobile display vehicle)10.00am - 7.00pm Friday 18th September 2009
10.00am - 4.00pm Saturday 19th September 2009
Exhibition Venue 2 Leeming Bar - Aiskew & Leeming Primary School10.00am - 4.00pm Saturday 26th September 2009
Exhibition Venue 3 Aiskew - Methodist Hall
12.30pm - 3.30pm Friday 2nd October 20097.00pm - 8.30pm Friday 2nd October 2009
Parking available to
the rear of St Mary
and St Joseph Church
The new road will start at a roundabout near
Bedale Golf Club and head north-eastwards
across farmland towards Rectory Wood. The road will
pass through the wood crossing Bedale Beck and the
Wensleydale Railway on a new bridge.
The road will continue north-eastwards. The road
cannot be completely out of sight because it needs
to stay above the floodplain of Bedale Beck and Scurf
Beck, and also cross over an existing pipeline.
The road will pass through the southern edge of Sand
Hill Plantation, away from Sand Hill Farm, and continue
in a straight line through open farmland. This route enables
opportunities for overtaking on the bypass, which helps to make it
attractive as an alternative route for through traffic. There will be a
low point on this section of the bypass and a storage pond will be
created to control rainwater run-off from the road into Bedale Beck.
After passing to the north-west of Aiskew Grange, the road turns
eastwards and will connect with a new roundabout being constructed
for the A1(M) Leeming Junction. This roundabout will also provide connections
to a local access road, which is being provided as part of the A1(M) scheme, to
maintain access to farms, homes and villages to the north and south.
The bypass will make use of an underbridge at the A1(M) junction to take it
beneath the motorway to a second roundabout on the east side, which
connects with new A1(M) southbound slip roads.
The eastern half of the bypass starts at this roundabout and heads north-
eastwards. At this point it passes between Leeming Bar Industrial Estate
and Fairfield Farm. The route will then meet Leases Road where there will be a
new roundabout to provide connections to Leases Road and Low Street.
Continuing eastwards the bypass will be on a shallow embankment, passing
along the south side of the field below Argyll House and just north of Ashville.
The bypass will then cut across Low Street but there will be no connection for
vehicles at that point. However, it is proposed that pedestrians, horses and cyclists
will still be able to cross the bypass at this point. It is also proposed to construct
landscape mounds on the north side of the bypass along this section.
The bypass will begin to curve to the right to head eastwards across open
farmland. A second storage pond will be created for rainwater run-off from
the road.
A new bridge will carry the bypass over the Wensleydale Railway to a new
roundabout on the A684 Northallerton Road, where there will be a third
storage pond.
What is the purpose of this leaflet?
This leaflet provides information about the proposed A684 Bedale, Aiskew and
Leeming Bar bypass, known as A684 BALB. It also gives details of where you can
find further information.
This is the first stage of the consultation process and over the next few weeks there
will be opportunities for you to give your views and comments about the proposals.
Why is a bypass needed?
Users of the existing A684, which goes through the communities of Bedale,
Aiskew and Leeming Bar, regularly experience problems with traffic congestion,
road safety and access to outlying areas.
The proposed bypass would provide several benefits including:
l reducing traffic congestion in the communities bypassed by the proposed scheme. For example, the average daily traffic flow on the
A684 through this area is approximately 14,000 vehicles per day. A
bypass would remove approximately half of this traffic;
l reducing environmental and road safety problems on the approaches to and through the communities of Bedale, Aiskew and Leeming Bar;
l improving access to the A1(M) from and between communities to the east and west of the A1; and
l improving access to Leeming Bar Industrial Estate.
Where will the new road go?
The whole of the bypass will lie to the north of Bedale, Aiskew and Leeming
Bar. It consists of two new sections of road, split by the A1, with approximately
2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) on the west side and 1.9 kilometres (1.2 miles) to the
east. The plan on this leaflet shows the proposed route.
BEDALE
LEEMING
BAR
New A1(M) motorway
under construction
including Leeming
Junction
AISKEW
Rectory
Wood
Sand Hill
Plantation
Leeming Bar
Industrial Estate
Bed
ale
Bec
k
Wen
sley
dale
Rai
lway
This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of
Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of her Majesty’s Stationary Office © Crown
copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to
prosecution or civil proceedings. North Yorkshire County Council 100017946 (2009).
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Key to the plan
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Low Street closed at bypass, traffic diverted
via Leases Road. Access will remain for
pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders.
Bedale Golf
Club
Ashville
Scu
rf B
eck
Holmfield
Farm
Proposed
storage
pond
Proposed
storage
pond
Leem
ing L
ane
Lease
s Road
Lowlands
Existing A
684
Spring
House
A684
Northallerto
n Road
Leeming
Airfield
Aiskew
Grange
Back
Lane
Sand Hill
Farm
Mini-roundabout
Exist
ing
A684
Level Crossing
St Gregory’s
Church
Sports
Ground
A684 to Leyburn
Rand Beck
Low
Stre
et
Fairfield
Farm
Wendsleydale
Railway
Argyll
House
Exhibition Venue 1
Exhibition Venue 2
A1 (M
) Loca
l Acce
ss Road
Exhibition Venue 3
Field House
Proposed
bridge
Proposed
bridge