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EDF Energy is seeking your views on its 'Preferred Proposals' for the development of Hinkley Point C as part of our public consultation. This questionnaire has been designed to be answered with the information presented in our 'Preferred Proposals: Summary' document or at our public exhibitions.

There are a total of 12 questions to which we would welcome your answers. However, there is no obligation to answer all or any of these questions. If you would prefer to submit an overall comment, please go straight to the general comment section at the end. You can also give your views on specific subjects for consultation by making your comments in the box after each individual question, whether or not you have chosen to answer that question.

If you have previously completed this questionnaire but would like to make additional comments, please email us, as multiple questionnnaire responses from the same person cannot be accepted. All answers and comments for this second stage of consultation need to be received by 4 October 2010.

The Main Site and Construction Phase

1. What are your views on the proposed arrangement and landscaping of the Hinkley Point C site?
2. We have reduced the amount of land to be used during construction in the southern part of the site in response to concerns from local residents.
What are your views on this proposal?
3. In order to speed up the process of building the new power station, and enable us to finish work earlier, we intend to apply this summer to undertake preliminary works to prepare the main site and build a temporary jetty for the delivery of bulk materials. If permission for the power station is not obtained, we will be required to reinstate this land.
What are your views on our plans for preliminary works?
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Accommodation and Transport Strategies

4. We intend to maximise the use of local workers to build the power station but we still expect between 3,000 and 3,500 workers at peak to require short-term accommodation because they currently do not live locally. These workers will be accommodated in a mixture of rented and owner–occupied accommodation, bed and breakfast and caravan parks. We are also proposing purpose-built accommodation campuses; two in Bridgwater and one on the Hinkley Point C site.
What are your views on our overall accommodation strategy?
5. The construction of the power station will increase traffic movements over a prolonged, but temporary, period of time. Our approach to managing this is to provide park and ride and freight logistics facilities so that traffic can be accommodated within the capacity of the existing highway network.
What are your views on our overall transport strategy?
6. Although the levels of traffic anticipated could be accommodated within existing road capacity, we believe that particular considerations apply to Cannington which will see the greatest change in traffic flows and that a bypass would be beneficial. We consider that a western bypass for Cannington is the best option because it is the shortest route, can be built quickly (with less environmental impact than the eastern option) and will affect fewer properties.
Do you agree with EDF Energy’s view that a Cannington western bypass should be provided?
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Associated Development Sites

7. We propose a park and ride facility on the A39, south of Cannington, for visitors to the main site and workers from Bridgwater and other nearby settlements, so they can leave their cars and transfer to buses to Hinkley Point. The park and ride facility would be removed when no longer required.
What are your views on our plans for a temporary park and ride facility at Cannington?
8. We propose a park and ride facility on the A39, west of Williton, for workers from Minehead and other nearby settlements to leave their cars and transfer to buses to Hinkley Point. The park and ride facility would be removed when no longer required.
What are your views on our plans for a temporary park and ride facility at Williton?
9. We plan to accommodate between 1,080 and 1,925 non-local workers in accommodation campuses, depending upon the success of local recruitment and other factors.
What are your views on our plans for accommodation campuses at the following locations:
i. Bridgwater Innovia site, Bath Road (site BRI- A) for up to 1,075 places?
ii. Bridgwater and Albion Rugby Football Club site, College Way (site BRI-C) for up to 150 places?
iii. Hinkley Point C site for up to 700 places?
10. At Junction 23 of the M5 we are planning a park and ride facility for workers where they will be transferred to buses. A freight logistics facility is also proposed where freight would be consolidated and sent to Hinkley Point outside peak periods. After construction of the power station is complete, this site could be used to serve Bridgwater as a park and ride facility, employment-generating use or other appropriate land use.
What are your views on our plans for the site near Junction 23 of the M5?
11. At Junction 24 of the M5 we are planning a park and ride facility for workers where they will be transferred to buses. A freight logistics facility is also proposed where freight would be consolidated and sent to Hinkley Point outside peak periods. After construction of the power station is complete, this site could be used to serve Bridgwater as a park and ride facility, employment-generating use or other appropriate land use.
What are your views on our plans for the site near Junction 24 of the M5?
12. We plan to bring in as much of the construction material as possible by sea, including large components.
What are your views on our proposals for refurbishing Combwich Wharf and providing an associated freight logistics / storage area to assist this process?
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General Comments

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