A view of London's Canary Wharf from Greenwich Park, one of the Crossrail vision images

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Environment Crossrail Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL) and is committed to implementing all the provisions in theTfL Health, Safety and Environment Policy. Our approach to the environment is set out in the Crossrail Environmental Policy and our Environmental Objectives. Crossrail Environmental Objectives To support the implementation of the Transport for London (TfL) Health, Safety and Environmental Policy and to assist in monitoring of environmental performance, TfL has set a number of Environmental Objectives and Key Performance Indicators

Heritage and Archaeology

The Crossrail route passes through many areas of historic interest - for example, over 350 listed buildings lie along the route of the railway. The sheer scale and complexity of the Crossrail project will also result in the largest archaeological programme ever undertaken in the UK and represents a significant opportunity to increase knowledge regarding the past history of London.

Heritage

The listed buildings which lie along the route of Crossrail generally represent a typical cross-section of buildings such as housing of all kinds, shops and commercial premises, churches, civic buildings and railway structures (e.g. bridges and suburban stations). Crossrail has sought to avoid and minimise adverse effects on listed buildings wherever practicable, and despite the large scale of the project, the construction of Crossrail will result in the demolition of only three listed buildings and modification of a further eighteen. Further information on built heritage is set out in Information Paper D18.

Pre Construction

A detailed assessment of the potential impacts on built heritage and proposed mitigation are set out in the Crossrail Environmental Statement and Specialist Technical Report : Heritage and Landscape.

Mitigation

Where practicable, Crossrail seeks to avoid and minimise adverse effects on listed buildings and on the character of the wider townscape in which they sit. During construction, impacts will be managed in accordance with the Crossrail Construction Code (Annex 1 of the Environmental Minimum Requirements). Where works will be undertaken that affect listed buildings, agreements have been signed with the relevant local authority which set out how the works will be authorised.

Archaeology

The construction of Crossrail has the potential to encounter important and interesting archaeology across the route, including prehistoric, Roman and Medieval artifacts.

Pre -Construction

A considerable effort has been put into the early planning and evaluation of the impact of the route on archaeological resources. The outcomes of the initial archaeological studies and approach to mitigation are reported in the Crossrail Environmental Statement (ES) and Specialist Technical Report: Assessment of Archaeology Impacts.

Mitigation

The general approach to archaeological mitigation for Crossrail follows the principles of Planning Policy Guidance Note on Archaeology and Planning (PPG 16) and is set out in the Planning and Heritage Memorandum (Annex 2 of the Environmental Minimum Requirements (EMR) for Crossrail) and Information Paper D22, Archaeology.
To address local variation in the importance of the archaeological resources and site conditions, bespoke archaeological programmes will be produced for individual sites. Where practicable, archaeological sites will be preserved in situ; otherwise they will be excavated and recorded (preservation by record).

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