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For individual assessments, we heard that the expectations of developers are clearly defined, well understood and often appropriate. 208 However, overall, the scale and range of assessments and associated surveys has increased. WSP, an engineering and professional service firm, noted the Environmental Statement accompanying the High Speed 1 applications in 1994 consisted of 10 documents and was 900 pages long; the 2013 High Speed 2 statement was 536 documents and 39,610 pages long. 209