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Introductory ChaptersChapter 03: Process and Methodology
Contents Contents .............................................................................................................................. i
List of Tables ....................................................................................................................... ii
Glossary ............................................................................................................................. iii
Abbreviations and Acronyms .............................................................................................. iv
3 Process and Methodology ........................................................................................ 1
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1
3.2 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations ................................................ 1
3.3 The EIA Process ........................................................................................................ 1
3.3.1 Scoping .............................................................................................................................. 1
3.4 EIA Regulations 2017 Requirements .......................................................................... 1
3.5 Approach to Environmental Impact Assessment ........................................................ 5
3.5.1 Identification of Impacts ................................................................................................... 5
3.5.2 Assessment of Impacts ...................................................................................................... 5
3.5.3 Information Gaps and Limitations ..................................................................................... 6
3.5.4 Impact Interactions ........................................................................................................... 6
3.6 Cumulative Impact Assessment ................................................................................ 7
3.6.1 Requirement for Cumulative Assessment ......................................................................... 7
3.6.2 Other Projects.................................................................................................................... 8
3.7 Additional Mitigation and Monitoring ....................................................................... 8
3.8 Assessment of Residual Effects ................................................................................. 8
References .......................................................................................................................... 9
Introductory Chapters Chapter 03 Process and Methodology i
List of Tables Table 3.1 Scoping Responses ................................................................................................................... 1 Table 3.2 Matters for Inclusion in EIA Reports as Required by Schedule 4, of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017.......................................... 1 Table 3.3 Magnitude of Impacts .............................................................................................................. 5 Table 3.4 Significance of Effects .............................................................................................................. 6 Table 3.5 Design Parameters for the Consented Development .............................................................. 7
Inch Cape Onshore Transmission Works New Energy for Scotland www.inchcapewind.comii
Glossary Application Site The area within the red line Planning Boundary comprising the Onshore
Transmission Works (OnTW), as defined. Consented Offshore Transmission Works (OfTW)
Offshore substation platforms and their foundations and substructures, interconnector cables and offshore export cables, as consented by the Scottish Ministers on 10 October 2014.
Consented Offshore Wind Farm
Wind turbine generators and their foundations and substructures, and inter-array cables., as consented by the Scottish Ministers on 10 October 2014.
EIA Report Report presenting the findings of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
ICOL’s Offshore Transmission Works (OfTW)
Offshore substation platforms (OSPs) and their foundations and substructures, interconnector cables and Offshore Export Cables. This refers to either the Consented OfTW or Revised OfTW, as defined.
ICOL’s Offshore Wind Farm
This includes proposed wind turbine generators, foundations and substructures and inter-array cables. This refers to either the Consented Offshore Wind Farm or Revised Offshore Wind Farm, as defined.
Landfall Point where up to two Offshore Export Cables from ICOL’s Offshore Wind Farm will be brought ashore.
Offshore Export Cable
The subsea, buried or protected electricity cables running from ICOL’s Offshore Wind Farm offshore substation to the Landfall.
Onshore Export Cables
Electricity cables from the Onshore Substation to the grid connection point.
Onshore Substation The electrical substation comprising of all the equipment and associate infrastructure required to enable connection to the electrical transmission grid.
Onshore Substation Site/Substation Site
The indicative area within the Application Site where the Onshore Substation and screening will be located.
Onshore Transmission Works (OnTW)
All proposed works within the Application Site, typically including the Onshore Substation, cables transition pits, cable jointing pits, underground electricity transmission cables connecting to the Onshore Substation and further underground cables required to facilitate connection to the national grid. This includes all permanent and temporary works required. See Chapter 5: Description of Development for full details.
Original OnTW The OnTW, as was granted planning permission in principle in September 2014, under ELC reference 14/00456/PPM.
Original OnTW EIA The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that was prepared to support the planning application for the Original OnTW and reported in the Original OnTW ES, as defined.
Original OnTW ES The Environmental Statement (ES) that was submitted to support the application for the Original OnTW in 2014.
Revised Offshore Wind Farm
Wind turbine generators and their foundations and substructures, and inter-array cables, as per the scoping report submitted to Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team on behalf of the Scottish Ministers in April 2017.
Scoping Opinion The Scoping Opinion adopted by ELC as to the scope and information to be provided in support of an application for the OnTW, as defined.
Scoping Report Report prepared as the first stage of the EIA process in support of a request for a Scoping Opinion from ELC, under Regulation 17 of the EIA Regulations. The Report was submitted in July 2017.
Introductory Chapters Chapter 03 Process and Methodology iii
Abbreviations and Acronyms AA Appropriate Assessment
CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan
EcIA Ecological Impact Assessment
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
ELC East Lothian Council
ES Environmental Statement
FRA Flood Risk Assessment
HRA Habitats Regulations Appraisal
ICOL Inch Cape Offshore Limited
IEMA Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
LSE Likely Significant Effect
OfTW Offshore Transmission Works
OnTW Onshore Transmission Works
PAC Pre-Application Consultation
PPP Planning Permission in Principle
pSPA Proposed Special Protection Area
SEPA Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
SNH Scottish Natural Heritage
SPA Special Protection Area
Inch Cape Onshore Transmission Works New Energy for Scotland www.inchcapewind.comiv
3 Process and Methodology
3.1 Introduction
1 This chapter describes the process and methodology used for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), carried out in support on an application for Planning Permission in Principle (PPP) for the Onshore Transmission Works (OnTW), the findings of which are presented in this EIA Report.
2 This EIA Report meets the requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, hereafter referred to as the EIA Regulations.
3.2 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations
3 The EIA Regulations came into force in May 2017 and implement changes to the EIA Directive arising out of Directive 2014/52/EU. This EIA Report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the EIA Regulations.
3.3 The EIA Process
3.3.1 Scoping
4 Scoping is a voluntary part of the EIA process which seeks to identify the potential effects which are likely to be significant and to exclude (scope out) effects which are not considered to be significant
5 The Scoping Report for the OnTW was submitted in July 2017 (http://www.inchcapewind.com/publications/OnshoreScopingReport07-2017/OnshoreScopingReport07-2017). The Scoping Report scoped out, where possible, elements which did not need to be considered in the EIA and identified the areas where the EIA should focus, calling upon the findings of the Original OnTW EIA, where relevant and appropriate. The Scoping Report set out the methods that would be used in the assessment as advised by Planning Advice Note (PAN) 1/2013 Environmental Impact Assessment (Scottish Government, 2017). Further consultation has been undertaken with East Lothian Council (ELC), Historic Environment Scotland (HES), Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Scottish Water and Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and members of the public (as detailed in the Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) Report included with the planning application to ELC. This consultation along with recognised best practice has informed the methodology for the assessment of the OnTW.
6 A Scoping Opinion from ELC was received 6 September 2017. A summary of the scoping response is provided in Table 3.1 below. Detailed scoping responses and additional feedback from consultation for each topic is included in a table in each environmental topic chapter. Appendix 3A, Volume 2, contains the Scoping Opinion and other consultation responses received during the consultation process.
Introductory Chapters Chapter 03 Process and Methodology 1
Tabl
e 3.
1 Sc
opin
g Res
pons
es
Cons
ulte
e Su
mm
ary
of R
espo
nse
/ Com
men
ts
EIA
Repo
rt R
efer
ence
/ IC
OL R
espo
nse
ELC
It
is th
e Co
uncil
’s vi
ew th
at th
e on
shor
e an
d of
fsho
re w
orks
are
an
inte
gral
par
t of
the
mai
n pr
ojec
t, w
hich
cons
ists o
f the
offs
hore
Inch
Cap
e W
ind
Farm
and
the
onsh
ore
tran
smiss
ion
wor
ks.
Thei
r app
rova
l sho
uld
ther
efor
e on
ly b
e co
nsid
ered
on
ce th
e EI
A fo
r the
who
le p
roje
ct is
carr
ied
out.
Th
e EI
A Re
port
shou
ld in
clude
ass
essm
ent o
f the
pro
ject
as a
who
le. T
his i
nclu
des
the
offs
hore
wor
ks co
vere
d by
sepa
rate
cons
ents
. Th
e ES
mus
t con
sist o
f a “s
ingl
e an
d ac
cess
ible
com
pila
tion”
(Sco
ttish
Gov
ernm
ent C
ircul
ar 2
017/
1 pa
ragr
aph
76).
Info
rmat
ion
on a
nd a
sses
smen
t of t
he o
ffsho
re w
orks
shou
ld th
eref
ore
be
inclu
ded.
If
a re
vise
d sc
hem
e is
take
n fo
rwar
d, a
des
crip
tion
of th
is sc
hem
e an
d its
sign
ifica
nt
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
s sho
uld
be a
vaila
ble,
and
a cl
ear l
ink
mad
e to
this
info
rmat
ion
with
in th
e EI
A Re
port
for t
he o
nsho
re w
orks
. As
sess
men
t cou
ld b
e do
ne b
y us
e of
the
‘Roc
hdal
e en
velo
pe’,
asse
ssm
ent o
f the
wor
st ca
se im
pact
sc
enar
io if
the
prec
ise d
etai
ls of
the
sche
me
are
not k
now
n at
this
stag
e.
A no
te re
latin
g to
the
Scop
ing
Opin
ion
was
subm
itted
to E
LC o
n th
e 20
Nov
embe
r 201
7 w
hich
disc
usse
s the
ons
hore
/offs
hore
in
tera
ctio
n (s
ee A
ppen
dix
3B, V
olum
e 2)
. IC
OL a
re in
agr
eem
ent t
hat t
he ‘R
ochd
ale
enve
lope
’ app
roac
h to
EI
A is
appr
opria
te, e
nabl
ing
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
ass
essm
ent t
o pr
ocee
d w
here
the
final
des
ign
has n
ot b
een
reso
lved
by
asse
ssin
g on
the
basis
of w
orst
case
des
ign
para
met
ers.
W
ith re
gard
s to
asse
ssin
g th
e w
hole
pro
ject
, as I
COL h
old
a co
nsen
t fo
r the
Con
sent
ed O
ffsho
re W
ind
Farm
the
proj
ect a
sses
smen
t ca
rrie
d ou
t in
this
EIA
Repo
rt fo
r the
OnT
W w
ill b
e ca
rrie
d ou
t on
the
asse
ssm
ent f
or th
e Co
nsen
ted
Offs
hore
Win
d Fa
rm, w
hich
w
ould
be
cons
truc
ted
if th
e Re
vise
d O
ffsho
re W
ind
Farm
is n
ot
cons
ente
d by
the
Scot
tish
Min
ster
s.
The
EIA
Repo
rt fo
r the
Rev
ised
Offs
hore
Win
d Fa
rm w
hich
is
curr
ently
bei
ng p
repa
red
and
is du
e fo
r sub
miss
ion
in 2
018
will
as
sess
the
OnTW
(for
whi
ch th
is ap
plica
tion
rela
tes t
o) in
its
asse
ssm
ent,
whi
ch E
LC w
ill b
e co
nsul
ted
upon
.
ELC
resp
onde
d to
the
note
stat
ing
that
they
agr
ee w
ith IC
OL th
at if
pl
anni
ng p
erm
issio
n is
gran
ted
for t
he O
nTW
, ICO
L wou
ld b
e ab
le
and
entit
led
to im
plem
ent p
lann
ing
perm
issio
n w
ith th
e ex
istin
g co
nsen
ts a
s a ‘w
hole
pro
ject
’ - p
rovi
ded
EIA
is up
to d
ate
(see
Ap
pend
ix 3
C, V
olum
e 2)
. As
such
, ICO
L hav
e pr
oduc
ed a
Pro
ject
Ass
essm
ent d
ocum
ent
whi
ch h
as b
een
subm
itted
alo
ngsid
e th
is EI
A Re
port
. Thi
s do
cum
ent h
as b
een
writ
ten
to p
rovi
de a
n ov
ervi
ew o
f the
like
ly
impa
cts f
or a
ll th
e el
emen
ts o
f the
pro
ject
as a
who
le. I
t dra
ws
upon
on
this
EIA
Repo
rt a
nd d
raw
s upo
n w
ork
com
plet
ed fo
r the
Co
nsen
ted
Offs
hore
Win
d Fa
rm a
nd C
onse
nted
Offs
hore
Tr
ansm
issio
n W
orks
201
4 ES
. A
sum
mar
y of
the
2014
cons
ente
d
Inch Cape Onshore Transmission Works New Energy for Scotland www.inchcapewind.com2
impa
cts h
as b
een
prov
ided
and
for e
ach,
pro
fess
iona
l exp
erts
in
each
fiel
d ha
ve p
rovi
ded
com
men
tary
on
the
valid
ity o
f the
as
sess
men
t and
out
com
es.
It is
agre
ed th
at th
e ba
selin
e da
ta a
nd te
chni
cal s
tudi
es u
nder
take
n fo
r the
pr
evio
us E
S ar
e lik
ely
to re
mai
n br
oadl
y re
leva
nt, t
houg
h m
ay re
quire
su
pple
men
ting
or u
pdat
ing.
This
sugg
este
d ap
proa
ch is
not
ed a
nd h
as b
een
adop
ted
with
in th
e EI
A Re
port
. The
bas
elin
e da
ta a
nd te
chni
cal s
tudi
es u
nder
take
n fo
r th
e Or
igin
al O
nTW
ES
have
bee
n us
ed w
here
rele
vant
with
ad
ditio
nal m
ater
ial t
o up
date
and
pro
vide
rele
vant
bas
elin
e fo
r the
Ap
plica
tion
Site
.
Ther
e is
som
e po
tent
ial f
or e
ffect
s whi
ch a
re d
escr
ibed
as ‘
Mod
erat
e’ to
be
signi
fican
t. A
Low
mag
nitu
de e
ffect
on
a hi
ghly
sens
itive
rece
ptor
coul
d ha
ve th
is im
pact
as a
ny sh
ift a
way
from
bas
elin
e co
uld
(pot
entia
lly) h
ave
a sig
nific
ant e
ffect
on
such
a re
cept
or. T
he in
clusio
n of
impa
cts w
hich
affe
ct th
e in
tegr
ity o
f a k
ey
feat
ure
as ‘M
oder
ate
Impa
ct’,
if im
pact
ing
on a
Mod
erat
ely
sens
itive
rece
ptor
co
uld
also
be
signi
fican
t. T
he to
tal l
oss (
High
impa
ct) o
f a Lo
w se
nsiti
vity
rece
ptor
m
ight
also
in so
me
circu
mst
ance
s be
cons
ider
ed si
gnifi
cant
. Im
pact
s tha
t are
de
scrib
ed a
s ‘M
oder
ate’
shou
ld th
eref
ore
be co
nsid
ered
as ‘
pote
ntia
lly si
gnifi
cant
’ an
d a
furt
her j
ustif
icatio
n pr
ovid
ed a
s to
whe
ther
they
are
or a
re n
ot.
Addr
esse
d in
Cha
pter
3: P
roce
ss a
nd M
etho
dolo
gy. F
or th
e pu
rpos
es o
f thi
s ass
essm
ent t
hose
resid
ual p
ositi
ve a
nd n
egat
ive
effe
cts i
ndica
ted
as M
oder
ate,
Mod
erat
e/M
ajor
and
Maj
or a
re
cons
ider
ed si
gnifi
cant
, unl
ess o
ther
wise
spec
ified
in in
divi
dual
te
chni
cal c
hapt
ers.
The
deve
lope
r mus
t ens
ure
that
the
EIA
Repo
rt is
pre
pare
d by
com
pete
nt e
xper
ts.
The
EIA
Repo
rt sh
ould
be
acco
mpa
nied
by
a st
atem
ent o
utlin
ing
the
rele
vant
qu
alifi
catio
ns a
nd e
xper
ienc
e of
thos
e in
volv
ed in
pre
parin
g th
e st
udy.
Chap
ter 1
: Int
rodu
ctio
n in
clude
s a ta
ble
of th
e On
TW E
IA T
eam
Te
chni
cal S
pecia
lists
and
full
deta
ils o
f the
ir ex
perie
nce
are
prov
ided
in A
ppen
dix
1B, V
olum
e 2.
Th
e as
sess
men
t sho
uld
be fo
cuse
d on
the
signi
fican
t im
pact
s of t
he p
ropo
sal o
n th
e en
viro
nmen
t. Le
ss a
tten
tion
shou
ld b
e pa
id to
impa
cts w
hich
are
not
sig
nific
ant,
and
whe
re th
e im
pact
is o
f litt
le o
r no
signi
fican
ce a
shor
t par
agra
ph
outli
ning
a p
artic
ular
asp
ect t
o sh
ow if
that
pos
sible
rele
vanc
e ha
s bee
n co
nsid
ered
w
ill b
e su
fficie
nt.
To e
ncou
rage
focu
s on
signi
fican
t im
pact
s of t
he p
ropo
sal t
he
deve
lope
r is e
ncou
rage
d to
subm
it se
para
tely
any
info
rmat
ion
they
wish
to in
clude
in
supp
ort o
f the
pla
nnin
g ap
plica
tion
but w
hich
is n
ot re
quire
d fo
r the
pur
pose
s of
the
EIA
Repo
rt.
This
is in
line
with
rele
vant
gui
danc
e an
d is
the
appr
oach
use
d w
ithin
the
EIA
Repo
rt.
Requ
ire a
des
crip
tion
of th
e de
velo
pmen
t com
prisi
ng in
form
atio
n on
the
site,
de
sign,
size
and
oth
er re
leva
nt fe
atur
es o
f the
dev
elop
men
t. Th
is de
scrip
tion
shou
ld in
clude
info
rmat
ion
on th
e of
fsho
re e
lem
ent,
eith
er w
ithin
the
ER fo
r the
on
shor
e w
orks
or b
y re
fere
nce
to a
pub
licly
ava
ilabl
e ES
/EIA
Rep
ort f
or th
e of
fsho
re
wor
ks.
Desc
riptio
n of
dev
elop
men
t pro
vide
d w
ithin
Cha
pter
5: D
escr
iptio
n of
Dev
elop
men
t and
whe
re re
leva
nt w
ithin
Cha
pter
s 6-1
3, o
f the
EI
A Re
port
. A d
escr
iptio
n of
the
Cons
ente
d O
ffsho
re W
ind
Farm
an
d th
e Of
fsho
re W
ind
Farm
ES
can
be a
cces
sed
via
the
Inch
Cap
e w
ebsit
e: h
ttp:
//w
ww
.inch
cape
win
d.co
m/h
ome.
Introductory Chapters Chapter 03 Process and Methodology 3
The
expe
cted
life
time
of th
e de
velo
pmen
t sho
uld
be in
clude
d, a
long
with
a
Deco
mm
issio
ning
Sta
tem
ent.
Chap
ter 5
: Des
crip
tion
of D
evel
opm
ent d
iscus
ses t
he
deco
mm
issio
ning
pha
se o
f the
OnT
W. T
he O
nTW
will
be
deco
mm
issio
ned
follo
win
g th
e en
d of
thei
r ope
ratio
nal l
ife w
hich
is
not f
ixed
but w
ould
be
for t
he li
fetim
e of
ICOL
’s O
ffsho
re W
ind
Farm
. A
draf
t dec
omm
issio
ning
pla
n w
ill b
e pr
epar
ed p
rior t
o co
nstr
uctio
n an
d a
final
pla
n pr
ior t
o de
com
miss
ioni
ng.
The
draf
t de
com
miss
ioni
ng p
lan
at th
e pr
e-co
nstr
uctio
n st
age
will
be
a hi
gh
leve
l pla
n an
d w
ill o
nly
addr
ess t
he p
rincip
les o
f dec
omm
issio
ning
, as
the
ultim
ate
deco
mm
issio
ning
act
ivity
will
be
unde
rtak
en in
ac
cord
ance
with
app
licab
le g
uida
nce
at th
e re
leva
nt ti
me.
A de
scrip
tion
of th
e re
ason
able
alte
rnat
ives
stud
ied
by th
e de
velo
per,
rele
vant
to
the
prop
osed
pro
ject
, and
its s
pecif
ic ch
arac
teris
tics,
and
an in
dica
tion
of th
e m
ain
reas
ons f
or se
lect
ing
the
chos
en o
ptio
n, in
cludi
ng a
com
paris
on o
f env
ironm
enta
l ef
fect
s sho
uld
be p
rovi
ded.
Addr
esse
d in
Cha
pter
4: S
ite S
elec
tion
and
Alte
rnat
ives
.
The
EIA
regu
latio
ns re
quire
a d
escr
iptio
n of
the
rele
vant
asp
ects
of t
he cu
rren
t st
ate
of th
e en
viro
nmen
t (th
e ba
selin
e sc
enar
io) a
nd a
n ou
tline
of i
ts li
kely
ev
olut
ion
with
out t
he p
roje
ct, a
s far
as i
s rea
sona
bly
fore
seea
ble
usin
g re
leva
nt
avai
labl
e in
form
atio
n an
d sc
ient
ific k
now
ledg
e.
Addr
esse
d in
Cha
pter
s 6-1
3 of
the
EIA
Repo
rt. I
n ge
nera
l, it
is no
ted
thro
ugho
ut th
e EI
A Re
port
that
if th
e On
TW w
ere
not
impl
emen
ted,
it is
like
ly th
at th
ere
wou
ld b
e ch
ange
to th
e co
ntex
t of
the
Appl
icatio
n Si
te a
nd im
med
iate
ly su
rrou
ndin
g ar
ea w
ith
som
e fo
rm o
f dev
elop
men
t occ
urrin
g on
the
site
of th
e fo
rmer
Co
cken
zie P
ower
Sta
tion
as w
ell a
s the
dev
elop
men
t of o
ther
pr
opos
ed p
roje
cts.
The
site
of t
he fo
rmer
Coc
kenz
ie P
ower
Sta
tion
is id
entif
ied
as a
loca
tion
for e
nerg
y re
late
d de
velo
pmen
t in
Natio
nal P
lann
ing
Fram
ewor
k 3
and
is id
entif
ied
in th
e ad
opte
d Lo
cal P
lan
2008
for u
se a
s, or
in a
ssoc
iatio
n w
ith, a
pow
er
gene
ratin
g st
atio
n, a
s disc
usse
d fu
rthe
r in
Chap
ter 2
: Pol
icy a
nd
Legi
slatio
n.
Noise
Th
e Sc
opin
g Re
port
iden
tifie
s the
rele
vant
pol
icy a
nd g
uida
nce
docu
men
ts o
f whi
ch
the
Noise
Impa
ct A
sses
smen
t sho
uld
take
cogn
isanc
e. In
add
ition
to th
e re
cept
ors
note
d in
the
Scop
ing
Repo
rt, s
ensit
ive
rece
ptor
s at H
awth
ornb
ank
loca
ted
on th
e B1
348
Edin
burg
h Ro
ad sh
ould
be
cons
ider
ed fo
r im
pact
s.
Haw
thor
n Ba
nk h
as b
een
inclu
ded
with
in th
e as
sess
men
t as a
se
nsiti
ve re
cept
or, a
s ind
icate
d in
Tab
le 1
0.2
and
on F
igur
e 10
.1 in
Ch
apte
r 10:
Noi
se a
nd V
ibra
tion.
Noise
from
dem
oliti
on w
orks
curr
ently
bei
ng u
nder
take
n on
the
prop
osed
site
shal
l no
t be
inclu
ded
in a
ny a
sses
smen
t of t
he b
asel
ine
noise
clim
ate.
M
easu
rem
ent o
f the
bas
elin
e no
ise cl
imat
e in
201
7 w
as
unde
rtak
en o
n a
Sund
ay, a
nd d
id n
ot in
clude
noi
se fr
om
dem
oliti
on w
orks
on
the
Appl
icatio
n Si
te.
Inch Cape Onshore Transmission Works New Energy for Scotland www.inchcapewind.com4
The
mea
sure
d ba
selin
e no
ise le
vels
are
pres
ente
d in
Tab
le 1
0.5
and
Tabl
e 10
.6 o
f Cha
pter
10:
Noi
se a
nd V
ibra
tion
for d
aytim
e an
d ni
ght-t
ime
resp
ectiv
ely.
Pe
ak n
oise
leve
ls, L A
Fmax
, sho
uld
also
be
cons
ider
ed in
any
ass
essm
ent o
f noi
se
asso
ciate
d w
ith d
emol
ition
and
ope
ratio
nal p
hase
s. Th
e m
axim
um a
mbi
ent n
oise
leve
ls (L
Aeq)
ass
ocia
ted
with
the
cons
truc
tion
and
oper
atio
n of
the
OnTW
hav
e be
en co
nsid
ered
, as
per S
ectio
n 10
.8.1
and
Sec
tion
10.8
.2 re
spec
tivel
y of
Cha
pter
10:
No
ise a
nd V
ibra
tion.
Th
e as
sess
men
t sho
uld
pred
ict in
tern
al d
aytim
e an
d ni
ght-t
ime
leve
ls w
ithin
re
siden
tial p
rope
rtie
s of s
ensit
ive
rece
ptor
s ass
ocia
ted
with
bot
h co
nstr
uctio
n an
d op
erat
iona
l pha
ses.
The
refo
re, n
ight
-tim
e su
rvey
s sho
uld
be u
nder
take
n.
A ni
ght-t
ime
base
line
surv
ey w
as u
nder
take
n an
d th
e as
sess
men
t ha
s con
sider
ed th
e pr
edict
ed n
oise
leve
ls du
ring
both
the
dayt
ime
and
nigh
t-tim
e pe
riods
. As
per
the
guid
ance
of B
S414
2:20
14, t
he a
sses
smen
t of i
nter
nal
soun
d le
vels
is no
t req
uire
d; h
owev
er, c
onsid
erat
ion
has b
een
mad
e to
the
guid
ance
of B
S823
3:20
14 a
nd th
e W
orld
Hea
lth
Orga
nisa
tion
for s
uita
ble
inte
rnal
day
time
and
nigh
t-tim
e no
ise
limits
, as d
etai
led
in S
ectio
n 10
.8.2
of C
hapt
er 1
0: N
oise
and
Vi
brat
ion.
Th
is ap
proa
ch w
as in
clude
d w
ithin
the
note
to E
LC (A
ppen
dix
3B,
Volu
me
2) a
nd E
LC a
gree
d w
ith th
is ap
proa
ch (s
ee A
ppen
dix
3C,
Volu
me
2) st
atin
g th
at th
ey w
ould
acc
ept t
he u
se o
f the
gui
danc
e as
ICOL
hav
e in
dica
ted.
Sect
ion
10.4
.2 o
f the
Sco
ping
Rep
ort ‘
Embe
dded
Miti
gatio
n’ st
ates
that
the
acou
stic
bund
cons
truc
ted
to p
rote
ct o
ccup
iers
from
the
noise
of C
ocke
nzie
Pow
er
Stat
ion
will
be
take
n in
to a
ccou
nt.
This
bund
was
cons
truc
ted
spec
ifica
lly to
avo
id
noise
from
Coc
kenz
ie P
ower
Sta
tion,
whi
ch u
se h
as n
ow ce
ased
. Th
ere
wou
ld n
ot
now
ther
efor
e ap
pear
to b
e an
obl
igat
ion
on th
e pa
rt o
f its
ow
ner t
o re
tain
it.
The
cont
inue
d ex
isten
ce o
f the
bun
d sh
ould
not
be
relie
d up
on, u
nles
s the
bun
d is
unde
r con
trol
of t
he a
pplic
ants
and
the
appl
icatio
n in
clude
s pro
visio
n fo
r it t
o re
mai
n in
pla
ce.
ICOL
resp
onde
d to
ELC
on
this
in th
eir n
ote
whi
ch ca
n be
foun
d in
Ap
pend
ix 3
B, V
olum
e 2
stat
ing
that
the
bund
loca
ted
to th
e so
uth
of th
e Ap
plica
tion
Site
, to
the
nort
h of
Ath
oll V
iew
, is w
ell
esta
blish
ed a
nd is
like
ly to
rem
ain
in p
lace
for t
he o
pera
tiona
l life
of
the
Onsh
ore
Subs
tatio
n. It
has
ther
efor
e be
en co
nsid
ered
with
in
the
asse
ssm
ent o
f noi
se im
pact
, alo
ng w
ith th
e su
rrou
ndin
g lo
cal
topo
grap
hy a
nd la
ndsc
ape
miti
gatio
n pl
an.
How
ever
, ELC
resp
onde
d (A
ppen
dix
3C, V
olum
e 2)
by
stat
ing
that
th
ey a
re a
war
e of
pre
viou
s asp
iratio
ns to
rem
ove
the
bund
from
re
siden
ts (w
hich
may
or m
ay n
ot b
e th
e ca
se cu
rren
tly).
Rega
rdle
ss
of th
e ow
ners
asp
iratio
ns fo
r the
bun
d, a
nd h
ow b
edde
d in
it lo
oks,
if it
is no
t und
er th
e co
ntro
l of t
he a
pplic
ants
it ca
nnot
be
relie
d on
Introductory Chapters Chapter 03 Process and Methodology 5
to st
ay in
pos
ition
. As s
uch,
noi
se a
nd v
isual
ass
essm
ent m
ay
inclu
de ‘w
ith’ t
he b
und
if th
e ap
plica
nt ch
oose
s, bu
t it m
ust a
lso
inclu
de ‘w
ithou
t’.
A no
ise a
nd v
isual
ass
essm
ent w
ithou
t the
bun
d ha
s the
refo
re
been
carr
ied
out,
how
ever
as t
he a
sses
smen
t is b
ased
on
a th
eore
tical
situ
atio
n it
is co
nsid
ered
that
the
asse
ssm
ent s
houl
d no
t sit
with
in th
e im
pact
ass
essm
ent s
ectio
ns o
f Cha
pter
8:
Land
scap
e an
d Vi
sual
or C
hapt
er 1
0: N
oise
and
Vib
ratio
n an
d in
stea
d ha
s bee
n in
clude
d as
an
Appe
ndix
to C
hapt
er 3
: Pro
cess
an
d M
etho
dolo
gy (s
ee A
ppen
dix
3D, V
olum
e 2)
.
The
asse
ssm
ent o
f vib
ratio
n as
set o
ut in
the
Scop
ing
Repo
rt is
satis
fact
ory.
The
re
shou
ld b
e cr
oss r
efer
ence
s to
impa
cts o
f vib
ratio
n on
bio
dive
rsity
and
mat
eria
l as
sets
.
The
asse
ssm
ent o
f vib
ratio
n im
pact
has
bee
n co
nsid
ered
with
re
spec
t to
the
cons
truc
tion
phas
e, a
s det
aile
d in
Sec
tion
10.8
.1 o
f Ch
apte
r 10:
Noi
se a
nd V
ibra
tion.
Socio
-Eco
nom
ics, T
ouris
m, L
and-
Use
and
Recr
eatio
n
The
Asse
ssm
ent c
over
s the
mai
n lik
ely
impa
cts o
n pu
blic
outd
oor a
cces
s and
core
pa
ths.
How
ever
, pub
lic a
cces
s is n
ot co
nfin
ed to
the
desig
nate
d co
re p
aths
in th
is ar
ea, a
nd p
ublic
recr
eatio
n is
popu
lar i
n th
e op
en sp
ace
area
s adj
acen
t to
this
site
in p
artic
ular
the
‘Gre
en H
ills’
area
imm
edia
tely
to th
e w
est o
f the
site
and
impa
cts
on th
is w
ider
recr
eatio
nal a
cces
s sho
uld
be fu
lly a
ddre
ssed
. Th
e pr
opos
ed
miti
gatio
n du
ring
cons
truc
tion
for t
he C
ore
Path
s and
the
John
Mui
r Way
is
acce
ptab
le.
Impa
cts u
pon
othe
r pub
lic re
crea
tiona
l are
as a
djac
ent t
o th
e Ap
plica
tion
Site
, in
part
icula
r the
‘Gre
en H
ills’
area
are
ass
esse
d w
ithin
Sec
tions
12.
7, 1
2.8
and
12.9
of C
hapt
er 1
2: S
ocio
-Eco
nom
ics,
Tour
ism, L
and-
Use
and
Recr
eatio
n.
Rega
rdin
g as
sess
men
t met
hodo
logy
for a
cces
s and
recr
eatio
n, in
add
ition
to th
e do
cum
ents
list
ed co
nsid
erat
ion
is gi
ven
to:
• De
signa
ted
Righ
ts o
f W
ay (
“Pub
lic A
cces
s In
cludi
ng R
ight
s of
Way
” do
cum
ent,
East
Loth
ian
Coun
cil, 1
994)
. •
Natio
nal C
ycle
Rou
tes (
deta
ils o
n Su
stra
ns w
ebsit
e).
• Ea
st
Loth
ian
Coun
cil
Activ
e Tr
avel
Im
prov
emen
t Pl
an
(cur
rent
ly
in
prep
arat
ion)
.
Thes
e ad
ditio
nal d
ocum
ents
are
cons
ider
ed w
ithin
the
base
line
sect
ion
(Sec
tion
12.4
) of C
hapt
er 1
2: S
ocio
-Eco
nom
ics, T
ouris
m,
Land
-Use
and
Rec
reat
ion,
whe
re re
leva
nt.
Asse
ssm
ents
of t
he
impa
ct o
n th
e re
sour
ces i
dent
ified
with
in th
ese
docu
men
ts a
re
cons
ider
ed w
ithin
Sec
tions
12.
7, 1
2.8
and
12.9
of C
hapt
er 1
2:
Socio
-Eco
nom
ics, T
ouris
m, L
and-
Use
and
Recr
eatio
n.
In te
rms o
f tou
rism
, the
ass
essm
ent a
s out
lined
in th
e Sc
opin
g Re
port
is a
ccep
tabl
e.
It is
not c
lear
wha
t the
ant
icipa
ted
effe
ct o
f the
ope
ratio
n of
the
land
fall
and
expo
rt
cabl
e w
ould
be
on th
is re
cept
or g
iven
that
it is
und
ergr
ound
, and
it m
ay b
e po
ssib
le
to sc
ope
oper
atio
n of
the
land
fall
and
expo
rt ca
ble
from
the
asse
ssm
ent.
The
Give
n th
at th
e On
shor
e Ex
port
Cab
le w
ill b
e un
derg
roun
d an
d fu
lly
rest
ored
dur
ing
the
oper
atio
nal p
hase
, it i
s con
firm
ed th
at im
pact
s du
ring
oper
atio
n on
tour
ism h
as b
een
scop
ed o
ut o
f the
EIA
. In
stea
d, th
e as
sess
men
t of o
pera
tion
effe
cts i
s con
fined
to
Inch Cape Onshore Transmission Works New Energy for Scotland www.inchcapewind.com6
impa
ct o
n vi
sitor
s fro
m a
cces
s to
the
coas
t roa
d sh
ould
be
inclu
ded
in th
e as
sess
men
t as n
oted
. The
ass
essm
ent s
houl
d re
fer t
o ke
y lo
cal a
nd n
atio
nal
tour
ism d
ocum
ents
, inc
ludi
ng E
ast L
othi
an to
urism
(h
ttp:
//w
ww
.eas
tloth
ian.
gov.
uk/in
fo/2
0019
3/to
urism
_and
_hos
pita
lity/
1353
/tou
rism
_and
_hos
pita
lity_
busin
esse
s) a
nd N
atio
nal S
trat
egy
(htt
p://
scot
tisht
ouris
mal
lianc
e.co
.uk/
page
/nat
iona
l-str
ateg
y/)
cons
ider
atio
n of
the
land
scap
e an
d vi
sual
impa
ct o
f the
Ons
hore
Su
bsta
tion
only
(see
Sec
tion
12.8
Cha
pter
12:
Soc
io-E
cono
mic
s, To
urism
, Lan
d-Us
e an
d Re
crea
tion)
. It
is co
nfirm
ed th
at th
e ke
y lo
cal a
nd n
atio
nal t
ouris
m d
ocum
ents
re
fere
nced
by
ELC
are
inclu
ded
in th
e as
sess
men
t sco
pe.
Ecol
ogy
ELC
ackn
owle
dged
that
the
site
of th
e fo
rmer
Coc
kenz
ie P
ower
Sta
tion
wou
ld
redu
ce d
isrup
tion
to lo
cally
occ
urrin
g ha
bita
ts.
It w
as a
lso a
gree
d th
at th
e ba
selin
e da
ta a
nd te
chni
cal s
tudi
es u
nder
take
n fo
r the
Orig
inal
OnT
W E
S w
ere
likel
y to
re
mai
n br
oadl
y re
leva
nt a
nd S
NH’s
acce
ptan
ce o
f the
val
idity
of t
he d
ata
colle
cted
fo
r the
Orig
inal
OnT
W w
as a
ckno
wle
dged
and
supp
orte
d. N
onet
hele
ss, t
he
prop
osed
app
roac
h to
carr
y ou
t rev
ised
habi
tat a
nd p
rote
cted
spec
ies s
urve
ys w
as
agre
ed w
ith E
LC.
ELC
also
gen
eral
ly a
gree
d w
ith th
e pr
opos
ed sc
ope
of th
e Ec
olog
ical I
mpa
ct A
sses
smen
t (Ec
IA) a
nd th
e ec
olog
ical f
eatu
res o
f int
eres
t to
be
cons
ider
ed, a
lthou
gh co
nsid
erat
ion
of p
oten
tial i
mpa
cts o
n m
arin
e m
amm
als w
as
also
adv
ised.
Con
sider
atio
n of
pot
entia
l im
pact
s on
all r
elev
ant E
urop
ean
Prot
ecte
d (N
atur
a 20
00) S
ites i
nclu
ding
the
Firt
h of
For
th S
PA a
nd th
e pr
opos
ed
Oute
r Firt
h of
For
th a
nd S
t And
rew
s Bay
Com
plex
Pro
pose
d Sp
ecia
l Pro
tect
ion
Area
(p
SPA)
thro
ugh
the
EIA
and
Habi
tat R
egul
atio
ns A
ppra
isal (
HRA)
pro
cess
es w
as a
lso
expl
icitly
adv
ised.
EcIA
carr
ied
out a
s pro
pose
d in
Sco
ping
Rep
ort i
ncor
pora
ting
ELC
reco
mm
enda
tions
. Co
nsid
erat
ion
of im
pact
s on
mar
ine
mam
mal
s has
bee
n ca
rrie
d ou
t. It
is no
t con
sider
ed th
at im
pact
s fro
m th
e On
TW w
ould
lead
to
signi
fican
t env
ironm
enta
l effe
cts a
nd th
eref
ore
it is
not a
sses
sed
in
the
EIA.
Thi
s is d
ue to
the
fact
that
land
fall
wor
ks w
ill h
ave
no
grea
ter i
mpa
ct th
an th
e in
stal
latio
n of
the
Offs
hore
Exp
ort C
able
th
an d
escr
ibed
and
ass
esse
d fo
r the
Con
sent
ed O
ffsho
re W
ind
Farm
, whi
ch h
as b
een
asse
ssed
as n
ot si
gnifi
cant
. In
thei
r rec
ent
Scop
ing
Opin
ion
for t
he R
evise
d Of
fsho
re W
ind
Farm
app
licat
ion,
bo
th S
NH a
nd M
arin
e Sc
otla
nd h
ave
note
d th
at th
e im
pact
s fro
m
the
inst
alla
tion
of th
e Of
fsho
re E
xpor
t Cab
le d
oes n
ot n
eed
to b
e as
sess
ed, a
s it w
ill n
ot le
ad to
sign
ifica
nt e
ffect
s. T
here
fore
, not
as
sess
ing
mar
ine
mam
mal
s is a
lso co
nsist
ent w
ith th
e ad
vice
of
both
Mar
ine
Scot
land
and
SNH
. Fu
rthe
r to
this
is th
e fa
ct th
at
ther
e is
low
mar
ine
mam
mal
pre
senc
e in
the
vicin
ity o
f the
coas
t lin
e at
this
loca
tion.
This
appr
oach
was
inclu
ded
in th
e No
te to
ELC
sent
on
20
Nove
mbe
r 201
7 (A
ppen
dix
3B, V
olum
e2).
Hydr
olog
y, G
eolo
gy a
nd H
ydro
geol
ogy
Para
grap
h 14
7 of
the
Scop
ing
Repo
rt n
otes
that
cons
trai
nts m
ight
inclu
de th
e hi
stor
y of
cont
amin
atio
n of
the
site
from
pas
t use
for c
oal m
inin
g. T
he S
copi
ng
Repo
rt n
otes
that
a d
eskt
op st
udy
of th
e ba
selin
e en
viro
nmen
t, in
clusiv
e of
min
ing,
w
ill b
e co
nduc
ted
and
subm
itted
as p
art o
f the
EIA
repo
rt. T
he e
mbe
dded
The
coal
min
ing
risks
are
ass
esse
d in
Cha
pter
7: H
ydro
logy
, Geo
logy
an
d Hy
drog
eolo
gy o
n th
e ba
sis o
f a C
oal M
inin
g Ri
sk A
sses
smen
t (C
MRA
) whi
ch is
inclu
ded
in A
ppen
dix
7B, V
olum
e 2.
Introductory Chapters Chapter 03 Process and Methodology 7
miti
gatio
n in
clude
s tar
gete
d sit
e in
vest
igat
ion
info
rmat
ion
whi
ch w
ill a
llow
for a
de
taile
d de
sign
of th
e pr
opos
als t
o av
oid
dest
abili
satio
n of
min
e w
orki
ngs.
Th
e ea
ster
n pa
rt o
f thi
s site
is w
ithin
a C
oal A
utho
rity
Refe
rral
Are
a. T
his m
eans
ar
ea th
at h
as b
een
defin
ed b
y th
e Co
al A
utho
rity
as co
ntai
ning
pot
entia
l haz
ards
fro
m fo
rmer
coal
min
ing
activ
ity. T
hese
haz
ards
can
inclu
de: m
ine
entr
ies (
shaf
ts
and
adits
); sh
allo
w co
al w
orki
ngs;
geol
ogica
l fea
ture
s (fis
sure
s and
bre
ak li
nes)
m
ine
gas a
nd p
revi
ous s
urfa
ce m
inin
g sit
es. A
lthou
gh su
ch h
azar
ds a
re se
ldom
re
adily
visi
ble,
they
can
ofte
n be
pre
sent
and
pro
blem
s can
occ
ur in
the
futu
re,
part
icula
rly a
s a re
sult
of d
evel
opm
ent t
akin
g pl
ace.
M
odel
Tem
plat
e an
d Gu
idan
ce”.
The
CM
RA sh
ould
be
prep
ared
by
a co
mpe
tent
pe
rson
and
inclu
de si
te sp
ecifi
c inf
orm
atio
n as
wel
l as i
nfor
mat
ion
on h
ow th
is af
fect
s the
dev
elop
men
t and
layo
ut.
Part
of t
his d
evel
opm
ent p
ropo
sal l
ies w
ithin
an
area
cove
red
by T
he C
oal
Auth
oriti
es S
tand
ing
Advi
ce. T
his a
rea
lies w
ithin
a fo
rmer
coal
min
ing
area
whi
ch
may
cont
ain
unre
cord
ed co
al m
inin
g re
late
d ha
zard
s. If
any
coal
min
ing
feat
ure
is en
coun
tere
d du
ring
deve
lopm
ent,
this
shou
ld b
e re
port
ed im
med
iate
ly to
the
Coal
Au
thor
ity o
n 08
45 7
62 6
848.
Yo
ur a
tten
tion
is dr
awn
to th
e Co
al A
utho
rity
polic
y in
rela
tion
to n
ew
deve
lopm
ent a
nd m
ine
entr
ies a
vaila
ble
at w
ww
.coa
l.dec
c.go
v.uk
. Pl
ease
not
e th
at a
ny in
trus
ive
activ
ities
whi
ch d
istur
b or
ent
er a
ny co
al se
ams,
coal
min
e w
orki
ngs,
or co
al m
ine
entr
ies (
shaf
ts a
nd a
dits
) req
uire
s the
prio
r writ
ten
perm
issio
n of
The
Coa
l Aut
horit
y. S
uch
activ
ities
coul
d in
clude
site
inve
stig
atio
n bo
reho
les,
digg
ing
of fo
unda
tions
, pili
ng a
ctiv
ities
, oth
er g
roun
d w
orks
and
any
su
bseq
uent
trea
tmen
t of c
oal m
ine
wor
king
s and
coal
min
e en
trie
s for
gro
und
stab
ility
pur
pose
s.
As n
oted
in C
hapt
er 7
: Hyd
rolo
gy, G
eolo
gy a
nd H
ydro
geol
ogy,
Se
ctio
n 7.
4, a
site
inve
stig
atio
n w
ould
be
carr
ied
out a
s par
t of t
he
deta
iled
desig
n of
the
Appl
icatio
n Si
te, a
nd st
abili
ty a
nd
cont
amin
atio
n iss
ues w
ould
be
acco
mm
odat
ed in
the
final
des
ign.
As
not
ed in
Cha
pter
7: H
ydro
logy
, Geo
logy
and
Hyd
roge
olog
y,
Sect
ions
7.7
and
7.8
, the
wor
ks a
re n
ot co
nsid
ered
like
ly to
impa
ct
on re
mna
nt co
al m
ine
wor
king
s or m
inin
g-re
late
d ha
zard
s.
Air Q
ualit
y
Asse
ssm
ent o
f pot
entia
l for
dis-
amen
ity im
pact
s fro
m d
epos
ited
fugi
tive
dust
and
he
alth
effe
cts f
rom
susp
ende
d pa
rticu
late
mat
ter a
nd co
mbu
stio
n po
lluta
nts
asso
ciate
d w
ith co
nstr
uctio
n, d
ecom
miss
ioni
ng a
nd v
ehicu
lar m
ovem
ents
.
Asse
ssed
with
in C
hapt
er 1
3: A
ir Q
ualit
y.
Traf
fic a
nd T
rans
port
Inch Cape Onshore Transmission Works New Energy for Scotland www.inchcapewind.com8
Impa
cts o
n th
e ro
ad n
etw
ork
shou
ld b
e in
clude
d as
des
crib
ed in
the
Scop
ing
Repo
rt. I
mpa
cts o
n pe
dest
rian
dela
y, a
ccid
ents
, saf
ety
and
haza
rdou
s loa
ds a
lso
have
link
s to
hum
an h
ealth
and
cros
s ref
eren
ce sh
ould
be
inclu
ded
Full
asse
ssm
ent u
nder
take
n in
Cha
pter
11:
Tra
ffic
and
Tran
spor
t in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith re
cogn
ised
guid
ance
and
adv
ice.
For c
umul
ativ
e as
sess
men
t, th
e Sc
opin
g Re
port
stat
es th
at d
evel
opm
ent a
t Bl
indw
ells
will
be
cons
ider
ed. O
ther
site
s esp
ecia
lly th
ose
with
in th
e pr
opos
ed E
ast
Loth
ian
Loca
l Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n sh
ould
also
be
cons
ider
ed fo
r the
ir po
tent
ial f
or
cum
ulat
ive
impa
ct. E
ast L
othi
an C
ounc
il ha
s com
miss
ione
d tr
affic
mod
ellin
g in
re
latio
n to
the
pLDP
. Thi
s inf
orm
atio
n m
ay h
elp
with
und
erst
andi
ng th
e im
pact
s of
cons
truc
tion
traf
fic fr
om th
e pr
opos
al. F
or fu
rthe
r inf
orm
atio
n co
ntac
t Eas
t Lot
hian
Co
uncil
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion.
Full
cum
ulat
ive
asse
ssm
ent
unde
rtak
en
with
Bl
indw
ells
deve
lopm
ent i
n ac
cord
ance
with
reco
gnise
d gu
idan
ce a
nd a
dvice
. Th
e tim
esca
les t
o ga
in p
lann
ing
cons
ent,
cons
truc
t and
occ
upy t
he
poss
ible
dev
elop
men
ts in
Tra
nent
and
Lon
gnid
dry
Sout
h de
taile
d w
ithin
the
pro
pose
d Ea
st L
othi
an L
DP d
o no
t al
ign
with
the
tim
esca
les
of t
he O
nTW
. Ev
en if
the
se d
evel
opm
ents
wer
e to
co
mm
ence
cons
truc
tion
durin
g th
e sa
me
times
cale
s as t
he O
nTW
, th
e ro
utes
that
thei
r con
stru
ctio
n ve
hicle
s wou
ld u
se a
re d
iffer
ent
to th
e lo
cal r
oads
to th
e Ap
plica
tion
Site
. The
refo
re, g
iven
that
the
emer
ging
site
s in
the
prop
osed
LDP
with
in T
rane
nt an
d Lo
ngni
ddry
So
uth
wou
ld n
ot g
ener
ate
any
traf
fic w
ithin
the
Tra
ffic
and
Tran
spor
t Stu
dy A
rea
durin
g th
e tim
esca
les
bein
g co
nsid
ered
for
the
OnTW
, the
y do
not n
eed
to b
e in
clude
d as
par
t of a
cum
ulat
ive
asse
ssm
ent.
Furt
herm
ore,
a s
ite a
lloca
tion
is no
gua
rant
ee t
hat
site
will
com
e fo
rwar
d an
d re
mai
ns sp
ecul
ativ
e an
d no
t con
sider
ed
prop
ortio
nate
to
the
OnTW
whi
ch a
re s
ubje
ct t
o a
plan
ning
ap
plica
tion.
Cultu
ral H
erita
ge
Due
to th
e br
ownf
ield
nat
ure
of th
e sit
e, it
is co
nsid
ered
that
dire
ct e
ffect
s are
un
likel
y, th
ough
this
shou
ld b
e ch
ecke
d ag
ains
t the
Hist
oric
Envi
ronm
ent R
ecor
d he
ld b
y Ea
st Lo
thia
n Co
uncil
s arc
haeo
logy
serv
ice.
For s
ettin
g ef
fect
s, a
ZTV
shou
ld b
e su
pplie
d ov
erla
in w
ith th
e lo
catio
ns o
f cul
tura
l he
ritag
e as
sets
inclu
ding
list
ed b
uild
ings
, sch
edul
ed m
onum
ents
, Con
serv
atio
n Ar
eas.
From
this,
thos
e w
hich
may
be
affe
cted
due
to v
iew
s of o
r to
them
can
be
iden
tifie
d. V
iew
s ‘th
roug
h’ a
rece
ptor
shou
ld a
lso b
e co
nsid
ered
, whi
ch m
ay b
e m
ore
chal
leng
ing
as it
may
invo
lve
cons
ider
atio
n of
rece
ptor
s whi
ch d
o no
t hav
e vi
sibili
ty o
f the
dev
elop
men
t (an
d so
are
not
inclu
ded
on th
e ZT
V ov
erla
y) b
ut a
re
seen
in co
ntex
t with
it fr
om o
ther
key
vie
wpo
ints
. Re
cept
ors t
hat s
houl
d be
cons
ider
ed in
clude
Coc
kenz
ie C
onse
rvat
ion
Area
, and
lis
ted
build
ings
with
in it
, inc
ludi
ng C
ocke
nzie
Har
bour
.
Cock
enzie
Har
bour
and
Coc
kenz
ie C
onse
rvat
ion
Area
hav
e be
en
visit
ed a
s a se
ttin
g im
pact
ass
essm
ent o
n 19
July
201
7 an
d 2
Augu
st 2
017
as p
art o
f the
ove
rall
asse
ssm
ent.
The
Harb
our h
as
been
inclu
ded
spec
ifica
lly a
s a re
cept
or a
nd a
sses
sed
with
in
Chap
ter 9
: Cul
tura
l Her
itage
. Se
ttin
g as
sess
men
t of i
mpa
cts t
o th
e se
ttin
g of
cultu
ral h
erita
ge
rece
ptor
s has
bee
n co
mpl
eted
in S
ectio
ns 9
.7 a
nd 9
.8 o
f Cha
pter
9:
Cultu
ral H
erita
ge.
Cum
ulat
ive
asse
ssm
ent o
f im
pact
s to
sett
ing
of cu
ltura
l her
itage
re
cept
ors h
ave
been
com
plet
ed in
Sec
tion
9.9
of C
hapt
er 9
: Cu
ltura
l Her
itage
.
Introductory Chapters Chapter 03 Process and Methodology 9
Ther
e is
the
pote
ntia
l for
cum
ulat
ive
impa
ct w
ith o
ther
dev
elop
men
t on
cultu
ral
herit
age
rece
ptor
s for
whi
ch th
e vi
ew fr
om th
em is
impo
rtan
t inc
ludi
ng th
ose
on
high
er g
roun
d. T
his s
houl
d be
cons
ider
ed th
roug
h as
sess
men
t of t
he in
divi
dual
re
cept
ors a
nd sh
ould
not
be
scop
ed o
ut w
ithou
t ide
ntifi
catio
n of
thos
e re
cept
ors
and
thei
r cul
tura
l her
itage
qua
litie
s La
ndsc
ape
and
Visu
al
The
Appl
icatio
n Si
te is
loca
ted
in la
ndsc
ape
type
“Mus
selb
urgh
/ Pr
esto
npan
s Co
ast”
char
acte
r are
a as
def
ined
by
ASH
1998
stud
y (A
SH, 1
998)
.
This
is no
ted
and
the
char
acte
r ass
essm
ent h
ighl
ight
ed b
y th
e co
nsul
tee
has b
een
used
as t
he b
asis
of a
sses
smen
t in
Chap
ter 8
: La
ndsc
ape
and
Visu
al.
Prop
osed
Spe
cial L
ands
cape
Are
as a
nd C
ount
rysid
e Ar
ound
Tow
n sh
ould
be
inclu
ded
in th
e LV
IA.
Thes
e de
signa
tions
are
inclu
ded
in a
pro
pose
d Lo
cal D
evel
opm
ent
Plan
(LDP
). Ef
fect
s of t
he O
nTW
on
desig
natio
ns co
ntai
ned
in th
e ad
opte
d an
d ex
tant
Loca
l Pla
n ha
ve b
een
asse
ssed
in th
e LV
IA.
How
ever
, the
des
igna
tions
pro
pose
d in
the
LDP
are
draf
t pol
icy
only
and
at t
his s
tage
can
only
be
acco
rded
lim
ited
wei
ght.
Whi
le
they
do
not f
orm
the
basis
of a
sses
smen
t, re
fere
nce
is m
ade
to
thes
e de
signa
tions
whe
re a
ppro
pria
te.
A de
scrip
tion
of a
ny m
easu
res e
nvisa
ged
prev
entin
g, re
ducin
g an
d w
here
pos
sible
of
fset
any
sign
ifica
nt a
dver
se e
ffect
s on
the
envi
ronm
ent s
houl
d be
giv
en. A
m
onito
ring
plan
for m
itiga
tion
mea
sure
s sho
uld
also
be
inclu
ded.
A de
scrip
tion
of e
mbe
dded
miti
gatio
n is
inclu
ded
as p
art o
f Ch
apte
r 8: L
ands
cape
and
Visu
al in
Sec
tion
8.5.
An in
dica
tion
of a
ny d
ifficu
lties
(tec
hnica
l def
icien
cies o
r lac
k of
kno
w-h
ow)
enco
unte
red
by th
e ap
plica
nt o
r app
ella
nt in
com
pilin
g th
e re
quire
d in
form
atio
n sh
ould
be
give
n, in
cludi
ng a
ny d
ata
that
has
not
bee
n av
aila
ble.
The
LVIA
and
acc
ompa
nyin
g in
dica
tive
visu
alisa
tions
of t
he O
nTW
ar
e ba
sed
on th
e ap
prox
imat
e pa
ram
eter
s, as
app
ropr
iate
for a
n ap
plica
tion
for P
PP. T
he fi
nal d
etai
led
desig
n fo
r the
OnT
W w
ill b
e su
bmitt
ed fo
r app
rova
l, sh
ould
PPP
be
gran
ted.
SN
H
Ecol
ogy
As p
art o
f the
pre
para
tory
wor
k fo
r the
OnT
W A
pplic
atio
n, S
NH w
as co
nsul
ted
rega
rdin
g th
e va
lidity
of t
he o
rigin
al o
rnith
olog
ical s
urve
y da
ta co
llect
ed o
ver 2
012
and
2013
. Thr
ough
this
cons
ulta
tion,
and
follo
win
g th
e pr
ovisi
on o
f fur
ther
ana
lysis
an
d ju
stifi
catio
n (R
PS, 2
016)
, SNH
agr
eed
that
the
base
line
orni
thol
ogica
l co
nditi
ons w
ere
unlik
ely
to h
ave
chan
ged
subs
tant
ially
and
that
as s
uch
the
orig
inal
su
rvey
dat
a w
ould
rem
ain
valid
unt
il au
tum
n 20
18.
No a
dditi
onal
/ upd
ated
orn
ithol
ogica
l sur
veys
und
erta
ken.
Ec
olog
ical I
mpa
cts A
sses
smen
t (Ec
IA) c
arrie
d ou
t as p
ropo
sed
in
Scop
ing
Repo
rt a
nd a
ppro
ved
by S
NH.
Inch Cape Onshore Transmission Works New Energy for Scotland www.inchcapewind.com10
In th
eir r
espo
nse
to th
e Sc
opin
g Re
port
, SNH
ack
now
ledg
ed th
at th
e sit
e of
the
form
er C
ocke
nzie
Pow
er S
tatio
n is
curr
ently
of n
eglig
ible
nat
ure
cons
erva
tion
and
that
man
y of
the
impa
cts a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith th
e On
TW w
ill b
e of
a si
mila
r mag
nitu
de
as p
revi
ously
ass
esse
d fo
r the
Orig
inal
OnT
W.
SNH
also
agr
eed
that
muc
h of
the
prev
ious
ass
essm
ent,
conc
lusio
ns a
nd m
itiga
tion
will
rem
ain
rele
vant
and
whi
le
som
e of
the
surv
ey d
ata
may
tech
nica
lly b
e ou
t of d
ate,
they
reite
rate
d th
eir
supp
ort o
f the
dat
a va
lidity
ass
essm
ent o
n w
hich
they
wer
e pr
evio
usly
cons
ulte
d.
Cons
ider
atio
n of
pot
entia
l im
pact
s on
the
Oute
r Firt
h of
For
th a
nd S
t. An
drew
s Bay
Co
mpl
ex p
ropo
sed
Spec
ial P
rote
ctio
n Ar
ea (p
SPA)
thro
ugh
the
EIA
and
Habi
tat
Regu
latio
ns A
ppra
isal (
HRA)
pro
cess
es, a
s was
pro
pose
d in
the
Scop
ing
repo
rt, w
as
also
agr
eed
with
. The
pro
pose
d ap
proa
ch o
f con
sider
ing
a ‘w
orst
-cas
e’ sc
enar
io to
as
sess
env
ironm
enta
l effe
ct w
as a
lso w
elco
med
.
Land
scap
e an
d Vi
sual
SNH
“hig
hlig
ht th
e vi
sual
pro
min
ence
of t
he A
pplic
atio
n Si
te in
a k
ey lo
catio
n be
twee
n Co
cken
zie a
nd P
rest
onpa
ns co
mm
uniti
es”.
Th
is is
note
d an
d po
tent
ial e
ffect
s res
ultin
g ha
ve b
een
cons
ider
ed
as p
art o
f the
LVIA
, par
ticul
arly
in re
latio
n to
resid
entia
l rec
epto
rs
in th
e lo
cal c
omm
uniti
es a
nd to
thos
e tr
avel
ling
thro
ugh
the
area
. Re
fer t
o Se
ctio
n 8.
8.2
of C
hapt
er 8
: Lan
dsca
pe a
nd V
isual
. SN
H ha
s adv
ised
that
redu
ctio
n of
pot
entia
l LVI
A ef
fect
s cou
ld b
e ac
hiev
ed th
roug
h co
nsid
erat
ion
of th
e de
sign
of th
e On
TW a
nd m
itiga
tion
prop
osal
s.
SNH’
s adv
ice p
rovi
ded
on si
te d
urin
g th
e co
nsul
tatio
n m
eetin
g of
27
July
201
7, w
as h
elpf
ul a
nd h
as b
een
take
n in
to co
nsid
erat
ion
in
the
evol
utio
n of
the
layo
ut o
f the
OnT
W a
s wel
l as r
elat
ed
miti
gatio
n. R
efer
to S
ectio
n 8.
5 of
Cha
pter
8: L
ands
cape
and
Visu
al.
It is
advi
sed
that
“sel
ectio
n of
app
ropr
iate
vie
wpo
ints
shou
ld b
e ba
sed
on id
entif
ied
likel
y sig
nific
ant i
mpa
cts”
. A
prop
ortio
nate
rang
e of
vie
wpo
ints
has
bee
n us
ed to
repr
esen
t la
ndsc
ape
and
visu
al re
cept
ors w
ithin
the
5 km
radi
us st
udy
area
. W
hile
not
nec
essa
rily
all i
llust
rate
d w
ith v
iew
poin
ts, r
elev
ant
rece
ptor
s hav
e be
en v
isite
d an
d pr
edict
ed e
ffect
s ass
esse
d as
par
t of
the
LVIA
. SE
PA
Hydr
olog
y, G
eolo
gy a
nd H
ydro
geol
ogy
With
in th
e sit
e SE
PA F
lood
Map
s hav
e id
entif
ied
surfa
ce w
ater
and
fluv
ial f
lood
ex
tent
s. SE
PA b
elie
ve th
at th
e flu
vial
floo
d ex
tent
s sho
wn
on th
is m
ap a
re p
ossib
ly
the
resu
lt of
dem
oliti
on o
f the
pre
viou
s Coc
kenz
ie P
ower
Sta
tion
caus
ing
a de
pres
sion.
How
ever
, the
re is
a d
rain
age
ditc
h id
entif
ied
on th
e OS
map
s whi
ch is
so
uth
east
of t
he p
ropo
sed
deve
lopm
ent.
This
may
be
culv
erte
d th
roug
h th
e de
velo
pmen
t pot
entia
lly ca
usin
g th
is flu
vial
floo
d ex
tent
. SEP
A w
ill re
quire
that
a
Floo
d Ri
sk A
sses
smen
t (FR
A) a
sses
ses a
ll so
urce
s of f
lood
ing
inclu
ding
fluv
ial a
nd
A Fl
ood
Risk
Ass
essm
ent (
FRA)
is in
clude
d in
App
endi
x 7A
, Vol
ume
2 an
d su
mm
arise
d in
Sec
tion
7.6.
5 of
Cha
pter
7: H
ydro
logy
, Ge
olog
y an
d Hy
drog
eolo
gy.
It co
nsid
ers a
ll po
tent
ial s
ourc
es o
f flo
odin
g. T
he F
RA co
nsid
ers t
he p
oten
tial f
or a
culv
ert t
o be
pr
esen
t ben
eath
the
Appl
icatio
n Si
te a
nd co
nclu
des i
t’s v
ery
unlik
ely
to b
e pr
esen
t. Th
e FR
A in
clude
s an
asse
ssm
ent o
f tid
al
flood
risk
and
out
lines
app
ropr
iate
miti
gatio
n m
easu
res.
Introductory Chapters Chapter 03 Process and Methodology 11
inve
stig
atio
n in
to a
pot
entia
l cul
vert
runn
ing
thro
ugh
the
deve
lopm
ent.
We
wou
ld
advi
se th
at th
ere
shou
ld b
e no
bui
ldin
gs e
rect
ed o
ver t
he cu
lver
t to
ensu
re a
cces
s if
mai
nten
ance
or r
epai
rs to
the
culv
ert a
re re
quire
d. F
or in
form
atio
n, a
n ap
prox
imat
e 1
in 2
00 y
ear w
ater
leve
l for
the
area
is 3
.96m
AOD
bas
ed o
n ex
trem
e st
ill w
ater
leve
l cal
cula
tions
usin
g th
e Co
asta
l Flo
od B
ound
ary
Met
hod.
Thi
s doe
s no
t tak
e in
to a
ccou
nt th
e po
tent
ial e
ffect
s of w
ave
actio
n, fu
nnel
ling
or lo
cal
bath
ymet
ry a
t thi
s loc
atio
n. S
EPA
also
reco
mm
end
that
the
appl
icant
cont
act t
he
Floo
d Pr
even
tion
Auth
ority
with
rega
rd to
the
appr
opria
te le
vels
of fr
eebo
ard
for
the
area
. Re
fer t
o Ap
pend
ix 2
of S
EPAs
Sta
ndin
g Ad
vice
for a
dvice
on
flood
risk
. Wat
erco
urse
cr
ossin
gs m
ust b
e de
signe
d to
acc
omm
odat
e th
e 0.
5 pe
r cen
t Ann
ual E
xcee
danc
e Pr
obab
ility
(AEP
) flo
ws,
or in
form
atio
n pr
ovid
ed to
just
ify sm
alle
r str
uctu
res.
If it
is th
ough
t tha
t the
dev
elop
men
t cou
ld re
sult
in a
n in
crea
sed
risk
of fl
oodi
ng to
a
near
by re
cept
or th
en a
Flo
od R
isk A
sses
smen
t mus
t be
subm
itted
in su
ppor
t of t
he
plan
ning
app
licat
ion.
Our
Tec
hnica
l flo
od ri
sk g
uida
nce
for s
take
hold
ers o
utlin
es
the
info
rmat
ion
SEPA
requ
ire to
be
subm
itted
as p
art o
f a F
lood
Risk
Ass
essm
ent.
Gr
ound
wat
er in
vest
igat
ions
shou
ld b
e up
date
d du
e to
the
dem
oliti
on o
f the
pr
evio
us p
ower
stat
ion.
Gro
undw
ater
leve
l dat
a m
ust b
e ac
quire
d fo
r pos
t de
mol
ition
of t
he p
ower
stat
ion.
Ex
cava
tions
and
oth
er co
nstr
uctio
n w
orks
can
disr
upt g
roun
dwat
er fl
ow a
nd
impa
ct o
n ex
istin
g gr
ound
wat
er a
bstr
actio
ns. T
he su
bmiss
ion
mus
t inc
lude
:
• A
map
dem
onst
ratin
g th
at a
ll ex
istin
g gr
ound
wat
er a
bstr
actio
ns a
re
outw
ith a
100
m ra
dius
of a
ll ex
cava
tions
shal
low
er th
an 1
m a
nd o
utw
ith
250
m o
f all
exca
vatio
ns d
eepe
r tha
n 1
m a
nd p
ropo
sed
grou
ndw
ater
ab
stra
ctio
ns. I
f micr
o-sit
ing
is to
be
cons
ider
ed a
s a m
itiga
tion
mea
sure
th
e di
stan
ce o
f sur
vey
need
s to
be e
xten
ded
by th
e pr
opos
ed m
axim
um
exte
nt o
f micr
o-sit
ing.
The
surv
ey n
eeds
to e
xten
d be
yond
the
site
boun
dary
whe
re th
e di
stan
ces r
equi
re it
.
If th
e m
inim
um b
uffe
rs a
bove
cann
ot b
e ac
hiev
ed, a
det
aile
d sit
e sp
ecifi
c qu
alita
tive
and/
or q
uant
itativ
e ris
k as
sess
men
t will
be
requ
ired.
We
are
likel
y to
se
ek co
nditi
ons s
ecur
ing
appr
opria
te m
itiga
tion
for a
ll ex
istin
g gr
ound
wat
er
abst
ract
ions
affe
cted
.
Figu
re 7
.4 i
n Ch
apte
r 7:
Hyd
rolo
gy,
Geol
ogy
and
Hydr
ogeo
logy
ou
tline
s the
regi
onal
hyd
roge
olog
y an
d th
e lo
catio
n of
lice
nsed
or
priv
ate
abst
ract
ions
w
ithin
a
two
kilo
met
re
radi
us
of
the
Appl
icatio
n Si
te.
The
elev
atio
n of
shal
low
gro
undw
ater
ben
eath
the
Appl
icatio
n Si
te
is al
so c
onsid
ered
and
ass
esse
d.
See
Sect
ion
7.5.
4 in
Cha
pter
7:
Hydr
olog
y, G
eolo
gy a
nd H
ydro
geol
ogy.
An in
trus
ive
site
inve
stig
atio
n w
ill b
e un
dert
aken
follo
win
g co
mpl
etio
n of
rem
edia
tion
wor
ks to
conf
irm g
roun
dwat
er
elev
atio
ns.
Inch Cape Onshore Transmission Works New Energy for Scotland www.inchcapewind.com12
SEPA
not
e th
at th
e Ea
st Lo
thia
n Sh
orel
ine
Man
agem
ent P
lan
is fro
m 2
002
and
has
not b
een
upda
ted
since
. SEP
A re
com
men
d th
at co
ntac
t is m
ade
with
Eas
t Lot
hian
Co
uncil
to g
lean
any
info
rmat
ion
on th
e co
asta
l reg
ime
and
flood
ing
in th
e ar
ea.
ELC
in th
eir S
copi
ng O
pini
on n
ote
that
The
Eas
t Lot
hian
Cou
ncil
Shor
elin
e M
anag
emen
t Pla
n is
avai
labl
e he
re:
http
://w
ww
.eas
tloth
ian.
gov.
uk/d
ownl
oads
/dow
nloa
d/23
03/s
hore
lin
e_m
anag
emen
t_pl
an w
hich
cont
ains
info
rmat
ion
on co
asta
l pr
oces
ses.
To th
e ex
tent
rele
vant
to th
e On
TW, t
he S
hore
line
Man
agem
ent P
lan
has b
een
revi
ewed
as n
oted
in S
ectio
n 7.
6.5
of
Chap
ter 7
: Hyd
rolo
gy, G
eolo
gy a
nd H
ydro
geol
ogy
and
with
in th
e FR
A (A
ppen
dix
7A, V
olum
e 2)
.
Inve
stig
atio
n of
into
any
form
al a
nd in
form
al co
asta
l def
ence
s will
also
be
requ
ired
and
asse
ssed
as p
art o
f any
Flo
od R
isk A
sses
smen
t. A
Floo
d Ri
sk A
sses
smen
t for
this
site
has p
revi
ously
bee
n un
dert
aken
to su
ppor
t a p
revi
ous r
edev
elop
men
t pro
posa
l fo
r thi
s site
. The
re h
as b
een
dem
oliti
on si
nce
2009
and
as a
resu
lt it
is im
port
ant t
o ei
ther
upd
ate
that
Flo
od R
isk A
sses
smen
t or u
nder
take
a n
ew o
ne to
det
erm
ine
the
curr
ent a
nd fu
ture
risk
of f
lood
ing
at th
e ap
plica
tion
site
and
the
pote
ntia
l im
pact
of
the
prop
osed
dev
elop
men
t on
the
risk
of fl
oodi
ng e
lsew
here
. The
det
aile
d Fl
ood
Risk
Ass
essm
ent s
houl
d in
clude
the
follo
win
g:
•
Inve
stig
atio
n in
to th
e po
tent
ial c
ulve
rted
wat
erco
urse
thro
ugh
the
site
•
Inve
stig
atio
n in
to a
ll so
urce
s of f
lood
ing
inclu
ding
coas
tal,
fluvi
al, s
urfa
ce
wat
er a
nd g
roun
d w
ater
•
Grou
ndw
ater
leve
ls po
st d
emol
ition
of t
he p
ower
stat
ion;
and
•
Inve
stig
atio
n in
to a
ny co
asta
l flo
od d
efen
ces t
hat m
ay re
mai
n on
site
An F
RA h
as b
een
carr
ied
out a
s par
t of t
his E
IA R
epor
t (re
fer t
o Ap
pend
ix 7
A, V
olum
e 2)
. An
intr
usiv
e sit
e in
vest
igat
ion
and
coas
tal s
tudy
will
be
unde
rtak
en
in d
ue co
urse
as o
utlin
ed w
ithin
Sec
tion
7.4
of C
hapt
er 7
: Hy
drol
ogy,
Geo
logy
and
Hyd
roge
olog
y.
SEPA
requ
ire th
at th
e EI
A Re
port
cont
ains
conf
irmat
ion
(or n
ot) t
hat S
cott
ish W
ater
ha
s con
firm
ed th
e ac
cept
abili
ty o
f the
disc
harg
e of
foul
was
te fr
om w
elfa
re
facil
ities
for c
onst
ruct
ion
and
oper
atio
n of
the
prop
osal
into
the
foul
wat
er m
ains
.
Sect
ion
7.4
of C
hapt
er 7
: Hyd
rolo
gy, G
eolo
gy a
nd H
ydro
geol
ogy
– Th
e fo
ul d
rain
age
will
be
desig
ned
and
conn
ectio
n ag
reem
ents
re
ache
d w
ith S
cott
ish W
ater
at t
he d
etai
led
desig
n st
age.
The
sc
ale
of fa
ciliti
es is
env
isage
d to
be
rela
tivel
y m
odes
t, an
d th
ere
is a
very
low
risk
that
thes
e flo
ws w
ould
not
be
acce
ptab
le fo
r di
scha
rge
into
Sco
ttish
Wat
er m
ains
. SE
PA re
quire
s tha
t the
sche
me
mus
t be
desig
ned
to a
void
impa
cts u
pon
the
wat
er
envi
ronm
ent.
Whe
re a
ctiv
ities
such
as e
ngin
eerin
g w
orks
in th
e w
ater
env
ironm
ent
cann
ot b
e av
oide
d th
e ER
shou
ld in
clude
a m
ap sh
owin
g:
•
All p
ropo
sed
tem
pora
ry o
r per
man
ent i
nfra
stru
ctur
e ov
erla
in w
ith a
ll w
ater
cour
ses
Chap
ter 7
: Hyd
rolo
gy, G
eolo
gy a
nd H
ydro
geol
ogy
has c
onsid
ered
th
e ef
fect
s on
the
wat
er e
nviro
nmen
t, in
cludi
ng th
e re
quire
men
t to
avo
id im
pact
s on
wat
erco
urse
s. It
is sh
own
that
with
exc
eptio
n of
the
Land
fall
no w
orks
are
re
quire
d w
ithin
or c
lose
to w
ater
cour
ses.
Introductory Chapters Chapter 03 Process and Methodology 13
• A
buffe
r of a
t lea
st 1
0 m
dra
wn
arou
nd e
ach
wat
erco
urse
. If t
his b
uffe
r ca
nnot
be
achi
eved
eac
h br
each
shou
ld b
e nu
mbe
red
on a
pla
n w
ith a
n as
socia
ted
phot
ogra
ph o
f the
loca
tion,
dim
ensio
ns o
f the
wat
erco
urse
and
dr
awin
gs o
f wha
t is p
ropo
sed
•
Deta
iled
layo
ut o
f all
prop
osed
miti
gatio
n in
cludi
ng a
ll cu
t off
drai
ns a
nd
sett
lem
ent p
onds
Furt
her a
dvice
and
bes
t pra
ctice
gui
danc
e ar
e av
aila
ble
with
in th
e w
ater
en
gine
erin
g se
ctio
n of
SEP
As w
ebsit
e. G
uida
nce
on th
e de
sign
of w
ater
cros
sings
ca
n be
foun
d in
our
Con
stru
ctio
n of
Riv
er C
ross
ings
Goo
d Pr
actic
e Gu
ide.
Thi
s map
sh
ould
inclu
de d
etai
ls of
all
prop
osed
upg
rade
d, te
mpo
rary
and
per
man
ent s
ite
infra
stru
ctur
e. T
his i
nclu
des a
ll tr
acks
, exc
avat
ions
, bui
ldin
gs, b
orro
w p
its,
pipe
lines
, cab
ling,
site
com
poun
ds, l
aydo
wn
area
s, st
orag
e ar
eas a
nd a
ny o
ther
bu
ilt e
lem
ents
. If
wat
er a
bstr
actio
ns o
f dew
ater
ing
are
prop
osed
, a ta
ble
of v
olum
es a
nd ti
min
gs o
f gr
ound
wat
er a
bstr
actio
ns a
nd re
late
d m
itiga
tion
mea
sure
s mus
t be
prov
ided
. No
te th
at th
e pr
opos
ed d
evel
opm
ent m
ay re
quire
an
auth
orisa
tion
from
SEP
A un
der t
he W
ater
Env
ironm
ent (
Cont
rolle
d Ac
tiviti
es)(S
cotla
nd) R
egul
atio
ns 2
011
(as a
men
ded)
(CAR
).
Pote
ntia
l gro
undw
ater
leve
ls ar
e co
nsid
ered
and
miti
gatio
n pr
opos
ed to
min
imise
the
need
for g
roun
dwat
er a
bstr
actio
n an
d fo
r the
cont
rol a
nd m
anag
emen
t of s
urfa
ce w
ater
.
Scot
tish
Wat
er
Hydr
olog
y, G
eolo
gy a
nd H
ydro
geol
ogy
Scot
tish
Wat
er g
ener
al a
dvice
for d
evel
opm
ent i
s am
ong
othe
r thi
ngs t
hat a
ny
pote
ntia
l effe
ct o
n th
e hy
drol
ogy
of th
e ar
ea re
sulti
ng fr
om th
e co
nstr
uctio
n an
d op
erat
ion
of th
e pr
opos
ed d
evel
opm
ent s
houl
d be
ass
esse
d an
d th
e fin
ding
s pr
esen
ted
in th
e ER
. Thi
s sho
uld
inclu
de co
nsid
erat
ion
of n
atur
al d
rain
age
patt
erns
, ba
se fl
ows/
volu
me,
rete
ntio
n/ru
n-of
f rat
es a
nd p
oten
tial c
hang
es to
wat
er
quan
tity.
Miti
gatio
n an
d pr
opos
ed m
onito
ring
shou
ld a
lso b
e de
taile
d in
the
ER.
Any
pote
ntia
l pol
lutio
n ris
k w
hich
coul
d af
fect
wat
er q
ualit
y sh
ould
be
cons
ider
ed
and
miti
gatio
n m
easu
res i
mpl
emen
ted
to p
reve
nt d
eter
iora
tion
in w
ater
qua
lity
and
pollu
tion
incid
ents
. Thi
s inc
lude
s sed
imen
t run
-off
soil
or p
eat e
rosio
n,
man
agem
ent o
f che
mica
ls an
d oi
ls, e
tc. T
his s
houl
d be
cons
ider
ed fo
r all
oper
atio
ns
at a
ll st
ages
of d
evel
opm
ent i
nclu
ding
pre
-and
pos
t- co
nstr
uctio
n. M
itiga
tion
mea
sure
s to
prev
ent p
ollu
tion
to w
ater
cour
ses s
houl
d be
out
lined
in th
e EI
A Re
port
.
The
hydr
olog
ical s
ettin
g is
outli
ned
with
in S
ectio
n 7.
6.5
and
asse
ssm
ent o
f im
pact
s and
app
ropr
iate
miti
gatio
n ar
e ou
tline
d in
Se
ctio
ns 7
.8 –
7.1
0 of
Cha
pter
7: H
ydro
logy
, Geo
logy
and
Hy
drog
eolo
gy.
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The
EIA
Repo
rt sh
ould
set o
ut th
e pr
incip
les o
f all
prop
osed
pol
lutio
n pr
even
tion
and
miti
gatio
n m
easu
res t
hat a
re re
leva
nt to
the
prop
osed
site
. A
sche
dule
of m
itiga
tion
supp
orte
d by
the
site
spec
ific m
aps a
nd p
lans
det
aile
d be
low
mus
t be
subm
itted
. The
se m
ust i
nclu
de re
fere
nce
to b
est p
ract
ice p
ollu
tion
prev
entio
n an
d co
nstr
uctio
n te
chni
ques
, reg
ulat
ory
requ
irem
ents
, the
dai
ly
resp
onsib
ilitie
s of E
colo
gica
l Cle
rk o
f Wor
ks, h
ow si
te in
spec
tions
will
be
reco
rded
an
d ac
ted
upon
and
pro
posa
ls fo
r a p
lann
ing
mon
itorin
g en
forc
emen
t offi
cer.
Hist
oric
Envi
ronm
ent
Sco
tland
(H
ES)
Cultu
ral H
erita
ge
HES
are
cont
ent t
hat i
mpa
cts o
n th
eir h
istor
ic en
viro
nmen
t int
eres
ts a
re n
ot li
kely
to
be
signi
fican
t.
They
not
e th
at a
smal
l par
t of t
he d
evel
opm
ent b
ound
ary
lies w
ithin
the
inve
ntor
y ba
ttle
field
, the
Bat
tle o
f Pre
ston
pans
. The
y ar
e co
nten
t tha
t due
to th
e sc
ale
of th
e ar
ea a
nd it
s loc
atio
n on
the
batt
lefie
ld, a
ny im
pact
s on
the
over
all d
esig
natio
n ar
ea
are
not l
ikel
y to
be
signi
fican
t for
thei
r int
eres
ts.
They
ther
efor
e ha
ve n
o sp
ecifi
c adv
ice re
gard
ing
the
scop
e of
the
asse
ssm
ent t
o be
un
dert
aken
.
Resp
onse
not
ed a
nd n
o ac
tion
requ
ired
with
rega
rds C
hapt
er 9
: Cu
ltura
l Her
itage
. How
ever
, ass
essm
ent o
f pot
entia
l effe
cts o
n HE
S In
vent
ory
liste
d ga
rden
s and
des
igne
d la
ndsc
apes
with
in th
e 5
km
radi
us st
udy
area
has
bee
n ca
rrie
d ou
t as p
art o
f the
LVIA
. See
Se
ctio
n 8.
8.2
of C
hapt
er 8
: Lan
dsca
pe a
nd V
isual
.
Introductory Chapters Chapter 03 Process and Methodology 15
3.4 EIA Regulations 2017 Requirements
7 This EIA Report has been produced in accordance with the EIA Regulations.
8 Table 3.2 below summarises where the information required by the EIA Regulations can be found in this EIA Report. The individual technical assessments have been carried out with reference to relevant legislative and policy requirements and current best practice and where relevant this is quoted in each technical chapter.
Table 3.2 Matters for Inclusion in EIA Reports as Required by Schedule 4, of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017
Requirement Location within this EIA Report
1. Description of the development, including in particular:
a description of the physical characteristics of the whole development and the land-use requirements during the construction and operational phases;
Addressed in Chapter 5: Description of Development.
a description of the main characteristics of the production process, for instance, nature and quantity of the materials used;
Addressed in Chapter 5: Description of Development.
an estimate by type and quantity, of expected residues and emissions (water, air, and soil pollution, noise, vibration, light, heat, radiation etc.) produced during the construction and operation phases.
Addressed in Chapter 7: Hydrology, Geology and Hydrogeology, Chapter 10: Noise and Vibration, Chapter 11: Traffic and Transport and Chapter 13: Air Quality.
2. A description of the reasonable alternatives studied by the developer which are relevant to the proposed project and its specific characteristics, and an indication of the main reasons for selecting the chosen option, including a comparison of the environmental effects.
Addressed in Chapter 4: Site Selection and Alternatives.
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Requirement Location within this EIA Report
3. A description of the relevant aspects of the current state of the environment (baseline scenario) and an outline of the likely evolution thereof without implementation of the development as far as natural changes from the baseline scenario can be assessed with reasonable effort on the basis of the availability of environmental information and scientific knowledge.
ICOL has reviewed all data collected as part of the EIA and as a result of the industrial Brownfield nature of the Application Site and NPF3 safeguarding for development, it is predicted that some form of industrial development would be likely to occur without the implementation of the OnTW.
4. A description of the factors specified in regulation 4(3) likely to be significantly affected by the development:
population;
human health;
biodiversity (fauna and flora);
land (land-take);
soil;
water;
air and climatic factors;
material assets;
cultural heritage;
landscape;
Addressed in Chapter 6: Ecology, Chapter 7: Hydrology, Geology and Hydrogeology, Chapter 8: Landscape and Visual, Chapter 9: Cultural Heritage, Chapter 10: Noise and Vibration, Chapter 11: Traffic and Transport, Chapter 12: Socio-Economics, Tourism, Land-Use and Recreation and Chapter 13: Air Quality.
5. A description of the likely significant effects of the development on the environmental resulting from inter alia:
the construction and existence of the development, including, where relevant, demolition works;
Addressed in Chapter 6-13 of the EIA Report.
the use of natural resources, in particular land, soil, water and biodiversity, considering as far as possible the sustainable availability of these resources;
Addressed in Chapter 6: Ecology and Chapter 7: Hydrology, Geology and Hydrogeology.
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Requirement Location within this EIA Report
the emission of pollutants, noise, vibration, light, heat and radiation, the creation of nuisances and the disposal and recovery of waste;
Addressed in Chapter 10: Noise and Vibration, Chapter 11: Traffic and Transport and Chapter 13: Air Quality.
the risks to human health, cultural heritage or the environment (due to accidents and/or disasters);
Addressed in Chapters 6-13.
the accumulation of effects with other existing and/or approved projects, taking into account any existing environmental problems relating to areas of particular environmental importance likely to be affected or the use of natural resources;
Addressed in Chapters 6-13.
the impact of the project on climate (for example the nature and magnitude of greenhouse gas emissions) and the vulnerability of the project to climate change;
Addressed in Chapter 13: Air Quality.
the technologies and the substances used. Addressed in Chapter 7: Hydrology, Geology and Hydrogeology, Chapter 10: Noise and Vibration, Chapter 11: Traffic and Transport and Chapter 13: Air Quality.
6. A description of the forecasting methods or evidence, used to identify and assess the significant effects on the environment, including details of difficulties (for example technical deficiencies or lack of knowledge) encountered compiling the required information and the main uncertainties involved.
Addressed in Chapter 6-13.
7. A description of the measures envisaged to avoid, prevent, reduce or, if possible, offset any identified significant adverse effects on the environment and, where appropriate, of any proposed monitoring arrangements (for example the preparation of a post-project analysis). That description should explain the extent, to which significant adverse effects on the environment are avoided, prevented, reduced or offset, and should cover both the construction and operational phases.
Addressed in Chapter 6-13.
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Requirement Location within this EIA Report
8. A description of the expected significant adverse effects of the development on the environment deriving from the vulnerability of the development to risks of major accidents and/or disasters which are relevant to the project concerned. Relevant information available and obtained through risk assessments pursuant to Union legislations such as Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council or Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom or relevant assessments carried out pursuant to national legislation may be used for this purpose provided that the requirements of this Directive are met. Where appropriate, this description should include measures envisaged to prevent or mitigate the significant adverse effects of such events on the environment and details of the preparedness for and proposed response to such emergencies.
Chapter 4: Site Selection and Alternatives of this EIA Report discusses the vulnerability of the OnTW to risks of major accidents and/or disasters. As detailed in Chapter 5: Description of Development, a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) will be produced prior to the commencement of works. It is envisaged that this will include details of all precautionary methods of working and pollution prevention measures in order to avoid or minimise the risk of any pollution incidents occurring. Chapter 6: Ecology also considers pollution of habitats and Chapter 7: Hydrology, Geology and Hydrogeology assesses the risk of flooding and considers the risk of pollution further.
9. A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1-8.
A non technical summary will accompany the EIA Report.
10. A reference list detailing the sources used for the descriptions and assessments included in the EIA Report.
Reference lists are included at the end of each chapter of the EIA Report.
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3.5 Approach to Environmental Impact Assessment
3.5.1 Identification of Impacts
9 In the EIA Report a common approach has been used for the assessment of each environmental topic. This included:
• Establishing the baseline conditions through a combination of desk review, consultations and site surveys;
• Identifying potential environmental impacts which could result from development of the OnTW, in isolation and cumulatively with ICOL’s Offshore Wind Farm and Offshore Transmission Works (OfTW) and other projects (see Section 3.6 below on cumulative impacts) taking account of any embedded mitigation to minimise environmental effects;
• Identification of additional mitigation measures to prevent, reduce and, where possible offset any impacts which could either by themselves, or in combination with other impacts have a significant adverse effect; and
• Assessment of the level of significance of all residual effects (direct and indirect, adverse and beneficial, short-term and long-term, permanent and temporary) taking account of committed mitigation measures.
3.5.2 Assessment of Impacts
10 For the purposes of these assessments, significance has been attributed by correlating the magnitude of the change arising from the OnTW with the sensitivity of the particular receptor under consideration.
11 Categorisation of magnitude of change will vary for specific receptors/technical assessments but has broadly followed the principles of Table 3.3 below in so far as it is relevant.
Table 3.3 Magnitude of Impacts
Magnitude Description
High Total loss or major alteration to key elements/features of the baseline conditions
Moderate Partial loss or alteration to one or more key elements/features of the baseline conditions
Low Minor shift away from baseline conditions
Negligible Very slight change from baseline conditions
12 In EIA, the sensitivity of the resource or receptor must be defined. The specific scale of sensitivity is dependent on the discipline but in general it may be defined in terms of quality, value, rarity or importance of the receptor being assessed. The scale of sensitivity is classed as ‘Low’, ‘Moderate’ or ‘High’. Guidance has also been taken from the value attributed to elements through designation or protection under law.
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13 The consideration of magnitude of potential impact and sensitivity of the receptor will determine an expression, often qualitative, for the significance of the residual positive and negative effects. This is demonstrated in Table 3.4: Significance of Effects below.
Table 3.4 Significance of Effects
Magnitude of Impact
Sensitivity of Resource/Receptor
Low Moderate High
Negligible Negligible/Minor Minor Minor/Moderate
Low Minor Minor/Moderate Moderate
Moderate Minor/Moderate Moderate Moderate/Major
High Moderate Moderate/Major Major
14 The significance of an effect results from the interaction between its magnitude (which is related to the extent of the physical change, its spatial extent, duration and frequency) and the value of the resource or the number and sensitivity of the receptor which might be affected.
15 For the purposes of this assessment those residual positive and negative effects indicated as Moderate, Moderate/Major and Major are considered significant, unless otherwise specified in individual technical chapters.
16 This methodology is followed in each of the environmental topic chapters, unless otherwise stated in the relevant chapter.
3.5.3 Information Gaps and Limitations
17 Due to the nature of EIA, scientific understanding and the design parameters outlined in Chapter 5: Description of Development, a number of assumptions are required to fill any information gaps and complete the necessary assessments. These are contained, where relevant, in each topic chapter and the assumptions are based upon industry standards, consultation with relevant bodies and professional expertise.
18 As part of the necessary assessments baseline data for each topic Study Area has also been collected. All baseline data used in the EIA Report is considered to be representative and reflective of the baseline conditions of each Study Area, however any information gaps or limitations in the baseline data has been recorded within each topic chapter.
3.5.4 Impact Interactions
19 The EIA Regulations require that the assessment of significant effects of relevant factors includes the “interaction between those factors”. Impact interactions are also advised in PAN 1/2013 (Scottish Government 2013) when considering the potential impact of a particular proposal on the environment, planning authorities will wish to take account of impact
Introductory Chapters Chapter 03 Process and Methodology 21
interactions described as “the reactions between impacts whether between the impacts of just one project or between the impacts of other projects in the area”. Interactions between different impacts of the OnTW on the same receptor are assessed in each topic chapter where relevant and included in Chapter 14: Summary of Assessment. The approach to the assessment of cumulative impacts of the OnTW, ICOL’s Offshore Wind Farm and OfTW spatially and with other agreed projects is described in Section 3.6 below.
3.6 Cumulative Impact Assessment
3.6.1 Requirement for Cumulative Assessment
20 The impacts from the OnTW will be assessed with ICOL’s Offshore Wind Farm and OfTW (using the assessment carried out for the Consented Offshore Wind Farm and OfTW).
21 Consideration of the OnTW cumulatively with other relevant projects is also required. This list of proposed projects (Section 3.6.2 below) has been identified through consultation with relevant stakeholders.
22 European Commission (EC) Guidelines for the Assessment of Indirect and Cumulative Impacts as well as Impact Interactions (1999) provides a definition of cumulative and in combination impacts which has been used in this document:
"Cumulative impacts are impacts that result from incremental changes caused by other past, present or reasonably foreseeable actions together with the project".
23 This EIA Report presents the result of the assessment of the cumulative impacts of the parameters as assessed in the Consented Offshore Wind Farm and OfTW 2014 ES. Table 3.5 below details the design envelope for the Consented Offshore Wind Farm and OfTW.
Table 3.5 Design Parameters for the Consented Development
Design Parameter Design Envelope (Consented Offshore Wind Farm and OfTW, ICOL 2013)
Number of Turbines Up to 213
Minimum blade clearance above highest astronomical tide
22 m
Hub height above lowest astronomical tide
92-129 m
Blade tip height above lowest astronomical tide
152-215 m
Indicative minimum separation between turbines
820 m
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3.6.2 Other Projects
24 Based on the applicant's understanding of the status and scope of various projects at the time of commissioning this EIA Report, the following projects have been identified as potentially having a cumulative impact when considered with OnTW:
• The Blindwells New Development, Approved Development Framework was approved in 2010. Subsequently, an application for PPP (14/00768/PPM) was recommended for approval at committee in March 2017. The development is described as a new settlement which will include up to 1600 residential units, a school campus, 10 hectares of employment land, a local centre with commercial units, a supermarket, a park and ride facility, playing fields, open space, allotments, a cemetery, landscaping, roads, footpaths and associated infrastructure provision1.
• The Longniddry South development submitted an application for PPP in June 2016 (16/00485/PPM) and is described as a new settlement which will include up to 474 residential units, a mix of commercial uses at the renovated Longniddry Farm steading, football pitch, village green, restored pond, community orchard and play park.
• Change of use of former gas holder site to car wash facilities, erection of two storage containers, covered area and associated works for a temporary period of one year (17/00465/P). This development is for land at the former gas holder site on the B1348 (Edinburgh Road) which is located opposite the Application Site. The car wash was granted consent and is for temporary use.
3.7 Additional Mitigation and Monitoring
25 Schedule 4 Part 1 (5) of the EIA Regulations requires this EIA Report to provide. “A description of the measures envisaged to avoid, prevent, reduce or, if possible, offset any identified significant adverse effects on the environment, and, where, appropriate, of any proposed monitoring arrangements”.
26 Where additional mitigation measures are required, these are clearly identified in each topic specific chapter. Both embedded mitigation and additional mitigation comprise the committed mitigation set unless otherwise stated.
3.8 Assessment of Residual Effects
27 A further assessment has been undertaken taking into consideration the proposed additional mitigation and any remaining significant effects that have been identified and is presented in each specific topic chapter where required.
1 East Lothian Council, Planning Committee Report, Application No. 14/00768/PPM, March 2017.
Introductory Chapters Chapter 03 Process and Methodology 23
References European Commission (1999). Guidelines for the Assessment of Indirect and Cumulative Impacts as well as Impact Interactions. Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/eia-studies-and-reports/guidel.pdf
ScottishPower (2014). Cockenzie Power Station - Overview. Available at: http://www.cockenziepowerstation.com/
Scottish Government (2013). PAN 1/2013 Environmental Impact Assessment. Available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/08/6471
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