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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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. 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

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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

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e w

ebsit

e: h

ttp:

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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.

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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

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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:

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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

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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

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The

EIA

Repo

rt sh

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f all

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ES)

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un

dert

aken

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hapt

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: Cu

ltura

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itage

. How

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.

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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

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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.

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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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