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Page 1 of 1 03 July 2008
I APPENDIX I
I.1 AST Tables
TPA
TCH
AD/6
9840
Pag
e 1
of 6
4 03
Jul
y 20
08
Part
2 A
pp
rais
al
Su
mm
ary
Tab
le
Pro
po
sal
Deta
ils
Nam
e an
d a
ddre
ss o
f au
thority
or
org
anis
atio
n p
rom
oting t
he
pro
posa
l:
(Als
o p
rovi
de
nam
e of
any
subsi
dia
ry o
rgan
isat
ions
also
in
volv
ed in p
rom
oting t
he
pro
posa
l)
Tra
nsp
ort
Sco
tlan
d,
Nes
tran
s, A
ber
dee
n C
ity
Counci
l
Proposa
l N
am
e:
Do
-Min
imu
m
Nam
e of
Planner
:
SIA
S L
td
Cap
ital co
sts/
gra
nt
(undis
counte
d)
Annual
rev
enue
support
Pr
oposa
l D
escr
iption:
N
o C
han
ge
to H
audag
ain
Roundabout
A96(T
)/A90(T
) Tota
l Pu
blic
Sec
tor
Fundin
g
Req
uirem
ent:
Pr
esen
t Val
ue
of
Cost
to G
ovt
Fundin
g S
ought
From
:
(if
applic
able
)
Tra
nsp
ort
Sco
tlan
d
Am
ount
of
Applic
atio
n:
£0
Back
gro
un
d I
nfo
rmati
on
Geo
gra
phic
Conte
xt:
Hau
dag
ain
Roundab
out
is a
t th
e ju
nct
ion o
f a
num
ber
of
maj
or
road
s in
Aber
dee
n t
o t
he
nort
h-w
est
of
the
city
. The
A96(T
) Auch
mill
Road
, A90(T
) N
ort
h A
nder
son D
rive
, A90(T
) M
ugie
moss
Road
and t
he
A96 G
reat
Nort
her
n R
oad
all
require
acc
ess
thro
ugh t
he
junct
ion,
with t
he
A96(T
) and A
90(T
) Tru
nk
Road
s se
rvin
g a
s th
e m
ain
acc
ess
into
and a
round A
ber
dee
n f
rom
the
nort
h a
nd n
ort
h-
wes
t. P
ersl
ey B
ridge
on t
he
nort
her
n a
ppro
ach t
o H
audag
ain r
oundab
out
is o
ne
of
only
thre
e public
road
cro
ssin
gs
of
the
Riv
er D
on
in A
ber
dee
n,
two o
f w
hic
h a
re in A
ber
dee
n w
ith a
furt
her
cro
ssin
g o
n t
he
Aber
dee
n C
ity/
Aber
dee
nsh
ire
boundar
y on t
he
A947 a
t Par
khill
. Ther
e is
a r
ail lin
e to
the
nort
h o
f th
e ro
undab
out
with c
om
mer
cial
and r
esid
ential
built
envi
ronm
ent
on a
ll si
des
.
Soci
al Conte
xt:
Aber
dee
n is
per
ceiv
ed t
o b
e an a
fflu
ent
city
with low
unem
plo
ymen
t (<
2%
) an
d r
elative
ly h
igh w
ages
but
ther
e ar
e pock
ets
of
dep
riva
tion a
cross
the
city
wher
e in
com
es a
re w
ell bel
ow
the
Aber
dee
n a
nd S
cott
ish a
vera
ges
. W
ithin
Mid
dle
fiel
d a
nd t
he
resi
den
tial
area
of
Logie
, to
the
south
wes
t of
Hau
dag
ain
Roundab
out,
ther
e is
the
most
dep
rive
d a
rea
in A
ber
dee
n w
hic
h is
ranke
d a
mong t
he
3%
most
multip
ly d
eprive
d a
reas
of
Sco
tland.
It is
a priori
ty p
artn
ersh
ip a
rea
for
the
Aber
dee
n C
ity
Alli
ance
Com
munity
Plan
nin
g
Par
tner
ship
and is
elig
ible
for
Euro
pea
n S
oci
al F
und (
obje
ctiv
e 3)
fundin
g. M
iddle
fiel
d is
one
of
Aber
dee
n's
'Soci
al I
ncl
usi
on
Part
ner
ship
' (S
IP)
area
s.
Eco
nom
ic C
onte
xt:
Aber
dee
n is
the
'Oil
Cap
ital
of
Euro
pe'
and h
as b
ecom
e a
centr
e of
exce
llence
in v
ario
us
elem
ents
of
oil
and g
as e
xplo
ration a
nd
pro
duct
ion.
Impro
ved t
ransp
ort
lin
ks t
o a
nd f
rom
Aber
dee
n A
irport
would
enhance
the
abili
ty o
f th
ese
(and o
ther
) co
mpan
ies
to
explo
it o
vers
eas
opport
unitie
s. D
yce
emplo
ys s
om
e 26,0
00 y
et v
ery
few
of
thes
e peo
ple
liv
e and w
ork
in D
yce,
the
majo
rity
co
mm
ute
. Som
e 29.8
mill
ion t
onnes
of
goods
(exc
l oil
& g
as)
are
move
d t
o/f
rom
within
Gra
mpia
n e
ach
yea
r. O
f th
is 8
0%
is
move
d
by
road
(m
uch
of
it inte
rnal
to r
egio
n).
Haudag
ain is
the
key
junct
ion o
n t
he
link
to t
he
Airport
, D
yce
Indust
rial ar
ea,
the
Park
way
, Aber
dee
nsh
ire
Fish
ing t
ow
ns
and o
ther
Aber
dee
nsh
ire
Tow
ns.
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Pla
nn
ing
Ob
ject
ives
Obje
ctiv
e:
Per
form
ance
agai
nst
pla
nnin
g o
bje
ctiv
e:
To r
educe
conges
tion a
nd u
nre
liabili
ty b
y im
pro
ving a
nd s
ust
ainin
g
bas
e ye
ar 2
004 journ
ey t
imes
for
com
mer
cial
and p
ublic
tra
nsp
ort
tr
affic
until 2027.
M
easu
res
must
min
imis
e th
e ri
sk o
f tr
ansp
ort
rel
ated
acc
iden
ts
espec
ially
for
vuln
erab
le u
sers
in t
he
vici
nity
of
the
junct
ion t
o
impro
ve o
n 2
001-2
004 c
asu
alty
lev
els.
To m
ake
soci
ally
-incl
usi
ve a
nd h
ealthy
tran
sport
modes
more
at
trac
tive
to u
se,
incl
udin
g c
yclin
g,
wal
king a
nd p
ublic
tra
nsp
ort
m
easu
res
to b
e pro
mote
d in a
ll m
easu
res.
To m
inim
ise
traf
fic
induce
d s
ever
ance
on c
om
munitie
s by
ensu
ring
mea
sure
s do n
ot
hav
e a
signific
ant
det
rim
enta
l im
pac
t on 2
004
wal
k tim
e ac
cess
ibili
ty.
To c
ontr
ibute
to t
he
City
Cou
nci
l’s r
egen
erat
ion a
ims
by
com
plim
enting t
he
dev
elopm
ent
of
the
Logie
/Man
or
area
of
Mid
dle
fiel
d.
Rel
ativ
e to
the
2004 B
ase
the
effe
ct o
f th
e pro
posa
l on c
om
mer
cial
tra
ffic
and p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort
conges
tion w
ould
be:
• 2027 si
gnific
ant
incr
ease
d del
ay in
AM
pea
k an
d PM
Pea
k (A
WPR
&
TD
C
assu
med
as
a re
fere
nce
cas
e)
Poss
ible
incr
ease
in p
edes
tria
n a
nd v
ehic
le a
ccid
ents
. N
o T
raffic
sig
nal
oper
atio
n.
Tra
ffic
sig
nal
s ar
e sa
fer
for
cycl
ists
. In
crea
sed t
raffic
at
junct
ion m
ay m
ake
the
route
les
s at
trac
tive
for
public
tra
nsp
ort
use
rs b
ecau
se o
f in
crea
sed d
elay
. Roundab
outs
are
unat
trac
tive
to p
edes
tria
ns
and
cycl
ists
. Exi
stin
g p
edes
tria
n c
ross
ing m
ainta
ined
. The
option w
ill n
ot
reduce
rat
runnin
g in t
he
Mid
dle
fiel
d a
rea.
N
o im
pac
t on w
alk
tim
es a
cross
junct
ion.
The
option m
ay w
ill r
educe
rat
runnin
g in
the
Mid
dle
fiel
d a
rea.
This
option w
ould
do little
to e
nhan
ce t
he
succ
essf
ul dev
elopm
ent
of
Mid
dle
fiel
d.
Com
mer
cial
dev
elopm
ent
would
be
const
rain
ed t
o a
cces
s difficu
ltie
s.
Rat
ionale
for
Sel
ection o
r Rej
ection o
f Pr
oposa
l:
This
pro
posa
l is
rej
ecte
d b
ut
is u
sed in t
he
STAG
pro
cess
as
a m
eans
of
com
par
ison.
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Imp
lem
en
tab
ilit
y A
pp
rais
al
Tec
hnic
al:
From
a t
echnic
al st
andpoin
t, t
his
is
stra
ightf
orw
ard.
Oper
ational:
Ther
e ar
e no f
acto
rs w
hic
h m
ight
adve
rsel
y af
fect
the
abili
ty t
o o
per
ate
the
pro
posa
ls.
Finan
cial
:
No c
apital co
sts
oth
er t
han
mai
nte
nance
cost
s to
be
funded
.
Public
:
During t
wo p
ublic
consu
ltat
ions
(July
/August
2006 a
nd M
ay
2008)
the
public
and S
take
hold
ers
did
not
support
a
Do-m
inim
um
sce
nario.
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e 4
of 6
4 03
Jul
y 20
08
En
vir
on
men
t
Mitig
ation O
ptions
Incl
uded
: (C
ost
s &
Ben
efits)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Qu
ali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
S
ign
ific
an
ce o
f Im
pact
Nois
e an
d V
ibra
tion
The
maj
ori
ty o
f ro
ad s
ections
would
not
exper
ience
any
signific
ant
posi
tive
or
neg
ativ
e im
pac
ts in
com
par
ison t
o b
ase
year
for
the
do
min
imum
sce
nar
ios
(2012 a
nd
2027).
Only
sm
all ch
anges
antici
pat
ed b
y th
e w
ors
t ca
se y
ear
do m
in
com
par
ed w
ith b
ase
within
a
bra
cket
of
-3.5
% t
o +
2.3
%
Mai
nly
neu
tral
with s
om
e m
inor
posi
tive
eff
ects
Glo
bal
Air Q
ual
ity
– C
O2
Ass
essm
ent
of
Glo
bal
Im
pac
ts s
coped
out
PV1 (
not
calc
ula
ted)
Loca
l Air Q
ual
ity
– P
M10 a
nd
NO
2
Do m
inim
um
sce
nar
io is
pre
dic
ted
to lea
d t
o a
n o
vera
ll im
pro
vem
ent
in a
ir q
ual
ity
and r
educt
ion in p
ublic
ex
posu
re in c
om
par
ison w
ith t
he
exis
ting b
ase
year
sce
nar
io.
No p
roper
ties
with incr
ease
in P
M10
com
par
ed t
o B
ase
Yea
r
1408 p
roper
ties
with d
ecre
ase
in
PM10 c
om
par
ed t
o B
ase
Yea
r
No p
roper
ties
with incr
ease
in N
O2
com
par
ed t
o B
ase
Yea
r
1408 p
roper
ties
with d
ecre
ase
in N
O2
com
par
ed t
o B
ase
Yea
r
Moder
ate
posi
tive
Wat
er Q
ualit
y, D
rain
age
and
Flood D
efen
ce
No s
ignific
ant
resi
dual
effec
ts a
re
pre
dic
ted o
n w
ater
qual
ity,
dra
inag
e an
d f
lood d
efen
ce.
The
wat
er q
ual
ity
of
the
Riv
er D
on is
clas
sified
as
A2 (
Good).
It
is
des
ignat
ed a
s a
WFD
1a
wat
er b
ody,
a
Sal
monid
wat
er a
nd a
Sen
sitive
Are
a (E
utr
ophic
). T
he
wat
er q
ual
ity
of
Buck
s Burn
is
clas
sified
as
B a
nd
Sca
tter
Burn
as
C.
None
Geo
logy
No d
esig
nat
ed G
eolo
gic
al s
ites
or
com
mer
cial
ly v
iable
min
eral
res
erve
s hav
e bee
n iden
tified
.
No v
aluab
le
agri
cultura
l so
il re
serv
es h
ave
bee
n
iden
tified
in t
he
area
No d
esig
nat
ed G
eolo
gic
al s
ites
or
com
mer
cial
ly v
iable
min
eral
res
erve
s hav
e bee
n iden
tified
.
No v
aluab
le
agri
cultura
l so
il re
serv
es h
ave
bee
n
iden
tified
in t
he
area
None
Bio
div
ersi
ty
No s
tatu
tory
des
ignat
ed s
ites
will
be
direc
tly
affe
cted
. C
han
ges
in lan
d
No d
esig
nat
ed s
ites
will
be
dir
ectly
None
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use
surr
oundin
g t
he
roundab
out
may
af
fect
pro
tect
spec
ies
indirec
tly
or
may
hav
e posi
tive
affec
ts t
hro
ugh
pla
nting a
nd h
abitat
enhan
cem
ents
.
affe
cted
.
Vis
ual Am
enity
Ther
e w
ould
be
no im
pac
t on t
he
exis
ting v
iew
s an
d v
isual
am
enity
if
no p
roposa
ls w
ere
under
take
n.
Ther
e w
ould
be
no im
pac
t on t
he
exis
ting v
iew
s an
d v
isual
am
enity
if
no p
roposa
ls w
ere
under
take
n
None
Agricu
lture
and S
oils
See
Geo
logy.
Cultura
l H
eritag
e
A g
ener
al g
row
th in t
raffic
volu
me
has
the
pote
ntial
to im
pac
t neg
ativ
ely
on t
he
know
n L
iste
d
Build
ings
as w
ell as
the
gen
eral
ch
arac
ter
of
the
area
. Ther
e is
unlik
ely
to b
e an
y im
pac
t upon
buri
ed a
rchae
olo
gic
al r
emai
ns
assu
min
g t
hat
no s
ignific
ant
mai
nte
nan
ce o
ccurs
.
Scr
eenin
g m
ay b
e ef
fect
ivel
y use
d
to p
reve
nt
exce
ssiv
e es
cala
tion o
f tr
affic
impac
t on t
he
sett
ing o
f Li
sted
Build
ings
and e
xtan
t se
nsi
tive
cultura
l her
itag
e as
sets
.
None
Landsc
ape
Ther
e w
ould
be
no im
pac
t on t
he
exis
ting s
ite
and s
urr
oundin
g lan
dsc
ape
char
acte
r an
d q
ual
ity
if n
o p
roposa
ls
wer
e under
take
n
Ther
e w
ould
be
no im
pac
t on t
he
exis
ting s
ite
and s
urr
oundin
g lan
dsc
ape
char
acte
r an
d q
ual
ity
if n
o p
roposa
ls
wer
e under
take
n
None
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
=
PV1 n
ot
calc
ula
ted
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
= P
V1/(
PVC x
-1)=
not
calc
ula
ted
Safe
ty
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
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e 6
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08
Chan
ge
in A
nnual
Pe
rsonal In
jury
Acc
iden
ts
Fixe
d t
rip m
atrix
Not
calc
ula
ted
Chan
ge
in B
alan
ce o
f Sev
erity
N
o c
han
ge.
N
ot
calc
ula
ted
Acc
iden
ts
Tota
l D
isco
unte
d S
avin
gs
N
ot
Calc
ula
ted
PV2 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Sec
urity
No c
han
ge.
N
o c
han
ge.
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
=
PV2(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
= P
V2/(
PVC x
-1)
(Not
calc
ula
ted)
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4 03
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08
Eco
no
my (
Tra
nsp
ort
Eco
no
mic
Eff
icie
ncy
)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Tra
vel Tim
e
Longer
tra
vel tim
es in 2
027
PV3 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Use
r Char
ges
-
PV4 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Veh
icle
Oper
atin
g C
ost
s
- PV
5 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Use
r Ben
efits
Qual
ity
/ Rel
iabili
ty
Ben
efits
Le
ss r
elia
ble
journ
ey t
imes
Inve
stm
ent
Cost
s
- PV
6 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Oper
ating &
Mai
nte
nan
ce
Cost
s
- PV
7 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Rev
enues
-
PV8 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Priv
ate
Sec
tor
Oper
ator
Impac
ts
Gra
nt/
Subsi
dy
pay
men
ts
- PV
9 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
PV
10 =
PV3 +
PV4 +
PV5 +
PV6 +
PV7 +
PV8 +
PV9(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
= P
V10/(
PVC x
-1)
(Not
calc
ula
ted)
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e 8
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Eco
no
my (
Wid
er
Eco
no
mic
Ben
efi
ts)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
ual
itative
info
rmat
ion
Quan
tita
tive
info
rmat
ion
Agglo
mer
atio
n e
conom
ies
(WB1)
Not
Applic
able
PV
11(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Incr
ease
d o
utp
ut
in p
erfe
ctly
co
mpet
itiv
e m
arke
ts (
WB3)
Not
Applic
able
PV
12(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Wid
er E
conom
ic B
enef
its
Wid
er b
enef
its
aris
ing f
rom
im
pro
ved labour
supply
(W
B4)
Not
Applic
able
PV
13(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
PV
14 =
PV11 +
PV12 +
PV13(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
=(P
V10 +
PV14)/
(PVC x
-1)
(Not
calc
ula
ted)
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TCH
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e 9
of 6
4 03
Jul
y 20
08
Eco
no
my (
Eco
no
mic
Act
ivit
y a
nd
Lo
cati
on
Im
pact
s)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Loca
l Eco
nom
ic I
mpac
ts
At
the
nat
ional
lev
el,
it is
estim
ated
that
ther
e w
ill b
e ve
ry lim
ited
posi
tive
or
neg
ativ
e em
plo
ymen
t im
pac
ts e
xper
ience
d e
lsew
her
e w
ithin
Sco
tlan
d,
i.e.
outs
ide
Aber
dee
n a
nd
imm
edia
te a
djo
inin
g p
arts
of
Aber
dee
nsh
ire.
This
will
ref
lect
the
loca
lised
nat
ure
of
the
pro
pose
d junct
ion im
pro
vem
ent,
and t
he
ove
rall
likel
ihood a
nd e
ffec
ts o
f dis
pla
cem
ent,
et
c.
Ther
e w
ill b
e lim
ited
, if a
ny,
em
plo
ymen
t ch
ange
and G
VA im
pac
t at
the
nat
ional
lev
el,
reflec
ting t
he
loca
lised
nat
ure
of
this
pro
ject
.
Est
imat
ion o
f th
e le
vel of ch
ange
at a
nat
ional
ec
onom
ic lev
el h
as n
ot
bee
n p
ract
ical
to b
e der
ived
, due
to t
he
insu
ffic
ient
leve
l of
quan
tita
tive
dat
a pro
vided
in t
he
busi
nes
s su
rvey
.
(No im
pac
t)
Eco
nom
ic A
ctiv
ity
and
Loca
tion I
mpac
ts
Nat
ional
Eco
nom
ic I
mpact
s D
o-M
in:
By
not
impro
ving t
raff
ic flo
w a
nd
reduci
ng c
onges
tion t
he
junct
ion im
pro
vem
ents
w
ould
lea
d t
o s
om
e m
inor
neg
ativ
e ec
onom
ic
impac
ts in t
he
wid
er s
tudy
area
. D
ecre
ased
ac
cess
ibili
ty w
ould
not
ease
tra
vel in
and o
ut
of
the
City
from
the
surr
oundin
g e
nvi
rons
ther
efore
adve
rsel
y im
pac
ting a
cces
sibili
ty a
nd
size
of
the
pote
ntial
lab
our
pool. Additio
nal
ly
the
do-m
inim
um
sce
nar
io w
ould
res
ult in a
re
lative
incr
ease
in c
ost
s co
mpar
ed t
o a
n
impro
ved junct
ion lay
out.
This
would
lea
d t
o
som
e ad
vers
e, t
hough s
light,
im
pac
t on
the
rate
of
GVA g
row
th o
ver
the
med
ium
ter
m.
The
most
sig
nific
ant
nea
r te
rm im
pac
ts w
ould
occ
ur
from
the
incr
ease
in c
ost
s as
soci
ated
with
poore
r jo
urn
ey t
imes
and r
elia
bili
ty.
Ther
e ar
e lik
ely
to b
e no b
enef
its
gai
ned
in t
he
loca
l re
gen
erat
ion a
rea
situ
ated
adja
cent
to t
he
pro
pose
d t
ransp
ort
infr
astr
uct
ure
im
pro
vem
ents
. M
iddle
fiel
d in p
articu
lar
suff
ers
Sm
all sc
ale
rela
tive
em
plo
ymen
t dis
ben
efits
for
loca
ls,
par
ticu
larly
in s
ervi
ces.
Pote
ntial
job
pro
spec
ts r
educe
d f
or
much
of
the
loca
l popula
tion if th
e ju
nct
ion im
pro
vem
ent
is
view
ed in c
onju
nct
ion w
ith w
ider
reg
ener
atio
n
effo
rts.
Est
imat
ion o
f th
e ex
tent
of
dis
trib
utional
im
pac
t co
uld
not
be
der
ived
, due
pri
mar
ily t
o
insu
ffic
ient
scope
of
the
busi
nes
s su
rvey
and
study
in g
ener
al.
(Min
or
Neg
ativ
e Im
pac
t at
loca
l le
vel)
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e 10
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y 20
08
emplo
ymen
t.
Dis
trib
utional Im
pac
ts
Do-M
in:
By
not
impro
ving t
raff
ic flo
w a
nd
reduci
ng c
onges
tion t
he
junct
ion im
pro
vem
ents
w
ould
lea
d t
o s
om
e m
inor
neg
ativ
e ec
onom
ic
impac
ts in t
he
wid
er s
tudy
area
. D
ecre
ased
ac
cess
ibili
ty w
ould
not
ease
tra
vel in
and o
ut
of
the
City
from
the
surr
oundin
g e
nvi
rons
ther
efore
adve
rsel
y im
pac
ting a
cces
sibili
ty a
nd
size
of
the
pote
ntial
lab
our
pool. Additio
nal
ly
the
do-m
inim
um
sce
nar
io w
ould
res
ult in a
re
lative
incr
ease
in c
ost
s co
mpar
ed t
o a
n
impro
ved junct
ion lay
out.
This
would
lea
d t
o
som
e ad
vers
e, t
hough s
light,
im
pac
t on
the
rate
of
GVA g
row
th o
ver
the
med
ium
ter
m.
The
most
sig
nific
ant
nea
r te
rm im
pac
ts w
ould
occ
ur
from
the
incr
ease
in c
ost
s as
soci
ated
with
poore
r jo
urn
ey t
imes
and r
elia
bili
ty.
Ther
e ar
e lik
ely
to b
e no b
enef
its
gai
ned
in t
he
loca
l re
gen
erat
ion a
rea
situ
ated
adja
cent
to t
he
pro
pose
d t
ransp
ort
infr
astr
uct
ure
im
pro
vem
ents
. M
iddle
fiel
d in p
articu
lar
suff
ers
from
var
ying a
spec
ts o
f so
cial
exc
lusi
on a
nd
rela
tive
dep
riva
tion.
Not
impro
ving t
he
junct
ion
would
lim
it f
utu
re d
evel
opm
ent
opport
unitie
s an
d t
her
efore
the
pro
spec
t of
job c
reat
ion.
In e
mplo
ymen
t te
rms,
any
pote
ntial
gro
wth
in
the
serv
ices
sec
tor
could
be
limited
and
ther
efore
not
pro
vide
opport
unitie
s fo
r hig
her
em
plo
ymen
t.
Sm
all sc
ale
rela
tive
em
plo
ymen
t dis
ben
efits
for
loca
ls,
par
ticu
larly
in
serv
ices
. Po
tential
job p
rosp
ects
red
uce
d
for
much
of th
e lo
cal popula
tion if
the
junct
ion im
pro
vem
ent
is v
iew
ed in
conju
nct
ion w
ith w
ider
reg
ener
atio
n
effo
rts.
Est
imat
ion o
f th
e ex
tent
of dis
trib
utional
im
pac
t co
uld
not
be
der
ived
, due
prim
arily
to
insu
ffic
ient
scope
of th
e busi
nes
s su
rvey
an
d s
tudy
in g
ener
al.
(Min
or
Neg
ativ
e Im
pac
t at
loca
l le
vel)
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e 11
of 6
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y 20
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Inte
gra
tio
n
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Ser
vice
s &
Tic
keting
Min
or
Neg
ativ
e ef
fect
O
ver
130 b
use
s in
pea
k per
iods
Tra
nsp
ort
Inte
rchan
ges
Infr
astr
uct
ure
& I
nfo
rmat
ion
No e
ffec
t
Land-u
se T
ransp
ort
In
tegra
tion
N
egative
eff
ect
on N
ational
and
Loca
l Pla
nnin
g P
olic
ies
to s
upport
SIP
are
as
SPP
17 P
lannin
g f
or
Tra
nsp
ort
– S
ocia
l In
clusi
on A
ims.
Reg
ener
atio
n p
rogra
mm
e fo
r th
e M
iddle
fiel
d a
nd t
he
oth
er a
reas
acr
oss
Aber
dee
n C
ity
is a
support
ed b
y Aber
dee
n C
ity
Counci
l ai
m.
Polic
y In
tegra
tion
N
o e
ffec
t D
isab
ility
Dis
crim
inat
ion A
ct 1
995
People
and P
lace
: Reg
ener
atio
n P
olic
y Sta
tem
ent,
Sco
ttis
h E
xecu
tive
, Ju
ne
2006.
Acc
ess
ibil
ity &
So
cial
Incl
usi
on
TPA
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e 12
of 6
4 03
Jul
y 20
08
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Public
Tra
nsp
ort
Net
work
Cove
rage
N
o e
ffec
t N
o e
ffec
t Com
munity
Acc
essi
bili
ty
Acc
ess
to O
ther
Loca
l Ser
vice
s
No e
ffec
t N
o e
ffec
t
Dis
trib
ution/S
pat
ial Im
pact
s by
Soci
al G
roup
No e
ffec
t N
o e
ffec
t.
Com
para
tive
Acc
essi
bili
ty
Dis
trib
ution/S
pat
ial Im
pact
s by
Are
a
No c
han
ge
to a
n u
rban
are
a
No e
ffec
t
Str
ate
gic
En
vir
on
men
tal
Ass
ess
men
t (S
EA
)
Sum
mar
y of
SEA o
utc
om
e w
her
e ap
pro
priat
e
Not
Appro
priat
e
Co
st t
o P
ub
lic
Sect
or
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve i
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive i
nfo
rmati
on
TPA
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e 13
of 6
4 03
Jul
y 20
08
Public
Sec
tor
Inve
stm
ent
Cost
s
Not
Applic
able
PV
15(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Public
Sec
tor
Oper
ating &
M
ainte
nan
ce C
ost
s
Not
Applic
able
PV
16 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Gra
nt/
Subsi
dy
Pay
men
ts
Not
Applic
able
PV
17 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
(NB P
V17 s
hould
equal PV
9 x
-1)
Rev
enues
N
ot
Applic
able
PV 1
8 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Tax
atio
n im
pac
ts
Not
Applic
able
PV
19 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Mo
neti
sed
Su
mm
ary
Pres
ent
Val
ue
of
Tra
nsp
ort
Ben
efits
Tota
l PV
B =
PV1 +
PV2 +
PV10 (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Pres
ent
Val
ue
of
Cost
to
Gove
rnm
ent
Tota
l PV
C =
PV15 +
PV16 +
PV17 +
PV18 +
PV19
Net
Pre
sent
Val
ue
Tota
l N
PV =
PVB +
PVC (
Not
calc
ula
ted)
Ben
efit-C
ost
to G
ove
rnm
ent
Rat
io
Rat
io =
PVB/(
PVC x
-1)
(Not
calc
ula
ted)
Ben
efit-C
ost
to G
ove
rnm
ent
Rat
io (
incl
udin
g W
EBs)
Rat
io =
(PV
B +
PV14)/
(PVC x
-1)
(Not
calc
ula
ted)
Ben
efit-C
ost
to F
undin
g
Agen
cy R
atio
Rat
io =
(N
PV +
PVC –
PV19)/
[(PV
C-P
V19)
x -1
] (N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
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e 15
of 6
4 03
Jul
y 20
08
Part
2 A
pp
rais
al
Su
mm
ary
Tab
le
Pro
po
sal
Deta
ils
Nam
e an
d a
ddre
ss o
f au
thority
or
org
anis
atio
n p
rom
oting t
he
pro
posa
l:
(Als
o p
rovi
de
nam
e of
any
subsi
dia
ry o
rgan
isat
ions
also
in
volv
ed in p
rom
oting t
he
pro
posa
l)
Tra
nsp
ort
Sco
tlan
d,
Nes
tran
s, A
ber
dee
n C
ity
Counci
l
Proposa
l N
am
e:
Op
tio
n 5
N
ame
of
Planner
:
SIA
S L
td
Cap
ital co
sts/
gra
nt
(May
2007)
£14.5
2
Annual
rev
enue
support
£00.0
0
Proposa
l D
escr
iption:
Dual
Lin
k Road
(0.5
km long)
from
A96(T
) to
A90(T
) plu
s w
alki
ng,
cycl
ing a
nd p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort
mea
sure
s.
Tota
l Pu
blic
Sec
tor
Fundin
g
Req
uirem
ent:
Pre
sent
Val
ue
of
Cost
to G
ovt
£16.3
9
Fundin
g S
ought
From
:
(if
applic
able
)
Tra
nsp
ort
Sco
tlan
d
Am
ount
of
Applic
atio
n:
£14.5
M (
May
2007)
Back
gro
un
d I
nfo
rmati
on
Geo
gra
phic
Conte
xt:
Hau
dag
ain
Roundab
out
is a
t th
e ju
nct
ion o
f a
num
ber
of
maj
or
road
s in
Aber
dee
n t
o t
he
nort
h-w
est
of
the
city
. The
A96(T
) Auch
mill
Road
, A90(T
) N
ort
h A
nder
son D
rive
, A90(T
) M
ugie
moss
Road
and t
he
A96 G
reat
Nort
her
n R
oad
all
require
acc
ess
thro
ugh t
he
junct
ion,
with t
he
A96(T
) and A
90(T
) Tru
nk
Road
s se
rvin
g a
s th
e m
ain
acc
ess
into
and a
round A
ber
dee
n f
rom
the
nort
h a
nd n
ort
h-
wes
t. P
ersl
ey B
ridge
on t
he
nort
her
n a
ppro
ach t
o H
audag
ain r
oundab
out
is o
ne
of
only
thre
e public
road
cro
ssin
gs
of
the
Riv
er D
on
in A
ber
dee
n,
two o
f w
hic
h a
re in A
ber
dee
n w
ith a
furt
her
cro
ssin
g o
n t
he
Aber
dee
n C
ity/
Aber
dee
nsh
ire
boundar
y on t
he
A947 a
t Par
khill
. Ther
e is
a r
ail lin
e to
the
nort
h o
f th
e ro
undab
out
with c
om
mer
cial
and r
esid
ential
built
envi
ronm
ent
on a
ll si
des
.
Soci
al Conte
xt:
Aber
dee
n is
per
ceiv
ed t
o b
e an a
fflu
ent
city
with low
unem
plo
ymen
t (<
2%
) an
d r
elative
ly h
igh w
ages
but
ther
e ar
e pock
ets
of
dep
riva
tion a
cross
the
city
wher
e in
com
es a
re w
ell bel
ow
the
Aber
dee
n a
nd S
cott
ish a
vera
ges
. W
ithin
Mid
dle
fiel
d a
nd t
he
resi
den
tial
area
of
Logie
, to
the
south
wes
t of
Hau
dag
ain
Roundab
out,
ther
e is
the
most
dep
rive
d a
rea
in A
ber
dee
n w
hic
h is
ranke
d a
mong t
he
3%
most
multip
ly d
eprive
d a
reas
of
Sco
tland.
It is
a priori
ty p
artn
ersh
ip a
rea
for
the
Aber
dee
n C
ity
Alli
ance
Com
munity
Plan
nin
g
Par
tner
ship
and is
elig
ible
for
Euro
pea
n S
oci
al F
und (
obje
ctiv
e 3)
fundin
g. M
iddle
fiel
d is
one
of
Aber
dee
n's
'Soci
al I
ncl
usi
on
Part
ner
ship
' (S
IP)
area
s.
Eco
nom
ic C
onte
xt:
Aber
dee
n is
the
'Oil
Cap
ital
of
Euro
pe'
and h
as b
ecom
e a
centr
e of
exce
llence
in v
ario
us
elem
ents
of
oil
and g
as e
xplo
ration a
nd
pro
duct
ion.
Impro
ved t
ransp
ort
lin
ks t
o a
nd f
rom
Aber
dee
n A
irport
would
enhance
the
abili
ty o
f th
ese
(and o
ther
) co
mpan
ies
to
explo
it o
vers
eas
opport
unitie
s. D
yce
emplo
ys s
om
e 26,0
00 y
et v
ery
few
of
thes
e peo
ple
liv
e and w
ork
in D
yce,
the
majo
rity
co
mm
ute
. Som
e 29.8
mill
ion t
onnes
of
goods
(exc
l oil
& g
as)
are
move
d t
o/f
rom
within
Gra
mpia
n e
ach
yea
r. O
f th
is 8
0%
is
move
d
by
road
(m
uch
of
it inte
rnal
to r
egio
n).
Haudag
ain is
the
key
junct
ion o
n t
he
link
to t
he
Airport
, D
yce
Indust
rial ar
ea,
the
Park
way
, Aber
dee
nsh
ire
Fish
ing t
ow
ns
and o
ther
Aber
dee
nsh
ire
Tow
ns.
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Pla
nn
ing
Ob
ject
ives
Obje
ctiv
e:
Per
form
ance
agai
nst
pla
nnin
g o
bje
ctiv
e:
To r
educe
conges
tion a
nd u
nre
liabili
ty b
y im
pro
ving a
nd s
ust
ainin
g
bas
e ye
ar 2
004 journ
ey t
imes
for
com
mer
cial
and p
ublic
tra
nsp
ort
tr
affic
until 2027.
M
easu
res
must
min
imis
e th
e ri
sk o
f tr
ansp
ort
rel
ated
acc
iden
ts
espec
ially
for
vuln
erab
le u
sers
in t
he
vici
nity
of
the
junct
ion t
o
impro
ve o
n 2
001-2
004 c
asu
alty
lev
els.
To m
ake
soci
ally
-incl
usi
ve a
nd h
ealthy
tran
sport
modes
more
at
trac
tive
to u
se,
incl
udin
g c
yclin
g,
wal
king a
nd p
ublic
tra
nsp
ort
m
easu
res
to b
e pro
mote
d in a
ll m
easu
res.
To m
inim
ise
traf
fic
induce
d s
ever
ance
on c
om
munitie
s by
ensu
ring
mea
sure
s do n
ot
hav
e a
signific
ant
det
rim
enta
l im
pac
t on 2
004
wal
k tim
e ac
cess
ibili
ty.
To c
ontr
ibute
to t
he
City
Cou
nci
l’s r
egen
erat
ion a
ims
by
com
plim
enting t
he
dev
elopm
ent
of
the
Logie
/Man
or
area
of
Mid
dle
fiel
d.
Rel
ativ
e to
the
2004 B
ase
the
effe
ct o
f th
e pro
posa
l on c
om
mer
cial
tra
ffic
and p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort
conges
tion w
ould
be:
• Im
pro
ved o
vera
ll jo
urn
ey t
imes
in 2
027 A
M p
eak
and P
M P
eak
(AW
PR &
TD
C
assu
med
). M
ugie
moss
Road
may
see
min
imal
ben
efit i
n t
he
long t
erm
AM
pea
k.
Poss
ible
dec
reas
e in
ped
estr
ian a
nd v
ehic
le a
ccid
ents
.
Red
uce
d
traf
fic
at e
xist
ing H
audag
ain junct
ion m
ay m
ake
the
route
more
att
ract
ive
for
public
tra
nsp
ort
use
rs b
ecau
se o
f re
duce
d d
elay
. The
option m
ay r
educe
rat
ru
nnin
g in t
he
Mid
dle
fiel
d a
rea.
Slig
ht
seve
rance
to M
iddle
fiel
d &
Hutc
heo
n L
ow
acc
ess
acro
ss t
he
study
area
, m
inim
ised
by
at-g
rade
cross
ing p
oin
ts a
nd lan
d-u
se a
lloca
tion v
ia r
egen
erat
ion
mas
terp
lan.
This
option m
ay h
ave
the
pote
ntial
to
enhan
ce t
he
succ
essf
ul re
dev
elopm
ent
of
Mid
dle
fiel
d.
Com
mer
cial
dev
elopm
ent
would
hav
e ac
cess
opport
unitie
s.
Rat
ionale
for
Sel
ection o
r Rej
ection o
f Pr
oposa
l:
This
pro
posa
l is
acc
epte
d a
nd s
elec
ted a
s m
eeting p
lannin
g o
bje
ctiv
es.
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Imp
lem
en
tab
ilit
y A
pp
rais
al
Tec
hnic
al:
From
a t
echnic
al st
andpoin
t O
ption 5
is
reas
onably
str
aightf
orw
ard
, it u
tilis
es e
xist
ing junct
ions
and m
ainly
off
line
from
the
Tru
nk
Road
.
Oper
ational:
Ther
e ar
e no f
acto
rs w
hic
h m
ight
adve
rsel
y af
fect
the
abili
ty t
o o
per
ate
the
pro
posa
ls.
Finan
cial
:
Cap
ital co
sts
are
bei
ng s
ought
from
Tra
nsp
ort
Sco
tlan
d.
Public
:
During t
he
firs
t public
consu
ltat
ions
(July
/August
2006)
the
public
show
ed s
om
e su
pport
for
Option 5
. In
the
seco
nd c
onsu
ltation (
May
2008)
the
public
hav
e sh
ow
n t
hat
ther
e is
a m
ore
support
for
the
Option 5
pro
posa
l th
an w
ould
be
again
st it.
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En
vir
on
men
t
Mitig
ation O
ptions
Incl
uded
: (C
ost
s &
Ben
efits)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Qu
ali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
S
ign
ific
an
ce o
f Im
pact
Nois
e an
d V
ibra
tion
Option 5
show
s m
inor
to m
oder
ate
ben
efits
for
notional
rec
epto
rs o
n
Auch
mill
Road
and N
ort
h A
nder
son
Dri
ve in b
oth
the
year
of
open
ing a
nd
wors
t ca
se y
ears
.
Auch
mill
Road
and N
ort
h A
nder
son
Dri
ve s
how
the
gre
ates
t ch
anges
in %
peo
ple
annoye
d b
y th
e w
ors
t ca
se
year
: bet
wee
n -
12.5
% a
nd -
6.1
%.
Mugie
moss
Road
and G
reat
Nort
her
n
Road
show
far
les
s ch
ange:
bet
wee
n -
0.5
% a
nd +
3.2
%
Min
or
to m
oder
ate
posi
tive
effec
ts o
n
Auch
mill
Road
and N
ort
h A
nder
son
Dri
ve;
neu
tral
to m
inor
neg
ativ
e ef
fect
s on M
ugie
moss
Road
and G
reat
N
ort
her
n R
oad
Glo
bal
Air Q
ual
ity
– C
O2
Ass
essm
ent
of
Glo
bal
Im
pac
ts s
coped
out
of
asse
ssm
ent
-
Loca
l Air Q
ual
ity
– P
M10 a
nd
NO
2
Option 5
is
likel
y to
lea
d t
o a
n o
vera
ll in
crea
se in p
ublic
exp
osu
re t
o P
M10 &
N
O2 w
hen
com
par
ed t
o t
he
Do-
Min
imum
sce
nar
io.
This
is
due
to t
he
intr
oduct
ion o
f a
new
road
lin
k th
rough
a re
siden
tial
are
a, t
he
rela
tive
incr
ease
in
pol
lution a
long t
his
new
lin
k ro
ad
outw
eighs
the
smal
ler
loca
lised
im
pro
vem
ents
exp
erie
nce
d a
long t
he
arm
s of
the
roundab
out.
408 p
roper
ties
with incr
ease
in P
M10
1408 p
roper
ties
with d
ecre
ase
in P
M10
408 p
roper
ties
with incr
ease
in N
O2
1408 p
roper
ties
with d
ecre
ase
in N
O2
Min
or
neg
ativ
e
Wat
er Q
ualit
y, D
rain
age
and
Flood D
efen
ce
No s
ignific
ant
resi
dual
effec
ts a
re
pre
dic
ted o
n w
ater
qual
ity,
dra
inag
e an
d f
lood d
efen
ce.
The
wat
er q
ual
ity
of
the
Riv
er D
on is
clas
sified
as
A2 (
Good).
It
is
des
ignat
ed a
s a
WFD
1a
wat
er b
ody,
a
Sal
monid
wat
er a
nd a
Sen
sitive
Are
a (E
utr
ophic
). T
he
wat
er q
ual
ity
of Buck
s Burn
is
clas
sified
as
B a
nd S
catt
er B
urn
as
C.
None
Geo
logy
Pa
ckag
e 5 is
not
antici
pat
ed t
o h
ave
any
resi
dual
effec
ts o
n g
eolo
gy,
ag
ricu
lture
and s
oils
.
No d
esig
nat
ed G
eolo
gic
al s
ites
or
com
mer
cial
ly v
iable
min
eral
res
erve
s hav
e bee
n iden
tified
.
None
Bio
div
ersi
ty
No s
tatu
tory
des
ignat
ed s
ites
will
be
dir
ectly
affe
cted
. The
Aber
dee
n,
Inve
rnes
s an
d K
itty
bre
wst
er R
ailw
ay
No d
esig
nat
ed s
ites
will
be
dir
ectly
affe
cted
.
The
Aber
dee
n,
Inve
rnes
s an
d K
itty
bre
wst
er R
ailw
ay L
ine
DW
S
Min
or
neg
ativ
e
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Line
DW
S m
ay b
e in
direc
tly
affe
cted
by
the
option.
Pro
tect
ed s
pec
ies
may
be
affe
cted
.
may
be
indirec
tly
affe
cted
by
the
option.
Spec
ies
such
as
bad
ger
and
ott
er m
ay b
e af
fect
ed
Vis
ual Am
enity
This
option h
as t
he
pote
ntial
to
enhan
ce loca
l vi
ews
thro
ugh c
reat
ion o
f a
new
road
lin
k an
d e
nhan
ced
stre
etsc
ape,
but
ther
e ar
e m
any
pote
ntial
ly s
ensi
tive
rec
epto
rs t
hat
w
ould
be
affe
cted
, in
cludin
g t
hose
who
house
s w
ill b
e dem
olis
hed
. Vie
ws
are
likel
y to
be
par
ticu
larly
affe
cted
duri
ng t
he
const
ruct
ion p
has
e,
when
they
may
be
repla
ced w
ith
unat
trac
tive
vie
ws
of hoar
din
gs
and
const
ruct
ion p
lant
in t
he
short
ter
m.
Vie
ws
gen
eral
ly loca
lised
(up t
o 0
.5km
)
Pote
ntial
ly s
ensi
tive
rec
epto
rs t
hat
m
ight
be
affe
cted
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
• Sta
tic
view
ers/
vi
ews
from
adja
cent
resi
den
tial
housi
ng
and
hig
hw
ays,
par
ticu
larl
y al
ong N
ort
hAnder
son
Drive
, Auch
mill
Road
,G
reat
N
ort
her
n
Road
, H
utc
heo
nLo
w
Dri
ve,
logie
Ave
nue,
Lo
gie
Plac
e,
Man
or
Ave
nue,
M
anor
Dri
ve,
Man
or
Park
an
d
Clif
ton
Road
(B986);
Vie
wer
s fr
om
adja
cent
footp
aths
Mag
nitude:
Neg
ativ
e m
inor
to
moder
ate
Sig
nific
ance
: M
inor
to m
oder
ate
neg
ativ
e
Agricu
lture
and S
oils
See
Geo
logy.
Cultura
l H
eritag
e
Pote
ntial
im
pac
t to
sites
dat
ed t
o t
he
Post
-Med
ieva
l per
iod o
r la
ter
(an
appre
ciab
le n
um
ber
rel
ate
to M
oder
n
dev
elopm
ents
).
Most
num
erous
are
the
seri
es o
f boundar
y st
ones
note
d in
Mid
dle
fiel
d a
nd U
pper
Mid
dle
fiel
d.
The
only
rec
ord
ed b
uri
ed e
viden
ce in t
he
zone
of
dis
turb
ance
is
a bro
nze
sp
earh
ead.
Ther
e is
a p
oss
ibili
ty,
ther
efore
, of
loss
of
buri
ed
arch
aeolo
gic
al r
emai
ns
of
unkn
ow
n
char
acte
r.
Pote
ntial
to r
elie
ve t
he
visu
al im
pac
t of
hea
vy t
raffic
on L
iste
d
Build
ings
arou
nd t
he
Hau
dag
ain
roundab
out,
thought
this
volu
me
of
traf
fic
would
be
tran
sfer
red t
o t
he
south
wes
t an
d m
ay im
pac
t upon e
xtan
t cu
ltura
l her
itag
e fe
ature
s in
this
are
a
Mitig
atio
n s
trat
egy
allo
ws
for
eith
er
pre
serv
atio
n b
y re
cord
or
in s
itu a
s ap
pro
pri
ate.
Scr
eenin
g m
ay b
e ef
fect
ivel
y use
d t
o
pre
vent
exce
ssiv
e es
cala
tion o
f tr
affic
impac
t on t
he
sett
ing o
f Li
sted
Build
ings
and e
xtan
t se
nsi
tive
cultura
l her
itag
e as
sets
.
Min
or
neg
ativ
e
Landsc
ape
This
option r
etai
ns
the
exis
ting u
rban
fr
inge
char
acte
rist
ic a
nd d
oes
not
encr
oac
h o
n t
he
farm
land o
r ri
ver
corr
idor
adja
cent
alth
ough t
he
scal
e of
Char
acte
r ar
eas
and d
esig
nat
ed s
ites
pote
ntial
ly s
ensi
tive
to c
han
ge
in t
erm
s of
Landsc
ape
char
acte
r an
d q
ual
ity:
•
Exi
stin
g v
eget
atio
n a
dja
cent
to t
he
Min
or
to m
oder
ate
neg
ative
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the
pro
pose
d r
oad
would
be
pote
ntial
ly
slig
htly
larg
er t
han
those
in t
he
imm
edia
te s
urr
oundin
gs
Det
ails
of
the
option a
re n
ot
yet
det
erm
ined
, so
the
qual
ity
of
the
new
co
nst
ruct
ion a
nd r
einst
atem
ent
work
s is
not
know
n.
How
ever
, th
e option h
as
the
pote
ntial
to s
lightly
enhan
ce t
he
exis
ting lan
dsc
ape
char
acte
r by
crea
ting n
ew t
ree
lined
ave
nues
alo
ng
the
dual
car
riag
eway
and c
reat
ing a
new
fea
ture
within
the
roundab
out.
Som
e ex
isting b
uild
ings
would
be
lost
al
ong w
ith a
ssoci
ated
acc
ess
road
s but
could
be
repla
ced w
ith w
ell des
igned
ro
ad e
dges
and s
tree
t tr
ees,
co
ntr
ibuting t
o initia
l re
gen
erat
ion o
f th
e ar
ea.
Short
ter
m n
egat
ive
effe
cts
are
likel
y,
par
ticu
larly
duri
ng t
he
const
ruct
ion
per
iod,
but
in t
he
longer
ter
m p
ote
ntial
en
han
cem
ent
of lo
cal la
ndsc
ape
char
acte
r is
poss
ible
thro
ugh n
ew
pla
nting a
nd s
tree
t des
ign.
exis
ting a
nd r
ealig
ned
route
(c
urr
ently
min
imal
) •
Exi
stin
g p
ublic
footp
aths
• Adja
cent
hig
hw
ays
(whic
h m
ay s
ee
a re
duct
ion in c
onges
tion o
r al
tera
tion t
o a
ccom
modat
e th
e new
ro
ad a
lignm
ent)
Res
iden
tial
pro
per
ties
, par
ticu
larly
those
alo
ng N
ort
h A
nder
son D
rive
, Auch
mill
Road
, G
reat
Nort
her
n R
oad
, Lo
gie
Ave
nue,
Logie
Pla
ce,
Man
or
Ave
nue,
Man
or
Drive
, M
anor
Park
and
Clif
ton R
oad
(B986).
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
=
PV1 n
ot
calc
ula
ted
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
= P
V1/(
PVC x
-1)=
not
calc
ula
ted
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Safe
ty
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Chan
ge
in A
nnual
Pe
rsonal In
jury
Acc
iden
ts
Fixe
d t
rip m
atrix(
Def
ault R
ate
com
par
ison o
ver
15 y
ears
) £0.0
4M
Chan
ge
in B
alan
ce o
f Sev
erity
Chan
ge
in b
alan
ce o
f se
verity
most
ly a
t ju
nct
ions
(Def
ault R
ate
com
par
ison o
ver
15
year
s)
Links
: Fa
tal N
o c
han
ge
Ser
ious
No c
han
ge
Slig
ht
2 les
s Ju
nct
ions:
: F
atal
No c
hange
Ser
ious
2 les
s Slig
ht
16 les
s
Acc
iden
ts
Tota
l D
isco
unte
d S
avin
gs
Acc
iden
t Savi
ngs
(Def
ault R
ate
com
par
ison
ove
r 15 y
ears
) £0.6
4M
Sec
urity
No c
han
ge.
N
o c
han
ge.
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
£0.6
4M
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
0.0
4
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Eco
no
my (
Tra
nsp
ort
Eco
no
mic
Eff
icie
ncy
)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Tra
vel Tim
e
Tra
vel tim
e sa
vings
to 2
027.
£226.9
1M
Use
r Char
ges
N
o t
olls
or
char
ges
£0
Veh
icle
Oper
atin
g C
ost
s
Consu
mer
and b
usi
nes
s m
inus
del
ay d
uring
const
ruct
ion
£10.0
4M
Use
r Ben
efits
Qual
ity
/ Rel
iabili
ty
Ben
efits
Red
uce
d o
vera
ll jo
urn
ey t
imes
In
2027 P
M p
eak
per
iod:
Tota
l Veh
icle
Tra
vel Tim
e -
Bas
e (3
914hrs
) &
Option 5
(1454hrs
)
Inve
stm
ent
Cost
s
No c
ost
s £0
Oper
ating &
Mai
nte
nan
ce
Cost
s
More
eff
icie
nt
bus
oper
atio
n
£2.1
9M
Rev
enues
N
o r
even
ues
£0
Priv
ate
Sec
tor
Oper
ator
Impac
ts
Gra
nt/
Subsi
dy
pay
men
ts
Not
Applic
able
£0
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
£239.1
4M
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
14.5
9
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Eco
no
my (
Wid
er
Eco
no
mic
Ben
efi
ts)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
ual
itative
info
rmat
ion
Quan
tita
tive
info
rmat
ion
Agglo
mer
atio
n e
conom
ies
(WB1)
Not
Applic
able
PV
11(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Incr
ease
d o
utp
ut
in p
erfe
ctly
co
mpet
itiv
e m
arke
ts (
WB3)
Not
Applic
able
PV
12(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Wid
er E
conom
ic B
enef
its
Wid
er b
enef
its
aris
ing f
rom
im
pro
ved labour
supply
(W
B4)
Not
Applic
able
PV
13(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
PV
14 =
PV11 +
PV12 +
PV13(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
=(P
V10 +
PV14)/
(PVC x
-1)
(Not
calc
ula
ted)
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e 24
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4 03
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y 20
08
Eco
no
my (
Eco
no
mic
Act
ivit
y a
nd
Lo
cati
on
Im
pact
s)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Eco
nom
ic A
ctiv
ity
and
Loca
tion I
mpac
ts
Loca
l Eco
nom
ic I
mpac
ts
One
of
the
gre
ates
t ef
fect
s w
ill b
e ex
per
ience
d
in r
espec
t of
outp
ut
with p
osi
tive
im
pac
ts t
o
resu
lt a
cross
the
City
with t
he
man
ufa
cturi
ng
sect
or
bei
ng t
he
gre
ates
t ben
efic
iary
.
Man
ufa
cturi
ng f
irm
s su
ffer
the
most
in t
erm
s of
cost
s as
soci
ated
with c
onges
tion.
Aro
und a
th
ird o
f lo
cal busi
nes
ses
bel
ieve
d t
he
junct
ion
impro
vem
ents
would
hav
e a
maj
or
or
moder
ate
impac
t on s
ales
and e
mplo
ymen
t, a
nd a
round
hal
f en
visa
ge
ther
e w
ould
be
a m
ajor
or
moder
ate
impac
t on o
utp
ut.
In r
elat
ion t
o em
plo
ymen
t an
d indust
ry s
ecto
rs,
the
gre
ates
t an
tici
pat
ed e
mplo
ymen
t ch
ange
will
typ
ical
ly o
ccur
amongst
the
serv
ices
se
ctors
, su
ch a
s in
ret
ailin
g,
food a
nd d
rink
and
oth
er loca
l se
rvic
es.
This
would
pro
vide
opport
unitie
s fo
r lo
cal em
plo
ymen
t in
pro
vidin
g
support
ser
vice
s an
d f
or
hig
her
ski
lled
occ
upat
ions
in t
he
City
area
.
An e
stim
atio
n o
f th
e ex
act
leve
l of lo
cal ch
ange
has
not
bee
n p
oss
ible
to b
e der
ived
, due
to t
he
insu
ffic
ient
leve
l of
quan
tita
tive
dat
a pro
vided
in
res
ponse
to t
he
busi
nes
s su
rvey
. I
t w
ould
not
be
stat
istica
lly r
elia
ble
to e
xtra
pola
te f
rom
th
e lim
ited
sam
ple
siz
e. H
ow
ever
, it c
an b
e co
ncl
uded
that
loca
l busi
nes
ses
gen
erally
bel
ieve
the
junct
ion im
pro
vem
ents
will
posi
tive
ly im
pac
t busi
nes
s pro
spec
ts a
nd b
y ex
tensi
on e
mplo
ymen
t an
d G
VA in t
he
Aber
dee
n a
nd A
ber
dee
nsh
ire
area
s.
It is
estim
ated
that
som
e but
a re
lative
ly s
mal
l gro
wth
in e
conom
ic p
erfo
rman
ce a
nd
emplo
ymen
t w
ould
occ
ur
acro
ss t
he
TTW
A in
the
med
ium
to long t
erm
. T
he
maj
ori
ty o
f ec
onom
ic b
enef
its
wou
ld b
e der
ived
fro
m
rele
asin
g t
he
const
rain
t on
eco
nom
ic g
row
th.
U
nex
amin
ed b
ut
likel
y posi
tive
im
pac
ts w
ould
flow
fro
m a
ccom
modat
ing incr
ease
d t
raffic
re
sultin
g f
rom
fore
cast
gro
wth
in a
irpor
t pas
senger
s.
(Min
or
to M
oder
ate
Posi
tive
Ben
efit)
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e 25
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4 03
Jul
y 20
08
Nat
ional
Eco
nom
ic I
mpact
s A
t th
e nat
ional
lev
el,
it is
estim
ated
that
ther
e w
ill b
e ve
ry lim
ited
posi
tive
or
neg
ativ
e em
plo
ymen
t im
pac
ts e
xper
ience
d e
lsew
her
e w
ithin
Sco
tlan
d,
i.e.
outs
ide
Aber
dee
n a
nd
imm
edia
te a
djo
inin
g p
arts
of
Aber
dee
nsh
ire.
This
will
ref
lect
the
loca
lised
nat
ure
of
the
pro
pose
d junct
ion im
pro
vem
ent,
and t
he
ove
rall
likel
ihood a
nd e
ffec
ts o
f dis
pla
cem
ent,
et
c.
Anal
ysis
of
the
notional
em
plo
ymen
t by
indust
ry t
ype
show
that
min
imal
posi
tive
im
pac
ts w
ill t
ake
pla
ce a
cross
the
serv
ice
sect
ors
and in t
he
oil
& g
as s
ecto
r an
d r
elat
ed
indust
ries
, w
ith s
imila
r m
inim
al c
han
ges
in
valu
e ad
ded
/ busi
nes
s per
form
ance
.
Est
imat
ion o
f th
e le
vel of ch
ange
at a
nat
ional
ec
onom
ic lev
el h
as n
ot
bee
n p
ract
ical
to b
e der
ived
, due
to t
he
insu
ffic
ient
leve
l of
quan
tita
tive
dat
a pro
vided
in t
he
busi
nes
s su
rvey
.
Ther
e w
ill b
e lim
ited
, if a
ny,
em
plo
ymen
t ch
ange
and G
VA g
row
th a
t th
e nat
ional
ec
onom
y, r
efle
ctin
g t
he
loca
lised
nat
ure
of
this
pro
ject
.
(Min
or
but
stat
istica
lly insi
gnific
ant
Posi
tive
Ben
efit)
Dis
trib
utional Im
pac
ts
By
impro
ving t
raffic
flo
w a
nd r
educi
ng
conges
tion t
he
junct
ion im
pro
vem
ents
would
le
ad t
o s
om
e posi
tive
eco
nom
ic b
enef
its
in t
he
wid
er s
tudy
area
. I
ncr
ease
d a
cces
sibili
ty w
ould
ea
se t
rave
l in
and o
ut
of
the
City
from
the
surr
oundin
g e
nvi
rons
ther
efore
incr
easi
ng
acce
ssib
ility
and s
ize
of
the
pote
ntial
lab
our
pool. Additio
nal
ly t
he
reduct
ion o
f co
sts
would
le
ad t
o s
om
e th
ough s
light
incr
ease
s in
GVA
ove
r th
e m
ediu
m t
erm
. H
ow
ever
as
it is
an
impro
vem
ent
to a
n a
lrea
dy
exis
ting junct
ion
thes
e ef
fect
s w
ould
be
limited
in t
hei
r sc
ope
and m
agnitude.
The
most
sig
nific
ant
nea
r te
rm
impac
ts w
ould
occ
ur
from
the
reduct
ion o
f co
sts
asso
ciat
ed w
ith im
pro
ved journ
ey t
imes
an
d incr
ease
d r
elia
bili
ty.
Ther
e ar
e m
ost
lik
ely
to b
e ben
efits
gai
ned
in
the
most
loca
l re
gen
erat
ion a
rea
situ
ated
ad
jace
nt
to t
he
pro
pose
d t
ransp
ort
in
fras
truct
ure
im
pro
vem
ents
. M
iddle
fiel
d in
Sm
all sc
ale
emplo
ymen
t ben
efits
for
loca
ls,
par
ticu
larly
in s
ervi
ces.
Pote
ntial
job p
rosp
ects
fo
r m
uch
of
the
loca
l popula
tion
if
the
junct
ion
impro
vem
ent
is v
iew
ed in c
onju
nct
ion w
ith
wid
er r
egen
erat
ion e
ffort
s.
(Min
or
Posi
tive
Ben
efit a
t lo
cal le
vel)
TPA
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Pag
e 26
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Jul
y 20
08
par
ticu
lar
suffer
s fr
om
var
ying a
spec
ts o
f so
cial
ex
clusi
on a
nd r
elat
ive
dep
riva
tion.
The
junct
ion
impro
vem
ent
alone
is u
nlik
ely
to h
ave
few
posi
tive
med
ium
-to-l
ong t
erm
im
pac
ts u
nle
ss
the
new
road
lay
out
pro
vides
the
opport
unity
to im
pro
ve lin
ks t
o s
ervi
ces
and in t
andem
with
any
regen
eration initia
tive
s an
d w
ider
tra
nsp
ort
in
fras
truct
ure
pla
ns
crea
tes
com
mer
cial
opport
unitie
s in
the
area
.
In e
mplo
ymen
t te
rms,
any
pote
ntial
gro
wth
in
the
serv
ices
sec
tor
could
pro
vide
opport
unitie
s fo
r hig
her
em
plo
ymen
t. I
n t
andem
with
regen
erat
ion e
ffort
s, w
ider
soci
ety
chan
ges
will
pro
vide
posi
tive
im
pac
ts a
nd o
ther
opport
unitie
s ac
ross
the
soci
al s
pec
trum
.
Est
imat
ion o
f th
e ex
tent
of
dis
trib
utional
im
pac
t co
uld
not
be
der
ived
, due
pri
mar
ily t
o
insu
ffic
ient
scope
of
the
busi
nes
s su
rvey
and
study
in g
ener
al.
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e 27
of 6
4 03
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y 20
08
Inte
gra
tio
n
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Ser
vice
s &
Tic
keting
Min
or
Posi
tive
eff
ect
O
ver
130 b
use
s in
pea
k per
iods
Tra
nsp
ort
Inte
rchan
ges
Infr
astr
uct
ure
& I
nfo
rmat
ion
No e
ffec
t
Land-u
se T
ransp
ort
In
tegra
tion
M
oder
ate
Posi
tive
eff
ect
on
Nat
ional
and L
oca
l Pl
annin
g
Polic
ies
to s
upport
SIP
are
as
SPP
17 P
lannin
g f
or
Tra
nsp
ort
– S
oci
al
Incl
usi
on A
ims.
Reg
ener
atio
n p
rogra
mm
e fo
r th
e M
iddle
fiel
d a
nd t
he
oth
er a
reas
acr
oss
Aber
dee
n C
ity
is a
support
ed b
y Aber
dee
n
City
Counci
l ai
m.
Polic
y In
tegra
tion
M
inor
Posi
tive
effec
t D
isabili
ty D
iscr
imin
atio
n A
ct 1
995
People
and P
lace
: Reg
ener
atio
n P
olic
y Sta
tem
ent,
Sco
ttis
h E
xecu
tive
, Ju
ne
2006.
TPA
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Pag
e 28
of 6
4 03
Jul
y 20
08
Acc
ess
ibil
ity &
So
cial
Incl
usi
on
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Public
Tra
nsp
ort
Net
work
Cove
rage
N
o e
ffec
t N
o e
ffec
t Com
munity
Acc
essi
bili
ty
Acc
ess
to O
ther
Loca
l Ser
vice
s
Slig
ht
Sev
eran
ce t
o e
xist
ing w
alk
dis
tance
s but
pote
ntial
to b
ring
new
jobs
or
serv
ices
within
the
wal
king c
atc
hm
ent
of
the
gre
ater
par
t of
Mid
dle
fiel
d.
Popula
tion e
stim
ate
of
2097 p
eople
liv
ing
in M
iddle
fiel
d (
bas
ed o
n 2
005 f
igure
s)
Dis
trib
ution/S
pat
ial Im
pact
s by
Soci
al G
roup
As
this
was
a lo
cal appra
isal
a
dis
trib
utional as
sess
men
t fo
r ke
y popula
tion g
roups
was
mai
nly
sc
oped
out.
Ben
efit t
o p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort
use
d b
y non-c
ar o
win
g
house
hold
s w
as r
evie
wed
.
Both
car
and n
on-c
ar o
wnin
g h
ouse
hold
s usi
ng H
audagai
n w
ill c
om
par
ative
ly e
ach
see
ben
efits
in journ
ey t
imes
rel
ativ
e to
th
e 2004 B
ase
in 2
027.
Com
para
tive
Acc
essi
bili
ty
Dis
trib
ution/S
pat
ial Im
pact
s by
Are
a
Pote
ntial to
com
ple
men
t lo
cal
urb
an M
iddle
fiel
d R
egen
erat
ion &
w
ider
im
pact
s in
Nort
h o
f Aber
dee
n
Larg
e im
pac
t on S
IP a
rea
and les
ser
impact
on w
ider
are
a.
Str
ate
gic
En
vir
on
men
tal
Ass
ess
men
t (S
EA
)
Sum
mar
y of
SEA o
utc
om
e w
her
e ap
pro
priat
e
Not
under
take
n.
TPA
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e 29
of 6
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Jul
y 20
08
Co
st t
o P
ub
lic
Sect
or
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve i
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive i
nfo
rmati
on
Public
Sec
tor
Inve
stm
ent
Cost
s
Cost
at
2002 p
rice
s quote
d
£10.7
6M
Public
Sec
tor
Oper
ating &
M
ainte
nan
ce C
ost
s
Not
Calc
ula
ted
£0
Gra
nt/
Subsi
dy
Pay
men
ts
Not
Iden
tified
£0
Rev
enues
N
o t
olls
or
par
king c
harg
es,
or
oth
er r
elev
ant
reve
nue
stre
ams
£0
Tax
atio
n im
pac
ts
Iden
tify
any
chan
ges
in t
ax r
even
ues
att
ributa
ble
to t
he
pro
posa
l,
e.g.
loss
of
fuel
duty
due
to m
odal
shift.
£5.6
3M
Mo
neti
sed
Su
mm
ary
Pres
ent
Val
ue
of
Tra
nsp
ort
Ben
efits
Tota
l PV
B =
£239.7
8M
Pres
ent
Val
ue
of
Cost
to
Gove
rnm
ent
Tota
l PV
C =
£16.3
9M
Net
Pre
sent
Val
ue
Tota
l N
PV =
£223.3
9M
Ben
efit-C
ost
to G
ove
rnm
ent
Rat
io
BCRgovt
. Ratio =
14.6
3
Ben
efit-C
ost
to G
ove
rnm
ent
Rat
io (
incl
udin
g W
EBs)
N
ot
Calc
ula
ted
Ben
efit-C
ost
to F
undin
g
Agen
cy R
atio
BCR
FA R
atio
= 2
1.7
6
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Part
2 A
pp
rais
al
Su
mm
ary
Tab
le
Pro
po
sal
Deta
ils
Nam
e an
d a
ddre
ss o
f au
thority
or
org
anis
atio
n p
rom
oting t
he
pro
posa
l:
(Als
o p
rovi
de
nam
e of
any
subsi
dia
ry o
rgan
isat
ions
also
in
volv
ed in p
rom
oting t
he
pro
posa
l)
Tra
nsp
ort
Sco
tlan
d,
Nes
tran
s, A
ber
dee
n C
ity
Counci
l
Proposa
l N
am
e:
Op
tio
n 1
1
Nam
e of
Planner
:
SIA
S L
td
Cap
ital co
sts/
gra
nt
(May
2007)
£28.1
0
Annual
rev
enue
support
£00.0
0
Proposa
l D
escr
iption:
Dual
Lin
k Road
(0.5
km long)
A96(T
) to
A90(T
), r
epla
ce
roundab
out
with s
ignals
, dual
to
Per
sley
Bridge,
plu
s w
alki
ng,
cycl
ing a
nd p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort
mea
sure
s.
Tota
l Pu
blic
Sec
tor
Fundin
g
Req
uirem
ent:
Pre
sent
Val
ue
of
Cost
to G
ovt
£25.4
1
Fundin
g S
ought
From
:
(if
applic
able
)
Tra
nsp
ort
Sco
tlan
d
Am
ount
of
Applic
atio
n:
£28.1
0M
(M
ay
2007)
Back
gro
un
d I
nfo
rmati
on
Geo
gra
phic
Conte
xt:
Hau
dag
ain
Roundab
out
is a
t th
e ju
nct
ion o
f a
num
ber
of
maj
or
road
s in
Aber
dee
n t
o t
he
nort
h-w
est
of
the
city
. The
A96(T
) Auch
mill
Road
, A90(T
) N
ort
h A
nder
son D
rive
, A90(T
) M
ugie
moss
Road
and t
he
A96 G
reat
Nort
her
n R
oad
all
require
acc
ess
thro
ugh t
he
junct
ion,
with t
he
A96(T
) and A
90(T
) Tru
nk
Road
s se
rvin
g a
s th
e m
ain
acc
ess
into
and a
round A
ber
dee
n f
rom
the
nort
h a
nd n
ort
h-
wes
t. P
ersl
ey B
ridge
on t
he
nort
her
n a
ppro
ach t
o H
audag
ain r
oundab
out
is o
ne
of
only
thre
e public
road
cro
ssin
gs
of
the
Riv
er D
on
in A
ber
dee
n,
two o
f w
hic
h a
re in A
ber
dee
n w
ith a
furt
her
cro
ssin
g o
n t
he
Aber
dee
n C
ity/
Aber
dee
nsh
ire
boundar
y on t
he
A947 a
t Par
khill
. Ther
e is
a r
ail lin
e to
the
nort
h o
f th
e ro
undab
out
with c
om
mer
cial
and r
esid
ential
built
envi
ronm
ent
on a
ll si
des
.
Soci
al Conte
xt:
Aber
dee
n is
per
ceiv
ed t
o b
e an a
fflu
ent
city
with low
unem
plo
ymen
t (<
2%
) an
d r
elative
ly h
igh w
ages
but
ther
e ar
e pock
ets
of
dep
riva
tion a
cross
the
city
wher
e in
com
es a
re w
ell bel
ow
the
Aber
dee
n a
nd S
cott
ish a
vera
ges
. W
ithin
Mid
dle
fiel
d a
nd t
he
resi
den
tial
area
of
Logie
, to
the
south
wes
t of
Hau
dag
ain
Roundab
out,
ther
e is
the
most
dep
rive
d a
rea
in A
ber
dee
n w
hic
h is
ranke
d a
mong t
he
3%
most
multip
ly d
eprive
d a
reas
of
Sco
tland.
It is
a priori
ty p
artn
ersh
ip a
rea
for
the
Aber
dee
n C
ity
Alli
ance
Com
munity
Plan
nin
g
Par
tner
ship
and is
elig
ible
for
Euro
pea
n S
oci
al F
und (
obje
ctiv
e 3)
fundin
g. M
iddle
fiel
d is
one
of
Aber
dee
n's
'Soci
al I
ncl
usi
on
Part
ner
ship
' (S
IP)
area
s.
Eco
nom
ic C
onte
xt:
Aber
dee
n is
the
'Oil
Cap
ital
of
Euro
pe'
and h
as b
ecom
e a
centr
e of
exce
llence
in v
ario
us
elem
ents
of
oil
and g
as e
xplo
ration a
nd
pro
duct
ion.
Impro
ved t
ransp
ort
lin
ks t
o a
nd f
rom
Aber
dee
n A
irport
would
enhance
the
abili
ty o
f th
ese
(and o
ther
) co
mpan
ies
to
explo
it o
vers
eas
opport
unitie
s. D
yce
emplo
ys s
om
e 26,0
00 y
et v
ery
few
of
thes
e peo
ple
liv
e and w
ork
in D
yce,
the
majo
rity
co
mm
ute
. Som
e 29.8
mill
ion t
onnes
of
goods
(exc
l oil
& g
as)
are
move
d t
o/f
rom
within
Gra
mpia
n e
ach
yea
r. O
f th
is 8
0%
is
move
d
by
road
(m
uch
of
it inte
rnal
to r
egio
n).
Haudag
ain is
the
key
junct
ion o
n t
he
link
to t
he
Airport
, D
yce
Indust
rial ar
ea,
the
Park
way
, Aber
dee
nsh
ire
Fish
ing t
ow
ns
and o
ther
Aber
dee
nsh
ire
Tow
ns.
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Pla
nn
ing
Ob
ject
ives
Obje
ctiv
e:
Per
form
ance
agai
nst
pla
nnin
g o
bje
ctiv
e:
To r
educe
conges
tion a
nd u
nre
liabili
ty b
y im
pro
ving a
nd s
ust
ainin
g
bas
e ye
ar 2
004 journ
ey t
imes
for
com
mer
cial
and p
ublic
tra
nsp
ort
tr
affic
until 2027.
M
easu
res
must
min
imis
e th
e ri
sk o
f tr
ansp
ort
rel
ated
acc
iden
ts
espec
ially
for
vuln
erab
le u
sers
in t
he
vici
nity
of
the
junct
ion t
o
impro
ve o
n 2
001-2
004 c
asu
alty
lev
els.
To m
ake
soci
ally
-incl
usi
ve a
nd h
ealthy
tran
sport
modes
more
at
trac
tive
to u
se,
incl
udin
g c
yclin
g,
wal
king a
nd p
ublic
tra
nsp
ort
m
easu
res
to b
e pro
mote
d in a
ll m
easu
res.
To m
inim
ise
traf
fic
induce
d s
ever
ance
on c
om
munitie
s by
ensu
ring
mea
sure
s do n
ot
hav
e a
signific
ant
det
rim
enta
l im
pac
t on 2
004
wal
k tim
e ac
cess
ibili
ty.
To c
ontr
ibute
to t
he
City
Cou
nci
l’s r
egen
erat
ion a
ims
by
com
plim
enting t
he
dev
elopm
ent
of
the
Logie
/Man
or
area
of
Mid
dle
fiel
d.
Rel
ativ
e to
the
2004 B
ase
the
effe
ct o
f th
e pro
posa
l on c
om
mer
cial
tra
ffic
and p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort
conges
tion w
ould
be:
• Im
pro
ved o
vera
ll jo
urn
ey t
imes
in 2
027 A
M p
eak
and P
M P
eak
(AW
PR &
TD
C
assu
med
) Po
ssib
le d
ecre
ase
in p
edes
tria
n a
nd v
ehic
le a
ccid
ents
.
Red
uce
d t
raffic
at
exis
ting H
audag
ain junct
ion m
ay m
ake
the
route
more
att
ract
ive
for
public
tra
nsp
ort
use
rs b
ecau
se o
f re
duce
d d
elay
. The
option m
ay r
educe
rat
ru
nnin
g in t
he
Mid
dle
fiel
d a
rea.
Slig
ht
ben
efit t
o H
utc
heo
n L
ow
& C
lifto
n R
oad
are
as d
ue
to n
ew c
ross
ing p
oin
ts t
o
acce
ss a
cross
the
study
area
. O
ther
route
s w
ith s
light
seve
rance
min
imis
ed b
y at
-gra
de
cross
ing p
oin
ts a
nd lan
d-u
se a
lloca
tion v
ia r
egen
erat
ion m
aste
rpla
n.
This
option m
ay h
ave
the
pote
ntial
to
enhan
ce t
he
succ
essf
ul re
dev
elopm
ent
of
Mid
dle
fiel
d.
Com
mer
cial
dev
elopm
ent
would
hav
e ac
cess
opport
unitie
s.
Rat
ionale
for
Sel
ection o
r Rej
ection o
f Pr
oposa
l:
This
pro
posa
l is
acc
epte
d a
nd s
elec
ted a
s m
eeting p
lannin
g o
bje
ctiv
es.
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Imp
lem
en
tab
ilit
y A
pp
rais
al
Tec
hnic
al:
From
a t
echnic
al st
andpoin
t, O
ption 1
1 is
reas
onab
ly s
traig
htf
orw
ard
. Ther
e m
ay b
e so
me
phas
ing iss
ues
with
const
ruct
ion o
f th
e dual
sec
tion o
n M
ugie
moss
Road
A9(T
).
Oper
ational:
Ther
e ar
e no f
acto
rs w
hic
h m
ight
adve
rsel
y af
fect
the
abili
ty t
o o
per
ate
the
pro
posa
ls.
Finan
cial
:
Cap
ital co
sts
are
bei
ng s
ought
from
Tra
nsp
ort
Sco
tlan
d.
Public
:
During t
wo p
ublic
consu
ltat
ions
(July
/August
2006 a
nd M
ay 2
008)
the
public
hav
e co
nsi
sten
tly
expre
ssed
that
th
ere
is a
more
peo
ple
that
would
support
the
Option 1
1 p
roposa
l th
an w
ould
be
again
st it.
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En
vir
on
men
t
Mitig
ation O
ptions
Incl
uded
: (C
ost
s &
Ben
efits)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Qu
ali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
S
ign
ific
an
ce o
f Im
pact
Nois
e an
d V
ibra
tion
Option 1
1 s
how
s m
inor
to m
ajor
ben
efits
for
notional
rec
epto
rs o
n
Auch
mill
Road
and N
ort
h A
nder
son
Dri
ve in b
oth
the
year
of
open
ing a
nd
wors
t ca
se y
ears
.
Auch
mill
Road
and N
ort
h A
nder
son
Dri
ve s
how
the
gre
ates
t ch
anges
in %
peo
ple
annoye
d b
y th
e w
ors
t ca
se
year
: bet
wee
n -
5.8
% a
nd -
13.0
%.
Mugie
moss
Road
and G
reat
Nort
her
n
Road
show
les
s ch
ange
and m
ore
dis
ben
efits:
bet
wee
n -
1.4
% a
nd
+7.6
%
Min
or
to m
ajor
posi
tive
effec
ts o
n
Auch
mill
Road
and N
ort
h A
nder
son
Drive
; m
inor
neg
ativ
e ef
fect
s to
min
or
posi
tive
effec
ts o
n M
ugie
moss
Road
an
d G
reat
Nort
her
n R
oad
Glo
bal
Air Q
ual
ity
– C
O2
Ass
essm
ent
of
Glo
bal
Im
pac
ts s
coped
out
of
asse
ssm
ent
- -
Loca
l Air Q
ual
ity
– P
M10 a
nd
NO
2
Option 1
1 is
likel
y to
lea
d t
o a
n o
vera
ll in
crea
se in p
ublic
exp
osu
re t
o P
M10 &
N
O2 c
once
ntr
atio
ns
when
com
par
ed t
o
the
futu
re D
o-M
inim
um
. T
his
is
due
to
the
intr
oduct
ion o
f a
new
road
lin
k th
rough a
res
iden
tial
are
a, t
he
rela
tive
in
crea
se in p
ollu
tion
alo
ng t
his
new
lin
k ro
ad o
utw
eighs
the
smal
ler
loca
lised
im
pro
vem
ents
exp
erie
nce
d a
long
Mugie
moss
Road
, G
reat
Nort
her
n R
oad
an
d N
ort
h A
nder
son D
rive
.
638 p
roper
ties
with incr
ease
in P
M10
1186 p
roper
ties
with d
ecre
ase
in P
M10
638 p
roper
ties
with incr
ease
in N
O2
1186 p
roper
ties
with d
ecre
ase
in N
O2
• M
ino
r n
eg
ati
ve
Wat
er Q
ualit
y, D
rain
age
and
Flood D
efen
ce
No s
ignific
ant
resi
dual
effec
ts a
re
pre
dic
ted o
n w
ater
qual
ity,
dra
inag
e an
d f
lood d
efen
ce.
The
wat
er q
ual
ity
of
the
Riv
er D
on is
clas
sified
as
A2 (
Good).
It
is
des
ignat
ed a
s a
WFD
1a
wat
er b
ody,
a
Sal
monid
wat
er a
nd a
Sen
sitive
Are
a (E
utr
ophic
). T
he
wat
er q
ual
ity
of Buck
s Burn
is
clas
sified
as
B a
nd S
catt
er B
urn
as
C.
None
Geo
logy
Pa
ckag
e 11 is
not
antici
pat
ed t
o h
ave
any
resi
dual
effec
ts o
n g
eolo
gy,
N
o d
esig
nat
ed G
eolo
gic
al s
ites
or
com
mer
cial
ly v
iable
min
eral
res
erve
s N
one
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agri
culture
and s
oils
. hav
e bee
n iden
tified
.
Bio
div
ersi
ty
Ther
e w
ill b
e a
dir
ect
impac
t on t
he
Aber
dee
n,
Inve
rnes
s an
d K
itty
bre
wst
er
Rai
lway
Lin
e D
WS a
nd W
oodsi
de
DW
S.
Ther
e m
ay b
e an
indir
ect
impac
t on t
he
Riv
er D
on V
alle
y D
WS f
rom
lig
hting
and n
ois
e.
Ther
e m
ay b
e an
im
pac
t on t
he
funct
ion o
f th
e ra
ilway
lin
e as
a
wild
life
corr
idor.
Pr
ote
cted
spec
ies
may
be
affe
cted
. W
oodla
nd m
ay b
e af
fect
ed.
Ther
e w
ill b
e a
dir
ect
impac
t on t
he
Aber
dee
n,
Inve
rnes
s an
d K
itty
bre
wst
er
Rai
lway
Lin
e D
WS a
nd W
oodsi
de
DW
S.
Ther
e m
ay b
e an
indirec
t im
pac
t on t
he
Riv
er D
on V
alle
y. This
option m
ay
affe
ct p
rote
cted
spec
ies
incl
udin
g b
ats,
bad
ger
and o
tter
.
Min
or
neg
ativ
e
Vis
ual Am
enity
Vie
ws
are
likel
y to
be
par
ticu
larly
affe
cted
duri
ng t
he
const
ruct
ion p
has
e,
when
they
may
be
repla
ced w
ith
unat
trac
tive
vie
ws
of hoar
din
gs
and
const
ruct
ion p
lant
in t
he
short
ter
m.
Exi
stin
g longer
dis
tance
vie
ws
may
be
par
tial
ly inte
rrupte
d p
articu
larly
due
to
the
const
ruct
ion o
f th
e new
road
bri
dge
(dep
endin
g o
n h
eight
and d
esig
n
det
ails
).
Exi
stin
g v
eget
atio
n lik
ely
to b
e lo
st,
incl
udin
g t
he
mat
ure
tre
e ve
get
atio
n
on t
he
exis
ting r
oad
em
ban
kmen
t w
ith
pote
ntial
loss
of
exis
ting o
pen
spac
e to
th
e nort
h o
f th
e Riv
er D
on.
This
could
be
repla
ced b
y vi
ews
of
traf
fic,
buse
s,
and lorr
ies.
Vie
ws
both
loc
alis
ed a
nd longer
dis
tance
(up t
o 1
km o
r m
ore
, dep
endin
g o
n h
eight
and d
esig
n
det
ails
).
Enhan
ced r
oad
lin
ks a
nd s
tree
tsca
pes
,
Pote
ntial
ly s
ensi
tive
rec
epto
rs t
hat
m
ight
be
affe
cted
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
• Sta
tic
view
ers/
vi
ews
from
adja
cent
resi
den
tial
hou
sing
par
ticu
larly
along
Nort
hAnder
son D
rive
, Auch
mill
Road
, G
reat
Nort
her
n R
oad
, H
utc
heo
nLo
w D
rive
, lo
gie
Ave
nue,
Logie
Plac
e,
Man
or
Ave
nue,
M
anor
Dri
ve,
Man
or
Park
an
d C
lifto
nRoad
(B986);
• Sta
tic
view
ers/
vi
ews
from
adja
cent
off
ices
, re
tail,
an
dco
mm
erci
al
units
adja
cent
toth
e A90 a
nd A
96;
• Sta
tic
view
ers/
vi
ews
from
adja
cent
public
fo
otp
aths
and
Hig
hw
ays
• Vie
wer
s fr
om
re
siden
tial
pro
per
ties
on t
he
edges
of
the
pro
pose
d option ar
ea su
ch as
Woodsi
de,
D
anes
ton
and
Pers
ley;
• Po
tential
ly
visi
tors
to
th
enea
rby
Cem
eter
y;
• vi
ewer
s fr
om
nea
rby
liste
d
Mag
nitude:
Neg
ativ
e m
oder
ate
to
maj
or
Sig
nific
ance
: M
oder
ate
neg
ativ
e
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as w
ell as
pote
ntial
new
fac
ilities
for
ped
estr
ians
and c
yclis
ts.
build
ings;
and
• Vie
wer
s fr
om
nea
rby
open
spac
e su
ch a
s th
e golf c
ours
ean
d s
port
s fiel
ds.
Agricu
lture
and S
oils
See
Geo
logy
N
one
Cultura
l H
eritag
e
Pote
ntial
im
pac
t to
set
ting o
f th
e ex
tant
stru
cture
s, a
s w
ell as
the
loss
of
as y
et u
nch
arac
teri
sed b
uri
ed
arch
aeolo
gic
al d
eposi
ts.
Mitig
atio
n s
trat
egy
allo
ws
for
eith
er
pre
serv
atio
n b
y re
cord
or
in s
itu a
s ap
pro
pri
ate.
Scr
eenin
g m
ay b
e ef
fect
ivel
y use
d t
o
pre
vent
exce
ssiv
e es
cala
tion o
f tr
affic
impac
t on t
he
sett
ing o
f Li
sted
Build
ings
and e
xtan
t se
nsi
tive
cultura
l her
itag
e as
sets
.
Min
or
neg
ativ
e
Landsc
ape
This
option h
as t
he
pote
ntial
to r
etai
n
an u
rban
fri
nge
char
acte
rist
ic b
ut
with
the
resu
lt o
f th
e urb
an e
nvi
ronm
ent
pote
ntial
ly e
ncr
oac
hin
g o
n t
he
farm
land a
nd R
iver
Don v
alle
y ch
arac
ter
area
s ad
jace
nt.
Det
ails
of
the
option a
re n
ot
yet
det
erm
ined
, so
the
qual
ity
of
the
new
co
nst
ruct
ion a
nd r
einst
atem
ent
work
s is
not
know
n.
How
ever
, th
e option h
as
the
pote
ntial
to e
nhan
ce t
he
exis
ting
landsc
ape
char
acte
r by
crea
ting n
ew
tree
lin
ed a
venues
alo
ng t
he
dual
and
repla
cing t
rees
lost
. Som
e ex
isting
build
ings
would
be
lost
alo
ng w
ith
asso
ciat
ed a
cces
s ro
ads,
as
wel
l as
cr
eation o
f a
new
rai
lway
bri
dge
and
emban
kmen
t. W
ell des
igned
road
ed
ges
and s
tree
t tr
ees,
bri
dge
const
ruct
ion a
nd r
epla
cem
ent
of
tree
s lo
st c
ould
contr
ibute
to t
he
char
acte
r of C
har
acte
r ar
eas
and d
esig
nat
ed s
ites
pote
ntial
ly s
ensi
tive
to c
han
ge
in t
erm
s of
Landsc
ape
char
acte
r an
d q
ual
ity:
• The
Riv
er D
on v
alle
y;
• Exi
stin
g v
eget
atio
n a
dja
cent
to
the
pro
pose
d w
ork
s, incl
udin
g
the
thic
k w
ood
land;
• N
earb
y Li
sted
Build
ings;
• Pu
blic
footp
aths;
• Res
iden
tial
and c
om
mer
cial
units
adja
cent
to o
r al
ong t
he
line
of
the
exis
ting a
nd
pro
pose
d h
ighw
ays;
• Exi
stin
g s
uburb
an/
urb
an f
ringe
resi
den
tial
are
as s
uch
as
Dan
esto
n a
nd P
ersl
ey;
• Exi
stin
g o
ffic
es,
com
mer
cial
, in
dust
rial
units
and r
esid
ential
ar
eas
along t
he
line
of
the
Moder
ate
neg
ativ
e
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the
area
.
Short
ter
m n
egat
ive
effe
cts
are
likel
y,
par
ticu
larly
duri
ng t
he
const
ruct
ion
per
iod,
but
in t
he
longer
ter
m p
ote
ntial
en
han
cem
ent
of lo
cal la
ndsc
ape
char
acte
r is
poss
ible
thro
ugh p
lanting
and n
ew b
ridge
const
ruct
ion o
ver
the
exis
ting r
ailw
ay,
but
as a
conse
quen
ce
exte
ndin
g t
he
built
envi
ronm
ent
into
ex
isting g
reen
spac
e.
exis
ting a
nd w
iden
ed h
ighw
ays
par
ticu
larly
along,
par
ticu
larl
y al
ong N
ort
h A
nder
son D
rive
, Auch
mill
Road
, G
reat
Nort
her
n
Road
, H
utc
heo
n L
ow
Dri
ve,
logie
Ave
nue,
Logie
Pla
ce,
Man
or
Ave
nue,
Man
or
Drive
, M
anor
Park
and C
lifto
n R
oad
(B986);
and
• Exi
stin
g R
ailw
ay B
ridge
and
emban
kmen
t.
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
N
ot
Cal
cula
ted
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
= P
V1/(
PVC x
-1)=
not
calc
ula
ted
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Safe
ty
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b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Chan
ge
in A
nnual
Pe
rsonal In
jury
Acc
iden
ts
Fixe
d t
rip m
atrix
(Def
ault R
ate
com
par
ison
ove
r 15 y
ears
) £0.0
6M
annual
sav
ing
Chan
ge
in B
alan
ce o
f Sev
erity
Chan
ge
in b
alan
ce o
f se
verity
most
ly a
t ju
nct
ions
(Def
ault R
ate
com
par
ison o
ver
15
year
s)
Links
: Fa
tal -
No c
han
ge
Ser
ious
- N
o c
han
ge
Slig
ht
- 2 les
s Ju
nct
ions:
: F
atal
- N
o c
han
ge
Ser
ious
– N
o c
han
ge
Slig
ht
- 30 les
s
Acc
iden
ts
Tota
l D
isco
unte
d S
avin
gs
Acc
iden
t Savi
ngs
(Def
ault R
ate
com
par
ison
ove
r 15 y
ears
) £1.0
1M
Sec
urity
No c
han
ge.
N
o c
han
ge.
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
£1.0
1M
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
0.0
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no
my (
Tra
nsp
ort
Eco
no
mic
Eff
icie
ncy
)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Tra
vel Tim
e
Tra
vel tim
e sa
vings
to 2
027.
£207.6
6M
Use
r Char
ges
N
o t
olls
or
char
ges
£0
Veh
icle
Oper
atin
g C
ost
s
Consu
mer
and b
usi
nes
s oper
atin
g c
ost
re
duct
ion m
inus
del
ay d
uring c
onst
ruct
ion
£6.7
7M
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r Ben
efits
Qual
ity
/ Rel
iabili
ty
Ben
efits
Red
uce
d o
vera
ll jo
urn
ey t
imes
In
2027 P
M p
eak
per
iod:
Tota
l Veh
icle
Tra
vel Tim
e -
Bas
e (3
914hrs
) &
Option 5
(1749hrs
)
Inve
stm
ent
Cost
s
No c
ost
s £0
Oper
ating &
Mai
nte
nan
ce
Cost
s
More
eff
icie
nt
bus
oper
atio
n
£1.8
0M
Rev
enues
N
o r
even
ues
£0
Priv
ate
Sec
tor
Oper
ator
Impac
ts
Gra
nt/
Subsi
dy
pay
men
ts
Not
Applic
able
£0
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
£216.2
3M
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
8.5
Eco
no
my (
Wid
er
Eco
no
mic
Ben
efi
ts)
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b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
ual
itative
info
rmat
ion
Quan
tita
tive
info
rmat
ion
Agglo
mer
atio
n e
conom
ies
(WB1)
Not
Applic
able
PV
11(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Incr
ease
d o
utp
ut
in p
erfe
ctly
co
mpet
itiv
e m
arke
ts (
WB3)
Not
Applic
able
PV
12(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Wid
er E
conom
ic B
enef
its
Wid
er b
enef
its
aris
ing f
rom
im
pro
ved labour
supply
(W
B4)
Not
Applic
able
PV
13(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
PV
14 =
PV11 +
PV12 +
PV13(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
=(P
V10 +
PV14)/
(PVC x
-1)
(Not
calc
ula
ted)
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Eco
no
my (
Eco
no
mic
Act
ivit
y a
nd
Lo
cati
on
Im
pact
s)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Eco
nom
ic A
ctiv
ity
and
Loca
tion I
mpac
ts
Loca
l Eco
nom
ic I
mpac
ts
One
of
the
gre
ates
t ef
fect
s w
ill b
e ex
per
ience
d
in r
espec
t of
outp
ut
with p
osi
tive
im
pac
ts t
o
resu
lt a
cross
the
City
with t
he
man
ufa
cturi
ng
sect
or
bei
ng t
he
gre
ates
t ben
efic
iary
.
Man
ufa
cturi
ng f
irm
s su
ffer
the
most
in t
erm
s of
cost
s as
soci
ated
with c
onges
tion.
Aro
und a
th
ird o
f lo
cal busi
nes
ses
bel
ieve
d t
he
junct
ion
impro
vem
ents
would
hav
e a
maj
or
or
moder
ate
impac
t on s
ales
and e
mplo
ymen
t, a
nd a
round
hal
f en
visa
ge
ther
e w
ould
be
a m
ajor
or
moder
ate
impac
t on o
utp
ut.
In r
elat
ion t
o em
plo
ymen
t an
d indust
ry s
ecto
rs,
the
gre
ates
t an
tici
pat
ed e
mplo
ymen
t ch
ange
will
typ
ical
ly o
ccur
amongst
the
serv
ices
se
ctors
, su
ch a
s in
ret
ailin
g,
food a
nd d
rink
and
oth
er loca
l se
rvic
es.
This
would
pro
vide
opport
unitie
s fo
r lo
cal em
plo
ymen
t in
pro
vidin
g
support
ser
vice
s an
d f
or
hig
her
ski
lled
occ
upat
ions
in t
he
City
area
.
An e
stim
atio
n o
f th
e ex
act
leve
l of lo
cal ch
ange
has
not
bee
n p
oss
ible
to b
e der
ived
, due
to t
he
insu
ffic
ient
leve
l of
quan
tita
tive
dat
a pro
vided
in
res
ponse
to t
he
busi
nes
s su
rvey
. I
t w
ould
not
be
stat
istica
lly r
elia
ble
to e
xtra
pola
te f
rom
th
e lim
ited
sam
ple
siz
e. H
ow
ever
, it c
an b
e co
ncl
uded
that
loca
l busi
nes
ses
gen
erally
bel
ieve
the
junct
ion im
pro
vem
ents
will
posi
tive
ly im
pac
t busi
nes
s pro
spec
ts a
nd b
y ex
tensi
on e
mplo
ymen
t an
d G
VA in t
he
Aber
dee
n a
nd A
ber
dee
nsh
ire
area
s.
It is
estim
ated
that
som
e but
a re
lative
ly s
mal
l gro
wth
in e
conom
ic p
erfo
rman
ce a
nd
emplo
ymen
t w
ould
occ
ur
acro
ss t
he
TTW
A in
the
med
ium
to long t
erm
. T
he
maj
ori
ty o
f ec
onom
ic b
enef
its
wou
ld b
e der
ived
fro
m
rele
asin
g t
he
const
rain
t on
eco
nom
ic g
row
th.
U
nex
amin
ed b
ut
likel
y posi
tive
im
pac
ts w
ould
flow
fro
m a
ccom
modat
ing incr
ease
d t
raffic
re
sultin
g f
rom
fore
cast
gro
wth
in a
irpor
t pas
senger
s.
(Min
or
to M
oder
ate
Posi
tive
Ben
efit)
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Nat
ional
Eco
nom
ic I
mpact
s A
t th
e nat
ional
lev
el,
it is
estim
ated
that
ther
e w
ill b
e ve
ry lim
ited
posi
tive
or
neg
ativ
e em
plo
ymen
t im
pac
ts e
xper
ience
d e
lsew
her
e w
ithin
Sco
tlan
d,
i.e.
outs
ide
Aber
dee
n a
nd
imm
edia
te a
djo
inin
g p
arts
of
Aber
dee
nsh
ire.
This
will
ref
lect
the
loca
lised
nat
ure
of
the
pro
pose
d junct
ion im
pro
vem
ent,
and t
he
ove
rall
likel
ihood a
nd e
ffec
ts o
f dis
pla
cem
ent,
et
c.
Anal
ysis
of
the
notional
em
plo
ymen
t by
indust
ry t
ype
show
that
min
imal
posi
tive
im
pac
ts w
ill t
ake
pla
ce a
cross
the
serv
ice
sect
ors
and in t
he
oil
& g
as s
ecto
r an
d r
elat
ed
indust
ries
, w
ith s
imila
r m
inim
al c
han
ges
in
valu
e ad
ded
/ busi
nes
s per
form
ance
.
Est
imat
ion o
f th
e le
vel of ch
ange
at a
nat
ional
ec
onom
ic lev
el h
as n
ot
bee
n p
ract
ical
to b
e der
ived
, due
to t
he
insu
ffic
ient
leve
l of
quan
tita
tive
dat
a pro
vided
in t
he
busi
nes
s su
rvey
.
Ther
e w
ill b
e lim
ited
, if a
ny,
em
plo
ymen
t ch
ange
and G
VA g
row
th a
t th
e nat
ional
ec
onom
y, r
efle
ctin
g t
he
loca
lised
nat
ure
of
this
pro
ject
.
(Min
or
but
stat
istica
lly insi
gnific
ant
Posi
tive
Ben
efit)
Dis
trib
utional Im
pac
ts
By
impro
ving t
raffic
flo
w a
nd r
educi
ng
conges
tion t
he
junct
ion im
pro
vem
ents
would
le
ad t
o s
om
e posi
tive
eco
nom
ic b
enef
its
in t
he
wid
er s
tudy
area
. I
ncr
ease
d a
cces
sibili
ty w
ould
ea
se t
rave
l in
and o
ut
of
the
City
from
the
surr
oundin
g e
nvi
rons
ther
efore
incr
easi
ng
acce
ssib
ility
and s
ize
of
the
pote
ntial
lab
our
pool. Additio
nal
ly t
he
reduct
ion o
f co
sts
would
le
ad t
o s
om
e th
ough s
light
incr
ease
s in
GVA
ove
r th
e m
ediu
m t
erm
. H
ow
ever
as
it is
an
impro
vem
ent
to a
n a
lrea
dy
exis
ting junct
ion
thes
e ef
fect
s w
ould
be
limited
in t
hei
r sc
ope
and m
agnitude.
The
most
sig
nific
ant
nea
r te
rm
impac
ts w
ould
occ
ur
from
the
reduct
ion o
f co
sts
asso
ciat
ed w
ith im
pro
ved journ
ey t
imes
an
d incr
ease
d r
elia
bili
ty.
Ther
e ar
e m
ost
lik
ely
to b
e ben
efits
gai
ned
in
the
most
loca
l re
gen
erat
ion a
rea
situ
ated
ad
jace
nt
to t
he
pro
pose
d t
ransp
ort
in
fras
truct
ure
im
pro
vem
ents
. M
iddle
fiel
d in
Sm
all sc
ale
emplo
ymen
t ben
efits
for
loca
ls,
par
ticu
larly
in s
ervi
ces.
Pote
ntial
job p
rosp
ects
fo
r m
uch
of
the
loca
l popula
tion
if
the
junct
ion
impro
vem
ent
is v
iew
ed in c
onju
nct
ion w
ith
wid
er r
egen
erat
ion e
ffort
s.
(Min
or
Posi
tive
Ben
efit a
t lo
cal le
vel)
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e 43
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08
par
ticu
lar
suffer
s fr
om
var
ying a
spec
ts o
f so
cial
ex
clusi
on a
nd r
elat
ive
dep
riva
tion.
The
junct
ion
impro
vem
ent
alone
is u
nlik
ely
to h
ave
few
posi
tive
med
ium
-to-l
ong t
erm
im
pac
ts u
nle
ss
the
new
road
lay
out
pro
vides
the
opport
unity
to im
pro
ve lin
ks t
o s
ervi
ces
and in t
andem
with
any
regen
eration initia
tive
s an
d w
ider
tra
nsp
ort
in
fras
truct
ure
pla
ns
crea
tes
com
mer
cial
opport
unitie
s in
the
area
.
In e
mplo
ymen
t te
rms,
any
pote
ntial
gro
wth
in
the
serv
ices
sec
tor
could
pro
vide
opport
unitie
s fo
r hig
her
em
plo
ymen
t. I
n t
andem
with
regen
erat
ion e
ffort
s, w
ider
soci
ety
chan
ges
will
pro
vide
posi
tive
im
pac
ts a
nd o
ther
opport
unitie
s ac
ross
the
soci
al s
pec
trum
.
Est
imat
ion o
f th
e ex
tent
of
dis
trib
utional
im
pac
t co
uld
not
be
der
ived
, due
pri
mar
ily t
o
insu
ffic
ient
scope
of
the
busi
nes
s su
rvey
and
study
in g
ener
al.
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e 44
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Inte
gra
tio
n
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Ser
vice
s &
Tic
keting
Min
or
Posi
tive
eff
ect
O
ver
130 b
use
s in
pea
k per
iods
Tra
nsp
ort
Inte
rchan
ges
Infr
astr
uct
ure
& I
nfo
rmat
ion
No e
ffec
t
Land-u
se T
ransp
ort
In
tegra
tion
M
oder
ate
Posi
tive
eff
ect
on
Nat
ional
and L
oca
l Pl
annin
g
Polic
ies
to s
upport
SIP
are
as
SPP
17 P
lannin
g f
or
Tra
nsp
ort
– S
oci
al
Incl
usi
on A
ims.
Reg
ener
atio
n p
rogra
mm
e fo
r th
e M
iddle
fiel
d a
nd t
he
oth
er a
reas
acr
oss
Aber
dee
n C
ity
is a
support
ed b
y Aber
dee
n
City
Counci
l ai
m.
Polic
y In
tegra
tion
M
inor
Posi
tive
effec
t D
isabili
ty D
iscr
imin
atio
n A
ct 1
995
People
and P
lace
: Reg
ener
atio
n P
olic
y Sta
tem
ent,
Sco
ttis
h E
xecu
tive
, Ju
ne
2006.
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e 45
of 6
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y 20
08
Acc
ess
ibil
ity &
So
cial
Incl
usi
on
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Public
Tra
nsp
ort
Net
work
Cove
rage
N
o e
ffec
t N
o e
ffec
t Com
munity
Acc
essi
bili
ty
Acc
ess
to O
ther
Loca
l Ser
vice
s
Slig
ht
Sev
eran
ce t
o e
xist
ing w
alk
dis
tance
s but
pote
ntial
to b
ring
new
jobs
or
serv
ices
within
the
wal
king c
atc
hm
ent
of
the
gre
ater
par
t of
Mid
dle
fiel
d.
Popula
tion e
stim
ate
of
2097 p
eople
liv
ing
in M
iddle
fiel
d (
bas
ed o
n 2
005 f
igure
s)
Dis
trib
ution/S
pat
ial Im
pact
s by
Soci
al G
roup
As
this
was
a lo
cal appra
isal
a
dis
trib
utional as
sess
men
t fo
r ke
y popula
tion g
roups
was
mai
nly
sc
oped
out.
Ben
efit t
o p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort
use
d b
y non-c
ar o
win
g
house
hold
s w
as r
evie
wed
.
Both
car
and n
on-c
ar o
wnin
g h
ouse
hold
s usi
ng H
audagai
n w
ill c
om
par
ative
ly e
ach
see
ben
efits
in journ
ey t
imes
rel
ativ
e to
th
e 2004 B
ase
in 2
027.
Com
para
tive
Acc
essi
bili
ty
Dis
trib
ution/S
pat
ial Im
pact
s by
Are
a
Pote
ntial to
com
ple
men
t lo
cal
urb
an M
iddle
fiel
d R
egen
erat
ion &
w
ider
im
pact
s in
Nort
h o
f Aber
dee
n
Larg
e im
pac
t on S
IP a
rea
and les
ser
impact
on w
ider
are
a.
Str
ate
gic
En
vir
on
men
tal
Ass
ess
men
t (S
EA
)
Sum
mar
y of
SEA o
utc
om
e w
her
e ap
pro
priat
e
Not
under
take
n.
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e 46
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Co
st t
o P
ub
lic
Sect
or
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve i
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive i
nfo
rmati
on
Public
Sec
tor
Inve
stm
ent
Cost
s
Cost
at
2002 p
rice
s quote
d
£20.8
3M
Public
Sec
tor
Oper
ating &
M
ainte
nan
ce C
ost
s
Not
Calc
ula
ted
£0
Gra
nt/
Subsi
dy
Pay
men
ts
Not
Iden
tified
£0
Rev
enues
N
o t
olls
or
par
king c
harg
es,
or
oth
er r
elev
ant
reve
nue
stre
ams
£0
Tax
atio
n im
pac
ts
Iden
tify
any
chan
ges
in t
ax r
even
ues
att
ributa
ble
to t
he
pro
posa
l,
e.g.
loss
of
fuel
duty
due
to m
odal
shift.
£4.5
8M
Mo
neti
sed
Su
mm
ary
Pres
ent
Val
ue
of
Tra
nsp
ort
Ben
efits
Tota
l PV
B =
£217.2
4M
Pres
ent
Val
ue
of
Cost
to
Gove
rnm
ent
Tota
l PV
C =
£25.4
1M
Net
Pre
sent
Val
ue
Tota
l N
PV =
£191.8
3M
Ben
efit-C
ost
to G
ove
rnm
ent
Rat
io
BCRgovt
. Ratio =
8.5
5
Ben
efit-C
ost
to G
ove
rnm
ent
Rat
io (
incl
udin
g W
EBs)
N
ot
Calc
ula
ted
Ben
efit-C
ost
to F
undin
g
Agen
cy R
atio
BCR
FA R
atio
= 1
0.2
1
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e 48
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y 20
08
Part
2 A
pp
rais
al
Su
mm
ary
Tab
le
Pro
po
sal
Deta
ils
Nam
e an
d a
ddre
ss o
f au
thority
or
org
anis
atio
n p
rom
oting t
he
pro
posa
l:
(Als
o p
rovi
de
nam
e of
any
subsi
dia
ry o
rgan
isat
ions
also
in
volv
ed in p
rom
oting t
he
pro
posa
l)
Tra
nsp
ort
Sco
tlan
d,
Nes
tran
s, A
ber
dee
n C
ity
Counci
l
Proposa
l N
am
e:
Op
tio
n 1
2
Nam
e of
Planner
:
SIA
S L
td
Cap
ital co
sts/
gra
nt
(May
2007)
£24.0
0
Annual
rev
enue
support
£00.0
0
Proposa
l D
escr
iption:
A lar
ger
roundabout
at
Hau
dagai
n A
96(T
)/A90(T
) w
ith d
ual to
Per
sley
Bridge,
plu
s w
alk
ing,
cycl
ing a
nd
public
tra
nsp
ort
mea
sure
s.
Tota
l Pu
blic
Sec
tor
Fundin
g
Req
uirem
ent:
Pre
sent
Val
ue
of
Cost
to G
ovt
£24.9
9
Fundin
g S
ought
From
:
(if
applic
able
)
Tra
nsp
ort
Sco
tlan
d
Am
ount
of
Applic
atio
n:
£24.0
0M
(M
ay
2007)
Back
gro
un
d I
nfo
rmati
on
Geo
gra
phic
Conte
xt:
Hau
dag
ain
Roundab
out
is a
t th
e ju
nct
ion o
f a
num
ber
of
maj
or
road
s in
Aber
dee
n t
o t
he
nort
h-w
est
of
the
city
. The
A96(T
) Auch
mill
Road
, A90(T
) N
ort
h A
nder
son D
rive
, A90(T
) M
ugie
moss
Road
and t
he
A96 G
reat
Nort
her
n R
oad
all
require
acc
ess
thro
ugh t
he
junct
ion,
with t
he
A96(T
) and A
90(T
) Tru
nk
Road
s se
rvin
g a
s th
e m
ain
acc
ess
into
and a
round A
ber
dee
n f
rom
the
nort
h a
nd n
ort
h-
wes
t. P
ersl
ey B
ridge
on t
he
nort
her
n a
ppro
ach t
o H
audag
ain r
oundab
out
is o
ne
of
only
thre
e public
road
cro
ssin
gs
of
the
Riv
er D
on
in A
ber
dee
n,
two o
f w
hic
h a
re in A
ber
dee
n w
ith a
furt
her
cro
ssin
g o
n t
he
Aber
dee
n C
ity/
Aber
dee
nsh
ire
boundar
y on t
he
A947 a
t Par
khill
. Ther
e is
a r
ail lin
e to
the
nort
h o
f th
e ro
undab
out
with c
om
mer
cial
and r
esid
ential
built
envi
ronm
ent
on a
ll si
des
.
Soci
al Conte
xt:
Aber
dee
n is
per
ceiv
ed t
o b
e an a
fflu
ent
city
with low
unem
plo
ymen
t (<
2%
) an
d r
elative
ly h
igh w
ages
but
ther
e ar
e pock
ets
of
dep
riva
tion a
cross
the
city
wher
e in
com
es a
re w
ell bel
ow
the
Aber
dee
n a
nd S
cott
ish a
vera
ges
. W
ithin
Mid
dle
fiel
d a
nd t
he
resi
den
tial
area
of
Logie
, to
the
south
wes
t of
Hau
dag
ain
Roundab
out,
ther
e is
the
most
dep
rive
d a
rea
in A
ber
dee
n w
hic
h is
ranke
d a
mong t
he
3%
most
multip
ly d
eprive
d a
reas
of
Sco
tland.
It is
a priori
ty p
artn
ersh
ip a
rea
for
the
Aber
dee
n C
ity
Alli
ance
Com
munity
Plan
nin
g
Par
tner
ship
and is
elig
ible
for
Euro
pea
n S
oci
al F
und (
obje
ctiv
e 3)
fundin
g. M
iddle
fiel
d is
one
of
Aber
dee
n's
'Soci
al I
ncl
usi
on
Part
ner
ship
' (S
IP)
area
s.
Eco
nom
ic C
onte
xt:
Aber
dee
n is
the
'Oil
Cap
ital
of
Euro
pe'
and h
as b
ecom
e a
centr
e of
exce
llence
in v
ario
us
elem
ents
of
oil
and g
as e
xplo
ration a
nd
pro
duct
ion.
Impro
ved t
ransp
ort
lin
ks t
o a
nd f
rom
Aber
dee
n A
irport
would
enhance
the
abili
ty o
f th
ese
(and o
ther
) co
mpan
ies
to
explo
it o
vers
eas
opport
unitie
s. D
yce
emplo
ys s
om
e 26,0
00 y
et v
ery
few
of
thes
e peo
ple
liv
e and w
ork
in D
yce,
the
majo
rity
co
mm
ute
. Som
e 29.8
mill
ion t
onnes
of
goods
(exc
l oil
& g
as)
are
move
d t
o/f
rom
within
Gra
mpia
n e
ach
yea
r. O
f th
is 8
0%
is
move
d
by
road
(m
uch
of
it inte
rnal
to r
egio
n).
Haudag
ain is
the
key
junct
ion o
n t
he
link
to t
he
Airport
, D
yce
Indust
rial ar
ea,
the
Park
way
, Aber
dee
nsh
ire
Fish
ing t
ow
ns
and o
ther
Aber
dee
nsh
ire
Tow
ns.
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Pla
nn
ing
Ob
ject
ives
89l.
Obje
ctiv
e:
Per
form
ance
agai
nst
pla
nnin
g o
bje
ctiv
e:
To r
educe
conges
tion a
nd u
nre
liabili
ty b
y im
pro
ving a
nd s
ust
ainin
g
bas
e ye
ar 2
004 journ
ey t
imes
for
com
mer
cial
and p
ublic
tra
nsp
ort
tr
affic
until 2027.
M
easu
res
must
min
imis
e th
e ri
sk o
f tr
ansp
ort
rel
ated
acc
iden
ts
espec
ially
for
vuln
erab
le u
sers
in t
he
vici
nity
of
the
junct
ion t
o
impro
ve o
n 2
001-2
004 c
asu
alty
lev
els.
To m
ake
soci
ally
-incl
usi
ve a
nd h
ealthy
tran
sport
modes
more
at
trac
tive
to u
se,
incl
udin
g c
yclin
g,
wal
king a
nd p
ublic
tra
nsp
ort
m
easu
res
to b
e pro
mote
d in a
ll m
easu
res.
To m
inim
ise
traf
fic
induce
d s
ever
ance
on c
om
munitie
s by
ensu
ring
mea
sure
s do n
ot
hav
e a
signific
ant
det
rim
enta
l im
pac
t on 2
004
wal
k tim
e ac
cess
ibili
ty.
To c
ontr
ibute
to t
he
City
Cou
nci
l’s r
egen
erat
ion a
ims
by
com
plim
enting t
he
dev
elopm
ent
of
the
Logie
/Man
or
area
of
Mid
dle
fiel
d.
Rel
ativ
e to
the
2004 B
ase
the
effe
ct o
f th
e pro
posa
l on c
om
mer
cial
tra
ffic
and p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort
conges
tion w
ould
be:
• Im
pro
ved o
vera
ll jo
urn
ey t
imes
in 2
027 A
M p
eak
and P
M P
eak
(AW
PR &
TD
C
assu
med
). A
uch
mill
Road
may
see
min
imal
ben
efit in t
he
long t
erm
. Po
ssib
le d
ecre
ase
in p
edes
tria
n a
nd v
ehic
le a
ccid
ents
.
Red
uce
d journ
ey t
imes
may
mak
e th
e ro
ute
more
att
ract
ive
for
public
tra
nsp
ort
use
rs
bec
ause
of
reduce
d d
elay
. The
option m
ay r
educe
rat
runnin
g in t
he
Mid
dle
fiel
d a
rea.
Slig
ht
ben
efit t
o H
utc
heo
n L
ow
, Clif
ton R
oad
and M
anor
Ave
nue
area
s due
to n
ew
cross
ing p
oin
ts t
o a
cces
s ac
ross
the
study
area
. Som
e ro
ute
s w
ith s
light
seve
rance
m
inim
ised
by
at-g
rade
cross
ing p
oin
ts.
This
option h
as lim
ited
pote
ntial
to
enhan
ce t
he
succ
essf
ul re
dev
elopm
ent
of
Mid
dle
fiel
d.
Rat
ionale
for
Sel
ection o
r Rej
ection o
f Pr
oposa
l:
This
pro
posa
l is
acc
epte
d a
nd s
elec
ted a
s m
eeting p
lannin
g o
bje
ctiv
es.
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Imp
lem
en
tab
ilit
y A
pp
rais
al
Tec
hnic
al:
From
a t
echnic
al st
andpoin
t, O
ption 1
2 is
reas
onab
ly s
traig
htf
orw
ard
. Ther
e m
ay b
e so
me
phas
ing iss
ues
with
const
ruct
ion o
f th
e dual
sec
tion o
n M
ugie
moss
Road
A9(T
) an
d t
he
const
ruct
ion larg
er r
oundabout
would
be
dis
ruptive
.
Oper
ational:
Ther
e ar
e no f
acto
rs w
hic
h m
ight
adve
rsel
y af
fect
the
abili
ty t
o o
per
ate
the
pro
posa
ls.
Finan
cial
:
Cap
ital co
sts
are
bei
ng s
ought
from
Tra
nsp
ort
Sco
tlan
d.
Public
:
During t
he
public
consu
ltat
ions
(May
2008)
the
public
hav
e ex
pre
ssed
som
e su
pport
for
Option 1
2 b
ut
more
w
ere
agai
nst
it
than
show
ed s
upport
for
it.
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En
vir
on
men
t
Mitig
ation O
ptions
Incl
uded
: (C
ost
s &
Ben
efits)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Qu
ali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
S
ign
ific
an
ce o
f Im
pact
Nois
e an
d V
ibra
tion
Pred
ictions
for
Option 1
2 s
how
sim
ilar
effe
cts
on a
ll ro
ads
for
both
the
year
of
open
ing a
nd t
he
wors
t ca
se y
ear.
All
four
road
s sh
ow
sm
all ch
anges
in %
peo
ple
both
ered
by
the
wors
t ca
se y
ear
with A
uch
mill
Road
, M
ugie
moss
Rpad
an
d N
ort
h A
nder
son D
rive
all
show
ing
smal
l ben
efits
of
bet
wee
n -
0.3
% t
o -
5.9
%.
Gre
at N
ort
her
n R
oad s
how
s sl
ight
dis
ben
efits
of
bet
wee
n +
1.7
% t
o
+3.7
% m
ore
peo
ple
both
ered
.
Neu
tral
to m
inor
posi
tive
effec
ts o
n
Auch
mill
Road
and N
ort
h A
nder
son
Dri
ve;
neu
tral
to m
inor
neg
ativ
e posi
tive
effec
ts o
n M
ugie
moss
Road
an
d G
reat
Nort
her
n R
oad
Glo
bal
Air Q
ual
ity
– C
O2
Ass
essm
ent
of
Glo
bal
Im
pac
ts s
coped
out
of
asse
ssm
ent
- -
Loca
l Air Q
ual
ity
– P
M10 a
nd
NO
2
Option 1
2 is
likel
y to
lea
d t
o a
n o
vera
ll re
duct
ion in p
ublic
exp
osu
re t
o P
M10 &
N
O2 c
once
ntr
atio
ns
when
com
par
ed t
o
the
futu
re D
o-M
inim
um
sce
nar
io.
Lo
calis
ed incr
ease
s in
PM
10
conce
ntr
atio
ns
are
how
ever
lik
ely
along
Auch
mill
Road
.
395 p
roper
ties
with incr
ease
in P
M10
1015 p
roper
ties
with d
ecre
ase
in P
M10
655.p
roper
ties
with incr
ease
in N
O2
755 p
roper
ties
with d
ecre
ase
in N
O2
Min
or
posi
tive
Wat
er Q
ualit
y, D
rain
age
and
Flood D
efen
ce
No s
ignific
ant
resi
dual
effec
ts a
re
pre
dic
ted o
n w
ater
qual
ity,
dra
inag
e an
d f
lood d
efen
ce.
The
wat
er q
ual
ity
of
the
Riv
er D
on is
clas
sified
as
A2 (
Good).
It
is
des
ignat
ed a
s a
WFD
1a
wat
er b
ody,
a
Sal
monid
wat
er a
nd a
Sen
sitive
Are
a (E
utr
ophic
). T
he
wat
er q
ual
ity
of Buck
s Burn
is
clas
sified
as
B a
nd S
catt
er B
urn
as
C.
None
Geo
logy
Pa
ckag
e 12 is
not
antici
pat
ed t
o h
ave
any
resi
dual
effec
ts o
n g
eolo
gy,
ag
ricu
lture
and s
oils
.
No d
esig
nat
ed G
eolo
gic
al s
ites
or
com
mer
cial
ly v
iable
min
eral
res
erve
s hav
e bee
n iden
tified
.
None
Bio
div
ersi
ty
Ther
e w
ill b
e a
dir
ect
impac
t on t
he
Aber
dee
n,
Inve
rnes
s an
d K
itty
bre
wst
er
Rai
lway
Lin
e D
WS a
nd W
oodsi
de
DW
S.
Ther
e w
ill b
e a
dir
ect
impac
t on t
he
Aber
dee
n,
Inve
rnes
s an
d K
itty
bre
wst
er
Rai
lway
Lin
e D
WS a
nd W
oodsi
de
DW
S.
Min
or
neg
ativ
e
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Ther
e m
ay b
e an
indir
ect
impac
t on t
he
Riv
er D
on V
alle
y D
WS f
rom
lig
hting
and n
ois
e.
Ther
e m
ay b
e an
im
pac
t on t
he
funct
ion o
f th
e ra
ilway
lin
e as
a
wild
life
corr
idor.
Pr
ote
cted
spec
ies
may
be
affe
cted
. W
oodla
nd m
ay b
e af
fect
ed.
Ther
e m
ay b
e an
indirec
t im
pac
t on t
he
Riv
er D
on V
alle
y. This
option m
ay
affe
ct p
rote
cted
spec
ies
incl
udin
g b
ats,
bad
ger
and o
tter
.
Vis
ual Am
enity
Vie
ws
are
likel
y to
be
par
ticu
larly
affe
cted
duri
ng t
he
const
ruct
ion p
has
e,
when
they
may
be
repla
ced w
ith
unat
trac
tive
vie
ws
of hoar
din
gs
and
const
ruct
ion p
lant
in t
he
short
ter
m.
Exi
stin
g longer
dis
tance
vie
ws
may
be
par
tial
ly inte
rrupte
d p
articu
larly
due
to
the
const
ruct
ion o
f th
e new
road
bri
dge
(dep
endin
g o
n h
eight
and d
esig
n
det
ails
).
Exi
stin
g v
eget
atio
n lik
ely
to b
e lo
st,
incl
udin
g t
he
mat
ure
tre
e ve
get
atio
n
on t
he
exis
ting r
oad
em
ban
kmen
t w
ith
pote
ntial
loss
of
exis
ting o
pen
spac
e to
th
e nort
h o
f th
e Riv
er D
on.
This
could
be
repla
ced b
y vi
ews
of
traf
fic,
buse
s,
and lorr
ies.
Vie
ws
both
loc
alis
ed a
nd longer
dis
tance
(up t
o 1
km o
r m
ore
, dep
endin
g o
n h
eight
and d
esig
n
det
ails
).
Enhan
ced r
oad
lin
ks a
nd s
tree
tsca
pes
, as
wel
l as
pote
ntial
new
fac
ilities
for
ped
estr
ians
and c
yclis
ts.
Pote
ntial
ly s
ensi
tive
rec
epto
rs t
hat
m
ight
be
affe
cted
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
• Sta
tic
view
ers/
vi
ews
from
adja
cent
resi
den
tial
hou
sing,
par
ticu
larly
along
Nort
hAnder
son D
rive
, Auch
mill
Road
,G
reat
N
ort
her
n
Road
, an
dH
utc
heo
n L
ow
Drive
; •
Sta
tic
view
ers/
vi
ews
from
adja
cent
off
ices
, re
tail,
an
dco
mm
erci
al
units
adja
cent
toth
e A90 a
nd A
96;
• Sta
tic
view
ers/
vi
ews
from
adja
cent
public
fo
otp
aths
and
Hig
hw
ays
•
Vie
wer
s fr
om
re
siden
tial
pro
per
ties
on t
he
edges
of
the
pro
pose
d option ar
ea su
ch as
D
anes
ton an
d Pe
rsle
y as
w
ell
as a
reas
of
Woodsi
de;
•
Pote
ntial
ly
visi
tors
to
th
enea
rby
Cem
eter
y;
• vi
ewer
s fr
om
nea
rby
liste
dbuild
ings;
and
• Vie
wer
s fr
om
nea
rby
open
spac
e su
ch a
s th
e golf c
ours
ean
d s
port
s fiel
ds.
Mag
nitude:
Neg
ativ
e m
oder
ate
to
maj
or
Sig
nific
ance
: M
oder
ate
neg
ativ
e
Agricu
lture
and S
oils
See
Geo
logy
Cultura
l H
eritag
e
Pote
ntial
to im
pac
t upon a
s ye
t unch
arac
teri
sed b
uri
ed a
rchae
olo
gic
al
dep
osi
ts.
Sev
eral
Post
Med
ieva
l m
arke
r st
ones
are
know
n in t
he
area
.The
Mitig
atio
n s
trat
egy
allo
ws
for
eith
er
pre
serv
atio
n b
y re
cord
or
in s
itu a
s ap
pro
pri
ate.
Scr
eenin
g m
ay b
e ef
fect
ivel
y use
d t
o
pre
vent
exce
ssiv
e es
cala
tion o
f tr
affic
Min
or
Neg
ativ
e
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alte
rations
asso
ciat
ed w
ith O
ption 1
2
would
not
resu
lt in d
irec
t ch
anges
to
Pers
ley
Bri
dge
(a c
ateg
ory
B L
iste
d
Build
ing)
but
may
im
pac
t upon its
se
ttin
g d
epen
dan
t on t
he
exposu
re o
f th
e st
ruct
ure
to t
he
additio
nal
tra
ffic
.
impac
t on t
he
sett
ing o
f Li
sted
Build
ings
and e
xtan
t se
nsi
tive
cultura
l her
itag
e as
sets
.
Landsc
ape
This
option h
as t
he
pote
ntial
to r
etai
n
an u
rban
fri
nge
char
acte
rist
ic b
ut
with
the
resu
lt o
f th
e urb
an e
nvi
ronm
ent
pote
ntial
ly e
ncr
oac
hin
g o
n t
he
farm
land a
nd R
iver
Don v
alle
y ch
arac
ter
area
s ad
jace
nt.
Det
ails
of
the
option a
re n
ot
yet
det
erm
ined
, so
the
qual
ity
of
the
new
co
nst
ruct
ion a
nd r
einst
atem
ent
work
s is
not
know
n.
How
ever
, th
e option h
as
the
pote
ntial
to e
nhan
ce t
he
exis
ting
landsc
ape
char
acte
r by
crea
ting n
ew
tree
lin
ed a
venues
alo
ng t
he
dual
ca
rria
gew
ay a
nd c
reat
ing a
new
fea
ture
w
ithin
the
roundab
out.
Som
e ex
isting
build
ings
would
be
lost
alo
ng w
ith
asso
ciat
ed a
cces
s ro
ads,
as
wel
l as
cr
eation o
f a
new
rai
lway
bri
dge
and
emban
kmen
t. W
ell des
igned
road
ed
ges
and s
tree
t tr
ees,
bri
dge
const
ruct
ion a
nd r
epla
cem
ent
of
tree
s lo
st c
ould
contr
ibute
to t
he
char
acte
r of
the
are.
Short
ter
m n
egat
ive
effe
cts
are
likel
y,
par
ticu
larly
duri
ng t
he
const
ruct
ion
per
iod,
but
in t
he
longer
ter
m p
ote
ntial
en
han
cem
ent
of lo
cal la
ndsc
ape
Char
acte
r ar
eas
and d
esig
nat
ed s
ites
pote
ntial
ly s
ensi
tive
to c
han
ge
in t
erm
s of
Landsc
ape
char
acte
r an
d q
ual
ity:
• The
Riv
er D
on v
alle
y;
• Exi
stin
g v
eget
atio
n a
dja
cent
to
the
pro
pose
d w
ork
s, incl
udin
g
the
thic
k w
ood
land b
elt
bet
wee
n M
uggie
moss
Road
and
Hutc
heo
n L
ow
Drive
);
• N
earb
y Li
sted
Build
ings;
• Pu
blic
footp
aths;
• Res
iden
tial
and c
om
mer
cial
units
adja
cent
to o
r al
ong t
he
line
of
the
exis
ting a
nd
wid
ened
hig
hw
ays;
• Exi
stin
g s
uburb
an/
urb
an f
ringe
resi
den
tial
are
as s
uch
as
Dan
esto
n a
nd P
ersl
ey;
1
Adja
cent
off
ices
, co
mm
erci
al,
indust
rial
units
and r
esid
ential
are
as
along t
he
line
of
the
exis
ting a
nd
wid
ened
hig
hw
ays
par
ticu
larl
y al
ong
Nort
h A
nder
son D
rive
, Auch
mill
Road
, G
reat
Nort
her
n R
oad
and H
utc
heo
n
Low
Dri
ve;
and
Moder
ate
neg
ativ
e
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char
acte
r is
poss
ible
thro
ugh p
lanting
and n
ew b
ridge
const
ruct
ion o
ver
the
exis
ting r
ailw
ay,
but
as a
conse
quen
ce
exte
ndin
g t
he
built
envi
ronm
ent
into
ex
isting g
reen
spac
e.
2
Exi
stin
g r
ailw
ay b
ridge
and
emban
kmen
t.
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
N
ot
Cal
cula
ted
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
= P
V1/(
PVC x
-1)=
not
calc
ula
ted
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ty
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b-c
rite
rio
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ualita
tive I
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rmati
on
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uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Chan
ge
in A
nnual
Per
sonal
In
jury
Acc
iden
ts
Fixe
d t
rip m
atrix
(Def
ault R
ate
com
par
ison o
ver
15 y
ears
) £0.1
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annual
sav
ing
Chan
ge
in B
alan
ce o
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erity
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in b
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ce o
f se
verity
most
ly a
t ju
nct
ions
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ault R
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com
par
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ears
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Links
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han
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han
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Acc
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Tota
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isco
unte
d S
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iden
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urity
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han
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icie
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uali
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rmati
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uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
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vel Tim
e
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vel tim
e sa
vings
to 2
027.
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r Char
ges
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olls
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char
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icle
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atin
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ost
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usi
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atin
g c
ost
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inus
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ay d
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ruct
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efits
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vel Tim
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Inve
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ost
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ating &
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atio
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efi
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rio
n
Item
Q
ual
itative
info
rmat
ion
Quan
tita
tive
info
rmat
ion
Agglo
mer
atio
n e
conom
ies
(WB1)
Not
applic
able
PV
11(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Incr
ease
d o
utp
ut
in p
erfe
ctly
co
mpet
itiv
e m
arke
ts (
WB3)
N
ot
applic
able
PV
12(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Wid
er E
conom
ic B
enef
its
Wid
er b
enef
its
aris
ing f
rom
im
pro
ved labour
supply
(W
B4)
Not
applic
able
PV
13(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Mo
neti
sed
su
mm
ary
PV
14 =
PV11 +
PV12 +
PV13(N
ot
calc
ula
ted)
Mo
neta
ry I
mp
act
Rati
o
=(P
V10 +
PV14)/
(PVC x
-1)
(Not
calc
ula
ted)
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Eco
no
my (
Eco
no
mic
Act
ivit
y a
nd
Lo
cati
on
Im
pact
s)
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Eco
nom
ic A
ctiv
ity
and
Loca
tion I
mpac
ts
Loca
l Eco
nom
ic I
mpac
ts
One
of
the
gre
ates
t ef
fect
s w
ill b
e ex
per
ience
d
in r
espec
t of
outp
ut
with p
osi
tive
im
pac
ts t
o
resu
lt a
cross
the
City
with t
he
man
ufa
cturi
ng
sect
or
bei
ng t
he
gre
ates
t ben
efic
iary
.
Man
ufa
cturi
ng f
irm
s su
ffer
the
most
in t
erm
s of
cost
s as
soci
ated
with c
onges
tion.
Aro
und a
th
ird o
f lo
cal busi
nes
ses
bel
ieve
d t
he
junct
ion
impro
vem
ents
would
hav
e a
maj
or
or
moder
ate
impac
t on s
ales
and e
mplo
ymen
t, a
nd a
round
hal
f en
visa
ge
ther
e w
ould
be
a m
ajor
or
moder
ate
impac
t on o
utp
ut.
In r
elat
ion t
o em
plo
ymen
t an
d indust
ry s
ecto
rs,
the
gre
ates
t an
tici
pat
ed e
mplo
ymen
t ch
ange
will
typ
ical
ly o
ccur
amongst
the
serv
ices
se
ctors
, su
ch a
s in
ret
ailin
g,
food a
nd d
rink
and
oth
er loca
l se
rvic
es.
This
would
pro
vide
opport
unitie
s fo
r lo
cal em
plo
ymen
t in
pro
vidin
g
support
ser
vice
s an
d f
or
hig
her
ski
lled
occ
upat
ions
in t
he
City
area
.
An e
stim
atio
n o
f th
e ex
act
leve
l of lo
cal ch
ange
has
not
bee
n p
oss
ible
to b
e der
ived
, due
to t
he
insu
ffic
ient
leve
l of
quan
tita
tive
dat
a pro
vided
in
res
ponse
to t
he
busi
nes
s su
rvey
. I
t w
ould
not
be
stat
istica
lly r
elia
ble
to e
xtra
pola
te f
rom
th
e lim
ited
sam
ple
siz
e. H
ow
ever
, it c
an b
e co
ncl
uded
that
loca
l busi
nes
ses
gen
erally
bel
ieve
the
junct
ion im
pro
vem
ents
will
posi
tive
ly im
pac
t busi
nes
s pro
spec
ts a
nd b
y ex
tensi
on e
mplo
ymen
t an
d G
VA in t
he
Aber
dee
n a
nd A
ber
dee
nsh
ire
area
s.
It is
estim
ated
that
som
e but
a re
lative
ly s
mal
l gro
wth
in e
conom
ic p
erfo
rman
ce a
nd
emplo
ymen
t w
ould
occ
ur
acro
ss t
he
TTW
A in
the
med
ium
to long t
erm
. T
he
maj
ori
ty o
f ec
onom
ic b
enef
its
wou
ld b
e der
ived
fro
m
rele
asin
g t
he
const
rain
t on
eco
nom
ic g
row
th.
U
nex
amin
ed b
ut
likel
y posi
tive
im
pac
ts w
ould
flow
fro
m a
ccom
modat
ing incr
ease
d t
raffic
re
sultin
g f
rom
fore
cast
gro
wth
in a
irpor
t pas
senger
s.
(Min
or
to M
oder
ate
Posi
tive
Ben
efit)
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e 59
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08
Nat
ional
Eco
nom
ic I
mpact
s A
t th
e nat
ional
lev
el,
it is
estim
ated
that
ther
e w
ill b
e ve
ry lim
ited
posi
tive
or
neg
ativ
e em
plo
ymen
t im
pac
ts e
xper
ience
d e
lsew
her
e w
ithin
Sco
tlan
d,
i.e.
outs
ide
Aber
dee
n a
nd
imm
edia
te a
djo
inin
g p
arts
of
Aber
dee
nsh
ire.
This
will
ref
lect
the
loca
lised
nat
ure
of
the
pro
pose
d junct
ion im
pro
vem
ent,
and t
he
ove
rall
likel
ihood a
nd e
ffec
ts o
f dis
pla
cem
ent,
et
c.
Anal
ysis
of
the
notional
em
plo
ymen
t by
indust
ry t
ype
show
that
min
imal
posi
tive
im
pac
ts w
ill t
ake
pla
ce a
cross
the
serv
ice
sect
ors
and in t
he
oil
& g
as s
ecto
r an
d r
elat
ed
indust
ries
, w
ith s
imila
r m
inim
al c
han
ges
in
valu
e ad
ded
/ busi
nes
s per
form
ance
.
Est
imat
ion o
f th
e le
vel of ch
ange
at a
nat
ional
ec
onom
ic lev
el h
as n
ot
bee
n p
ract
ical
to b
e der
ived
, due
to t
he
insu
ffic
ient
leve
l of
quan
tita
tive
dat
a pro
vided
in t
he
busi
nes
s su
rvey
.
Ther
e w
ill b
e lim
ited
, if a
ny,
em
plo
ymen
t ch
ange
and G
VA g
row
th a
t th
e nat
ional
ec
onom
y, r
efle
ctin
g t
he
loca
lised
nat
ure
of
this
pro
ject
.
(Min
or
but
stat
istica
lly insi
gnific
ant
Posi
tive
Ben
efit)
Dis
trib
utional Im
pac
ts
By
impro
ving t
raffic
flo
w a
nd r
educi
ng
conges
tion t
he
junct
ion im
pro
vem
ents
would
le
ad t
o s
om
e posi
tive
eco
nom
ic b
enef
its
in t
he
wid
er s
tudy
area
. I
ncr
ease
d a
cces
sibili
ty w
ould
ea
se t
rave
l in
and o
ut
of
the
City
from
the
surr
oundin
g e
nvi
rons
ther
efore
incr
easi
ng
acce
ssib
ility
and s
ize
of
the
pote
ntial
lab
our
pool. Additio
nal
ly t
he
reduct
ion o
f co
sts
would
le
ad t
o s
om
e th
ough s
light
incr
ease
s in
GVA
ove
r th
e m
ediu
m t
erm
. H
ow
ever
as
it is
an
impro
vem
ent
to a
n a
lrea
dy
exis
ting junct
ion
thes
e ef
fect
s w
ould
be
limited
in t
hei
r sc
ope
and m
agnitude.
The
most
sig
nific
ant
nea
r te
rm
impac
ts w
ould
occ
ur
from
the
reduct
ion o
f co
sts
asso
ciat
ed w
ith im
pro
ved journ
ey t
imes
an
d incr
ease
d r
elia
bili
ty.
Ther
e ar
e m
ost
lik
ely
to b
e ben
efits
gai
ned
in
the
most
loca
l re
gen
erat
ion a
rea
situ
ated
ad
jace
nt
to t
he
pro
pose
d t
ransp
ort
in
fras
truct
ure
im
pro
vem
ents
. M
iddle
fiel
d in
Sm
all sc
ale
emplo
ymen
t ben
efits
for
loca
ls,
par
ticu
larly
in s
ervi
ces.
Lim
ited
pote
ntial
job
pro
spec
ts f
or
much
of
the
loca
l popula
tion if th
e ju
nct
ion im
pro
vem
ent
is v
iew
ed in c
onju
nct
ion
with w
ider
reg
ener
atio
n e
ffort
s.
(No e
ffec
t at
loca
l le
vel)
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e 60
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y 20
08
par
ticu
lar
suffer
s fr
om
var
ying a
spec
ts o
f so
cial
ex
clusi
on a
nd r
elat
ive
dep
riva
tion.
The
junct
ion
impro
vem
ent
alone
is u
nlik
ely
to h
ave
few
posi
tive
med
ium
-to-l
ong t
erm
im
pac
ts u
nle
ss
the
new
road
lay
out
pro
vides
the
opport
unity
to im
pro
ve lin
ks t
o s
ervi
ces
and in t
andem
with
any
regen
eration initia
tive
s an
d w
ider
tra
nsp
ort
in
fras
truct
ure
pla
ns
crea
tes
com
mer
cial
opport
unitie
s in
the
area
. The
opport
unity
is
min
imal
with O
ption 1
2.
In e
mplo
ymen
t te
rms,
any
pote
ntial
gro
wth
in
the
serv
ices
sec
tor
could
pro
vide
opport
unitie
s fo
r hig
her
em
plo
ymen
t. I
n t
andem
with
regen
erat
ion e
ffort
s, w
ider
soci
ety
chan
ges
will
pro
vide
posi
tive
im
pac
ts a
nd o
ther
opport
unitie
s ac
ross
the
soci
al s
pec
trum
.
Est
imat
ion o
f th
e ex
tent
of
dis
trib
utional
im
pac
t co
uld
not
be
der
ived
, due
pri
mar
ily t
o
insu
ffic
ient
scope
of
the
busi
nes
s su
rvey
and
study
in g
ener
al.
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Inte
gra
tio
n
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Ser
vice
s &
Tic
keting
Min
or
Posi
tive
eff
ect
O
ver
130 b
use
s in
pea
k per
iods
Tra
nsp
ort
Inte
rchan
ges
Infr
astr
uct
ure
& I
nfo
rmat
ion
No e
ffec
t
Land-u
se T
ransp
ort
In
tegra
tion
N
o e
ffec
t on N
atio
nal
and L
oca
l Pl
annin
g P
olic
ies
to s
upport
SIP
ar
eas
SPP
17 P
lannin
g f
or
Tra
nsp
ort
– S
oci
al
Incl
usi
on A
ims.
Reg
ener
atio
n p
rogra
mm
e fo
r th
e M
iddle
fiel
d a
nd t
he
oth
er a
reas
acr
oss
Aber
dee
n C
ity
is a
support
ed b
y Aber
dee
n
City
Counci
l ai
m.
Polic
y In
tegra
tion
M
inor
Posi
tive
eff
ect
(pote
ntial to
red
uce
rat
runnin
g)
Dis
abili
ty D
iscr
imin
ation A
ct 1
995
People
and P
lace
: Reg
ener
atio
n P
olic
y Sta
tem
ent,
Sco
ttis
h E
xecu
tive
, Ju
ne
2006
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e 62
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y 20
08
Acc
ess
ibil
ity &
So
cial
Incl
usi
on
Su
b-c
rite
rio
n
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve I
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive I
nfo
rmati
on
Public
Tra
nsp
ort
Net
work
Cove
rage
N
o e
ffec
t N
o e
ffec
t Com
munity
Acc
essi
bili
ty
Acc
ess
to O
ther
Loca
l Ser
vice
s
Slig
ht
Sev
eran
ce t
o e
xist
ing w
alk
dis
tance
s but
som
e ben
efits
also
dep
endin
g o
n d
estinations.
Popula
tion e
stim
ate
of
2097 p
eople
liv
ing
in M
iddle
fiel
d (
bas
ed o
n 2
005 f
igure
s)
Dis
trib
ution/S
pat
ial Im
pact
s by
Soci
al G
roup
As
this
was
a lo
cal appra
isal
a
dis
trib
utional as
sess
men
t fo
r ke
y popula
tion g
roups
was
mai
nly
sc
oped
out.
Ben
efit t
o p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort
use
d b
y non-c
ar o
win
g
house
hold
s w
as r
evie
wed
.
Both
car
and n
on-c
ar o
wnin
g h
ouse
hold
s usi
ng H
audagai
n w
ill c
om
par
ative
ly e
ach
see
ben
efits
in journ
ey t
imes
rel
ativ
e to
th
e 2004 B
ase
in 2
027.
Com
para
tive
Acc
essi
bili
ty
Dis
trib
ution/S
pat
ial Im
pact
s by
Are
a
Pote
ntial to
ben
efit N
ort
h o
f Aber
dee
n
Impac
t on w
ider
are
a.
Str
ate
gic
En
vir
on
men
tal
Ass
ess
men
t (S
EA
)
Sum
mar
y of
SEA o
utc
om
e w
her
e ap
pro
priat
e
Not
under
take
n.
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Co
st t
o P
ub
lic
Sect
or
Item
Q
uali
tati
ve i
nfo
rmati
on
Q
uan
tita
tive i
nfo
rmati
on
Public
Sec
tor
Inve
stm
ent
Cost
s
Cost
at
2002 p
rice
s quote
d
£17.7
9M
Public
Sec
tor
Oper
ating &
M
ainte
nan
ce C
ost
s
Not
Calc
ula
ted
£0
Gra
nt/
Subsi
dy
Pay
men
ts
Not
Iden
tified
£0
Rev
enues
N
o t
olls
or
par
king c
harg
es,
or
oth
er r
elev
ant
reve
nue
stre
ams
£0
Tax
atio
n im
pac
ts
Iden
tify
any
chan
ges
in t
ax r
even
ues
att
ributa
ble
to t
he
pro
posa
l,
e.g.
loss
of
fuel
duty
due
to m
odal
shift.
£7.2
0M
Mo
neti
sed
Su
mm
ary
Pres
ent
Val
ue
of
Tra
nsp
ort
Ben
efits
Tota
l PV
B =
£241.3
7M
Pres
ent
Val
ue
of
Cost
to
Gove
rnm
ent
Tota
l PV
C =
£24.9
9M
Net
Pre
sent
Val
ue
Tota
l N
PV =
£216.3
8M
Ben
efit-C
ost
to G
ove
rnm
ent
Rat
io
BCRgovt
. Ratio =
9.6
6
Ben
efit-C
ost
to G
ove
rnm
ent
Rat
io (
incl
udin
g W
EBs)
N
ot
Calc
ula
ted
Ben
efit-C
ost
to F
undin
g
Agen
cy R
atio
BCR
FA R
atio
= 1
3.1
6
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