Public Notice (as published in the Border Telegraph, Southern Reporter and the Edinburgh Gazette newspapers.)

Planning Statement Update

Volume 1 - Additional Environmental Information Main Text

• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1- Introduction
• Chapter 2 - Design Evolution & Alternatives
• Chapter 3 - Revised Proposed Development Description
• Chapter 4 - Climate Change, Energy and Planning Policy
• Chapter 5 - Approach to EIA
• Chapter 6 - Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment
• Chapter 7 - Cultural Heritage & Archaeology Assessment
• Chapter 8 - Terrestrial Ecology
• Chapter 9 - Ornithology
• Chapter 10 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology & Geology
• Chapter 11 - Transport & Traffic Assessment
• Chapter 12 - Acoustic Assessment
• Chapter 13 - Socioeconomics, Tourism and Recreation Assessment
• Chapter 14 - Aviation, Radar & Other Issues
• Chapter 15 - Schedule of Mitigation

Volume 2a - Additional Environmental Information Figures

• Table of Contents
• Figure 1.1 Site Location
• Figure 1.2 Site Boundary
• Figure 1.3 Revised Proposed Development
• Figure 2.1 Turbine Layout Evolution
• Figure 2.2 Evolution of Proposed Development
• Figure 2.3 Combined Constraints & Infrastructure Layout
• Figure 2.4 Viewpoint H1 - Longcroft, Fort (SM372)
• Figure 2.5 Viewpoint H2 - Addinston, Fort (SM362)
• Figure 2.6 Viewpoint H3 - Glenburnie, Fort (SM4472)
• Figure 2.7 Viewpoint H9 - Blackchester, Fort (SM364)
• Figure 7.1 Non-designated Cultural Heritage Assets
• Figure 7.2 Designated Cultural Heritage Assets
• Figure 7.3 Cultural Heritage Viewpoints
• Figure 7.4 Intervisibility Network between Iron Age Designations
• Figure 7.5 Viewpoint H1 – Longcroft, Fort (SM372)
• Figure 7.6 Viewpoint H2 – Addinston, Fort (SM362)
• Figure 7.7 Viewpoint H3 – Glenburnie, Fort (SM4473)
• Figure 7.7a Viewpoint H3 – Glenburnie, Fort (SM4473) Illustrative Photomontage
• Figure 7.8 Viewpoint H4 – Longcroft Hill, Homestead (SM4480)
• Figure 9.1 Special Protection Areas and Ramsar Sites within 20km
• Figure 9.2 Ornithological Survey Area and Viewsheds
• Figure 9.3 Breeding Greylag Goose Locations, 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.4 Breeding Golden Plover Locations, 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.5 Breeding Lapwing Locations, 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.6 Breeding Curlew Locations, 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.7 Pink-Footed Goose Flight Lines
• Figure 9.8 Greylag Goose Flight Lines
• Figure 9.9 Red Kite Flight Lines
• Figure 9.10 Peregrine Flight Lines
• Figure 9.11 Other Key Species Flight Lines
• Figure 9.12 Curlew Flight Lines
• Figure 9.13 Lapwing Flight Lines
• Figure 9.14 Golden Plover Flight Lines
• Figure 9.15 Herring Gull Flight Lines
• Figure 10.1 Peat Depth Plan
• Figure 10.2 Private Water Supplies
• Figure 10.3 Watercourse Crossings
• Figure 12.1 Predicted Sound Footprint
• Figure 14.1 Aviation Lighting Scheme
• Figure 14.2 Shadow Flicker Assessment

Volume 2b - Additional Environmental Information LVIA Figures & Visualisations

• Table of Contents
• Figure 6.1 Site Location & Context
• Figure 6.2 Landscape Policy Context
• Figure 6.3 Landscape Character
• Figure 6.4 Topography
• Figure 6.5 ZTV Study - Bareground (45km)
• Figure 6.6 ZTV Study - including Woodlands and Settlements (45km)

Volume 2b - cont'd

• Figure 6.7 Landscape Character ZTV (including Woodlands and Settlements) Combined
• Figure 6.8 Cumulative Developments within 35km
• Figure 6.9 Cumulative ZTV Study - Operational and Consented Schemes
• Figure 6.10 Cumulative ZTV - Schemes in Planning
• Figure 6.11 Existing Light Pollution
• Figure 6.12 ZTV Study 2000 Candela Nacelle Light Visibility
• Figure 6.13 ZTV Study Theoretical Lighting Intensity
• Figure 6.14 Viewpoint 1 - Lylestone Hill, Core Path 16
• Figure 6.15 Viewpoint 2 - Station Road, Oxton
• Figure 6.16 Viewpoint 3 - A68 North of Lauder
• Figure 6.17 Viewpoint 4 - Lammer Law
• Figure 6.18 Viewpoint 5 - A68 South of Dun Law Wind Farm
• Figure 6.19 Viewpoint 6 - Southern Upland Way, Twin Law Cairns
• Figure 6.20 Viewpoint 7 - Thirlestane Castle GDL, Southern Upland Way
• Figure 6.21 Viewpoint 8 - B368 North-East Soutra-Aisle
• Figure 6.22 Viewpoint 9 - Minor Road to Longformacus
• Figure 6.23 Viewpoint 10 - A6105 East of Gordon
• Figure 6.24 Viewpoint 11 - A1 North-East of Haddington
• Figure 6.25 Viewpoint 12 - Minor Road South of Gorebridge
• Figure 6.26 Viewpoint 13 - B7007 & NCN1 Broad Law
• Figure 6.27 Viewpoint 14 - Eildon Hills
• Figure 6.28 Viewpoint 15 - North Berwick Law
• Figure 6.29 Viewpoint 16 - A6112-B6470 Junction East of Swinton
• Figure 6.30 Viewpoint 17 - Arthur's Seat
• Figure 6.31 Viewpoint 18 - Allermuir Hills, Pentland Hills Regional Park
• Figure 6.32 Viewpoint 19 - Southern Upland Way, Edgarhope Wood
• Figure 6.33 Viewpoint 20 - Core Paths West of Oxton
• Figure 6.34 Viewpoint 21 - Redstone Rig
• Figure 6.35 Viewpoint 22 - Lauder Common
• Figure 6.36 Viewpoint 23 - A68 near The Roan
• Figure 6.37 Viewpoint 24 - Southern Upland Way, Chester Hill
• Figure 6.38 Viewpoint 25 - B6456 near A697 Junction
• Figure 6.39 Viewpoint 26 - B6456 near Camp Moor
• Figure 6.40 Viewpoint 27 - Fa'arside Hill Viewpoint
• Figure 6.41 Viewpoint 28 - B6369 North of Gifford
• Figure 6.42 Viewpoint 29 - Elie Harbour
• Figure 6.43 Viewpoint 30 - A198 at Dirleton
• Figure 6.44 Viewpoint 31 - Greywalls Designed Landscape, framed vista
• Figure 6.45 Viewpoint 32 - Exit from Gullane to the west
• Figure 6.46 Viewpoint 33 - Gullane Golf Course
• Figure 6.47 Viewpoint 34 - Road from Gullane to Aberlady looking south
• Figure 6.48 Viewpoint 35 - A6137 descent into Haddington
• Figure 6.49 Viewpoint 36 - Samuelston Loanhead

Volume 3 - Additional Environmental Information Technical Appendices

• Table of Contents
• Technical Appendix 3.5 Outline Fire Risk Management Plan
• Technical Appendix 5.1 Post Submission Consultation Responses Summary
• Technical Appendix 6.1 Glossary and Methodology
• Technical Appendix 6.2 Viewpoint Extracts
• Technical Appendix 6.3 Residential Visual Amenity Assessment
• Technical Appendix 6.4 Viewpoint Descriptions
• Technical Appendix 8.6 Outline Biodiversity Enhancement and Restoration Plan
• Technical Appendix 8.7 Shadow Habitats Regulations Appraisal Screening 
• Technical Appendix 8.8 Shadow Habitats Regulations Appraisal: Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment 
• Technical Appendix 9.1 - Collision Risk Modelling Calculations Report
• Technical Appendix 9.2 - Shadow Habitats Regulations Assessment
• Technical Appendix 14.1 Reduced Lighting Scheme
• Technical Appendix 14.2 Carbon Balance Assessment

Volume 4 - Non-Technical Summary

Public Notice (As published in the Border Telegraph, Southern Reporter, The Scotsman and the Edinburgh Gazette newspapers.)

Planning Statement

Pre-application Consultation Report (PAC)

Volume 1 - Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) Chapters:

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Design Evolution & Alternatives
• Chapter 3 Proposed Development Description
• Chapter 4 Climate Change, Energy & Planning Policy
• Chapter 5 Approach to EIA
• Chapter 6 Landscape & Visual Impact
• Chapter 7 Archaeology & Cultural Heritage
• Chapter 8 Terrestrial Ecology
• Chapter 9 Ornithology
• Chapter 10 Hydrology, Hydrogeology & Geology
• Chapter 11 Traffic & Transport
• Chapter 12 Acoustic Assessment
• Chapter 13 Socio Economic, Tourism Land Use & Recreation
• Chapter 14 Aviation, Radar & Other Issues
• Chapter 15 Schedule of Mitigation

Volume 2a - Figures (EIAR Figures excluding LVIA):

• Figure 1.1 – Site Location
• Figure 1.2 – Site Boundary
• Figure 1.3 – Proposed Development
• Figure 2.1 – Site Selection Results
• Figure 2.2 – Turbine Layout Evolution
• Figure 2.3 – Combined Constraints and Infrastructure Layout
• Figure 3.1 – Indicative Wind Turbine Elevation
• Figure 3.2a – Typical Wind Turbine Gravity Foundation
• Figure 3.2b – Typical Wind Turbine Piled Foundation
• Figure 3.3 – Typical Crane Hardstand
• Figure 3.4a – Typical Access Track
• Figure 3.4b – Typical Public Road Widening
• Figure 3.5 – Indicative Site Entrance Layout
• Figure 3.6 – Indicative AIL Access Route
• Figure 3.7 – Transfer Station
• Figure 3.8a – Typical Drainage Details
• Figure 3.8b – Typical Drainage Details
• Figure 3.8c – Typical Drainage Details
• Figure 3.8d – Typical Drainage Details
• Figure 3.9 – Typical Water Crossing
• Figure 3.10 – Indicative Whalplaw Burn Crossing
• Figure 3.11a – Indicative Substation Compound Layout
• Figure 3.11b – Indicative Substation Compound Elevation
• Figure 3.12 – Typical Telecommunications Mast
• Figure 3.13a – Indicative BESS Compound Layout
• Figure 3.13b – Indicative BESS Compound Elevations
• Figure 3.14 – Typical Cable Trench Details
• Figure 3.15 – Typical Temporary Construction Compound
• Figure 3.16a – Indicative Borrow Pit General Arrangement (BP1)
• Figure 3.16b – Indicative Borrow Pit General Arrangement (BP2)
• Figure 3.16c – Indicative Borrow Pit General Arrangement (BP3)
• Figure 3.17 – Typical Batching Plant Layout
• Figure 7.1 – Non-Designated Cultural Heritage Monuments
• Figure 7.2 – Designated Cultural Heritage Assets
• Figure 7.3 – Heritage Viewpoints and ZTV
• Figure 7.4 – Intervisibility Network
• Figure 7.5 – Viewpoint H1 Longcroft Fort
• Figure 7.6 – Viewpoint H2 Addinston, Fort
• Figure 7.7 – Viewpoint H3, Glenburnie, Fort
• Figure 7.8 – Viewpoint H4, Longcroft Hill, Homestead
• Figure 7.9 – Viewpoint H5 The Howe, Settlement
• Figure 7.10 – Viewpoint H6 Thirlestane Castle
• Figure 7.11 – Viewpoint H7 Dabshead Hill, Fort
• Figure 7.12 – Viewpoint H8 Burncastle, Fort
• Figure 7.13 – Viewpoint H9 Blackchester, Fort
• Figure 7.14 – Viewpoint H11 Tollishill Dod
• Figure 7.15 – Viewpoint H15 Tollis Hill
• Figure 7.16 – Viewpoint H18 Lauder Water
• Figure 7.17 – Viewpoint H19 Hillhouse Group
• Figure 9.1 – Special Protection Areas and Ramsar Sites within 20km
• Figure 9.2 – Survey Areas
• Figure 9.3 – Breeding Greylag Goose Locations, 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.4 – Breeding Golden Plover Locations 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.5 – Breeding Lapwing Locations 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.6 – Breeding Curlew Locations 2022 and 2023
• Figure 9.7 – Pink Footed Geese Flight Lines
• Figure 9.8 – Greylag Goose Flight Lines
• Figure 9.9 – Red Kite Flight Lines
• Figure 9.10 – Peregrine Flight Lines
• Figure 9.11 – Other Key Species Flight Lines
• Figure 9.12 – Curlew Flight Lines
• Figure 9.13 – Lapwing Flight Lines
• Figure 9.14 – Golden Plover Flight Lines 
• Figure 9.15 – Herring Gull Flight Lines
• Figure 10.1 – Study Area
• Figure 10.2 – Hydrological Features
• Figure 10.3 – Superficial Geology
• Figure 10.4 – Bedrock Geology
• Figure 10.5 – Peat Depth
• Figure 10.6 – Peat Classifications
• Figure 10.7 – Hydrogeology
• Figure 10.8 – Watercourse Crossings
• Figure 10.9 – Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems
• Figure 10.10 – Private Water Supplies
• Figure 11.1 – Study Area
• Figure 11.2 – Traffic Count Locations
• Figure 11.3 – Personal Injury Accident Locations
• Figure 11.4 – AIL Vehicle Delivery Route
• Figure 12.1 – Predicted Sound Footprint
• Figure 13.1 – Socioeconomic, Land Use, Recreation and Tourism Study Area
• Figure 13.2 – Existing Paths
• Figure 14.1 – Aviation Lighting Scheme
• Figure 14.2 – Shadow Flicker Assessment

Volume 2b - Figures (LVIA only):

• Figure 6.1 - Site Location & Context
• Figure 6.2 - Landscape Policy Context
• Figure 6.3 - Landscape Character
• Figure 6.4 - Topography
• Figure 6.5 - Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) Study – Bareground (45km)
• Figure 6.6 - Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) Study – Including Woodlands and Settlements (45km)
• Figure 6.7 - Landscape Character & ZTV Study (Including Woodlands and Settlements) Combined
• Figure 6.8 - Cumulative Developments within 35km
• Figure 6.9 - Cumulative ZTV Operational and Consented Wind Farms
• Figure 6.10 - Cumulative ZTV Wind Farms in Planning
• Figure 6.11 - Landscape Character And Existing Light Pollution
• Figure 6.12 - Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) Study – 2000 Candela Nacelle Light Visibility
• Figure 6.13 - VP1 Lylestone Hill, Core Path 16
• Figure 6.14 - VP2 Station Road, Oxton
• Figure 6.15 - VP3 A68 North of Lauder
• Figure 6.16 - VP4 Lammer Law
• Figure 6.17 - VP5 A68 South of Dun Law Wind Farm
• Figure 6.18 - VP6 Southern Upland Way, Twin Law Cairns
• Figure 6.19 - VP7 Thirlestane Castle GDL, Southern Upland Way
• Figure 6.20 - VP8 B368 North-East Soutra Aisle
• Figure 6.21 - VP9 Minor Road to Longformacus
• Figure 6.22 - VP10 A6105 East of Gordon
• Figure 6.23 - VP11 Al North-East of Haddington
• Figure 6.24 - VP12 Minor Road South of Gorebridge
• Figure 6.25 - VP13 87007 & NCNI near Broad Law
• Figure 6.26 - VP14 Eildon Hills
• Figure 6.27 - VP15 North Berwick Law
• Figure 6.28 - VP16 A6112/86470 Junction East of Swinton
• Figure 6.29 - VP17 Arthur's Seat
• Figure 6.30 - VP18 Allermuir Hills, Pentland Hills Re ional Park
• Figure 6.31 - VP19 Southern Upland Way, Edgarhope Wood
• Figure 6.32 - VP20 Corepaths west of Oxton
• Figure 6.33 - VP21 Redstone Rig
• Figure 6.34 - VP22 Lauder Common
• Figure 6.35 - VP23 A68 near The Roan
• Figure 6.36 - VP24 Southern Upland Way, Chester Hill
• Figure 6.37 - VP25 B6456 near A697 Junction
• Figure 6.38 - VP26 B6456 near Camp Moor
• Figure 6.39 - VP27 Fa'Side Hill Viewpoint
• Figure 6.40 - VP28 B6369 north of Gifford
• Figure 6.41 - VP29 Elie Harbour
• Figure 6.42 - VP30 A198 at Dirleton

Volume 3 - Technical Appendices:

• Technical Appendix 3.1 – Outline Construction Environmental Management Plan
• Technical Appendix 3.2 – Outline Borrow Pit Management Plan
• Technical Appendix 3.3 – Outline Pollution Prevention Plan
• Technical Appendix 3.4 – Outline Access Management Plan
• Technical Appendix 6.1 – LVIA Glossary and Methodology
• Technical Appendix 6.2 – Key Viewpoints extracted from Midlothian Council and East Lothian Council landscape capacity studies for wind turbine development
• Technical Appendix 6.3 – Residential Visual Amenity Assessment
• Technical Appendix 6.4 – LVIA Viewpoint Assessment
• Technical Appendix 7.1 – Site Gazetteer
• Technical Appendix 7.2 – Cultural Heritage Screening
• Technical Appendix 8.1 – Desktop Study
• Technical Appendix 8.2 – NVC Habitat Survey Report (part 1)
• Technical Appendix 8.2 – NVC Habitat Survey Report (part 2)
• Technical Appendix 8.2 – NVC Habitat Survey Report (part 3)
• Technical Appendix 8.2 – NVC Habitat Survey Report (part 4)
• Technical Appendix 8.2 – NVC Habitat Survey Report (part 5)
• Technical Appendix 8.2 – NVC Habitat Survey Report (part 6)
• Technical Appendix 8.3 – Protected Mammal Survey
• Technical Appendix 8.4 – Bat Report
• Technical Appendix 8.5 – Fisheries Electrofishing Survey
• Technical Appendix 8.6 – Outline Biodiversity Enhancement and Restoration Plan
• Technical Appendix 8.7 – Shadow HRA Report
• Technical Appendix 9.3 – Wintering Bird Report 2021-22
• Technical Appendix 9.4 – Wintering Bird Report 2022-23
• Technical Appendix 9.5 – Collision Risk Modelling Calculations Report
• Technical Appendix 9.6 – Breeding Bird Protection Plan
• Technical Appendix 9.7 – Shadow HRA Report
• Technical Appendix 10.1 – Private Water Supply Risk Assessment
• Technical Appendix 10.2 – Peat Slide Risk Assessment
• Technical Appendix 10.3 – Watercourses Assessment
• Technical Appendix 11.1 – Transport Assessment
• Technical Appendix 12.1 – Assessment of Energy Storage Facility
• Technical Appendix 12.2 – Issues Scoped Out of Wind Farm Noise Assessment
• Technical Appendix 12.3 – Calculating Standardised Wind Speed
• Technical Appendix 12.4 – Background Noise Survey Photos
• Technical Appendix 12.5 – Instrumentation Records
• Technical Appendix 12.6 – Charts
• Technical Appendix 12.7 – Suggested Noise Planning Condition
• Technical Appendix 14.1 – Reduced Lighting Scheme
• Technical Appendix 14.2 – Carbon Balance Assessment

Volume 4 - Non-Technical Summary