34cccd6d-c7d2-4706-a32e-f1aacac47117 eng series Mainstream Renewable Power Limited Data Manager 140 London Wall London EC2Y 5DN United Kingdom info@neartnagaoithe.com www.mainstreamrp.com pointOfContact 2014-06-18 MEDIN Discovery Profile 2.3.6 EPSG:27700 2011, LUC, SAC, Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm, Onshore Soils, Agriculture and Land Use Survey 2011 creation 2012 revision UK02-VISL-064 Mainstream Data Asset Tracking System (DATS) documentDigital mapDigital modelDigital tableDigital Mainstream Renewable Power Limited is currently developing the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm, located 15.5 km off Fife Ness on the east coast of Scotland. An Environmental Statement had to be prepared in support of the application for planning permission to construct and operate grid connection infrastructure associated with the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm located within East Lothian. Land Use Consultants Limited (LUC) with associated sub-consultant SAC Consulting were commissioned by Mainstream Renewable Power Limited, on behalf of Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Limited, to undertake a Soils, Agriculture and Land Use Survey as part of the Environmental Statement. In this regard, SAC Consulting performed farm and field surveys for the baseline description. completed Joanna Wright Land Use Consultants Principal in Charge 37 Otago Street Glasgow G12 8JJ United Kingdom glasgow@landuse.co.uk www.landuse.co.uk processor Mainstream Renewable Power Limited Project Manager 140 London Wall London EC2Y 5 DN United Kingdom info@neartnagaoithe.com www.mainstreamrp.com pointOfContact Mary Munro SAC Consulting Penicuik EH26 0PJ United Kingdom frbsedinburgh@sac.co.uk Mary.Munro@sac.co.uk www.sac.co.uk originator Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 Quartermile Two, 2nd Floor, 2 Lister Square Edinburgh EH3 9GL United Kingdom enquiries@crownestatescotland.com http://www.crownestatescotland.com custodian Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 Quartermile Two, 2nd Floor, 2 Lister Square Edinburgh EH3 9GL United Kingdom enquiries@crownestatescotland.com http://www.crownestatescotland.com distributor notPlanned Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Onshore Cable corridor The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Land Use Soils Agriculture Other Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Restricted restricted restricted Restricted eng planningCadastre -2.5746911 -2.3904188 55.905764 55.9755573 2011-06-01 2011-12-31 Data restricted Various Various https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-247/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. series Relevant legislation and guidance which has been referred to in this assessment includes: - The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008; - Guidelines for Farmers in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (2008); - Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity (PEPFAA Code 2005); - The Farm Soils Plan 2005; - The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011; - The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011: A Practical Guide; - Forestry Commission, Forest and Soils Conservation Guidelines 1998; - Forestry Commission, Forest and Water Guidelines 2003; - DEFRA, Construction Code of Practice for the Sustainable Use of Soils on Construction Sites (2009); - British Standards Institute, Trees in Relation to Construction – Recommendations (BS5837:2005) (2005); and - Scottish Renewables/Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Developments on Peatland: Guidance on the Assessment of Peat Volumes, Reuse of Excavated Peat and the Minimisation of Waste (January, 2012). The EIA process has therefore considered all potential effects on land use, agriculture and soils and this chapter identifies those effects which are predicted to be significant.