54b4007b-24da-40c9-b8ea-daf388aede22 eng series Mainstream Renewable Power Limited Data Manager 140 London Wall London EC2Y 5DN United Kingdom info@neartnagaoithe.com www.mainstreamrp.com pointOfContact 2014-06-24 MEDIN Discovery Profile 2.3.6 EPSG:27700 2011, LUC, Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm, Onshore Landscape and Visual Amenity Field Survey and Viewpoint Assessment 2012 revision 2011 creation UK02-VISL-011 Mainstream Data Asset Tracking System (DATS) documentDigital imageDigital mapDigital modelDigital 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) were commissioned by Mainstream Renewable Power Limited, on behalf of Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Limited, to undertake a Landscape and Visual Amenity Field Survey and Viewpoint Assessment as part of the Environmental Statement. In this regard, LUC performed a field survey of onshore landfall, cable corridor, substation site and the wider landscape. 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 originator Mainstream Renewable Power Limited Project Manager 140 London Wall London EC2Y 5 DN United Kingdom info@neartnagaoithe.com www.mainstreamrp.com pointOfContact 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 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Landscape Visual Amenity Other Onshore area of search Restricted restricted restricted Restricted eng imageryBaseMapsEarthCover -2.5967875 -2.3309942 55.8883029 55.9949210 2011-06-01 2011-08-31 Data restricted Various Various https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-244/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. series The Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment was undertaken following the approach set out in: - Landscape Institute (LI) and Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) (2002) Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment: Second Edition (GLVIA). Other guidance documents referred to include: - Landscape Institute (2011) Photography and Photomontage in Landscape and Visual Assessment - Landscape Institute Advice Note 01/11; - Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Countryside Agency (2002) Landscape Character Assessment: Guidance for England and Scotland; and - SNH and the Countryside Agency (2004) Topic Paper 6: Techniques and Criteria for Judging Capacity and Sensitivity.