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Scoping Report Lairg to Loch Buidhe 275 kV Overhead Line Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Report May 2016 Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc Lairg to Loch Buidhe 275 kV Overhead Line Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Report Published by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc 10 Henderson Road Inverness IV1 1SN May 2016 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.2 PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT 1 1.3 CONSULTATION PROCESS 1 1.4 STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT 2 2 THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 3 2.1 OVERVIEW 3 2.2 SUBSTATIONS 3 2.3 INDICATIVE LINE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION 3 3 PROPOSED SCOPE OF THE EIA 7 3.1 OVERVIEW 7 3.2 LIKELY SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS 7 3.3 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL AMENITY 7 3.4 ECOLOGY 13 3.5 ORNITHOLOGY 17 3.6 ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE 21 4 ISSUES SCOPED OUT 25 4.1 NOISE 25 4.2 TV AND RADIO RECEPTION 25 4.3 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS 25 4.4 HYDROLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY 26 4.5 RECREATION AND TOURISM 26 4.6 SOCIO-ECONOMICS 27 4.7 AIR QUALITY 27 4.8 TRAFFIC 27 4.9 FORESTRY AND WOODLAND 28 4.10 LAND USE AND AGRICULTURE 28 4.11 CUMULATIVE EFFECTS 28 5 NEXT STEPS 29 ANNEX A: FIGURES ANNEX B: TYPICAL TOWER DESIGN ANNEX C: DEFINITIONS AND CONVENTIONS USED IN ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ANNEX D: ORNITHOLOGY SURVEY METHODS Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission plc Lairg to Loch Buidhe 275 kV Reinforcement 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Plc (SHE Transmission) is proposing to construct and operate a new 16 km double circuit 275 kV overhead line (OHL), supported by lattice steel towers, from the proposed Saval substation to the consented substation at Loch Buidhe. The project is referred to as the Lairg to Loch Buidhe 275 kV Reinforcement (and hereafter as the ‘Proposed Development’). The location of the Proposed Development is shown on Figure 1.1. 1.1.2 An application will be made to the Scottish Ministers under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989, and will be accompanied by an Environmental Statement (ES) prepared to meet the requirements of the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (the EIA regulations) as amended. 1.2 Purpose of this Report 1.2.1 This Scoping Report is provided to the Scottish Ministers under Regulation 7 of the EIA regulations in support of a request by SHE Transmission for a ‘Scoping Opinion’ on the information to be provided within the ES. 1.2.2 This report is also provided to statutory authorities and key consultees to facilitate their representations to the Scottish Ministers on the Scoping Opinion. Unless consultees specifically request otherwise, all responses will be made publicly available as a record of the results of the scoping exercise. 1.2.3 The specific objectives of this report are to: describe the nature of the Proposed Development; invite comment on the environmental issues and to determine whether the key environmental issues have been correctly included ('scoped in'); and invite comment on the proposed approach to baseline data collection, prediction of environmental impacts and assessment of significance. 1.3 Consultation Process 1.3.1 SHE Transmission carried out a preliminary public consultation exercise in November 2013, in order to seek an early understanding of public perception and key concerns. A public exhibition was held and feedback was invited from stakeholders and the public. In response to feedback from this consultation, further design development was completed to refine the development proposals. 1.3.2 SHE Transmission consulted on the Proposed Development between June and August 2014. A Consultation Document was issued to statutory authorities, key stakeholders, Page 1 Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission plc Lairg to Loch Buidhe 275 kV Reinforcement politicians and interested parties in June 2014. In addition, a public exhibition was held in June 2014. 1.3.3 A copy of the Consultation Document can be found online at: http://www.ssepd.co.uk/Lairg/ 1.3.4 A further public exhibition was held on 19th February 2015 in Lairg, to provide feedback on the further design considerations and final route selection. 1.3.5 The consultation process and further design considerations have been documented within a Report on Consultation. A copy of the Report on Consultation can also be found online at http://www.ssepd.co.uk/Lairg/. 1.3.6 While the Consultation Document and public exhibitions sought input from key stakeholders regarding the rationale for the proposed OHL alignment and LOD, this Scoping Report seeks input on the content of and approach to the EIA. 1.4 Structure of this Report 1.4.1 This report is structured as follows: Section 2 provides a description of the main elements of the Proposed Development; Section 3 describes the proposed scope of the environmental impact assessment (EIA), summarises existing baseline information relating to the environmental characteristics of the area identified for the Proposed Development, describes further baseline information that will be required, and outlines how the environmental effects will be predicted and assessed in each case; Section 4 describes the issues that are considered not to be significant, providing a rationale in each case, and proposes that these be excluded from the EIA; and Section 5 poses a series of questions to focus the scoping exercise and describes the next steps in the EIA process. Page 2 Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission plc Lairg to Loch Buidhe 275 kV Reinforcement 2 THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 2.1 Overview 2.1.1 The Proposed Development comprises the construction of a new 275 kV OHL from a proposed new substation north of Saval, Lairg, to the consented substation at Loch Buidhe, as shown on Figure 2.1. The OHL would be supported by lattice steel towers. 2.1.2 The s37 application will seek consent for the construction and operation of the Lairg to Loch Buidhe 275 kV OHL and a prescribed horizontal and vertical Limits of Deviation (LOD) to allow flexibility in the final siting of individual towers to reflect localised land, engineering and environmental constraints. The proposed LOD within which the Proposed Development will be located is shown on Figure 2.2 (a and b). 2.1.3 The horizontal LOD will be determined through the EIA process, and in general will balance the need for flexibility in micro-siting with the desirability of avoiding, reducing or controlling the potential for environmental impact. 2.1.4 The vertical LOD parameter is set at a maximum of 60 m above ground level, based on the maximum height of the proposed lattice steel towers. 2.1.5 Certain ancillary works will be associated with the OHL such as the formation of new bellmouths at public road access points and temporary and permanent construction access tracks. Whilst the s37 consent is concerned only with the installation of the OHL, SHE Transmission will seek deemed consent for construction of associated access tracks (within a LOD) under s57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. 2.2 Substations 2.2.1 The Proposed Development will link two substations as follows: A proposed new substation on land at Saval, near Lairg. This substation is currently at the design stage, is being progressed in parallel to the Proposed Development and will be the subject of a separate planning application made by SHE Transmission under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended, The Loch Buidhe substation. Consent for this substation was granted by The Highland Council (THC) on 30th May 2013 (Application Number 12/04527/FUL), and it is currently under construction. 2.3 Indicative Line Design and Construction Information Typical Tower Design 2.3.1 As with the majority of high voltage OHL in the United Kingdom, the proposed 275 kV OHL between the proposed Saval substation and the consented Loch Buidhe substation would be constructed using self-supporting lattice steel towers. 2.3.2 The spacing between towers would vary depending on topography, altitude and land usage. The height and distance between towers will be determined later in the design Page 3 Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission plc Lairg to Loch Buidhe 275 kV Reinforcement process; however an average span of 350 m is estimated and the standard height of the towers would generally be in the region of 46 m up to a maximum of 60 m. 2.3.3 The towers would carry two circuits, with three conductors or conductor bundles supported from the horizontal cross arms on each side of the tower. An earth wire would be suspended between the tower peaks. The conductors would be hung below a string of glass or porcelain insulators. 2.3.4 The towers would be manufactured from galvanised steel and would be grey in colour. Tower steelwork would be re-painted at intervals throughout the life of the towers, to afford continued protection against corrosion. 2.3.5 Photographs showing typical tower design are included in Annex B. High Voltage OHL Construction 2.3.6 High voltage OHL construction typically follows a standard sequence of events as follows: complete pre-construction surveys to confirm pre-work site condition, foundation design based on ground investigations and confirm any environmental constraints; establish access (including any necessary vegetation management and surface water management) and set out the boundaries for tower working areas; set up sediment control measures, strip and store vegetation and soil (as required); install tower foundations – type based on ground investigation; assemble and erect towers using crane or erection derrick; erect temporary scaffolds and protect roads, railways and rivers; string conductors (wires); dismantle and remove temporary scaffolds and protection; and re-instate tower sites and remove temporary access tracks.
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