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Appendix 4 Assessment Matrices

1.0 Scenario 1

Scenario 1 Summary Description An onshore base on the island (office/warehouse/yard) with up to five workboats and one helicopter accessing the array. Requires a harbour or breakwater Onshore O&M Base – On Tiree  An onshore base would have a Tiree base operating between the O&M office and workshops, harbour and helipad. Detailed Description  Scenario 1 therefore has significant direct implications for Tiree in terms of O&M activity with impacts or benefits occurring at the O&M base, which is assumed to be at the harbour with possible facilities at the airport.

Scenario 1 – Onshore O&M Base – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Economic Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Overall Economic Objective Scenario 1 offers the potential for significant Partnership working between Strengthening clarity of O&M The community are aware of both To ensure O&M helps to extend the employment that would support wider policies public and private sector around requirements and opportunity and impact wider aspiration of Scottish Government for sustainable economic development and build agreed target outcomes. assurances around associated with the proposed to create the conditions for sustainable additional capacity and resilience within the opportunities and mitigation array and are seeking early clarity economic growth and address regional island economy. around commitments. and spatial disparities. Scenario 1 support increased local employment Developing an Employment Advance skills programmes Employment benefits are a key Employment through direct and indirect jobs estimated at 150 Charter with SPR promoting required developed through local benefit of any future array. To seek to increase local employment of which 38 are anticipated to be local. measures associated with: Renewable Energy Action Assurances around building local opportunities that support skills and The Challenge:  Employment access Plan (REAP). Lead time 2-3 capacity; local job access and training and opportunities for young  Making accessible local jobs  Apprenticeships years. Undertaking to flexibility of working arrangements people whilst growing the locally  Developing skills  Adult skills training include Employment Charter are all important to the local employed population base and non-  Avoiding substitution elements within SPR communities. seasonal job opportunities.  Educational bursaries  Training/ Other procurement. Scenario 1 offers the potential to support the Early feasibility study advanced Fishing is a key local industry with Fishing fishing sector with the provision of a public with CMAL to conclude feasibility sensitivities in an island To seek to maintain the fishing industry Wider fishing interests access harbour / breakwater. of new harbour provision and community. at current levels and/or support modest relative to the proposed The Challenge: mechanisms and programme for sustainable growth through array are addressed with  Creating new facilities of a scale that allows delivery. Feasibility study to Support for the fishing sector improvements to infrastructure and Fishermen’s Liaison Group for multiple use / management inform detailed area would offer an outcome with secondary support for fishing incomes.  Access to employment would support masterplanning. strong local support.

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Scenario 1 – Onshore O&M Base – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Economic Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations secondary fishing incomes  Developing skills  Avoiding employment substitution Commitment through sensitive Scenario 1 offers the potential to support the land use planning to ensure: crofting/agricultural sector with the provision of a  No significant loss of Need to maintain consultation and dialogue Agriculture harbour / breakwater and would therefore agricultural land with Tiree Rural To seek to maintain current land increase reliability of ferry services and access  No loss of ferry capacity Agriculture is a key local industry Development (TRD), management practice and capacity to markets, goods and services but there is a  No changes to existing land with sensitivities in an island Crofting Association and including access to markets and need to support this sector through: management practices community. NFUS for any land based sustaining agricultural / crofting  Access to employment to support secondary  New employment that can O&M facilities that may have employment crofting incomes support agricultural incomes a potential impact on  Developing skills  Improvements to ICT / agricultural practices  Avoiding employment substitution Broadband – superfast connection Harbour  Infrastructure clearly needs to A growing population would  A harbour facility created by a breakwater match any intensification of introduce both opportunity and offering pontoon / quay access will be use whether this be and impacts with mitigation Transport is a hugely important required. associated with harbour/airport dependent on investment in issue for Tiree and Scenario 1  Offering safe haven for workboats all year or roads. Local road upgrades local capacity. Discussions has greatest potential for impacts round may offer wider benefits as will be progressed with a to existing capacities :  Pontoon and Quay facilities would development of the number of key service • Need to maintain adequate Transport  150 (+10)m sheltered pontoon length harbour. Issues requiring to be providers to identify any service provision To seek to maintain and enhance addressed would include: specific measures or • Island communities are reliant transportation access within the modes  Marine fuel bunkering (200,000l capacity)  Harbour improvements may responses. on transport for goods and of air, sea and road with appropriate serviced and refuelled by sea-barge. It is not offer wider support to existing • Discussions with CMAL / services, business improvements to infrastructure or anticipated that workboat fuelling would local businesses e.g. Calmac and HIAL connections, family service levels that recognise the needs require fuel import by ferry.  Creating access for fishing / regarding Lifeline connections and access to a of all sectors. Airport / Heliport  The O&M operation could be supported by a recreational boats and services range of services on the helicopter base either at the harbour or improving ferry weather • Discussion with Argyll mainland including healthcare, potentially at the airport. Helicopter provision protection and Bute Council and employment and education would include a hangar, helipad and fuel  Helicopter flights paths across relevant health providers and shopping etc bunkering. Flight levels are currently under defined sea routes could • A harbour is a assessment but worst case numbers suggest mitigate island over-flying. requirement to support 7-12 return flights per day.  Protecting existing air and sea this scenario

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Scenario 1 – Onshore O&M Base – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Economic Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Local Roads capacity  The O&M operation may require some local Road Network upgrading but only in the Scenario 1 O&M operations by immediate local area of the O&M Base or increasing island population will between the base and the harbour. Access to place additional demand on air the harbour / breakwater will be required for and ferry connections. An vehicles. If helipad facilities were located at increase in population will the airport volumes of traffic are unlikely to be require a review of current air significant. and ferry capacity. Vehicular ferry capacity at weekends & in the summer months is near or at capacity. Reducing ferry cancellations and any improvement to capacity would offer local benefits. Scenario 1 offers the potential to support the Commitment through sensitive Need to maintain Tourism is a hugely important tourism sector with the provision of a harbour / land use planning to ensure: consultation and dialogue sector for Tiree and Scenario 1 breakwater and would therefore increase  No significant loss of with Crofting Association and has greatest potential for impacts Tourism reliability of ferry services. Recognising agricultural land NFUS for any land based to existing capacities : To seek to maintain the ‘special Challenges re: O&M facilities that may have • Need to maintain ferry qualities of place’ that support the  No loss of ferry capacity  Access to employment to support tourism a potential impact on capacities particularly during tourism sector recognising the  No changes to existing land incomes agricultural practices the peak summer months importance of sports / leisure / management practices • Need to forward plan for recreation and cultural heritage to the  Developing skills  New employment that can increased accommodations tourism economy.  Avoiding employment substitution support agricultural incomes  Maintaining  Improvements to ICT / requirements such that O&M Broadband staff do not reduce tourism accommodation offering

Scenario 1 – Onshore O&M Base – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Social Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Overall Social Objective Scenario 1 offers the potential for significant Further detailed appraisal of the Commitment to Community Need to recognise potential scale To ensure O&M helps secure positive employment opportunity that would support O&M Scenario once a preferred Benefit Review in of incremental change on island

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Scenario 1 – Onshore O&M Base – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Social Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations benefits that will help to strengthen future economic growth and stability. option has been identified and consultation with key community and importance of socio-economic conditions and add appropriate level of local partners and the local maintaining quality and availability additional capacity linked to community engagement to inform service community. Linkages to of services and infrastructure - needs and community infrastructure. provision, capacity testing and Tiree Community Growth special consideration required infrastructure requirements. Plan 2011 -2016 e.g. relative to Lifeline services. Way of Life To seek to maintain a special ‘way of Ensure that local community and life’ that offers a diversity of community Scenario 1 is the option with the greatest level of stakeholders continue to inform Continued liaison during Need to recognise that numerous interests, opportunity for enterprise, for ‘change’ to the island in terms of land based decision making for any land License/Planning process small incremental changes relaxation and amenity that support development and therefore needs careful based O&M that may impact on with community/stakeholders equate to potentially large change civic community capacity and health consideration in relation to qualities that are way of life and seek support e.g. and partners. on Tiree and avoids the loss of the things that valued by the community / visitors. for crofting / land management make Tiree a special place to live, work practices, Gaelic language. and visit. Important to recognise current Further detailed appraisal of the Scenario 1 has potential to increase the health service demands and Health O&M Scenario once a preferred Continued liaison during population by up to 20% (population growth of peaks during summer months and To seek to maintain access to health option has been identified with License/Planning process 143 people based on current resident population that health service provision facilities and ensure provision local community / key with community/stakeholders of 730), therefore increasing demand for health responds to demand. Need for addresses future health needs stakeholders e.g. Cùram Thiriodh and partners. services. timely review once O&M is better project / NHS. understood. Further detailed appraisal of the O&M Scenario once a preferred Need to recognise that numerous option has been identified. Heritage small incremental changes Scenario 1 has the highest requirement for land Ensure that local community and Continued liaison during To seek to protect social, environmental equate to potentially significant based O&M development and therefore would stakeholders continue to inform License/Planning process and cultural heritage recognising a risk impacts on heritage of the island represent a significant change from current decision making for any land with community/stakeholders associated with de-population that – important that character of Tiree levels of island development based O&M that may impact on and partners. impacts on a vibrant island cultural life. is preserved recognising need for way of life and seek support e.g. resilient population. for crofting / land management practices, Gaelic language. Education Based on the scenario mapping exercise Developing an Employment Advance skills programmes Need to promote potential future To seek to maintain access to completed and the assumptions therein, the Charter with SPR promoting required developed through career opportunities to current education facilities and ensure additional population for Scenario 1 would measures associated with: Renewable Energy Action school pupils and leavers to educational provision addresses future equate to an additional 9 primary and 7  Employment access Plan (REAP) support/enable those who wish to

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Scenario 1 – Onshore O&M Base – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Social Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations needs including adult skills and training secondary school places with anticipated  Apprenticeships Lead time 2-3 years stay on the island long term. for future employment. provision of adult training and apprenticeships  Adult skills training Undertaking to include available.  Educational bursaries Employment Charter  Training elements within SPR  Other procurement. Based on the scenario mapping exercise Appropriate forward planning for Identification of potential Housing Island already has shortage of completed and the assumptions therein, the provision of new housing housing land within LDP and To seek to ensure any additional properties available for sale and additional population for Scenario 1 would including affordable housing appropriate forward planning population growth associated with O&M rent particularly affordable require between 26 and 33 new homes. The provision for existing population. of requirements with provides housing complementary to the housing and limited available land locations of any new housing provision would Further detailed appraisal of the commitment to high quality existing settlement structure and its for new housing – would need need to be fully assessed on basis of design and O&M Scenario once a preferred building design and distinctive place qualities. careful planning and design. technical considerations. option has been identified. construction. Ensure that local community Design Scenario Planning is an early stage in the and stakeholders continue to To seek to ensure place quality is Importance of buildings to the overall Licensing and consenting process and Further detailed appraisal of the inform decision making for enhanced, derelict and vacant land and overall character of the island and therefore design of any Tiree based O&M will be O&M Scenario once a preferred any land based O&M e.g. buildings are utilised, sustainable commitment to high quality design informed by Argyll and Bute Council Design option has been identified. through design charrette / design principles and local bespoke of any new development. Codes/Design Guidance for the island. use of local architects and design guidance is adopted. skills

Scenario 1 – Onshore O&M Base – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Environmental Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Ensure that local community Tiree benefits from high quality and stakeholders continue to environment with significant level Overall Environmental Objective Scenario Planning is an early stage in the inform decision making for of protected habitats and species Further detailed appraisal of the To ensure O&M activity avoids overall Licensing and consenting process and any land based O&M e.g. recognised in European and O&M Scenario once a preferred significant environmental impacts on therefore design of any Tiree based O&M will be through design charrette / National designations – need to option has been identified – the natural environment recognising the subject to options appraisal in recognition of the workshops and full and early fully assess any O&M scenario Masterplanning / EIA / HRA. special quality and sensitivity of Tiree’s environmental sensitivities. consultation with Marine with potential for impacts natural environment. Scotland, SNH and RSPB on particularly on fragile machair. proposals. Need to recognise the links between natural environment /

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Scenario 1 – Onshore O&M Base – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Environmental Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations access and recreation / environmental quality and tourism. Tiree benefits from high quality environment with significant level Ensure that local community of protected habitats and species Nature Conservation The Scenario Planning exercise has identified and stakeholders continue to recognised in European and the dependencies for Scenario 1 e.g. spatial inform decision making for National designations – need to To seek to respect nature conservation Further detailed appraisal of the relationship between harbour, airport, potential any land based O&M e.g. fully assess any O&M scenario designations and ensure any future O&M Scenario once a preferred industrial land etc. and proximity of these areas through design charrette / with potential for impacts planning and design take full account of option has been identified – to protected habitats and species and need for workshops and full and early particularly on fragile machair. environmental/ impacts and Masterplanning / EIA / HRA. conservation of natural systems. further assessment once O&M proposals have consultation with Marine Need to recognise the links been fixed. Scotland, SNH and RSPB on between natural environment / proposals. access and recreation / environmental quality and tourism. Background noise levels are low Ensure that local community – Tiree benefits from peaceful Scenario 1 includes an anticipated 7-12 daily and stakeholders continue to environment without noise Noise return helicopter flights between Tiree and the Further detailed appraisal of the be consulted on decision emissions associated with To seek to ensure that the noise Argyll Array. There is a commitment to further O&M Scenario once a preferred making for helipad/helicopter industry and transport etc. environment is addressed with specific assessment once O&M proposals are more fully option has been identified – design and flight paths Helicopter noise is a significant reference to helicopter access and understood relative to servicing requirements Masterplanning / EIA / Noise informed by technical studies issue for residents that would servicing. informed by the EIA and technical studies impact assessment. to minimise noise need to be fully assessed and currently underway for the Array itself. disturbance. measures to reduce disturbance implemented. Scenario 1 has the highest requirement for land Further detailed appraisal of the Ensure that local community Importance of buildings to the O&M Scenario once a preferred overall character of the island and Visual based O&M development and therefore would and stakeholders continue to option has been identified. Early commitment to high quality design To seek to ensure that the visual represent a significant change from current inform decision making for decision on the Convertor Station of any new development. environment is addressed with specific levels of island development. Scenario Planning any land based O&M e.g. offshore or onshore will be reference to place quality, buildings and is an early stage in the overall Licensing and through design charrette / Convertor Station is a significant important to the community. design. consenting process and therefore design of any use of local architects and issue for the local community Tiree based O&M will be informed by Argyll and Assume that the convertor skills. Additional consultation given possible size, scale and Bute Council Design Codes/Design Guidance station will be assessed as part on convertor station location and needs to be fully

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Scenario 1 – Onshore O&M Base – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Environmental Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations for the island. The Convertor Station is a of Argyll Array Licensing process. recommended. addressed through significant issue that needs further assessment Licensing/Consenting.

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2.0 Scenario 2

Scenario 2

Summary Description Offshore Platform

 An offshore platform servicing the offshore array with connections to the mainland base for staffing and equipment. Detailed Description  Scenario 2 has no or negligible direct implications for Tiree in terms of O&M activity. Any impacts or benefits would occur wherever the O&M mainland base operates from - e.g. a mainland Scottish port

Scenario 2 – Offshore Platform Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Economic Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Overall Economic Objective The community are aware of both To ensure O&M helps to extend the Scenario 2 offers limited island based Strengthening clarity of O&M Partnership working between opportunity and impact wider aspiration of Scottish Government employment with limited opportunity to build requirements and public and private sector around associated with the proposed to create the conditions for sustainable additional capacity and resilience within the assurances around agreed target outcomes. array and are seeking early clarity economic growth and address regional island economy. opportunities and mitigation around commitments. and spatial disparities. Developing an Employment Advance skills programmes Employment Employment benefits are a key Charter with SPR promoting required developed through To seek to increase local employment Scenario 2 provides very limited employment local benefit of any future array. measures associated with: Renewable Energy Action opportunities that support skills and opportunity on Tiree although training and Assurances around building local  Employment access Plan (REAP). Lead time 2-3 training and opportunities for young appropriate skills would ensure opportunity for capacity; local job access and  Apprenticeships years. Undertaking to people whilst growing the locally employment based on the platform – linked to a flexibility of working arrangements  Adult skills training include Employment Charter employed population base and non- mainland port/airport base. are all important to the local elements within SPR seasonal job opportunities.  Educational bursaries communities.  Training/ Other procurement. Scenario 2 would operate in similar way to north Detailed assessment of O&M Wider fishing interests Fishing is a key local industry with sea oil rig with no required development on Fishing Scenario once ‘fixed’ to preferred relative to the proposed sensitivities in an island Tiree apart from use of helipad at airport for To seek to maintain the fishing industry option and continued array are addressed with community. Support for the emergencies therefore no infrastructure based at current levels and/or support modest consultation with fishermen Fishermen’s Liaison Group - fishing sector would offer an benefits to local fishing fleet. Jobs likely to be sustainable growth through during SPR Licensing and need for engagement with outcome with strong local mainland office/port/airport based with shifts on improvements to infrastructure and Consenting process to ensure Argyll and Bute Renewable support. Need to maintain the platform which may not offer viable secondary support for fishing incomes. that any potential issues are Energy Alliance (ABRA) re continued engagement around employment opportunity given seasonal nature addressed early. skills/opportunities. Community Benefits etc of fishing.

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Scenario 2 – Offshore Platform Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Economic Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Need to maintain consultation and dialogue Agriculture Detailed assessment of O&M Agriculture is a key local industry Scenario 2 offers minimal island based with Tiree Rural To seek to maintain current land Scenario once ‘fixed’ to preferred with sensitivities in an island employment although potential for opportunity Development (TRD), management practice and capacity option and continued community. but will be dependent on skills and ‘fit’ of shift Crofting Association and including access to markets and consultation with local community Need to maintain continued type work with crofting land management – may NFUS for any land based sustaining agricultural / crofting / Tiree Rural Development / engagement around Community not be compatible and would limit uptake O&M facilities that may have employment Crofting Association and NFUS. Benefits etc a potential impact on agricultural practices Harbour No anticipated impacts or opportunities. Transport is a hugely important Transport issue for Tiree and whilst To seek to maintain and enhance Airport / Heliport Helicopter flights paths across Scenario 2 has minimal pressure transportation access within the modes There may be a requirement for use of the defined sea routes could mitigate on existing services, there is a Discussions with O&M of air, sea and road with appropriate airport at Tiree for crew to arrive by fixed wing island over-flying. Need to need to ensure that transfer / Operator and HIAL improvements to infrastructure or airplane for onward helicopter transfer out to the protecting existing air and sea emergency helicopter flight service levels that recognise the needs offshore platform as per north sea operations. capacity i.e. Lifeline Services frequency and flight paths are of all sectors. fully assessed and addressed as Local Roads part of detailed planning of O&M. No local road network upgrading anticipated No anticipated land based Tourism Scenario 2 requires no O&M infrastructure on infrastructure required and Tourism is a hugely important To seek to maintain the ‘special Tiree and therefore there are both limited therefore limited issues Need to maintain sector for Tiree and early qualities of place’ that support the impacts and opportunities for ancillary benefits associated with O&M and consultation and dialogue consultation and maintained tourism sector recognising the from harbour upgrade or breakwater e.g. tourism. Potential impacts of the with local communities and dialogue once O&M scenario is importance of sports / leisure / marinas or pontoons. No land based O&M Array will be assessed by SPR businesses. better understood will be recreation and cultural heritage to the based impacts on natural/historical environment. through EIA / Licensing / important. tourism economy. Planning processes.

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Scenario 2 – Offshore Platform Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Social Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Further detailed appraisal of the Commitment to Community Community Benefit review around Overall Social Objective Scenario 2 provides very limited employment O&M Scenario once a preferred Benefit Review in future quality and availability of To ensure O&M helps secure positive opportunity on Tiree although training and option has been identified and consultation with key services and infrastructure - benefits that will help to strengthen appropriate skills would ensure opportunity for appropriate level of local partners and the local special consideration required socio-economic conditions and add employment based on the platform – linked to a engagement to inform service community. Linkages to e.g. relative to Lifeline services. additional capacity linked to community mainland port/airport base. provision, capacity testing and Tiree Community Growth needs and community infrastructure. infrastructure requirements. Plan 2011 -2016 Way of Life To seek to maintain a special ‘way of Scenario 2 is the option requiring the least Further detailed appraisal of the life’ that offers a diversity of community physical ‘change’ to the island in terms of land Community Benefit review around O&M Scenario once a preferred Continued liaison during interests, opportunity for enterprise, for based development and minimal job creation future quality and availability of option has been identified and License/Planning process relaxation and amenity that support therefore has minimal impacts on the island in services and infrastructure - appropriate level of local with community/stakeholders civic community capacity and health terms of development intensification etc, special consideration required engagement to inform and partners. and avoids the loss of the things that population increase. Visual impacts of the e.g. relative to Lifeline services. Community Benefit options. make Tiree a special place to live, work platform will need to be addressed. and visit. Further detailed appraisal of the Health O&M Scenario once a preferred Continued liaison during Scenario 2 does not introduce significant Community Benefit review around To seek to maintain access to health option has been identified with License/Planning process population change, if any given O&M staffing future quality and availability of facilities and ensure provision local community / key with community/stakeholders based on platform/from mainland port / airport. services and infrastructure. addresses future health needs stakeholders e.g. Cùram Thiriodh and partners. project / NHS. Scenario 2 is the option requiring the least No island based employment Heritage physical ‘change’ to the island in terms of land Continued liaison during therefore likely to limit To seek to protect social, environmental Further detailed appraisal of the based development. Scenario 2 does not License/Planning process opportunities for local community and cultural heritage recognising a risk O&M Scenario once a preferred introduce significant population change, if any with community/stakeholders - Community Benefit review will associated with de-population that option has been identified. given O&M staffing based on platform/from and partners. be important to acceptability of impacts on a vibrant island cultural life. mainland port / airport. Array on this basis. Education Developing an Employment Advance skills programmes Need to promote potential future To seek to maintain access to Scenario 2 does not require any additional load Charter with SPR promoting required developed through career opportunities to current education facilities and ensure on community services however access to measures associated with: Renewable Energy Action school pupils and leavers to educational provision addresses future skills/training would be advanced.  Employment access Plan (REAP) support/enable those who wish to needs including adult skills and training  Apprenticeships Lead time 2-3 years stay on the island long term.

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Scenario 2 – Offshore Platform Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Social Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations for future employment.  Adult skills training Undertaking to include  Educational bursaries Employment Charter  Training / Other elements within SPR procurement. Housing Island already has shortage of Further detailed appraisal of the To seek to ensure any additional Continued liaison during properties available for sale and Scenario 2 would require limited (if any) housing O&M Scenario once a preferred population growth associated with O&M License/Planning process rent particularly affordable on Tiree based on assumptions made in option has been identified and provides housing complementary to the with community/stakeholders housing and limited available land scenario planning. appropriate level of planning for existing settlement structure and its and partners. for new housing – would need housing numbers. distinctive place qualities. careful planning and design. Scenario Planning is an early stage in the Ensure that local community Design overall Licensing and consenting process and and stakeholders continue to To seek to ensure place quality is Importance of buildings to the therefore design of any Tiree based Further detailed appraisal of the inform decision making for enhanced, derelict and vacant land and overall character of the island and development (limited/minimal housing for O&M Scenario once a preferred any land based O&M e.g. buildings are utilised, sustainable commitment to high quality design Scenario 2) will be informed by Argyll and Bute option has been identified. through design charrette / design principles and local bespoke of any new development. Council Design Codes/Design Guidance for the use of local architects and design guidance is adopted. island. skills

Scenario 2 – Offshore Platform Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Environmental Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Tiree benefits from high quality environment with significant level Overall Environmental Objective of protected habitats and species Further detailed appraisal of the Need for full and early recognised in European and To ensure O&M activity avoids Scenario 2 requires no O&M infrastructure on O&M Scenario once a preferred consultation with Marine National designations – need to significant environmental impacts on Tiree and therefore limited potential for option has been identified – Scotland, SNH and RSPB on fully assess any O&M scenario the natural environment recognising the environmental issues at marine/land interface. Masterplanning / EIA / HRA. proposals. with potential for impacts special quality and sensitivity of Tiree’s particularly on fragile machair. natural environment. Need to recognise the links between natural environment / access and recreation /

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Scenario 2 – Offshore Platform Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Environmental Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations environmental quality and tourism. The Scenario Planning exercise has identified Ensure that local community Tiree benefits from high quality Nature Conservation the dependencies for Scenario 2 e.g. spatial and stakeholders continue to environment with significant level To seek to respect nature conservation relationship between mainland harbour and Further detailed appraisal of the inform decision making with of protected habitats and species designations and ensure any future airport (Glasgow/Oban/Prestwick/Tiree), O&M Scenario once a preferred workshops and full and early recognised in European and planning and design take full account of potential industrial land etc. and proximity of option has been identified – consultation with Marine National designations – need to environmental/ impacts and these areas to protected habitats and species Masterplanning / EIA / HRA. Scotland, SNH and RSPB on fully assess any O&M scenario conservation of natural systems. and need for further assessment once O&M proposals. with potential for impacts proposals have been fixed. Background noise levels are low Ensure that local community – Tiree benefits from peaceful and stakeholders continue to environment without noise Noise Scenario 2 may seek to use Tiree airport to a Further detailed appraisal of the be consulted on decision emissions associated with To seek to ensure that the noise limited degree for local O&M staff choosing to be O&M Scenario once a preferred making for helipad/helicopter industry and transport etc. environment is addressed with specific resident on the island. Emergency access to option has been identified – design and flight paths Helicopter noise is a significant reference to helicopter access and helipad at airport for medical /technical Masterplanning / EIA / Noise informed by technical studies issue for residents that would servicing. purposes. impact assessment. to minimise noise need to be fully assessed and disturbance. measures to reduce disturbance implemented. Importance of buildings to the Further detailed appraisal of the overall character of the island and O&M Scenario once a preferred commitment to high quality design Visual option has been identified. Early Consultation on location of of any new development. To seek to ensure that the visual Scenario 2 requires no O&M infrastructure on decision on the Convertor Station offshore platform to minimise environment is addressed with specific Tiree and therefore limited potential for offshore or onshore will be visual impacts. Additional Convertor Station is a significant reference to place quality, buildings and environmental issues at marine/land interface. important to the community. consultation on convertor issue for the local community design. Assume that the convertor station recommended. given possible size, scale and station will be assessed as part location and needs to be fully of Argyll Array Licensing process. addressed through Licensing/Consenting.

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3.0 Scenario 3

Scenario 3 Summary Description Offshore O&M Base – Mothership  An offshore mothership arrangement for servicing the offshore array operating from a mainland port.  Scenario 3 has an Operational Control Centre and helicopter crew based on Tiree with all other O&M based on the Mothership. This Scenario Detailed Description therefore has minor direct implications for Tiree in terms of O&M activity. The main impacts or benefits would occur wherever the O&M mainland base operates from - e.g. a mainland Scottish port

Scenario 3 – Offshore O&M Base – Mothership with Operating Control Centre and Helicopter crew on Tiree Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Economic Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Overall Economic Objective The community are aware of both To ensure O&M helps to extend the Strengthening clarity of O&M Offshore staffing limits the employment Partnership working between opportunity and impact wider aspiration of Scottish Government requirements and opportunities to those jobs based in the public and private sector around associated with the proposed to create the conditions for sustainable assurances around Operating Control Centre. agreed target outcomes. array and are seeking early clarity economic growth and address regional opportunities and mitigation around commitments. and spatial disparities. Scenario 3 support increased local employment Developing an Employment Advance skills programmes Employment through direct and indirect jobs estimated at 25 Charter with SPR promoting required developed through Employment benefits are a key To seek to increase local employment array jobs of which 6 are anticipated to be local measures associated with: Renewable Energy Action local benefit of any future array. opportunities that support skills and based on the scenario planning assumptions  Employment access Plan (REAP). Lead time 2-3 Assurances around building local training and opportunities for young capacity; local job access and made to date. The Challenge:  Apprenticeships years. Undertaking to people whilst growing the locally flexibility of working arrangements  Making accessible local jobs  Adult skills training include Employment Charter employed population base and non- are all important to the local  Developing skills elements within SPR seasonal job opportunities.  Educational bursaries communities.  Avoiding substitution  Training/ Other procurement. Detailed assessment of O&M Wider fishing interests Fishing is a key local industry with In Scenario 3, the motherships and any Fishing Scenario once ‘fixed’ to preferred relative to the proposed sensitivities in an island daughter workboats are based within the Array To seek to maintain the fishing industry option and continued array are addressed with community. Support for the /Mainland port and therefore there are no at current levels and/or support modest consultation with fishermen Fishermen’s Liaison Group - fishing sector would offer an ancillary benefits to fishing fleet as no sustainable growth through during SPR Licensing and need for engagement with outcome with strong local harbour/breakwater required. Opportunity for improvements to infrastructure and Consenting process to ensure Argyll and Bute Renewable support. Need to maintain secondary employment/support to O&M secondary support for fishing incomes. that any potential issues are Energy Alliance (ABRA) re continued engagement around operations on the island. addressed early. skills/opportunities. Community Benefits etc Agriculture Scenario 3 would have limited development Commitment through sensitive Need to maintain Agriculture is a key local industry To seek to maintain current land requirements on the island – operating control land use planning to ensure: consultation and dialogue with sensitivities in an island

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Scenario 3 – Offshore O&M Base – Mothership with Operating Control Centre and Helicopter crew on Tiree Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Economic Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations management practice and capacity centre and use of helipad. Locations of the O&M  No significant loss of with Tiree Rural community. including access to markets and infrastructure would need to be agreed based on agricultural land Development (TRD), sustaining agricultural / crofting review of dependencies between the facilities  No loss of ferry capacity Crofting Association and employment and airport / harbour etc.  No changes to existing land NFUS for any land based management practices O&M facilities that may have  New employment that can a potential impact on support agricultural incomes agricultural practices  Improvements to ICT / Broadband – superfast connection Harbour  Infrastructure clearly needs to  No harbour/breakwater required – match any intensification of motherships would operate from a mainland use whether this be Transport is a hugely important port associated with harbour/airport A growing population would issue for Tiree and Scenario 1 Airport / Heliport or roads. Local road upgrades introduce both opportunity has greatest potential for impacts  The O&M operation could be supported by a may offer wider benefits as and impacts with mitigation to existing capacities : helicopter base either at the harbour or would development of the dependent on investment in • Need to maintain adequate Transport potentially at the airport. Helicopter provision harbour. Issues requiring to be local capacity. Discussions service provision To seek to maintain and enhance would include a hangar, helipad and fuel addressed would include: will be progressed with a • Island communities are reliant transportation access within the modes bunkering. Flight levels are currently under  Helicopter flights paths across number of key service on transport for goods and of air, sea and road with appropriate assessment but worst case numbers suggest defined sea routes could providers to identify any services, business improvements to infrastructure or 1-5 return flights per day mitigate island over-flying. specific measures or connections, family service levels that recognise the needs Local Roads responses. connections and access to a of all sectors.  Protecting existing air and sea  The O&M operation may require some local capacity • Discussions with CMAL / range of services on the Road Network upgrading but only in the Scenario 3 O&M operations by Calmac and HIAL mainland including healthcare, immediate local area of the O&M Operating increasing island population will regarding Lifeline employment and education Control Centre or between this and the place additional demand on air services and shopping etc helipad.. If helipad facilities were located at and ferry connections. the airport volumes of traffic are unlikely to be significant. Tourism Commitment through sensitive Need to maintain Tourism is a hugely important To seek to maintain the ‘special Scenario 3 requires limited infrastructure on land use planning to ensure: consultation and dialogue sector for Tiree and Scenario 1 qualities of place’ that support the Tiree - need for this to be sensitively designed  No significant loss of with Crofting Association and has greatest potential for impacts tourism sector recognising the to support the objective. agricultural land NFUS for any land based to existing capacities : importance of sports / leisure /  No loss of ferry capacity O&M facilities that may have • Need to maintain ferry

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Scenario 3 – Offshore O&M Base – Mothership with Operating Control Centre and Helicopter crew on Tiree Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Economic Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations recreation and cultural heritage to the  No changes to existing land a potential impact on capacities particularly during tourism economy. management practices agricultural practices the peak summer months  New employment that can • Need to forward plan for support agricultural incomes increased accommodations  Improvements to ICT / requirements such that O&M Broadband staff do not reduce tourism accommodation offering

Scenario 3 – Offshore O&M Base – Mothership with Operating Control Centre and Helicopter crew on Tiree Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Social Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Further detailed appraisal of the Commitment to Community Need to recognise potential scale Overall Social Objective Scenario 3 offers the potential for a level of O&M Scenario once a preferred Benefit Review in of incremental change on island To ensure O&M helps secure positive employment opportunity that would support option has been identified and consultation with key community and importance of benefits that will help to strengthen future economic growth and stability (25 new appropriate level of local partners and the local maintaining quality and availability socio-economic conditions and add posts on the island with c. 6 likely to be available engagement to inform service community. Linkages to of services and infrastructure - additional capacity linked to community to local community from outset with training) provision, capacity testing and Tiree Community Growth special consideration required needs and community infrastructure. infrastructure requirements. Plan 2011 -2016 e.g. relative to Lifeline services. Way of Life Need to recognise that numerous To seek to maintain a special ‘way of Ensure that local community and small incremental changes life’ that offers a diversity of community Scenario 3 introduces a level of ‘change’ to the stakeholders continue to inform Continued liaison during equate to potentially large change interests, opportunity for enterprise, for island in terms of land based development and decision making for any land License/Planning process on Tiree – building type, size and relaxation and amenity that support therefore needs careful consideration in relation based O&M that may impact on with community/stakeholders location will all be important civic community capacity and health to qualities that are valued by the community / way of life and seek support e.g. and partners. considerations in perception of and avoids the loss of the things that visitors. for crofting / land management the island to existing residents make Tiree a special place to live, work practices, Gaelic language. and visitors. and visit. Important to recognise current Further detailed appraisal of the health service demands and Health Scenario 1 has potential to increase the O&M Scenario once a preferred Continued liaison during peaks during summer months and To seek to maintain access to health population by around 24 people (current resident option has been identified with License/Planning process that health service provision facilities and ensure provision population of 730), therefore marginally local community / key with community/stakeholders responds to demand. Need for addresses future health needs increasing demand for health services. stakeholders e.g. Cùram Thiriodh and partners. timely review once O&M is better project / NHS. understood.

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Scenario 3 – Offshore O&M Base – Mothership with Operating Control Centre and Helicopter crew on Tiree Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Social Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Further detailed appraisal of the O&M Scenario once a preferred Scenario 3 includes land based O&M Need to recognise that numerous option has been identified. Heritage development and therefore would represent a small incremental changes Ensure that local community and Continued liaison during To seek to protect social, environmental significant change from current levels of island equate to potentially significant stakeholders continue to inform License/Planning process and cultural heritage recognising a risk development – design responses re scale, impacts on heritage of the island decision making for any land with community/stakeholders associated with de-population that nature and location of new buildings and – important that character of Tiree based O&M that may impact on and partners. impacts on a vibrant island cultural life. infrastructure will seek to maintain balance with is preserved recognising need for way of life and seek support e.g. existing island culture. resilient population. for crofting / land management practices, Gaelic language. Developing an Employment Advance skills programmes Based on the scenario mapping exercise Charter with SPR promoting required developed through Education completed and the assumptions therein, the measures associated with: Renewable Energy Action Need to promote potential future To seek to maintain access to additional population for Scenario 3 would  Employment access Plan (REAP) career opportunities to current education facilities and ensure equate to an additional 2 primary and 1  Apprenticeships Lead time 2-3 years school pupils and leavers to educational provision addresses future secondary school places with anticipated  Adult skills training Undertaking to include support/enable those who wish to needs including adult skills and training provision of adult training and apprenticeships  Educational bursaries Employment Charter stay on the island long term. for future employment. available.  Training elements within SPR  Other procurement. Based on the scenario mapping exercise Appropriate forward planning for Identification of potential Housing Island already has shortage of completed and the assumptions therein, the provision of new housing housing land within LDP and To seek to ensure any additional properties available for sale and additional population for Scenario 3 would including affordable housing appropriate forward planning population growth associated with O&M rent particularly affordable require between 4 and 6 new homes. The provision for existing population. of requirements with provides housing complementary to the housing and limited available land locations of any new housing provision would Further detailed appraisal of the commitment to high quality existing settlement structure and its for new housing – would need need to be fully assessed on basis of design and O&M Scenario once a preferred building design and distinctive place qualities. careful planning and design. technical considerations. option has been identified. construction. Ensure that local community Design Scenario Planning is an early stage in the and stakeholders continue to To seek to ensure place quality is Importance of buildings to the overall Licensing and consenting process and Further detailed appraisal of the inform decision making for enhanced, derelict and vacant land and overall character of the island and therefore design of any Tiree based O&M will be O&M Scenario once a preferred any land based O&M e.g. buildings are utilised, sustainable commitment to high quality design informed by Argyll and Bute Council Design option has been identified. through design charrette / design principles and local bespoke of any new development. Codes/Design Guidance for the island. use of local architects and design guidance is adopted. skills

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Scenario 3 – Offshore O&M Base – Mothership with Operating Control Centre and Helicopter crew on Tiree Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Environmental Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Tiree benefits from high quality environment with significant level Ensure that local community of protected habitats and species and stakeholders continue to recognised in European and Overall Environmental Objective Scenario Planning is an early stage in the inform decision making for National designations – need to Further detailed appraisal of the To ensure O&M activity avoids overall Licensing and consenting process and any land based O&M e.g. fully assess any O&M scenario O&M Scenario once a preferred significant environmental impacts on therefore design of any Tiree based O&M will be through design charrette / with potential for impacts option has been identified – the natural environment recognising the subject to options appraisal in recognition of the workshops and full and early particularly on fragile machair. Masterplanning / EIA / HRA. special quality and sensitivity of Tiree’s environmental sensitivities. consultation with Marine Need to recognise the links natural environment. Scotland, SNH and RSPB on between natural environment / proposals. access and recreation / environmental quality and tourism. Tiree benefits from high quality environment with significant level Ensure that local community of protected habitats and species Nature Conservation The Scenario Planning exercise has identified and stakeholders continue to recognised in European and the dependencies for Scenario 3 e.g. spatial inform decision making for National designations – need to To seek to respect nature conservation Further detailed appraisal of the relationship between harbour, airport, potential any land based O&M e.g. fully assess any O&M scenario designations and ensure any future O&M Scenario once a preferred industrial land etc. and proximity of these areas through design charrette / with potential for impacts planning and design take full account of option has been identified – to protected habitats and species and need for workshops and full and early particularly on fragile machair. environmental/ impacts and Masterplanning / EIA / HRA. conservation of natural systems. further assessment once O&M proposals have consultation with Marine Need to recognise the links been fixed. Scotland, SNH and RSPB on between natural environment / proposals. access and recreation / environmental quality and tourism. Scenario 3 includes an anticipated 1-5 daily Ensure that local community Background noise levels are low Noise return helicopter flights between Tiree and the Further detailed appraisal of the and stakeholders continue to – Tiree benefits from peaceful To seek to ensure that the noise Argyll Array. There is a commitment to further O&M Scenario once a preferred be consulted on decision environment without noise environment is addressed with specific assessment once O&M proposals are more fully option has been identified – making for helipad/helicopter emissions associated with reference to helicopter access and understood relative to servicing requirements Masterplanning / EIA / Noise design and flight paths industry and transport etc. servicing. informed by the EIA and technical studies impact assessment. informed by technical studies Helicopter noise is a significant

currently underway for the Array itself. to minimise noise issue for residents that would

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Scenario 3 – Offshore O&M Base – Mothership with Operating Control Centre and Helicopter crew on Tiree Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Environmental Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations disturbance. need to be fully assessed and measures to reduce disturbance implemented. Importance of buildings to the Further detailed appraisal of the Ensure that local community overall character of the island and O&M Scenario once a preferred and stakeholders continue to commitment to high quality design Visual The design, layout and location of the Operating option has been identified. Early inform decision making for of any new development. To seek to ensure that the visual Control Centre will be informed by Argyll and decision on the Convertor Station any land based O&M e.g. environment is addressed with specific Bute Council Design Codes/Design Guidance offshore or onshore will be through design charrette / Convertor Station is a significant reference to place quality, buildings and for the island. The Convertor Station is a important to the community. use of local architects and issue for the local community design. significant issue that needs further assessment Assume that the convertor skills. Additional consultation given possible size, scale and station will be assessed as part on convertor station location and needs to be fully of Argyll Array Licensing process. recommended. addressed through Licensing/Consenting.

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4.0 Scenario 4

Scenario 4 Summary Description Onshore O&M Base & Mothership  An onshore O&M base comprising O&M office, helipad and harbour/breakwater upgrade.  Two motherships would use the harbour for crew changes, re-fuelling and supplies. Detailed Description  Scenario 4 therefore has significant direct implications for Tiree in terms of O&M activity with impacts or benefits occurring at the O&M base which is assumed to be at the harbour with possible facilities at the airport.

Scenario 4 – Onshore O&M Base & Mothership – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Economic Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Overall Economic Objective Scenario 4 offers the potential for moderate The community are aware of both To ensure O&M helps to extend the Strengthening clarity of O&M employment that would support wider policies Partnership working between opportunity and impact wider aspiration of Scottish Government requirements and for sustainable economic development and build public and private sector around associated with the proposed to create the conditions for sustainable assurances around additional capacity and resilience within the agreed target outcomes. array and are seeking early clarity economic growth and address regional opportunities and mitigation island economy. around commitments. and spatial disparities. Developing an Employment Advance skills programmes Employment Employment benefits are a key The scenario supports increased local Charter with SPR promoting required developed through To seek to increase local employment local benefit of any future array. employment through 59 direct jobs of which 15 measures associated with: Renewable Energy Action opportunities that support skills and Assurances around building local are anticipated to be local. The Challenge:  Employment access Plan (REAP). Lead time 2-3 training and opportunities for young capacity; local job access and  Making accessible local jobs  Apprenticeships years. Undertaking to people whilst growing the locally flexibility of working arrangements  Developing skills  Adult skills training include Employment Charter employed population base and non- are all important to the local elements within SPR seasonal job opportunities.  Avoiding substitution  Educational bursaries communities.  Training/ Other procurement. Scenario 4 offers the potential to support the fishing sector with the provision of a public Early feasibility study advanced Fishing Fishing is a key local industry with access harbour / breakwater. The Challenge: with CMAL to conclude feasibility To seek to maintain the fishing industry Wider fishing interests sensitivities in an island  Creating new facilities of a scale that allows of new harbour provision and at current levels and/or support modest relative to the proposed community. Support for the for multiple use / management mechanisms and programme for sustainable growth through array are addressed with fishing sector would offer an  Access to employment would support delivery. Feasibility study to improvements to infrastructure and Fishermen’s Liaison Group outcome with strong local secondary fishing incomes inform detailed area secondary support for fishing incomes. support.  Developing skills masterplanning.  Avoiding employment substitution

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Scenario 4 – Onshore O&M Base & Mothership – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Economic Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Commitment through sensitive Scenario 4 offers the potential to support the land use planning to ensure: crofting/agricultural sector with the provision of a  No significant loss of Need to maintain consultation and dialogue Agriculture harbour / breakwater and would therefore agricultural land with Tiree Rural To seek to maintain current land increase reliability of ferry services and access  No loss of ferry capacity Agriculture is a key local industry Development (TRD), management practice and capacity to markets, goods and services but there is a  No changes to existing land with sensitivities in an island Crofting Association and including access to markets and need to support this sector through: management practices community. NFUS for any land based sustaining agricultural / crofting  Access to employment to support secondary  New employment that can O&M facilities that may have employment crofting incomes support agricultural incomes a potential impact on  Developing skills  Improvements to ICT / agricultural practices  Avoiding employment substitution Broadband – superfast connection Harbour  Infrastructure clearly needs to  2 x motherships with daughter workboats - a match any intensification of harbour facility created by a breakwater and use whether this be A growing population would offering pontoon / quay access will be associated with harbour/airport introduce both opportunity required. or roads. Local road upgrades and impacts with mitigation Transport is a hugely important  Offering safe haven for workboats all year may offer wider benefits as dependent on investment in issue for Tiree and Scenario 1 round would development of the local capacity. Discussions has greatest potential for impacts will be progressed with a to existing capacities :  Pontoon and Quay facilities harbour. Issues requiring to be number of key service • Need to maintain adequate Transport  150 (+10)m sheltered pontoon length addressed would include: providers to identify any service provision To seek to maintain and enhance  Harbour improvements may  Marine fuel bunkering (200,000l capacity) specific measures or • Island communities are reliant transportation access within the modes offer wider support to existing serviced and refuelled by sea-barge. It is not responses. on transport for goods and of air, sea and road with appropriate local businesses e.g. anticipated that workboat fuelling would • Discussions with CMAL / services, business improvements to infrastructure or  Creating access for fishing / require fuel import by ferry. Calmac and HIAL connections, family service levels that recognise the needs recreational boats and Airport / Heliport regarding Lifeline connections and access to a of all sectors. improving ferry weather  The O&M operation could be supported by a services range of services on the protection helicopter base either at the harbour or • Discussion with Argyll mainland including healthcare,  Helicopter flights paths across potentially at the airport. Helicopter provision and Bute Council and employment and education defined sea routes could would include a hangar, helipad and fuel relevant health providers and shopping etc mitigate island over-flying. bunkering. Flight levels are currently under • A harbour is a assessment but worst case numbers suggest  Protecting existing air and sea requirement to support 1-5 return flights per day. capacity this scenario Local Roads  The O&M operation may require some local Scenario 4 O&M operations by

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Scenario 4 – Onshore O&M Base & Mothership – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Economic Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Road Network upgrading but only in the increasing island population will immediate local area of the O&M Base or place additional demand on air between the base and the harbour. Access to and ferry connections. An the harbour / breakwater will be required for increase in population will vehicles. If helipad facilities were located at require a review of current air the airport volumes of traffic are unlikely to be and ferry capacity. Vehicular significant. ferry capacity at weekends & in the summer months is near or at capacity. Reducing ferry cancellations and any improvement to capacity would offer local benefits. Scenario 4 offers the potential to support the Commitment through sensitive Need to maintain Tourism is a hugely important tourism sector with the provision of a harbour / land use planning to ensure: consultation and dialogue sector for Tiree – key Tourism breakwater and would therefore increase  No significant loss of with Crofting Association and considerations as follows: To seek to maintain the ‘special reliability of ferry services. Recognising agricultural land NFUS for any land based • Need to maintain ferry qualities of place’ that support the Challenges re:  No loss of ferry capacity O&M facilities that may have capacities particularly during tourism sector recognising the  Access to employment to support tourism  No changes to existing land a potential impact on the peak summer months importance of sports / leisure / incomes management practices agricultural practices • Need to forward plan for recreation and cultural heritage to the  Developing skills  New employment that can increased accommodations tourism economy.  Avoiding employment substitution support agricultural incomes requirements such that O&M  Maintaining  Improvements to ICT / staff do not reduce tourism Broadband accommodation offering

Scenario 4 – Onshore O&M Base & Mothership – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Social Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Overall Social Objective Further detailed appraisal of the Commitment to Community Need to recognise potential scale O&M Scenario once a preferred Benefit Review in of incremental change on island To ensure O&M helps secure positive Scenario 4 offers the potential for moderate option has been identified and consultation with key community and importance of benefits that will help to strengthen employment opportunity that would support appropriate level of local partners and the local maintaining quality and availability socio-economic conditions and add future economic growth and stability. additional capacity linked to community engagement to inform service community. Linkages to of services and infrastructure - needs and community infrastructure. provision, capacity testing and Tiree Community Growth special consideration required

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Scenario 4 – Onshore O&M Base & Mothership – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Social Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations infrastructure requirements. Plan 2011 -2016 e.g. relative to Lifeline services. Way of Life To seek to maintain a special ‘way of Ensure that local community and Scenario 4 is the option with the greatest level of life’ that offers a diversity of community stakeholders continue to inform ‘change’ to the island in terms of land based Continued liaison during Need to recognise that numerous interests, opportunity for enterprise, for decision making for any land development after Scenario 1and therefore License/Planning process small incremental changes relaxation and amenity that support based O&M that may impact on future proposals needs careful consideration in with community/stakeholders equate to potentially large change civic community capacity and health way of life and seek support e.g. relation to qualities that are valued by the and partners. on Tiree and avoids the loss of the things that for crofting / land management community / visitors. make Tiree a special place to live, work practices, Gaelic language. and visit. Important to recognise current Further detailed appraisal of the Scenario 4 has potential to increase the health service demands and Health O&M Scenario once a preferred Continued liaison during population by up to 7% (population growth of 56 peaks during summer months and To seek to maintain access to health option has been identified with License/Planning process people based on current resident population of that health service provision facilities and ensure provision local community / key with community/stakeholders 730), therefore increasing demand for health responds to demand. Need for addresses future health needs stakeholders e.g. Cùram Thiriodh and partners. services. timely review once O&M is better project / NHS. understood. Further detailed appraisal of the O&M Scenario once a preferred Need to recognise that numerous option has been identified. Heritage small incremental changes Scenario 4 requires O&M base/helipad/harbour Ensure that local community and Continued liaison during To seek to protect social, environmental equate to potentially significant upgrade and therefore would represent a stakeholders continue to inform License/Planning process and cultural heritage recognising a risk impacts on heritage of the island significant change from current levels of island decision making for any land with community/stakeholders associated with de-population that – important that character of Tiree development. based O&M that may impact on and partners. impacts on a vibrant island cultural life. is preserved recognising need for way of life and seek support e.g. resilient population. for crofting / land management practices, Gaelic language. Developing an Employment Advance skills programmes Based on the scenario mapping exercise Education Charter with SPR promoting required developed through completed and the assumptions therein, the Need to promote potential future To seek to maintain access to measures associated with: Renewable Energy Action additional population for Scenario 4 would career opportunities to current education facilities and ensure  Employment access Plan (REAP) equate to an additional 4 primary and 3 school pupils and leavers to educational provision addresses future  Apprenticeships Lead time 2-3 years secondary school places with anticipated support/enable those who wish to needs including adult skills and training  Adult skills training Undertaking to include provision of adult training and apprenticeships stay on the island long term. for future employment. Employment Charter available.  Educational bursaries  Training elements within SPR

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Scenario 4 – Onshore O&M Base & Mothership – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Social Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations  Other procurement. Based on the scenario mapping exercise Appropriate forward planning for Identification of potential Housing Island already has shortage of completed and the assumptions therein, the provision of new housing housing land within LDP and To seek to ensure any additional properties available for sale and additional population for Scenario 4 would including affordable housing appropriate forward planning population growth associated with O&M rent particularly affordable require around 11 new homes. The locations of provision for existing population. of requirements with provides housing complementary to the housing and limited available land any new housing provision would need to be Further detailed appraisal of the commitment to high quality existing settlement structure and its for new housing – would need fully assessed on basis of design and technical O&M Scenario once a preferred building design and distinctive place qualities. careful planning and design. considerations. option has been identified. construction. Ensure that local community Design Scenario Planning is an early stage in the and stakeholders continue to To seek to ensure place quality is Importance of buildings to the overall Licensing and consenting process and Further detailed appraisal of the inform decision making for enhanced, derelict and vacant land and overall character of the island and therefore design of any Tiree based O&M will be O&M Scenario once a preferred any land based O&M e.g. buildings are utilised, sustainable commitment to high quality design informed by Argyll and Bute Council Design option has been identified. through design charrette / design principles and local bespoke of any new development. Codes/Design Guidance for the island. use of local architects and design guidance is adopted. skills

Scenario 4 – Onshore O&M Base & Mothership – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Environmental Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Tiree benefits from high quality environment with significant level Ensure that local community of protected habitats and species and stakeholders continue to recognised in European and Overall Environmental Objective Scenario Planning is an early stage in the inform decision making for National designations – need to Further detailed appraisal of the To ensure O&M activity avoids overall Licensing and consenting process and any land based O&M e.g. fully assess any O&M scenario O&M Scenario once a preferred significant environmental impacts on therefore design of any Tiree based O&M will be through design charrette / with potential for impacts option has been identified – the natural environment recognising the subject to options appraisal in recognition of the workshops and full and early particularly on fragile machair. Masterplanning / EIA / HRA. special quality and sensitivity of Tiree’s environmental sensitivities. consultation with Marine Need to recognise the links natural environment. Scotland, SNH and RSPB on between natural environment / proposals. access and recreation / environmental quality and tourism.

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Scenario 4 – Onshore O&M Base & Mothership – New Harbour/Breakwater Required Mechanism to secure Requirement for Issues and Comments Environmental Objectives Scenario Supports the Objective? Objective? Mitigation? Associated with Consultations Tiree benefits from high quality environment with significant level Ensure that local community of protected habitats and species Nature Conservation The Scenario Planning exercise has identified and stakeholders continue to recognised in European and the dependencies for Scenario 4 e.g. spatial inform decision making for National designations – need to To seek to respect nature conservation Further detailed appraisal of the relationship between harbour, airport, potential any land based O&M e.g. fully assess any O&M scenario designations and ensure any future O&M Scenario once a preferred industrial land etc. and proximity of these areas through design charrette / with potential for impacts planning and design take full account of option has been identified – to protected habitats and species and need for workshops and full and early particularly on fragile machair. environmental/ impacts and Masterplanning / EIA / HRA. conservation of natural systems. further assessment once O&M proposals have consultation with Marine Need to recognise the links been fixed. Scotland, SNH and RSPB on between natural environment / proposals. access and recreation / environmental quality and tourism. Background noise levels are low Ensure that local community – Tiree benefits from peaceful Scenario 1 includes an anticipated 1-5 daily and stakeholders continue to environment without noise Noise return helicopter flights between Tiree and the Further detailed appraisal of the be consulted on decision emissions associated with To seek to ensure that the noise Argyll Array. There is a commitment to further O&M Scenario once a preferred making for helipad/helicopter industry and transport etc. environment is addressed with specific assessment once O&M proposals are more fully option has been identified – design and flight paths Helicopter noise is a significant reference to helicopter access and understood relative to servicing requirements Masterplanning / EIA / Noise informed by technical studies issue for residents that would servicing. informed by the EIA and technical studies impact assessment. to minimise noise need to be fully assessed and currently underway for the Array itself. disturbance. measures to reduce disturbance implemented.

Scenario 4 has the second highest requirement Importance of buildings to the for land based O&M development and therefore Further detailed appraisal of the Ensure that local community overall character of the island and would represent a significant change from O&M Scenario once a preferred and stakeholders continue to commitment to high quality design Visual current levels of island development. Scenario option has been identified. Early inform decision making for of any new development. To seek to ensure that the visual Planning is an early stage in the overall decision on the Convertor Station any land based O&M e.g. environment is addressed with specific Licensing and consenting process and therefore offshore or onshore will be through design charrette / Convertor Station is a significant reference to place quality, buildings and design of any Tiree based O&M will be informed important to the community. use of local architects and issue for the local community design. by Argyll and Bute Council Design Assume that the convertor skills. Additional consultation given possible size, scale and Codes/Design Guidance for the island. The station will be assessed as part on convertor station location and needs to be fully Convertor Station is a significant issue that of Argyll Array Licensing process. recommended. addressed through needs further assessment Licensing/Consenting.

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