Appendix C Further Landscape and Visual Information

11 Key

11 Planning application boundary

8 Nigg Bay EIA boundary

Radius indicators from stack in 1km intervals

14 5km study area

Vehicle ferry route from Aberdeen to Lerwick and Kirkwall

Urban area

SNH Urban Area LCA boundary Aberdeen City Landscape Character Assessment Landscape Character Assessment Aberdeen City Landscape Character Assessment 16 8) Aberdeen Links 11) Lower Don valley 6a 14) Open Farmland - Newhills 16) Open Farmland - Maidencraig 3a 19) Wooded Farmland - Hazlehead 4a 21) Wooded Farmland - Countesswells / Milltimber / Kennerty 23 22) Dee Valley 19 23) Girdle Ness / Nigg Bay 5a 24) Kincorth and Tullos Hills 25) Doonies / Cove Coast 5b 26) Open Farmland - Den of Leggart 21 27) Open Farmland - Loirston 2a South and Central Aberdeenshire 24 Landscape Character Assessment 7 2) Kincardine Cliffs 1a 12) Central Wooded Estates 13) Kincardine Plateau 1b 2c Townscape Character Areas 1a) East Tullos Industrial Estate 1b) West Tullos Industrial Estate 22 2d 1c) Altens Industrial Estate 1km 2a) Balnagask Post War Local Authority Housing 2b) Redmoss Post War Housing 2b 2c) Kincorth Post War Housing 1c 25 2d) Nigg Parish Church 24 3a) River Dee Docks 4a) Union Square Shopping District 5a) Torry Pre War Stone Built Housing 2km 5b) Ferryhill 19th c. and 20th c. Stone Built Housing 6a) Footdee 19th c. Fishing Village Housing 7) River Dee 0 1km 2km Scale 1:40,000 @ A3 Client 12 26 3km 27

East Tullos Energy from Waste Appendix C Further Landscape 4km South and Central Aberdeenshire and Visual Information Landscape Character Assessment

2 Figure C1 13 Landscape character 5km

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Planning application boundary 6a Nigg Bay EIA boundary

3a 1km distance indicator from stack 4a 23 2km detailed study area Vehicle ferry route from Aberdeen to Lerwick and Kirkwall

Local Coastal Character Areas Rocky shore and headland 5a Nigg Bay

Girdle Ness - rocky headland

5b Harbour coastline

Townscape Character Areas 1a) East Tullos Industrial Estate 1b) West Tullos Industrial Estate 2a 1c) Altens Industrial Estate 2a) Balnagask Post War Local Authority Housing 2b) Redmoss Post War Housing 2c) Kincorth Post War Housing 2d) Nigg Parish Church 3a) River Dee Docks 4a) Union Square Shopping District 5a) Torry Pre War Stone Built Housing 5b) Ferryhill 19th c. and 20th c. Stone 7 Built Housing 24 6a) Footdee 19th c. Fishing Village Housing 7) River Dee 1a Landscape Character Assessment Aberdeen City Landscape Character Assessment 2c 1b 23) Girdle Ness / Nigg Bay 24) Kincorth and Tullos Hills 25) Doonies / Cove Coast

25 2d 0 200 400 600 800m 1km Scale 1:15,000 @ A3 Client 24

2b 1c East Tullos Energy from Waste Appendix C Further Landscape and Visual Information

Figure C2 Townscape and Seascape Character

2km

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Planning application boundary

Nigg Bay EIA boundary

Radius indicators from stack in 1km intervals

5km study area

Vehicle ferry route from Aberdeen to Lerwick and Kirkwall

Proposed Nigg Bay Harbour may

be theoretically visible (indicative)

Proposed 47.8m high Main Building may be theoretically visible

Porposed Nigg Bay Harbour and proposed Main Building may be theoretically visible

Proposed Viewpoint 1) Loirston Country Park (Tullos Hill) 2) Ladywell Place 3) Wellington Road Bridge 4) St Fittick’s Road (St Fittick’s Church) 5) Kincorth Hill 6) Nigg Bay 7) Lighthouse

Notes: i) This figure has been based on the following parameters: layout file: LABERDEENWASTE003.WFL Height of Energy from Waste facility: 47.8m 1km ii) Height of proposed Nigg Bay Harbour sourced from Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project November 2015: Permanent built features: 5m, 20m Vessels: 25m

iii) Aerial Photography 2m DSM terrain data has been used to exclude the height of buildings and forestry wthin 5km. 2km iv) Vehicle ferry route taken from OS 250k map.

0 1km 2km Scale 1:40,000 @ A3

Client 3km

East Tullos Energy from Waste Appendix C Further Landscape 4km and Visual Information

Figure C3 Zone of Theoretical Visibility of Nigg 5km Bay Harbour and East Tullos Energy from Waste Main Building

Planning application boundary

Nigg Bay EIA boundary

Radius indicators from stack in 1km intervals

5km study area

Vehicle ferry route from Aberdeen to Lerwick and Kirkwall

Proposed Nigg Bay Harbour may

be theoretically visible (indicative)

Proposed 80m high stack only may be theoretically visible

Porposed Nigg Bay Harbour and proposed stack may be theoretically visible

Proposed Viewpoint 1) Loirston Country Park (Tullos Hill) 2) Ladywell Place 3) Wellington Road Bridge 4) St Fittick’s Road (St Fittick’s Church) 5) Kincorth Hill 6) Nigg Bay 7) Lighthouse

Notes: i) This figure has been based on the following parameters: layout file: LABERDEENWASTE001.WFL Height to top of Stack: 80m 1km ii) Height of proposed Nigg Bay Harbour sourced from Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project November 2015: Permanent built features: 5m, 20m Vessels: 25m

iii) Aerial Photography 2m DSM terrain data has been used to exclude the height of buildings and forestry wthin 5km. 2km iv) Vehicle ferry route taken from OS 250k map.

0 1km 2km Scale 1:40,000 @ A3

Client 3km

East Tullos Energy from Waste Appendix C Further Landscape 4km and Visual Information

Figure C4 Zone of Theoretical Visibility of Nigg 5km Bay Harbour and East Tullos Energy from Waste Stack