- Access to Argyll and Bute (A83) Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report A83AAB-JAC-EGN-XX_XX-RP-LE-0001 | C02 December 2020 Transport Scotland Access to Argyll and Bute (A83) Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report Access to Argyll and Bute (A83) Project No: A83AAB Document Title: Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report Document No.: A83AAB-JAC-EGN-XX_XX-RP-LE-0001 Revision: C02 Document Status: A1 – Accepted - Brief Date: December 2020 Client Name: Transport Scotland Project Manager: David Robertson Author: Gillian Montgomery File Name: A83AAB-JAC-EGN-XX_XX-RP-LE-0001 Jacobs U.K. Limited 95 Bothwell Street Glasgow, Scotland, G2 7HX United Kingdom T +44 (0)141 243 8000 F +44 (0)141 226 3109 www.jacobs.com www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2020. You may re-use this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. 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Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Report Structure ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 SEA Requirements .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 1.4 Supporting Assessments ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 2. Access to Argyll and Bute (A83) Overview .................................................................................. 10 2.1 Background ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10 2.2 Access to Argyll and Bute (A83) Scheme Objectives ............................................................................................ 10 2.3 Content/Scope of PES and SEA...................................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Route Corridor Summaries ............................................................................................................................................... 13 3. Legislative and Policy Context ....................................................................................................... 18 3.1 Policy Context ....................................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.2 National Planning Framework 3 (NPF3) ..................................................................................................................... 18 3.3 National Transport Strategy 2 (NTS2)......................................................................................................................... 18 3.4 Strategic Transport Projects Review 2 ......................................................................................................................... 19 3.5 Relationship with other PPS ............................................................................................................................................ 19 4. Baseline Profile .................................................................................................................................. 21 25 5. Stakeholder Engagement ............................................................................................................... 26 5.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 5.2 Environmental Steering Group ....................................................................................................................................... 26 5.3 Wider Engagement and Public Consultation ............................................................................................................ 27 6. Approach to the Assessment ......................................................................................................... 28 6.1 Assessment Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 28 6.2 Constraints and Opportunities Mapping..................................................................................................................... 28 6.3 SEA Objectives....................................................................................................................................................................... 28 6.4 Topic Specific Methodology ............................................................................................................................................ 30 6.5 Inter-relationships between SEA topics ...................................................................................................................... 33 6.6 SEA Environmental Report ............................................................................................................................................... 35 6.7 Approach to Mitigation and Monitoring ..................................................................................................................... 36 7. Next Steps ........................................................................................................................................... 37 7.1 Consultation and Milestones ........................................................................................................................................... 37 References......................................................................................................................................................... 57 Appendix A. Screening Report ..................................................................................................................... 38 Appendix B. Environmental Constraints Figures ..................................................................................... 39 Appendix C. PPS Review ................................................................................................................................ 40 Appendix D. Baseline ..................................................................................................................................... 41 1 Access to Argyll and Bute (A83) Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report ACCESS TO ARGYLL AND BUTE (A83) SEA SCOPING – KEY FACTS Key Facts Scheme Access to Argyll and Bute (A83) Responsible Authority Transport Scotland Purpose of PES and To identify a preferred corridor for access to Argyll and Bute from the wider transport SEA network. This will review the problems and opportunities relating to the existing A82, A83, A85 and A828 Trunk Roads and consider various corridor options, including the existing A83 Trunk Road corridor. ▪ TPO1 Resilience – reduce the impact of disruption for travel to, from and between Scheme objectives key towns within Argyll & Bute, and for communities accessed via the strategic road network. ▪ TPO2 Safety – positively contribute towards the Scottish Government’s Vision Zero road safety target by reducing accidents on the road network and their severity. ▪ TPO3 Economy – reduce geographic and economic inequalities within Argyll & Bute through improved connectivity and resilience. ▪ TPO4 Sustainable travel – encourage sustainable travel to, from and within Argyll & Bute through facilitating bus, active travel and sustainable travel choices. ▪ TPO5 Environment - protect the benefits local communities and visitors obtain from the natural environment by enhancing natural capital assets and ecosystem service provision through delivery of sustainable transport infrastructure. Area to be Considered The study area includes 11 corridor options and is shown on Image 1. in Chapter 1 Period Covered by the 2021 - 2030 PES and SEA Frequency of Update Live project with ongoing updates Contact Details Comments can be provided by email to: [email protected] and [email protected]; or by post to: [Transport Scotland, Buchanan