Strategic Environmental Assessment of Bid Sites – Kincardine and Mearns Contents AUCHENBLAE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 CHAPELTON ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 DRUMLITHIE ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 DRUMOAK ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 FETTERCAIRN ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 FINDON .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 FORDOUN ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 INVERBERVIE .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 KIRKTON OF DURRIS....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 KIRKTON OF MARYCULTER ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 LAURENCEKIRK ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 LUTHERMUIR .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 59 MARYKIRK ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 MARYWELL ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 72 MILL OF URAS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 80 MUCHALLS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 82 NEWTONHILL ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 84 PARK ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 91 PORTLETHEN .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 93 ROADSIDE OF KINNEFF................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 110 ST CYRUS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 112 1 STONEHAVEN ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 121 WEST CAIRNBEG .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 161 WOODLANDS OF DURRIS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 164 LANDWARD SITES – ARDOE ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 168 LANDWARD SITES – BANCHORY DEVENICK ................................................................................................................................................................................. 170 LANDWARD SITES – BLAIRS .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 178 LANDWARD SITES – DURRIS FOREST ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 180 LANDWARD SITES – MARYCULTER .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 181 LANDWARD SITES – NETHERLEY .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 191 2 AUCHENBLAE Preferred Sites None. Alternative Sites Site Ref: KN095 Site OP1 Proposal: 75 homes and 1ha employment land (Smaller Site), East of Glenfarquhar Road, Auchenblae Comments Effects should be assessed in terms of Effect – SEA Topics Effect • reversibility or irreversibility post • risks mitigation • duration (i.e. permanent, temporary, long-term, short-term and medium-term) Air 0 o For the most part, air quality is likely to have short to medium-term temporary insignificant effects. 0 - o The WTW is insufficient for this site. This issue will be identified in the development requirements for the site. 0 o Some localised impacts on watercourses would occur during the development phase of this site i.e. change in water table, stream flows, site water budgets, silt deposition and water-borne pollution. The impact is likely to be short term. Water o The site is adjacent to Burnie Shag and a buffer strip would be required to mitigate against any effects. If allocated, the development requirements of the opportunity site would include a statement, e.g. “A buffer strip will be required adjacent to the Burnie Shag and should be integrated as positive feature of the development.” - o The development could have a long-term negative impact due to the potential for increased travel requirements (the need to -/0 Climatic Factors travel long distances to services) and increased emissions, however the inclusion of 1Ha of employment land within the site could provide employment within the town, thus minimising travel to work. - o The proposed development is likely to have short-term adverse effects on soil through soil erosion, desegregation, - compaction and pollution during construction phases. Soil o The proposed development would result in the loss of prime agricultural land. o Prime agricultural land is a limited resource and cannot be replaced. No intervention is available to mitigate against this loss. + o The development of a greenfield site is unlikely to have long-term adverse impact on biodiversity through the loss of habitats + and/or habitat fragmentation and/or disturbance to species that use the site as a habitat. Biodiversity o Mitigation measures, such as a buffer strip next to the Burnie Shag to the east would reduce potential negative effects and provide biodiversity enhancement opportunities. 3 0 o Significant scale development that would further