Assessment of cumulative effects

The proposed works are not anticipated to result in significant environmental effects. Due to the nature of the proposed works, no cumulative effects are anticipated with any other developments in the vicinity.

A search of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner’s website (map search) has identified that no other road works are currently ongoing, or noted as being planned, on the A68 trunk road or surrounding roads in proximity to the scheme, which will be undertaken at the same time.

In addition, a search using Midlothian Council 'Simple Search' identified two planning applications within 300m of the scheme extents within the last two years:

• 25/00576/WTT - Pruning of a tree within Fala Conservation Area, which has been decided with no objections and is located approx. 100m northeast of the scheme.
• 25/00635/DPP - Subdivision of existing dwellinghouse to form two dwellinghouses, which has been granted with conditions and is located approx. 130m northeast of the scheme extents.

While it is not possible to gain an understanding on the timing or duration of the above granted planning applications, it is considered that even in the event that the above planning applications were being progressed at the same time as the planned BEAR Scotland resurfacing and reconstruction works, given the minor nature of the planning applications couple with the minor nature of the BEAR Scotland works, no in-combination effects are expected.