Footnotes

1. A92 Balmedie to Tipperty Stage 2: Route Option Assessment Report, December 1995, Carl Bro Group

2. Further details of workshop are contained in Report of Workshop, October 2005, Capital Value and Risk Ltd.

3. A90 Balmedie to Tipperty Corridor, STAG Report November 2004 by Carl Bro Group Ltd

4. Department of Transport/ Scottish Office Industry Department/Welsh Office/ Department of Environment for Northern Ireland (1993) Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Volume 11: Environmental Assessment. HMSO. Department of Transport/ Scottish Office Industry Department/Welsh Office/ Department of Environment for Northern Ireland. 1994. First Amendment to Design Manual Volume 11. HMSO. The technical chapters of the DMRB have subsequently been updated and amended on a number of occasions

5. Protected under the Protection of Badgers Act ,1992

6. Protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats etc) Regulations 1994 (1) and the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (2) the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004

7. Protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats etc) Regulations 1994 (1) and the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (2) the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004

8. Protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (and amendments) and the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act, 2004

9. Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment for Aberdeenshire Council, 2006

10. A sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column

11. http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/textonly/index/historicbuildings/whatwelist/extentoflisting

12. An SSSI is an area that has been notified as being of special interest due to its flora, fauna or geological or physiographical features under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act, 2004

13. Wetlands of International Importance designated under criteria agreed at the Ramsar Convention, Iran 1971

14. SACs are designated under the Habitats and Species Directive (92/43/EEC) implemented in the UK under the provisions of the Conservation (Natural Habitats &c) Regulations 1994 (the Habitats Regulations)

15. Classified in accordance with Article 4 of the EC Directive on the conservation of wild birds (79/409/EEC) implemented in the UK under the provisions of the Conservation (Natural Habitats &c) Regulations 1994 (the Habitats Regulations).

16. Habitats listed in Annex I of the Habitats and Species Directive (92/43/EEC)

17. National Nature Reserves are designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949 to conserve areas of importance for nature as well as allowing access to the areas for public enjoyment

18. Protected under British and European law under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981, the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act, 2004 and under the Habitats Directive and the Habitats Regulations (see Section 1.2.2). They are also listed on Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Appendix 2 of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) and as a globally threatened species on The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red Data List

19. Anecdotal records of bats flying near local properties near Dambrae were passed on by local residents

20. The Species of Conservation Concern (SoCC) List contains compiled information on the designated and ecological status of UK species, and provides a mechanism for comparing different species lists for conservation or legislative purposes. RSPB/BirdLife International/WWT/Game Conservancy Trust/BTO/Hawk and Owl Trust/Wildlife Trusts/National Trust (1996) Birds of Conservation Concern in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, RSPB

21. Environmental Resources Management. 1998. South and Central Aberdeenshire: Landscape Character Assessment. Scottish Natural Heritage Review No 102

22. A peneplain is the final stage in fluvial or stream erosion. After the streams in an area have reached base level, lateral erosion is dominant as the streams erode the highland areas between them. Finally, virtually all of the upland is gone and the stream floodplains merge in an area of very low to no topographic relief.

23. Land capable of producing consistently high yields of a narrow range of crops and moderate yields of a wide range.

24. Land capable of average production, but high yields of barley, oats and grasses are often obtained – other crops are limited to potatoes and forage crops.

25. Good quality as defined by SEPA, 2006.

26. Moderate quality as defined by SEPA, 2006

27. 1:50,000 scale Geological Sheet No.77, Drift, 2004.
1:25,000 scale Geological Sheet NJ81/91, Drift, 2003; and
1:25,000 scale Geological Sheet NJ82/92, Drift, 2003.

28. Scottish Executive Development Department. SPP 17: Planning for Transport, August 2005.

29. Scottish Executive Development Department Planning Advice Note 75: Planning for Transport August 2005.

30. Scotland’s Transport Future – The Transport White Paper, June 2004

31. Department of Transport/ Scottish Office Industry Department/Welsh Office/ Department of Environment for Northern Ireland (1993) Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Volume 11: Environmental Assessment. HMSO. Department of Transport/ Scottish Office Industry Department/Welsh Office/ Department of Environment for Northern Ireland. 1994. First Amendment to Design Manual Volume 11. HMSO. The technical chapters of the DMRB have subsequently been updated and amended on a number of occasions.

32. Air Quality Management Areas (see Section 2.6.2)

33. Further work for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the preferred route would be required to define what mitigation would be required for this and other sites affected by the detailed design.

34. www.sepa.org.uk

35. Consultation letter, 25 July 2006.

36. Property Counts in Appendix B: Disruption due to Construction include properties common to all routes

37. Network Evaluation from Surveys and Assessment

38. HS would give higher priority to Orrock House (A listed) than Menie Estate (B listed)

39. AC SMR Aberdeenshire Council Sites and Monuments Record

40. Property counts in this section include properties common to all routes

41. Semi natural woodland is limited in the study area.

42. Bold font indicates particularly significant impact.

43. Including Community Severance

44. Aberdeenshire Council, Aberdeenshire Local Plan, 2006