A6.1 List of Consultees

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1.1.1 A full list of consultees and a summary of the information provided through the consultation process (as described in Chapter 6: Consultation and Scoping) is presented below.

Consultee	Information provided
Aberdour Community Council	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Airth Parish Community Council (Falkirk)	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Area Advisory Group (Forth)	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Architecture & Design Scotland*^M	Advised on landscape mitigation.
Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
BAA Airports^M	CAA Advice Notes on Lighting, Landscaping, Construction, Landfills and Sustainable Drainage Systems. Flight paths for Edinburgh Airport. Information on bird strike risk and obstacle limitation surfaces. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Blackness Community Council	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Bo’ness Community Council	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI)	Rare plant species and protected sites.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
British Geological Survey (BGS)	Referred to their website for information and provided information on data searches that BGS can carry out.
British Horse Society^P	Information provided through West Lothian Bridleways.
British Herpetological Society	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
British Oceanographic Data Centre *	Provided details of data available for coastal modelling.
British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Wetland birds survey data.
British Waterways Scotland	Confirmed that there are no navigable waterways in the study area.
Bug Life Scotland	Confirmed that they do not have any records relevant to the proposed scheme.
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH)	No response provided to EIA information request letters.
Central Scotland Bat Group	Confirmed that they do not have any records relevant to the proposed scheme.
Clyde River Foundation*	Provided details of data available on invasive species.
Charleston, Limekilns & Pattiemuir Community Council	No response provided to EIA information request letters.
Civil Aviation Authority	Advised that Edinburgh Airport is better equipped to give information and provided contact details.
Clackmannanshire Council	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Coal Authority*	Provided a review of potential past mining activities.
Community Facilities including schools, nurseries and care homes*. (Refer to Chapter 17: Pedestrians, Cyclists, Equestrians and Community Effects).	Information on attendance/ no. of residents.
Council of Scottish Archaeology	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Cramond Angling Club	Catch data for the River Almond.
Cramond Community Council	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Crombie Community Council	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Cycling Scotland^P	No comments but requested to be kept informed.
Cyclist Touring Club^P	No comments.
Dalgety Bay & Hillend Community Council	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Dalgety Bay Sailing Club^P	Concerned about potential disruption to access to and from club. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Deep Sea World^M	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
DEFRA**	Information on marine surveying.
East Lothian Council³	Housing developments in the Local Plan 2008.
Echoes Ecology Ltd.	Bat data and their conservation status.
Edinburgh Biodiversity Partnership	Advised that the Lothian Wildlife Information Centre, the Scottish Ornithologists Club and the Forth Estuary Forum should be contacted.
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce³	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Edinburgh and Lothian Badger Group	Badger activity and location of setts in study area.
Edinburgh Natural History Society	Unable to provide information, larger consultees are better placed to respond.
Falkirk Council	Advised that Falkirk Council is out with the survey area.
Fife Bat Group	Bat records.
Fife Biological Records Centre³	Marine and terrestrial biological records.
Fife Bird Club	Fife bird reports 2003-2007.
Fife Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise Ltd³	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Fife Coast and Countryside Trust	They do not hold red squirrel records for the study area. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Fife Council^MP	Details on proposed developments in Fife. Information on proposals for Rosyth Waterfront (Scarborough Muir). Historical contaminated site locations and licensed operations. Geology and groundwater abstractions. Noise sensitive properties and previous complaints locations. Air Quality Monitoring data. School catchment areas. Fife Council land ownership. GIS Shape files of proposed core paths, protected areas, geology, landscape and archaeological sites. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Fife Environmental Network	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Fife Ornithological Atlas Group	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Fisheries Research Services ^M (now Marine Scotland)	Fish and shellfisheries in the Forth. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS)^P	Rights of way. Ancient Woodland. Semi-natural Woodland. Designated sites.
Forth & Tay Disabled Ramblers (FTDR)	Information on existing access to the Forth Road Bridge.
Forth Bridges Visitor Centre	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Forth Canoe Club^P	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Forth Cruising Club	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Forth District Salmon Fisheries Board^**	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Forth Estuary Forum	Unable to provide information but offered to publish project updates in their newsletter.
Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA)^M	Review of Forth Road Bridge closures. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Forth Fisheries Foundation (Data Managed By RAFTS)	Requested to be removed from consultee list.
Forth Ports^M	Current dredging methods/frequency. Preferred dredged material disposal site. Cruise shipping routes. Shipping data for Grangemouth, Crombie and Rosyth.
Forth Right Alliance	No response provided to EIA information request letters.
Forth Sea Bird Group	Bird data (terns). Cetacean and pinniped data from website.
Forth Tunnel Action Group (Forthtag)	(Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Friends of the Earth (FoTE)	(Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Greenpeace	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Hawk and Owl Trust	Requested to be removed from consultee list.
Health and Safety Executive	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Health Scotland	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust	No information to provide to the EIA information request letters.
Heritage Railway Association	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Heriot-Watt University - School of Life Sciences	Marine data.
Historic Scotland^M	Information sources. The National Policy for the historic environment. GIS data sets for Listed Buildings, Historic Garden and Designed Landscape and Scheduled Ancient Monuments. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Inverkeithing Community Council	Informed of three reservoirs located at Castlandhill that supply the Naval Dockyards.
Joint Nature Conservative Committee (JNCC)	Requested removal from consultee list.
Kincardine Community Council	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Kirkliston Community Council^P	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Lothian Amphibian & Reptile Group	Location of great crested newts.
Lothian Bat Group	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Lothian Ringing Group*	Bird data for the Forth Islands Appropriate Assessment.
Lothian Wildlife Information Centre	List of notable species list. Map of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation. Map of local biodiversity sites. Habitat survey information. Map of Scottish Wildlife Trust Wildlife Sites. Map of Ancient Woodland Inventory areas. Cetacean data.
Mammal Society	Informed no cetacean data available and requested removal from consultee list.
Midlothian Council	Suggested contacting Lothian Wildlife Information Centre.
Midlothian & East Lothian Chamber of Commerce³	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Mobility and Access Committee (MAC)	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
National Biodiversity Network (NBN)	Species records.
National Farmers Union	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
National Museums of Scotland^M	(Refer to Appendix A6.3).
National Trust for Scotland	(Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Newton Community Council (West Lothian)^P	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
North Queensferry Boat and Sports Club	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
North Queensferry Community Council^P	Informal recreation areas. Private water supply locations.
North Queensferry Heritage Trust^P	Historical information relating to North Queensferry. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Passenger FOCUS	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
People Friendly Design*^M	(Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Perth & Kinross Council	Advised that they are outside survey area, and therefore have no information or further comment.
Pitcorthie Community Council	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Plantlife UK	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Port Edgar Marina	Private users and business operating from marina.
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL)*	Provided details of data available for coastal modelling.
Queensferry Boat Club	No comments to make.
Queensferry & District Community Council (South)^P	Information on community facilities including Westmuir riding school, fields at Echline and Port Edgar. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
RAFTS	Requested removal from consultee list.
Ramblers Association^P	Suggested consulting Edinburgh and West Lothian draft core path plans, Sustrans and the Scottish Right of Way Society for details. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Raptor Study Group Lothian and Borders	Location of barn owl and three buzzard territories.
Rosyth Community Council^P	Advised that St Columbas Parish Church was omitted from the baseline plans.
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments for Scotland	Archaeological sites and monuments and historical landscape assessments.
Royal Forth Yacht Club^P	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)^M	Bird data.
Scarborough Muir	No information provided.
Scottish Badgers	Badger records. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Scottish Canoe Association^P	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Scottish Chamber of Commerce³	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Scottish Civic Trust	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) Special Needs Group	(Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Scottish Environment Link	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)^M	Water abstractions and discharges. Waste sites Groundwater bodies Culvert design. Geomorphology. Ecology. Shellfish harvesting areas. Bathing beaches. Water Quality. Hydrogeology. Air Quality data (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (now Marine Scotland)	Fishing activities in the study area.
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation	Confirmed that none of their members undertake crab/lobster fishing near the study area.
Scottish Government Climate Change and Water Industry Directorate	(Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (now Marine Scotland)	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Scottish Government Rural Directorate (formerly SEERAD)	Agricultural land. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Scottish Ornithological Club (SOC)	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Scottish Pelagic Fisherman's Association	Confirmed that their boats do not fish in the Forth.
Scottish Public Health Observatory	Information sources and health and wellbeing profiles.
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)^MP	Ancient Woodlands. Gardens and Designed Landscapes. Landscape Character Areas. Bat habitat evaluations. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Scottish Rural Property & Business Association (formerly SLF)	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Scottish Water	Scottish Waters assets.
Scottish Wildlife Trust	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Scotways^P	Rights of way within study area. Access rights.
Sea Watch Foundation	Cetacean data.
SEAZONE	Provided details of data available for coastal modelling.
South East of Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran)^M	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Sea Mammal Research Unit	Pinniped data.
SPOKES Edinburgh^P	Information on local paths and community facilities (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Stirling Council	Requested removal from consultee list.
South Lanarkshire Council	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
SUSTRANS^PM	Confirmation of cycle routes. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Take Pride in Fife Environmental Information Centre	Provided details of data available on notable species.
Tayside and Central Scotland Transport Partnership (TACTRANS)	Confirmed that they do not hold any data.
Tay Ringing Group	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
The Bat Conservation Trust	Confirmed that they do not hold any bat records.
The City of Edinburgh Council^M	Location of petroleum stores. Construction noise guidelines. Details on proposed developments. Gardens of National Importance. Advice on World War II defence sites. Edinburgh Core Paths Plan. Land use. Contaminated sites. Building Trading Standards. Air Quality data (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
The Cockburn Association	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
The Crown Estate	Details of land ownerships.
The Forth Yacht Clubs Association³	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
The Garden History Society	Gardens of national importance. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
TRANSCO	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Transform	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Turnhouse Golf Club	Thank you and request removal from consultee list.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)	Provided details of data available on tidal currents.
United Kingdom Meteorological Office (UKMO)	Tidal data.
University of Edinburgh	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
University of Exeter*	Bird disturbance distances. Migratory seabird movements.
University of Glasgow	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
University of Stirling	Provided details of data available.
Vincent Wildlife Trust	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Visit Scotland	(Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Waterski Scotland	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
West Lothian Bridleways Association^P	(Refer to Appendix A6.3).
West Lothian Council^MP	Details on proposed developments in West Lothian. Information on draft core paths. (Refer to Appendix A6.3).
West of Scotland Archaeological Service (WoSAS)	(Refer to Appendix A6.3).
Wetlands Bird Survey (WeBS): Lothian Coordination	Response received via BTO.
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)	No information to provide to the EIA.
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Winchburgh Community Council^P	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
Winchburgh Development	No response provided to the EIA information request letters.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)	No comments to make.