Assessments of the environmental effects

The M9 Junction 1A to Newbridge Southbound Offslip scheme has connectivity to two European Sites due to lying within the buffer zone of several of the qualifying species of the Firth of Forth SPA and Ramsar Site and the Outer Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay Complex SPA and as such, an HRA has been undertaken. The HRA concluded that there will be no Likely Significant Effects (LSE) on the designated sites, and as such an Appropriate Assessment (AA) is not required.

As detailed in the Description of Main Environmental Impacts and Proposed Mitigation section, there are no significant effects anticipated on any environmental receptors as a result of the proposed works.