BERWICK BANK WIND FARM
Digital Consent Application / EIA Documents

Introduction

Berwick Bank Wind Farm Limited (the Applicant) is seeking consent to develop the Berwick Bank Wind Farm Project. The Berwick Bank Wind Farm will be located in the outer Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay, approximately 37.8 km east of the Scottish Borders coastline (St. Abb’s Head) and 47.6 km to the East Lothian coastline. The Applicant has submitted an offshore application for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989; and marine licences under section 20 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and Section 65 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, and an onshore application for planning permission under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. These applications can be viewed in full in digital format by clicking the links below.

Diagram showing parts of the scheme and a list of reports

Digital Documents

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been completed for the offshore components of the Berwick Bank Wind Farm in accordance with The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (as amended), The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) and The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007 (as amended). The EIA Report (Volumes 1 to 4) has been submitted as part of the offshore consent application and is made accessible in digital format below.

A Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) has also been completed as required under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, & c.) Regulations 1994, The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017(collectively referred to as the “Habitats Regulations”). In accordance with these Regulations a Report to Inform an Appropriate Assessment (RIAA) (Parts 1 to 3) has been completed based on the outcome from the HRA Screening (assessment of likely significant effects (LSE)).

In view of the conclusions of the offshore RIAA, it was necessary to provide the requisite information and justification (the Derogation Case) to satisfy the HRA Derogation Provisions. The documents comprising the HRA and Derogation Case are included as part of the application and also made accessible in digital format below.

An EIA has been completed for the onshore components of the Berwick Bank Wind Farm in accordance with The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017. The EIA accompanies an application to East Lothian Council (ELC) for consent under The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. In addition to the EIA, supporting documents including a Planning Statement (incorporating Design and Access Statement), a Pre-Application Consultation Report and planning application drawings have been submitted.

A HRA has also been completed with regards to the Conservation (Natural Habitats, & c.) Regulations 1994, Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (also known as the ‘Habitats Directive’) (as amended); Council Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds, codified version, (also known as the ‘Birds Directive’) (as amended). In accordance with these Regulations a RIAA has been completed based on the outcome from the HRA Screening (assessment of LSE).

Offshore Non-Technical Summary (NTS)

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Onshore Non-Technical Summary (NTS)

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Pre-Application Consultation Report
(Offshore and Onshore)

Document Number	Document Title
-	Pre-Application Consultation Report	Open ▸
-	Pre-Application Consultation Report Appendices	Open ▸

Offshore Documents

Document Number	Document Title
Consent application
-	Section 36 Consent Application	Open ▸
-	Marine Licence Application – Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm	Open ▸
-	Marine Licence Application – Offshore Transmission Infrastructure (Part 1)	Open ▸
-	Marine Licence Application – Offshore Transmission Infrastructure (Part 2)	Open ▸
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
-	Non-Technical Summary	Open ▸
Volume 1 - Introductory Chapters
-	Table of Contents	Open ▸
-	Overarching Glossary	Open ▸
Chapter 1	Introduction	Open ▸
Chapter 2	Policy and Legislation	Open ▸
Chapter 3	Project Description	Open ▸
Chapter 4	Site Selection and Considerations of Alternatives	Open ▸
Chapter 5	Stakeholder Engagement and Consultation	Open ▸
Chapter 6	Environmental Impact Assessment Methodology	Open ▸
Volume 2 - Offshore EIA Report Specialist Assessments
Chapter 7	Physical Processes	Open ▸
Chapter 8	Benthic Subtidal and Intertidal Ecology	Open ▸
Chapter 9	Fish and Shellfish Ecology	Open ▸
Chapter 10	Marine Mammals	Open ▸
Chapter 11	Ornithology	Open ▸
Chapter 12	Commercial Fisheries	Open ▸
Chapter 13	Shipping and Navigation	Open ▸
Chapter 14	Aviation, Military, Communications	Open ▸
Chapter 15	Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment	Open ▸
Chapter 16	Cultural Heritage	Open ▸
Chapter 17	Infrastructure and Other Users	Open ▸
Chapter 18	Socio-economics and Tourism	Open ▸
Chapter 19	Water Quality	Open ▸
Chapter 20	Inter-Related Effects	Open ▸
Chapter 21	Major Accidents and Disasters	Open ▸
Volume 3 - Technical Reports
Appendix 5.1	Audit Document for Post-Scoping Discussions	Open ▸
Appendix 6.1	Scoping Report	Open ▸
Appendix 6.2	Scoping Opinion	Open ▸
Appendix 6.3	Enhancement, Mitigation and Monitoring Commitments	Open ▸
Appendix 6.4	Cumulative Effects Screening	Open ▸
Appendix 6.5	Cumulative Effects Assessment Figures	Open ▸
Appendix 6.6	Transboundary Impacts Screening	Open ▸
Appendix 7.1	Physical Processes Technical Report	Open ▸
Appendix 8.1	Benthic Subtidal and Intertidal Ecology Technical Report	Open ▸
Appendix 8.2	Benthic Ecology, Fish and Shellfish Ecology, and Physical Processes Road Map	Open ▸
Appendix 9.1	Fish and Shellfish Ecology Technical Report	Open ▸
Appendix 10.1	Subsea Noise Technical Report	Open ▸
Appendix 10.2	Marine Mammal Technical Report	Open ▸
Appendix 10.3	Marine Mammal Road Map	Open ▸
Appendix 10.4	Interim Population Consequences of Disturbance Modelling Report	Open ▸
Appendix 10.5	Conversion Factor Supporting Information	Open ▸
Appendix 11.1	Ornithology and Intertidal Ornithology Technical Report	Open ▸
Appendix 11.2	Ornithology Intertidal Survey Report	Open ▸
Appendix 11.3	Collision Risk Modelling	Open ▸
Appendix 11.4	Displacement	Open ▸
Appendix 11.5	Apportioning	Open ▸
Appendix 11.6	Population Viability Analysis	Open ▸
Appendix 11.7	Boat based survey	Open ▸
Appendix 11.8	Ornithology Road Map	Open ▸
Appendix 12.1	Commercial Fisheries Technical Report	Open ▸
Appendix 13.1	Navigational Risk Assessment	Open ▸
Appendix 13.2	Shipping and Navigation Road Map	Open ▸
Appendix 14.1	Aviation, Military and Communications Technical Report	Open ▸
Appendix 15.1	Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Technical Report	Open ▸
Appendix 15.2	Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Figures	Open ▸
Appendix 16.1	Cultural Heritage Technical Report	Open ▸
Appendix 18.1	Socio Economics and Tourism Technical Impact Report	Open ▸
Appendix 18.2	Socio-Economics and Tourism Stakeholder Consultation	Open ▸
Appendix 18.3	Socio-Economics Local Study Area Definition Analysis	Open ▸
Appendix 18.4	Socio-Economics Impact Industries Definitions	Open ▸
Appendix 18.5	Socio-Economics Tourism Region Definitions	Open ▸
Appendix 19.1	Water Framework Directive Report	Open ▸
Appendix 20.1	Inter-related Effects, Ornithology Ecosystem Literature Review	Open ▸
Appendix 21	Climate Assessments Report	Open ▸
Volume 4 - Outline Management Plans
Appendix 22	Environmental Management Plan	Open ▸
Appendix 23	Marine Mammal Mitigation Protocol	Open ▸
Appendix 24	Outline Fisheries Management and Mitigation Strategy	Open ▸
Appendix 25	Navigational Safety and Vessel Management Plan	Open ▸
Appendix 26	Aids to Navigation Management plan	Open ▸
Appendix 27	Lighting and Marking Plan	Open ▸
Habitat Regulations Appraisal
Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment (RIAA)
-	Executive Summary and Conclusions	Open ▸
-	Introduction and Background (Part One)	Open ▸
-	Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) Appropriate Assessments (Part Two)	Open ▸
-	Special Protection Areas (SPAs) Appropriate Assessments (Part Three)	Open ▸
RIAA Appendices
Appendix 1A	Stage 1 Likely Significant Effect Screening Report	Open ▸
Appendix 2A	European Sites Summaries for Special Areas of Conservation (SACs)	Open ▸
Appendix 3A	European Sites Summaries for Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Ramsar Sites	Open ▸
Appendix 3B	List of Species and Associated Population, Survival and Mortality Parameters for Species Within MS Strategic Assessment	Open ▸
Appendix 3C	List of Species Screened in but Not Contained Within the MSs Strategic Level Report and Associated Parameters	Open ▸
Derogation Case
-	Derogation Case	Open ▸
-	Implementation and Monitoring	Open ▸
-	Fisheries Compensation	Open ▸
-	Colony Compensation	Open ▸
-	Statement of Need	Open ▸
-	Compensatory Measures EIA	Open ▸
-	Compensatory Measures RIAA	Open ▸
Consent Application Accompanying Documents
-	Offshore Planning Statement	Open ▸
-	Marine Archaeology Technical Report	Open ▸
-	Marine Protected Area Assessment	Open ▸

Onshore Documents

Document Number	Document Title
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Volume 1 - Chapters
-	Contents	Open ▸
-	Overarching Abbreviations and Glossary	Open ▸
Chapter 1	Introduction	Open ▸
Chapter 2	Approach to EIA	Open ▸
Chapter 3	Policy and Legislation	Open ▸
Chapter 4	Site Selection and Consideration of Alternatives	Open ▸
Chapter 5	Proposed Development Description	Open ▸
Chapter 6	Landscape and Visual Impact	Open ▸
Chapter 7	Onshore Ecology	Open ▸
Chapter 8	Onshore Ornithology	Open ▸
Chapter 9	Noise	Open ▸
Chapter 10	Onshore Cultural Heritage	Open ▸
Chapter 11	Geology, Hydrology, Soils and Flood Risk	Open ▸
Chapter 12	Traffic and Transport	Open ▸
Chapter 13	Socioeconomics	Open ▸
Chapter 14	Land Use Tourism and Recreation	Open ▸
Chapter 15	Summary	Open ▸
Volume 2 - Figures
-	Figures	Open ▸
Volume 3 - Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Figures & Visualisations
-	Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Figures & Visualisations	Open ▸
Volume 4 - Supporting Information & Appendices
Appendix 2.1	Scoping Report	Open ▸
Appendix 2.2	Scoping Opinion	Open ▸
Appendix 2.3	Consultation	Open ▸
Appendix 2.4	Cumulative Developments	Open ▸
Appendix 4.1	Site Selection Technical Report	Open ▸
Appendix 5.1	Construction Environmental Management Plans	Open ▸
Appendix 5.2	Climate Assessments Report	Open ▸
Appendix 7.1	Preliminary Ecological Appraisal	Open ▸
Appendix 7.2	Protected Species	Open ▸
Appendix 7.3	Bats	Open ▸
Appendix 7.4	Great crested newt Species Protection Plan	Open ▸
Appendix 8.1	Breeding Bird Survey Report	Open ▸
Appendix 8.2	Wintering Bird Survey Report	Open ▸
Appendix 9.1	Noise Survey Technical Note	Open ▸
Appendix 10.1	Policy	Open ▸
Appendix 10.2	Undesignated Assets	Open ▸
Appendix 10.3	Scheduled Monuments	Open ▸
Appendix 10.4	Other Designated Assets in Study Areas	Open ▸
Appendix 10.5	Intertidal Maritime Assets	Open ▸
Appendix 11.1	Flood Risk Assessment	Open ▸
Appendix 11.2	Drainage Strategy Report	Open ▸
Appendix 12.1	Transport Assessment	Open ▸
Appendix 12.2	Abnormal Load Route Assessment	Open ▸
Appendix 13.1	Socio-Economics Local Study Area Definition - Analysis	Open ▸
Appendix 13.2	Socio-Economics Technical Impact Report	Open ▸
Appendix 13.3	Socio-economics Stakeholder Consultation Participation	Open ▸
Appendix 13.4	Socio-Economics Industry Definitions	Open ▸
Appendix 14.1	Tourism and Recreations Receptors	Open ▸
Appendix 14.2	Receptors Scoped Out	Open ▸
Appendix 15.1	Schedule of Mitigation	Open ▸
Appendix 15.2	Inter-related Effects	Open ▸
Volume 6 - Non-Technical Summary
-	Non-Technical Summary	Open ▸
Habitat Regulations Appraisal
-	Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment	Open ▸
Consent Application Accompanying Documents
-	Onshore Planning Statement	Open ▸
Onshore Environmental Impact Assessment Report Addendum
-	Onshore Environmental Impact Assessment Report Addendum August 2023	Open ▸

Digital Acknowledgement

The content provided in this digital Berwick Bank Wind Farm offshore and onshore consent applications, EIA Reports and associated documentation is a digital replication of the information presented within the Berwick Bank Wind Farm offshore and onshore consent applications, EIA Reports and associated documentation submitted to Marine Scotland and East Lothian Council on 9 December 2022 and 22 March 2023, respectively . Further, this digital content will not be subject to any updates as may occur with other webpages following the launch of this webpage on 15 May 2023.

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