Acronyms And Abbreviations
Acronym / Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
AADT | Annual Average Daily Traffic |
AAWT | Annual Average Weekday Traffic |
ACoW | Archaeological Clerk of Works |
AfL | Agreement for Lease |
AOD | Above Ordnance Datum |
ATC | Automatic Traffic Counter |
AWI | Ancient Woodland Inventory |
BBS | Breeding Bird Survey |
BBWL | Berwick Bank Wind Limited |
BoCC | Birds of Conservation Concern |
BGS | British Geological Survey |
BNG | British National Grid |
BoP | Balance of Plant |
BRES | Business Register and Employment Survey |
BS | British Standard |
CA | Conservation Area |
CAPEX | Capital Expenditure |
CAR | Controlled Activities Regulations |
CBC | Common Bird Census |
CCP | Climate Change Plan |
CEA | Cumulative Effect Assessment |
CEMP | Construction Environmental Management Plan |
CES | Crown Estate Scotland |
CIfA | Chartered Institute for Archaeologists |
CIEEM | Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management |
CIRIA | Construction Industry Research and Information Association |
CMS | Construction Method Statements |
COPA | The Control of Pollution Act |
CPO | Compulsory Purchase Order |
CRTN | Calculation of Road Traffic Noise |
CTMRP | Construction Traffic Management & Routing Plan |
DEVEX | Development Expenditure |
DMRB | Design Manual for Roads and Bridges |
DPSG | Designation Policy and Selection Guidance |
DTM | Digital Terrain Model |
Dunbar ERF | Dunbar Energy Recovery Facility |
DWPA | Drinking Water Protected Area |
EA | Environment Agency |
ECML | East Coast Main Line |
ECoW | Ecological Clerk of Works |
eDNA | Environmental DNA |
EEA | European Economic Area |
EcIA | Ecological Impact Assessment |
EHO | Environmental Health Officer |
EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
EIA Report | Environmental Impact Assessment Report |
ELC | East Lothian Council |
ELCAS | East Lothian Council Archaeology Service |
EMF | Electric and Magnetic Fields |
EMS | Environmental Management System |
EPS | European Protected Species |
ESA | Environmentally Sensitive Area |
ETG | Expert Topic Group |
EU | European Union |
eVDV | Estimated Vibration Dose Value |
EZoI | Ecological Zone of Influence |
FEH | Flood Estimation Handbook |
FOI | Freedom of Information |
FoV | Field of View |
FRA | Flood Risk Assessment |
FTE | Full-time Equivalent |
FTOWDG | Forth and Tay Offshore Wind Developers Group |
GCN | Great Crested Newt |
GDL | Garden and Designed Landscape |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
GI | Ground Investigation |
GIS | Gas Insulated Switchgear |
GLVIA | Guideline for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment |
GPP | Guidance for Pollution Prevention |
GVA | Gross Value Added |
GWDTE | Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystem |
HDD | Horizontal Directional Drilling |
HEMP | Habitat Enhancement and Management Plan |
HEPS | Historic Environment Policy for Scotland |
HER | Historic Environment Record |
HES | Historic Environment Scotland |
HGV | Heavy Goods Vehicle |
HJA | Hardisty Jones Associates |
HLA | Historic Landuse Assessment |
HRA | Habitat Regulation Appraisal |
HSE | UK Health and Safety Executive |
HSI | Habitat Suitability Index |
HV | High Voltage |
HVAC | High Voltage Alternating Current |
HVDC | High Voltage Direct Current |
IAQM | Institute of Air Quality Management |
IEF | Important Ecological Feature |
IEMA | Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment |
IGDL | Inventory Garden and Design Landscape |
INNS | Invasive Non-Native Species |
IOF | Important Ornithological Feature |
ISO | International Standards Organisation |
ITL1 | International Territorial Level 1 |
LB | Listed Building |
LBAP | Local Biodiversity Action Plan |
LBS | Local Biodiversity Site |
LCA | Landscape Character Assessment (Chapter 6) |
LCA | Land Capability for Agriculture (Chapter 14) |
LCT | Landscape Character Type |
LDP | Local Development Plan |
LEMP | Landscape and Ecological Management Plan |
LF | Land Fall |
LGV | Light Goods Vehicle |
LNCS | Local Nature Conservation Site |
LNR | Local Nature Reserve |
LSE | Likely Significant Effects |
LTS | Local Transport Strategy |
LVIA | Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment |
MHWS | Mean High Water Springs |
MLWS | Mean Low Water Springs |
MS-LOT | Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team |
MSP | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
N/A | Not Applicable |
NCLAs | National Landscape Character Areas |
NCR | National Cycle Route |
NGESO | National Grid Electricity System Operator |
NIEA | Northern Ireland Environment Agency |
NnG | Neart Na Gaoithe |
NNR | National Nature Reserve |
NPF | National Planning Framework |
NPF4 | National Planning Framework 4 |
NRHE | National Record of the Historic Environment |
NRTF | National Road Traffic Forecast |
NSR | Noise Sensitive Receptor |
NTS | Non-Technical Summary |
NVC | National Vegetation Classification |
NWSS | Native Woodland Survey Scotland |
OLMP | Outline Landscape Mitigation Plan |
OMS | Operations, Maintenance and Service |
ONS | Office for National Statistics |
OPEN | Optimised Environments |
OPEX | Operational Expenditure |
OS | Ordnance Survey |
OSP | Offshore Substation Platform |
OfTW | Offshore Transmission Works |
OnTW | Onshore Transmission Works |
OWEPS | Offshore Wind Energy Policy Statement |
OZoI | Ornithological Zone of Influence |
PAC | Pre-Application Consultation |
PAN | Planning Advice Note |
PAYE | Pay as You Earn |
PCP | Pollution Contingency Plan |
PDE | Project Design Envelope |
PEA | Preliminary Ecological Appraisal |
PFA | Pulverised Fuel Ash |
PoE | Port of Entry |
PPG | Pollution Prevention Guidelines |
PPV | Peak Particle Velocity |
PWS | Private Water Supply |
RAG | Red Amber Green |
RIAA | Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment |
RIGS | Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Site |
RSS | Regional Spatial Strategy |
SA | Seascape Character Area |
SAC | Special Area of Conservation |
SBC | Scottish Borders Council |
SBL | Scottish Biodiversity List |
SCA | Seascape Character Assessment |
SDP | Strategic Development Plan |
SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
SESplan | The Edinburgh and South East Scotland Strategic Development Plan |
SG | Supplementary Guidance |
SIC07 | Standard Industrial Classification 2007 |
SINC | Sites of Interest for Nature Conservation |
SLA | Special Landscape Area |
SLVIA | Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment |
SM | Scheduled Monument |
SMC | Scheduled Monument Consent |
SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage (NatureScot) |
SOWEC | Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council |
SPA | Special Protection Area |
SPEN | Scottish Power Energy Network |
SPG | Supplementary Planning Guidance |
SPP | Species Protection Plan (Chapter 7) |
SSC | Suspended Sediment Concentrations |
SSER | SSE Renewables Ltd |
SSSI | Site of Special Scientific Interest |
STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
SUDS | Sustainable Urban Drainage System |
SUW | Southern Upland Way |
SWEL | Seagreen Wind Energy Ltd |
SWT | Scottish Wildlife Trust |
TAN | Technical Advice Note |
TPC | Travel Plan Coordinator |
TRL | Transport Research Library |
TRRL | Transport and Road Research Library |
TS | Transport Scotland |
TTWA | Travel to Work Areas |
TWIC | The Wildlife Information Centre |
UK | United Kingdom |
UKBAP | United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan |
VDV | Vibration Dose Value |
WBS | Wintering Bird Survey |
WCA | Wildlife and Countryside Act |
WEWSA | The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 |
WFD | Water Framework Directive |
WHO | World Health Organisation |
WQMP | Water Quality Monitoring Programme |
WSI | Written Scheme of Investigation |
WTG | Wind Turbine Generator |
ZDA | Zone Development Agreement |
ZTV | Zone of Theoretical Visibility |