5. References
5. References
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[1] Recognising the potential for non-significant effects to accumulate or act in-combination.
[2] The UK Supreme Court may depart from binding pre-EU Exit case law if they consider it 'right to do so' and the Inner House of the Court of Session may depart from such case law in certain circumstances
[3] See: eu-exit-habitats-regulations-scotland.pdf (www.gov.scot)
[4] See https://www.nature.scot/doc/habitats-regulations-appraisal-plans-guidance-plan-making-bodies-scotland-jan-2015
[5] Landelijke Vereniging tot Behoud van de Waddenzee and Nederlandse Vereniging tot Bescherming van Vogels v Staatssecretaris van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij (C-521/12)
[6] Consent is not sought in this Application for SPEN Grid Substation and overhead connections.
[7] The maximum design envelope defines the maximum range of design parameters. For the EIA, the Applicant has discerned the maximum impacts that could occur within the range of the design parameters for given receptor groups - referred to as the “maximum design scenario”.
[8] based upon 179 x 4 legged jacket foundations required for the largest proposed wind turbines
[9] based upon 179 x 4 legged jacket foundations required for the largest proposed wind turbines
[10] Maximum anchor footprint for wind farm calculated using the anchor footprint times the number of anchor drops likely to be required across the while wind farm.
[11] Note: up to two pins may be required for the larger wind turbine specifications (e.g. 24 MW). In the event these wind turbines are selected, fewer would be required. Accordingly, this calculation accounts for up to 179 larger specification wind turbines (requiring a maximum of two pins per leg).