Abstract
This Scoping Report has been produced at an early stage of the project planning and design development. This report represents an initial introduction to the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm and is intended to seek views of stakeholders and others on the principles of the project.
The Report also sets out, in broad terms, the approach to assessing the environmental impacts which may result from the construction, operation and decommissioning of the Wind Farm. For Scoping purposes it has been assumed, at this stage, that decommissioning impacts will be similar in scale and nature to those predicted during construction. Therefore, unless otherwise stated, all construction impacts mentioned within this document are considered to occur during the decommissioning phase of the project also. The methods for assessing and mitigating these decommissioning impacts are also predicted to be the same as those identified for construction.
An aim of this Scoping Report is to seek a formal Scoping Opinion from the Scottish Government stating their opinion on the information to be provided in the supporting Environmental Statement. This Opinion should be based on, and in response to, the content of this Report.