Supporting documents - Renfrewshire Council

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
Dawn Developments Ltd/467374673/Queen’s Quay Masterplan EIA/KD
04/01/2012
Major Mixed Use Development, Queen's Quay, Clydebank
EIA Scoping Report
The Queen’s Quay site is situated in Clydebank on the north bank of the River Clyde (see
Figure 1, Appendix B). The site is centred on OS Grid reference NS 4950 6990.
Dawn Group Ltd. and Clydeside Regeneration Ltd. (the Applicants) are seeking planning
permission in principle for a Masterplan of the Queen’s Quay site (hereafter referred to as
‘the Development’). The Development site would comprise a mixed land use
development to include residential areas, offices, and leisure and retail together with
public realm and greenspace provision.
1.2 Environmental Impact Assessment
1.2.1 Screening opinion
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening decision for the Development was
obtained from the Local Planning Authority (LPA), West Dunbartonshire Council (WDC),
in October 2011 (see Appendix A). In their response the Council stated that:
“Under the Regulations the proposal is a Schedule 2 development by
reason of exceeding the threshold criteria (size of site) and in being
within a “sensitive area”. On the basis of the selection criteria, the
guidance in Circular 3/2011 and the consultation response from SNH
it is considered that the environmental impacts of the development are
significant and require further assessment. Individually, some of the
impacts identified could be addressed by other supporting documents
as part of the planning process, but cumulatively the potential impacts
are considered to be sufficient to require an EIA in order to allow the
environmental impacts to be properly addressed.”
An EIA, under the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 2011
therefore has to be undertaken.
Furthermore, as part of the site along the waterfront of the River Clyde is designated as a
Special Protection Area (SPA) (see Chapter 5 and Figure 5, Appendix B), under the
Conservation (Natural Habitats & c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) the Competent
Authority (in this case the LPA, WDC) will also need to undertake a Habitat Regulations
Assessment (HRA) to assess the impacts of the Development on the conservation
objectives of the Inner Clyde SPA and its qualifying interest – Redshank (Tringa totanus).
A stand alone report to inform the HRA will require to be submitted to the Council (the
Competent Authority) with the planning application
This report will also be used to inform the EIA and will be included as technical appendix
within the Environmental Statement (ES).
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