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11. Schedule of Receptors, the Magnitude of Change and the Significance of Effects

Schedule of Receptors, the Magnitude of Change and the Significance of Effects

Visual Amenity Table 1 – Visual Amenity Receptors located to the East

Appendix 11 Schedule of Receptors, the Magnitude of Change and the Significance of Effects

Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E1Cr

aigm

ont

Det

ache

d pr

oper

ty

fron

ting

onto

the

B915

2.

150m

Hig

hRe

lativ

ely

open

vi

ews

of th

e a

junc

tion

betw

een

the

A9

and

a m

inor

road

&

vehi

cles

trav

ellin

g on

the

A9

in th

e fo

regr

ound

with

th

e M

onad

hlia

th

mou

ntai

ns in

the

dist

ance

.

A9

will

be

mor

e pr

omin

ent

in th

e vi

ew

as th

e m

inor

ro

ad le

adin

g to

the

A9

will

be

sto

pped

up

. Vie

ws

of

vehi

cles

will

be

slig

htly

in

crea

sed.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Vie

ws

will

stil

l be ob

tain

ed o

f th

e A

9 bu

t w

ill b

e le

ss

prom

inen

t an

d sim

ilar t

o th

e or

igin

al

base

line

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al

E2Su

ie H

otel

Thre

e st

orey

de

tach

ed B

&

B fr

ontin

g on

to th

e B9

152.

190m

Med

ium

Elev

ated

vie

ws

of th

e A

9 an

d em

bank

men

t to

the

wes

t of t

he

A9

acro

ss g

ently

ro

lling

gra

ssla

nd

from

gro

und

floor

leve

l are

pa

rtia

lly s

cree

ned

by m

atur

e tr

ees

in

the

fore

grou

nd.

Vie

ws

mor

e op

en

durin

g w

inte

r m

onth

s an

d fr

om

uppe

r floo

rs.

Rela

tivel

y op

en

view

s of

veh

icle

s ar

e ob

tain

ed a

s th

ey p

ass

cert

ain

sect

ions

of t

he

A9.

Vie

ws

of

vehi

cles

will

be

sligh

tly

incr

ease

d.

Vie

ws

of n

ew

emba

nkm

ents

w

ill b

e m

ore

prom

inen

t fr

om

uppe

r sto

res

and

mor

e op

en

durin

g

the

win

ter.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Vie

ws

will

stil

l be ob

tain

ed

but n

ew

emba

nkm

ents

w

ill b

e be

tter

in

tegr

ated

in

to th

e la

ndsc

ape

and

of th

e A

9 w

ill b

e a

less

pr

omin

ent

feat

ure

in th

e vi

ew.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al

A9 Dualling Kincraig to Dalraddy Environmental Statement

Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E3Bi

rchfi

eld

Co

ttag

e &

H

ouse

Sing

le s

tore

y de

tach

ed

bung

alow

an

d tw

o st

orey

de

tach

ed

prop

erty

fr

ontin

g on

to th

e B9

152.

175-

190m

Hig

hRe

lativ

ely

open

el

evat

ed v

iew

s of

ce

rtai

n se

ctio

ns o

f th

e A

9 an

d

vehi

cles

trav

ellin

g on

the

A9

in th

e m

iddl

e gr

ound

se

t aga

inst

the

Mon

adhl

iath

m

ount

ains

in th

e di

stan

ce.

Vie

ws

of th

e ve

hicl

es w

ill

be sligh

tly

incr

ease

d.

Re-p

rofil

ed

emba

nkm

ents

w

ill b

e vi

sible

an

d th

e A

9 w

ill fo

rm a

sligh

tly m

ore

prom

inen

t fe

atur

e.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Vie

ws

will

stil

l be ob

tain

ed o

f th

e A

9 bu

t w

ill b

e le

ss

prom

inen

t an

d sim

ilar

to th

e or

igin

al

base

line

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al

E4C

airg

orm

s C

hrist

ian

Cen

tre

Sing

le s

tory

C

hurc

h an

d

smal

l hal

l ad

jace

nt to

th

e

B915

2 an

d sin

gle-

stor

y

larg

e ha

ll to

th

e re

ar.

200-

240m

Med

ium

Ope

n vi

ews

from

fr

ont o

f Chu

rch,

sm

all h

all a

nd it

s gr

ound

s ac

ross

B9

152

of a

men

ity

gras

sland

in th

e fo

regr

ound

, em

bank

men

t to

the

wes

t of

the

A9

and

pass

ing

traf

fic

in th

e m

iddl

e-gr

ound

and

the

Mon

adth

liath

m

ount

ains

in th

e di

stan

ce. N

o vi

ews

of A

9 fr

om w

ithin

th

e la

rge

hall

whi

ch is

set

bac

k fr

om th

e ro

ad a

t a

low

er e

leva

tion.

Exist

ing

view

s of

veh

icle

s tr

avel

ling

on th

e A

9 ob

tain

ed fr

om

the

Chu

rch

and

smal

l hal

l w

ill re

mai

n un

chan

ged.

No

view

s w

ill

be o

btai

ned

of th

e A

9 its

elf a

nd th

e la

rge

hall

will

co

ntin

ue to

ha

ve it

s vi

ews

rest

ricte

d by

to

pogr

aphy

an

d bo

unda

ry

vege

tatio

n

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

alV

iew

s w

ill

rem

ain

unch

ange

d fr

om b

asel

ine

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al


Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E5M

anse

Two

stor

ey

hous

e fr

ontin

g

onto

the

B915

2.

225m

HIg

hTa

ll bo

unda

ry

hedg

e lim

its v

iew

s fr

om th

is pr

oper

ty

to u

pper

sto

ry

win

dow

s an

d th

e dr

ive-

way

. V

iew

s of

the

A9

and

vehi

cles

are

pa

rtia

lly o

bscu

red

by u

ndul

atin

g na

ture

of t

he

land

form

bet

wee

n th

e A

9 an

d th

is

rece

ptor

.

Vie

ws

from

up

per s

tory

w

indo

ws

and

the

driv

eway

of

veh

icle

s an

d so

me

sect

ions

of

the

A9

will

be

slig

htly

in

crea

sed.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Elev

ated

vie

ws

of is

olat

ed

sect

ions

of

the

A9

impr

ovem

ents

w

ill b

e fu

lly

miti

gate

d by

the

eart

h w

orks

.

Vie

ws

will

stil

l be

obt

aine

d of

the

A9

but

will

be

less

pr

omin

ent

and

simila

r to

the

orig

inal

ba

selin

e co

nditi

ons.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al

E6Te

leph

one

exch

ange

Sing

le-

stor

ey

build

ing

with

sin

gle

fros

ted

win

dow

fr

ontin

g on

to

B91

52.

225m

Low

Ope

n vi

ews

from

fr

ont o

f thi

s bu

ildin

g ac

ross

B9

152

to ro

lling

pa

stor

al g

rass

land

in

the

fore

grou

nd.

Vie

ws

of th

e A

9 an

d ve

hicl

es in

the

mid

dle

grou

nd a

re

larg

ely

obsc

ured

by

the

undu

latin

g to

pogr

aphy

Vie

ws

of

vehi

cles

will

be

larg

ely

unch

ange

d.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

alV

iew

s w

ill

rem

ain

unch

ange

d fr

om b

asel

ine

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al

Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E3Bi

rchfi

eld

Co

ttag

e &

H

ouse

Sing

le s

tore

y de

tach

ed

bung

alow

an

d tw

o st

orey

de

tach

ed

prop

erty

fr

ontin

g on

to th

e B9

152.

175-

190m

Hig

hRe

lativ

ely

open

el

evat

ed v

iew

s of

ce

rtai

n se

ctio

ns o

f th

e A

9 an

d

vehi

cles

trav

ellin

g on

the

A9

in th

e m

iddl

e gr

ound

se

t aga

inst

the

Mon

adhl

iath

m

ount

ains

in th

e di

stan

ce.

Vie

ws

of th

e ve

hicl

es w

ill

be sligh

tly

incr

ease

d.

Re-p

rofil

ed

emba

nkm

ents

w

ill b

e vi

sible

an

d th

e A

9 w

ill fo

rm a

sligh

tly m

ore

prom

inen

t fe

atur

e.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Vie

ws

will

stil

l be ob

tain

ed o

f th

e A

9 bu

t w

ill b

e le

ss

prom

inen

t an

d sim

ilar

to th

e or

igin

al

base

line

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al

E4C

airg

orm

s C

hrist

ian

Cen

tre

Sing

le s

tory

C

hurc

h an

d

smal

l hal

l ad

jace

nt to

th

e

B915

2 an

d sin

gle-

stor

y

larg

e ha

ll to

th

e re

ar.

200-

240m

Med

ium

Ope

n vi

ews

from

fr

ont o

f Chu

rch,

sm

all h

all a

nd it

s gr

ound

s ac

ross

B9

152

of a

men

ity

gras

sland

in th

e fo

regr

ound

, em

bank

men

t to

the

wes

t of

the

A9

and

pass

ing

traf

fic

in th

e m

iddl

e-gr

ound

and

the

Mon

adth

liath

m

ount

ains

in th

e di

stan

ce. N

o vi

ews

of A

9 fr

om w

ithin

th

e la

rge

hall

whi

ch is

set

bac

k fr

om th

e ro

ad a

t a

low

er e

leva

tion.

Exist

ing

view

s of

veh

icle

s tr

avel

ling

on th

e A

9 ob

tain

ed fr

om

the

Chu

rch

and

smal

l hal

l w

ill re

mai

n un

chan

ged.

No

view

s w

ill

be o

btai

ned

of th

e A

9 its

elf a

nd th

e la

rge

hall

will

co

ntin

ue to

ha

ve it

s vi

ews

rest

ricte

d by

to

pogr

aphy

an

d bo

unda

ry

vege

tatio

n

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

alV

iew

s w

ill

rem

ain

unch

ange

d fr

om b

asel

ine

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al


Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E7N

o. 1

-6 th

e K

noll

A b

unga

low

an

d fo

ur

two-

stor

ey

hous

es

fron

ting

on

to B

9152

250m

Hig

hV

iew

s of

the

A9

in th

e m

iddl

e di

stan

ce la

rgel

y ob

scur

ed b

y th

e un

dula

ting

natu

re o

f the

la

ndfo

rm b

etw

een

the

A9

and

thes

e re

cept

ors.

Glim

pses

of t

ops

of la

rge

vehi

cles

on

isol

ated

se

ctio

ns o

f the

A

9 ar

e ob

tain

ed.

Vie

ws

will

be

mor

e pr

omin

ent

from

upp

er

stor

eys.

Glim

pse

view

s of

veh

icle

s an

d iso

late

d se

ctio

ns o

f th

e A

9 w

ill

be s

light

ly

incr

ease

d.

Vie

ws

will

be

mor

e pr

omin

ent

from

pr

oper

ties

with

upp

er

stor

es a

nd

thes

e w

ill

expe

rienc

e sli

ghtly

gre

ater

im

pact

s.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Glim

pse

view

s of

veh

icle

s an

d iso

late

d se

ctio

ns

of th

e A

9 im

prov

emen

ts

will

stil

l be

obta

ined

but

w

ill b

e le

ss

prom

inen

t an

d sim

ilar t

o th

e or

igin

al

base

line

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al


Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E8N

o. 2

Su

idhe

C

resc

ent

Two-

stor

ey

sem

i-de

tach

ed

hous

e fa

cing

sou

th

340m

HIg

hV

iew

s of

A9

and

vehi

cle

trav

ellin

g on

the

A9

from

th

e lo

wer

floo

r ar

e re

stric

ted

by v

eget

atio

n an

d to

pogr

aphy

.D

istan

t scr

eene

d vi

ews

of th

e to

ps o

f veh

icle

s tr

avel

ling

on

isola

ted

sect

ions

of

the

A9

obta

ined

from

up

per s

tore

y.

Visi

bilit

y w

ill

be in

crea

sed

in th

e w

inte

r m

onth

s du

e to

the

abse

nce

of s

cree

ning

pr

ovid

ed b

y fo

liage

.

Dist

ant,

sc

reen

ed

view

s of

th

e to

ps

of v

ehic

les

trav

ellin

g on

isol

ated

se

ctio

ns o

f th

e A

9 w

ill b

e un

chan

ged.

N

o vi

ews

of

A9

will

be

obta

ined

.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

alV

iew

s w

ill

rem

ain

unch

ange

d fr

om b

asel

ine

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al


Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E9N

o. 1

1 &

12

Sui

dhe

Cre

scen

t

Two-

stor

ey

sem

i-de

tach

ed

hous

es

faci

ng th

e A

9

300m

Hig

hN

o vi

ews

of A

9 ar

e ob

tain

ed

on a

ccou

nt

of in

terv

enin

g la

ndfo

rm a

nd

vege

tatio

n.

Filte

red

glim

pse

view

s of

the

tops

of v

ehic

les

trav

ellin

g on

iso

late

d se

ctio

ns

of th

e A

9 ob

tain

ed fr

om

uppe

r sto

rey

Filte

red

glim

pse

view

s of

the

tops

of

tall

vehi

cles

tr

avel

ling

on is

olat

ed

sect

ions

of

the

A9

will

be

unch

ange

d.

No

view

s of

A

9 w

ill b

e ob

tain

ed.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

alV

iew

s w

ill

rem

ain

unch

ange

d fr

om b

asel

ine

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al

E10

No.

14 &

15

Suid

he

Cre

scen

t

Two-

stor

ey

sem

i-de

tach

ed

hous

es

faci

ng in

a

sout

h- w

est

dire

ctio

n.

225m

Hig

hV

iew

s of

the

A9

and

vehi

cles

trav

ellin

g on

the

A9

are

larg

ely

scre

ened

by

vege

tatio

n w

ithin

an

d ou

t-w

ith th

e pr

oper

ties.

Vie

ws

will

be

mor

e op

en in

the

win

ter m

onth

s.

Scre

ened

vi

ews

of

vehi

cles

and

th

e A

9 w

ill

be s

light

ly

incr

ease

d.

Re-p

rofil

ed

emba

nkm

ents

w

ill b

e vi

sible

.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Vie

ws

will

stil

l be

obt

aine

d of

the

A9

but

re-p

rofil

ed

emba

nkm

ents

w

ill b

e le

ss

prom

inen

t an

d sim

ilar t

o th

e or

igin

al

base

line

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al


Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E11

No.

1,2

&

3 Ba

ldow

Pa

rk

Two

stor

ey

sem

i-de

tach

ed

hous

es

faci

ng

nort

h.

225m

Hig

hO

bliq

ue v

iew

s of

the

tops

of

veh

icle

s tr

avel

ling

on th

e A

9 ob

tain

ed

acro

ss th

e B9

152

and

adja

cent

gr

assla

nd.

Re-p

rofil

ed

emba

nkm

ents

w

ill b

e vi

sible

in

the

mid

dle

dist

ance

. V

iew

s of

th

e to

ps

of v

ehic

les

trav

ellin

g on

th

e A

9 w

ill

be s

light

ly

incr

ease

d.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Vie

ws

will

stil

l be

obt

aine

d of

the

tops

of

larg

e ve

hicl

es

on th

e A

9 bu

t re

-pro

filed

em

bank

men

ts

will

be

less

pr

omin

ent

and

simila

r to

the

orig

inal

ba

selin

e co

nditi

ons.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al

E12

No.

4, 5

, 6

& 7

Bal

dow

Pa

rk

Two-

stor

ey

deta

ched

ho

uses

fa

cing

ea

st-w

est,

to

war

ds th

e A

9

225-

275m

Hig

hV

iew

s of

the

A9

from

low

er fl

oor

are

rest

ricte

d by

a g

rass

ed

bund

loca

ted

to th

e w

est o

f th

ese

prop

ertie

s.

Vie

ws

of v

ehic

les

trav

ellin

g on

the

A9

from

upp

er

stor

ey w

indo

ws

are

part

ially

sc

reen

ed b

y a

line

of m

atur

e tr

ees

alon

g th

e B9

152.

The

gras

sed

bund

will

co

ntin

ue to

sc

reen

vie

ws

from

low

er

floor

s. N

ew

emba

nkm

ents

w

ill b

e vi

sible

from

up

per fl

oors

an

d vi

ews

of v

ehic

les

trav

ellin

g on

th

e A

9 w

ill

be s

light

ly

incr

ease

d.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Vie

ws

will

stil

l be ob

tain

ed

of v

ehic

les

trav

ellin

g on

th

e A

9 bu

t re

-pro

filed

em

bank

men

ts

will

be

less

pr

omin

ent

and

simila

r to

the

orig

inal

ba

selin

e co

nditi

ons.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al


Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E13

Plot

s 25

, 26

, 27

&

28 B

aldo

w

Park

Two-

stor

ey

deta

ched

pr

oper

ties,

th

ree

orie

nted

ea

st-w

est,

225-

275m

Hig

hV

iew

s of

the

A9

from

low

er

floor

are

par

tially

re

stric

ted

by a

gr

asse

d bu

nd

loca

ted

to th

e w

est o

f the

se

prop

ertie

s.

Plan

ting

on th

e bu

nd is

not

yet

m

atur

e an

d th

us

open

vie

ws

of

tops

of v

ehic

les

trav

ellin

g on

the

A9

are

obta

ined

. It

is lik

ely

that

the

vege

tatio

n w

ill

scre

en v

iew

s on

ce

esta

blish

ed.

Unt

il ve

geta

tion

on th

e bu

nd

mat

ures

su

ffici

ently

to

scr

een

view

s, n

ew

emba

nkm

ents

w

ill b

e vi

sible

from

up

per fl

oors

an

d vi

ews

of v

ehic

les

trav

ellin

g on

th

e A

9 w

ill

be s

light

ly

incr

ease

d.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Plan

ting

on

the

bund

will

be

mat

ure

enou

gh to

sc

reen

vie

ws

of th

e A

9 an

d ve

hicl

es

trav

ellin

g on

th

e A

9

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al


Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E14

The

Man

se

(Mon

tcof

fer

– on

the

OS

map

)

Larg

e de

tach

ed

two-

stor

ey

prop

erty

100m

Hig

hN

o vi

ews

of th

e A

9 ar

e ob

tain

ed

as th

e la

ndfo

rm

to th

e re

ar o

f th

is pr

oper

ty is

el

evat

ed a

nd th

e A

9 is

loca

ted

in

a sli

ght c

uttin

g.

Filte

red

view

s of

to

ps o

f lar

ge

vehi

cle

on A

9 ar

e

obta

ined

du

ring

win

ter

mon

ths

due

to th

e ab

senc

e of

scr

eeni

ng

prov

ided

by

folia

ge.

Exist

ing

filte

red

view

s of

larg

e ve

hicl

es

trav

ellin

g on

the

A9

obta

ined

from

up

per s

tory

w

indo

ws

durin

g th

e w

inte

r mon

ths

will

be

sligh

tly

incr

ease

d.

Vehi

cles

tr

avel

ling

on th

e A

9 w

ill fo

rm a

sli

ghtly

mor

e pr

omin

ent

feat

ure.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Filte

red

view

s of

veh

icle

s an

d iso

late

d se

ctio

ns

of th

e A

9 im

prov

emen

ts

will

stil

l be

obta

ined

but

w

ill b

e le

ss

prom

inen

t an

d sim

ilar t

o th

e or

igin

al

base

line

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al


Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E15

Alv

ie S

choo

l

Low

cl

assr

oom

bl

ocks

and

a

smal

l har

d su

rfac

ed

play

grou

nd

100m

Low

Hea

vily

scr

eene

d vi

ews

of to

ps

of la

rge

vehi

cle

on A

9 ob

tain

ed

from

bou

ndar

y of

sc

hool

thro

ugh

inte

rven

ing

dens

e se

mi-m

atur

e w

oodl

and

. No

view

s of

the

A9

obta

ined

.

The

rem

oval

of

som

e sc

reen

ing

woo

dlan

d w

ill

part

ially

ope

n up

vie

ws

of

vehi

cles

.

Vehi

cles

tr

avel

ling

on th

e A

9 w

ill fo

rm a

sli

ghtly

mor

e pr

omin

ent

feat

ure.

Vie

ws

will

be

incr

ease

d du

ring

the

win

ter

mon

ths.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Vie

ws

of

larg

e ve

hicl

es

trav

ellin

g on

th

e A

9 w

ill b

e fu

lly m

itiga

ted

by n

ew

woo

dlan

d pl

antin

g an

d cl

ose

boar

ded

timbe

r scr

een

fenc

e. V

iew

s ob

tain

ed

simila

r to

the

orig

inal

ba

selin

e co

nditi

ons.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al


Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E16

East

er/

Wes

ter

Dal

radd

y C

otta

ge

Det

ache

d bu

ngal

ows

300m

Hig

hV

iew

s of

the

A9

and

vehi

cles

tr

avel

ling

on th

e A

9 ar

e pa

rtia

lly

scre

ened

by

loca

lised

pla

ntin

g w

ithin

thes

e pr

oper

ties

and

by in

terv

enin

g la

ndfo

rm a

s a

sect

ion

of th

e A

9 is

loca

ted

in

a cu

ttin

g. V

iew

s w

ill b

e m

ore

open

dur

ing

the

win

ter d

ue

to th

e ab

senc

e of

scr

eeni

ng

prov

ided

by

folia

ge.

Filte

red

view

s of

sec

tions

of

the

A9

and

vehi

cles

tr

avel

ling

on

the

A9

will

be

slig

htly

in

crea

sed.

A9

will

form

a

sligh

tly la

rger

fe

atur

e in

the

view

.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Filte

red

view

s of

veh

icle

s an

d iso

late

d se

ctio

ns

of th

e A

9 im

prov

emen

ts

will

stil

l be

obta

ined

but

w

ill b

e le

ss

prom

inen

t an

d sim

ilar t

o th

e or

igin

al

base

line

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al


Vis

ual

Am

enit

y Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsit

ivit

yEx

isti

ng V

iew

O

peni

ng

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

Des

ign

Year

Mag

nitu

de

of C

hang

eIm

pact

E17

B915

2

Min

or ro

ad

runn

ing

para

llel t

o th

e A

9 to

th

e ea

st.

Varie

sLo

wV

iew

s of

the

A9

vary

from

not

be

ing

visib

le a

t al

l (on

acc

ount

of

inte

rven

ing

built

fo

rm, v

eget

atio

n an

d la

ndfo

rm)

to b

eing

ope

nly

visib

le. V

iew

s to

the

A9

are

scre

ened

alo

ng

the

maj

ority

of t

he

nort

hern

sec

tion.

W

ithin

the

cent

ral s

ectio

n,

view

s ar

e ob

tain

ed

give

n th

e lim

ited

dept

h of

pla

ntin

g,

but s

till r

emai

n re

stric

ted.

Ove

r th

is ar

ea, v

iew

s in

th

e w

inte

r mon

ths

will

bec

ome

signi

fican

tly

grea

ter d

ue to

the

lack

of s

cree

ning

af

ford

ed b

y fo

liage

.

Rem

oval

of

som

e m

atur

e in

terv

enin

g ve

geta

tion

and

crea

tion

of n

ew/

re-p

rofil

ing

of e

xist

ing

emba

nkm

ents

w

ill re

sult

in m

ore

open

vie

ws

of th

e A

9 al

ong

cert

ain

sect

ions

of t

he

min

or ro

ad

Med

ium

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Vie

ws

of

theA

9 w

ill b

e fu

lly m

itiga

ted

by n

ew

woo

dlan

d pl

antin

g.

Vie

ws

obta

ined

sim

ilar t

o th

e or

igin

al

base

line

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutr

al


Visual Amenity Table 2 – Visual Amenity Receptors located to the West

Visu

al

Am

enity

Re

cept

or

Dis

t.Se

nsiti

vity

Exis

ting

View

Ope

ning

Yea

rM

agni

tude

of

Cha

nge

Impa

ctD

esig

n Ye

arM

agni

tude

of

Cha

nge

Impa

ct

W1

Mea

dow

side

Hou

se/

Avie

mor

e H

olid

ay

Cot

tage

s

Seve

ral s

ingl

e/tw

o-st

orey

se

lf ca

terin

g ch

alet

s

Hig

hEl

evat

ed v

iew

s of

the

A9

scre

ened

by

den

se w

ood

at

mos

t tim

es o

f yea

r. Vi

ews m

ore

open

in

win

ter m

onth

s;

how

ever

A9

is no

t a

signi

fican

t det

ract

or

in th

e at

tract

ive

view

s obt

aine

d by

th

is pr

oper

ty.

Scre

ened

vie

ws

of v

ehicl

es

trave

lling

on th

e A

9 w

ill re

mai

n un

chan

ged.

In

terv

enin

g sc

reen

ing

vege

tatio

n w

ill be

una

ffect

ed.

Neg

ligib

lew

Neu

tral

View

s will

rem

ain

unch

ange

d fro

m b

asel

ine

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutra

l

W2

Leau

lt Fa

rm

Sing

le st

orey

bu

ngal

ow a

nd

asso

ciate

d fa

rm b

uild

ings

350m

Hig

hO

bliq

ue la

rgel

y op

en

view

s of v

ehicl

es

trave

lling

on th

e A

9 ob

tain

ed.

View

s of

vehi

cles/n

ew

emba

nkm

ents

w

ill be

slig

htly

in

crea

sed.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

View

s will

still

be o

btai

ned

of v

ehicl

es

trave

lling

on

the

A9

but

re-p

rofil

ed

emba

nkm

ents

w

ill be

less

pr

omin

ent a

nd

simila

r to

the

orig

inal

bas

elin

e co

nditi

ons.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutra

l


W3

Kinc

raig

H

ouse

Thre

e-st

orey

de

tach

ed

hist

oric

pr

oper

ty

400m

Hig

hLo

ng d

istan

ce,

larg

ely

open

vie

ws

of v

ehicl

es tr

avel

ling

on th

e A

9 an

d iso

late

d se

ctio

ns o

f th

e A

9 ar

e ob

tain

ed

betw

een

undu

latin

g to

pogr

aphy

Long

dist

ance

la

rgel

y op

en

view

s of t

he A

9 w

ill be

slig

htly

in

crea

sed.

The

A

9 w

ill fo

rm a

sli

ghtly

larg

er

feat

ure

in v

iew

s ob

tain

ed a

s ne

w e

arth

wor

ks

will

be v

isibl

e an

d m

itiga

tion

plan

ting

will

not

be fu

lly m

atur

e.

Low

Sl

ight

adve

rse

View

s will

still

be o

btai

ned

of th

e A

9 bu

t w

ill be

less

pr

omin

ent a

nd

simila

r to

the

orig

inal

bas

elin

e co

nditi

ons.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutra

l

W4

Loch

Cot

tage

Two-

stor

ey

prop

erty

270m

Hig

hSm

all m

ound

lo

cate

d in

clo

se

prox

imity

pre

vent

s vie

ws o

f the

A9.

D

istan

t, la

rgel

y op

en v

iew

s of s

mal

l iso

late

d se

ctio

ns

the

A9

are

obta

ined

be

twee

n un

dula

ting

topo

grap

hy fr

om

area

s with

in th

e ga

rden

onl

y.

Exist

ing

dist

ant

view

s of s

ome

sect

ions

the

A9

obta

ined

from

ar

eas w

ithin

th

e ga

rden

w

ill be

slig

htly

in

crea

sed;

ho

wev

er th

e A

9 w

ill no

t be

a sig

nific

ant

detra

ctor

.

View

s will

not

be si

gnifi

cant

ly

incr

ease

d du

ring

the

win

ter m

onth

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutra

lD

istan

t vie

ws

of is

olat

ed

sect

ions

the

A9

impr

ovem

ents

ob

tain

ed fr

om

area

s with

in

the

gard

en b

e fu

lly m

itiga

ted.

Vi

ews w

ill st

ill be

obt

aine

d of

the

A9

but

will

be le

ss

prom

inen

t and

sim

ilar t

o th

e or

igin

al b

asel

ine

cond

ition

s.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutra

l


W5

Kinc

raig

Far

m

Two-

stor

ey

hist

oric

hous

e

450m

Hig

hVi

ews t

o th

e A

9 ar

e sc

reen

ed b

y m

atur

e tre

es lo

cate

d w

ithin

th

e fro

nt g

arde

n.

Glim

pse

view

s of

vehi

cles t

rave

lling

on so

me

sect

ions

of

the

A9

are

obta

ined

be

twee

n un

dula

ting

gras

sland

.

Exist

ing

glim

pse

view

s of

veh

icles

tra

vellin

g on

th

e A

9 w

ill be

slig

htly

in

crea

sed;

ho

wev

er th

e A

9 w

ill no

t be

a sig

nific

ant

detra

ctor

.

View

s will

not

be si

gnifi

cant

ly

incr

ease

d du

ring

the

win

ter m

onth

s.

Low

Slig

ht

adve

rse

Filte

red

long

di

stan

ce v

iew

s of

the

A9

impr

ovem

ents

ob

tain

ed w

ill be

fu

lly m

itiga

ted.

View

s will

still

be o

btai

ned

of th

e A

9 bu

t w

ill be

less

pr

omin

ent.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutra

l

W6

Wes

tern

D

elfo

ur

Five,

two-

stor

y ho

liday

co

ttage

s tha

t fo

rm p

art o

f A

lvie

Esta

te

680m

Med

ium

Long

dist

ance

vie

ws

cont

aine

d by

mat

ure

pine

woo

dlan

d su

rroun

ding

Alvi

e Es

tate

s. Fil

tere

d gl

imps

es o

f top

s of

larg

e ve

hicle

s on

the

A9

obta

ined

to

the

north

east

from

tra

ck in

fron

t of

prop

ertie

s.

No

view

s fro

m

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W7

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four

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610m

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W8

East

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four

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(SA

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W9

New

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t D

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liday

co

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ium

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to

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W10

East

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four

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rm

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bung

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and

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9 ar

e ob

tain

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north

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t of a

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road

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mat

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pine

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at

surro

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on so

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sect

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A9

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mai

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nditi

ons.

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ligib

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l

W11

Trac

ks/

Foot

path

to

the

wes

t of

the

A9

Low

View

s of t

he A

9 fro

m th

e ac

cess

tra

cks i

n m

ost

part

are

heav

ily

scre

ened

by

mat

ure

woo

dlan

d ve

geta

tion.

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limps

es o

f veh

icles

th

roug

h th

e tre

es

are

likel

y to

be

mor

e op

en in

the

win

ter

mon

ths.

Rem

oval

of

vege

tatio

n an

d re

-pro

filed

slo

pes w

ill re

sult

in m

ore

open

vie

ws o

f par

ts

of th

e A

9 un

til

the

miti

gatio

n pl

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g ge

ts

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blish

ed.

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ium

Slig

ht

adve

rse

View

s of t

he

A9

will

be fu

lly

miti

gate

d an

d re

stor

ed to

thei

r or

igin

al le

vel o

f in

trusio

n.

Neg

ligib

leN

eutra

l

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