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Meeting with the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC)
Bristol, 25th January 2011
Summary
- Project Overview
- Timeline
- EIA Surveys progress
- Consultation progress
Round 1 and 2 Extensions Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Round 1 and 2 Extensions Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Round 1 and 2 Extensions Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm Meeting with the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) Bristol, 25th January 2011 Summary Project Overview Timeline EIA Surveys progress Consultation progress
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Burbo Bank Extension – Final Site awarded by TCE (April 2010)
- Total Area: 40 km2
- Capacity: 234 MW (indicative)
- Key Issues:
- Visual Impact (7-12 km)
- Shipping
- Birds (Red-Throated Divers,
Common Scoters)
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Export Cable Route – Grid Connection Options
- Birkenhead*
- Deeside (Connah's Quay)*
- Gwynt-Y-Mor (St Asaph,
Denbighshire)*
* indicative cable routes, subject to modification once final choice for one of the grid connection options is made
- Contract with National Grid to be
signed 28th January (indicatively)
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Consents & Consenting Authorities
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Offshore Wind Farm Elements Consents Consenting Authorities
Integral Part of the Development
Site DCO IPC (with MMO) Turbines IPC (with MMO) Interarray Cable IPC (with MMO) Offshore Substation IPC (with MMO) Offshore Export Cable
(in English Waters)
DCO + deemed FEPA/Marine Licence IPC (with MMO) Offshore Export Cable
(in Welsh Waters, up to the MHWM)
DCO + FEPA/Marine Licence WAG (with MCU) / IPC to provide input through the MMO
Associated Part of the Development
Onshore Cable
(in Welsh Territory, from the MLWM)
Planning Permission Local Planning Authority(ies) Onshore Substation
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* indicative cable route, substation and turbine position, subject to modification
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Indicative Timeline – Burbo Bank Extension
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EIA Surveys (underway and planned – indicative dates)
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- Geophysical Surveys: October to November 2010
- Shipping Surveys & Navigation Risk Assessment: surveys: 1st survey
summer 2011, 2nd survey winter 2011; hazard workshop Q3 2011, report: December 2011
- Gas Platform buffers/Helicopter/Aviation impact Assessment: Q3 2011
- Benthic & Intertidal Surveys: April to May 2011
- Birds & Marine Mammals Surveys: Aerial (Nov 2010-Oct 2011), Boat (Apr
2011-Sept 2011)
- Onshore EIA: Tenders received and being assessed; undertaken late
February until August 2011 (depending on grid contract signature date)
- Fisheries Surveys: April and October 2011
- MetOcean & Coastal Processes Survey: April to June 2011
- Seascape & Landscape Visual Impact Assessment: Tender released early
Feb 2011; undertaken April/May 2011
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S42 Consultation
- Informal Consultations held in the past 6 months with several statutory
and non statutory consultees:
- Discussions on their Scoping Opinions
- EIA survey methodologies & scope of works circulated to relevant
stakeholders
- Key communication pathways established
- Formal Consultations to likely start February 2011 – after grid contract is
indicatively signed 28th January and Section 46 notification to IPC is made
- Preliminary Environmental Information document being drafted
(summarised Scoping Report including timetable of EIA surveys upcoming/undertaken and results if any)
- Draft EIA Chapters to be sent out as soon as surveys and analysis
completed.
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S47 Consultation - Local Authorities
- Individual meetings held in November 2010 to
discuss their Scoping Opinions and introduce the Statement of Community Consultation process
- Collective meeting scheduled on February 17th
- To agree on the SoCC contents, methodologies and
consultation tools;
- to discuss collaboration with DONG and amongst
themselves
- Framework agreements to support local authorities
as a group (e.g. Planning Performance Agreements)
- SoCC likely to be published end March 2011
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