The Hornsea Round 3 Offshore Wind Project Presentation to PINS 22 nd March 2012
Agenda 1. Introductions 2. Actions from previous meeting and monthly telcons 3. Project One Update a. Surveys b. Programme c. Phase 4 Consultation 4. Project Two Update a. Surveys b. Programme c. Phase 1 Consultation 5. PINS Review a. draft DCO b. draft Explanatory Memorandum c. draft plans d. draft Consultation Report e. draft HRA documents f. draft Marine Licence 6. Other key documentation a. Funding Statement b. Statement of Reasons c. Book of Reference 7. Transboundary consultation 8. Interface with other PINS projects a. C.GEN b. Highways Agency c. Able Marine Energy Park 9. DECC 27 th Round Appropriate Assessment (Oil & Gas) 10. Approach to decommissioning impacts 11. AOB
1. Introductions
2. Actions from Previous Meeting (12 th December 2012)
Actions from Previous Meeting (12 th December 2012) 1. The Planning Inspectorate to direct SWL to s51 advice regarding Funding Statements and the MMO letter regarding the definition of ‘maintain’ in DCOs. 2. SWL to make follow-up considerations where appropriate, including updates to dDCO and Explanatory Memorandum. – incorporated into version issued at Phase 4 3. The Planning Inspectorate to respond to SWL’s query regarding transboundary screening. 4. The Planning Inspectorate to comment on the CIA Strategy document. - Issued 5. SWL to provide the Inspectorate with a copy of the draft HRA Report when available and Planning Inspectorate to comment if time and resources allow. – issued at Phase 4 6. The Planning Inspectorate to review a final iteration of the dDCO together with Explanatory Memorandum, draft Land Plans and compulsory acquisition documents, and to review the draft Consultation Report.
3. Project One Update
Hornsea Zone – Project One Agreement for Lease from The Crown Estate for Project One signed on 20 th July 2011 and cable route AfL signed January 2012
HVAC/HVDC Transmission Options HVDC HVAC
MetMast • SMart Wind conducted a maintenance visit to the met mast, between 15/02/2013 and 19/02/2013. During this visit all of the navigation aids were inspected thoroughly and all faults were corrected. Before the maintenance technicians left the met mast, all navigation aids were tested and were confirmed fully operational.
Hornsea Offshore Survey Activity 2012
Bird & Marine Mammal Surveys • Southern Star Survey - Complete • Aerial Surveys - Complete
Other Surveys • No Geotechnical Surveys planned for 2013 • No further potting surveys planned for 2013
Key Stakeholder Meetings (since last PINS Meeting on 12/12/12) Since last PINS Meeting, 12/12/12 Near future Maritime & Coastguard Agency English Heritage P&O Navigation stakeholder workshop C.GEN MMO Marine Licence workshop Civil Aviation Authority Natural England E.ON N Lincs Council East Lindsey DC Fairfield Energy Humberside Airport Helicopter Operators workshop Humberside Airport National Grid Parliamentary Reception Perenco RSPB THLS/MCA Centrica Commercial Fisheries Environment Agency JNCC, NE, MMO, Cefas MIEU Dutch Environment Ministry
Phase 1 Consultation Events Approach to consultation presented in Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC) Phase 1 Consultation Events • 15 th March to 15 th April 2011 • Held at venues along 3 broad cable route corridors • Over 200 attendees over 11 events • Widespread Local TV and Newspaper Coverage • 0800 tel number & Freepost return cards • Children’s activities Questionnaires • 65 completed and returned • 92% support the Hornsea Project One • 98% of respondents said they felt better informed as a result of attending the consultation event.
Phase 2 Consultation Events Phase 2 Consultation Events • Events were held at venues closest proximity to the preferred onshore cable route corridor and other associated onshore development. • Over 250 attendees over 8 events in November 4 th November to 16 th December 2011 • • 42 day consultation period • Local residents, businesses, community groups and organisations with postcodes within 400m of the preferred cable route corridor, landing point and within 1.5km of the proposed converter station boundary • Landowners likely to be affected by the preferred cable route corridor Invitations and Publicity • Section 42 Prescribed Consultees – 285 recipients • 2,074 residents within 400m of the cable route and 1.5km of potential convertor station sites • 117 Landowners, occupiers and land agents • Over 5,000 non-statutory invited to comment • 646 Website registrants invited to comment • MPs, local government members and officers and local VIPs • Over 200 questionnaires completed both online and hardcopies • >50 written responses to S.42 - no comments received from consultees on project parameter iterations included in Phase 2
Phase 3 Consultation • 42 day consultation period – 1 st August to 12 th September 2012 • 57 responses to date • Release of Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) • Release of Project Update Issue 3 (acting as Non-Technical Summary to PEIR) • Incorporation of HVAC Transmission Technology and 2nd Scoping Opinion issued by IPC in 17th May 2012 • By correspondence only • All information available on www.smartwind.co.uk • Section 42 and 47 recipients receive d CDROM and hardcopy NTS • Over 3,000 recipients including: o Statutory and Non-Statuory Consultees o Local residents, businesses and organisations with postcodes within 400m of the preferred cable route corridor and landing point and 1.5km from the boundaries of the four candidate converter station sites. o Members of British and European Parliaments with local constituencies wholly or partly within the consultation boundary. o District and county councillors with wards/divisions wholly or partly within the consultation boundary. o Website registrants & stakeholders who completed questionnaires
Phase 4 Consultation Phase 4 Consultation • Phase 4 Consultation was the final stage of consultation. • Provided all stakeholders the opportunity to review and comment on all draft documents, reports and plans that will accompany the application to the Planning Inspectorate. • 8,500 pages, 174 files, 2.1Gb 42 days consultation period ended 13 th March 2013 • Date Venue Saturday 23 Feb Main Concourse Phase 4 Consultation Events Tues 19 Feb Grimsby Town Hall - St Stephens Shopping Assembly Room Centre Town Hall Square 110 Ferensway Hull Grimsby HU2 8LN • Public consultation events held at the same locations DN31 1HX Monday 25 Feb Laceby Community as previously held Phase 2 consultation events Wednesday 20 East Halton Village Hall Centre Feb Townside High Street • 3,596 stakeholders issued Phase 4 information for East Halton Laceby comment DN40 3NS DN37 7AA Tuesday 26 Feb North Killingholme • Land notices along cable route Thursday 21 Feb Holton le Clay Village Hall Community Centre Village Green Picksley Crescent North Killingholme R/O Junior School DN40 3LX Holton-le-Clay DN36 5DR Wednesday 27 Immingham Civic Centre Feb Lyndsey Suite Friday 22 Feb North Cotes Village Hall Pelham Road Lock Road Immingham North Cotes NE Lincs DN36 5UP DN40 1QF
Phase 4 Consultation – 65 S.42 Responses and 32 S.47 Responses logged County, District and Parish Councils Centrica Energy East Lindsey District Council Centrica Plc Hull City Council Chamber of Shipping Lincolnshire County Council E.ON Lincolnshire County Council Archaeology E.ON Humber Gateway Melton Borough Council GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd Norfolk County Council GPSS North East Lincolnshire Council Humberside Fire and Rescue North Yorkshire County Council Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nottinghamshire County Council National Grid Peterborough City Council National Grid Humber Pipeline Scarborough Borough Council Network Rail West Lindsey District Council North Coates Airfield Woodmansey Parish Council RSPB RYA International The Coal Authority Belgian Authorities (Fishing & Navigation) Total Dutch Environment Ministry S.47 Statutory Advisors Various residents and landowners – local jobs, traffic management, noise, English Heritage land drains, HDD, archaeology interest, etc. Environment Agency Health Protection Agency Highways Agency HSE JNCC / NE MCA MMO Natural England Trinity House
S.48 Notice issued to local newspapers and National Papers (Lloyds List, Fairplay, Independent, London Gazeteer)
Project One Programme
Option A : One Phase Programme
Option B: Phased Programme
4. Introduction to Project Two
Project Two • Adjacent to Project One • Offshore site area of Approximately 407 km2 and Cable route to shore • Potential generating capacity of up to 1,800 MW • Grid connection point at existing Killingholme Substation (same as Project One)
Project Parameters
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