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Whether there are no satisfactory alternatives to the activity proposed (that would not incur the risk of offence); and
That the licensing of the activity will not result in a negative impact on the species’/ population’s FCS.
Under the revised definitions of ‘deliberate disturbance’ in the HR and OMR, chronic exposure and/or displacement of animals could be regarded as a disturbance offence. If these risks cannot be avoided, then EATL is likely to be required to apply for a marine wildlife licence from the MMO in order to be exempt from the offence.
51.
An EPS licence, if granted, will be valid for a limited time period, therefore an application will be submitted after the Development Consent Order (DCO) application is made prior to the onset of construction, and in consultation with the relevant Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies.
52.
The EPS licence application will be submitted post consent, and at least three to six months prior to the start of construction, such that the most up to date information can be used in the assessment of the potential impacts on the FCS of the species concerned. At this time the project design envelope will have been further refined through detailed design and procurement activities and hence further detail will be available on the construction techniques selected for the construction of the windfarm than are available at the time of writing this PEIR, as well as full consideration of the mitigation measures that will be in place following the development of the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) including a MMMP.
53. This approach has been agreed with Natural England (Table 12.1).
12.4.2 Data sources 54.
The generic data sources outlined in Table 12.6 have been used to inform the description of the existing environment and the study area in relation to marine mammals. In addition the following reports relating to the development of the East Anglia Zone have been used:
East Anglia Offshore Wind Limited. 2012b. East Anglia ONE Environmental Statement. Chapter 11 Marine Mammals; and
East Anglia Offshore Wind Limited. 2012c. Zonal Environmental Appraisal (ZEA) Report.
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm
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