This content requires Adobe Flash Player version
or later.
Either you do not have Adobe Flash Player installed,
or your version is too old,
or there is a problem with your Flash installation and we were unable to detect it.
operation of the converter station there would be continual operational noise and lighting impacts which have the potential to impact bats through illumination of adjacent habitats.
60.
In the unlikely event of a cable failure there may be a need to access the buried cables to enable the replacement of a failed cable section. Such unplanned repairs are expected to have potential impacts similar to those of construction, however they are likely to be more localised, of smaller scale and temporary.
4.3.3 Potential impacts during decommissioning 61.
It is not proposed that the cable would be removed from the ground following decommissioning and therefore no impacts are anticipated, however where cables have been installed in pre-installed ducts it may prove possible to extract the cables relatively easily during the decommissioning phase. No decision has been made regarding the final decommissioning policy for the converter station, as it is recognised that industry best practice, rules and legislation change over time. The decommissioning methodology cannot be finalised until immediately prior to decommissioning; but would be in line with relevant policy at that time.
4.3.4 Cumulative and in-combination impacts 62.
Cumulative impacts will be considered as part of the EIA process. This will require a desk-top exercise and consultation with local stakeholders to identify potential projects with which there could be interactions.
In the scenario in which no
elements of the onshore infrastructure required to connect East Anglia THREE and East Anglia FOUR to the National Grid are consented as part of the East Anglia ONE application, there is the potential for cumulative impacts from construction of the onshore electrical transmission works of up to three separate windfarm projects during three separate periods.
4.4 Agreed positions with regard to onshore ecology for East Anglia ONE 63.
The positions relevant to onshore ecology agreed between EAOW and Natural England in the Statement of Common Ground (SoCG) for East Anglia ONE are listed below in Table 9. In addition to these points, the agreements regarding Principles of Development (as set out in Section 2 of the SoCG, which were either agreed, principles agreed or agreed subject to implementation) should be noted as these refer to the site selection of the onshore elements.
64.
EAOW see these positions as the starting point for discussions for East Anglia THREE and East Anglia FOUR.
Evidence Plan
East Anglia THREE & East Anglia FOUR Offshore Windfarms
Onshore Ecology Method Statement Page 23 October 2013