4.3 Zone Appraisal and Planning (ZAP) 9.
The ZAP Process was introduced by The Crown Estate as a non-statutory strategic approach to zone design and project identification for each of the Round 3 zones. The main aims of the ZAP process are to:
Optimise the development opportunity within the Zone through identification of the most technically and environmentally suitable development sites.
Assess cumulative and in-combination impacts across the entire Zone and in relation to other nearby offshore windfarm developments and marine activities.
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Encourage wider stakeholder engagement at a strategic level to help inform the longer term development strategy.
The initial ZAP process for the East Anglia Zone comprised two key elements: 11.
Zonal Technical Appraisal (ZTA) – focusing on the key physical characteristics of the Zone e.g. water depth and seabed geology; and
Zonal Environmental Appraisal (ZEA) – focusing on key environmental, social and economic characteristics of the Zone.
As part of the ZAP process EAOW established an expert panel of key consultees to provide valued input into the various stages of the process. The members of this panel were:
Marine Management Organisation (MMO);
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA);
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA); and
Trinity House.
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The Crown Estate also participated as an observer.
The ZTA utilised data from zonal geophysical and geotechnical surveys, as well as from publicly available hydrographic and geological, to better understand the technical constraints within the zone. This included:
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm
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Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) – also representing the interests of Natural England;
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