7.
Discussion and agreement with key stakeholders; and Application of expert-based judgement.
The potential effects upon marine geology, oceanography and physical processes have been assessed conservatively using realistic ‘worst case’ characteristics for the proposed East Anglia THREE project.
8.
The assessment of potential effects has been made with specific reference to the relevant National Policy Statements (NPS). These are the principal decision-making documents for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP). Those relevant toMarine Geology, Oceanography and Physical Processes are:
9. Overarching NPS for Energy (EN-1) (July 2011); and NPS for Renewable Energy Infrastructure (EN-3) (July 2011).
Relevant aspects of EN-1 and EN-3 are presented later in section 7.4.1. This chapter of the PEIR either directly addresses these issues or provides information which enables these issues to be directly addressed in other, more relevant chapters, most notably: Chapter 8Marine Water and Sediment Quality; Chapter 10 Benthic Ecology; Chapter 11 Fish and Shellfish Ecology; Chapter 14 Commercial Fisheries; Chapter 15 Shipping and Navigation; and Chapter 17 Offshore Archaeology and Cultural Heritage.
10. 11.
All figures referred to in this chapter are provided in Volume 2 of the PEIR.
This chapter should be read in conjunction with Appendices 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5, which are presented in Volume 3 of this PEIR.
7.2 Consultation 12.
The Scoping Report for the proposed East Anglia THREE project was published on the Planning Inspectorate website in November 2012. To date, none of the formal responses received relate specifically to marine geology, oceanography or physical processes.
13. However, the various responses previously received in relation to the physical environment in response to the Scoping Report for the proposed East Anglia ONE project have provided useful information about the type of physical process issues that would need to be considered for the proposed East Anglia THREE project.
14.
In addition to the Scoping Report, a Physical Processes Background Paper was submitted to Natural England (NE) and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and
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