5 SCREENING OF THE WINDFARM DEVELOPMENT ON HABITATS AND SPECIES


5.1 Introduction 50.


The potential effects arising from the proposed project can be identified in a generic manner, as was done during the scoping process (EATL 2012). Those identified potential effects were:


 Disturbance and displacement of species, including prey species;  Changes to the sediment regime affecting species, including prey species;  Collision of bird species with wind turbine components;  Barrier to species movements;  Loss, fragmentation and degradation of habitats; and  Pollution of habitats.


51.


The Evidence Plan process has considered potential effects on receptors in finer detail by examining the potential for effects on the categories of European and Ramsar site interest features i.e. habitats, marine mammals, birds etc. That examination of effects by category of interest feature is set out below.


52.


With regard to the potential effects that operate at a distance, this will be considered in more detail in the second part of the screening process that will be informed by the detailed modelling work that is being carried out.


5.2 Offshore


5.2.1 Offshore Habitats 53.


The key factors that will applied during the HRA screening process are:  Potential effects (source); and  Proximity of source to feature (i.e. SAC) (pathway and receptor).


5.2.1.1 Potential effects (Source) 54.


The conservation objectives for offshore Annex I habitats are to “maintain or restore the habitat in Favourable Condition”.


HRA High Level Screening May 2014


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