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This Non-Technical Summary presents the findings of the Preliminary Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for offshore and onshore environmental factors considered for the proposed East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarmproject. The project is being proposed by East Anglia THREE Limited, a subsidiary of East Anglia Offshore Wind Limited. East Anglia Offshore Wind Limited is a joint venture between ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall Wind Power Limited. Where possible the use of technical language has been avoided.


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East Anglia Offshore Wind Limited (EAOW) has a Zone Development Agreement with The Crown Estate to develop up to 7.2 gigawatts (GW) of wind capacity off the coast of East Anglia, in the East Anglia Zone. The East Anglia Zone will be developed as a number of individual windfarms, depending on each securing the relevant consents and approvals.


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The first project to be brought forward in the East Anglia Zone was the East Anglia ONE Offshore Windfarm Project (East Anglia ONE). The DCO application for this was submitted in November 2012 and a decision is currently awaited from the Secretary of State.


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The proposed East Anglia THREE project and East Anglia FOUR project comprise the second phase of development for the Zone. The proposed East Anglia THREE project is the first of these projects to be brought forward. The proposed East Anglia FOUR project will be subject to a separate DCO application in 2015. The projects above and the Zone are indicated in Figure 1.


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This document relates to the PEIR for the proposed East Anglia THREE project. The environmental factors considered below have all been assessed in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 (the EIA Regulations). This document reports on the progress of the EIA to date. The final results of this EIA will be published in an Environmental Statement (ES) which will accompany the application for consent for East Anglia THREE.


Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014


East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm


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