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Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement: Volume 3, Chapter 10 – Socio-economics PINS Document Reference: A6.3.10 APFP Regulation 5(2)(a) Date: May 2018 Chapter 10 – Socio-economics Environmental Statement May 2018 Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Statement Liability Volume 3 Chapter 10 – Socio-economics This report has been prepared by Regeneris Consulting Limited, with all reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of their contract with Orsted Power (UK) Ltd. as a subcontractor to RPS. Report Number: A6.3.10 Version: Final Date: May 2018 This report is also downloadable from the Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm website at: www.hornseaproject3.co.uk Ørsted Prepared by: Regeneris Consulting Limited 5 Howick Place, Contributors: RPS London, SW1P 1WG Checked by: Andrew Guyton and Sarah Drljaca © Orsted Power (UK) Ltd., 2018. All rights reserved Accepted by: Sophie Banham Front cover picture: Kite surfer near a UK offshore wind farm © Orsted Hornsea Project Three (UK) Ltd., 2018. Approved by: Stuart Livesey i Chapter 10 – Socio-economics Environmental Statement May 2018 Table of Contents Table 10.17: Tourism Volume and Value, 2015. ..................................................................................................... 21 Table 10.18: Overnight Tourism Volume and Value by Visit Type, 2016. ............................................................... 21 10. Socio-economics ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Table 10.19: Top 10 Visitor Attractions in New Anglia Local Economic Development Study Area by Number of 10.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Visitors, 2016. ..................................................................................................................................... 21 10.2 Purpose of this chapter ................................................................................................................................ 1 Table 10.20: Population: total and working age, Humber LEP 2016. ...................................................................... 22 Table 10.21: Labour market performance, Humber LEP 2016. ............................................................................... 23 10.3 Study area ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Table 10.22: Unemployment, Humber LEP 2017. ................................................................................................... 23 10.4 Planning policy context ................................................................................................................................ 5 Table 10.23: Qualifications of working-age residents, higher level and no qualifications, Humber LEP 2016. ........ 24 10.5 Consultation ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Table 10.24: Occupations of working age residents, Humber LEP 2016. ............................................................... 24 10.6 Methodology to inform the baseline ........................................................................................................... 10 Table 10.25: Employment and employment density in Humber LEP, 2016. ............................................................ 25 10.7 Baseline environment ................................................................................................................................ 10 Table 10.26: Resident and workplace median earnings for full-time employees (gross annual), Humber LEP 2017. ........................................................................................................................................................... 26 10.8 Key parameters for assessment ................................................................................................................ 28 Table 10.27: GVA and GVA per head, Humber LEP 2015. ..................................................................................... 26 10.9 Impact assessment methodology .............................................................................................................. 33 Table 10.28: Employment in key strategic sectors in Great Britain and Humber LEP, 2016. .................................. 27 10.10 Measures adopted as part of Hornsea Three ............................................................................................ 38 Table 10.29: Employment in sectors with supply chain opportunities for construction and O&M, Humber 2016. .... 27 10.11 Assessment of significance ....................................................................................................................... 43 Table 10.30: Maximum design scenario considered for the assessment of potential impacts on socio-economics. 10.12 Cumulative Effect Assessment methodology ............................................................................................. 68 ........................................................................................................................................................... 30 Table 10.31: Impacts scoped out of the assessment for socio-economics. ............................................................. 32 10.13 Cumulative Effect Assessment .................................................................................................................. 72 Table 10.32: Definition of terms relating to the sensitivity of the receptor. .............................................................. 33 10.14 Transboundary effects ............................................................................................................................... 81 Table 10.33: Definition of terms relating to the magnitude of an impact. ................................................................. 33 10.15 Inter-related effects .................................................................................................................................... 82 Table 10.34: Criteria for assessment of magnitude of an impact. ............................................................................ 34 10.16 Conclusion and summary .......................................................................................................................... 82 Table 10.35: Matrix used for the assessment of the significance of the effect. ........................................................ 34 References ............................................................................................................................................................ 88 Table 10.36: UK Content of offshore wind farm total expenditure. .......................................................................... 36 Table 10.37: Hornsea Three Scenario Design and Key Assumptions. .................................................................... 37 Table 10.38: Designed-in measures adopted as part of Hornsea Three. ................................................................ 38 Table 10.39: Sourcing assumptions under the construction scenarios for the UK Economic Development Study List of Tables Area (Development and Capital Expenditure). ................................................................................... 39 Table 10.40: Sourcing assumptions under the construction scenarios for New Anglia LEP Local Economic Table 10.1: Summary of NPS EN-1 provisions relevant to socio-economics. ......................................................... 5 Development Study Area. ................................................................................................................... 39 Table 10.2: Summary of NPS EN-1 policy on decision making relevant to socio-economics. ................................. 6 Table 10.41: Sourcing assumptions under the construction scenarios for Humber LEP Local Economic Table 10.3: Summary of other relevant policies relevant to socio-economics. ........................................................ 6 Development Study Area. ................................................................................................................... 40 Table 10.4: Summary of key consultation issues raised during consultation activities undertaken for Hornsea Table 10.42: Sourcing assumptions under the UK Baseline Impact O&M scenario. ............................................... 41 Three relevant to socio-economics. ...................................................................................................... 8 Table 10.43: Sourcing assumptions under the New Anglia impact operation and main O&M scenarios. ................ 42 Table 10.5: Summary of key desktop sources. ...................................................................................................... 10 Table 10.44: Sourcing assumptions under the Humber impact O&M scenarios. ..................................................... 42 Table 10.6: Population: total and working age, New Anglia LEP 2016. ................................................................. 13 Table 10.45: Summary of estimated levels of employment during construction for the UK Study Area. ................. 43 Table 10.7: Labour