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Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm Preliminary Environmental Information Report: Chapter 10 – Socio-economics Date: July 2017 Chapter 10 – Socio-economics Preliminary Environmental Information Report July 2017 Environmental Impact Assessment Preliminary Environmental Impact Report Liability Volume 3 This report has been prepared by Regeneris Consulting Limited, with all reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of their contract with DONG Energy Power (UK) Ltd. Energy Power (UK) Ltd as a subcontractor to RPS Chapter 10 – Socio-economics Energy Consultants Limited. Report Number: P6.3.10 Version: Final Date: July 2017 This report is also downloadable from the Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm website at: www.dongenergy.co.uk/hornseaproject3 DONG Energy Power (UK) Ltd. 5 Howick Place, Prepared by: Regeneris Consulting London, SW1P 1WG Checked by: Jennifer Brack, Sarah Drljaca, Andrew Guyton, Emily Woolfenden, Phillip Ford © DONG Energy Power (UK) Ltd, 2017. All rights reserved Accepted by: Sophie Banham Front cover picture: Kite surfer near one of DONG Energy's UK offshore wind farms © DONG Energy Hornsea Project Three (UK) Ltd., 2016. Approved by: Stuart Livesey i Chapter 10 – Socio-economics Preliminary Environmental Information Report July 2017 Table of Contents Table 10.17: Tourism Volume and Value, 2015. ..................................................................................................... 19 Table 10.18: Overnight Tourism Volume and Value by Visit Type, 2015. ............................................................... 19 10. Socio-economics ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Table 10.19: Top 10 Visitor Attractions in Local Impact Area by Number of Visitors, 2015. .................................... 20 10.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Table 10.20: Population: total and working age, Humber LEP 2015. ...................................................................... 21 10.2 Purpose of this chapter ................................................................................................................................ 1 Table 10.21: Labour market performance, Humber LEP 2016. ............................................................................... 21 Table 10.22: Unemployment, Humber LEP 2016. ................................................................................................... 21 10.3 Study area ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Table 10.23: Qualifications of working-age residents, higher level and no qualifications, Humber LEP 2016. ........ 22 10.4 Planning policy context ................................................................................................................................ 5 Table 10.24: Occupations of working age residents, Humber LEP 2016. ............................................................... 23 10.5 Consultation ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Table 10.25: Employment and employment density in Humber LEP, 2015. ............................................................ 23 10.6 Methodology to inform the baseline ........................................................................................................... 11 Table 10.26: Resident and workplace median earnings for full-time employees (gross annual), Humber LEP 2016. 10.7 Baseline environment ................................................................................................................................ 11 ........................................................................................................................................................... 25 Table 10.27: GVA and GVA per head, Humber LEP 2015. ..................................................................................... 25 10.8 Key parameters for assessment ................................................................................................................ 26 Table 10.28: Employment in key strategic sectors in Great Britain and Humber LEP, 2015. .................................. 25 10.9 Impact assessment criteria ........................................................................................................................ 30 Table 10.29: Employment in sectors with supply chain opportunities for construction and operation and 10.10 Assessment of significance ....................................................................................................................... 34 maintenance, Humber 2015. .............................................................................................................. 26 10.11 Cumulative Effect Assessment methodology ............................................................................................. 40 Table 10.30: Maximum design scenario considered for the assessment of potential impacts on socio-economics. 10.12 Cumulative Effect Assessment .................................................................................................................. 44 ........................................................................................................................................................... 28 Table 10.31: Definition of terms relating to the sensitivity of the receptor. .............................................................. 30 10.13 Transboundary effects ............................................................................................................................... 47 Table 10.32: Definition of terms relating to the magnitude of an impact. ................................................................. 30 10.14 Inter-related effects .................................................................................................................................... 47 Table 10.33: Matrix used for the assessment of the significance of the effect. ........................................................ 31 10.15 Conclusion and summary .......................................................................................................................... 48 Table 10.34: UK Content of offshore wind farm total expenditure. .......................................................................... 32 10.16 Next Steps ................................................................................................................................................. 48 Table 10.35: Hornsea Three Scenario Design and Key Assumptions.. ................................................................... 33 References ............................................................................................................................................................ 49 Table 10.36: Designed-in measures adopted as part of Hornsea Three. ................................................................ 35 Table 10.37: List of other projects and plans considered within the CEA.. .............................................................. 41 Table 10.38: Maximum adverse scenario considered for the assessment of potential cumulative impacts on socio- economics. ......................................................................................................................................... 43 List of Tables Table 10.1: Summary of NPS EN-1 provisions relevant to socio-economics. ......................................................... 5 Table 10.2: Summary of NPS EN-1 policy on decision making relevant to socio-economics. ................................. 5 List of Figures Table 10.3: Summary of MPS provisions relevant to socio-economics. .................................................................. 6 Figure 10.1: New Anglia LEP ................................................................................................................................... 3 Table 10.4: Summary of key consultation issues raised during consultation activities undertaken for Hornsea Figure 10.2: Humber LEP ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Three relevant to socio-economics. .................................................................................................... 10 Figure 10.3: Claimant count rate, 2006-2016. ........................................................................................................ 13 Table 10.5: Summary of key data sources. ........................................................................................................... 11 Figure 10.4: Employment trends (FTE), 2010-2015. .............................................................................................. 15 Table 10.6: Population: total and working age, New Anglia LEP 2015. ................................................................. 12 Figure 10.5: Sectoral distribution of employment, New Anglia LEP 2015. .............................................................. 16 Table 10.7: Labour market performance, New Anglia LEP 2016. .......................................................................... 12 Figure 10.6: