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Appendix 7.9 Statutory Consultation Written Appendix 7.9 Stakeholder Groups Type of Consultee Statutory consultation Statutory Bodies S42(1)(a) Marine Management S42(1)(aa) Written responses to Preliminary Organisation (not relevant) Local Authorities S42(1)(b) Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) Greater London Authority S42(1)(c) (not relevant) and the redline boundary: statutory People with an interest in S42(1)(d) land (PIL) Reported in appendix 10.6 consultees (s42(1)(a) and (b) and non- Non-Statutory Bodies S47 Local Community S47 statutory bodies (s47) ** All responses received in direct response to the PEIR, during the initial statutory consultation period are listed in the table below. All s42 responses received during consultation on the Redline have also been included; comments specifically differing from PEIR responses (in relation to landtake) are recorded separately in a secondary table at the bottom of this appendix. Table of Contents 1. Objective, project, structure /aims of PEI (Chapter 1 of the ES) ............................................................................................................................................. 1 2. Consenting Process and Consutlation context (Chapter 2 of the ES) ...................................................................................................................................... 6 3. Site Selection and option appraisal (Chapter 3 of the ES) ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 4. Project Description (Chapter 4 of the ES) .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 5. Planning and Policy Context (Chapter 5 of the ES) ................................................................................................................................................................ 33 6. Coastal Processes, Sediment Transport and Contamination (Chapter 6 of the ES) .............................................................................................................. 35 7. Marine Water Quality Assessment (Chapter 7 of the ES) ...................................................................................................................................................... 69 8. Intertidal and Subtidal Benthic Ecology (Chapter 8 of the ES)............................................................................................................................................... 86 9. Fish including Recreational and Commercial Fisheries (Chapter 9 of the ES) ..................................................................................................................... 102 10. Marine Mammals (Chapter 10 of the ES) ........................................................................................................................................................................ 144 11. Coastal Birds (Chapter 11 of the ES) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 158 12. Terrestrial Ecology (Chapter 12 of the ES) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 169 13. Seascape, Landscape and Visual Assessment (Chapter 13 of the ES) .............................................................................................................................. 185 14. Navigation and Marine Transport Assessment (Chapter 14 of the ES) ........................................................................................................................... 200 15. Onshore Transport Assessment (Chapter 15 of the ES) .................................................................................................................................................. 210 16. Air Quality Assessment (Chapter 16 of the ES) ................................................................................................................................................................ 219 17. Flood Risk Assessment (Chapter 17 of the ES) ................................................................................................................................................................. 223 18. Land Quality Assessment (Chapter 18 of the ES) ............................................................................................................................................................. 228 19. Marine and Terrestrial Noise Assessment (Chapter 19 of the ES) ................................................................................................................................... 232 20. Marine Archaeology Assessment (Chapter 20 of the ES) ................................................................................................................................................ 238 21. Terrestrial Archaeology and Historic Seascape Assessment (Chapter 21 of the ES) ....................................................................................................... 238 22. Economy, Tourism and Recreation (Chapter 22 of the ES) .............................................................................................................................................. 244 23. Summary of mitigation (Chapter 23 of the ES) ................................................................................................................................................................ 262 24. Interactions ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 263 25. Tansboundary ........................................................................................................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. S42 – Redline consultation responses ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 264 Table Legend: LAs – Local Authorities SB – Statutory bodies NSB – Non-statutory bodies ** The statutory consultation period during which responses to the PEIR were to be received was 4th July- 5th Aug 2013. A number of responses were received out with the statutory period but have been taken into account within this document. 1. Objective, project, structure /aims of PEI (Chapter 1 of the ES) Consultee Date Consultee response Regard to S49: TLSB actions Commen undertaken/ongoing/future actions t No. LAs Neath 09/09/13 Reference is made in Table 1.5 to the cumulative and in-combination Cumulative impact assessments are 1. Port assessment projects. There are some inaccuracies and/or updates, as follows: presented within each chapter of the ES. Talbot Southern Access Road to Coed Darcy – the table identifies its status as The developments outlined have been County nearing completion, however, commencement of the development is yet to included where appropriate. Borough be made. Council Land 500m south west of Cynonville – proposed development is known as Llynfi Afan. Planning permission refused and currently awaiting appeal decision following public inquiry. Decision expected end August 2013. Coastal defence works, Aberavon West Promenade - Completed August 2013. Also give consideration to including the following consented wind farm developments: Mynydd y Betws Mynydd y Gwrhyd Current applications for wind turbines being considered at: Newlands Farm, Margam Kenfig Industrial Estate SB Welsh 29/07/13 It would be useful for the ES to note the topics that have been scoped out of This information has been provided Governm the study with the reasoning for this and a justification. This may help reduce within the PEIR and additionally within 2. ent queries about why some areas are not covered in the ES during the public the ES. 1 consultation stages. Finally, just to note there are some errors with terminology ¡n the document. Please note: 3. Chapter 1 and 2, Paragraphs 1.3.0.2 and 2.3.1.2 should state ‘on This has been amended in Chapters 1 and behalf of Welsh Ministers not ‘Welsh Government’. 2 of the ES. Chapter 1, Paragraph 1.3.0.2 should say Marine Licence is required from Natural Resources Wales under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 20O9. Chapter 1, Paragraph 1.3.0.2 should just say Welsh waters” not Welsh coastal waters’. Chapter 1, Paragraph 13.0.4 — the EIA is required for both the DCO This has been amended in Chapter 1 of and the Marine Licence. the ES. Any references to ‘Welsh Office’ should read ‘Welsh Government’. SB NRW 05/08/13 The developer has used standard Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) This will be approach has been taken as (CEFAS) methodology as described in Chapter 1. It should be noted that a good part of the EIA process and these 4. Environmental Statement will not only discuss the impacts of the project on relationships are presented within each individual receptors but will also look at the inter-relationships of these individual chapter within the ES. receptors and therefore have a holistic view of the impacts. In terms of the structure of the ES Cefas would expect the developer to follow Cumulative impacts
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