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No Significant Effects Report 5.4: No Significant Effects Report 1 T ReportsN and Statements Document 5.4 E M U C O D 5.4 Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline No Significant Effects Report The Yorkshire and Humber (CCS Cross Country Pipeline) Development Consent Order Under Regulation 5(2)(g) of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 Application Reference: EN070001 June 2014 The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline No Significant Effects Report 5.4: No Significant Effects Report 2 Reports and Statements Document 5.4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................4 1.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................4 1.2 THE PROJECT .........................................................................................................4 1.3 NEED FOR THE PROJECT ..........................................................................................6 Policy Context .............................................................................................................8 Marine Policy Statement and Marine Plans ...............................................................10 1.4 REQUIREMENT FOR A HABITAT REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT .....................................10 Legislative Context ....................................................................................................10 HRA Within the Planning Act 2008 ............................................................................12 1.5 IN COMBINATION EFFECTS OF THE ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE SCHEMES ...................12 1.6 CONSULTATION ON THE HRA .................................................................................13 2 HRA PROCESS ........................................................................................................18 2.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................18 3 SCREENING METHODOLOGY................................................................................20 3.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................20 3.2 DATA SOURCES AND SURVEYS ................................................................................21 Desk Study ................................................................................................................22 Ecological Surveys ....................................................................................................23 4 SCHEME DESCRIPTION .........................................................................................25 4.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................25 4.2 ONSHORE SCHEME DESCRIPTION ...........................................................................25 Drax PIG Trap ...........................................................................................................26 Camblesforth Multi-junction .......................................................................................26 Tollingham Block Valve .............................................................................................26 Dalton Block Valve ....................................................................................................26 Skerne Block Valve ...................................................................................................27 Barmston Pumping Station ........................................................................................27 4.3 CONSTRUCTION OF THE ONSHORE SCHEME ............................................................27 Pre-Construction .......................................................................................................29 Working Width ...........................................................................................................29 Topsoil Stripping........................................................................................................30 Temporary Access Roads .........................................................................................30 Trench Excavation.....................................................................................................30 Lower and Lay ...........................................................................................................31 Backfilling ..................................................................................................................31 Reinstatement ...........................................................................................................32 The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline No Significant Effects Report 5.4: No Significant Effects Report 3 Reports and Statements Document 5.4 Integrity Testing and Inspection ................................................................................32 Programme of Pipeline Construction .........................................................................32 4.4 SPECIAL CROSSINGS .............................................................................................33 Open Cut Crossings ..................................................................................................33 Non Open Cut (Trenchless) Crossings ......................................................................34 4.5 ABOVE GROUND INSTALLATIONS ............................................................................34 Construction Process for PIG Trap, Multi-junction and Block Valves ........................34 Programme ...............................................................................................................35 Construction of Barmston Pumping Station ...............................................................36 4.6 LANDFALL .............................................................................................................37 Construction of the Landfall .......................................................................................42 4.7 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ONSHORE SCHEME ......................................46 Pipeline .....................................................................................................................46 Above Ground Installations .......................................................................................46 5 SCREENING STAGES 1A AND 1B: NATURA 2000 SITES ....................................54 5.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................54 5.2 STAGE 1A .............................................................................................................54 5.3 STAGE 1B .............................................................................................................54 Screening Stage 1ba .................................................................................................55 Screening Stage 1bb .................................................................................................66 Screening Stage 1bc .................................................................................................86 6 SCREENING STAGE 1C APPLICATION OF AVOIDANCE .................................. 109 6.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 109 6.2 APPLICATION OF AVOIDANCE ................................................................................ 109 6.3 CONCLUSIONS OF SCREENING STAGE 1C .............................................................. 117 7 SCREENING STAGE 1D AND 1E .......................................................................... 118 7.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 118 7.2 SCREENING STAGE 1D ......................................................................................... 118 7.3 SCREENING STAGE 1E ......................................................................................... 119 8 SCREENING STAGE 1F ........................................................................................ 120 8.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 120 8.2 SOURCES OF POTENTIAL CUMULATIVE EFFECTS .................................................... 120 Fraisthorpe on-shore wind farm .............................................................................. 121 Dogger Bank Creyek Beck Offshore Wind Farm ..................................................... 121 9 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................ 122 10 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................ 127 FIGURE 5.1 NATURA 2000 SITES ............................................................................... 129 The Yorkshire and Humber CCS Cross Country Pipeline No Significant Effects Report 5.4: No Significant Effects Report 4 Reports and Statements Document 5.4 1 Introduction 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.1.1 This Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) No Significant Effects Report (NSER) has been prepared by AECOM on behalf of National Grid under The Conservation of Habitat and Species Regulations 2010 which transposes the requirements