Summary of Consultation with Councils Appendix DD to the Response submitted for Deadline I Application Reference: EN010053

15 July 2015

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Appendix DD: Summary of Consultation with Parish Councils

This note provides information about the consultation which took place between the Applicant and the Parish Councils listed in Table 1 below during pre-application consultation. The Applicant can confirm it also notified all of those Parish Councils listed in Table 1 when it provided notice of acceptance of the Application in accordance with section 56 of the Planning Act 2008.

Forty-two Parish Councils have been directly consulted throughout the pre- application process and notified of acceptance of the Application in accordance with section 56 of the Planning Act 2008. These Parish Councils are listed in the table below.

Table 1: Parish Councils

Parish Councils Consulted Easington Parish Parish Council Parish Council Council Parish Council North Cotes Parish Holton-le-Clay Parish Parish Council Council Parish Council Council Barnoldby Le Waltham Parish Bradley Parish Parish Beck Parish Council Council Council Council Healing Parish Town Parish Council Parish Council Council Council South North Killingholme East Halton Parish Killingholme Parish Council Council Parish Council Parish Council with Parish Haven Parish Council Council Parish Council Parish Council Parish Parish Covenham St Parish Council Council Bartholomew & St Council Mary Parish Council , Irby Upon Swallow Parish Great Limber & Parish Council Council Parish Council Parish Council Keelby Parish Parish Ulceby Parish Thornton Curtis Council Council Council Parish Council Goxhill Parish Holmpton Parish Skeffling Parish Council Council Council Parish Parish Council Council Village Council

The onshore elements of the Project cross directly or are adjacent to the administrative boundaries of fifteen of these within four Local Authority

areas. Table 2 below identifies each of those Parishes, and the Local Authority areas they fall within.

Table 2: Parishes and Local Authority Areas directly abutting the Project

Local Authority Parish Tetney Holton-le-Clay North East Brigsley Barnoldby-Le-Beck Bradley Laceby Stallingborough Immingham Habrough District Riby South Killngholme North Killingholme East Halton

The Applicant also carried out Consultation Events within selected Parish Council areas. This information is provided in Table 3.

Table 3: Consultation Events in Local Parish Halls

Local Authority Parish and Location Date

East Lindsey North Coates, North Friday 4 th July Coates Village Hall

Holton-le-Clay, Holton-le- Tuesday 1 st July Clay Community Centre Laceby, Laceby Wednesday 2 nd July Community Centre Immingham, Immingham Wednesday 9 th July Civic Hall

North Lincolnshire North Killingholme, North Thursday 10 th July Killingholme Village Hall East Halton, East Halton Thursday 3 rd July Village Hall

The table below provides a summary of representations that were received from Parish Councils during the pre-application consultation, and the Applicant’s response at that time.

Table 4: Pre-application consultation responses from the Parish Councils

Consultation Parish Council Points Raised SMW Response Stage Phase One Brigsley Parish Council Would like the These concerns Consultation following are noted and will information to be be addressed considered when within the draft the ES being ES. prepared: • That there is minimal impact on the village especially whilst cable is being laid. • To ensure Government Regulatory Guidelines are followed at all times. • SMart Wind to continually accommodate concerns raised re magnetic field of cable. Saltfleet Haven Councillors request All aspects of the Parish Council information in the onshore grid ES to confirm that connection route onshore cabling will be laid would be underground. underground. Phase Two Holton-Le-Clay Parish Request Clarification Consultation Council clarification about provided. consultation venues. North Thoresby Parish Request additional Additional Council information about information the transportation provided. of equipment through North Thorseby to the Hornsea site. Waltham Parish Concerns about Further Council compound information locations. provided and offer to meet to discuss the planned

Consultation Parish Council Points Raised SMW Response Stage compounds. Tetney Parish Council Request additional Further information about information temporary provided about buildings. the temporary construction compounds and offer to meet to discuss the planned compounds.

In addition to the above the Applicant attended Parish Meetings with the following Parish Councils post Phase 2 consultation North Coates, Waltham and Tetney Parish Councils.

Table 5: Meetings with Parish Councils

Date of Parish Council Subject/Discussion SMW Actions Meeting 15 th North Coates Parish Project Two update SMW provided September Council (NCPC) and discussion information on the 2014 including confirmation locations of that no permanent construction above ground compounds and structures will be traffic details in the constructed at the areas within NCPC landfall and NCPC boundary requested further details on the changes from the Phase 2 Consultation in reference to construction compounds and traffic. 2nd Waltham Parish Project Two update SMW reviewed the December Council (WPC) and discussion Bradley Road access 2014 particularly in relation and confirmed that to the Bradley Road they would remove access. WPC noted the access at the that they had concerns next available PINS over the Bradley Road submission. SMW access. submitted the reduced the Order Limits at the April Submission. 4th Tetney Parish Project Two update SMW provided

Date of Parish Council Subject/Discussion SMW Actions Meeting 15 th North Coates Parish Project Two update SMW provided September Council (NCPC) and discussion information on the 2014 including confirmation locations of that no permanent construction above ground compounds and structures will be traffic details in the constructed at the areas within NCPC landfall and NCPC boundary requested further details on the changes from the Phase 2 Consultation in reference to construction compounds and traffic. February Council (TPC) and discussion information on the 2015 regarding construction locations of compound locations construction and traffic movements compounds and traffic details in the areas within TPC boundary

None of the Parish Councils submitted relevant representations and, to date, none of the Parish Councils have indicated they intend to submit Written Representations in response to the Ex. A’s first Deadline of 15 July 2015.

The Applicant is committed to facilitating ongoing engagement with all stakeholders and is, where necessary, progressing SoCGs with a number of parties. Based on the discussions that have taken place to date, and since there are no unresolved issues that have been raised by the Parish Councils the Applicant has not progressed SoCGs with them. The Applicant will continue to invite the feedback of Parish Councils regarding the Project and will respond to any further questions should any be raised.