DOCUMENT 5.5.2.2 Schedule of Responses to the PEIR Chapter 5 – Appendix 2 National Grid (North Wales Connection Project) Regulation 5(2)(a) including (l) and (m) of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 Application Reference EN020015 September 2018 Environmental Statement Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document Number 5.5.2.2 i North Wales Connection Project Environmental Statement Document 5.5.2.2 Appendix 5.2 Schedule of Responses to the PEIR National Grid National Grid House Warwick Technology Park Gallows Hill March 2018 Warwick CV34 6DA Final September 2018 North Wales Connection Project Environmental Statement Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document Number 5.5.2.2 ii Page intentionally blank North Wales Connection Project Environmental Statement Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document Number 5.5.2.2 iii Document Control Document Properties Organisation AECOM Author Nicole Walsh Approved by Nigel Pilkington Title Environmental Statement Appendix 5.2 Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document 5.5.2.2 Version History Date Version Status Description/Changes September Rev A Final Final for Submission 2018 North Wales Connection Project Environmental Statement Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document Number 5.5.2.2 iv Page intentionally blank North Wales Connection Project Environmental Statement Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document Number 5.5.2.2 v Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Isle Of Anglesey County Council 3 3 Gwynedd Council 63 4 Natural Resources Wales 133 5 Welsh Government 174 6 National Trust 197 7 Royal Society For The Protection Of Birds (RSPB) 205 8 Snowdonia National Park Authority 211 9 Amlwch Town Council 215 10 Beaumaris Town Council 216 11 Campaign For The Protection Of Rural Wales 221 12 Cwm Cadnant Community Council 235 13 Horizon Nuclear Power Services Limited 243 14 Llanbadrig Community Council 248 15 Llanfairpwll, Llanfair Yn Neubwll, Penmynydd, Pentraeth, Trearddur, Trewalchmai and Llanfihangelesceifiog Community Council 251 16 Mechell Community Council 259 17 Menai Science Park 263 18 National Farmers’ Union (Nfu) Cymru 267 19 Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd 275 20 North Anglesey Council's Partnership 279 21 North Wales Fire And Rescue Service 282 22 North Wales Police 291 23 One Voice Wales 297 24 Orthios Group Holdings Limited 315 25 Pentir And Y Felinheli Community Council 319 26 Public Health England 327 27 Public Health Wales 330 28 Snowdonia Society 333 North Wales Connection Project Environmental Statement Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document Number 5.5.2.2 vi 29 Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust 339 North Wales Connection Project Environmental Statement Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document Number 5.5.2.2 Page 1 1 Introduction The preliminary findings of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Proposed Development were published in the form of a Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) to support the statutory pre- application consultation being undertaken, required by Section 42 and Section 47 of the Planning Act 2008. A number of the Section 42 consultees provided responses in relation to the PEIR. Each of the technical chapters explains how these comments have been taken into account within the ES where relevant. This document provides a summary of the responses from stakeholder organisations on the PEIR. Only those stakeholders who have commented on the PEIR have been included. Stakeholder responses are provided below. The document is structured as follows: Isle of Anglesey Council (IACC); Gwynedd Council; Natural Resources Wales (NRW); Welsh Government; National Trust; Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB); Snowdonia National Park Authority; Amlwch Town Council; Beaumaris Town Council; Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales; Cwm Cadnant Community Council; Horizon Nuclear Power Services Limited; Llanbadrig Community Council; Llanfairpwll, Llanfair yn Neubwll, Penmynydd, Pentraeth, Trearddur and Trewalchmai and Llanfihangelesceifiog Community Council; Mechell Community Council; Menai Science Park; National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru; Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd; North Anglesey Council's Partnership; North Wales Connection Project Environmental Statement Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document Number 5.5.2.2 Page 2 North Wales Fire and Rescue Service; North Wales Police; One Voice Wales; Orthios Group Holdings Limited; Pentir and Y Felinheli Community Council; Public Health England; Public Health Wales; Snowdonia Society; and Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust. North Wales Connection Project Environmental Statement Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document Number 5.5.2.2 Page 3 2 Isle Of Anglesey County Council North Wales Connection Project Environmental Statement Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document Number 5.5.2.2 Page 4 Page intentionally blank North Wales Connection Project Environmental Statement Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document Number 5.5.2.2 Page 5 Table 1: Isle of Anglesey County Council Consultee and Section Comment Reference How the comment has been addressed Reference Code 1.0 Introduction On 5th October 2016 National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (National Grid) commenced its IACC 1.1 Noted statutory consultation under sections 42 and 47 of the Planning Act 2008 for the North Wales Connection Project (the project). The consultation includes a substantial amount of documents which together provide information on the project, its evolution to date and the potential effects upon the environment (social, economic and environmental) that could arise. This document represents the Isle of Anglesey County Council’s (IACCs) response to one of the consultation documents, namely the Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) and its associated appendices. 2.0 The Role Of Preliminary Environmental Information A PEIR provides preliminary environmental information (PEI) in accordance with the IACC 2.1 Noted Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 (as amended by the Infrastructure Planning (EIA) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and 2012)(‘the 2009 EIA Regulations’). The PEIR is intended to present preliminary information about the potential significant IACC 2.2 Noted environmental effects of the proposed project, as they are understood at that stage in the pre- submission / design process. It presents the early findings of the, as yet incomplete, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and gives an indication as to whether identified environmental effects are likely or unlikely to be significant and, where possible, the degree of significance. 3.0 Structure And Presentation Of The PEIR The PEIR suite of documents submitted for the S42 consultation is extensive and to assist with IACC 3.1 Noted navigating the hard copy documents it would have benefitted with the inclusion of a contents page at the beginning of each document to denote chapter headings / numbers or alternatively tabs inserted at the beginning of each chapter. North Wales Connection Project Environmental Statement Schedule Of Responses to the PEIR Document Number 5.5.2.2 Page 6 Table 1: Isle of Anglesey County Council Consultee and Section Comment Reference How the comment has been addressed Reference Code 5.0 General Observations National Grid state ‘The results assessment presented within the PEIR is to some extent based IACC 5.1 Noted on professional judgement, and baseline assessment is yet incomplete. National Grid states that 'mitigation measures have not all been defined or designed'. The IACC acknowledges that the PEIR contains preliminary environmental information (ie. is not a completed EIA), however, the Council would highlight that where it has not been possible for National Grid to undertake a completed quantitative assessment of predicted impacts, this means that IACC’s ability to meaningfully engage on assessment outcomes and input into the project design is limited. The Council expects that National Grid will engage in further consultation on the emerging IACC 5.2 Consultation with consultees following the outcomes of the EIA, the draft Environmental Statement (ES), and associated management publication of the PEIR is documented in Chapter 5 plans prior to submission of the DCO application. of the Environmental Statement, EIA Consultation (Document 5.5). Within National Grid’s Draft Route Alignment (DRA) and Menai Strait Crossing (MSC) Reports, IACC 5.3 Noted, this has been included in ES Chapter 3 limited detail has been provided on the design measures that have been built in to the proposed Description of the Proposed Development development in order to avoid or reduce effects at source. As the Council has recommended (Document 5.3). consistently during each stage of consultation, the ES should be accompanied by a design approach document or ES chapter setting out how the infrastructure has been designed to minimise adverse effects. More detailed information and where relevant cross reference to the design approach document should be made from the topic specific chapters. The Council also notes the PEIR does not contain the detailed proposals that will be required to IACC 5.4 Following the publication of the PEIR, National Grid mitigate the impacts of the proposed development. The Council expects that National Grid will has continued consultation on the development of consult on the required mitigation measures as the project evolves and produce a detailed mitigation measures as outlined in Chapter 5 of