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RULES 2010 Thanet Extension Offshore Windfarm Written THE PLANNING ACT 2008 THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (EXAMINATION PROCEDURE) RULES 2010 Thanet Extension Offshore Windfarm Written Representations of Natural England For: The construction and operation of Thanet Extension Offshore Windfarm, a 340 MW with up to 34 turbines wind farm located approximately 8 km off the Kent coast, covering an area of approximately 70 km2. Planning Inspectorate Reference: EN010084 15th January 2019 Page 1 of 61 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Purpose and Structure of these representations .................................................................................................... 3 2. Status and Functions of Natural England and JNCC ....................................................................................... 5 2.1. Natural England .................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2. Authorization to Delegate ...................................................................................................................................... 6 3. Legislative Framework ....................................................................................................................................... 8 3.1. Environmental Impact Assessment ....................................................................................................................... 8 3.2. Duty to Conserve Biodiversity ............................................................................................................................... 9 3.3. European Sites ................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.4. Ramsar Convention ............................................................................................................................................ 14 3.5. Sites of Special Scientific Interest ....................................................................................................................... 15 3.6. Marine Conservation Zones ................................................................................................................................ 16 3.7. European protected Sites ................................................................................................................................... 16 3.8. Nationally Protected Sites ................................................................................................................................... 18 3.9. Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty ................................................................................................................. 18 3.10. National parks ....................................................................................................................................... 19 4. Policy Framework ............................................................................................................................................. 20 4.1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.2. National Policy Statements ................................................................................................................................. 20 4.3. National Planning Policy and Guidance on Protected Sites and Species ........................................................... 23 4.4. European Commission Guidance ....................................................................................................................... 25 5. Conservation Designations, Features and Interest that Could be Affected by the Proposed Project ..... 26 5.1. Special Protection Areas ..................................................................................................................................... 26 5.2. Wetlands of Importance Designated under the Ramsar Convention .................................................................. 29 5.3. Special Areas of Conservation ............................................................................................................................ 30 5.4. Sites of Special Scientific Interest ....................................................................................................................... 32 5.5. Marine Conservation Zones ................................................................................................................................ 33 5.6. Nationally and Internationally Protected Species ............................................................................................... 35 6. Natural England’s Concerns and Advice ........................................................................................................ 36 6.2. The Principal Issues ............................................................................................................................................ 36 6.3. Progress Since the Relevant Representations ................................................................................................... 38 6.4. Further Discussions on the Principle Issues ....................................................................................................... 39 6.4.1.Offshore Ornithology ....................................................................................................................................... 39 6.4.38. Marine Mammals ........................................................................................................................................... 50 6.4.39. Benthic Ecology ............................................................................................................................................. 52 6.4.41. Intertidal Ecology (Saltmarsh Loss) ............................................................................................................... 53 6.4.43. Marine Physical Processes ........................................................................................................................... 53 6.4.44. Marine Water and Sediment Quality .............................................................................................................. 54 6.4.45. Fisheries ........................................................................................................................................................ 54 6.4.46. Onshore Ecology and Outline Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (OLEMP) ............................... 54 6.4.50. Draft Development Consent order / Deemed Marine Licences .................................................................... 55 6.4.51. RIAA .............................................................................................................................................................. 56 6.4.52. MCZ Assessment ......................................................................................................................................... 56 6.4.54. Monitoring and Mitigation Plans .................................................................................................................... 57 7. Reference List ................................................................................................................................................... 59 8. Annex List ........................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Page 2 of 61 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Purpose and structure of these representations 1.1.1. These Written Representations are submitted in pursuance of rule 10(1) of the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010 (‘ExPR’) in relation to an application under the Planning Act 2008 for a Development Consent Order (‘DCO’) for the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm called Thanet Extension and associated infrastructure (‘the Project’) submitted by Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd, a subsidiary of Vattenfall, (‘the Applicant’) to the Secretary of State. The wind turbines (“the Array”) is situated approximately 8 km off the Kent coast north-east of the Isle of Thanet, with the export cables proposed to make landfall at Pegwell Bay in Kent, and the grid connection at Richborough Port, which will in turn connect to the existing National Grid substation at Richborough Energy Park. The offshore wind farm will be used for the generation of electricity. 1.1.2. Natural England has already provided its principal concerns in its Relevant Representations, submitted to the Planning Inspectorate on 12th September 2018. This document comprises a further detailed statement of Natural England‘s views, as they have developed in view of the common ground discussions that have taken place with the Applicant to date. The document and our submissions at Deadline 1 are structured as follows: a. Section 2 introduces the status and functions of Natural England. b. Section 3 is an account of the legislative framework. c. Section Error! 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