xxxxxx xxxxxx VOLUME 8: FOLDER 2 Other Documents: Planning Statement Document 8.2 www.tidallagoonswanseabay.com www.tidallagoonswanseabay.com Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay plc Planning Statement – Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................ 5 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 6 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 6 Project need ................................................................................................................. 6 1.2.1 International obligations ................................................................................................. 9 1.2.2 UK and EU obligations ................................................................................................... 10 1.2.3 Welsh obligations .......................................................................................................... 10 The proposed development and consenting process ............................................... 11 Purpose of the Planning Statement .......................................................................... 12 Structure of the Statement........................................................................................ 12 2 The site and surroundings ......................................................................................... 14 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 14 Broad site context ...................................................................................................... 14 Offshore context ........................................................................................................ 16 Onshore context ........................................................................................................ 17 Sites of nature conservation value ............................................................................ 19 Planning history ......................................................................................................... 20 Site selection .............................................................................................................. 22 3 Description of the Project .......................................................................................... 25 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 25 Outline description of the Project ............................................................................. 25 Project description – offshore ................................................................................... 27 3.3.1 Turbines, sluice gates and associated housing structure ............................................. 27 3.3.2 Seawall (or breakwater bund) ....................................................................................... 28 3.3.3 Offshore Building and public realm .............................................................................. 29 3.3.4 Other offshore works .................................................................................................... 31 Project description – onshore ................................................................................... 34 3.4.1 Construction support access and facilities .................................................................... 34 3.4.2 Western Landfall Building, associated infrastructure and public realm ....................... 34 3.4.3 Eastern landfall ............................................................................................................. 36 3.4.4 Access ............................................................................................................................ 36 Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay – Planning Statement Page 1- 1 Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay plc Summary of onshore and offshore Project effects ................................................... 38 Overview of construction .......................................................................................... 39 Construction Environmental Management Plan ....................................................... 40 Decommissioning....................................................................................................... 40 Sustainability.............................................................................................................. 40 4 Energy and climate change policy context ................................................................ 43 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 43 UK policy .................................................................................................................... 43 5 International considerations ..................................................................................... 47 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 47 International policy .................................................................................................... 47 6 National Policy Statements ....................................................................................... 49 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 49 Determination of applications ................................................................................... 49 National Policy Statements ....................................................................................... 50 6.3.1 National Policy Statement for Energy EN-1 .................................................................. 50 6.3.2 National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy Infrastructure (EN-3) ...................... 61 6.3.3 National Policy Statement Electricity Networks EN-5................................................... 68 6.3.4 National Policy Statement for Ports .............................................................................. 69 7 Other Welsh and UK national policy ......................................................................... 71 National policy – UK................................................................................................... 71 7.1.2 Marine policy ................................................................................................................ 71 7.1.3 National Planning Policy Framework ............................................................................ 72 National policy – Wales ............................................................................................. 72 7.2.1 Marine Policy Wales ...................................................................................................... 72 7.2.2 Wales Spatial Plan: People Places Future ..................................................................... 73 7.2.3 Planning Policy Wales ................................................................................................... 75 7.2.4 Technical Advice Notes ................................................................................................. 76 7.2.5 Technical Advice Note 5: Nature conservation and planning ....................................... 76 7.2.6 Technical Advice Note 8: Planning for Renewable Energy ........................................... 76 7.2.7 Technical Advice Note 12: Design ................................................................................. 77 7.2.8 Technical Advice Note 13: Tourism ............................................................................... 78 7.2.9 Technical Advice Note 14: Coastal Planning ................................................................. 78 7.2.10 Technical Advice Note 15: Development and Flood Risk .............................................. 79 Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay – Planning Statement Page 1- 2 Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay plc 7.2.11 Technical Advice Note 16: Sport, Recreation and Open Space..................................... 79 7.2.12 TAN 18: Transport ......................................................................................................... 79 7.2.13 TAN 22: Sustainable Buildings ....................................................................................... 80 7.2.14 UK and Welsh Government Policy – summary ............................................................. 80 8 Local policy ................................................................................................................ 82 City & County of Swansea Council ............................................................................. 82 8.1.1 CCSC UDP Part 2 Chapter 1 – Creating a Quality Environment .................................... 82 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council .............................................................. 89 Other local policy ....................................................................................................... 96 8.3.1 Swansea and Carmarthen Bay Engineering Group, Shoreline Management Plan (SMP2), Lavernock Point to St Ann’s Head (January 2012) .......................................................... 96 8.3.2 Fabian Way Corridor Transport Assessment (2010) ....................................................