Appendix 11.3 Stakeholder Groups Type of Consultee Non-statutory consultation Statutory Bodies S42(1)(a) Marine Management S42(1)(aa) Written responses on the draft Organisation Local Authorities S42(1)(b) Environmental Statement (ES): statutory Greater London Authority S42(1)(c) (not relevant) consultees (s42(1)(a) and (b) and non- People with an interest in S42(1)(d) land (PIL) statutory bodies (s47) Non-Statutory Bodies S47 Local Community S47 Comments recorded between 01/11/13 – 03/01/13 Table of Contents 4. Project Description (Chapter 4 of the ES) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 5. Planning and Policy Context (Chapter 5 of the ES) .................................................................................................................................................................. 2 6. Coastal Processes, Sediment Transport and Contamination (Chapter 6 of the ES) ................................................................................................................ 3 7. Marine Water Quality Assessment (Chapter 7 of the ES) ...................................................................................................................................................... 40 8. Intertidal and Subtidal Benthic Ecology (Chapter 8 of the ES)............................................................................................................................................... 52 9. Fish including Recreational and Commercial Fisheries (Chapter 9 of the ES) ....................................................................................................................... 74 10. Marine Mammals (Chapter 10 of the ES) ........................................................................................................................................................................ 165 11. Coastal Birds (Chapter 11 of the ES) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 187 12. Terrestrial Ecology (Chapter 12 of the ES) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 204 13. Seascape, Landscape and Visual Assessment (Chapter 13 of the ES) .............................................................................................................................. 216 14. Navigation and Marine Transport Assessment (Chapter 14 of the ES) ........................................................................................................................... 236 15. Onshore Transport Assessment (Chapter 15 of the ES) .................................................................................................................................................. 237 16. Air Quality (Chapter 16 of the ES) .................................................................................................................................................................................... 239 17. Hydrology and Flood Risk Assessment (Chapter 17 of the ES) ........................................................................................................................................ 240 18. Land Quality and Hydrology (Chapter 18 of the ES) ........................................................................................................................................................ 256 19. Noise and Vibration (Chapter 19 of the ES) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 262 20. Marine Archaeology (Chapter 20 of the ES) .................................................................................................................................................................... 265 21. Terrestrial Archaeology and Historic Landscape (Chapter 21 of the ES) ........................................................................................................................ 267 22. Economy, Tourism and Recreation (Chapter 22 of the ES) .............................................................................................................................................. 270 Table Legend: LAs – Local Authorities SB – Statutory bodies NSB – Non-statutory bodies 4. Project Description (Chapter 4 of the ES) Consultee Date Consultee response Regard to S49: TLSB actions undertaken/ongoing/future actions SB NRW 24/12/13 The Master-plan contains aspirations for a number of buildings, incorporating The appropriate sewerage works 1. operational and public amenities including cafe and toilet facilities. However no agreements in relation to the Project will mention has been made detailing how sewage would be conveyed from these be sought at the appropriate time. buildings. If a foul sewer system is to be included within the lagoon construction, consideration would have to be given to where this would connect to the main sewerage network. Currently there is no foul sewer system within the ABP land at the western landfall. A new foul sewer system, designed to serve the under construction University of Swansea Science and Innovation campus, will be in place at the eastern landfall. A feasibility study, in conjunction with DCWW would need to be undertaken and Planning Policy Wales advocates that connection to the foul sewer network is a priority in these circumstances. We note paragraph 4.3.5.13 refers to the location of the Eastern landfill An Eastern Landfall building will no longer 2. Building and that “the extent and final design of the facility will be configured be provided in response to consultation to minimise potential pressures on the SSSI” This is welcomed, however further with the relevant authorities. The Project detail needs to be provided in relation to its location within a “dune and will minimise impact while providing grassland area to be provided/retained” and how access will be controlled enhancement through the provision of alongside information relating to Crymlyn Burrows SSSI. Please refer to detailed viewing platforms and information comments in paragraph 18 of our comments on Chapter 12.0: Terrestrial. This boards to allow enjoyment of the area. is needed so that the final ES addresses the in-combination effects and any mitigation measures required for any proposals that could increase Eastern landfall recreational access pressures to the SSSI. The access controls are not clear from the information provided. 1 5. Planning and Policy Context (Chapter 5 of the ES) Consultee Date Consultee response Regard to S49: TLSB actions undertaken/ongoing/future actions SB NRW 24/12/13 Consider adding a reference to Wales Spatial Plan – People, Places, Futures This reference has been added to Chapter 5 3. within the planning context for the project. It is a principle of the Wales Spatial of the ES and is discussed in the Planning Plan that development should be sustainable and is about improving wellbeing Statement. and quality of life by integrating social, economic and environmental objectives in the context of more efficient use of natural resources. 2 6. Coastal Processes, Sediment Transport and Contamination (Chapter 6 of the ES) Consultee Date Consultee response Regard to S49: TLSB actions undertaken/ongoing/future actions SB CCSC 17/12/13 General comment Comment noted. Every effort has been 4. The sections of the report need to be linked. Some effects have been identified in made to link the relevant sections of the one section but not recognised potentially affecting another e.g. effects of the document. lagoon on the herring spawning area could have a negative effect on both harbour porpoise and great crested grebe. The bay needs to be treated as a whole ecosystem and with the effect of the changes to each part described in the other parts. Effects which may be additive also need to be discussed e.g. increase in wave height and changes to sediment type. Some of the conclusions are based on a four point scale certain, probable, unlikely and extremely unlikely. Unlikely is defined as having a probability of happening of between 5% and 50%. This means that an event could have a probability of happening of 49% and be described as unlikely, this could be misleading. The potential long term effect of construction need to be described in more detail, it for instance possible for there to be a year on year change in sediment distribution and levels which could be deleterious. Due to the potential negative effect on two nationally important sites, Crymlyn Chapter 6 has been updated to include 5. Burrows and Black Pill there must be a very high degree of confidence in the further consideration of medium and modelling of sediment movement in order to evaluate any impact on them. There long term effects on morphology. may be long term accumulative changes to the beach sediment patterns, these needs to be assessed. It is also possible a small change in e.g. wave height could have a disproportionate effect on a sensitive habitat this is not discussed in the report there is an assumption that because the wave height increase is small the effect of this is also small this is not necessarily correct. 18/12/13 The offshore processes chapter concludes that there will be a loss