SHEPD Section ID 150 Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution Pre-application Consultation Report Mossbank-Yell Pre-application Consultation Report: Mossbank-Yell Contents 1 Foreword ........................................................................................................................................ 4 2 Proposed licensable marine activity .............................................................................................. 4 3 Applicant details ............................................................................................................................ 5 4 Proposed licensee details .............................................................................................................. 5 5 Pre-application Consultation events (PAC events) ........................................................................ 6 6 Information provided by the prospective applicant at the Pre-application Consultation events 8 7 Information received by the prospective applicant at the Pre-application Consultation events . 9 8 Amendments to the application following comments and/or objections received at the Pre- application Consultation events. ................................................................................................. 12 9 Explanation of approach taken where, following comment and/or objection, no relevant amendment has been made ........................................................................................................ 14 10 Certification.................................................................................................................................. 17 11 Appendices……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18 Page 2 of 99 Pre-application Consultation Report: Mossbank-Yell List of Appendices Pre-application Consultation (PAC) Event Notices 18 Shetland Open Door PAC Information 28 Scottish Natural Heritage PAC Information 36 Maritime and Coastguard Agency PAC Information 44 Scottish Fishermen's Federation PAC Information 48 Northern Lighthouse Board PAC Information 58 Scottish Environmental Protection Agency PAC Information 63 Crown Estate PAC Information 66 Shetland Islands Open Door PAC Information 70 Mossbank-Yell Open Door Feedback 71 SNH Feedback 74 MCA Feedback 76 SFF Feedback 77 NLB Feedback 81 SEPA Feedback 87 Crown Estate Feedback 89 Shetland Isles Open Door Feedback 91 Cost Benefit Analysis Model 93 Page 3 of 99 Pre-application Consultation Report: Mossbank-Yell 1 Foreword 1.1 Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc (SHEPD) holds a licence under the Electricity Act 1989 for the distribution of electricity in the north of Scotland including the Islands. It has a statutory duty to provide an economic and efficient system for the distribution of electricity and to ensure that its assets are maintained so as to ensure a safe, secure and reliable supply to customers. 1.2 A replacement for the existing submarine electricity distribution cable between Mossbank and Yell in the Shetland Isles is proposed. The existing 33 kV cable was installed in 1984 and is nearing the end of its operational life. 1.3 This Pre-application Consultation Report has been prepared to accompany an application for a proposed licensable marine activity in accordance with section 24 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. 1.4 As part of the marine licencing process, SHEPD has undertaken engagement with the general public and all interested stakeholders. This report demonstrates how all views have been considered and influenced this application. 1.5 Stakeholder views have been balanced through a cost benefit analysis model to demonstrate to all relevant parties that the method proposed in the Project Description justifies the expenditure and provides best value. The output from this model is used as supporting evidence within this application. 1.6 This document should be read in conjunction with the: ▪ Marine Licence Application Form ▪ Project Description ▪ Environmental Supporting Information ▪ Fishing Liaison and Mitigation Action Plan (covering all legitimate sea users) ▪ Construction Environment Management Plan ▪ Operation, Inspection, Maintenance and Decommissioning Strategy 2 Proposed licensable marine activity 2.1 Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc (SHEPD) proposes to install a replacement 33kV submarine electricity cable from Mossbank to Yell within the Shetland Isles. This replacement submarine electricity cable is essential to securing power supplies to the areas. 2.2 The application for the Marine Licence is being submitted to permit the cable to be installed within a 200 m wide corridor. A summary of the proposal is provided in Table 1: Cable installation, burial and protection, but more detail can be found in the Project Description. Page 4 of 99 Pre-application Consultation Report: Mossbank-Yell Table 1: Cable installation, burial and protection No rock filter Location along the cable Length of Installation type bags/concrete route cable (m) mattresses Onshore cable burial by open-cut trench From termination point with from termination point with OHL through 40 0 OHL to Mossbank shoreline field and local road From Mossbank shoreline to Cable lay with up to 100 m of cast iron split 100 0 MLWS pipe protection From MLWS on Mossbank Rock filter bags or concrete mattresses 3,800 80 to MLWS on Yell installed directly on cable From MLWS to Yell Cable lay with up to 100 m of cast iron split 100 0 shoreline pipe protection Onshore cable burial by open-cut trench From Yell shoreline to from termination point with OHL through 1,000 0 termination point with OHL field Total (marine cable length) 4,000 m 80 3 Applicant details 3.1 Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc Per Kirstine Wood, Lead Engagement and Submarine Policy Manager Inveralmond House 200 Dunkeld Road Perth PH1 3AQ Tel: 01738 453695 Mob: 07880 178981 Email: [email protected] 3.2 Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc a company registered in Scotland under number SC213460. 4 Proposed licensee details 4.1 As per applicant details. Page 5 of 99 Pre-application Consultation Report: Mossbank-Yell 5 Pre-application Consultation event (PAC event) 5.1 A copy of the PAC event notice can be found in Appendix A: Pre-application Consultation Notice. 5.2 The PAC event notice1 was published: ▪ the local newspaper, the Shetland Times, on 10 and 17 March 2017. ▪ on the project website (http://news.ssen.co.uk/submarinecables/information) Additionally, an editorial was published in the Shetland Times to explain why we were proposing to replace the cable; the reason for the consultation; and how interested parties could get involved. Direct mailings were sent to everyone who had responded to previous Submarine Electricity Cables Cost Benefit Analysis Methodology consultations and previous Shetland Isles PAC events so that they could participate in the events. 5.3 The Pre-application events took the format of a presentation, followed by a question and answer session2. The presentations and posters covered the following areas: ▪ location of the existing cable to be replaced ▪ the corridor in which it is proposed to lay the replacement cable ▪ methods of cable installation and protection suited to the cable location ▪ questions stakeholders had about the proposals , and answers ▪ how stakeholders could provide comments and the date for final submission how the Cost Benefit Analysis model works and how it will form part of the evidence to be used in the licence application to balance stakeholder views and inform the cable installation and protection designs 5.4 The events, detailed in Table 2: Pre-application Consultation Events were held to enable any interested party to comment upon our cable replacement process. Events were targeted at legitimate sea users, SHEPD customers, public sector and non-governmental organisations and statutory consultees. Venues and times were chosen to ensure an optimum turnout. 1 Copies of the PAC Notices can be found in Appendix A. 2 Details of the information provided at each event can be found in Section 5 and Appendices B – I. Page 6 of 99 Pre-application Consultation Report: Mossbank-Yell Table 2: Pre-application Consultation Events PAC Date Audience Venue Time Event 1 16-08-16 Legitimate sea users, SHEPD customers, public sector and Open Door PAC Event, Yell (Shetland), Cullivoe 6pm- 9pm non-governmental organisations Hall, ZE2 9DD 2 17-08-16 Legitimate sea users, SHEPD customers, public sector and Open Door PAC Event, Lerwick (Shetland), 10am-4pm non-governmental organisations Shetland Power Station, ZE1 0PS 3 17-08-16 Legitimate sea users, SHEPD customers, public sector and Open Door PAC Event, Mossbank (Shetland), 6pm-9pm non-governmental organisations Mossbank Hall, ZE2 9RA 4 18-08-16 Legitimate sea users, SHEPD customers, public sector and Open Door PAC Event, Unst (Shetland), 10am-1pm non-governmental organisations Baltasound Hall, ZE2 9DY 5 05-10-16 Scottish Natural Heritage Scottish Natural Heritage, Great Glen House, 1pm-4pm Inverness 6 07-10-16 Maritime Coastguard Agency By teleconference 2pm-4pm 7 07-11-16 Scottish Fishermen’s Federation SSEN, Inveralmond House, Perth, 200 Dunkeld 10am-12pm Road, PH13AQ 8 11-11-16 Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouse Board Meeting Northern Lighthouse Board ,84 George Street, 2pm-4pm Edinburgh, EH2 3DA 9 28-11-16 Scottish Environment Protection Agency Broxden Business Park, Lamberkine Drive, 2pm-4pm Perth,PH1 1RX 10 10-01-17 Crown Estate SSEN, Inveralmond House, Perth, 200 Dunkeld 10:30am- Road,