TY - RPRT
TI - West of Orkney Windfarm Offshore Environmental Impact Assessment
AU - West of Orkney Windfarm
AB - Offshore Wind Power Limited (OWPL) is proposing the development of the West of Orkney Windfarm  (‘the Project’), an Offshore Windfarm (OWF), located approximately 23 kilometres (km) from the north coast of Scotland and 28 km from the west coast of Hoy, Orkney. Crown Estate Scotland (CES) awarded OWPL the Option Agreement Area (OAA) in January 2022 for the development of the proposed Project following the ScotWind leasing round which launched in June 2020.OWPL are seeking Section 36 Consent for the offshore Project, as required under the Electricity Act 1989, a declaration under Section 36A of the Electricity Act 1989 to extinguish public rights of navigation so far as they pass through those places within the Scottish Marine Area where the Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) will be located, and Marine Licences, as required under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 and the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. This Offshore Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report supports these applications. Volume 1EIA Report - Non-technical SummaryEIA Report - Foreword and ContentsEIA Report - Chapter 1 - IntroductionEIA Report - Chapter 2 - Need for the ProjectEIA Report - Chapter 3 - Planning Policy and Legislative ContextEIA Report - Chapter 4 - Site Selection, Consideration of AlternativesEIA Report - Chapter 5 - Project DescriptionEIA Report - Chapter 6 - Stakeholder EngagementEIA Report - Chapter 7 - EIA MethodologyEIA Report - Chapter 8 - Marine Physical and Coastal ProcessesEIA Report - Chapter 9 - Water and Sediment QualityEIA Report - Chapter 10 - Benthic Subtidal and Intertidal EcologyEIA Report - Chapter 11 - Fish and Shellfish EcologyEIA Report - Chapter 12 - Marine Mammals and MegafaunaEIA Report - Chapter 13 - Offshore and Intertidal OrnithologyEIA Report - Chapter 14 - Commercial FisheriesEIA Report - Chapter 15 - Shipping and NavigationEIA Report - Chapter 16 - Marine Archaeology and Cultural HeritageEIA Report - Chapter 17 - Military and AviationEIA Report - Chapter 18 - Seascape, Landscape and Visual AssessmentEIA Report - Chapter 19 - Socio-economicsEIA Report - Chapter 20 - Other Sea UsersEIA Report - Chapter 21 - Onshore EIA SummaryEIA Report - Chapter 22 - Summary of Mitigation and MonitoringEIA Report - Chapter 23 - Conclusions and Next StepsVolume 2Supporting Study 1 - Climate and Carbon AssessmentSupporting Study 2 - Major Accidents and DisastersSupporting Study 3 - Marine Physical and Coastal ProcessesSupporting Study 4 - Benthic Intertidal and Subtidal Baseline ReportSupporting Study 5 - Benthic Environmental Baseline ReportSupporting Study 6 - Intertidal Survey Habitat AssessmentSupporting Study 7 - Fish and Shellfish Baseline ReportSupporting Study 8 - Digital Video Aerial Survey Methodology and Marine Mammal ResultsSupporting Study 9 - Marine Mammal and Megafauna Baseline ReportSupporting Study 10 - Marine Mammal and Underwater Noise Impact AssessmentSupporting Study 11 - Underwater Noise Modelling ReportSupporting Study 12 - Offshore Ornithology Technical Supporting StudySupporting Study 13 - Commercial Fisheries Baseline ReportSupporting Study 14 - Navigational Risk AssessmentSupporting Study 15 - Marine Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Gazetteer of SitesSupporting Study 16 - SLVIA Viewpoint AssessmentSupporting Study 17 - SLVIA Zone of Theoretical Visibility and Visualisations MethodologiesSupporting Study 18 - SLVIA Night-time Lighting AssessmentSupporting Study 21 - Methodology used to Quantify GVA and Employment EffectsSupporting Study 22 - Marine Archaeology Onshore Setting Supporting FiguresVolume 3OMP1 - Outline Management PlanOMP2 - Outline Marine mammal Mitigation Protocol Geophysical UXO and PilingOMP3 - Outline Fisheries Management and Mitigation StrategyOMP4 - Outline Navigation Safety and Vessel Management PlanOMP5 - Outline Aids to Navigation Management PlanOMP6 - Outline Lighting and Marking PlanOutline Biodiversity Enhancement Plan This report can also be viewed via Marine Scotland:Volume 1 hereVolume 2 hereVolume 3 here
DA - 2023/09//
PY - 2023
PB - West of Orkney Windfarm
UR - https://marine.gov.scot/node/24460
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
ER -