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ffshore Wind Farm Project, Hornsea Zone

rt Wind – An Introduction 

2 December 2009, the SMart Wind consortium (a 50/50

venture between Mainstream Renewable Power Limited

Siemens Project Ventures GmbH) signed an exclusive zone

opment agreement with The Crown Estate to develop

Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm Zone. This Statement of

munity Consultation provides details of the first offshorefarm Project within the Hornsea Zone including associated

route and onshore infrastructure, referred to as ‘Project

and explains how we will consult with the local community.

e 1: Hornsea Zone and Study Area for Project One

Hornsea Zone lies between 31 km and 190 km off the

shire coast, giving a total Zone area of 4,735 km². Water

hs across the Zone are predominantly between 30 and 40

th maximum depths to 70 m. The Zone is 31km to the

of the River Humber, 200 km south of Newcastle and 75

orth of The Wash. Project One will comprise two wind farm

ks’, each of approximately 600 Megawatts (MW) capacity,

all associated infrastructure to the onshore grid connection at

nal Grid’s Killingholme Substation in North Lincolnshire.

Project

ffshore works for Project One will include two wind farm blocks

ding up to 1.2 Gigawatts (GW) generation capacity, offshoretations, and electricity cable connection to shore. Associated

he offshore development will be onshore works, including

dfall site for the cables with jointing pit, a buried cable route

the coast to a converter station, and a short cable connection

een the converter station and Killingholme Substation.

nding on the choice of individual turbine model to be used

e of 3.6MW to 8MW being considered) there will be between

and 332 offshore wind turbines for Project One. The turbines

ave a maximum rotor diameter of 150 m, maximum hub

t of 120 m, and maximum rotor tip height of 200 m. The

est turbine will be 103 km from the East Riding of Yorkshire

.

Planning Process

ct One will have a capacity of more than 100MW and is

fore considered to be a Nationally Significant Infrastructure

ct (NSIP). An NSIP requires development consent under the

ning Act 2008, and we will submit our application to build and

ate Project One to the Infrastructure Planning Commission

or the successor to the IPC, the Major Infrastructure Planning

MIPU) under proposals in the Government’s Decentralisation

ocalism Bill.

PC/MIPU will examine our application and make a

mmendation to the Secretary of State, who will make the

on. Decisions on applications for development consent

SIPs will be made in accordance with the National Policy

ments (NPSs) for energy, which set out the need for new

gy infrastructure and the issues to be considered in the

rmination of applications. The Government published draft

s for energy in October 2010 and intends to finalise and

ally approve them in spring 2011.

In examining our application, the IPC/MIPU will consider a number

of issues including the local impact a development will have,

and when accepting an application for development consent it

must be satisfied that the promoter (in this case SMart Wind)

has undertaken effective pre-application consultation. We are

required to submit a Consultation Report with our application for

development consent. The Consultation Report will include localcommunity feedback, received during the consultation periods, and

detail how we have complied with the consultation requirements of

the Planning Act, including Community Consultation.

The Purpose of Community Consultation

The purpose of the consultation outlined in this SoCC is to ensure

that the communities local to Project One:

• Have access to information about Project One

• Can put forward ideas and understand the process for

consideration of these ideas

• Can play an active role in developing the proposals and can

comment on and influence proposals

• Receive feedback and are informed about progress and

outcomes

SMart Wind will take all comments from this consultationand consider them when making design decisions, along with

comments from consultation with other statutory consultees and

interested parties; ,so being involved can make a difference to the

final design of Project One. It is important that you let us know if you

have any ideas or comments about any part of Project One during

our consultation phases referred to below

Environmental Information and Impacts

We are carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

for Project One and we will submit an Environmental Statement

with our application for development consent. Our preliminary

environmental information will be made available online and in

hardcopy at the local libraries and Customer Service Centres

listed below during our consultation phases. At this stage more

detail on the potential environmental effects of Project One can

be found in the Project One Scoping Report (issued to the IPC on

16th November 2010). This will be available in hardcopy at the

local libraries and Customer Service Centres from 7 March 2011.The Scoping Report can also be downloaded from the IPC website

(http://infrastructure.independent.gov.uk/) or the SMart Wind

website (www.smartwind.co.uk).

Potential effects of Project One have not been fully assessed at this

stage but anticipated effects include the following:-

Landfall

• Temporary exclusion of other users during construction

• Temporary noise, dust and air quality impacts during construction

• Temporary visual impacts from construction equipment

• Permanent changes to soil composition and structure

Onshore cable route.

• Temporary noise, dust and air quality impacts during construction

• Temporary visual impacts from construction equipment

• Temporary impacts on watercourses during construction• Temporary impacts on traffic networks due to road crossings and

construction traffic

• Temporary disruption to farming operations and land drainage

systems

• Temporary Impacts on the quality of private water supplies

• Temporary and permanent changes to ground water supply

• Permanent changes to soil composition and structure

• Permanent or semi-permanent visual impacts from the removal

of vegetation or the time needed for new vegetation to grow

• Permanent new access arrangements

Onshore converter station

• Permanent or semi-permanent visual impacts from

removal of vegetation and the presence of the conve

where unscreened

• Permanent operational noise from the converter sta

• Permanent new access arrangements

• Potential employment benefits for the operation and

of the converter station

Offshore Components (wind farm, substation(s), me

cable routes)

• Temporary noise during construction and decommis

• Temporary visual impacts from construction and

decommissioning equipment

• Temporary disturbance and redistribution of sedime

construction• Temporary exclusion of other users during construc

• Temporary construction vessel movement to and fro

farm site and cable route

• Temporary employment benefits during the constru

decommissioning periods

• Permanent limits or exclusions on movement throug

site

• Permanent regular movements of operational and m

vessels to and from the wind farm site

• Permanent, very localised, low frequency electro-ma

(EMF) considerations

• Permanent changes to the seascape

• Permanent employment benefits during the operatio

farm

• Temporary or permanent effects on commercially im

or shellfish species

Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC) published inaccordance with Section 47(6) of the Planning Act 2008

Information available at Opening hours

Withernsea Library

Queen Street, Withernsea,

United Kingdom,

HU19 2HH

Closed Sun & Mon

Tues & Fri – 1pm - 5pm,

5.30pm - 7pm

Wed – 1pm - 5pm

Thurs – 10pm - 12pm, 1

Sat – 9.30pm - 12.30pmHedon Library

31 St Augustines Gate

Hedon, United Kingdom,

HU12 8EX 

Closed Sun & Mon

Tues & Fri – 9.30am - 7p

Wed & Thurs – 9.30am

Sat – 9.30am - 12.30pm

East Riding Mobile LibraryVarious locations across

check www.eastriding.go

Immingham Library

Civic Centre, Pelham Road,

Immingham,

DN40 1QF

Closed Sun

Mon & Thurs – 9am - 7p

Tues, Wed & Fri – 8.30a

Sat – 9am - 2pm

Laceby Library

Stanford Centre, Cooper

Lane, Laceby,

DN37 7AX 

Closed Sun & Mon

Tues & Thurs – 2pm - 5.3

Wed – 2pm - 7pm

Fri – 2pm - 6pm

Sat – 9.30am - 12pm

Waltham Library

High Stree, Waltham,

DN37 0LL

Closed Sun

Mon, Wed & Fri – 9am -

2pm - 5.30pm

Tues & Thurs – 10am - 12pm - 7.30pm

Sat – 9am - 2pm

Grimsby Library

Town Hall Square, Grimsby,

DN31 1HG

Mon to Thurs – 8.30am

Fri – 8.30am - 5.30pm

Sat – 9am - 4pm

Sun – 10pm - 4pm

Goxhill Library, The Parish

Room, Howe Lane, Goxhill,

Barrow upon Humber,

DN19 7HS

Closed Sat, Sun, Tues & T

Mon & Fri – 3.30pm - 7p

Wed – 2pm - 5pm

East Lindsey Access Point

– Louth

Cannon Street, Louth,

Lincolnshire,

LN11 9NW

Closed Sat & Sun

Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri –

Wed – 9am - 4pm

East Lindsey Access Point –

Mablethorpe

Stanley Avenue,

Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire,LN12 1DP

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Permanent contribution to reducing the amount of carbon

dioxide emissions in the UK 

Permanent contribution to a secure energy supply for the UK 

Permanent contribution to the creation of jobs

How we will consult and the Consultation Programme

The consultation with local communities, businesses, and

rganisations will be managed in three phases.

Phase 1

Phase 1 will consist of consultation on the overall project and

he broad onshore cable route study area with the intention that

eedback will help to define preferred cable route options north and

outh of the Humber.

Phase 1 will consist of a number of Consultation Events which will

e open to the members of the public and will include information

oards and presentations by the development team outlining the

ptions currently being considered for the onshore cable route.

Staff from SMart Wind, and other key suppliers and organisations,

will be in attendance to answer questions and provide information,

nd a selection of project information booklets, the Scoping Report

nd questionnaires will be available.

The venues and dates listed below for the Phase 1 Consultation

vents have been published in the local press, specifically the

Hull Daily Mail, East Hull and Holderness Advertiser, Holderness

Gazette, Scunthorpe Telegraph, Grimsby Telegraph and Fishing

News. Where possible, information will also be broadcast on local

adio stations such as BBC Radio Humberside, Viking FM, KCFM,

Yorkshire Coast Radio and Lincs FM.

MPORTANT: Publication of this Statement of Community

Consultation commences the Phase 1 period of consultation for

Project One, Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm Zone. Responses to

his Phase 1 consultation must reach SMart Wind by 30 April

2011.

Phase 2

ollowing analysis of the feedback from Phase 1, a preferred

nshore cable route will be selected which will trigger a targetedPhase 2 consultation with those near the chosen cable route

orridor and other associated onshore development. This Phase

will consist of questionnaires and information leaflets distributed by

ost to the following parties:

Local residents, businesses, community groups and

organisations with postcodes within 400m of the preferred cable

route corridor, landing point and within 1.5km of the proposed

converter station boundary

Landowners likely to be affected by the preferred cable route

corridor

Members of British and European Parliaments with local

constituencies wholly or partly within the consultation boundary

District and county councillors with wards/divisions wholly or

partly within the consultation boundary

A smaller number of Phase 2 Consultation Events will be held at

hose venues used in Phase 1 in closest proximity to the preferred

nshore cable route corridor and other associated onshore

evelopment. Venues along the onshore cable route options not

eing progressed, will not be used. Confirmation of the venues and

ates for the Phase 2 Consultation Events will be published in the

ocal press as listed above.

Not everyone will have the ability or opportunity to attend the Phase

or 2 Consultation Events. However, throughout the Phase 1 and

Phase 2 consultation periods stakeholders can send SMart Wind

omments or questions through either: the SMart Wind website,

mail, or the post as set out in the contacting us section. SMart

Wind will be monitoring these communications, and where contact

etails are provided, we will provide a direct response.

Phase 3

Phase 3 will be the final consultation on the whole of Project One

prior to finalising and submitting our application for development

consent. Our Draft Environmental Statement will be made available

at that time. Phase 3 will consist of a number of ConsultationEvents along the chosen onshore cable route and other associated

onshore development.

Confirmation of the venues and dates for Phase 3 Consultation

Events will be publicised when known but we anticipate that this will

be early 2012.

An Explanatory Note which details how the Consultation

Programme and the geographical extent of our consultation was

defined is also available on the SMart Wind website.

Other Project Consultation

During the consultation period for Project One there will likely be

a number of other projects which will be actively consulting local

communities. At the time of publication there are five other NSIPs,

in the pre-application stage, registered on the IPC website near the

Project One study area, they are:

• Network Rail - Shaftholme Railway Chord (North Doncaster)

• C.Gen - North Killinghome New Power Station

• Able UK Ltd – Able Marine Energy Park 

• Forewind - Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

• Highways Agency - A160 Highway Improvements – Immingham

Where possible SMart Wind will try to avoid scheduling

Consultation Events within the same community, on the same

dates, as the other promoters.

Contacting Us

If you have any comments you would like to make re

One, or if you have any questions about the differen

Phases outlined above, please contact us via one o

below. Please note that we must receive your com

response to Phase 1 consultation by 30 April 201

that they are taken into consideration. Comments

SMart Wind will be recorded for the purposes of p

Consultation Report and may be made public.

Website: www.smartwind.co.uk 

Email: info@smartwind.co.uk 

Telephone: 020 7776 5500

Post: 11th Floor, 140 London Wall, EC2Y 5DN

Fisheries Liaison Officer: Nick Garside Mob: 07538

Tel: 01904 635 432, Email: nick.garside@live.co.uk

By registering on our website, you can select to rec

updates by email or by post if requested.

Phase 1 Consultation Event DateOpening

hours

North Cotes Village Hall

Lock Road, North Cotes,

DN36 5UP

15 March 2pm – 8pm

Immingham Civic CentreLyndsey Suite, Pelham Road,

Immingham, NE Lincs,

DN40 1QF

16 March 2pm – 8pm

Laceby Community Centre

High Street,

DN37 7AA

17 March 2pm – 8pm

North Killingholme Village Hall

Village Green, North Killingholme.

DN40 3LX 

22 March 2pm – 8pm

Holton le Clay Church Hall

Church Lane, Holton le Clay,

DN36 5AL

23 March 2pm – 8pm

Aldbrough Youth Club

Hornsea Road, Aldbrough

HU11 4QW

24 March 2pm – 8pm

Patrington Village Hall

Church Lane, Patrington,

HU12 0RJ

30 March 2pm – 8pm

Burton Pidsea Memorial HallBack Lane, Burton Pidsea,

HU12 9AN

31 March 2pm – 8pm

Keyingham Village Hall

Station Road, Keyingham,

HU12 9SZ

5 April 2pm – 8pm

Withernsea Pavillion Leisure

Centre, Queen St, Withernsea,

HU19 2QA

6 April 2pm – 8pm

Hedon Methodist Church

Church Lane, Hedon,

HU12 8EL

15 April 2pm – 8pm