Foreshore notice
FS007031 Statkraft North Irish Sea Array (NISA) Site Investigations
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Status: Determination
Reference Number: FS007031
Date Received: 2019/12/17
Determination Date: 2021/12/14
Name:
North Irish Sea Array Windfarm Limited.
Address:
Statkraft Ireland Ltd.
Building 4200, Cork, Cork Airport Business Park, Co. Cork
Description:
Site Investigations for possible Offshore Renewable Energy project
Location:
Co. Louth & Co. Dublin
A Public Consultation was held on this application between Friday, 14 February 2020 and Monday, 16 March 2020.
North Irish Sea Array Wind Farm Limited has furnished further information to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in support of this Foreshore licence application under Section 3 of the Foreshore Act, 1933 (as amended) to undertake site investigations to determine detailed ground conditions and metocean conditions at a site off the coasts of County Dublin and County Louth.
The additional information provided has been deemed by the Department to be of sufficient scale and importance to require a further period of public consultation.
The additional information now being made available for further consultation pertains to:
• The assessment of in-combination effects
• Survey information and survey schedule
• Affects of geophysical surveys on marine mammals
A copy of the additional information is available for inspection between 29 June 2021 and 28 July 2021, free of charge at:
• Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords County Dublin K67 X8Y2
• Louth County Council, County Hall, Millennium Centre, Dundalk A91 KFW6
• Balbriggan Garda Station, Drogheda Road, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 EW01
• Drogheda Garda Station, Father Connolly Way, Downtown Drogheda, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 P704
Commencement Date
Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Closing Date:
Wednesday, 28 July 2021 (17:30)
Making a Submission:
Submissions or observations regarding the additional information now provided for consultation may be made, giving reasons, between 29th June 2021 and 28th July 2021 (quoting ref: FS007031) to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Foreshore Section, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Newtown Road, Wexford, Co. Wexford or foreshore@housing.gov.ie .
The closing date for submissions is close of business (17.30) on 28th July 2021.
Submissions received outside of the public consultation period cannot be considered.
All objections and representations received will be forwarded to the applicant for comment prior to any decision being made in the matter. Material upon which the Minster shall determine this application may be published on the Department’s website. In this regard the Department wishes to draw attention to its policy on defamatory material that may be contained in submissions it receives.
Effects of Geophysical Surveys - Distance over which Marine Mammals will be Affected - FS007031
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FS007031 Response to Public Submissions 2nd Public Consultation
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Public Submission 1 - Clogherhead Fishermen's Association (432.92 KB)
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Public Submission 3 - Joint - Fishing Operators x5 (1.11 MB)
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Public Submission 4 - McMahon Design and Management (2.12 MB)
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Appendix A to Applicant Response - Outline Fisheries Liaison Plan (1016.16 KB)
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Appendix B to Applicant Response - Fishing Technical Note (2.02 MB)
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Applicant Response to the Prescribed Bodies Observations (766.1 KB)
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Appropriate Assessment Determination and Conclusion FS007031
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2nd Prescribed Bodies Consultation DAU-NPWS Observations FS007031
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Appropriate Assessment Screening Determination FS007031
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NISA Response - Survey Schedule and NIS Revisions FS007031
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Marine Advisor Environmental Report and Statutory Declarations FS007031
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Submission for Appropriate Assessment Determination FS007031
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