Foreshore notice
FS007358 Statkraft North Irish Sea Array (NISA) Site Investigations for Export Cable Route
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Status: Determination
Reference Number: FS007358
Date Received: 2021-03-31
Determination Date: 2022-08-05
Name:
North Irish Sea Array (NISA) Windfarm Limited, which is a fully owned subsidiary of Statkraft Ireland Ltd.
Address:
Building 4200, Cork Airport Business Park, Co. Cork, T12 D23C.
Description:
This Foreshore Licence application is for site investigation surveys necessary to determine the seabed and sub-sea conditions to establish the optimum location for and design of the export cable(s) to shore, and to establish the most appropriate route corridor and landfall location for the export cable(s) from the proposed North Irish Sea Array (NISA) offshore wind farm, located off the coasts of Dublin, Meath and Louth.
The application includes for geophysical surveys (mutli-beam echo sounder, sub bottom profiling, side-scan sonar and magnetometer), geotechnical surveys (cone penetration tests and vibrocores along the potential routes and boreholes at the landfalls) and ecological surveys (fisheries surveys, benthic grab samples, intertidal benthic sampling).
Location:
Off the coast of County Louth, County Meath, County Dublin.
FS007358 NISA-ORE Application Form for Site Investigation Licence - NISA Cable Assessment Area_redacted
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FS007358 - Foreshore Licence Map with coordinates
FS007358 - Foreshore Licence Map with coordinates
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FS007358 Foreshore Licence Application - NISA Cable Assessment Area, Schedule of Works
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FS007358 Foreshore Licence Application-NISA Cable Assessment Area, Natura Impact Statement
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This public consultation, which originally ran from 16 March 2022 to 15 April 2022, has now been reopened until 19 May 2022.
Viewing Locations:
A copy of the application and the relevant documents, maps, plans, and drawings, are available for inspection, between 20 April 2022 and 19 May 2022, 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
• Louth County Library, Roden Place, Townparks, Dundalk, Co. Louth A91 RC44
• Fingal County Library, St George's Square, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin K32 TW27
Commencement Date:
20/04/2022
Closing Date:
19/05/2022
Making a submission:
Submissions can be made to: Foreshore Unit, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Newtown Road, Wexford, Co Wexford or email foreshoreORE@housing.gov.ie
Please ensure the following reference is quoted in the submission header: FS007358 NISA Cable SI - Consultation on Stage 2 AA
Submissions received outside of the public consultation period cannot be considered.
The Department wishes to draw attention to its policy on defamatory material that may be contained in submissions it receives.
FS007358. NISA Annex IV and Seals Species Risk Assessment
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FS007358. Screening for Appropriate Assessment Technical Review (prepared by IEC)
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FS007358. Environment Screening Stage Report (prepared by Department)
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FS007358. EIA Screening Examination (prepared by Department)
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FS007358. Submission on Screening for AA Determination
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Applicant Response to Prescribed Bodies Submissions - FS007358
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Viewing Locations:
A copy of the application and the relevant documents, maps, plans, and drawings, are available for inspection, between 17 August 2021 and 16 September 2021, free of charge at:
Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin K67 X8Y2
Louth County Council, County Hall, Millennium Centre, Dundalk, Co. Louth 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 17 August 2021
Closing Date:
Thursday 16 September 2021
Making a submission:
Submissions can be made to: Foreshore Unit, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Newtown Road, Wexford, Co Wexford or email foreshore@housing.gov.ie .
Submissions received outside of the public consultation period cannot be considered.
The Department wishes to draw attention to its policy on defamatory material that may be contained in submissions it receives.
Prescribed Bodies Submissions - Consolidated - FS007358
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FS007358 Notice of Determination in Iris Oifiguil, 20-09-2022
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FS007358 Notice of Determination in Irish Examiner, 20-09-2022
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FS007358 Notice of Determination in Fingal Independent, 21-09-2022
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FS007358 Notice of Determination in Drogheda Independent, 21-09-2022
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FS007358 Approval of Minister to grant Foreshore Licence
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FS007358 Foreshore Licence as executed between the parties
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FS007358 Foreshore Licence Map as executed between the parties
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FS007358 Appropriate Assessment Report, prepared by IEC
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